Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-01
san FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The accounts of ex-Uni.ed States Mar
shat Drew were or Tuesday proved in the
District Court and found correct.
The Supreme Court has justified Con-
troiler Dunn in refusing to audit the claims
of Attorney General Marshall and Sur
veyor- General Wiley for 81 900 travelling
expenses incurred upon a journey to Wash
ingion to attend to some State land cases.
Orders have been received at the Custom
house from Washington TO pass without
examination the baggage of the Chinese
Minister and suite, who are expected to ar
rive at this port by the steamer Gaelic on
the oth proximo.
Among real estate people it is reported
and generally believe that Nicholas Lun-
ing is to erect costly business edifice on
the lot at the junction of Market, Geary
and kearny streets, recently purchased
and that leading morning newspaper is
to make Its headquarters there.
1t is stated that meeting of ladies was
held on Monday afternoon, at a private
residence on California street, to discuss
the advisability of petitioning the City
Council to remove, or cause to have re-
moved, the line of loafers, or otherwise
Washers. that infest Kearny and Market
streets.
II las pSVu utClueu ny lHe IdClIlC Mall
Steamship Company to dispatch four
steamers in April to Panama, commencing
April Sd, with the Colma, next a steamer
on the l3jh, another on the 24th, and the
fourth on April Both. Cabin passage to
New York is down 10 SIS and steerage
TO S35.
The Pacific Coast Blood Horse Associa-
ton met Tuesday. The application of
Kelly " Bliss the Eastern bookmakers,
for permission to make book on the COM
ing races was granted. There will, there
fore, be four bookmakers, T. H Haerlich,
Henry Schwartz & Co., Joe Cotton and
Kelly & Bliss.
The steamer Rio Janeiro arrived We'd
nesday, with Hongkong dates to March 4th,
and Yokohama to March 18th A CORE
spondent of the Japan Nail writes that
journal from Corea that the King issued an
edict on February 9Th aboiishing slavery
in his kingdom. 1t is estimated that over
half the population of Corea are slaves.
At a meeting Tuesday of the Judiciary
Committee Of the Supervisors the petition
OF the Society for the Suppression of Vice,
calling attention to the decision of the Su-
preme Court in the Los Angeles case re-
garding the increasing of licenses, and hold
ing that the Board, under the decision, had
the power of raising the licenses for the
sale of liquors, was referred to the City and
County Attorney for his opinion in the
matter.
The cemetery at the Preside has been
replated, and a number of changes are
being made among the graves. James
Hogan, who has the contract FOR making
the changes, states that there are in all $50
removals TO be made. Exactly in the CEN
ter OF the cemetery is a lot which contains
the remains of General Mcdowell. All
that marks the spot is huge granite
6owlder: SIX feet square on the upper sur
lace which was taken from the Preside
quarry and selecte! by the General as his
only monument. The surface is roughly
hewn, with the name Mcdowell" in
large letters standing in bold relief and
finely polished. AT the left-hand lower
corner of the lot place is reserved for the
erection of flagstaff