Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-04
san FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Over 400 Chinese laborers took passage
Sunday by the Suez to Honolulu.
Owen Judge, the well known pugilist,
died here Sunday of consumption.
The City Treasurer paid out over $780,
600 Monday on account of March salaries.
George B. Redmond has been held to
answer for assaulting Daniel Ladd with a
deadly weapon.
Three men fell overheard into the bay
within "a hours on account of the absence
of street lights.
The Supervisors have rescinded the res.
olution reducing the salaries of police off.
GERS 40 per cent.
The survey steamer Ranger will sail i'm
mediately to complete her work upon the
coast of Mexico.
Forty.tive cases were reported to the
Coroner during March, and twenty. four in.
quests were held.
The United States Commissioner Mon.
day decided that passing or attempting to
pass nickel fer So piece was a felony.
The Classification Committee of the
Board of Education will recommend the
postponement of summer school vacations
one month.
The receipts for duties at the Custom
house for the past week were $l09, $50 05,
making total since January lst of S2,-
024 62l 80.
Police officer Duncan, who was shot in
the lungs by burglar and who was al
lowed to leave the hospital on Friday,
has taken a relapse.
There are 40. $50 pupils enrolled in our
public schools, and an average attendance
of 81, Ola. These pupils are accommodated
IN 60 school.houses and are taught by 675
teachers, 50 of whom are males and GIG
females.
During the month of March S6,24l
ounces gold and 430,0O7 ounces silver
were deposited at the Mint for coinage
purposes, and 9l,094 ounces crude silver
were deposited for fine silver There
were $1,000 double eagles coined and
100000 silver dollars.
Three vessels were chartered for wheat
last week, making five for the month of
March. This is the smallest number of
wheat engagements in any month in three
years. There is considerable wheat vet
left in the State, but it is difficult to get
hold of it promptly in sufficient quantity
to load ship with reasonable dispatch.
Captain James Fletcher, aged SO, a vet.
eran of the civil war, died Tuesday from
the effects of lsudanum taken with sui
cidal intent The deceased had commits
| sion as Captain of Company F, militia of
the District of Columbis, dated April,
1861, signed by Abraham Lincoln and
Simon Cameron. He had become very dis
sipated and impoverished Of late years.
Secretary Hoesch of the Health Depart
ment reports that there were 449 deaths
in this city during the month of March
last, against 5S4 deaths in March last year.
The more fatal diseases were Pneumonia,
so cancer, IA heart disease, 25 typhoid
fever, consumption, II. Died under 10
years of age, loo. Males, 294 ; females,
l55; Chinese, AZ. Died in public institu-
tions, 81.
DIR. /. S. Titus, Superintendent Physi-
clan of the City and County Hospital, re-
ports that there were 325 patients in that
institution on Sunday last, April lst. On
the 2Sth of February there were 403 pa.
tients on hand, and l95 were admitted
during last month total, 59S Discharged
cured. lS4 discharged improved, %; de-
ceased, 50; sent to the Aims House, 2.
There were births in the hospital during
the month.
The case OF the People against DR.. F. F.
Lord, charged with assault to murder, was
dismissed Monday by Judge Farrell, on
motion Of the counsel for the defendant and
with the consent of the District Attorney.
DR.. Lord, it will be remembered, attended
the adventurous chambermaid who slid
down telegraph wire of the Brooklyn Ho.
tel some time ago. Becoming acquainted
with the girl, he protected her with his
pistol from the persistent attentions of an
employe of the hotel, from whose room she
had escaped when she attempted the wire
performance.
The Internal Revenue collections in the
San Francisco District for the week ending
March 3lst, and since July /, 1882, are as
follows:
DeeI. ''....'.-..........,.s So,3ol
Spints- -....--.-...-........... 37,26S
Tobacco and cigars. rs.....-............... Il, AIS
Miscellaneous. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 273
Previously since July 1st .............. 27es,SS7