Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-02
SAN FRAncrsco IEEms.


The San Francisco Sir Knights express
friendship toward the Apollo Commandery
of Chicago.
The Supreme Court Justices, together
with Clerk Mccarthy, have returned from
Los Angeles.
The body of Peter Murtha, who jumped
from the ferryboat en- April 10Th, hoated
into Long Wharf, Oakland, Monday.
Two hundred and eight marriage licenses
were issued by County Clerk Sesnon last
month, for which $4l6 waa collected.
A freight and passenger train collided at
West Oakland Monday, resulting in gen.
eral smashup of locomotives, but no loss of
life.
The Coptic brought shipment OF &c, 600
pounds of opium, the largest shipment of
this drug which has arrived her for some
time.
The shipments of treasure hencs over
land for the last half of the raonth were
$202, $50, making a total Of $500. 220 for
the month.
The receipts for duties at the Custom
house for the past week were S97, PAT n,
making a total since January lst of $2,-
572, 1853 43.
The Tax Collector viii sue the Central
and Southern Pacific Railroad Companies
to recover delinquent taxes on franchises,
cars, etc, for the year 1882.
The report of License Collector McNeill
for the month oi April will show tie laTg-
est collection for any month Ia many years.
They will aggregate S42, COO
The British ship Thessalus arrived at
London April 30sh, from this port, and re.
ports that on the passage abe lost her
bridge, boats. bulwarks, and jstt;soned the
cargo.
The steamer Coptic landed GEO China
men at Honolulu. She expected to get 200
tons of coal at that port, but could get only
100 tons, which accounts for her short sup-
ply upon arrival. She was 80 days from
Hopgkong.
The Custom.house ofiicers do not seem
to have struck prize in the Coptic, re-
Gently arrived from Hongkong, as only
two nmaIl lots of contraband goods have
yet been seizsd. Search fog smuggled
goods is, however. being made.
Four deaf mutes quarreled over game
of cards in saloon on Third street, Mon
day evening, and they went on the side.
walk to settle the dispute. One of them,
Edward Colby, stabbed second one,
named Edward Cronin, in the back. The
latter had his wound dressed in the Re-
ceiving Hospital, and the two not partici.
pating were arrested. Cronin escaped ar
rest by running away.
Tie jury impaneled in the case OF the
woman Ann Flaherty, who WIS crushed in
the elevator in the Nevada block Saturday
last, after being sworn in and viewing the
remains, were discharged until next Thurs-
day. The postponement of the inquest
was necessary, owing to the illness Of
Salisbury, the elevator boy, who is stin
confined to his bed. The remains of Mrs.
FIaherty were inferred Tuesday afternoon.
The large cable that has been in process
of manufacture ct the California Wire
Works, on Vallejo street, for the past two
weeks, was finished Saturday, aud WAS
rolled from the manufactory into Tie street
Monday afternoon. It is Is 000 feet Ia
length, and weighs about 26 tons. It is
coiled on a large shaft on which it was
passed directly from tho machines, and
makes neat bundle about 90 feet in di.
ameter by 10 in width, and weight as mea-
toned.
Verona BALDWIN, who was recently tTIsd
and acquitted of the charge Of attempting
to murder E. j. Baldwin, was passenger
on the steamer Elder, which sailed for Port
land Saturday afternoon. Just after the
steamer LETT the wharf Miss Baldwin ap-
peared on the upper deck, csrrying in her
hand satchel in which she had her money
and other articles of value. Standing still
for few moments watching the people on
the wharf, she rushed suddenly to the rail
as if determined to prove her insanity be-
you'd doubt, raised the satchel in the air
and hurled it overheard, when it immedi-
ately sank. From those who profess to be
informed, is was learned that all the money
she had in the world was thus summarily
disposed of, so that the unfortunate girl
will land in Portland utterly penniless.