Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-29

An action to GUST the present Police Com
&c ission RS has been 5mmenced.
The wholesale grocers will close their stores
Monday ard Tuesday next, opening again on
Wednesday.
It ia claimed thss turkeys are cornered in
San Froucisco about the holiday season,
end this accounts for high prices at such
tines
The seizure of contraband goods by the
Custom Houae officers from the steamer
Oceanic, amounted to g revenue Of 1897. The
opium amounted TO S735 alone.
John J O'Brieu's trial en- o second charge
OF forgery was co7cluded Wednesday before
Judge Toohy. The case was given to the
jury in the afternoon. Failing to agree upon
a verdict, they were discharged.
Superintendent of Streets Lowney reports
the sewers in better condition for winter
arairaga than they have been Cor years past.
The F!fsh.street sewer is reported to be the
only one in really bad condition.
Ga Thursday The fuaeral of the late Mrs
Pickering took place from Trinity Church
The floral tributes were beautiful and sppro.
pirate. The pail bearers were as follows
William Alvord, Mayor Bartlett, DIR. Pea
body. Peter SAKE, Asa Fisk, G.. L. Bradley,
G. V. Gillespie aud l.. S. Adams. The re-
mains were inferred in Laurel Hill Cemetery
Three wet and chatterirg individuals
climbed out of the water on to the Govern
meat wharf at North Beach az o'clock on
Christmas morning. They were scantily ar
rayed, and were forced to make their presence
known to obtain suitable garments. No par
tiCuar attention was paid 10 them and an
hour or so later two heavy timbecs fastened
= gesher were found tied TO 2 pile uLd5r the
wharf, and it was evident that the men hsd
rsad them. Later in the day the report
came that three prisoners had escaped from
Aicatrgz Island. From the description gwen
~ was decided that the men lauding at North
Beach were tie same.
The case Of Frederick Buchsri, charged
with perjury 10 making his deposition before
Notary Jackson. in the Sharon Hill suit,
c.:ne up before Judge Lawler Friday morn.
ing The defendant appeared With General
Barnes az counsel After the reaaiug Of
complaint General Barnes moved 60 dismiss
o7 the ground that no ofause mad been COM
United thsr the alleged perjury was not
complete until the deposition has bson cor
| e;5ad aod signed. lie claimed that the dspo
sition was noe complete. Judge Lswler gave
the following opinion g think that the
mliiln to dismiss made by General Barnes ia
supported by the laws end the autEoi,ies 5"
He tbe1 quoted the law % dispositions, and
finally dismt sed the charges,
After January lst money may be sent to
the Hawaiian Isiaals by postal money
order. San Fsanci,co mas heen chosen as the
Exchange office between this country and the
Sandwich Iss1ds, and SuUsrintendeat Jack.
so > has received ins,Tdl tious from the de-
psrtmeut thas sdvicss Of Hawaiian money
orders are to be certified ia ths same man
var as adviccs # Yictoris, New South
| Wales and New Zealand, with the exec ption
that 70 conversion IS required cf the money
Il ore couutry into thsG OF the other, the
cu5senc7 Of Hawaii being Of the same de-
( u51linstion and value as thst Of the United
Ststss. The commission charged for orders
80 the Hawaiian Kingdom is abont j pr
cent, ss on Gums not exceeding SO the fees
will he u cents; over SO and not exc sediug
$50. 80 cents over $50 and not exceeding
$50, ~ cents over $50 aud not exceeding $40,
90 cents; over $40 and not exceeding $50 -
cents. There are twenty mousy order Offices
in the Hawaiian kingdom, principally situ-
ated on the islands of Maui, Hawai-, Hawaii,
Oahu and Moloka;.