The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-14

the court. Their names are given in the order
of holding the Office: ). G. Hastings, Fl. A.
W w. Cope s. W. sa SAM John Carrey ie A.
l.. Rhodes, X. 4. Sprague, w. I. Wallace, r.
+. Morrison. Niles Searis and the incumbent,
William Ii. Beatty.
The COUNTY CLERK. b. W., City. The
Legislature OF 1872 fixed the number of clerks
and cOpyists for the Office Of the County Clerk
of San Francisco at eighty-four, and In 1891,
by supplemental act, the number was in
creased one by the allowance OF a Chi ef deputy.
The salaries allowed by law for the payment OF
this force amount III the aggregate TO S10,S5S,
10 which must be added The salary OF the
creases the total salary list to $11.191 33
monthly. The political conventions have for
years pledged their candidates 10 run the office
and Keep the salary account, outside OF The
chief official, down 10 $4,000 month. and the
Supervisors have made their annual estimates
ON that basis. In addition TO salaries there Is
an expense for stationery that Is not liked by
law, but which varies with the demands.
CRYSTALS OF SULPHUR-G. p, City. The
best way to obtain crystals of sulphur is to
melt at the lowest possible temperature few
pounds OF pure sulphur, then allowing the mass
to cool gradually until IL solidfes on The sur.
face. Then perforate the external crust with a
hot wire, and pour out through this opening
the sulphur that remains liquid. When the
crust is removed the Interior OF the vessel will
be found traversed In ali directions by crys-
tails occurring as trans parent brOwnish needles,
having specific gravity less even than that Of
roll sulphur.
TRoTTING AND PACING-B. R.. City. Aix
holds the one mile trottIng record, :0334 made
September 10 at Galesburg. H., beating Nancy
Hanks. 2 :04, which she made September %,
1892, at Terre Haute, Ind, The best pacing
record. without running mate, Is held by Robert
J. POLE, made at Terre Haute. Ind, Seplem-
Der IL, 1894. On the 4th of October, 1894
Flying Jib, with running MAZE, paced mile IN
/ :5SA Chllicothe. Ohio, beating the record
of Westmount, 2:01A, WITH running mate,
made July 10, 1884. AT Chicago Ill.,, against
time.
DUTY ON OPIUM-S. c., Oakland, Cal. The
present tariff on aqueous extract of opium for
medicinal uses Is 20 per cent; prepared opium.
SO per pound; crude or manufactured
opium, not adulterated and containing not less
than 9 per cent of mOrphia admitted free. I'm
der the cklnley bill the duty on aqueous ex-
tract OF opium was 40 per cent ad valorem. On
opium containing less than 8 per cent of NOR
phia aud opium prepared for smoking, S12 per
pound; opium crude or manufactured and
not adulierated, containing per cent and over
OF mOrphia, Tree.
WE'VE IN FRANCE AND IN ITALY-Sub., City,
At this time France occupies tile first position
as wineproducer. In 1892. Italy ranked
first. The work OF recoDstructing the vineyards
of France destroyed by phylloxera is well under
way, and the result is shown by the crop OF The
year 1898, which is he largest produced in
France since 1873. TIE vintage of France for
1898 is estimated at from 100000, 600 TO
1,4o0. 900 gallons, OF double that OF The
previous year. The product of Italy is between
5O.0OO,000 and 500. 100000 gallons annually.
DISTANCES-A S-m, City. The distance
from san Francisco to New York by the short.
est post route is $3.50 miles, and from San
Francisco to Chicago 1858 miles. From New
York To London the distance is, via Queens.
town, 3740 miles. and via southampton $3.50
| miles. According 10 the chart Issued by the
| Hydrogra phic Office OF the United States for
| the month of September the distance from San
| Francisco 10 Yokohama. japan. direct by the
| route aiken by The steamers OF the Pacific Mail
steamship Company is 453O.
| LARGEST CITIEs-A. 5. M. City. Taking
population as the basis of calculation. the ten
! largest cities in the world are the following
| London. England; Paris, France; Berlin,
Prussia; Canton. China; New York, n. Y. /;
and Philadelphia. Pa. The ten largest cities IN
| the United States are: New York. n. Y;
| Chicago. Ill. Philadelphia. Pa; Brooklyn, N.
| Y; ST. Louis. Mo-. Boston, Mass; Baltimore
Nd; San Francisco, CAL; Cincinnati, Ohio
| and Cleveland, Ohio.
THE LAW IN WAsHINGToN-A Reader, Bay
Center, Washington. The Penal Code of the
| State OF Washington has the following pro-
vision In regard 10 the punishment of a mar
who betrays an unmarried woman: "If per
| son seduces and debaucEes any unmarried
| woman of previously cnaste cbaract he shall
be punished by imprisonment In the peniteo
| tiary not more than five years, or by a fne no
| exceeding $1,000 and Imprisonment not exceed