Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-01
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
A party of twenty-five school teachers
cave for the Yosemite next Wednesday.

A party of twenty-five school teachers
leave for the Yosemite next Wednesday
A number of obscene pictures, recently
seized by the police, were destroyed Satur-
day in the city prison, as required by law.
A meeting of the Railroad Commission
was held on Friday, when the resignation
of f. A. Girvin, the stenographer, was ac-
cepted.
J. C. Stubs and other prominent officials
of the Southern Pacific route left Saturday
to attend the meeting of the Transcontl-
mental Association at Denver next We'd
nesday
Rev. Dr. Barrows, of the First Congrega-
tional Church, has received q SIX months
leave of absence on account of ill health,
and will leave in a few days for the East
and Europe.
1t is generally conceded among railroad
men that the Central Pacific is in earnest
in its purpose to have reduction III first
class overland passenger rates, as 1t will
increase travel to and from the East.
On the voyage of the British ship Imber-
| home, from Calcutta to this port, Alfred
Elwell, seaman, fell overheard. The
ship was hove to, boat was lowered, and
search made, but without success. He was
y
The annual gathering of the clans of the
San Francisco Caledonian Club took place
Saturday at Shell Mound Park. The
weather was all that could be desired, and
the attendance was the largest that has
paid tribute to any picnic yet given on this
| coast
The first two weeks work of the School
| Census Marshals show an increase of about
III will
some $40 600 to the department from the
State school fund The total number OF
children, as shown by the tables is 1910
| $3.50 being girls.
B. F. Blackburn. who was until within
two months ago employed as cashier on
the EUening Post, was arrested at his home
| on Liberty street early Saturday morning
by District Detective Price on a charge Of
felony embeZzlement, preferred by John +
! Sheehan, one of the proprietors of the
paper.
| The wrestling match at the wigwam Sat
urday night between Tom Cannon and Max,
imilian Peschia was a fizzle. The enter
prise drew very few spectators. Peschia
| bears the soubriquet of the g Italian bull
He won the first fall, but in the second
| bout his arm was dislocated, and the match
was given to Cannon.
The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports 81 failures in the Pacific coast State;
and Territories for the month of May just
closed with assets 1927, 979, and liabilities
| $40i 40, as compared with 10 for the pre-
vious month. with assets S17S, 555, and LA
bilities 1854, 267, and Il for the correspond.
| ing month of 1884, with assets $452, 77S
and liabilities 1868, 497.
Memorial Day, graced with fine weather
and beautiful ceremonies, was observed
| Saturday in the customary manner. Bust
ness was suspended, the public offices and
Courts were closed, and the toilers in shops
and offices laid aside the cares of theiI
daily avocations, and either took part in
| the proceedings of the day in honor of the
brave men who died in the war, or on
pleasure bent visited the ocean beach and
other suburban resorts.
Charles DENLY, of Indiana, appointed
| Minister to China, has been an acquaint-
ance for twenty years of John p. Irish, ed
itor of the Oakland Tines In a brief ed
itorial note in his paper Colonel Irish
speaks of this acquaintance, and adds that
Minister DENLY earnestly supports the
opinion of this coast concerning Chinese
| immigration; in other words, is firmly OPP
posed to further invasion of this country
| by Chinese, and favors strict observance OF
| the law, sometimes too loosely interpreted
prohibiting, with some exceptions, such
| invasion