Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-01
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United States be filed and spread upon the
minutes of the Court. On a like motion.
and upon the filing of a stipulation OF
counsel, consenting thereto. it was ordered
that judgement be set aside. \ trial by
jury was waived and the cause was SUB
mitted upon evidence already before the
Court. Finding and judgment was ordered
for the defendant.
California state Teachers Association.
SAN FEANCIsco, December 3lst. - The
State Teachers Association met at 9 clock
this morning. and after the approval of the
minutes of yesterdays proceedings and a
calesthenic drill by the children of the
Mission Grammar School, a well prepared
paper on Aids to Teachers was read by
Mrs. \. L, Craven, Principal of the Mission
Grammar School.
K. II. Webster. of the Commercial High
School, read an address on Spelling Re
FORM
A l.. Bancroft delivered an address ON
4 Proposed New Alphabet" Previous
to the address charts Were distributed show
ing the proposed q San Francisco Alphabet,
for Revised English Spelling, 1881" This
shows scheme of thirteen vowels, four
diphthongs and twenty-four consonants.
The system may be summed up practically
in the statement that it is shorthand ="
written in long way The characters,
apart from the ordinary alphabet, resemble
ordinary letters now in use generally. Mr..
Bancroft explained the chart at length, and
claimed for the San Francisco alphabet
a variety of advantages.
+. w. Blackmar of the University of the
Pacific, San Jose, delivered an address
upon The Results of High School Educa-
ton"
1t was voted to increase the Legislative
Committee to fifteen members, and Presi-
dent O'Connor and c. 5. Smith, of Sonoma,
were named as members The committee
had not been appointed by the Chair at the
time of the noon adjournment.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
SAN Francisco, December 31st. The
State Teachers Convention this afternoon
elected the following officers; President,
H. B. Norton, of San Jose; Nice-President,
Mvron wager. of Rec Bluff; Second Vice
President, c. W Childs, of San Jose; Third
Vice-President ID. J. Sullivan, of Alameda {;
Secretary, Miss May Madden. of this city
A Committee on Legislation was appointed,
as follows John SWEET, Ira G. Hoitt, A l..
Mann, James Denman, f. NJ Campbell, c.
II. Allen. William White, J. w Hilton.
A. J. Moulder, X. G. Houghton, Albert Ly-
ser, \. ). Phelps. A. G. Hinkson, 7. ).
Smyth The Association adjourned for one
year.
The San Francisco Sfrievalty Contest.
SAN Francisco, December 31st-Judge
Hunt presided in Superior Court Number
One to-day, when the recount in the case
of Patterson VS.. Hopkins, Sheriti-elect, was
called. During the mornings session six
votes were disputed. Patterson gained
none, unless the disputed ballots shall be
decided in his favor. In that case he will
have gained siXty-iive votes up to and in
Guiding the Thirty-fourth District.
CoIored Bootblack Shot and Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 31St.-At $40
this evening David Green, q colored boot
! black, was shot and killed by Harry Brown
a colored barber. Brown had threatened
| to whip q white woman. Nellie Barbettc
with whom he had been living for the past
| three months, and Green, who was also en-.
amored of her threatened to punish Brown
if he maltreated the woman. This after
noon Brown forced the woman into room
and gave her q sound beating, and ther
| told Green of it. High words followed
and resulted III Green being shot twice in
the right side dying in few minutes. The
! homicide took place in the Petite House
! III Fourth street.-the some house in which
! Steve Jones, a negro under sentence ot
death, killed his white mistress, Mary Ar
! manda Riley, few months ago.
San Francisco Money Market.
SAN Francisco, December 31St-The
! drain on the local supply of coin for ac-
| count of taxes, which has been in progress
| for the last two months. is at an end The
| Tax Collector in the meantime has secured
about So ,000, 900 from the banks ard Other
channels of circulation. This money will
soon begin to flow back to the people
through the payment of municipal salaries
and other obligations. For the present
money in large blocks is very hard to get
Bankers find little difficulty in getting S
per cent for commercial loans, though the
extremes are nominally Gas The Hiber-
MIA Bank is still loaning at for large and
small amounts, while the other Savings
Banks of the city demand and receive PEI
cent. Drafts on New York are quoted al
15c per 500 for sight and 20@ 25c for teIe-
graphic; Sterling, 494 q 495d for 6G-day
bank bills on London and 50Bd for com
mercial bills; refined silver, ia Is per
cent. discount as based on 81 29.29 pei
ounce. Mexican dollars, S5@S5!c apiece
Fire in Oakland.
SAN Francisco, December 31st.-A few
minutes before midnight last night the
large Touring mill of Hickox & Co.. on
Third street, between Broadway and Frank
lin, Oakland, was discovered to be on fire,
and a general alarm was sounded The
department quickly responded, and on
reaching the spot the flames were found to
be raging in the fourth story of the build
ing and under full headway, so much as to
prevent the most heroic endeavors of the
firemen from saving the property From
all appearances the fire started in this part
Of the mill and the flames had nearly two
hours start. The whole building was de-
Stroyed with its machinery and stock The
loss is estimated at $4,000 on the building
and $4,000 on the stock. The building
was insured for $4,000, and the stock for
between $4,000 and S25, 900.
Death Sentence Pronounced Exanina-
ton Postponed-The Gambling Oues-
ton.
STOCKTON, December 31st.-Judge Peter
son pronounced sentence of death to-day
upon Uzza f. French, who murdered his
brother-in-law, Peter Wells, in Amador
county, last March. Counsel for the pris-
oner announced that they would appeal
the case to the Supreme Court.
The examination of John Wilson, ac-
cused of shooting and killing Mrs. Gather
inc Campbell on Christmas day, is post
poned until January 10th. Wilson is
charged with manslaughter.
The Grand Jury made a partial report
to-day, in which announcement is made
that gambling games are carried Oh in the
city and county, games that are not pro-
hibited by the statute, but which are dan
gerous in their effect upon the morals of
young men and boys. The Grand Jury
recommended that the Supervisors and
City Council prohibit such gaming by the
passage of ordinances to that effect
Found Dead in Bed.
SAN JOSE, December 31st.-Lawrence T.
H. Davis, native of Roundout, New Y York,
aged about 49, was found dead in his bed
this morning, at Mr.. Berry's ranch, about
four miles east of Milpitas, in this county.
He commenced working for Berry yester-
day morning, ploughing. He has wife
and children in New York Letters found
on the body show that he was formerly in
the employ of the American Express Com
pany at Rondout, n Y, and that he came
to this State last June.
Residence Burned-Boy Shot by an Off
cer-Incendiary Arrested.
NAPA, December 31st.-The residence OF
Mrs. NJ. Z. PRESTON, near Rutherford, was
destroyed by fire last evening. She lost
about $1,000. The house was fully in
sured.
Police officer Birden, while arresting some
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