Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-28
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Two new iron ships, launched at Glas.
gov December 18th, are loading at Glas-
gov for this port.
On account of the death of the mother
of the Consul, General of China, there will
be no reception at the Consulate this New
Years.
The steamer Queen of the Pacific arrived
in port Saturday night from Astoria, hay.
ing come down in the unprecedented time
of 534 hours, making the best time on
record.
The operations of the San Francisco
Clearing house for the past week compare
as follows with the same week last year;
Exchanges. ...... .ss.459,sl8 s1o,95i, l6e
Balances. ,S54,l74 2,279,6Sl
The Dead.Letter Office at Washington
las, apparently, been in danger of de-
moralization from the contraband Chinese
letters that have been sent from the San
Francisco Office, and orders have been given
that such letters must be returned TO China
and not forwarded to Washington.
Percy Jacobus, the former Secretary of
the Eureka Consolidated Mining Company,
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of embeZzement, was held for trial before
the Superior Court by Police Judge Webb,
Saturday morning, in bonds of 81 900. The
examination OF the other charges against
the accused was continued for two weeks.
There are now more than sixty men who
claim sGuatter rights on the ocean beach,
and two women. Some have put up toler-
able shanties, but the greater number
occupy mere nuts and tents. A. ?. Ho-
falling is pushing forward his new hotel,
near the railroad depot, with all possible
dispatch, and it is reported that Charles
Sutro intends to widen and straighten the
road from the Cliff House southwark
toward the line OF shanties.
There were So deaths recorded st the
Health Office during the week ending Jan.
usry 255h, smaller mortality than has
occurred in this city for several weeks.
The males number 80, females -. Ma
tiyes of the Pacific COAT p Of other
parts of the Union, p -; foreign born, SO
and the nativity of one decedent was I'M
known; Caucasians, IS; Mopgoljons,
African, 3,
Charles Hughes lie Grand Auguste) has
sent TO the various newspaper offices a
written challenge to MuIdoon TO wrestle
two matches for $500 a side each one
with Hughes and one with Bauer. He
claims that Muldoon has endeayored to
evade the matches, but omits 30 say when
and where he put up the customary forfeit
to back mp his challenge. He calls atten-
ton 70 the fact that Muldoon has never de-
feated him, and hearing that Muldoon is
about to leave the city, he is anxious to
meet him inside of a month, the match
with Bauer to take place in six weeks from
the date of articles.
At the afternoon session of the Grand
Army of the Republc at San Francisco,
Friday, the election of officers took place
as follows: For Department Commander
james NJ. Davis, of Lincoln Post, No. l,
San Francisco. Senior Vice-Department
Commander-A. G. Bennett, of John A.
Dix Post, No. AZ, San Jose. Junior Vice
Department Commander H. A Burnett,
of Sumner Post, No. 5, Sacramento De-
partment Medical Director Col, f P.
Wood, Fitzpatrick Post, No. IS, st.
Helena, Department Chaplain Rev. 7.
X. Noble, lincoln Post, No. l. Depart.
ment Council of Administration Andrew
Hollywood, Lyon Post, No. s; J. c.
BolIes, Lincoln Post, No l: ". r. Thomas,
AppomattoX Post, No. 80; G. G. Harris,
George H. Thomas Post, No ,; A. W.
Seton, Sumner Post, No. B. Delegates to
the National Encampment Stuart NJ Tay.
Tor, at large; II. c. Dlbble, Rev. A S.
Fiske, L B. Edwards. Alternates E S.
Solomon, r. NJ. Apgar, John Lynch.