Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.


Edward Hanlan, the oarsmsn, arrived
| from Victoria on the Queen of the Pacific
| Sunday evening.
The Grain Exchange decided Monday
afternoon TO declare dividend and TO dis
solve the association June let.
Jerry Sullivan, a 'longshoreman, was
found dead in an clubhouse at his residence
at o'clock Tuesday morning.
The receipts for duties at the Custom
house for the past week were Sl27, lS2 81,
making total since January lst of $3.50,
307 81.
The Supervisors Monday night passed to
print Strothers water ordinance, proposing
reduction of 20 per cent. in the present
water rates.
A number OF Virginia negroes who came
to this State to work in local tobacco
mandatory have sued for their wages and
the expenses of the trip.
Petitions addressed to the members of
the Senate and House, praying for the
postal telegraph bill, are being circulated
here and ara receiving numerous sig
natures.
William NJ. Nelson, of the Hill-Sharon
case fame, Iectured Monday evening. deal.
ing mostly in invective against the Grand
Jury which indicted him. detective Lees
and the local press.
Judge Sullivan has made an order that a
commission be issued to take the testimony
of Lady Flora Hesketh, nee Sharon. who is
in England, which testimony is to be used
in the Hill.Sharon case.
The Chinese cigar-makers recently
formed Chinese Trades Union, struck for
an advance of one dollar on the thousand
for ar-making, and the manufacturers
yielded and agreed to pay the advance,
which went into effect Monday.
The Supreme Court will not meet in the
new quarters on Post street, between
Kearny and Dupont. until after the next
Sacramento term of Court is held, or some
time in April, as the walls of the new
building are considered too damp for occu.
patton of the rooms before that time.
1t has been decided by the Pacific Coast
Coursing Club to hold its spring meeting
at MERGED on the 9TH and 9Th of March, re.
turning on the It'll. 1t was resolved at the
meeting of the California Coursing Club
held last Wednesday, that its spring meet
should be held at MERGED on March 9th
and 2Sth. Entries are now open.
Alice Dickerson Blythe. who claims to
bs the widow of the late Thomas Blythe,
advanced 81, 600 to J. c. Perry, to pay his
own and Florence Blythe's expenses TO this
city. For come reason there appears to
have been a disagreement and she has now
put the matter in the hands of an attorney
who is directed to collect the money.
Coupons of San Diego bonds came into
the hands of Henry E. Wallace, of New
York. Upon presenting them for payment
they were declared worthless. Wallace
therefore entered suit in the United
States Circuit Court to recover the amount
due on his coupons, or So 200 and costs. A
decision was on Tuesday rendered by Judge
Sawyer in favor of defendant.
The internal revenue collections in the
San Francisco District for the week end
ing February 9th were as follows:
Beer. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S5,16l
spirits. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 80 $50
Tobacco and cigars. .-. ........,-...... 11,6Sl
Miscellaneous. Observation-Disclosures. 1,217
Previously SINCE July lst,............... 1.82554O
July 1885, 10 y, 1888 81, ESQ., lS4
Percy G. Jacobus, the extravagant ex-
Secretary of the Eureka Consolidated Min
ing Company, who was arrested sometime
ago for embezzling funds of the company
while in office, and now awaiting trial on
one charge in the Superior Court, was
again arrested Saturday morning on Zine
charges of forgery. Detective Morse cap
tured him at the foot of Market street as
he was about to take the ferry for Oak.
land. He was considerably surprised at
his arrest, as he has only been at liberty
short time on $50. 900 bail. Pending bail
on the new charges he was locked up in the
City Prison.
Monday evening special officer Karcher
observed young Italian girl wandering
about the docks, and from her respondent
manner concluded that she intended to
drown herself. The belief became a GER
tainty when she threw off her cloak and
stepped to the edge of the dock. Before
she could spring overheard she was re-
strained and taken to the police station
She informed the officer that her name was
Mary Madrillos, and that she came from
Marin county six weeks ago. Recently all
her money, $40, was stolen, and being un-
able to get work she resolved to take her
life. The girl is II years of age.