Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-27
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS

John G.. Chase has been acquitted for
perjury.
Mr.. Babcock killed 46 pigeons out of so
shots Wednesday.
Charming G. Fenner, pioneer lawyer,
died Sunday morning.
The British steamer Sardonyx has been
libeled for SIS, 900 for repairs.
Manuela Orsego was found guilty
Wednesday of selling liquor to Indians.
james Fogarty and E. L. Wagner, of
San Francisco, have been appointed
Whar6ngers.
The young Duke of Newcastle, travelling
for his health, arrived here Tuesday and
has gone to Yosemite.
A Chinese leper was discharged from Gus
tody Wednesday by Judge Hoffman. He
sells unstamped cigars.
Funds accruing during May and June
will be sufficient to pay the city salary de-
mands for the month of April.
DR.. Burgess will reign unless the other
members of the Board of Health rescind
their objections to Captain Cox.
r. P. Williams has been held for embez.
element while Wells, Fargo & Co. s mesaen.
ger on the South Pacific Coast Railroad.
R. ]. Worthor and William D. Lamb
have been arrested for perjury in the Los
Angeles land case of Robinson VS.. Atkin-
son.
The Odd Fellows of San Francisco and
Alameda celebrated their anniversary
Thursday by grand picnic at Badgers
Park, East Oakland.
John Powers, young butcher, attempted
suicide Thursday with strychnine, because
OF troubles over a sweetheart. He was
pumped out, and is now out Of danger.
The Coptic has probably been detained
at Honolulu on account of the action of
the Board of Health of that city, having
refused TO allow any more Chinese to land.
John F. Burris, who has figured SO pecu-
liarly in the hsrbor frauds Investigations,
and who lately became O'Brien's counsel,
was Thursday formally discharged by his
client.
1t is thought that the Street-lights Com
mittee of the Board of Supervisors is IA
vorably inclined to the proposed offer for
illuminating the public streets by cleo
tricity.
Ex- Harbor Commissioners Blanding,
Evans, Phillips and Knight ere before the
Grand Jury Thursday afternoon and inter-
rogated regarding all the defalcations in
the Commissioners Office.
James E. Ehrlich, young stockbroker,
has gone to the springs" owing confiding
customers from $1,000 to $4,000. He
bought largely of Hale & Norcross recently
at 81 80, and was caught out on the recent
break to So.
The Society of California Volunteers,
who served in the civil war, held banquet
at the Maison Doree Thursday night.
The following officers were elected Presi-
dent, Major James e. Hughes First and
Second Vice. Presidents, Captain Joseph
Tuttle and DIR. NJ. McLaug ghlin; Core
spending and Recording Secretaries, Lieu
tenant Elisha Brooks and Captain J. C.
Innes Treasurer. w. f. R. SCHNEIDER
Judge Advocate, S. P. Ford.
There is loud and increasing complaint
here that the New Orleans mails take seven
days in transmission, while passengers
come in five days. 81. J. McKusick, Su-
perintendent of the Railway Mail Service
for this coast, states that the New Orleans
mail now comes in via Mobile, Cairo, Kan
sas City and Union and Central Pacific
Railroads. He has advised General Super
intendent w. B. Thompson that the mails
should come over the Sunset route, and
that two days would then be saved. Nc
Kufsck is prepared to make the change in
one dsy.