Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-03
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

There were 81 vessels cleared from this
port with wheat last month making 1913
since July 1, 1885.
John A. Farley, receiving teller of the
Hibernia Bank, who attempted suicide on
Thursday night, is in fair way to re-
cover.
The State Board of Fish Commissioners
have appointed Captain Harry H. Todd
Deputy Fish Commissioner for Mariposa
county.
The Executive Committee of the State
Anti-Chinese League has placed 8 a strin-
gent boycott on berries grown or picked
by Chinese.
George Politics, alias George. the Greek. y
C nvicted of a felonious assault on a boy
named John LIB, on the 10th of January
last, was yesterday sentenced by Judge
Murphy to twenty years in Folsom State
Prison.
The Wing Wo Lung Company, a boot
and shoe manufacturing firm, has applied
for the benefit of the Insolvent Act. The
companys liabilities are stated at ST.
pa IL. The assets, which amount in value
to 81 $50 % consists of machinery and
tools used in the business, stock and other
personal property.
Superintendent Sedgwick, of the House
of Correction, reports 1S9 inmates in that
institution that 2,Sl2 hours work
were performed by the prisoners during
the month of April; that no prisoner was
punished in that month, and that demands
on the county treasury to the amount of
So, 135 65 were issued.
Thomas NJ. Wright. the witness who was
brought forward by the Examiner in the
House OF Correction investigation, and who
was arrested on charge of grand larceny
on Thursday, has confessed his guilt and
admitted having stolen from DR.. Woolsey's
office microscope, a silver bowl and
pistol. He expressed desire to be rail-
roaded to San Quentin as soon as possible.
The following have been elected dele
gates to the Prohibition Convention, to be
held at Sacramento on May 18th: George
Babcock, Mrs. Emily Pitt Stevens, Rev.
DIR. r. w. Pearson, Charles Henderson. w.
B. Wadman, Mrs. II. SHELTON, ]. II. Lind
say, I. ID. Garvin, II. II. Luce, Dr. l.. B.
Hoag, Rev. T. B. Stewart, Rev. c. Bate
man, Mrs. A. p. Ellis and Mrs. r. W. Pear
son.
Al. Stewart, the pugilist, tried to COM
bine business with pleasure at the Market
street fire on Friday, in an attempt to steal
watch from one of the spectators. The
latter was not as deeply interested in the
lire as be appeared, however and he
grabbed him by the wrist and held him
until officers arrived, despite the fact that
Stewart got in some pretty heavy blows
with his free hand on the victim. Michael
Barry, an eX-convict, was also interrupted
while making similar attempt
Delegates from the several Posts in II e
city assembled at G. a. +. headquarters
last evening and organized themselves into
Memorial Day Committee. 1t was recon-
mended by the Post Commanders that in
view of the approaching National Encamp-
ment, which will be attended with consid-
cradle expense, the expenditures of Deco
ration Day should not exceed $3.50 The
sense of the committee was there should BE-
simply the march Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic to the different cemeteries
and the decoration OF graves with flowers
The number of lives lost during The Ben
croft fire on Friday is vel a subject of dis
pute, but 1t is the general belieI that there
were Only two men killed upon the scene
of the fire. One was Patrick Beatty, whose
body was taken to the Morgue, and the
other James Brannan, of No BOIL Clay
street, They were both employed by l.. &
Il. Emanuel, and came to their death bv
falling with the first floor According to
the computation made in the Coast RecieiC,
the entire property loss caused by the fire
is about 100000. The insurance amounts
to S23i, 300. OF this amount S., 900 in pol
icieS was secured less than half an hour
before the fire broke out.