Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-04
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

County Clerk Sesnon collected 1927 last
month for the Law Library fund.
About two-thirds Of the clerical force Of
the Tax Collectors eff; 20 were discharged
Wednesday.
Mardi Gras will be celebrated here Febru.
airy 20 b, and it is expected that there will be
brilliant display.
Southern Pacific Railroad Company's bonds
to the amount of S2O6, 900 will be redeemed
on the 31st, if presented for that purpose.
During the month of December 80 prison
ers were received at the House of Core ctiOn,
and So discharged. There are at present ia
inmates. Expenses for the month, s., $50 30.
A practice drill Of the Life-saving crew at
tre Golden Gate Station was held New
Years Day, in the presence Of several thou
sand people. The new Captain is vast im-
provement over the liquor-loying gentleman
who resigned by request few weeks ago.
The amounts collected for licenses during
December aggregated S34, COG 10 They have
been spportiened SIS follows: General fund,
500, 600; municipal licenses, 81 090 80; dog
tags, Sl35; special fee, 81, 1872; Street De-
partment, 1904 %; stock transfers, S24 49,
Ia the Police Court Wednesday there were
on the docket the names Of 1I2 persons ar.
rested for drunkenness. OF these fifteen For
fsited bail Of s. each seyen were sent below
for tWenty-four hours one, a habituAl drunk
ard, was remanded for sentence, and eighty
nine were discharged without penalty.
Joseph r. Knapp, aged 81. and who hes
been living with his wife and child on Fell
street, near Van Ness avenue, has disap.
pesred. He left the Office Of the North Pa.
ci6c Coast Railroad Company, at the foot Of
Clay street, on Tuesday morning last, leaving
a note indicating his unsoundness of mind.
Jack Best, the Clerk of United States
Quartermaster Colonel Williamson, who was
sent to the State Prison for robbing the Gov
eminent out OF thousands of dollars, hes been
p5rioned by President Arthur. Since his in
generation in prison his wife has obtained a
divorce on the ground Of his conviction of
felony.
Postmaster Backus has received from Con-
gresham Charles a. Sumner letter in which
MIR. Sumner says that 81 COO 600 can be had
ing a new poetotfice in this city. In talking
TO old members OF Congress it was found that
the matter was not properly brought to their
attention at the former sessions.
The terms of four of the Superior Juires
Of this city will expire this year. Those GO
ing out are Judges Ferral, Sullivan, Riordan
and Hunt. The latter is the only Republican
among The number. With the exception Of
Judge Ferral all are candidates for re-elec-
ton to the Superior Bench. Judge Ferrsl
wishes TO 20 to Congress, therefore announces
himself out of the Judicial fight.
Earl Bartlett, an attorney.Gt-law, who has
been residing in this city since 1852, suddenly
died from heart disease on New Years even
ing while returning home in company with
his wife after dining with some friends living
near The Hermitage, Oakland. Mr. Bart.
lett was a native of Connecticut, and IS
years of age. He was son of Loring Bart
lett, relative of Josiah Bartlett, one of the
siguers Of the Declaration of Independence.
Joseph Benrimo has commenced suit in the
Superior Court against NJ. H. de Young,
proprietor Of the Chronicle, to recover Sl00-
600 damages alleged TO have been sustained
by the publishing in the Chronicle Of January
10. 1888, an article entitled, "Dszsd by Dia-
mopds," in which plaintiff is charged With
having perpetrated lone of the cleverest
cases of boodle-ringing ever worked in tire
city" Plaintiff alleges that his character has
been grossly iheled.