Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-13
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

No work has been done of late by the
new seawall contractors.
The number of immigrants for the week
is reported at 1,15o, of which number 275
stopped off at interior points.
A sloopload of Sacramento salmon was
landed at the seawall Saturday. The fish
were fat and in good condition.
Mayor Bartlett has vetoed the Kunkler
water order. This order is vetoed on the
ground that the reduction is not substan-
tial one
William j. Blythe JOY, Jr., has sued
Lynn Green to abate a nuisance and for
81 900 damages. The defendant has line
fence over ten feet high near Joys resi-
dence.
An earthquake was felt in this city Sat
urday evening at five minutes past S o'clock
The shock was not sharp, but unduiatory
moving from east to west. The movement
was visibly felt for twenty seconds.
Archbishop Riordan is considering sew
eral plans for the new cathedral, to be
erected on the corner of Van Ness avenue
and O'Farrell street. The structure will
probably be in the gothic style of architect
ure and of brick with stone trimmings.
Dr. H. H. Gardner, the plaintiff in the
case of Gardner VS.. Tatum 4 Bowen, has
been awarded 81, 800 by the jury for services
in grating skin upon the burned body OF
an employee of the defendants. The bill
which the physician presented was S2,400.
Judge Mcguire has issued an order di-
rected to the Hibernia Savings and Loan
Society requiring the officers OF that III
stitution TO permit Attorney General Mar
shall, or any attorney he may appoint, to
| examine the books and papers of the bank
for the purpose of ascertalning the sums
which have or should escheat to the State.
United States Marshal Drew has seized
| the ship Undaunted ON marine libel. 1t
| is alleged that on November 10, 1881, the
| master of the vessel, Captain James Z.
Hamilton. shipped at Hongkong two sea-
men to serve as first and second mates,
| without having engaged the men with the
sanction of the Consular office at that
place In consequence, the master and
owners of the vessel become liable to the
United States in the sum of 800.
The Transcontinental Association, in a
| circular, notifies the public at large that
none of the roads comprised in the combi-
nation have or will allow any extra priv
| eges to the managers of so-called eXcur-
sions. Every emigrant passenger who
travels over the roads will be granted
equal rights and privileges. The first of a
number of excursions from ST. Louis to
| this State has Just left that city. Sixty
| ladies and gentlemen comprise the party.
| Fifteen hundred invitations to the Cali
| fornia Fruit-growerS' Association have been
issued and it is expected thai all of the
prominent fruit-gr0wers will meet at the
office of the State Board of Horticulture on
the day to be set. The statistical informa-
ton which the association prepared early
| last year as to the probable size of the crop
| was found most remarkably accurate. The
plan pursued is to send blanks to fruit
| cuIturists all over the State which, when
properly filled out, are returned to the Sec
rotary, by whom theinformation is collated.
The meeting of the Blood Horse Asso-
citation at the Bay District track Saturday
| afternoon was well attended There were
| five races, all interesting, which were won
| by the favorites without exception. The
| first event was a half mile dash between
Dottie Dimple, Daisy Miller and Lottie L.,
| the former winning by nose. The next
was contest between Jim Douglas, Ned
| Cook and Billy Ayres, mile and quarter
! dash. which was won in canter by Doug
| las. The third race was between Alta, Ichi
| Ban and Tom Atchison, and was won by
Alta by three lengths. Then came a two
| mile contest between Glendair and Bache-
! lor which the former won i'll tros
| Bachelor having broken down in the last
mile The programme closed with one
mile consolation race IN which a Joe
Daniels colt, Jim Long, Billy the Kid and
| Cito started. The race was won by Billy
the Kid by a scratch.