Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-18
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

Mrs. Eliza Mebius, sister Of eX-Super
visor II. B. Russ died at Dresden OF
| Thursday The lady came to California
| with her family in 1S47. She was we'll
known in this city, and was highly re
| spccted.
It is said that the Chinese Consulate viii
induce more scholars to enter the Chinese
| school, by Offering graduates thereof the
| same chance for Government positions as
| is given scholars in China. The pupils en-
rolled number nine.
I Rev James Pierpont, one of the early
| Presbyterian ministers Of this coast, dieC
| Friday morning at the residence Of his
| daughter in this city. lie came 10 CaIifor
MIA in 1852, and was the founder of several
| Presbyterian missions on this coast
General John S. Kountz, Commanders in.
Chief OF the Grand Army of the Republic
| accompanied by Judge General
| d. Il. Austin, arrived in this city FRIDAY
morning, and was escorted by special
guard OF honor TO his quarters al the 0cci-
dental Hotel.
Thus far this month, l3 wheat vessels have
been cleared from this port, making 322
since July Isl. Of this number, 40 have
arrived out, embracing all those which
cleared prior to December 1st, except 4, and
10 of those in December. There are now
y vessels listed to follow the 172 supposed
to be ahoat
At Redwood City last Saturday the APP
praisers flied their report in the matter OF
the estate of the late John Parrot 1t is
valued at S7,900,000, mostly in United
States bonds There is considerable real
estate in San Francisco and San Mateo
counties Some 5000, 600 in bonds has al
ready been paid to the widow.
The overland shipments oftreasure hence
per Wells, Fargo q Co.'S express during the
first half Of April were as follows:
Gold coin 23 80
silver coin.........-...,..... 400
silver 700
Total 1920
4 Mission street car driver named James
Irwin, who has been on something OF a
spree for some time, walked into the barber
shop, 1911 Mission street Friday morning
about 10 o'clock, and borrowing razor re-
tired to the sidewalk and cut his throat
lie bled freely, but cut no vital part. lie
was picked up and taken in an express
wagon 10 the City and County Hospital
As Mrs. Murphy, an elderly lady, was
passing through Center Market on Thurs
day forenoon, Edward Whitman, tough
looking citizen, seized her and attempted to
wrench her purse from her hand. The lady
resisted, and battled bravely for q few mo
ments with the rniliau. Finding himself
defeated in his purpose, he turned and fed,
followed by several of the employees of the
market He was arrested.
IN order to prevent Immigrants from be-
ing swindled by sharRers, the State Immi-
grafton Association sends Mr. Geddings to
Port Costa each day to give advice and as
slstance to those who need it. The Score
tary OF tic association il so frequently an
noyed with letters, inquiriHg if the right of
pre-emptlon on farming lands has been alb
rogated by Congress, that he desires TO state
through the press that the right has not been
abrogated, though bill to that effect was
introduced which failed to pass The same
may be also said with regard to timber and
desert lands
The Supreme Court has reversed the de-
cision OF the Court below in the case of
George Hart W. the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. This case grew out Of a
occurring in q cipher dispatch
sent By plaintiff in December last to Stock |
ton, ordering the purchase of barley. |
wherein the word =" balm " was substituted
for =" bail, the latter signifying 100 tons
and the former 225. Two hundred tons
were sent on the order, and plaintiff there !
by sustained n loss OF 1929 so. A failure
70 have the dispatch duplicated, the Su-
preme Court held, exonerated the defend |
ants from the gross negligence necessary to |
cntitle plaintiff to judgment.