Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-24
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

by Granada We're S2lI,6ll. mostly in Mex
lean dollars.
The School Board has passed resolution
calling for change of textbooks. in spite
of the adoption Of the Perry amendment TO
the Constitution.
The first black Tarta~ian cherries of the
season were received Thursday. The fruit
was III fine order and sold quickly at s.
per box The shipment came from the
Vacaville orchard of W. W. Smith.
S. C. Riley, residing in the vicinity of
Sixth and Jessie streets, while a passenger
on the Piedmont Wednesday evening,
jumped from the upper deck into the bay,
near the Oakland pier. He was rescued.
Mrs Mary Caffell, 20 years old was as
saulted on Union street Wednesday even
inc by two rutfians. Her screams brought
policeman to the spot, and one of her
assailants, calling himself Richard McDev
lit, was arrested.
John D. Spreclels states that he has
received q dispatch from England relative
to the purchase OF the steamships Alameda
and Mariposa by the British Government
for war purposes. He expects that the
vessels will be taken on the terms he has
proposed.
The taking of testimony in the contested
election case Of Montague Il. Leverson vs..
w. w. Morrow ct al. is in progress before
Charles A. Lowe United States Commits
sioner. The plaintiff is attempting by this
action TO unseat the entire delegation from
this State to the Forty-ninth Congress.
Superintendent Moulder says that there
is at present Il great number of cases of
sickness in the schools, principally diph-
liberia, measles and whooping-cough, Dor
dering on an epidemic In one class. out
of fifty pupils only twenty-five were pres
ent, the absentees being abed with the
measles.
The latest adviceS from the East received
by Chief Crowley and Captain Lees con-
vincingly confirm the identity of Maxwell.
the alleged murderer of Chas a. Preller,
at St. Louis, with the young Englishman,
who, under the name of d Auguier took
passage OH the steamer City of Sydney for
Australia.
The order made by United States Judge
SAWYER on the defendant in the case of
Sharon VS.. Hill, TO produce certain papers,
has been modified so that it commands her
to produce them on the next judicial day
after she has been served with the order.
Thus far the officers have been unable to
find the defendant
Wednesday afternoon q scatiold suspend
cd in front of William T. Coleman's new
building on Washington street, near Octa-
via; gave way. and Michael Farrell. Thomas
Mulorgin and Patrick Moran, who were
working on the editice, were precipitatcd to
the. sidewalk a distance of forty feet All
of the men received severe injuries.
General Francis Darr is in hourly expec-
tation of Il telegram from General Grants
doctors stating that they will consent to his
coming to California. \ car is held in
readiness. and house has been already
fitted up for his reception. General Darr
believes that General Grants life can be
prolonged if he can be got out here.
On Sunday next Lieutenant Stoncy and
his party viii leave for northern Alaska in
the schooner Viking, for the purpose of
exploring that country. and especially the
Putnam river. a steam launch will be
used for travel on the rivers. The natives
state that the Putnam river has its source
several hundred miles beyond the point
reached by Lieutenant Stoney, who went
into the interior 400 miles.
Few people realize that California mas as
large wheat area as the whole United
Kingdom. 1t is estimated that there were
900, 600 acres of wheat in this State last
year. The United Kingdom has had a
larger acreage than that, but not of late
years. For the past five years the wheat
belt in the British Isles has been growing
less rs a rule. The area was the largest in
1S69-70, when the acreage was 1881 $50
acres.
Wednesday night Benjamin Savior and
Alonzo II. Morris played a game of bill
iards for 1000 points at the Exchange
Billiard ParlOrs The game was a discount
one three balls and cafTom rules, for $3.50
SayiOr'S highest run was made in the sew
enteenth inning, when he scored 707, and
Morris in the twenty-fourth inning, when
he marked 551. The betting was at first
heavily in favor Of Morris, but gradually
changed in Saylor's fayer SAVIOR won the
game at the end Of three hours and twenty
minutes.
In response To the suggestion for a wrest-
ling tournament, five styles, for the mixed
championship Of America Maynard comes
to the front with an offer of $50 cash-S500
to the winner and $3.50 for second prize
Maynard makes this offer OF $3.50 only on
condition that Cannon, Ross Carkeek, Nc
MILAN and Whistler will enter An en-
trance fee of $50 Will have TO be put up by
each man as guarantee that he will con-
test for the championship. Maynard will
be glad to hear from the wrestlers as soon
as possible For his part he is willing to
put up the purse in the hands of any re-
sponsible gentleman who might be accept
able 10 the contestants.