Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-23
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The number of registrations Thursday
was 451, making the total to date 1896
The San Francisco School Board has dis
missed l. C. Ferguson, the Assistant Secre-
tary. Some Irregularities in bookkeeping
are laid AT his door.
John Coll, the baker convicted on u
charge of cruelty beating his wife last Sun
day, was sentenced by Judge Webb to six
months in the House OF Correction.
The Republican Wigwam is nearing
completion, and q meeting will be held
there next Monday evening But the for
NAL opening will not be held until the 9Th
or 9th OF September.
Samuel Mathews, who announces HIM
self as the champion middle-weight wreSt-
Ter of the Pacific Coast, offers to wrestle all
corners IN Greco Roman style who do not
tip the beam AT li5 pounds, for from 500
to $50 side. He has put up a forfeit
Miss Anna Woods claims that on the 18th
of last December she paid the agent of the
Central Pacific Railroad at Elk Grove the
sum OF 81 to transport herself and trunk To
San Francisco. The trunk was lost and
now Miss Woods sues the company for 500
! damages.
No news has been received at either the
| French or Chinese Consulates in this city
regarding the impending war in China.
The Chinese Consul, however, states that
! the feeling i'll China against the French is
very strong, and that when war is begun it
Will be carried TO The bitter end
The brass bands of San Francisco will
send memorial to the Secretary of War.
| ask relief from the competition of themili-
tary bands. They claim that the War De
partment forbidS United States military
bands to play for hire, as it is an interior
ence with the business Of private citizens.
Ward McAtlister Jr young gentleman
who has been an assistant in the United
States District Attorneys office. has re-
ceived an appointment as Territorial judge
of Alaska. In his new capacity he was
honored with Il seat on the bench of the
United States District Court Thursday fore
noon
Superintendent Could. OF the Valencia
street cable road. issued orders that all en-
ploycs must eat at the Cable Restaurant
during the hours of duty. \ car conductor
was discharged for violating the order All
the hands are indignant and the com
pany disclaims any responsibility for the
order.
\ meeting Of The Railroad Commissions
erS was held Thursday. but no business of
public nature was transacted. The mat
ter OF 4 now schedule for the san Francisco
and Northern Pacific road, the difficulty
between the company and the wine ship
pers not having been adjusted, was post
poned until the next meeting. The Board
adjourned until September 18th
Judge Hoffman has ordered the United
States Marshal to send back 10 China a
Chinaman named Sooey, who landed from
the Oceanic on q writ OF habeas corpus and
under bail. The writ was dismissed on
hearing, on the ground that he had no legal
right to land, but the ship had then sailed. |
The Court, however, held that il was not
necessary to send him back by the steamer
on which he came
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard |
the arguments of counsel in the case of
Schroeder W. Grady, attacking the right of |
the State Board of Equalization to raise the |
assessment on San Francisco mortgage 10 |
per cent. above its real value In the argu- |
ment the case of the People vs.. Dunn in |
which the Supreme Court held that the as |
seSsment on money could not be increased, |
was incidentally brought up, and the Court |
requested counsel in submitting their briefs |
TO review the points presented in that case !