Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-23

The VAGRANcY CAsE.-The first case under
the recent orders of the Chief of Police,
ordering all bad male characters to leave the
city, came up before a jury in the Police
Court yesterday. The defendant was one
Jake Smith, who had been notified to leave
the city or engage in some lawful business.
He defed the authorities and refused to COM
ply with orders. Smith is one of the gentry
who wears good clothes and stalks upon the
streets, always appearing to have plenty of
money. He was arrested and charged with
being an idle and dissolute person, an asso-
ciate of known thieves, and wandering about
the streets at late and unusual hours of the
night, and without any lawful business, and
with being lewd and dissolute person who
lives in house of i'll fame. A large number
of witnesses were examined in support of the
charges. The defendant sought to evade the
law by showing by himself and his woman,
who is known as Dutch Mag" that he was
barkeeper for the latter in a dive on L
street. The jury returned verdict of
guilty. The effect of the verdict will be in a
wholesome direction and tend to lessen the
number OF such offenses, which is the wiser
policy Of law to prevent rather than punish
for crime, and the arrests OF this class of per-
sons and their vigorous prosecution upon
charges of this kind viii strongly tend to pre-
vent crimes and meet the utmost approval of
all good citizens. This case stood as posi-
tive test as TO whether Chief Karchers order
should stand or be annuled. Smith was de-
fant to officers Ferral and Rider, who made
the arrest, and he and his supporters con-
tinued so to the last. The efforts Of Chief
Karcher, his officers and City Attorney w.
A. Anderson, in successfully maintaining the
order, deserve the appreciation that will
be readily accorded them.
BURNED FROM Coal OIL.-Last evening
about supper time little son of Governor
Perkins, about 5 years of age, met with an
accident, his escape from which without more
serious injury was almost miraculous. He
was playing at the time upon the front walk
in the yard, and seeing some ants running
over the pavement, thought he would dispose
of them in an effectual way, and getting a
can of coaloil which would probably hold
! from two to four quarts and which was par
italy full, poured good quantity upon the
walk and then touched match to it. As soon
as lighted the flash communicated with the
can causing an immediate explosion, throw
ing the fragments of the can III every direc-
ton, and the oil, which was on fire,
all over the little fellow, and the
force from the explosion also lifted an older
brother, 10 or II years old, who was by him,
from his feet and against the fence, few feet
| distance. The older one was uninjured, and,
with remarkable presence of mind and cool
ness, at once ran to his brother, who was now
all aaame, and very quickly put out the fire
by whipping it with his hat and hands, but
in doing which he got his hands considerably
burned. The little one who touched the
match and so narrowly escaped fatal results
had the clothing blown from the lower por-
: ton Of his left arm, but the principal injury
he received vas his left hand som what
burned and one ear, bnt his face and eyes
were not apparently affected, and he will
probably soon recover from all appearance Of
it.
IYcoRPoRATIoNs.-Ther were fled in the
officsof the Secretary of State yesterday GER
tifcates of incorporation as follows: The
Del Norte Gold Quartz Mining Company !;
place of business, Crescent City. Capital
stock, SO, 600, o00, in 100, GOO shares of 800
each. Directors-James T.. Murphy, j. i.
Frantz, Bernard McCreesh, J. Miller, Henry
Swords go Mutual Relief Society of the
French Zouaves, San Francisco. Directors
Henry Bargine, Francis Trebois, j. Julien,
J. Desbarats, Jean Pierre Danpet, Lew
Boree, Joseph Pellison, 3. Mendiondon, Felix
Candan e.. The Golden Age Mill Company
place OF business, San Francisco. Directors
J. A. Campbell, \. Weske, Joseph Dunn,
John r. Dunn, George Edmunds. Capital
stock, $50, 600. in 60 shares of 81, 600 each
Lick Paper Company; place of business, San
Francisco. Directors-A. ID. Remington,
+. H. Mccormick, F. n. Delaney, q. 2.
Wescott, E. G. Lock. Capital stock, $780,
900, in l, coo shares OF 500 each.
PRESBYTERIAN SooIAL.-A very pleasant
social was held at the Presby terrain Church
last evening, and the following programme
rendered Piano duet, by Misses Campbell
and Rivett; quartet, Speed Away" by
Messrs. Beaumont, Grove, Auerbach and
| Belochi duet, "All Things Are Beautiful"
by Mrs Cooper and Mr. Allen trio, from
"Atilla," by Mrs. Cooper and Messrs. Grove
and Cooper solo, One Day, by Miss Loa
Bidwell solo, ut Might Have Been" by
Mrs Belle Allen; piano solo, by Miss Lizzie
! Griffin; bass solo, " Honor and Arms" by
Mr.. Auerbach soprano solo, Let Me
| Dream Again." by Mrs. Cooper alto solo,
| by Miss Yodley. After the musical exercises
were over bountiful supply of ice cream,
cake, ETC., were served, and a social reunion
enjoyed which closed the entertainment.
| A MISUNDERSTANDING In the cases of
the People vs.. William Ladd, for battery, and