Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-22
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

General Mcdowell is quite i'll at his resi-
dence in this city.
Caleb T. Fay is dead Fay was the bolt
ing Republican candidate for Governor in
the Gorham-Haight contest.
Suit was begun Monday, before Judge
Edmunds and jury, in Department Six OF
the Superior Court, against VIM Dresbach
and Hugh J. Glenn, by the Compton d Els
compile de Paris, to recover So, 401 90 upon
wheat contract
News has been received in this city OF
the loss of the British ships Howard ID.
Troop and Lorenzo, March 9Th, off Sydney
and Canton Islands. The masters and
crews arrived at Apia and went TO the FIJI
Islands on the sloop Rose.
United States Judge Sawyer has made an
order on the defendant in the case of VIM.
sharon vs.. Miss Hill, for the production in
Court of the alleged marriage contract and
" My Dear Wife" letters, for the purpose of
having the ink tested by expert Piper.
The brief of D. NJ. Delmas, in the case of
A. I. Hatch VS.. Governor Stoneman, has
been filed in the Supreme Court, and the
case has been submitted. The suit is to
compel the Governor to order an election
on the proposed Heath amendment to the
Constitution relating TO the method of tax
ing railroads.
A Mr.. Ludwig, OF this city has discov-
cred a method of telegraphy by which
great economy of electricity is effected. He
claims it would make a saving of over
81, 10000 year in batteries alone in the
United States. The saving in the construc-
ton of telegraph wires is also very great.
With the new electricity the galvanometer
will be done away with and relays abol-
ished
DR.. Hardness has found truff1es near San
Rafael under oak and madrona trees. A
friend of his has found some in Sonoma
county. The doctor thinks the discovery
of trutfies in this State might develop into
a most profitable branch of industry. As
near as he could learn they were worth So
or 81 a pound. Of course they are difficult
to find, but this difficulty may be lessened
by the training of hogs TO SCENT the delicious
morsels.
Chris Buckley and Maurice Schmidt got
home from Washington on Monday. Buck
ley was asked if Cleveland had intimated
in what way San Francisco would be recog-
niZed. The boss answered that in a
general way it was intimated that as
soon as vacancies occurred and at the
proper time, the local Democracy would he
recognized. Buckley says if he had reached
Washington a week sooner he could have
settled the whole business.
An inquest was held Monday in the case
of the mining man, Byron A. Tiffany who
died at 1888 Stevenson street, on Tuesday
last, from pleurO-pneumonla, the result OF
injuries sustained in a iolting and sudden
stoppage of a train of cars while a passen-
ger, week previous, from Tucson. The
Jury, while finding that death was acct
dental, also found that it " was caused by
carelessness on the part of the employees
having charge Of said train, and being one
of the trains of the S. 2. Il. r. Co" The
cream of the joke was that not a scintilia
of testimony was adduced on which to base
this verdict of censure; in fact, the only tes-
timonv was that of three surgeons who at
tended the deceased.
Money is more or less irregular in vol
ume and demand. Some banks report a
scarcity, and no loans under s per cent.
and some us high as 10. Other banks re-
port good supply of coin for all legiti-
mate wants and while putting out as much
as possible at s, are willing TO accommo-
date customers at I. The savings banks
are generally getting per cent. on city
property, though the Hibernia has still
money to loan at 6. The demand for
Eastern exchange is strong. There are no
silver certificates at the sub-Treasury for
remittances, and the coin or greenbacks
must now be used. Drafts on New York
are 20c for sight and SOC for Geographic
sterling bills on London, 49}d for bank
and 493d for commercial refined silver,
163@174 per cent. discount; Mexican dol
lars, 84@S4ic apiece.