Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-08
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The overdue bark Sonoma has arrived
from Boston.
Argument was commenced Monday in
the opium conspiracy case.
Miss Van Aliens injuries received at the
Ischia earthquake will prove fatal.
The Toxic Monday landed at this port
2S7 Chinese passengers from Hongkong.
Intelligence has been received in this
city that cholera is prevalent st Hongkong.
The Immigration Association reports the
arrival Of S29 immigrants during the last
month.
Judge Sawyer has refused to remand
certain railroad tax suits to the Superior
Court.
At meeting OF old California pioneers,
held Monday night, committee was ap.
pointed to review the report of the James
Lick trust.
The new electric wharf-lighting appa.
ratus was successfully operated at the
Oregon Steamship Navigation Company's
dock Monday.
Official information has been received in
this city which negatives the report Of the
coming Of President Arthur and party to
San Francisco.
It is estimated that the cost of the
Knights Templar Conclave st San Fran.
cisco will be not less than S., 600, 900, di.
rectly and indirectly.
There are outstanding demands against
the School Department amounting to about
81, 900. which have been accommodating
h,s& tod
ment.
Governor Crittenden, of Missouri, now
in this city, denies the truth Of Charley
Ford's statement that he Che GOVERNOR
promised Bob Ford $40 600 to bring in
Jesse James alive or $40 600 if dead.
The Pacific Mail steamship City of To.
kio has arrived in port, tWenty-seven days
from Hongkong and seventeen days from
Yokohama. She brought the usual mis-
cellaneous cargo of Oriental merchandise.
The steamer Australia arrived Tuesday
forenoon from the colonies, among the
prominent people on board being Sir Harry
Parks, Governor of New South Wales, and
Archibald Forbes, the renowned war cor
RESPONDENT. From Honolulu there were
Hon. Rollin NJ. Daggett, United States
Minister, and Judge and Mrs. Biekels son.
A monster skate was brought in Sunday
from outside the Heads by one of the
italian fishing boats. The fish was over
four feet broad when lying fiat, and the
body was over two feet long, with mon
strous tail. 1t was a curiosity even TO the
fishermen themselves, and it was the larg-
est specimen of the kind ever seen at their
wharf.
General Rufus Saxton, who has been or
dered to the command Of the Jeffersonrille
and Louisville Military Department, has
formally transferred his duties as Chief
Quartermaster of the Military Division of
the Pacific to Major George ". Weeks,
present Departments Qlartermaster. Gen.
SaxtOn and family leave for Kentucky on
Thursday.
The regular monthly meeting of the So
ciety of California Pioneers was held Mon.
day evening" the attendance being quite
large. The annual report of the Sscre.
tsry, which was ordered printed, showed
that during the year the receipts of the
Treasurer were $40, 0l7 10 disbursements,
81, Sos 46 = leaving a balance of over
s.. 900.
The Tax Collector on Tuesday turned
over $402, 900 on account of personal prop
erty taxes to the Treasurer. The collec-
tions ended Monday evening at o'clock,
and personal taxes now become delinquent,
and when paid include per cent. pen
atty. Monday, the last day, Tax Collector
Grady took in at the office S4I2. 200.
During July S4l2, 00S was collected, which,
with that taken in since August 1st,
brings the total personal collections up to
1924, 500.