Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-29
SAN FRANCISCO,
Short Notes from the Metropolis-Fairs-
COurts-Etc.

Short Notes from the MetropOlis-Fairs-
COurts-Etc.
SAN FRAHcIsco, December 27th-The
Fire Marshal es imates that the loss by the
fire ct the st Igne;ius building will not ex.
coed S35 900.
Lucky Baldwin said to-day he is going
10 bid for he lease of the Seal Islands
against the Alaska Company, and means to
have them.
The Examiner has discontinued lis free
labor bureau.
After an investigation of the charges OF
attorney Lezinsky against certain Jurors,
Judge Hunt found that Rowlands, Clough
aud Hopkins should be taken from the roll.
The charge against Finn and Rathbon was
not sustained. Rowlands admitted that at
various times he had been employed by
gamblers. Clough and Hopkins, who were
charged with being associates of gamblers,
refused TO make an explanation, and were
therefore dropped from the list.
Up to II o'clock to-day, six vessels had
arrived in port, and the blackboard at the
Merchants Exchange denoted that itteen
others were outside on their way in, all of
which will probably arrive and anchor be-
fore night. The large fleet comprises ves-
sells of all descriptions, ships, barks, briggs,
schooners, etc, and hailing from many
different parts.
F. G. Angel, the Fourth-street druggist,
who was arrested last September by officers
Dillon and Seymour for selling morphine
without physicians prescription as re-
Quired by az order of the Board of Super
visors, was convicted by Judge Lawler this
morning. Sentence was postponed until
Monday.
Lee Pow. alias Lee Bow, was convicted
OF having lottery tickets in his possession,
this morning. He was fined $50. Attor-
ney Cofey SAYS he will take the case to
the SupreE.e Court.
All Sing, the Chinamau arrested on the
2dih instant for selling unstamped cigars.
was this morning held by Commissioner
Sawyer 10 sppssr before the United States
Grand Jury. As Sing was unable to pro-
duce S1e0 bsii, he will reside in the County
Jail pending the trial of his case in the
United States District Court.
Ex-oflicer Tom Callahan received a stern
lecture this morning from Judge Rix. He
presented himself as a surety on an appeal
bond in a lottery case and the Judge told
him that he believed be was going on it for
amoney consideration. Callahan acknowl-
edged that ne did not know the defendant,
but denied being paid for his services. He
tried to explain, however, that he was
going on the bond to oblige friend who
was friendly to the prisoner. Judge Rix
emphatically refused to accept Callahan as
8 surety, and advised him not to present
himself again in that Court as a bondsman
A desperate criminal was retired to Fol-
som State Prison by Judge Van Reynegom
this morning for thirteen years. William
Barren Was sentenced to three years for
burglary and ten years for an assault to
rob. 4 few months ago he entered house
and stole q Quantity of jewelry, but not
satisfied with the returns of that night, he
'stuod no" citizen on Stevenson street,
back of the Palace Hotel, and was about
to 90 through his pockets when he was
arrested.
George J. Bell, the stewart of the George
W. Elder, who was found in an uncon-
scious condition on Langton street last
Tuesday night, has not as yet recovered
bis senses. The physicians at the County
II spital say that he is suffering from some
narcotic poison, and his condition is worse
than when he was taken there.
The BostoDs and st. Louis Browns
plsyed an interesting game 10 day. The
former won BY score OF Z 10 f. The bat
teries were RsdbouTne and Kelly, Baldwin
and Crooks.
Patrick s Coraghan, for several wears
employed as Waterman by the San Fran
cisco Gaslight Company, has been missing
since the 1lih inst from his home at Ills
ZONES street. He had been drinking heav-
ilv rs ne lost considerable money in
stocks, and his friends fear that he has
killed himself.