Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-27
SAN FRANCESCA ITEMS.


A large number of signs prohibiting per-
Park have been ordered.
The Supreme Court has denied a rehear-
ing OF the suit of Lux ct al. VS.. Haggin ct
al, involving the question of riparian
rights.
The trial of Charles H. Wilson, the
hickman who shot and killed his mistress,
Lena bowman, January ID, is progressing
in Judge Murphy's Court.
A young man named Kilby Henry Moses
committed suicide in this city Monday
night, by means of strychnine He was
found dying in an alleyway.
Treasury Agent Snyder, who came out
here to investigate the loss of the $4,000
from the Sub-Treasury, is still engaged in
counting the money i'll the vaults.
James Harrington loaded his pockets
with rocks Tuesday morning and ct
tempted suicide by jumping from the
Jackson-street wharf. He was rescued.
Alvin j. Warren, one of the crowd of
Socialists who were arrested on the water
front couple of Sundays ago for deliver
ing lncendiary speeches, has been convicted
OF disturbing the peace.
George Eyman, grocery clerk, % years
OF age, committed suicide Wednesday on
Mlsslon-street wharf by shooting himself
in the head. The body fell into the water,
but was afterwards recovered. 1t is be.
lieved that he was temporarily insane.
1t Is reported that the Park Commission
ers purpose at an early date to add to the
attractions of the Park by laying out
grounds for cricket, baseball, football and
lawn tennis, and to encircle the turf field
vi tn "a ofn,lar l. i
foot racing.
There is another furry in the overland
ticket business. First-class passage was
quoted at several places Tuesday at so,
and rate of sos was secured in one or
more instances. Wednesday the lowest
pFice reached, so far as known, for first
class passage was 500.
Father Edward Harty, of st. Teresa's
parish, Potrero, died Tuesday, after long
suffering from asthma The deceased was
born in County Kerry, Ireland, and came
TO California few years ago for the benefit
OF his health. The funeral will take place
from st. Mary's Cathedral at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
The Bancroft Whitney Company has
been Incorporated by a. L. Bancroft II. H.
Bancroft. f. 2. Stone, J. Hasbrouck, Sum-
ner Whitney and +. g. Sanborn, with
capital of S250,000, in $500 shares. Its OBJ
lects are to manufacture, publish and sell
law and other books, blanks, stationery,
libraries and library furniture.
The Viticultural Commission have a
remedy for the grasshopper pest which is
as follows Forty pounds bran, fifteen
pounds middlingS, two gallons cheap
syrup, twenty pounds arsenic, mixed with
soft water; a tablespoonful thrown by the
side OF each vine or tree; cost per acre for
trees, % cents; for vines 80 cents.
Judge Levy has rendered decision in IA
vor OF the defendants in the suit of the ad-
ministrator of the Bullock estate against
the estate of Edward NJ. Fry and his sur
viving partner Charles S. Neale. The suit
was for $204, SIS, and was based on the as
sumption that in the settlement with the
Bullock estate Fry and Nea)e rendered false
accounts OF stock transactions that they had
had with deceased.
The young man who committed suicide
at the fire Monday night by TAXI strvch-
nine was identified as Elmer H. Oulton,
son of George Oulton, at one time State
Senator, and cousin to Carroll Cook and c,
ii. Cook. He was a native of San Fran
cisco, and 10 years old. Having to go on
the ranch of his relatives, in San Joaquin
county he became respondent. as he did
not like the idea of farming.
On Saturday next Richard Matthews.
champion of this coast will fight Edward
Smith, at the Alameda Athletic Baseball
Grounds, for the gate receipts-two-third
10 the winner and One-third to the loser.
soft gloves, twenty rounds, MARQUIS of
Queensberry rules. Ed. Smith is said to he
a brother of Jem Smith, who fought
Greenfield and the middle-weight cham
plon OF England. He has long record of
success but IS not known out here.
Florence ". Wanton has brought suit in
the Superior Court against Frank r. and
Isabella Dewolf The plaintiff alleges that
IN December, 1872, the defendants induced
her TO purchase 4,160 acres of land in
Fresno county. at the rate of Sc and up-
wards per acre; that defendants fraudu-
lently represented the land to be worth
- % per acre, when its actual worth was
but 81 80 per acre; that plaintiff thereby
was deirauded out OF the sum of Sc. 1853.
with interest, since December. 1872, MAX
ing a total of $2S9 57 66, which she seeks
to recover.
There are only fifteen Chinese CARPENTERS
in this city, says Consul Bee. and they have
a Union and practically set their own price
on their labor. Up to a year and half
ago the rate was 81 30 a dav, but at that
time they struck for So day, and have
maintained the latter rate ever since
However, they only do light carpenter
work, and consequently do not interfere
much with white carpenters. They have
abandoned their old-style tools, such. for
instance, as the two-handled plane and the
back-set saw, and they now use exclusively
the American TOOLS