Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-01
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The new California Produce Exchange
was opened for business at the northeast
corner of Davis and Clay streets Thursday
Within the past two months steamers
from Portland to San Francisco have car
ried from 300 to 500 tons potatoes each trip.
These shipments are without precedent.
The revenue cutter Thomas Corwin
sailed for the Arctic Wednesday on her
regular annual six months cruise. The
cutter carries q crew of fifty-four men ali
told.
The cIearances for the past month en-
brace two full cargoes OF -four for England
per Glentilt and Germania, full cargo of
rye for Rotterdam per NleluSine and eight
cen full cargoeS of wheat for Great Britain.
In view of the strained relations between
Russia and England, it has been noticed by
the County Clerk that there has been quite
an increase of applications by Russian
firms to declare their intentions to become
American citizens.
The United States Marshal has not yet
received any evidence as to the whereabouts
of Sarah Althea. The yaguest reports are
ahOat as to where she has located herself.
The latest rumor is that she is now stop
ping in Tulare county,
Wednesday night about 10 O'Clock man
named Ludwig Knapp, native of Baden,
Germany, living at Forty third and Tele-
graph avenue, committed suicide by taking
strychninc. He was - years Of age, mar
ried but had no children.
Census Marshal Falk, who is making the
needed arrangements for taking the annual
census of school children between the ages
of five and seventeen years, will nave thirty
seven assistants, who will have to complete
the work in the two weeks beginning on
May 10Th
J. J. Brien, the ex-Assistant Secretary
Of the Harbor Commissioners, who was
granted new trial by the Supreme Court
a few days ago, has been released on Sc. 600
bail. There are twelve charges of embez
element and forgery against him, and he
has been confined in the county jail over
year awaiting the action of the supreme
Court.
Tramps to the number of 4 hundred or
more nightly sleep in the freight cars left
standing near Mission Bay The petty
thieying III the vicinity is doubtless Que to
these nuiSances. They can be punished for
occupying the cars, but only by twenty
four hours Imprisonment, unless it can be
proven against them for at least ten Consec-
u;iye nights.
TheChief Of Police has received informal
ton from the authorities OF St Paul, Mimi.
that Georsc W Marshall the diamond
av:ndler, who had . brilliant criminal ga
reer in this city. had announced his iEten
ton TO plead guilty and would probably be
sentenced 10 eight or ten years imprison-
ment. Marshall was arrested a few weeks
ago in Boston.
Within the past two days there has been
great activity displayed by the crews five
British sailing vessels in this harbor, who
desire to haul up anchor to-day and sail for
Albion The cause of this unusual stir is
the expectation that the swift Russian war
ship, which left Panama q few days ago
Will arrive at San Francisco in day or
Two. These vessels have general cargoes
mostly consisting of wheat, and would fall
easy prizes TO this Russian vessel il she
should catch sight OF them in TIE event Of
declaration of war.
Wednesday night IN q room over Harry
Maynard's saloon, Charles Mitchell. the
English pueilist. and Duncan c. Ross, the
Scotch athlete, sat down with some admir-
err, to drink wine. Ross. who weighs about
go pounds, expressed the opinion that he
could whip Mitchell in rOugh-and-tum-
bic fight. Mitchell said he wanted no
fighting without gate money, but Ross
after mere Boosting, threw off his coatEand
started for Mitchell, who struck him over
the eve. knocking him down. Ross was
assisted To his feet and kicked at Mitchell
who struck him again. when Ross cried
" Enough Ress is badly damaged.