Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-10
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The Executive Committee on the Fourth
of July celebration has decided not to have
a display Of fireworks in this city on that
day.
Lewis Pitcher, a lad employed at the
Palace Hotel billiard-rooms, is under arrest
for stOning Monaghan on Thursday last,
and destroying the Celestials right eye.
Nine more petitions, setting forth claims,
to the Rancho de Napa, were filed i'll the
United States District Court Monday. SO
far, about dozen claims have been filed.
About 81 600 900 is involved in the matter.
From the Hawaiian Gazette of May 9th
il is learned that two important seizures Of
opium were made at Honolulu, the first on
May DIST and the other two days later.
The value of the amount captured is
1000.
The Postotlice authorities in this city
state that Postmaster Hibbs. late of Lewis
ton, Idaho, who proved delaulter in about
$4,000, has not yet been arrested. 1t is
supposed he is concealed somewhere in
British Columbia.
Sing Tai Chow, shoemaker. was found
hanging to a tree in Golden Gate Park
Monday. 1t was at first supposed to have
been a case of murder, bat investigation
showed that the Pagan had been in deSti-
tute circumstances, and in a fit Of despOnd-
encv took his own life.
The Board of State Viticultural Commits
sioners held a regular meeting Monday.
The following officers were elected for the
coming year: President Arpad Haras-
zthy; Eicc-President, Charles a. Wemore;
Treasurer, Charles Krug; Secretary, J. IL.
Wheeler: Chief Executive Officer, Charles
\. Wetmore.
Leonard Burkhardt a supplemented
person WHO is known as " 0ofty Goofty,"
and at one time persOnated the What is
it?H in a dime museum, was arrested Mon
day on complaint of c. Linear for libel. 1t
is claimed that he subscribed to an affidavit
which set forth that the complainant had
offered him 800 to burn his house.
Two more probationary clerks of the
railway mail service fell under the official
guillotine Monday. d. II. Force, a Vaca-
vile Democrat, was appointed clerk on the
Deming and Los Angeles line, vice Z. B.
Cushman whose probationary term of six
months had ended. On the same ground
l.. T. Kerr, Seattle Democrat, was APP
pointed clerk on the SemiahmOo and
Port Townsend route, in the place of d.
Temple.
About , p. NJ. Monday two strangers
knocked at the door of the enginc-house of
the Almshouse and asked the engineer,
John Sheer, to direct them to the office Of
superintendent Heating, which IS in the
main building. Sheer stepped to the door
to point out the way, when he was knocked
down and gagged. The robbers then pro-
ceeded to ransack the house and took $50
in money, a gold watch and chain, a ring
and some clothing.
Adam Grant and John T. Doyle have
filed the Will of the late Daniel T. Murphy
for probate, The estate is stated in the pc
tition, to be worth 3, 80 coo. The wife of
the deceased is left an annuity Of $1,000
besides greater part of the household
goods, 81 condition that she renounce all
claim to all real estate of which he might
he possessed To his sister Mary, 81 800 per
year for her life, and to his mother, Julia
Murphy, of Albany. New York, 81 800 per
year and house and lot in that city. To
his brother Henry $4,000 is given. He
also bequeaths s. 600 to Archbishop Rior-
dan, to be applied 10 charitable purposes.
The remainder OF the estate is % be divided,
share and share alike, among his seven
children