Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-05
COAST DISPATCHES.
SPECIAL TO THE RECORD UNION.
VARIOUS SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
Close Approach to Another Disaster at
Oakland Wharf
PASSENGERS FROM TIE EAST BY RAIL.
Auspicious Opening of the Santa Clara
Valley Fair at San Jose.
OREGON AsD WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Departure of the Presidential Party for
Walla wa1la.
PASSENGERS FROM THE EAST BY RAIL.
Opening of the Santa Clara
Valley Fair at San Jose.
OREGON AsD WASHINGTON TERRITORY
Departure of the Presidential Party for
Walla Wal1a.
CALIFORNIA.


SAN Francisco, October 4th.-State SEN
ator Enos, candidate for Congress of the
Democratic wing of the W. P. c., addressed
the Workingmen of the Tenth Ward at Win
ter's Hall this evening. He positively de-
clined to withdraw from the contest in favor
of General Rosecrans, as desired by the De-
mocraey, and wanted to know why he should
take such action in the face of the fact that
at the last election of Congressman
the Workingmen of the city threw $4,000
votes for their candidate, and the Democrats
only 1000. Enos was indorsed in his course
by the Club, and by several others which
held meetings this evening. The Working
mems and Democrats conference committee
to decide upon the question of the distribu-
ton of Legislative positions between the fac
tors of the fusion are in session this evening,
and have called upon the nominees to appear
before them, but up to the time of writing no
action has been taken.
Misct llaneeus San Francisco Items.
SAN Francisco, October 4th.-The over
land express from Sacramento had narrow
escape Yesterday morning from similar dis
aster to that which befell the train on which
was the First Regiment, which accident re-
suited in the death of engineer Brown. The
switchman had left the same switch open,
and only thought of it when he saw the over
land approaching. He was just in time to
flag the train, and at the same moment the
fireman and engineer saw their danger. The
former jumped from the engine, but the lat
ter William Scott seized the reverse lever,
put on the brakes and stood at his post like a
man. The front wheels of the engine were
off the track when it was stopped. Railroad
men predict terrible disaster if the arrange
ments there are not made more secure.
On Saturday evening the proprietors of
the Examiner. W. S. Moss, Philip A. Roach
and George Pen Johnston, gave farewell
dinner to few friends and the entire edito-
rial, business and composing staff of the pa
per, at the Occidental Restaurant, Washing
ton street. A number of city newspaper men
were also present. The dinner was given by
the proprietors of the paper to their EN-.
ployes as a mark of their kindly regard for
those who had so long and faithfully served
them.
The P. M. S. S. City Of Peking arrived
this morning, % days from Hongkong and 10
from Yokohama. She reports that on her
outward passage, off Oosima, she expert
enced typhoon, commencing at the south
east and hauling to southwest, with very
heavy sea. This carried away the port side
of the bridge, the breakwater, and all NOV
able things on deck. The ship behaved well
throughout the gale. The lowest barometer
was 49, On September 2Q5h she met and
communicated with the o. & o. S. S. Oce-
anic.
A special dispatch received in this city to.
day from Modesto states that stage was
overturned near that place and one of the
passengers, Father Tranor, was killed.
Father Tranor was from New York City, and
came to this coast few weeks ago in a spe-
cial car with Judge Donohue of the New
York Supreme Court and his family. The
party recently left for a pleasure trip in the
interior Of the State, including visit to Yo-
semitic valley and other points of interest.
On Wednesday last Isaac Watkins Wright,
resident of Sonoma county, applied to the
United States District Court, with two COM
petent witnesses, to be naturalized. He
stated that he was born in Utah Territory
twenty-five years ago. At the time of his
birth his father, Anson Wright, was subject
of Great Britain, but ON the 18th of August,
1S75 and before the applicant had reached
the age of Is years, had declared his inten-
tion to become citizen. On the 18th in
slant the father became citizen of the
United States by taking out his second pa
pers, the son at the same time being over le-
gal age. Judge Hoffman held that the ap-
plicant became a citizen of the United States
by reason of his birth within the jurisdiction
of the United States and ordered an entry to
be made to the effect that his application for
naturalization was not deemed necessary.
Captain j. G. Hamm, of Amador county,
who is now in the city, has made contract
to supply, within three months, 10000, 600
feet of sugar pine timber to the Sacramento
Lumber Company, to be delivered at the rail
road depot at lone. The price is not stated.
Captain Hamm will draw principally from
the forests of Ell Dorado county. This looks
like an inland competition with Puget Sound
and Humboldt Bay.
A few drops of rain fell at 15 minutes after
2 o'clock this afternoon. The clouds have
looked watery and the atmosphere has felt
moist for several days.
It is currently rumored that the County
Republican Convention, which meets on next
Wednesday, will nominate full city and
county ticket.
The steamer Belgic, which sailed for Japan
and China on Saturday, took II cabin passen'
gers and 400 Chinese in the steerage.