Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-06-09
PACIFIC COAST.
6sattls'S PluCsy People Refusing Money
Contributions.
DROWNED In THE SAN JOAQUIN.
Pathetic Scene in a Fresno Court
of Justice-The Efficacy of
ChiId's Prayer.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-uS1or.l
Spray FROM THE BAY.

"elegraphic Brevities of a Days Doings
About San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, June Sth-The Citizens
Relief Committee held meeting yester-
day afternoon, and it was reported that the
amount raised for the sufferers had already
reached S5l, ,26l sc, and that it would
doubtless be 100000 before long.
CHANGES IN TRAIN SERVICE.
The Southern Pacific Company has made
number Of very important changes in its
train service. But three daily trains will
now be run between Los Angeles and Col
ton, instead of four. This is because pas
senger travel between these two points is
lighter during the summer than in the
spring and fall. Another change that has
been made is the Redding train, which
will hereafter run through to Sisson. One
of the daily Sacramento trains is to be done
away with, the local Sacramento travel be-
ing accom- modated by the overland trains.
The overland. which now leaves here at
$3.50 p. NJ will start an hour later, and the
one which arrives at AS A. NJ. will reach
here at 1915.
These changes will all go into effect on
the 18th of June.
OFFICIAL PATRoNAGE,
There was meeting of the Republicans
at Senator Stanford's house, at which an
effort was made to effect an agreement on
recommendations for Federal appoint
ments. The meeting lasted three hours.
The following recommendations were
agreed upon G. w. Craig, to be Register of
the Land Office at Independence; William
II. Seamens, Register of the Land Office,
and c. ., Ambrose, Receiver of Public
Money, at Los Angeles; A. f. Evans, of
Oakland, 20 be Special Agent of the Treas
ury Steven Bowers. of Ventura, to be In
dian Inspector, and r. c. Benjamin, of Los
Angeles, 10 be Consul at Antigua.
The following were recommended for
postoflices: Miles Hollister at Alviso, f.
>. Beverly at Mountain View, Mr.. GRAY
at San Leandro, and ]. c. Williamson at
Pe3Cadero.
MURDERoUs HUSBAND.
George Murphy, living at 200S Leaven-
worth street, was yesterday arrested for a
deadly assault, the complainant being his
wife Elizabeth. Mrs. Murphy says her
husband refuses to work, and she has had
10 support him. When she refused him
money the other day he drew knife, and
would probably have used it on her had
not neighbors interfered.
AN IDLE RUMoR.
A wild rumor was raised about town this
morning 10 the effect that Joe Choynski
was dying from the effects of the injuries
he received IN the memorable fight with
Jim Corbett at BeDicia last Wednesday
morning. Those who were supposed to
have reliable information" on the subject
went so far as 10 say that the cause of Joe's
approaching demise was internal hemorr-
hage, which had been in progress since the
battle. The rumor is entirely without
foundation.
AN EXPENSIVE CITY GOVERNMENT.
Auditor Strother to-day filed his annual
estimate of the receipts and expenditures
of the municipal government for the fiscal
year 1889 80. He estimates the total re-
ceipts at 81 59l OPS, of which $3.50 900 is
expected 10 be derived from taxation, and
81 ,541, OPS from other sources, including the
various revenues of the city.
ANOTHER DESERTED WIFE.
Mrs. T. Price arrived here yesterday from
Los Angeles, in response to a telegram
from her husband asking her to meet him
ut 72l Clay street. When she called at that
address she found that her husband was
unknown to the people living there and all
e-forts to find him were unavailing Being
a stranger and without means, she was
forced TO apply TO Chief Crowley last night
Tor assistance.
RoBBER ROBBED.
George AcGovern, relief driver, and
3ictor de Martini, hoseman of Engine
Company No ), were arrested this evening
by policemen Furlong, Wren and Reynolds
on charges of compromising felony and
personaung an officer. They are accused
of being the men who represented them
selves as policemen a few nights ago and
took Jean Dubois, a burglar, away from
Joseph CavagnaTo, who found him prowl-
ing around the basement at 6l0 Broadway.
and the released him upon the payment of
s.. Cavagnaro rearrested Dubois after his
release, and Judge Rix held him in 81 900
bonds 10 await trial.
SUPERIOR GENERAL.
To-day Archbishop Riordan appointed
Reverend Mother Josephine Superior Gen
eral of all the converts of the Order of
Presentation.
VICTIM OF ALCOHOL.
James Woods, of 225 Minna street lost
his wife by death short time ago. Since
then he took 10 drinking and this evening
died at the Receiving Hospital from slco-
hOlism.