Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-22
SAN FRANCISCO AND VICINITY.

The United Anu-BOSSlteS nave declined
the invitation of the United Labor party to
a coalition, as they have completed their
. ticket.
Us. Wolff sued the Geary-Sreet, Park
and Ocean Railroad, to secure from
that corporation damages IN the sum of
$4,000 for personal injuries.
The New York creditors of Hoffman &
Co. have agreed to a compromise accepting
thirty cents on the dollar. 1t i. stated that
San Francisco creditors will accept similar
terms.
Demetri. Vassili and Ivan, are the names
of three Russian Nihilists, who lately es-
capped from Imprisonment at Siberia, and
made their way by steamer to San Fran
cisco, where they now are.
The Tilden memorial meeting held at
the California Theater Wednesday evening,
under the auspices of the Democratic State
Club, was largely attended. The orator of
F, The evening was Hon. S. N. Wilson.
! The Central Pacific Company Wednes-
day paid in Oakland city taxes amounting
! to IS, 302 81. Charles Croker and c. P.
Huntington previously paid in, as Trustees
/ and individuals, a sum sufficient to bring
+ the total railroad taxes up to 1920 rs.
Felix Chappellet has commenced suit
/ against Victor NJ. Folcault to recover s., 900
! damages, he alleging that on the 18th in
/ slant the defendant, at meeting of stock
holders of the Mayflower Mining Com
pany, and in the presence Of number of
persons, called plaintiff liar
An additional charge of obtaining money
| by false pretenses has been registered
against the notorious confidence woman,
Bertha Jacobs 1t is alleged that on the
I ba oaua N nor loudlaIv Nrc
Rosenberg, a fraudulent check for $66 on
the First National Bank of Oakland in
payment for her rent.
F. T. Bowers has been arrested on three
charges of defrauding his creditors He is
accused of having obtained g, 800 worth of
silk goods from three Chinese firms in this
city, in May last, on the representation
that he was an established silk merchant at
Is Post street. A few days later he disap-
peared, and did not return until quite re-
Gently.
A csse of sending Goals to Newcastle is
reported by the railroad officials, who say
that last week there arrived in this city a
carload of dried fruit from the East. With
hundreds of carloads of California dried
fruit ana raisins now going East, this freak
of the transportation trade in sending a
solitary car of the same class Of freight to
this coast is looked upon as one Of the hui
morous incidents of the traffic war.
George Jones, who had been convicted of
murder i'll the first degree, for the killing
of Lorenzo Dutil, in Oakland, and who
was granted a new trial by the Supreme
Court, has been allowed TO plead gully to a
charge of murder in the second degree
Jones is now past 70 years of age, but still
retains full mental yigor. He still asserts
his innocence, and declares that he will not
plead guilty to a charge of battery even.
A damage suit for the recovery of 1000
has been brought in the Superior Court by
Robert Walker against I. q. Steer, master
of the bark Star of Denmark. Walker sets
forth in his complaint that he was miner
in Newcastle, \. S. W., and that in the
by the hirelings of the vessel, and while
unconscious was conveyed on board and
brought to this port. He represents that
he is a man of family, and was in profitable
employment at that time His family are
wholly unaware of his Whereabouts, and
are without care and protection.
The battalion composed OF troops A and
K of the Second United States Cavalry has
returned to the Preside, after ten months
service in the field in Arizona. The bat
talon, which numbers 112 men and ninety
four horses, was commanded by Captain j.
c. MacAdams, assisted by Captain o. C.
Doane, Lieutenant T. U. Robinson, Second
Lieutenant Bean and Acting Assistant Sur
geon W. Craig. The troops travelled by
special train from Arizona, occupying
twelve cars. The men look well physically
after their long campaign. Their faces are
tanned By exposure to the hot sun in Ari-
IONA, and their clothing is rather dilapi-
dated. One of the men stated that they
had drawn nothing on clothing account
during the whole trip.
At the Grand Chapter of the Order of
the Eastern Star, on Wednesday, charters
were granted to the following lodges {:
Laurel Chapter st. Helena; Mountain
View Chapter, GAINESVILLE, Lassen county !;
Resina Chapter Fresno; Fallen Leaf Chap
ter Placerville. The election of officers
was then taken up. J. n. Young, of Sac
ramer to, and Mrs. NJ. 3. Moore, of Benicia,
were elected Worthy Grand Patron and Ma
iron respectively. after two hours balloting.
B. F. Bagley of Stockton, was elected As
socGte Grand Patron, and Mrs. E. f. Phil
Inns, of San Francisco, Associate Grand
Matron. Mrs. Kate l. Williams was re-
elected Grand Secretary for the fifth term
by acclamation. Mrs. i. Gibson, of Los
Angeles, was chosen Grand Treasurer.