Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-25
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Robert Kaufman, aged 81 years, a native
Of Germany, has been committed to the
Stockton Insane Asylum.
John Falkin, the young German who cut
his throat, shot himself and then jumped
into the bay several weeks ago, died Sun
day morning at the County Hospital
\ tight-rope performer at the Seaside
Gardens fell distance of twenty feet Sun
day. striking on his head and shoulders, re-
ceiyinS injuries which viii confne him to
his bed for several days.
Frank Redington, a cripple, and Albert
Bultz had dispute over beer at the Seaside
Gardens Sunday Redington struck Bultz
under the eye with his crutch, and was ar
rested for deadly assault, while the lat
ter's bruises were dressed at the Receiving
Hospital.
On Saturday officer Mier, while patrol
ing his beat, found a boy child, apparently
about > days old, lying on the steps of No.
222 Golden Gate avenue, and removed it to
the Founding Asylum. This is the second
waif that has been found in the neighbor-
hood within week.
a rumor was started by some ill-advised
persons yesterday, to the effect that a case of
yellow fever existed on the Pacific Mail
steamer San Juan, which arrived from
Panama on Saturday, but upon investiga-
ton the supposed case of yellow jack was
found 10 be simply an attack of spirits
trumenu in an aggravated form.
A meeting of the California Passenger
Agents Association was held on Saturday.
A resolution was submitted admitting the
Iowa line agents. but was opposed by two
votes, and was consequently defeated.
Another motion was submitted requesting
President Hitchcock to resign, and received
one vote. Mr.. Hitchcock immediately ten
dered his resignation, but by unanimous
voice of the association il was decided not
to accept it. The dissensions in the associ-
atoms are growing daily.
Saturday afternoon a sailor named John
Miller concluded he would prepare himself
for the morrow's holiday by taking a dip
in the briny. lie accordingly stripped
himself and dove off the tug-boat Mile
| into the deep waters of the BAY near
| Washington street wharf When he came
to the surface a moment later. his COM
! panions noticed that he was unconscious
| and that his scalp was bleeding profusely.
Miller was pulled upon the wharf, where a
hasty examination showed that he had
sustained fracture of the spine, which
would probably prove fatal. It is supposed
that in diving he struck his head upon
rock at the bottom of the bay Miller died
at the Marine Hospital yesterday morning,
where he was taken Immediately after the
accident.
William r. Townsend. an agent of Will
lam I. Coleman, visited the scene of the
wreck of the Haddingtonshire at Point
Reyes lighthouse Sunday. He stated that
the Master of Wreckage, Mr.. Hatch, had
counted 1850 cases of salmon that had
been washed ashore. The cases were in
many cases totally broken, but generally
were only splintered. The salmon was
uninjured. Over 1000 bags of flour were
washed ashore, the water only penetrating
about one or two inches This wreckage
was ali scattered along the beach for the
distance Of about mile. A peculiar cir
cumstance was that no dead bodies have
been washed ashore. This is explained by
| the fact than there is strong undertow al
Point Reyes and the bodies have in all
probability been carried out to sea.