Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-14
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.


W. NJ. Chapman has been arrested on
charges of embezzlement and grand lar
ceny.
The steamer State of California has ar
rived. 80 hours and 30 minutes from As
toria and % hours out from Portland.
Prince Napoleon and suite paid visit of
inspection to Senator Stanfords Palo Alto
farm, and took great interest i'll the live
stock.
John Dougherty, a boiler-maker charged
with fraudulent registration, was examined
before United States Commissioner Sawyer
and the complaint dismissed.
A waiter named Robert Peterson dropped
dead on Tuesday morning. The cause of
death is attributed to cramps in the bowels.
The deceased was single man, aged %
years.
TheSouthern Pacific has not the slightest
intention of depriving San Jose, Sacra-
mento and other distributing points through
the State of the concessions made to them
some time ago.
The funeral services of the deceased ar
fist, G. J. Denny, took place on Sunday. A
| large number of friends were present, and
many handsome floral offerings were laid
upon the casket.
James C. Rogers, an American, 65 years
of age, employed as laborer at the Pacific
Mail docks, dropped dead, while at work
on the docks, on Tuesday morning. Heart
disease was the cause of death.
The foundation for the Halleck statue, in
Golden Gate Park is now being placed in
position, and as soon as it has become
thoroughly settled the statue will be
erected. This will probably be done next
| week.
Miss Guenin, who shot herself in the
head with a pistol on Monday morning,
while temporarily out of her mind, was
reported Tuesday evening as being in a
critical condition, and her death is ex-
pected at any moment.
Mayor Playter, of Oakland, has vetoed
the ordinance that grants to the Alameda
Railroad and Piedmont Railroad Company
( the right to construct and maintain track
| from the corner of Seventh street and
Broadway to the Webster-street bridge.
The Grand Jury has found many of the
school buildings to be more or less in a
| disgraceful condition, and that portion OF
the report dealing with the public schools
! is likely to be an interesting chapter for the
study of the so-called economical guardians
of the civic funds.
The lndlScrlmlnate rate cutting winch
the local railroad agents have been indulg
ing in for some time past has now culmI-
mated in fight of more decided charac-
ter. 1t is now possible to secure tickets to
the river at a cut of $40 or S11, or to Bos-
ton and New York at a rate of SIT to $50
lower than the Southern Pacific schedule.
How long this will go on it is impossible to
say.
The application of the United Labor
party to Judge Rearden sfor an order to
compel the Election Commissioners to ap-
point members of that party on the pre-
cinct boards of registration has been denied.
The Labor party has nominated John H.
Gilmore for Tax Collector. The United
Anti-Boss Executive Committee is reach
ing out after coalitions. The License Tax
payers have selected delegates 10 form a
political convention. Several names have
been stricken from the register by the
Election Commissioners as having been
wrongfully placed thereon. The indie
pendent Republicans have nominated six
candidates for Supervisor.