Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-05
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

was unmarried.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
The total loss at the burning of the
Crocker building on the night of the Sth of
October last foots up $65S, 743 20.
The wheat fleet of 18S4-S5 was handled
by % persons or firms The year before sc
persons or firms cleared 2e6 vessels with
wheat and -four.
The demurrer in the May Jackson case
was argued Friday forenoon, and promptly
overruled by Judge Toohy. Miss MAY
jackson then pleaded not guilty.
Inspector General Hughes, of General
P.ope's staff, commenced general inspec-
ton of the headquarters at the Presidio
Thursday, the first in FIVE months.
Forrest E. Marsh, the letter carrier who
became involved in a domestic scandal
Thursday, has been suspended by Post
master Backus, pending an investigation.
Passenger travel is exceedingly light.
December, however is considered as be-
tween seasons for all classes of travel, ex-
cepting westbound, which is more extern
sive than heretofore.
Uncle Sam is about TO make improve
ments at the Preside which will deplete
his plethoric purse to the extent of SIS 600.
The work will include two large company
barracks and four buildings for officers
quarters.
Mary Ellen Dqnahue, Baroness Won
Schroeder, executrix Of the late Peter DON
ahue's Will, being disqualified from acting
on account of her foreign marriage, Annie
Donahue, James Mervyn Donahue and
Thomas G. Mcguire have petitioned for let
ters of administration.
The first carload Of California oranges of
this season was received on Wednesday.
and the market opened as high as IS per
box for Navels, and So for Seedlings. The
same afternoon another car arrived, and
the prices were broken TO So 75 and 81 %
for Seedlings, md 50 10 to Sc 90 for
Navels.
Madame Anna Judic made her first pub
lie appearance on the Pacific coast Thurs
day evening at the Baldwin Theater. The
audience was large and fashionable, en-
bracing large proportion of French resi-
dents. She filed the role of La Grande
Duchesse in the opera OF that name, which
was sung in French.
The Grand Lodge of Good Tenn
plars of California and the District
Lodge of San Francisco rendered a re-
ception Thursday evening to the supreme
| head of the Order in the world, John B
Finch, Right Worthy Grand Templar. al
the Odd Fellows new hall, corner OF
Seventh and Market streets.
| At a meeting of the California State
| Board of Forestry, the Secretary reported
that he had received a copy of bill from
Senator Miller, which had been introduced
by him. providing for the setting apart fol
a national reservation of the big tree grove;
of Tulare and Mariposa counties, and
placing it under the control OF the Yo.
semitic Commission.
Mary Stewart Phillips, Hotel Lafayette
| Philadelphia, has written to Mayor Bart
lett, anxiously inquiring for young Eng
lishman named Thomas Garrett, who left
IA Turk street. in this city, for Shasta coun
| ty. Garrett comes from London, and, it i.
understood, wrote for the papers here. His
money and letters have all been returned
from his last place of residence in this city
unopened, and his relatives are alarmed
about him.
Sarah Althea is cited TO appear befor,
Justice of the Peace Stafford on an order o
! examination as - her ability to satisfy
I judgment which p. III. McElhinny the col
lector, holds over her on the assigned claim
of Kearny street dry goods store. Thc
executors of the Sharon estate have alsC
received notification to withhold tn,
amount of the bill from the $3.50 iudgmen
received bv ker on a promissory not,
drawn by William Sharon.
Chief Scannell has distributed the entir,
| sum which was contributed for the relic
of the families of the firemen who were
| injured at the Bush-street confiagration
| The following report was submitted by tn,
, Chlet Total amount received, 81 751 90
paid to Mrs. Martin Hannah, So, $50; t.
Michael Hannah father of the deceased)
$3.50; to the children of Peter Healey
S3,801 80; n. Baehetta and Philip McMa
hon, two of the injured firemen, received
500 each, and George E. Burr was giveI
$3.50.
At the Bay District track of the BLOOD
Horse Association, Thursday. the race fol
| the purse of $500, offered by H. Schwartz 4
Co.. half-mile heats for all ages, Mare
Daily won in two straight heats Th,
final race, selling purse, was won by tn,
Duke of Monday, distance one mile Time
| l:50; Ned Cook second, Plato third Extri
races will take place at the Bay Distric
track Tomorrow, and in addition to the
programme already arranged, there viii
be three-quarters of a mile dash for
purse of $500, and consolation race for
purse OF S250-distance, seven-eighths of
mile.
A PLAN WORTH TEYING.-Duck hunter
often find localities where the ducks Ay il
large numbers, but if the country is opeI
and devoid of brush and tules, the war,
birds sight the hunters from afar, apct
manage IN their flight to keep out of shoot
ing distance. Blinds" are sometime
made by the hunters out of tuleand weeds
put these are not always to be had. Rela
tive to this subject the Napa Reporter saws
We saw couple of blinds the othe
day, which are the property of Charlie,
Luwes and NJ. Wiprut, which are yer,
handy and said TO answer every purpose
They consist of four light iron rods abou
FIVE feet high, attached to which is piec
OF strong muslin, one side of which i
painted to represent bunch of green tules
When the hunter gets to the marshes be
low town, he selects his stand, pushes tn
iron rods into the soft ground, and. crouch