Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-12-27

well warmed, and the draughts being ex
cluded the house was very comfortable
throughout. The calcium lights added much
to the scenic effects last night.
TIRED OF LIFE.-Last evening a man
named Henry Weimer committed suicide in
his room at house on K street, between
Second and Third, by taking strychnine
The facts, so far as known, are as follows ::
The man had roomed where he died, for three
or four days past, and went to bed as usual
last night, and nothing unusual seemed TO be
the matter with him. About 10 o'clock he
called 10 Hurtado, who was roouing near
him, and told him to go for physician, as he
was paralyze1. Hu-tado said to him, Have
you not taken poison p and he replied, eyes;
that is the bottle" The bottle referred to
was quarter. ounce bottle of strychnine,
with more than half the contents gone.
A physician was summoned, but to
no purpose. The Coroner was mott
fed AID the body was taken to the
morgue. Upon examining the effects be-
longing to the deceased permit to enter the
County Hospital, issued December 26Sh, by
Supervisor J. w Wilson, was found. From
this fact it may be presumed that deceased
was unwell, and as no cause is known why he
should commit the act, 1t Is probable that he
took the poison while suffering from depres-
sion of spirits A letter was also found ad
dressed to his wife Mrs. Harry Weimer,
Protestant Orphan Asylum" In it he said
nothing of his intent to take poison, but ex-
pressed a desire to be buried respectfully
Coroner A j. Vermilya viii hold an inquest
this evening, when other facts may be de-
veloped.
LEG BRoKEN.-Last Friday night, at a
saloon in Washington, at the west end of the
Sacramento and Yolo bridge, kept by S. P
Doan, row occurred which resulted in one
John Swift getting his left leg broken. A
young man uamed Charles MCGOWAN came
into the saloon and several times attempted
to get into trouble with Swift, who is an
elderly man. At last Doan ordered Me
Gowan out of the saloon and he pretended to
obey, but apparently changed his mind and
turned about and struck Swift, who was
sitting in a chair with his feet against the
wall, blow on the side of the head. The
blow knocked him out of his chair onto the
floor. MCGOWAN followed up his advantage
and the parties clinched. Swift was too
much for McGowAa and the latter asked to
be let go and promised to leave. On being
released, however, he got up quickly and
Jumped upon Swift, before the latter could
regain his feet, and stamped him quite
severely until outside parties interfered
When Swift attempted to rise it was found
that his leg was broken. He was taken to
the Washington Hotel and received the
attentions of a surgeon, who set the limb,
and he is now doing well.
SHOOTING IN WAsHINGToN.-On Saturday
evening our reighboring town of Washington
had quite lively scramble, in which one Of
the section men of the California Pacific
l.,
was shot in the wrist. It occurred as fol
lows Two men-Mike Galloway and -
Freeman-went into the Washington Hotel
to shake for the drinks, when G dispute arose
between them concerning the matter, Gallo
way claiming that Freeman had cheated him.
In the melee that followed two or three pis.
tolls were drawn, and one of them, in the
hands of 3 man named NJ Wilson. stranger
in the town, went off and struck the section
man as absve stated. 1t is claimed to have
been accidental. The injured man was
brought to this city for medical treatment.
A complaint was filed with Justice T. G.
Hodgdon and a warrant issued snd placed in
the hands of Deputy Sheriff S. p Doan.
who arrested Wilson. Subsequently Wilson
gave bail and was discharged from custody.
His case will come up for examination to-day.
FIRE ALARM.-The alarm of FIRE sounded
at a quarter past o'clock last evening from
box Il, at Foarth and o streets. was caused
by chimney burning out at the house Of
Martin Welzel It has been suggested thai
it is useless to turn in an alarm for so slight
cause, as there can be no danger to house
when chimney burns except from sparks
In wet weather, such as we have now, SIS sooI
as G spark touches anything it is Immediately
extineuisbed BY the dampness. The mud OF
the outside streets at present is such that it i
hard to get the engines to fire, and they
SHOULD be called out only in eases Of aetua
need. 1t has also bsen suggested that parties
who have chimneys ought once in a while e
have the SCOT cleaned out thus preventing L
from catching fire.
A CHRISTMAS PBEsENT.-Oficer P. Leavy
received yesterday little box 3x4 inches il
s;zs and about inches deep, neatly tied ur
with a red ribbon and addressed to him.
Upon investigation it proved to be very
fine specimen of chiuaware, representing a
Chinese infant, placed upon bed of cotton
batting. Accompanying the parcel was a
note requesting the officer to accept the
article inclosed as Christmas gift. No
name was attached to the note. The officer
feels very grateful for the present, and il the
donor will forward his address he will be
rewarded by receiving in return the officer
thanks expressed in sn photographic letter.
He will be able to preserve this. and thus
keep fresh in his memory thu Christmas just
past.