Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-21

ESPECIAL eisPArcHEs TO THE REcoRD-uSloH.l
CALIFaRNEA.
The Old and New.
San Francisco March a0sh.-Ths old
Bosr1 OF Hsrbor Commissioners tc-dsy sur
rendered their effics 60 the new Board with
out any confess.
Gray's Defaication.
SAN Francesca, March 20th.-Controller
Dann II making 2 thorough investigation Of
the books OF j. S. Gray, the absconding de-
fauiter. Tnns far there are no developments.
The where bouts of Gray stil remains mat
tar of profound Iays.efy 10 the detectives.
lsECoND DIsPATCH.l
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20th.-A number
Of replies to the circular sent to all the wharf
ingers yesterday by Controller Dunn have
slI eady been received. Chief Wharfrger
Harloe had notified the wharfngers on his
own responsibility to send in statement of
accounts before Mr.. Dunn's circular was
issued. Little work of the examination was
done to-day, owing to confusion in the cffice
caused by the payment of whsrfn2ers' re-
ceipts for March, and the meeting of the
present new Board of Commissioners. Only
one b-anch-hardly one-ffth-of the looks OF
the system have yet been thoroughly ex-
amined. It is very probable that the deficit
will amount to fully $4,000.
Appeal ProbabIe.
SAN FRANCISCO March 20.h.-It is re-
ported that Captain Korts, late of the
wrecked steam collier Tacoma, will appeal his
case to G. G. Benis, Supervising Inspector of
Seam Vessels. Bsmis is now in southern
California on official business. On bis return
some action On the appeal will be taken.
san Francisco Money Market.
SAN Francisco, March 20sh. Money is
fairly active here and rates ara stsady. a
leading banker says there is more doing at s
per cent. than there was at 6 per cent. sixty
days ago. Money is quits firm at Z per cent,
snd there is good deal of business at s,
little at 8, and very little as per cent,
where the collateral is frst-class. This say
ingB banks are loauing on city real es5ats st
per cent. Eastern exchange is not 70 frEn
as it has been, block of Sl,000,000 having
been sold yesterday az 173 cents. The counter
rate is Of course higher. The extremes are
173@25 cents for sight drafts On New Yesk,
and 30@40 cents fer kilograms. Exchangs
on London, 49B for bank bills and 50l for
commercial biils refined silver, 14@15 per
cent. discount; Mexican dollars, S12@S6c.
Found Bead iR EsIs ohice.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 20th.-G. W. Eng
lis5, real estate sgent, was found dead IN
his Office at tie corner OF Twentieth and Fol-
som streets this morning. He was partially
dressed and reclining on mattress on tbs
aocr. Deceased was 63 years Of age, g native
Of Massachusetts, and married.
Railroad EaboFers-Estate Apprasscd-
viii Filed.
SAN Francisco, March 20sh.-Among ths
passengers on the steamer Geo. W. Elder,
.ub. al Co. &tn - H.
number OF Canadians, who go TO British CO.
lumbia TO work on the railroads now in pro.
cess Of construction. Twenty-Five Chiness
also sailed. These lattsr recently came ffom
China, en- route to Victoris. They were 81.
lowed to land at this port under the recent
ruling at Washington concerning Chinese en-
route.
The appraisers of the estate of the late
Captain Biethen filed an inventory of his
estate to-day. The estate is estimated to be
worth S59, ,52S.
The will of Jerome B. Painter was fled ior
probate to-day. His estate ID valued ct
S240, ,000.
The Houck Habeas Corpus Case.
SAN Francisco, March 20sh.-When the
matter Of the habeas corpus case of Lew
Houck came up this morning In judge Fer
RAILS Court quite stir was made in the Court
room, which was crowded with officers, gam
blers, and others Interested il the contest, at
Houck's counsel saying that Houck wished to
make "a statement. On permission being
granted, the alleged murderer and bunko
sharp stated that he desired the proceedings
dismissed, and that he wanted to go back to
Ohio and stand trial there. Judge Ferral ac-
cordingly made an order Of dismissal. Houek
was taken below and placed in the tank. His
unexpected action caused considerable specu-
lation in police circles, and the opinion was
frequently expressed that Houck has hopes
of being rescued by his friends or of escaping
while en- route. Detective Norris starts
East with his prisoner tomorrow afternoon
As he will be conveyed through by cool and
experienced railroad detectives, who viii
stand no nonsense, Houck's hopes of escap-
ing, il any are entertained, will bsrdly be
realized.
The Wounded Officer The would-be
Suicide Detectives En- Route Coz
demned Goods.
SAN Francisco. March 20th.-The condi-
tion of police officer Duncan is much i'm
proved. At late hour tonight the surgeon
thinks there is a probability of his recovery.
John Kilroy, who shot himself through the
right lung Sunday right with suicidal In
tent, is resting some easier tonight, but his
condition is considered critical
Detectives Slaven and Duzsnberry, of New
York, are in the city, en- route to Portland,
Or. from which city they will return with
julius Marcus, tie absconding broker, who
has ii. nihed his willingness TO return to New
York without requisition from the Cav
ernor. The detectives will sail on the steamer
tomorrow.
Tbirty-two packages of prepared opium.
and 600 silk handksrchiefs and other goods,
which were smuggled. we're condemned to-day
By the United States Marshal.
Child Killed by Street Car.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 2Oth. = O1csr
Lutzep, aged years, whils playing on How
ard street this evening. was run over by a
street car and Instantly killed.
Husband Shot to Death by HIS Wife.
SHASTA. March 20th-A young half.breea
Indian girl, aged about 20 years, cams into
Shasta this afternoon, and gave herself up to
the Sheriff. informing him that she bad killed
her husband, Charles Barnes, at Arbuclzle. io
this county. Upon inquiry by yonr reporter
her statement was found to be true. She shot
him this morning with rifle while he was in
bed. Up TO this time she has assigned no
reason for committing the deed.
SECOND DIsPATCH.l
SHASTA. March 2Otn.-Mis. Barnes The
woman who shot and killed her husband at
Arbuckle to-day, has stated that last evening
her husband abused and best her, and then
loading his gun said TO her that he intended
TO kill her father after which he went to bed.
Upen her husband awaking this morning size
asked him il he still intended to kill her
father, to which he replied, '' Yes; intend
to kill him." Whereupon she picked up the
gun and shot and killed him while he was "
ing in bed. She says she killed her husband
to save her fathers life. Mrs Barnes is new
in custody in the County Jail at Shssta.
Coroner Farhner has gene 60 the fcsne Of the
murder, TO hold an inquest upon the body.
Desperate Escape OF PrIsoner-An OIL
Ger Wounded.
NEVADA, March 2Osh.-Joe Lawrence,
hard case, who several years ago was sen
tencad to the State Prison for killing man
at Grass Valley, but was subsequently, par