The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-09-13

was arrested at the point of a
pistol. before daylight. April 7, 1910.
With several others he was hurried
TO Monterey where, after fifteen days i'm
prlsonment, they were ali placed on
board a ship and sent to Mexico as
political prisoners. Their sufferings in
prison there were great. In 1912 they
obtained their release and this passport,
together with transportation back to
California, was given to Graham, as
above stated. It bears the seals or Mexico
and California.
Three very interesting relics of olden
days are an ancient wheel for spinning
flax, together with a bunch of flax and a
linen table-cloth. The wheel is over 100
years old, the flax being seventy and the
table cloth ninety years old. The thread
for the table-cloth was woven oE the little
wheel. They are owned by Mrs. DR..
Bailey of Santa Cruz.
Some old buttons made from coins
bearing dates, l777 and 1854; gold scales
used by the father of Sheriff A. J. Jen-
nings, in the mines forty-five years ago;
silver cup made in lS49, from silver dug
out by forty miner" and carved with
mining scenes; picture (the only one in
eXlstence) Of the great fire in San Fran
cisco, May t, 1850, in which four hundred
buildings were destroyed, are among the
miscellaneous exhibits.
which the above-named articles are but q
small parts of a very interesting ma
ture, ana attracts much attention. The
lady delegates are kept busy explaining
the history of the articles to visitors and
they are well pleased to be thus engaged.
OTHER EXHIBITS.
To the exhibit Of the State Board of
Trade has been added handsome pho
tographic sheet with portraits of the Off
GERS and directors.
Mr.. Allen, the custodian of the San
francisco exhibit. yesterday completed
the group of portraits of the Mayors of
the metropolis.
The Medical Department of the State
University yesterday added number of
framed exhibits to its former large show
ing.
The San Francisco postal exhibit,
though small, attracts much attention.
IL SHOWS by pictures, designs and neatly
lettered statements what were the postal
conditions in the early days and what
they are to-day; what the original carrier
system, ana what it is now; what the
early neager mail facilities and precisely
what their greatness and number now:
how early mails in California were
handled in the postotfice and how the
work is done now; what was the Post
office in 1857 and what it is now, with it's
One fine photograph shows the entire
carrier force Of the city. In the middle
OF the exhibit is a large frame, holding
sheet on which are all the classes and
kinds of postal stamps used by the
United states. The exhibit was got UP
by 5. w. Backus, POSTMASTER OF San
| Francisco, and his official assistants.
The san Francisco Produce Exchange
exhibit is one OF seven banners, six OF
DOT n EyrIH n1 o4.l oil 90
u great horizontal banner. The banners
ale of heavy red silk, with gold lace and
| bullion, and the lettering all in gold Leaf
gives these contrasting statistics:
Green fruit shipments overland, 1879,
), I26, 400 pounds; 1891, $3.50, 900 pounds.
Canned fruit pack, 1879, 293, 500 cases;
1891, /, 400, 900 cases.
Raisius, pack 1879. $1,000 boxes; 1891,
2, 100, 900 boxes.
Dried fruit, product 1884, 5,235, 00o
pounds; 1871, SO, 10000 pounds.
Wines, vintage 1879, 7,0J0.0O gallons;
1891, 20, 100, 600 gallons.
Brandies, product 1879. los, 1893 gallons:
1892, 1,475,525 gallons.
Hop crop, 1879, l,355,700 pounds; 1892
800, 900 pounds.
Wool, product 1879, 1890, 800 pounds:
1891, 81, 1000 pounds.
Wheat, crop 1879, 50, 900, coo bushels; 1892
10000. 900 bushels.
Exports IS79-Wheat, 10, $685. 600 bushels
flour, 81 440 barrels.
Exports ls92-W heat, q, 4OO.O Goo bushels
flour, l,056, 010 barrels
Barley. the largest production of any
State IN the Union. Crop 1879, II, 000, 90.
bushels; 1892, l5,000G0O.
The composing stick in which the frs;
line OF type for The Cdtifo3aia Sta1, was
set was received yesterday from Mrs
| Douglass, Nevada City. 1t is of wood
small, and the gauge is fixed. Evidently
| ii was cut to lit the column measure O
the paper. 1t has been placed upon the
face of the first copy of the Star, as shown
III the San Francisco section. L. Ii. Rolft
! the type III this novel Stick
san Diego has added to her exhibit {
novel cannon, a small ,pot-bellied affair
| grotesquely mounted, that was cast il
honor of the centennial year 1876.