Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-14
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

1t is reported that cut of SIS has been
made on third-class tickets to New York.
A large devil fish is on exhibition at the
San Francisco Market. 1t was captured on
the rocks near the Farallones, and is one
OF the largest ever seen in this city.
Christian Christensen, sailor on the
barkentine Eureka. while at work on the
topsall yard Thursday, was seized with cpl
lepsy and fell to the deck, and sustained
serious injury.
Mrs. Brewster, the only female patient al
the Home for Adult Blind, is 60 years OF
age and demented. Thursday morning she
got out of her room to a stairway, which
she fell down, resulting in fracture of a
leg and one arm.
Colonel L. C. Hunt Fourteenth Infantry,
has been ordered by Major-General Pope
to proceed from Vancouver Barracks, w.
T., to San Diego Barracks, Cal. where he
will take station and perform such duty as
his physical condition will permit
Mayor Bartlett has sent message to the
Board of Supervisors vetoing the order
granting street railway franchise to the
Bay Shore and South San Francisco Rail
way Company. This order granted the
right to operate cables from the corner OF
Powell and Jefferson streets along Powell
to Market street, making a crosstown cable
line.
The delicate task of demolishing the side
and rear walls of the Croker building is
practically finished. Parts of them were
pulled down Thursday evening, falling
with report like the explosion of a powder
mill. The smokestack of the engine house,
left towering alone looks like the Wash
ington Monument. The front wall is now
the only dangerous thing left.
An excursion party will leave this city
on Sunday morning at 9 o'clock by the Pa
cific Coast Steamship Company's fine
steamer Orizaba for San Diego, reaching
that point in time fol the public celebration
of the final connection of the California
Southern with the Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad. On the return trip the Orzaba
| will leave San Diego on Thursday evening.
Collector Hager says that he has about
1000 applicants for places in the next ex-
animation for places in the Custom house
There were no names from which to choose
Tor the position of Assistant Examiner
when it was created last week, so the Col
lector ordered special examination. which
| the man whom he had selected passed, and
his name was sent to Washington for con-
firmation.
William Dunphy has filed a second
| amended petition for Letters of administers
ton upon the estate of John G. Percy, al
leging its value to be $2SS, 1000. The petition
makes specific charges against Edward NJ
and Andrew J. Piercy to show why their
application for letters should not be granted
in which he accuses them in short, of dis
honesty, and of being frequenters of low
resorts and the companions of low people
1t is reported that there will be a greater
number of visitors to this coast in search
of homes this winter than ever before
according to the statement of Secretary
Street, of the Immigration Association
People in all parts of the East are organ
izing to come to California, and letters OF
inquiry are daily pouring in upon the asso-
| citation. A very large number of people
have been settled this year, which will
close with an important addition to the
population of the State.
DR.. J. Milton Bowers remains in Jail
under formal charge of numbering his
wife. Her life insurance amounted to
$1,000, and the entire sum was devised to
him. 1t is now stated by representatives
of the societies that all the associations in
terested in Mrs. Bowers insurance have
combined and tacitly agreed not to pay
over the insurance, but to make a bitter
fight. Even if DR.. Bowers is acquitted in
the criminal Courts they propose to have
the case submitted to civil jury.
The Monticello Club rendered dinner to
Professor J. C. Price Thursday evening
Professor Price is the President of Zion
Wesley College, of Salisbury n. C. He
found it necessary to use $25, 900 in making
/ additions to the building. William E.
Dodge, of New York, agreed to give S. 900,
provided the other $50, 600 could be raised
Professor pripa S1pCpp1aA in Obtai inn
$4,000 in the East and Europe, and came
to California with the hope of making up
the deficiency. Senator Stanford sent him
a check for 5000 Thursday, and the vari-
Gus churches in the city will take up collec-
tons in behalf of the college.