Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-09

CbItllsE Ot AN ONhNONN cStSi-
day morning little boy found the dead body
of an unknown man in a deserted cabin
about 200 yards from the California Pa
| cifc Railroad, about two miles and quarter
west of Sacramento. The deceased was lying
on the floor with his head upon block of
wood, and in his hand was grasped pistol,
from which had been fred ball that entered
the right side of the head and penetrated the
brain. The pistol was a six-shot revolver of
| the Terror" brand, carrying a % cart
ridge, and held three unexploded shells.
Apparently life had been extinct for two or
three days. The deceased was about feet
inches in hight, weighed about 100 pounds,
was about So years old, wore light beard
| and had seemingly been in bad health. He
was warmly dressed wearing suit of
black tricot clothing, brown over
shirt, white shirt with oroide and pearl
studs, and blue and red underclothing
He also had on black hat and No. pair
of boots. Upon the right arm just above the
wrist were tattooed in blue and red an anchor
a cross and two stars, while on the left arm
were the figures of dancing girl and a
schooner. No papers were found by which
he could be identified. Justice Buckingham,
of Washington, held an inquest, which re-
suited in verdict Of death by suicide. The
body was given to Coroner Vermilya for in
torment. In one of his pockets was found a
paper containing few ancient shrimps. He
was perhaps one of the many unfortunates
who are wandering through the country.
without money or friends, seeking some means
of earning a living, and had grown tired of a
| life which was but one of hunger and distress.
He Could Do TIN the midst of the
crush at the hat-room at the Pavilion, Friday
night, stalwart member of the Caledonian
Club clambered to the top of the partition
cutting off the hat-room, and sat there gazing
upon the confusion below. To him one of
the bewildered incon petents addressed him
| self: You can't come down in heah, sab. "
"What?" cried the athlete; AZ can't? How
| do you know You can't do it, sab; you
-" Cant I? Out of the way there, and
see !" and like shot from q long tom, down
went the six feet two by 10 pounds of
Scotch determination, to the scatteration of
the attendants ard the great amusement
of the struggling crowd. He secured his hat
and coat, accommodated q friend by doing
fore the astonished mixers inside could cry
"scat."
WHY He FLED.-F. D'Hondt, the eccen-
trio old resident who is so unfortunate as to be
thought rich in ducats, is said to live in fear
of robbery, and the other day having disap-
peared, and bis dog being found dead in his
cabin on Friday, a thorough search was insti-
tuted fer him by friends and by officers Har-
| vey and jackson without success. The Pub
| lie Administrator was notified, and he set a
| watch on the building to aid in the disclosure
| of the truth as to whether he had an
estate to administer upon. Saturday, how
| ever, D'Hondt turned up. He had purposely
absented himself because on Thursday
his dog fell dead in his cabin, and
his master believed some one had poisoned
the animal with view to more easily accom-
plishing an entry to the house and a robbery
of its owner.
IT WAS H1s.-A well-lnown J-street mer-
chant, located not far from Seventh, a man
noted for his quiet habits and general mild
ness of expression, walked into a newspaper
Office Saturday and planked down half dollar
to advertise an overcoat lost at the Friday
night reception. AS he left the Office he met
a fellow-merchant entering, and suggested
that he, too, looked as if he had lost gar
ment on the occasion referred to. eyes, y
replied his fellow, 81 guess l have. Lost a
$40 brand-new blue beaver Overcoat, and the
| cuss who took it left me instead the blank.
eldest old blue, half-worn blankedest blank
! old concern in the shape of an overcoat YOU
ever saw -" my friend" mildly inter
rupted number one. don't swear: that coat
is mine, and then the two men smiled.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. = The following
merchandise for Sacramento passed Ogden
February 9Th: For Schofeld & Tevis, so
barrels spirits Huntington, Hopkins & Co.,
5 bars and 16 plates steel, Is half-dezen
bundles shovels. 104 boxes nails, IS bars Of
steel l bundle forks, l case butts. 3 cases
hinges, cases hardware H. A. Weaver. 2
bundles paper; Whittier, Fuller & Co., box
paper hangings; W. A. g. 5. HoughtUu, l
box blank books G.. L. Bush, case gas fix
lures; w. D. Constock, case dry goods
Lindley & Co., 80 boxes fish Hall, Luhrs &
hardware Kohler & Co., organs Central
Pacific Railroad Company. hogsheads of
globes; Waterhouse & Lester, IL cases single
trees Booth & Co., 10 tierces hams.
| PATRONAGE VS.. ACCOMMODATION. = The
! Standardization any las been given tocom-
plainings long and loud that the public do not
patronize the street car lines libera,ly, but IL
may well be suggested that the patronage is
! largely dependent upon the accommodation
! afforded, and then comes the question
whether it is an evidence of accommodation
when, on Saturday night, hundreds OF peo-
| pie emerge from the theater and find but
one bob-tailed car in waiting to convey to
their homes those who reside in distant parts
of the city, Many had to wait Saturday
night, shivering upon the walk for long
time. fer cars to arrive.
ANOTHER GRAND LoDGE.-The Grand
Lodge of the Knights of Pythias for the State
OF California is to meet in this city tomorrow
morning, Eli I. Blackmer. of San Diego,
Grand Chancellor, presiding. The sessions
viii be held in Red Mems Hall, Masonic
building. On Wednesday the Sacramento
| Lodges give and entertainments and ball at
Turner Hall in honor of the Grand Lodge.
| On that occasion D. Mcclure, Past Grand
Chancellor, will deliver an address and
Albert Hart viii give reading, and local
! talent viii FL i'll an entertaining programme.
MORE HoMEs.-L. B. Mohr is construct
ing on II street, between Four tenth and FIT.
teenth, an elegant residence. Messrs. D.
Lubin and II. Weinstocl have each con-
tracted Tor the erection of handsome dwell
ings on lots at the corner OF Fifteenth and II
streets. The architects in Sacramento say
| that never before in their experience has
there been such demand upon them for
plans for proposed new houses in Sacra-
mento-most OF them fo- residences, and fine
| ones.
FREIGHT MoyEsENTs-There we're sent to
the East yesterday: Two car loads OF mer-
chandise, Of salmon, OF shells, of quick
silver, 5 of borax. Of wool. 3 of barley, Of
wool. / of tea Four car loads of oil, Of
sundries, / of iron, 5 Of lumber, l of wheels,
| CT hogs and 2 of -four arrived here.