Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-17

| dered to be paid:
Pacific Life Insurance Co., S53 20; C. H
Krebs & Co., S4S; W. A. & c. S. Houghton,
SIS "A; Capital Gas Co.. S11 20; Y. w
Co., Sc IA l.. l.. Lewis & Co., So S. H.
Davis, SO; James Mcclure, So ; Mrs. julia
+. Hancock, Sl4; Whittier, Fuller & Co.,
So 80; M. Daley, S13 75; Thomas Cotter,
Sl1; P Lynch, s. so; Charles Harper, So
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson, $50 SO; W. A.
Anderson, so; A. Duesenberry, SIS; Lee
Young, SO; j. L. Barron. 81; G. II. Simp-
kins, S1,314; j. d. Lord, 81 so; Ryan &
Miller, 1856 96; Vim. Turton, 1888 81; A.
King, S35; Samuel Harper, ST.; Thomas
Burns. So; P. Lynch, Sc; Baker & Hamil-
ton, s. 70 H. Il. Holmes & Co., So Is; S.
F. Smith, 81; D. Murphy, 81; NJ. j. Car
roll, 81, Carrie G. Hancock, S75; ?. A.
Byrne, SS7 A; Samuel I'll. Gerrish, SO.
The Board then adjourned.
Engine Company No. 2 were out exercising
their horses on L stree. near Ninth, an acct
dent occurred causing the loss of horse be-
longing to Peter Jensen. Both were going ia
the same direction and side by side. Mr. Jen-
sen driving single horse and light wagon.
Both were going at a pretty good pace and
one wheel of the engine colliding with the
other rig, upset it. Mr.. Jensen was accom-
panied by Mr.. Jeffries and j. G. Shaw, who
were thrown out, but no serious injuries were
sustained by them The horse, however was
thrown down by the collision, and one of the
wheels of the engine ran over one of its fore
feet. producing such injury as to render the
animal useless and it was soon after killed.
The boys of the fire company at once honor
ably offered to make good all loss sustained.
PLEA OF Nor GUILTY.-Matt McCabe ap-
peared in the Superior Court yesterday to
plead to the charge for which he was arrest
ed-attempting to commit rape upon the
little girl. He at first indicated the plea of
guilty, but finally pleaded not guilty, and at
bis request Add c. Hinkson was assigned by
the Court as his counsel. He was then re-
manded to the custody of the Sheriff to await
trial. 1t is Understood that last evening he
had again concluded to plead guilty, and that
he will probably do SO this morning.
PERsoNAL.-Samuel Jelly goes to Santa
Cruz to-day for four weeks vacation John
w. Mackey went to the Bay yesterday Miss
Lizzie Dillmsn returned to Mills Seminary
yesterday Miss Hughson, Miss Lizzie Gee,
Mrs. w. Il. Cluness and family, went to
Santa Cruz yesterday; Albert Hart and
party returned yesterday from their two
weeks camping trip to Blue Lakes. Lake
county Ed. NJ Martin, w. D. Walker, c.
Il. White and Geo. o. Bates left yesterday
for camping trip to Silver Lake.
SECOND WARD DEMOCRATS. -The Second
Ward Democrats organized Hancock and
English Club at Pacific Hall, Second street,
last night. There was fair attendance.
The club elected as President NJ Cronin ;
Vice Presidents, J. r. Johnston. John
Peters, NJ. Hanrahan /. s. Moore, p. Levy !;
Secretary, Charles H. Cl.pp; Treasurer,
VIM. Guttenberger. Addresses were made
by J. W. Armstrong, P J. Harvey, James
Lansing, john Young and Martin Steinmitz,
after which the club adjourned for one week.
SuMMFR-NIGHT FESTIVAL. = Hadfeld &
Coleman, pyrotechnists and J. B. Kueny,
proprietor of Richmond Grove, announce a
summer-night festival for tomorrow night at
Richmond Grove, when there will be fine
display of fireworks, detailed list of which
is published elsewhere, with the announce
ment that they will be of special beauty
The grounds are to be brilliantly illuminated.
The Artillery Band will furnish music. There
will be dancing on the platform, and games
and sports, and good order and correct de-
pertinent is to be enforced.
VALUABLE IMPROVEMENT There are now
about twenty-five teams and large force of
men employed upon the work of filling in the
west end Of China Slough. The number OF
teams will be increased as soon as the Ameri-
can river is low enough so as to afford better
opportunity for getting sand. The whole
west end Of the slough, up to the Third street
foDt-bridge, is to be raised to the grade OF |
street and the depot, which viii be fine i'm
provement over its present appearance, and
afford an extended opportunity for ornamen-
tatiOn or valuable building ground
THE ENcAMPMEHT.-Noth particularly
new has developed regarding the proposed
excursion and encampment of the First Ar
tiliery Regiment, except that the proposition
to 20 to San Rafael has been made One Of
the mountain companies is undecided as TO
going. The failure of one company to attend
will prevent the regiment from receiving
State aid for the encampmeDt, and. as a con-
sequence, kill the whole scheme. The officers
of the regiment held a meeting Saturday,
aud meet again c-morrow evening.
DEATH OF FREDERICK KNG.--A dispatch
was received yesterday stating that Frederick
King, formerly resident engineer OF the
railroad company in this city, died yesterday
at Yuma of consumption. He has been suf-
fering with that disease for many years, and
changed to the southern country on account
of his health. He was well and fayorably
known in this city. His remains will be
brought to Stockton for burial.
IScoRPoRATIoS.-The Chaparral Mining
Company has fled its certificate of incorpora-
ton with the Secretary of State Place of
bushes. San Francisco. Directors-A. W.
Scholle, ii. W. Sharpe, A. Herman, Bernard
Lande and Edward Myers. Capital stock.
$1,000 divided into 40, 900 shares of SO
each.
BUTCHERS. Complaint is made that some
If the butchers in this city are violating the
law which prohibits the sale of meats on Sun.
day, and those obeying the law, which was
passed at the request of the butchers, talk of
thing complaints against the offending ones
of the trade.
TRANSFER or PRIsoNKRs. State Prison
Director Chapman came down yesterday and
went to The Bay to arrange for taking 100
mere prisoners from San Quentin to Folsom,
which viii be done within the next few days.
HALL OF RECORDS CAsE.-The case of
Supervisor Samuel Blair VS.. the Board of
Supervisors, in relation to the Hall of Rec
ords. has been postponed to time 10 be
agreed upon by counsel.
Dos'r FORGET the grand masquerade ball
at the Atlantic Gardens. Seventeenth and Z
streets, Saturday evening, August 2lst.
Tickets 81 per couple.
soLp merit will tell The boys at the
Criterion are to-day selling dry goods less
than any other house in the city.
AND there was to be found at the Red
House nice suit for gentleman, only Sc,
and only few dozen left Take peep at
them.
LADIES. do not fail to call at the Criterion
and see those colored Canton fiannels.
AT the Criterion you will find the best
values in the city.