Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-30
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Leland Stanford is wanted to testify in
the Cotton suit.
Toy All PAX, a Chinese murderer, has
been sentenced to imprisonment for life.
The Associated Veterans of the Mexican
War viii participate in the Memorial Day
celebration.
Commencement exercises of the Boys
High School were held at the Grand Opera
House Monday night.
A fire in Chinese lodging house at No.
S4l Washington street, Monday morning,
caused 81, 900 damage.
Albino Abbiatto, bandmaster at Angel
Island. charged with carrying on the bust.
ness of retail liquor dealer without a
license, was discharged by United States
Commissioner Sawyer Tuesday morning.
The st. Bernard Comrnandsry, of Chi.
cago, will attend the Knights Templar
Conclave in this city in August. This
Commandery will act as escort to the
Grand Commandery of Illinois. A special
train will be provided for the Knights and
will run on special time.
The box of mail that was lost in the San
Francisco river, A. T., last March, when
one of the stages was hwept away in the
ford, was examined Saturday by Postoffice
Inspector Schsurte. The amount of 5000
was found in it, but the mail contents had
been reduced to mass of pulp.
Mining stocks appear to be in an inter-
estipg condition. There were more GALES
recorded last week than for long time.
The activity extends to dozen or more of
the Comstock mines. Not only is there
large volume of business in progress, but
prices show considerable appreciation, as
well as much variation.
The annual commencement exercises of
the graduating class of the State Univer.
sity were held Tuesday morning in the
Harmon Gymnasium building, on the Uni
versity grounds in Berkeley. There was
large attendance, and in the audience and
on the platform were many of the distin.
guished men of the State.
The State Constitution declares that the
Supreme Court "shall always be open for
the transaction of business, and the Court
has construed the meaning of this clause in
its widest sense, not exempting Sundays.
The Constitution says that the Superior
Courts " shall be always open Especial holi.
days and non-iudicial days excepted"
At a meeting of the joint Judiciary and
Finance Committees of the Board of Su.
pervisors, Monday morning, reports were
made upon the litigation and status of
suits each year since 1875. There were
six against the water and gas companies
for taxes to the amount of 81 900 600.
The following compromise was offered by
the water company we will release all
claims for water supplied the city, Will
dismiss appeals in tax cases subsequent to
the new Constitution, pay two judgments
of the Superior Court of $3.50 600, pro-
vided the city will accept the judgments
rendered against it in the Superior Court
for taxes prior to the new Constitution as
final, and will dismiss its appeals" This
will dispose of all pending litigation con-
troversies between the water works and
the city.
Samuel Reading Thfockmorton died
Monday morning, at his residence in this
city, from the effects of pneumonia. The
deceased, who came to California in lS49,
was one of the original State Fish Commits.
sioners, holding the Office to the time of
his death. 1t was largely due to his per.
sonal efforts and those of the late B. B.
Redding that the fisheries are now in q
fourishiug condition, as through their
faithful and energetic efforts a great vari.
ETY. of fish common to Eastern rivers and
lakes are now plentiful in California waters.
Mr.. Throckmortou was also known as one
of the largest landowners in the State,
the ranch known by his name embracing a
large portion of Marin county. The de.
ceased, who was a native of New Jersey,
was "a years of age. He leaves surviving
him daughter, his wife having died about
four years ago.
A circular has been issued to the mem.
bers of the Triennial Conclave Union, re-,
questing settlement of accounts, as the
Union will need all its coin upon the oc-
casion OF the coming Conclave. The fol.
lowing additional Communicates have
announced their intention of being present
at the Conclave Helena Commandery,
Helena, NJ. T.; Clsrance, No. 81, and
Hutchinson, No. 80. Pennsylvania Reed,
No. 6, Ohio; Wyoming, No. l, Washing
ton Territory Columbian, No. 4, Connec.
ticut Clinton, No. 5, Ohio; Pulaski, No.
II, Tennessee Hudson River, No. 50,
Nsw York Mission, No Sc, and Eman.
uel, No. Z, Missouri; Connecticut Valley,
Massachusetts, Aida, No. l, Kentucky !;
Ivanhoe, No. Sc, New York Mary Com
mandery, Philadelphia. Wyoming Com.
msndery, No. l, Wyoming Territory, has
been located at the American Exchange
Hotel.