Sacramento daily record-union., 1880-12-07


The SMALL Pox Casa statement was
circulated in the city yesterday that criminal
carelessness was being allowed in the small
pox case now under quarantine at Twentieth
and NJ streets, from want of proper precau-
ton against the spreading Of the disease. 1t
was stated that the girl had been to San
Francisco purchasing peddler's stock of
goods, and came back to this city, bringing
the goods and taking the smallpox day or
two after. That instead of yellow flag red
haghas been placed outside ss a warning of the
disease that the children of the family play
wish other children on the streets, etc. In
reference to the above, 1t may be stated upon
the authority of the Beard of Health, that
there is really not truth enough in the whole
statement to make shadow. The girl has
not been to San Francisco to buy goods, and
consequently did net bring back any small
pox from there. The flag is not red flag.
but orange-colored. When the Health
Officer purchased it he was unable
to get the yellow, as he, states, but
got what was called yellow by the mer-
chants from whom it was obtained, and
which was the nearest the desired color he
could find at the time. The flag has gener-
ally been understood by its color to its
object. but on one or two occasions some
person has passed inside the gate, but were
told by the inmates not to come into the
house, and at once went away, without IN
any manner being exposed. When the quar-
antine was established the family were
strictly charged not to 90 cut into the street
or front ward. and they Indignantly last night
denied to the President of the Board that
they had.done so, in single instance. They
state that it is absolutely untrue that the
children have mingled or been with other
children, upon the streets or elsewhere. An
effort will be made by the Board to-day to
procure a.fiag OF positive yellow, so as to re-
move the only shade there was for any found
alton to the statement made.
A DANGEROUS CUT.-A couple of China
men employed at the Edred House got into
an alteration yesterday which ended in one
striking the other with carviagknife and
severing the radial artery of the right arm at
the whist. Two Mclean physicians were
G. allied in by the proprietor of the hotel and
the blood was stopped after some difficulty,
but the wounded man, lacking confidence in
ths surgical ability of American physicians,
afterwards applied to the Chinese doctor, who,
after going through his learned method of ap-
plying herbs, scorpion skins, powdered deer's
horns, driving the devil away, and various
other appliances without which any one can
see at a glance that a man with his arm cut
would soon kick the bucket-he was success
! full in getting the artery opened again. which
proved TO render the case beyond his skill.
| After the patient had bled until he became
| satisfied of the necessity of q change, anc
that it had got to be made at once or he was
booked for quick passage to Confu2ius'
bowers. be had the g Melican doctor again
summoned, who succeeded in again closing
the artery. lie viii probably recover II moth
ing unfavorably again occurs.
Patents FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDS
The following homestead patents for sgrI-
cultural lands were received at the United
States Land Office in this city, Ed. T. Taylor
Register, on the 9th inst. Parties holding
duplicate receipts therefor viii, upon surren-
dering the same, receive their patents Sam
uel E. Allen. Willard A. Barnes, Curtis Boi-
ton, Della Brockman, Thomas Brady, Eliza
J. Dobson. Robert Elder, Thomas Fisk, Ira
Fassett, Elijah Gay, Richard Green, John
Gardner, Steward S. Hartman, Robert J ohm
ston, Mark w. Juckes, John w. Kiilaugh,
Henry Kreth, George A. Loomis, Agostino
Lagomarsino, George Markwood, William
Mccarthy, James Megaw, Patrick 0'Hara,
Simon o. Pierce, Oliver Ragap, Stefano
Rose, Elizabeth Rhodes, William Redman,
John Sanderson, James Shepherd, Francis
Torpie, William 7. Turner. Lorenzo P. Ter
wiliger. Antonio Valies, Nicholas Wyss,
Peter Wilson, james Wheeler, Jacob Work
ing.
The VERr LATEST Spanish arch instep,
box toes, stylish heels, made of very fine
Curacao kid. The neatest shoe on the coast.
Reduced from 81 90 to So 90 c. III,
Stevens & Co.. street. corner of Eighth.
| READ OuR NEW ADVERTISEMENT Me
chanics' Store.
The GREAT SALE of mems clothing, boots,
shoes. furnishing goods, etc. All reduced al
the Red House.
WHITE and c5lored shirts from 90 cents up
at Red House.
THE best appetizer out-Rock and Rye
George w. ChesleY, sole agent
A GooD SUIT for 81 8. the Red House.