Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-26
SAN FRANCISCO NEWS.

Pietro Peroni fell on the pavement Satur-
day aud fractured his skull.
Catherine Fowler was arrested Saturday
night for cruelty to children.
The wreck of the Escambia has shown
no change in the position of the vessel.
Ladies have presented to Pythiau Di-
vision, No. 2, X. of P, handsome flag.
The Bush-street Theater, Chas. Z. Locke
manager, has been closed, and is in the
hands of the Sheriff for claim OF Sl3, 600.
Another steamer left Hongkorg soon
after the Scraps, which is due next Satur-
day with load of coolies, and will arrive
in this port early in July.
John II. Taylor has commenced suit in
the Superior Court against Z. j. Baldwin,
to recover $40, GOO damages for injuries sus-
tanned by the explosion of the gas works of
defendant.
DIR. Meares does not believe that the
National Board of Health possesses the
power to interfere with the San Francisco
Board Of Health in the matter of harbor
quarantine regulations and the small pox
SHIPS.
J. P. Hodnett has in behalf of the La
the Board OF Trade for trans-continental
railroad from New York to San Francisco,
to be built by the contributions OF business
Ten throughout the Union.
Thirteen entries have been made in the
coursing match to take place at the half
mile track on July ID and Sd, under the
auspices of the Occidental Club A parade
of the dogs will be made on Saturday next
through the principal streets.
Jose Manuel de Malta, who few days
since committed q brutal battery on a
woman named Francisco Yleas, has been
tried before Judge Rosenbaum and sem
fenced to imprisonment in the House of
Correction for period of three months.
Eugene F. Monaghan, the year old son
OF Michael E. Monaghan, of San Francisco,
was drowned at Milbrae Thursday evening
by falling from the wharf on which he
was playing with his brother. J. W.
Brown, who has charge of Mr.. Moraghan's
oyster beds at that point, grappled and re-
covered the body.
A. n. Towne, General Manager of the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, has
transmitted to Chief Engineer Scannell the
sum of 5000 to be distributed among the
thirteen men VINO were on DOarO OF the
Governor Irwin on the morning of the 2lst
instant, and went to Long Wharf, Oak
land, and assisted in extinguishing the fire
there.
The Signal Service expedition to Point
Barrow, under the direction of Lieutenant
Powell, sailed Saturday for the north on
the schooner Leo. The party will furnish
relief to Lieutenant Ray and party at
Point Barrow, and then make general in
spection of the work SO far accomplished,
and return some time next November or
December.
John B. Warner, who was arrested for
misdemeanor for having turned his children
out of home, and refused to take them
from lady who had picked them up
off the street and cared for them, when ar
raigned before Judge Rix pleaded guilty,
but refused to say anything in explanation
of the charge against him. He has been
cent to the House of Correction for three
months.
Counsel for a. Lusk and others, arrested
upon charge of having failed to disinfect
a certain number of fruit boxes, as required
by law. have fled demurrer to the copl-
plant in the Police Court on the ground
that it does not contain facts sufficient to
constitute q public offense, and on the
further ground that the law under which
the prosecution was instituted is unconsti.
tutional. After hearing argument Judge
Rix continued the case.