Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-20

Garrett Reilly, late of Vallejo, has been
appointed Chief Eagineer Of the Preside !
cable road.
Mrs. Louisa Pollock, residing at No. l3
Van Ness avenue teacher If oil painting
by profession, dl-d Suddenly at her house
Monday. Paralysis was ,he cause OF her
death.
Frederick Cunningham and solomon
Goldberg were examined bsfore Judge
Nicholson yesterday, aud hela FOR trial be-
fore the Superior Court, Eaou 2 charge Of
having huIglariously entered the store OF
}. Bail, on third street, few nights since.
In the case OF Theodore Shelter who was
found hanged in the Linden House, Mon
dav afternoon, n Coroner's jury yesterday
brought IN versict OF suicide. Acct
dental death was the verdict in the case of
Charles Kelly, who was killed by a fall
from building on Commercial street,
Monday afternoon.
Patrick Collins, the driver Of dump
cart, yesterday unfortunately f,li beneath
the wheels OF his convey ance while hauling
earth from the excavation for tnc Valencia
street Gable road, and was run over. GUS
tanning severe internal injuries. which
City and County Hospital
The Board of Harbor Commissioners has
ordered that the Chief Engineer prepare
plans and specifications for the widening OF
the outer half Of Steuart- street wharf to
the iull width of seventy.hye feet, begin
ming at the south line Of Harrison street
and running southwesterly 1870 feet to the
south line OF what is known as Hathaway's
wharf, and the construction OF pier, be-
ginning at the south end Of the Spear
street wharf aforesaid and extending south.
erly 30 feet by 100 feet in width.
The death of ex-Judge James B. Town
send is announced, and it takes one more
name from the roll Of living pioneers OF
this State. Deceased came to California
from st. Louis in lS49 Previous to COM
ing TO this coast he held the office of Judge
Of the Criminal Court of st. Louis, under
an appointment of the Governor of Mis-
souri,. After trying his fortune in the
mines for few months he came to San
Francisco and engaged 10 the practice of
law. He married a daughter Of Major
Carnes, U. s A, who survives him. De-
ceased was about 20 years of age at the
time Of his demise.
City and County Attorney Cowdery SAYS
that notwithstanding the resolutions
adopted by the Board of Supervisors on
Monday, instructing him to withdraw his
application 70 the Supreme Court for
4 rehearing OF the water case, he shall take
no such step, considering that he has 10
authority to do so, as the question Is now
the property OF the Supreme Court, hav-
ing been duly presented, and cannot be
withdrawn on the motion OF the Super
visors. Further, the matter is one not
only OF importance to San Francisco, but
to the people of all the cities and towns OF
the State affected BY the water question.
The water companies of Oakland and
Woodland are interested in the question,
and have filed briefs in the case, and Mr..
Cowdery did not consider that they would
permit him to withdraw the application for
arehearing.
The Board of Directors of the Immigra-
ton Association of California had meet
ing Tuesday. The Secretary's report
showed that through the efforts of the
association all the vacant land in Solano
county has been placed in the hands of
settlers for entry, ii, after inspection, they
are satisfied with their respective local.
ties. The records show that more than
,, 700 acres have been entered in the north
ern border of Sonoma and the southern
part of Mendocino counties. An increased
emigration has set in to Los Angeles and San
Bernardino counties, and mas greatly in
creased in value since last February. The
Tile Of land for sale in the office of the asso-
citation shows lands marked up about 100
per cent. in that vicinity Many immi.
grants are arriving induced by the letters
and pamphlets from the Office of the asso-
citation. Settlers from foreign countries,
especially from Germany, are increasing,
through the influence OF the associations
advertisements abroad, and it is observed
that the German papers are exhibiting a
considerable degree of interest in opposing
emigration to California and the United
States generally, as one Of the many things
claimed as injurious to foreign interests.
Henry A. Plate was arrested Tuesday
forenoon on warrant sworn out by his
aunt, Dorethea NJ. Klumpke. This lady
charges her nephew with the crime of EN-.
bezzlement, and her statement made at the
time of procuring the warrant of arrest is
substantially as follows She came to this
city from Paris, France, early in 1881,
bringing with her an order on the Clay
street Bank for 4,479 80, belonging to B.
Won Q Fisher, a friend of hers in Paris,
which sum she was to collect and send to
its owner. Shortly before she was ready
TO return she presented the order at the
bank, and learned that that institution at
that time, according to its constitution and
bylaws, required thirty days notice be-
fore it would pay the money. Being una
BILE to delay that length of time, Mrs.
Klumpke intrusted the order to her nephew
for collection, with the understanding that
he was to forward it Immediately to Paris.
She charges that on the 9th of May, 1881,
the order was presented and the money
collected by Plate, who shortly afterward
took trip TO Europe, meeting her in Paris
( She claims that in answer to her inquiries,
/ Plate stated that the bank had not yet
paid the money. Upon her return here
recently Mrs. Klumpke, ascertaining that
the money had been paid, had her nephew
arrested as mentioned. He was released
Oh bonds in the sum of 81, 900, furnished
/ by his sisters.