Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-06
WHOLE NO. l0,621.
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.


The District Telegraph war has reached
the School Board
The House of Correction and Industrial
School funds are depleted
Jack Carkeek is anxious TO have another
match with Tom Cannon on the old terms
San Francisco will soon be connected
with Stockton by telephone, direct line
being now under course of construction, to
be finished i'll a short time
HoodlumS invaded South san Francisco
Sunday, and their profanity and rowdyism
have caused the inhabitants to ask for pro-
lection against another invasion.
Charles a. Grow. for many years auditor
of the motive power and machinery de-
parrment Of the Central Pacific, has re-
signed, his resignation to take effect May
3lst, He becomes business manager for
Mrs. Hopkins.
Superintendent Sedgwick, of the House
OF Correction, reports that during April
there We're - prisoners committed and -
discharged, leaving 221 on hand on the lst
inst The cost OF maintaining the institu-
ton last month was S5,7s2 -.
When Rear-Admiral John \. Upshur
arrives ut this port, which he viii reach
some time this month, he viii have COM
p!eted forty years service, and will be
entitled to retirement Rear Admiral Nc
Cauley will take his place on tie Pacific
station.
There will be no military parade in this
city in connection with the funeral services
OF General Mcdowell, in accordance with
the wishes of General McDowei's family
At the gates of the Prcsdio Il military eS-
cort will await the arrival OF the remains,
to proceed 10 the National Cemetery
Stocks of grain etc, in city warehouses
on May lst, as reported by the San Fran
cisco Produce Exchange, are as follows
MAs at tonS....'-.--.- .--....,.-,,.,. 9,92S
barley I,6Si
Corn .. 800
Bran, 100
William F. Frost, for many wears city
| editor and later business manager of the
Ereaiag Post, died Tuesday from consump-
! ton. Mr.. Frost gave up journalism last
| fall To run on the Democratic ticket for
| City collector. His defeat troubled him
| considerably, and certainly hastened the
| progress of the disease which caused his
untimely death.
Rev d. Ellis Willes, former resident of
| this State. died ut Sunderland Md. April
| 10th He was at the time of his death
rector of Ail-Saint's Parish Church at that
! place. He had resided AT Nevada City. in
! TINS state, Where he bullt q tlIllFCl, ana Tor
two years was u resident of Marysville.
| From 1865 to 1865 he was rector of the
| Church of the Advent in Brooklyn, In 1868
lie married in this city the daughter of
| Captain Francis Peel. He leaves a wife
and four children.
Money appears TO he plentiful al most of
! the banks. The rates for commercial loans
vary from 6 to 10 per cent as extremes,
though of course most of the business is at
| 7MS. There IS rather more doing at I
! than for some time, indicating an easier
condition in at least some quarters. The
savings banks are charging all the way
from to I per cent. Among the loans
| last week was one of $4,000 for two years
at g. and one OF $1,000 for the same length
of time at :, both being made by the same
| bank. Another put on $40 coo for one year
| at per cent This was not the Hibernia
eral months, There is not such Il thing as
uniformity in bank rates Each bank has
| a nominal asking rate, but collateral cir
| cumstances make variations desirable, if
| not necessary There is a good demand for
exchange both on New York and London.
The refusal to supply the banks with silver
i certificates for use as New York exchange,
| if persisted in, will compel the banks 70
adopt other measures for covering remit
tances to the East The rates for Eastern
drafts are 20c for sight and SOC for tele-
graphic; sterling bills on London, 49ld for
bank drawings, and i9sd for commercial
bills: refined silver, Is to l6l per cent dis
count; Mexican dollars, Siic to sole
| apiece,