Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-23
SAL FRANCISCO.
Items Of Interest from the
Metropolis.

| SAN FRANcIsco, January 22l.-Isi is stated
that the total amount realized by the Vete.
rams Home Association by the promenade
ball as the Oakland depot last Thursday
evening will be about S2.O0o Oakland has
contributed about 81 600 to The fund.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ten clerks were discharged Saturday from
the Office of the Tax Collector.
The italian man-of-war Christopher Co
lembo, Captain Labano Frederick, from
/ Callao, Peru, came into port on Friday, and
is anchored in the bay.
T. Jones and wife have recovered judgment
in the Justices Court against Il. j. Baldwin,
for $500. for injuries sustained by Mr.. Jones
at tie time the gas works on Stevenson street
blew up.
The mortuary report for the week ending
January 10Th is as follows: Total Deaths
110 Male, Sc; female, IA Corresponding
week last year, 90. Nativities-Peci6cc coast,
Sc; otber States, 10; foreign countries. SO /;
white, 80; black. l; Mongolian, 10.
Colonel William Harney. Paymaster-Gen-
eral on the Governors staff, las been retired
at his own request, with the rank of Colonel.
| Colonel Harney has been a member of the
State militia Stree 1857, and HIS been on the
staff of all the Governors from Gov rnor
Stanford down 10 the Incumbent OF tas Ex.
ecutive chair.
The Oceanic Steamship Company was in.
corporated on the "A IN of lass month, with a
capital Of 81 500, GO, for the purpose OF es-
| tablishing a Lac OF fast steamers between
this port snd the Hawaiian Irlands. L. l..
F., G. Steele. of the firm o; G. Adolpho Love &
! Co, is President Of the company. His
brother, E. b. Steele, is now ia the Z lst to
purchase or charter steamers suitable for the
| line
John T. Best, Chiyf Clerk of Colonel VII
hanson, Lighthouse Inspector If the Pacific
Coast, was arrested Friday en- charge Of
| enbezziing some SIC 600 on voucher, alleged
to have been forged. Il is stated tnas this
sum was due Goodall, Perkins & Co. for sup.
plies sand fors freight on material for the
Point Conception Lighthouse, which was
C instructed during the past summer.
The new time-t table for local trains and fer
ries between Alameda and intermediate
points and this city has gone into effect. the
terminal depot being at the new Oakland
mole. The time consumed in travelling from
Oakland to the city will be reduced, and
other important changes effected, notably the
running OF later trains to and from Oakland.
Alameda, Brooklyn and Berkeley, each Of
which places is to have a direct train. The
| lirst boat leaves this city at A. NJ, running
every half-hour thereafter throughout the
day.
| An CANCEL fish," rare member of the
6nny tribe, bearing close resemblance on It's
under side to the form of woman, was captured
in the bay Friday morning. Just under the
throat is o well.defned pair OF breasts, and
under them perfectly rounded stomach.
The tail is that of shark, and few inches
above, on the broad back. are two dorsal fins,
the remainder OF the back being perfectly
smooth. Underneath the head, on each side,
are two broad propelling fins, resembling
wings, and from these the strange fish takes
its name of angel. TIE body is about four
feet in length from the tail TO the fi.t. ugly
head, the mouth of which is well lined with
double rows of formidable teeth.
AIransements have been made during the
| past week for the removal of two prominent
churches to mere favorable locations Ia the
western part of the city. The offer of S11S,-
600 for the Unitarian Church on Geary street,
near Stockton, has been accepted, conditioned
upon the approval of the Society, which will
doubtless be given. No definite location for
the new church has yet been determined on.
| The First Pres6yteri Church, located on
Stockton street, between Clay aud Washing
ton. has also been sold during the past week
to the Presbyterian Chinese Mission, for the
sum of $50, ,500 A lot for new church has
been offered them in the vicinity of Sacra-
mento and Van Ness avenue. which is favor
ably thought of, but no definite steps have
| been taken yet in settling the location. The
present Chinese M ssion House, corner of
Sacramento and Stockssr, under the super
intendencs Of Rev. Dr.. LOOMS, Is too small
| fer its accommodation, and the church will
soon be fitted up for their use.