Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-24
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Counterfeiter Butts has been sentenced to
two years hard labor.
The Corean ambassadors returned to this
city from the East Monday.
The corrected assessment roll of the city
and county foots up $182, 76l, POI.
Mate Mcdonald has been sentenced to
twenty days imprisonment and fined $50.
The suit against Commissioner Van
Ness has been decided in favor of the people.
Judge Hoffman decides that Chinaman
can land if he has prospect of becoming q
merchant.
Laura M. won the unfinished 2:23 race at
the Bay District track Monday. Ten heats
in all were trotted.
It is understood that ground is to be broken
Immediately for the erection of a magnificent
seaside hotel and resort by Governor Leland
Stanford, at the ocean beach, at the terminus
of the steam railroad line from Stanyan
street. It will be one of the finest hotels Of
this character in the country.
Among the cabin passengers of the City of
Toxic, which arrived from Hongkong and
Yokohama Monday, were German Duke,
German Baron and German Count. These
are Duke Johann Albrecht of Mechlenberg-
Schwerin, grandson of Kaiser Wilhelm :;
Count Siersteropff and Baron Won Tiele.
They were met at the Mail dock by the real.
dent German Consul.
In the matter of the writ of habeas corpus
obtained by Treasurer Reis, constructively in
Jail for refusing to obey the order of Judge
Toohey to pay the demands of Court Re-
porters, the Supreme Court sustained Judge
Toohey and remanded the Treasurer into the
custody of the Sheriff until he paid the de-
mands. AS the Supreme Court is now the
highest appellate Court to which the question
can be taken, its decision is final.
The past week has been characterized by
some important changes in the wheat trans
portstion movement from this port. For the
week ending on the 221 there were 13 wheat
cargoes cleared and vessels added to the en-
gagged fact. This reduces the number under
engagement to AZ. the smallest number in
some time, and yet there are over 20 disen-
gagged vessels in port, and acres Of unhoused
wheat in bags all over the State, with indica-
tions Of early rains.
It is probable that the steamer Rio de
Jsneiro, which will sail to-day, will take out
nearly, or quite, 1000 Cinnamon. Between
500 and 900 will go on certificates It is
considered probable that many of these
Cinnamon, on their return, will bring women
whom they will claim as their wives. There
is no way for the Custom-house authorities to
disprove these marriages. but still it is the
conviction of those who see and come in con-
tact with them that the women are brought
here only for immoral purposes.
In the case of Edwards Woodruff VS.. the
North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company
ct al, the Omega Gold Mining and Ditch
Company yesterday fled an answer in the
United States Circuit Court. The defendant
denies that the company is or was, at the
time of the commencement of the suit, the
owner of any portion or parcels of land de-
scribed in the blu of complaint, or that the
occupation by this defendant of fifty or
seventy.fve acres of land in common with
other miners or mining companies has been
hostile to any claim of the complainant. De-
fendsnt alleges further that the communics.
tion by water of.the Yubs, Feather and Sacra.
mento rivers is now as safe, cheap and regu-
lar as it has ever been.