Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-07

three days prior to their regular discharge, so
that they might escape from the State and
thus eyade the arresting officers. Their terms
of sentence would have expired on Monday.
/ desired that they should be released on Fri.
day, so that they might escape the Sheriff.
Question-What answer did the Governor
make?
Answer have the Governors answer,
and wonld prefer to present that. It is over
at the prison. 1 will present it to morrow.
Question-Can you state generally the an
swer given?
Answer-The Governor said that the re-
quest was al improper one.
In answer to questions concerning the
theory upon which the Office of Moral IT.
structor was based, witness testified that he
had no faith in any other method of reform
save through repentance of sin ard reeenera-
ton through the merits Of Jesus Christ. It
was his duty as Moral Instructor to lead men
to God. He had no faith in any permanent
reformation of men save such as had obtained
mercy and pardon at the feet Of the Saviour
Soon after taking his position in the prison,
the Warden made rule that no liquors
should be used By officers or guards. Warden
Ames had come to him and asked him to re-
port any infrac;iOn CT this rule, telling him
that he would not reveal the source of his in
formation should such information be given
him had declined to perform the service for
the Warden, as he would not act ss spy
upon the conduct Of officers or guards.
On cross-examination he did not consider it
one of the duties OF Moral Instructor to re-
port any infraction of the disciplinary rules
of the prison.
The Commissioners Adjourned until to NOR
row morning. The examination will be re-
sumed at San Quentin at 10 o'clock.
TAXPAYERS AND GREEHBAcKERs.
SAN Francisco, July 6sh-Midnight-
The Taxpayers Convention this evening
adopted resolutions scouting the insanity
of the Presidents assailant as q myth,
attributing his action to political disturb
ances: indorsing the acts of the President,
end extending syrnpathies TO him and his
family.
The Greerback Central Club also to-nish
denounced the assassination.
In General.
Judge Finn has returned from his Eastern
trip.
Retail butchers have formed mutual pro
tective union.
The assailant of officer Hutton has been
held to answer in 81 GOO bail.
Hayes valley residents are holding meetings
favoring artesian wells as source of water
supply for that section.
Senator luck of Gilroy, now United States
Counsel at TientsiD is in the city. He in
tends leaving for his post in short time.
The arrangements are almost completed fer
holding fair on grand scale, for enlarging
and remodehug st. Roses Church. Brannan
street
An infantils case of smallpox was sent to
the Twenty-sixth-street hospital Tuesday
from Clay street, between Montgomery and
Kearny.
A number Of the delegates have withdrawn
from the Greenback County Convention be-
cause of disagre ement about the formation
of new county committee.
Nellie Z. McGinly has iued the Mono Gold
Mining Company, Of Bodie, for $40, 7S5,
damages sustained by the loss Of her husband,
who was killed in that mine by an accident.
There is trouble about The payment of bills
contracted for the Fourth of July celebration.
The musicians and others insist upon being
paid the same as il they had played i'll tho
parade.
Should President Garfield recover there
Z, LII
Of postponed Fourth of July, as il were.
This suggestion has 5een made AID favorably
received.
The fire ct San Miguel did much damage.
The flames consumed a 81, 0o0 house, the file
arising from the careless throwing of a can.
ron cracker which late observer of the ma.
t;onal holiday sat off.
Vim. Downes shot Wm. F. Pillings on the
ship Barnard Castle lying in the stream, aud
Downes has been arrested for assault to muir.
der. Downes slapped Pillings for csiling him
vile names, be says, and Pillings shot.
The brokers resumed operations Wednes-
day morning, after four day. holiday.
Qaota;icns tunlbled, aud the difference in
prices since last Friday has caused quite a
variation in many mans bank account.
The casualty list is less than preceding
Fourths-5ut ore fatal case from handling
fre-crackels In this case a little girl was
burned to death by her clothes catching FIRE
while holding pack Of exploding cracker.
as to burned hands, damaged faces, etc.
upon the small boy, they were numberless.
Another mysterious disappearance is caus-
ing a great deal of comment. This time 1t is
Frank Rooney, the President oil the Ssamen's
Protective Association, and his sou, a boy 10
years OF age. They were last seen on Third
IL,
afternoon ab5ut o'clock. Tie fact that Mr..
Rooney did not return home would not have
been noticed ; but SIS he had with him his
son, it is supposed he has been kidnapped by
the boarding house masters.
According TO the opinions OF leading Re
publicaps, the CoIE, zion SUPER yisorsi ZEN
lnatioas ara very good, and i is : strong
Is. Joseph N. LitohGeld and Frank G..
Eastman we've the Only members OF the pres
cnt Board renominated. II Is held to be a
commitment to both gentlemen that they
were indGrsed By the Convention, VIXEN the
rrs iuJiice against The present Supervisors is
20 strong. They have made an excellent
record during their term of .ffice.
The Republican nominees for Supervisors
are First Ward-W II. Bodtish. attorney /;
Second-John McKew, coa,-dealer; Third
Supervisor Litchfeld; Fourth-J. FL. Car
many, publisher; t1ttn-denry MOHHeauAs
clock company; Sixth Frank Eastman,
printer Sevensh-George b. Bradford, real
estate Eighth-Charlss A. Fisher, halter ;
Ninth-Oliver Merrill. merchant; Tenth
Henry B. Russ. capitalist; Eleventh-N. G.
Parish. insurance Twelfth-John +. Ken
nedy, lumber dealer.
On last Friday evening the rails Of the
Ferry and Presidio Railway Company were
laid as far as the junction of Union and
Leavenworth streets. Saturday 12S men were
employed 10 laying the track, grading and
other work connected with the building Of
the road. BY the first day OF October this
cable road viii be entirely completed and in
running order from the lower terniRus to
Steiner street. simultaneously with this COM
petion, the extension connecting with the
outer terminus of the cable road viii have
beeu laid to Harbor View, on North Beach,
and thence to the Presidio Reservation, Over
which tract the General Government has al
ready granted the right CT way.
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No DIMISuTIoN of business at Hale's Grand
Central Depot, although The Fourth is ever.