Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-28
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

G. F. Croker, Vice President of the
oouthcrn Pacific, arrived home from Ore
gon Saturday.
The bail of K. n. McLennan, the de-
faulting Secretary of the Foresters, has
been reduced from 5000 to $1,000
The Supreme Court has rendered its de-
cision denying the application to disbar R.
+. Houghton, of the firm OF Stetson &
Houghton.
The next term of the Supreme Court
will be held at Los Angeles, beginning on
the 18th of October and continuing for four
days or more.
The expenses of the Recorders office
during the month of August were s., 757 54.
The receipts were $3,0S7 20, making sur
plus of $3.50 II.
The dissolution of one of the Passenger
Agents Associations has led to another
mild war in rates third-class tickets being
cut from SO to $50.
Mrs. Lena Wells, who with her husband
was about 10 sail for Australia, committed
suicide Saturday morning by jumping from
the ferryboat Oakland.
The heavy frame and pile work of the
new slip in process of construction for the
Central Pacific freight traffic at the foot
of Second street is nearly completed and
will soon be in use.
The operations of the San Francisco
Clearinghouse tor the past week compare
as follows with the corresponding week last
year:
Exchanges. So, 427 SS,9ls476
Balances 2l58,SSO l,6l4S7S
Labor Commissioner Enos, who has in
quired into the recent collapse of the Lusk
Cannery, on Brannan street, says he has
reached the conclusion that the building
was improperly constructed in the first
place, and was also improperly used for
storing as well as manufacturing.
DR.. Charles Sketchley Of Anaheim, who
is engaged in the ostrich-farming industry
at that place, is in the city He is so well
satisfied with his preliminary experiment
tia he is about TO leave for South Africa
for the purpose of bringing back a large
number of birds to add to his collection.
Of the 102 deaths recorded at the Health
Office during the week ending the 18th OF
September, 90 were males 33 females.
Caucasians, "a; Mongohans, 6; unascer-
tanned, 6. Natives of Ethe Pacific coast 81;
other States, D. in foreign countries, 40,
and the pativity in 6 cases was not ascer-
tanned
DR.. Abraham Illch, Junior Rabbi of the
Congregation Emanuel, was found dead
in bed Saturday morning in his room, at
S07 Bush street. The deceased was native
of New York, ~ years of age, and was I'M
married. On Friday night he complained
of feeling sick, and his death is ascribed to
heart disease.
Mayor Bartlett has sent a message to the
Board of Supervisors, vetoirg Order No.
I -nla RI
provides that property-owners shall be
compelled TO put down sidewalks when
the Superintendent of Streets gives the
order and of such material as he may
designate, the penalty for refusal being fine
and Imprisonment.
DR.. Ii Pc Tai, the wealthy Monaghan
physician, was fined 500 by Judge Law
Ter Saturday for keeping an opium place.
Three victims were captured in his house
INDUCING in the drug and pleaded that
they were the doctors patients, but the ex-
cuse was too fiimsy, and they were ordered
to pay 500 each or go to Jail. They chose
the former alternative.
Sidney V. Smith, one of the best-known
lawyers Of the city, died at his home in San
Rafael Friday, at the age of 67 years. He
had been in poor health year or SO, and
had recently returned from a visit to Phil
dueIp LlIst' his naive CITY. MT. Slultn came
to San Francisco in 1852, and for a time
was i'll business with Hall & McAllister.
He was IN continuous practice for over
thirty-three years.
James Nelson was pardoned from San
Quentin in December, 1882, by Governor
Perkins, on the condition that he leave the
State forever. Instead of complying with
the condition he remained here, and has
subsequently beer convicted several times
for petty offenses. His last tern-four
months in the House of Correction for
petty lareeny-eXpired Friday, but this
time he will be returned to San Quentin to
complete the term in which he was con-
dihonally pardoned.
+, W; H: Levy, recently appointed to the
bench of the Superior Court Department
.ren, vice Judge Clough, has served
Auditor Strother with a formal demand for
his salary. In view of the fact that Judge
Clough has notified the gentleman to pay
him the same salary, as he had never re-
signed from the bench, the Auditor does
not propose to do anything in the premises
until the matter is settled as to who is en-
titled to the Judgeship by the Courts.