Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-16
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

~ eSSTS, W ant " Ild- L1cIi, Suburbs III
London, have written 20 Philip A. Roach,
Public Administrator, announcing that
after g thorough Investigation they have
concluded that the will Of Thomas II.
Rlythe in favor of Caroline Glover DownCS
IS a forgery.
Wong All Foo, the Celestial who killed
Lucy Ah Cow on Clay street opposite
Spofford alley, Oh the night of September
5th last, was sentenced by Jadge Wilson
Friday morning to Imprisonment IN Fol
som for life. The tragedy was the result
OF q quarrel concerning ten cents during
domino game.
W. R. Watson, who has recently returned
to this city from the South Pacific Islands,
thinks that a fortune can be made by estab-
fishing q place on Graham Island, to secure
the control OF the hats made by the Hayda
Indian women. These hats are woven from
the roots Of the cedar and spruce and will
last a life time.
The Secretary of the Board Of Regents Of
the State University has notified the State
Board of VitiCulture that special meeting
Of the Board Of Regents has been called
for the 23d inst. for the purpose of discuss
ing the matter of the joint control OF the
$1,000 appropriation made by the last Leg
lslature for vitiCultural experiments.
c. LANCE, an English pugilist, who fought
Fryer at New Orleans short time ago, ar
rived in this city Thursday. He is five feet
eight inches in hight, % years Of age, and
weighs $50 pounds in the ring. Fryer, who
defeated him, is the neWly-arrlved English
boxer, who IS ready to fight Sullivan for
81 900 side. LANCE Is ready to make &
match with any one from Mitchell down.
II do not believe that we are going to
have an extra session, was Senator Nc
Clure's answer to o col reporter Thursday
when asked if The statement was correct
a No one has spoken to me about II. In
fact the subject has not been preached to
me for the past two weeks. / was with
two AssemblyTnen this morning, and they
also Giscred;ted the report Ifthere is any
such movement on foot it originates down
south"
The first division, numbering twenty Of
the Raymond excursion party, numbering
III, from the East, arrived in this city
Thursday from the Yosemite Valley and
is stopping at the Palace. The famous
valley will be visited by 100 Of the excur-
sionists, the majority Of whom are now
yieWinz-~the beauties of Los Angeles
/ county The party, which includes some
( of the prominent citizens of the Eastern
! States, Will remain in San Francisco sew
eraI days.
| D. Il Jordon, young man believed to
( be deranged from excessive drinking,
! called upon Senator Sharon on Thursday
and Offered to assassinate Sarah Althea
/ Seeing that Sharon was shocked, be ran
away, but was pursued and overta6en by q
/ detective. As 1t was soon discovered that
| his mind was uns0und, he was not put
under arrest. IL IS stated that poverty
| stricken Slovenian recently saw Sharon
and offered to kill Sarah for coin.
Alexander Sharon, Jr., was discharged
! last week by the Spring Valley Water
! Company from its employ because II hac
] been discovered that he owed the corpora
ton q considerable amount Of money. III
/ was one Of the c0mpanys collectors, anC
! with the liberty he enjoyed managed tC
appropriate sums to his own use, which, g
far as known, amount to about $500
His alleged fondncSs for women and gam
bling are the reported causes of his imam
cial misdoings He did not drink to ex
cess.
Charles Mason, British Vice-Consul il
this city, has received q telegram from Law
firm in London asking him TO retain cOun
| sci to enter appearance at once IN tn
Blythe estate matter on behalf of John
Frederick. Alfred and Henry Savage, Eliz
Perciyal. Mary Ann Stanton, Johanna Hal
and Martha Yettom. The telegram state
that letter of particulars followed it. MI
: Mason retained az counsel I. +. K. CormaC
The eight parties named are known as tn
Savage heirs" They reside in England
S The degree of kinship which they claim t
7 deceased is not disclosed.
On the 10th of November, 1863, the lat
! Howard Colt was privately married to Mis-
: Lille Hitchcock, the union being one {
I the social sensations Of the times. After
short time DR.. Hitchcock became recon
ciled to the match and exerted himself t
secure his son-in-law the position whic
= for many years he so ably filled Som
l time ago Mr.. and Mrs. Colt had a disagree
Z ment which resulted in their final separ.
u ton. The will of Dr. Hitchcock, who die
, a few days ago at Napa, gives Mrs. Co
Il one-half the income of the estate for lif
{ The estate is valued at $250,000. Shout
she die without issue. one-fourth of Ii
estate goes to the establishment of pr
? fessorship in the University Of Californi
3. for free lectures on scientific subjects