Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-20
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The Bootblacks' Union proposes to raise
the price of shines to ten cents
In the jury bribery cases Frank Northey.
Micah Doane and Richard Creighton were
fined $500 each, with the alternative OF i'm
prisonment. The fines were paid.
The first apples of the season were re-
| ceived Wednesday morning, coming from
the Vacaville ranch of L. Fisher. The
consignment consisted Of five large boxes.
the fruit being small and green though
finding custom at.75 cents per box.
A telegram has been received from a
delegate 10 the National Convention of the
Knights of Honor at Providence stating
that the suicide provision had been re-
pealed, and that endowment would here
after be paid TO the relatives Of suicides.
Although considerable efforts have been
made to conceal the fact, it has leaked out
that Charles Briusmade, the Secretary of
Fidelity Lodge of the Knights of Honor,
had gone to the springs, to use a we'll
known phrase expressive of the flight of
defaulter.
In 1881 Miss Annie E. Dixon was OK
PEELED from the State Normal School AT
San Jose by Prof Charles H. Allen. The
young lady brought suit against the pro-
lessor and recovered 81 900 damages The
Supreme Court has affirmed the Judgment.
Miss Dixon resides at st. Helena, Napa
county.
The Grand Lodge OF the United Order
OF Honor of California has elected the fol-
lowing officers; Grand President. C. X.
Robinson, Of kland; Grand Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. Nellie l.. Wilkins, of San Fran
cisco Grand Secretary, Mrs. Frances Z.
Ross, of Oakland Grand Treasurer, John
w. Belden of San Francisco
The General Committee Of management
IN charge Of arrangements for the Grand
Army Encampment. has issued hand
somely engraved invitation which will be
sent to The President of the United States
and Cabinet, members of Congress, heads
of Departments, Governors of loyal States
during the war, and all present Governors,
general officers Of the army, Admirals of
the navy and other prominent men.
Henry F. Barnett, the young English
man, was acquitted of murder BY Jury in
Department Twelve of the Superior Court,
Tuesday night. He was tried for shooting
and killing Charles Il. Ray, a saloon keeper,
on the I'd of January, 1885, in a dispute
growing out of the loss of six oranges from
his fuit-stand, at the corner of Harrison
and Langton Streets The testimony on
the trial left doubt as to who drew the
first weapon.
The fitty-one Democratic clubs met sim
ultaneously Tuesday night in the various
Assembly districts, and effected temporary
organizations. Under the plan of the Com
mittee of Fifty, the County Committee APP
pointed the temporary Chairman, who. in
turn, appointed the Examining Committee
embracing one member from each precinct
forming the club. With the selection of a
Secretary, under the plan, by the citizens
present when the meeting is called to order
the temporary organization is complete.
A. T. Rudensky, A. j. Warren, Herman
Wolfgetter, Francis Warren and Charles 2.
Clough, the alleged Anarchists arrested on
the waterfront last Sunday for using vul-
gar language and disturbing the peace, APP
peared before Police Judge Rix Wednesday,
and in each case jury trial was demanded.
Later on, however, they all agreed. with
the exception of Clough, that Warren
should be tried first and the rest of the
cases to be governed by the decision in that
case. Waren's case was then set for next
Monday afternoon. Clough demanded
separate trial.