Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-12
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Captain Matthias AuIt has been appointed
head ianitor of the Appraisers building.
The new special freight to Eastern termi-
nails makes az average reduction of $40
per carload
Z. G. Gray, Il German, was killed bv a
Southern Pacific freight train in this city
Thursday evening
Richard ?. Hammond, Jr., will assume
the duties Of the office OF Surveyor-General
of California January 1st.
A proposition merging the Mechanics
Institute and the Mercantile Library into
one body is under consideration.
The three lion cubs born at Woodward's
Gardens a few days ago are dead. the
mother having crushed them in her sleep
The troubles of the officials in charge of
the City Prison grow in number Follow
ing closely on the sudden disappearance of
Hawkins, the swindler, comes the escape
of James Brickley, trusty.
\ man named Thompson dropped dead
Thursday evening in front Of the Overland
House, on Sacramento street The cause
of death is supposed to be heart disease.
lie had just taken drink Of whisky.
AT the beginning of the year there were
about 600 cases on the calendar OF the
Supreme Court but owing to the assistance
of the Supreme Court Commission the
number has been very materially reduced.
The rate at which taxes are being col
lected has had the effect of replenishing
the different funds in the city treasury ex-
cept the school fund, which is unable to
meet the November warrants. This diff
Guilty, however, viii be overcome in a
couple of weeks.
A sub committee from The Democratic
County Committee waited on Collector
Hager Thursday, to urge the appointment
OF John J. Cunningham to the position of
Special Deputy Collector, now held bv E.
B; jerome, and to oppose the appointment
of John T. Fogarty
Ex-Judge w. T. Wallace returned to this
city from Washington, d. c.. Thursday.
He was instrumental while there in arrang-
ing with the japanese Minister for the re-
turn 10 this country of Calvin Pratt, the
civil engineer, who is accused of forging
checks on the Pacific Bank.
The San Francisco and Clear Lake Rail-
road has been reorganized with the follow
ing officers J. d. Thompson, President.
San Francisco w. II. H. Hart, Vice
President, San Francisco W. II. Sears,
Secretary and Treasurer, San Ra-
fael. These gentlemen, with d. III.
lO49pih ttiiA u. " ltEDAf GpUstltULe the
Board of Directors.
Eighty-six Cinnamon desirous of land
ing arrived in port upon the San Pablo. of
whom eighty possess Custom house certifi-
Gates, four have Chinese consular certif-
Gates, and two are guaranteed Seventy
six have been landed on Custom-house
certificates, three were rejected, and one
held for further examination. The others
are also held. The City of PekiDo departed
on Wednesday with 565 Chinese, of whom
526 were from San Francisco.
The Southern Pacific Company has
issued an order by which all tickets to New
York, Buffalo and Philadelphia by way of
Kansas City and Chicago, or Kansas City
and st. Louis, are to be sold hereafter on
limited time. BY way of Omaha and
Council Bluffs all tickets remain unlimited
as heretofore. The Atlantic and Pacific
complains OF this action, saying that it is
done to force all business by wav of Oma-
ha, the traffic of the latter being entirely
via Kansas City and ST. Louis.