Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-25
san FRANCISCO ITEMS.


The Coast Seamen's Union now numbers
over [, 600 membef.
Information has been received by the
Secretary of the Immigration Association
that large party Of eXcursionists will
leave Philadelphia about April 18th for
California, to inspect the country.
Azariah Ashley bancroft died az Nord-
heif, Ventura county, on Saturday last at
! the age Of Sc years. He was the father of
H. Il. and A L, Bancroft of -, city, and
q native of Granville, Massachusetts
The customs ofcers, in searching the
City of Peking, JUST arrived from HongRong,
discovered 10 pouRds of smuggled opium
and contiscated it3 This is quite haul.
the drug being wo9h $15 per pound
Assessor Hpltz % Monday pait! into the
| treasury $4,000 poll taxes, making the col
iecbons stree the first Monday of this
| month $4,000 Ii IS expected that the
| years collections win be about $4,000
4 rowing match has been arranged be-
! tween Austin Stevenson, of Vallejo, and
LehhcfEer, Of Piusburg. Pa. The race win
occur April 18th, for a stake OF 5000. over
! three-mile course on the creek beside the
! Narrow gauge Railroad at Oakland.
Our amusement patrons will be attracted
next week to Il unique ontcrtainment-an
who will address our citizens upon the
much-talkcd-o OF and writtcn-aboLt pertinent
topic, What Shall Be Done with the Chi
! nese?'
1t is stated at the Health Office that, in
one Gay. in the latter part of last week,
there were five deaths from diphtheria, and
medical men generally are apprehensive
that unless there is shortly a bountiful
rainfall the disease will spread to alarming
proportions.
The soop Oudna, which was launched
from Turner'S ship yard last W Nednesdav, is
40 feet long by Is feet beam-one of the
largest sloops ever seen here. Her home
port will be -Altata, Mex, and she Will en-
mas and Mazatlan.
The matter Gi the order OF Judge Sullivan,
directing County Clerk Flynn and William
Sharon to show cause why they should not
be punished for contempt, cane up III
Judge Suliyans Court Tuesday morning
IAe matter ls.ls- niiIauea ill
Supreme Court has acted ON the question, I
rs it IS now before that tribunal.
andrew Hollywood, Republican, for /
some time past employed in the United
States Appraisers office as sampler, has !
been promoted BY order Of Secretary Man
ming to fill the vacancy caused by the death I
oil George Macdonald, examiner OF mer- I
chandise in the same Office. The order OF 4
promotion was in accordance with the civil !
service law.
The race which was begun on Saturday /
between y. b., Altamont and Moscow was I
|nnnnlVded on Monday afternoon over the /
ni,ipg Park. The quarter was I
1;133, the mile in |
al lengths in the
record and from
being r.c.tec 20 wagon, is a very meFitori-
Gus performance.
John Joseph O'Connor, a little boy ) years
old, met with horrible death at North
Beach on Saturday evening. The little fell
low was playing, in the afternoon, with I
some companions, around soap factory, 4
when all of sudden he fell into vat of {
hot water. He was rescued by the EN-
ployes of the factory, who were attracted by
his screams, but was SO badly scalded that
he died during the evening.