Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-30
SAN FRANCISCO.
EXCELLENT OPENING DAY OF THE
BLOOD-HORSE RACES.
The New Archbishop-Inc OF
Insanity-Horrible Tragedy
Shrewd Chinese Dodge.

The boring of the artesian well in the
Park is not progressing satisfactorily at
present, on account of some obstruction in
the pipes.
One thousand and twenty-eight immi-
grants arrived last week 2G4 stopping off
in the interior. Ten families will arrive
from Wisconsin in about six weeks.
At the Oakland Trotting Park Friday
afternoon a trotting race took place in
which Nighttime won in 2:314, 2:36 and
pa Blaine and Twinkle each won one
heat
From the number of applicants for per-
mission TO put railroad track on Bay
street for grading purposes, it appears as If
the long-standing North Beach nuisance
is soon to be abated.
While rowing off the north head Friday,
Captain Severing and John Peat were at
tackled by sea lion, which they succeeded
in killing with an oar. The animal is six
feet long and weighs 800 pounds.
A middle-aged woman, named Mrs.
Keller, claims that she is the wife of S.
Clinton Hastings, who married Lillian
Kunst a few days ago. She asserts that
she has a marriage contract with Judge
Hastings.
The many friends of T. j Buckley, the
popular actor, will rejoice to learn that the
report of his death in New York, which
appeared in the dispatches q few days ago,
has been automatically denied, the deceased
Buckley bearing the initials E. T.
There is a landlord out at the Mission so
mean that he raised poor womans rent
the other day because he found she could
| borrow cornmeal from the woman across
the way. He says it isn't the house so
| much as the location that comes high now
adays.
The bicycle tournament at the Mechan-
les Pavilion Saturday night, under the
auspices of the Bay City. Oakland, San
Francisco and San Jose Wheel Clubs, at
tracted about 1000 spectators. The exhi
bition was in aid of the funds of the park
race-track.
OF the 10i deaths recorded at the Health
| Office during the week ending the 9th in
slant, 81 were males and 43 females. eau
casians, So; Mongolians, 10; African, l
natives Of the Pacific coast, ~; of other
States, 20; of foreign countries, Il, and in
one case the nativity was not ascertained.
The operations of the San Francisco
| Clearing house Tor the past week compare
as follows with the corresponding week last
| year:
Exchanges 81 ,745411 sS,2iS,tS2
Balances ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,2l5 lS7 l,79S42i
| The State Horticultural Society met Fri
| day afternoon and passed vote of
thanks to the railroad companies for re-
ducing the freight on fruit to Chicago from
| $500 to 5000. A long discussion then en-
sued regarding the ACCESSIBILITY or non
| ACCESSIBILITY of allowing weeds to grow in
| the orchard
The Postmaster received authority Friday
to appoint two additional tter-carrers for
San Francisco. This authority came in re-
| Spouse 10 the PostmasterS statement that
the rapid increase in the city deliveries
| made it absolutely necessary for some re-
| lief. With these additions the force Of car
| riers will be ninety-three.
Two San Francisco gentlemen who are
| now travelling through Egypt created con-
| siderable of sensation among the Ameri-
can nd English residents of Cairo on
Washington's Birthday by climbing to the
| summit of the Cheops pyramid and plant
| ing a large American flag, which hLttered
from its lofty perch all day.
| The Literary Committee of the ST. Pat
rick $ day celebration has wound up It's
business. The receipts of the committee
were 1872, and after auditing bills amount
| ing to SIT, the balance $395, was donated
| t. Rev. Father GleeSon, of East Oakland, to
| aid bis church building fund. in testimony
of the esteem i'll which he is held by his
| teiiow-citizens as patriotand clergyman.
! Judge Sabin, in the United States Court,
| Friday, allowed eight Chinese to land-five
| females and three males. The latest method
| of allowing Chinese to land is to produce
| books of q Mongolian storckeeper TO show
that the petitioner bought goods OF him
before his departure for China. The scheme
| works perfectly, as they are always able to
arrange the name 10 agree with the item in
| the book.
| Loyal Farragut, son of the famous old
| Admiral is in this city on a visit from the
East lie was with his father during the
run past FORT II tucson, ana ms action dur
ng mat uIne declded thc Old war dog to
make military man OF ms son. lie there
fore graduated from W est Point, and fol-
| lowed the dull routine OF the regular army,
| but, tired of It's tameness, he resigned and
! devoted himself TO literary work.
IS there have been so...e complaints made
| by Captains of incoming vessels against the
electric light on the mast on Telegraph
| Hill. an attache of the Coast Survey had
himself hoiSted to the top, 100 feet, in order
! to take observations lie found that the
| ii&ht can pc seen through three openings III
me western ille o. mus Dun II does not
touch the snip chahhei across The bar. lie
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saiilnS masters 50 as not to be mlsled by
the electric llght-
Coroner 0'Donnell Saturday he!d an in
quest at 2006 Powell street ON the body of
fIiram Patterson, the young painter who
! died Friday night. after receiving q blow
| while skvIarking with Arnold Fuller. =
friend in a saloon on the corner of Larkin
ard Pacific streets. The testimony of the
physician who made the autopsy Showed
J that death resulted from heart disease fol-
! lowing. violence. After listening to the
lacts Of The case, the Jury returned yer
diet oil accidental death
Archbishop Patrick William Riordan has
fled with the County Clerk a declaration
| and notice OF corporate succession to Arch
bishop Aieuaay, as a religious corporation
sole. The papers in the case are an exhibit
/ Of a copy OF the original Papal bull by Leo
NH. appointing Archbishop Riordan Co.
| adiutor 10 Archbishop Alcmanv. with the
right of succession. and statement show
| ing that Archbishop Aleinanv resigned his
hoiy Office in December. 1884. and that
Arcl Dish 10 Riordan succeeded TO all his
rights. privileges. etc.
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