The morning call., 1893-05-07
IN AND ABOUT TOWN.

The SHERIFF INTERFERED.-J. II.
Smith, who Owls the Mission stables at
1616 Mission street. had advertised that he
was going TO sell out at auction. Yesterday
morning q large crowd was ready to pay
phenomenal prices for the proffered steeds
and rigs. just as the euctioneer had
mounted his box and " as preparing 10 start
the fun the Sheriff appeared. He had with
him an Injunction 10 stop the sale. IL seems
that Mr.. Smith had given mortgage on ten
OF his horses TO creditor named Mahoney.
Mr.. Mahoney wanted his money Fearing
he might not get it If the horses were sold
he stepped. in and spoiled Mr.. Smiths sale.
which was indefinitely postponed.
WINES ARE SELLING CHEAP.-Secretarv
Scott of the State Viticultural Commission
has heard from vineyardIsts in the Napa,
Sonoma and San Joaquin valleys to The
effect that their crops are behindhand. In
Napa the soil has got caked hard from the
hot weather. ana that is very unfayorable
TO iruit-raising. All the vineyardists are
holding on TO their last years crops. as the
present prices are too low to admit of their
selling just now. The viticultural exhibit
has by this time reached Chicago and all
goes well.
NOVEL MINING EXHIBITs.-The museum
attached to the State Mining Bureau has
received some exhibits lately of a nature
rather outside the interests of the bureau,
Among recent donations are some samples
OF Brazil wood sent up from MaZatlan. The
wood is used for dyeing and is curious in its
shape and substance. A Navajo Indian
blanket is also added to the collection. The
directors OF the bureau held their monthly
meeting on Friday. but nothing was dis
cussed outside Of purely formal business
For A BAY MARE.-Jennie Smith has
brought suit against Emily b. Hopkins, L,
Ii. hopkins and Charles A. Grow, as execu
tors of the Will of Moses Hopkins, to re-
cover $1,000. the value of q bay mare. the off
spring of the gray mare Easter, which she
alleges belonged to her and which came into
the possession of Moses Hopkins during his
life time. Moses Hopkins died on February
2, 1892, and the executors rejected the plain
tiff's claim against his estate.
TREES FOR THE FAIR Three carloads
of trees and shrubs were sent off TO Chicago
yesterday by the California Worlds Fair
Commission. They come mostly from San
Mateo, and are taken from the estates of
Alvinza Hayward, N. J. Britain. the Ho-
bart and the ParrOtt estates. Some of the
trees come from San Jose. The exhibit was
sent in charge of gardener, who will at
tend to them on the journey and see them
safely landed.
A CREDIToR's LONG MEMoRY.-A suit
was brought against Mrs. II. IverS, a widow,
in the justices Court yesterday by X. Man
uel, who, as assignee of NJ. Hefferman,
claims SIS 80 for goods sold and delivered,
A claim for the amount was brought against
Mrs. lvers some years ago, but she departed
from the State. After being absent for three
years she returned to San Francisco and
finds herself confronted with her Old debt
DEAD CHICKENS IN A ASACK-Market In-
spector Newman curly yesterday morning
collared Chinaman with q large sack on
his shoulder. On opening the sack il was
found filled with putrd dead chickens,
which the Chinaman intended 10 sell, He
had picked ths III up on the wharves.