Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-13
FOURTH OF JULY CLAIMS.

EDS. REcoRD-U MON: A correspondent
in the RECORD UNION of this morning. de
sires information relative to the S25 "as
signed claim The words assigned claim
} were used in the newspaper in the list Of
; audited claims to designate that the S25 claim
had been assigned by creditor of the CON-
mittee to the person named in other words.
that loan had been made on the claim, and
we paid the S25 to the person who loaned the
money, and deducted that amount from the
bill of the original creditor. The facts about
the matter are these: w. J. Beatty was en-
ployed by, or contracted with, one of the
special committees of the general Fourth of
July committee to erect platform in the
Pavilion, and to furnish it with chairs,
benches, sawdust, etc.-the bill of Beatty
not being before me, having been sent to the
Treasurer, ! am unable to state the items,
but they can be ascertained on application
to the Treasurer. Part of Beatty's bill
was for pay for labor by several
men in building the platform, moving the
chairs, and doing other work about the Pa
vilion, and Beatty stated to the committee on
the first night of its meeting that the parties
who had performed this labor, or some of
them, wanted the money Immediately, and
| he wanted to know if he could say that his
bill would be allowed by the committee. The
committee examined the bill and told him
that it would be paid for. all but so, which
the Horribles had agreed to pay on account
OF sawdust. He went out, and S25 was adj
vanced, by the gentleman named in the
| paper, to Beatty, and the latter gave him an
order on the committee fer the S25 so adj
vanced. When we came to audit the bills,
we allowed the S25 so the assignee, and
deducted it from the Beatty bill, and an ex-
PLANTATION was attached to the bill, of the
reason why it had been cut down. There
were other deductions from the Beatty bill
which are also explained in writing on the
bill itself, and if the correspondent desires
more information relative to Fourth of July
matters he will be cheerfully accommodated
by any of the committee, or by reference to
the vouchers of the Treasurer
WINFIELD j. DAVIS.
CAUGHT BY DEvILs-Three Cinnamon of
l street have been driving thriving bust
ness of late by picking wild blackberries
three or four miles northeast of the city, and
selling them in town. A few days since,
while they were in the blackberry region, one
of their number, All Hoy, got lost, and the
other two, after making considerable search,
came home without him. The next day they
learned of him until the third day, when they
| found him sitting in the shade of large tree.
and apparently oblivious to everything about
him. Upon going to him and asking where
he had been he aroused from his thoughtful
mood, and said he had been there under the
tree all the time and had plenty of company,
that lots of people had been with him all the
time, and brought him all he wanted of nice
! things to eat. This aroused the superstitious
no of u bo boA md
at once solved the mystery by concluding
| that devils had caught him in the bushes and
had him in their control and keeping for the
three days. and fed him upon their food.
This was sufficient watchword for those who
had discovered his satanic majesty was
numerous in that region, and they made ex-
cellent time in getting out with the victim
and Fastening him to Chinatown. He is now
well, he says, but cannot account for those
three days, only as he related when they
found him, and the Celestials continue to look
upon him with much caution, fearing there
may be still some devils lying around loose in
his clothes. The man was evidently overcome
with heat and probably suffered partial SUM-
stroke, as similar experience and imaginations
are frequent from that cause.
CHALLENGE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP Captain
Ruhstaller has challenged Lopez Mauldin to
shoot for the Championship Cup, won by the
latter two weeks since at bat shooting
match 1t is understood that Mauldin viii
accept, and the match take place at Lisle's
Bridge next Sunday. Maaldn is a well
known expert, and Ruhstaller, although here
tofore having a reputation for skill with the
rife rather than the shotgun, extends the
challenge with confidence of bringing away
the cup.
ID
census reports are now being received by the
Superintendent of Public Instruction When
all have been filed detailed report by coun-
ties, and a general summary also, is required
by the new law to be made by the Superin-
tendent and submitted to the Governor with
the annual report of schools. These census
returns furnish the basis for apportioning the
State school money to the various counties.
NEW FAcADE-The old cornice of the Or
leans building has been demolished, prepare
tory to the reconstruction of the front Of the
building. In its present condition it looks as
though it had been struck by lightning
Missouri cyclone. It is said that after it has
undergone the manipulations of the skilled |
artisans engaged upon its remodeliug, it will
be the architectural glory of Second street.
REDUCING THE PEsT.-Parties from the I
Riverside, in the vicinity of the recent army |
worm ravages, state that measures adopted of |
hedging by bitches is successfully destroying /
the greater portion of the worms, so that lit /
tie fear is now apprehended of their further /
incursions. Active efforts will, however, /
have to be kept up for time at least.
AGAIN PosTPoNEp. The meeting of the /
State Board of Education was again post
poned yesterday GA account of the absence Of
Professor Allen, who was detained at San |
Jose in connection with matters pertaining |
to the construction of the new Normal School I
building. He arrived yesterday evening, and /
a meeting will be held to-day.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS following car
loads OF freight were received in this city yes
terday Two of ties, of wheels, l Of lurn-
Der, Of wood, of slabs, l of granite, 8 Of |
cattle, l of sheep, l of coal. Car loads OF |
through freight were forwarded to the East |
as follows One of canned goods, OF var |
nish, 2 Of coffee.
CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATES The printing |
of the debates and proceedings of the ConsLi- |
tutional Convention was commenced yester- |
day at the State Printing Office. The force
has been largely increased, and it is the in |
tention to put the material into volumes as
fast as transcribed and furnished by the Off
cial reporters.
ARRESTED FOR DELINQUENT TAxEs.-Jas.
Carter of Folsom was arrested yesterday
by officer Lee as he was about to take the
cars at the depot in this city. on the alleged
ground OF being about to leave the State with
delinquent taxes standing against him. be
was at once released upon payment OF the
amount due.
PERsoNAL.-J. W. Simonton, General
Agent of the Associated Press Of New York,
passed through the city homeward yesterday
A. @. Brigham of Bosom is at the Golden
Eagle j +. Clark and C. p. Evans, q. S.
Mail Agent, left the city yesterday for Mon
terey.
WARN WEATHER.-An employe Of the
railroad company, who has just returned
from Fort Yuma gives very refreshing ac-
count of the summer weather there. He
says that the night before he came away the
thermometer stood at lis at midnight.
CouRT REcEss.--Yesterday upon motion
of j. H. McCune on behalf of the bar, it
was ordered that after the disposition of the
cases now on the trial calendar, the Court
take recess from August 4th, 1880, until