Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-08
SAN FRANCISCO AND VICINITY.

During last week $50 Immigrants from
the East arrived overland.
Captain William Simpson, an army vet
eran, died in Oakland on Saturday.
John Kirch committed suicide on the
beach near Black Point on Saturday
The revenue officers in San Francisco
have failed to find any oleomargarine in
the city.
Coroner O'Donnell asserts that one Dick
Smith. discharged employe, attempted to
assassinate him.
number of locations were made on
Government land III the southern part OF
Mendocino county.
At the BAY District track on Saturday
the two events were won respectively by
Mount Vernon and Ned.
A party of intending settlers will be sent
to Shasta county next Wednesday by the
Immigration Association.
Theodore Lord, Director of the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum at Berkeley, has
charged DR.. E. H. Woolsey with criminal
libel.
Charles w. Banks. for seventeen years
one of the most trusted of Wells. Fargo
& Co.'S cashiers, has departed suddenly
1t is said he stole $4,000 Just before he left
He is supposed to be in Canada by this
time.
The Young Mems American Club, formed
in Oakland during the campaign. at a re-
cent meeting decided to maintain perma-
nenly the organization for the support and
in the interest of the new party which they
expect soon will be q national organiza-
ton.
Nf;oloo1 n,lo,, 81 40 ,;,,,o ~, o,,,,l o,-o
of the South Pacific Coast Railroad, and
who was severely injured at an accident on
that road in November, 1885, at the bridge
crossing San Lorenzo creek, has commenced
an action against the company for $4,000
damages.
A large consignment of the cultivated
mulberry tree is en- route from Milan 10
this city to be distributed throughout the
State. 1t is stated that the railroad and the
steamship companies favor the culture of
silk, and will make it very easy for the
importing OF anything to promote its in
terests.
Superintendent Towne admits that nego-
tiations have been in progress between the
directors of the Southern Pacific and Sena-
tor Fair, but stated that at present the
matter was in allegiance, and that it was
impossible to say whether change in the
ownership of the narrow-gauge would take
place or not.
The Sullivan-Ryan fight will come of
next Saturday evening at the Mechanics
Pavilion. and will consist of six rounds.
Ryan is in active training at Saucelito, bat
he is already in ,frst-rate condition. and
promises to give the champion such an
astonisher as he has never had since the
two men met at Mississippi City on Febru-
airy I, 1882.
DIR. Homer Sprague has left Mills College,
and it is said that the trustees have de-
clared his position as President of that in
stitution vacant. 1t is the general opinion
that new President for the seminary will
soon be chosen. Among those mentioned
for the position is F. NJ Campbell, ex-State
Superintendent of Public Instruction In
the meantime Mrs. Mills is in charge of the
college.
Tie overland train, running on express
time, on Saturday ran into four-horse
team near the stockyards at West Berkeley,
killing three of the horses instantly and in
turing the other so badly that il was neces-
sary to shoot him. The driver. john Cush-
ing. escaped wonderfully, with few trifling
bruises and cuts The horse that survived
was carried three blocks on the pilot of the
engine.
A number of the stolen ballots were
picked no on Mission street, between
Seventh and Eighth, Saturday. The side
walk was covered with them, and the gar
dens in front of private residences were
also strewn with ballots. A number OF
employees of the Registrars Office were de-
tailed to pick up the remnants, but many
of them were carried off by citizens to
keep as curiosities.