Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-14
WHOLE NO. 1852.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

! The Mechanics Congress of this city has
sent delegate to Washington to secure the
enforcement of the eight-hour law in all
Government work.
The seventy-Sixth anniversary of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln was cele-
brated Thursday evening by the California
division OF the National Lincoln AsSoc-
alton and the Lincoln Grand Guard OF
/ Honor IN the First Unitarian Church.
! Ira P Rankin, one Of the Trustees of the
Lick Baths, states that the committee are
endeaYorinG to purchase suitable site for
the free baths. The location selected is on
Howard or Mission streets, and between
Seventh and Tenth streets.
John T. Ward, who for three years past
has been the cashier and paymaster OF the
Canada Pacific Railroad under the con-
tractor, Onderdonk, has returned to this
city. He reports the road as virtually
built although il will not be in condition
to open for traffic for perhaps Il year to
come.
William Clifford has sued the Central Pa
, cllc Railroad Company for damages re-
ceived while in the employ of defendant as
J brakeman on the ella division, in Arizona,
IN which the plaintiffs right leg was
crushed, necessitating ampUtation, where
lore plaintiff prays judgment in the sum Of
S75,356. and for costs
1t is stated that all the Chinese who were
. run out of Eureka have come to this citv.
and are now absorbed in the Chinese
quarter. Most of them are members of the
Cho Quen Tung Society, and are high
binders. One-third OF the Chinese colony
still remain in Eureka, but will come
down on the next Humboldt steamers.
The two children who were found with
Josephine Walls, a drunken negro woman,
III house OF bad repute on Pacific street,
have been identified as the children of
Hannibal Dixon, of Martinez The woman
IS employed by Mr.. Dixon to keep house
IN Martinez, and he allowed her To bring
the little ones to the city TO see the sights.
The immigration Association has received
letter from Cleveland, O., saving that the
workingmen there had been holding meet
ings with view of emigrating to a more
congenial climate, and that if they could
get some information about California they
would prefer sending their committee out
here than 10 any other State of the Union.
In the suit of Annie Mcclure against the
Central Pacific Railroad Company foc
$4,000 for the killing of her husband,
George b. Mcclure, by the Berkeley train,
the jury, after an absence of about five
hours, returned q verdict for the plaintiff
for $1,000 and costs. Judge Gibson granted
stay of execution for the defense to move
for a new trial.
Lieutenant Robert Craig, of the United
States Signal Service Bureau at Washing
ton, has arrived in this city to take charge
of the new branch storm signal office,
which will be located III the Western Union
building. Indications of storms Will be
announced by flag having square black
center on a red field. Daily weather bulle-
tins will also be issued.
The Rev Dr. Newman, who recently
came to this coast, will it is said, soon have
Il church Of his own III this city. 1t is to be
non-sectarian, and Will be under the pat
ronage Of Mrs. Leland Stanford and Mrs.
Charles Croker. The object aimed at is to
furnish religious instruction to people who
are poor and of moderate means, and the
seats will therefore be free. IT is the design
to build or purchase . church somewhere
in the Western Addition
Stephen Jones. the mulatto murderer of
Mary Ann Reilly was present in the dock
of Department Eleven, Superior Court,
Friday morning, while Judge Toohy named
March 20th as the day upon which he is
to suffer the death penalty. The crime was
committed upon the Stl of Tune, 1888. The
woman was brutaliy murdered by Jones ia
a fit of jealousy. He WAS tried and con-
victed of murder in the first degree Sub
sequcntly his counsel took the usual appeal
10 the Supreme Court, but the judgment
was affirmed and a remittitur was duly re-
ceiyed by the lower COfIrt