Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-16
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

George W. Harrison has been appointed
Deputy Fire Marshal.
The brass molders demand an increase of
25 per cent. per day on their wages.
The Fire Department Saturday presented
Fire Commissioners Siebe, Rice and Mason
with gold badges.
The differences between the Coopers'
Union and the journeymen coopers now ap-
pear to be iTreconcilable.
The loss by fire in this city during June
was SAG, $50, of which S305, 9lS was by
the O'Connor- -Moffatt conhagration.
The expenses of the Law Library for
June were $79I, Of which 1886 80 was ex.
pended for books, $l53 IS for binding, and
$2j5 for salaries
The County Clerk has submitted his re-
port of the expenses of that Office for June
last, which swere Sc. $50 II, 81, $40 IL Of
which was for courtroom clerks, 81, ,050 for
register clerks, 1910 for their assistants,
and 81, 81 for copyists.
State Controller Dunn has written to
Auditor Edgar, inquiring if the last settle
ment of taxes between the city and State
includes the State portion of the Spring
Valley taxes. As the city never received
that portion of the tax, the Controller will
have to look to Spring Valley for their col
lection.
The two Japanese Gospel societies which
have been organized in this city for the
past six years united recently, and Satur-
day evening held their first meeting since
the union. The combined societies will
hereafter be known as the Japanese Gospel
Society. The society has now about eighty
members.
One hundred and fourteen deaths were
reported to the Health Office during the
week ending July 18th. Males, p;
females, AZ. Natives of the Pacific Coast,
AZ of other sections of the Union, 10;
of foreign countries, IS, including 10
Chinese, and the nativity of two was not
ascertained.
The report by telegraph that one Lizzie
Robinson, who attempted to commit suicide
in Chicago, is niece of the late William
G. Rslston, turns out to be incorrect.
There is positive testimony that there ia
not word of truth in the report The
two surviving brothers have small chill
dren; but they have none grown up and
none in Chicago.
Chief of Police Crowley has submitted
statement of the expenses of the Police De-
partment for June, which shows an ex.
penditure of S44, ,469 II, OF which S35, SOP
went for pay for the 35l patrolmen. The
payments outside of salaries amounted to
81 054 70, 1922 of which was for rent of
stations, and $65S 65 of which went to the
contingent fund.
The immigration Association reports the
arrival of 936 immigrants for the past
week, and "a, 655 for the six months ended
June Both, apportioned ss follows: Janu.
sry, l,579; February, l,607; March, 3, ,695;
April, 706l May, 6. 344 June, 6 069.
Their agents, both In the East and in
Europe, send very encouraging reports as
to the prospects of large immigration
during the fall nonths.
The collection of President Soto of Hon
duras, which ID on exhibition at the rooms
of the Mining Bureau, is attracting great
attention, there being many most valuable
! specimens, some dating from the timea
prior TO the settlement of the country.
Another object worthy Of notice is the
base of the flagstaff on which the first
American flag was raised in this State, At
Monterey, yet in good state of preserga-
/ ton, despite its exposure TO the elements
for thirty.three years. A new addition
mas recently been made In the shape OF
four hogs. First, the big hog, colossal
monster, which, when alive, tipped the
scales at l,700 pounds. 1t was raised in
West Virginia, and its dimensions are
eight feet in length and forz, feet in
hight. The second is specimen of the
wild boar from the park of Champagne,
! France, and the third is the wild boar of
Texas, the most slender-limbed and most
compact bodied of all the hog race. The
fourth specimen is that of the wart
hog, q. native of Abyssinis. Though COW
cred scantily with hair, it revels in the
possession of name and tufts on the cars
and set Of side whiskers. Its tusks are
curiously developed, those Of the upper
| jaw turning short upwards and being met
on their oater side hy the inside surface OF
the lower pair.