Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-16
SAN FRANCISCO IPFMs.

Sunday another lot of merino sheep from
Vermont will be shipped from this port to
Australia. About 800 sheep have already
been landed.
In the District Court Thursday Judge
Hoffman allowed eight Chinese traders to
land on writs of habeas corpus, and took
one case under advisement.
The report of the Board of Underwriters
shows that the total loss by the fire which
had it's origin in the Enterprise Mill, cor
ner of Spear and Mission streets, on the
night of the 5th instant, was S44, 327 81.
Electric lights, on poles about twenty.
five feet high, were lighted in the district
bounded by Powell Leavenworth, Ellis
and Pine streets, Thursday night The
large size of the lights and the hight at
which they were placed made the section
of the city where they were placed very
light.
a contract was signed in this city Thurs
day between the Central Pacific, Union
Pacific and the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway Companies and the Pullman Pal.
ace Car Company, by which, on and after
the lst of April next, through sleeping and
parlor cars will be run without change
between this city and Chicago over those
roads.
Superior Judge Mcguire has vacated the
order transferring the case of Richards &
Harrison vs. The Central Pacific Railroad
Company to the United States Circuit
Court. The action is to recover sec, 900
damages for alleged discrimination made
against plaintiffs by the defendant in the
transportation of goods from Eastern cities
to San Francisco.
TIE regular monthly meeting of the Pa.
cifc Coast Coursing Club was held at the
rooms of the Pacific Life Thursday even.
ing President J. c.. Pennie in the chair.
Full arrangements for the spring open
meeting were completed, and it was de-
cided to have special meeting for the
purpose of entering dogs, drawing places,
electing judges, slippers, etc.
Colonel J. D. Stevenson, United States
Shipping Commissioner, in his report,
states that 5,047 sailors were shipped at
this port during 1888, and 3, 040 re- shipped.
The number of men not requiring an ad-
vance was s. $50, and the advances paid
aggregated Sl44 ,653. The whole number
Of men paid off before the Commissioner
was S,S43, and the amount was S5S2,
or 90.
Although the movement in city real
estate at the moment can hardly be char
acterized as of very lively character, still
there is trading enough to indicate good
general feeling. while the tone of the mar
ket is far from being weak. Holders are
not heavily handicapped with mortgages,
and there is an entire absence of any dis
position TO force transactions. The stus.
tion is consequently considered both
healthy and strong by the bulk of operat-
ora.
The Grand Jury Friday morning sub.
mitted its final report to Judge Toohy. It
found fifty-four indictments and examined
nine cases in which there was insufficient
evidence to sustain indictments. The
Dashaway Hall steal is denounced, but no
indictment has been found, A review of
various public departments occupies the
greater part of the report. The school
and street departments are very severely
censured, and other departments receive
praise or censure as they appear to merit.