Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-22
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The closing exercises of the Rincon Gram
mar School were held Thursday afternoon.
For the four weeks ending Thursday 200
persons were treated at the City Receiving
Hospital.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals received $4,000 from the Lick
trust fund.
Frederick Ullrich has brought suit against
Charles Kewiizer for S, 900 damages for
breach of promise.
A dilapidated creature, who four years ago
was reputed to be worth 5000 in real es.
tate, applied to Captain Stone on Wednes-
day last to be sent to the County Hospital
United States Inspector Bemis has affirmed
the decision Of Inspectors Freeman and Hill
man suspending for five years Thomas Craw-
ford, engineer Of the steamer Pilot, which
was blown UP in Petaluma creek about a
year ago.
The iron ship Cressington was recently
launched at Southampton. Eng, for the Cal
iforuis trade. She is 2S6 feet long, 40 feet
beam and "a feet depth Of hold, and registers
,, $50 tons. 1t is understood that she will
load at Southampton for this port.
The second trial Of John J. O'Brien, the
ex-Assistant Secretary of the Harbor Com
missioners, charged with forgery, is in pro-
gress in Department Eleven, Superior Court.
J. A. Mcclellan. Gray's predecessor, ex-
Wharfuger I. S. Locke and ex-Commissioner
Banding have thus far been examined.
The ball in aid Of the yellow fever suffer
ers uetted s. 0S0 y, and the donations to the
fund amounted to q, 1876 50, making the
total receipts Sc 4l6 II. From this must be
deducted SjS of expenses. The remainder Of
the money will be invested in provisions,
which will be entered free and distributed in
the towns on the west coast of Mexico which
have suffered from the yellow fever.
Judge Hoffman, ia the United States Dis
trict Court. was engaged all day Thursday in
hearing hsbsas corpus cases wherein writs
were sued out in behalf of Chinese passen-
gers on The steamship Oceanic. The appli-
cants were discharged from custody, or in
other words, allowed to land. Several were
permitted to come ashore Thursdsy after.
noon and others were admitted to bail.
a deposit of $500 a side has been put up in
the wrestling match between MLldoon and
Bauer. The event IS 10 occur at the Pavilion
on the ~ instant. Bauer Is in training at
May6eld, under the care Of Clarence Whist
Ter, and Muldoon il at Uncle Toms Cabin.
Edward Hsuian being his trainer. The
match is for two falls out Of three, 81 600 a
side, the winner to get the gate money. A
stubborn struggle is anticipated.
The Park Commissioners have decided to
take the necessary steps to have removed Ger.
tain beer saloons and restaurants that have
been located recently on the Beach and Great
Highway Of Golden Gate Park. The police
authorities, having been consulted, advised
the Commissioners to put the matter in the
hands Of the Superintendent Of Streets. sig
nifying the willingness Of the police to CO.
operate with that ticial.
The deficiency in the State Prison fund has
been temporarily bridged over by the gem
crosby If j. o. Flood, who made a proposi-
ton TO the Prison Commissioners and Gov.
ernor Stonemau to loan the Commission sut.
hcieut funds to tide over the expenses of the
Institution for some months to come, or per.
hsps until the next meeting Of the Legisla.
ture unless some other means can be devised
for meeting the emergency.