Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-22


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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. "A case of attempted
suicide, with good prospects of successful re-
suits, took place in Chinatown yesterday
afternoon. A Chinaman named Ong Coon,
who has been employed on the Sauborn
ranch, short distance out of the city, came
in soon after noon and took dinner az China
restaurant on [ street. As he finished his
repast, he arose from the table, and in an in
slant drew butcher knife from his pocket,
and, throwing his head back, drew it across
his throat, cutting a terrible cash and about
three-fourths severing the windpipe, but
missing the carotid artery. He was taken
into TIE wagon in which he had come to
town, and was being driven out towards the
ranch when some officers discovered them,
and regarding the matter as suspicious,
took them all to the police headquarters and
locked up the parties who were with him.
Medical aid was called, and the cut closed
and stitched after which he was conveyed to
the County Hospital, but he was in very
weakened condition when he reached there,
and the wound viii probably prove fatal As
soon as the real facts of the case became
known the Cinnamon who had been locked
up were released. They state that 0ng Coon
HIS ESteubly 1Oeb SoF6ldl DIObuSIS, sisters ana
other relations, and the act was thought to
have been occasioned by dependency and
unsettled mind from this cause.
AUCTION SALEs.-Bell & Co. will sell to-
day in front of their salesrooms, 90S J street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets, by order
of administrator, the well-known HANDLE
tonian mare g Duchess" of the estate of D.
~ Do Iaoaaoo1 Tsa irrbf old o,5
has trotted half mile in LILO. Also, at the
salesrooms, at same hour, large quantity of
furniture will be sold, consisting in part of
one plush parlor set, one marble-top walnut
chamber set, clipper. edge mattress, one fine
bed lounge, 60 yards Brussels carpet, walnut
extension table, marble top center table, wal
nut chairs, brackets, crockery, glass and
woodenware Also, the entire stock of dry
goods of the Peoples Store, corner OF Sixth
and streets, will be sold at auction by Bell,
auctioneer. commencing to-day at P NJ. and
again at this evening, and continue at these
hours each day until further notice.
CONCERT To-NIGHT.-The concert hereto
fore announced to be given by the ladies of
the Congregational Church will be held this
evening at that place. An attractive pro-
gramme will be presented, and the following
ladies and gentlemen will take part Mrs. L.
II. Berkey, Miss Alice Wilsey, Miss May
Milliken, Mrs. Lanphere, Miss Jennie
Woods, and Messrs A. H. Price. Goodwin
Mcneil, f. d. Crandall, W. K. Freeman,
Jr., Charles Fl. Putnam and Edward Moore,
of San Francisco
RAILWAY CONFERENCE.-THE resolutions
presented at the last meeting of the Board of
City Trustees TO condemn as nuisance the
Tenth-street railway, from the south side of
o street to the City Cemetery, and which
were published last week, were at the meet
ing of the Board yesterday adopted They
require the City Railway Company to imme-
diately remove the track and restore the street
to the same condition that it was prior to the
construction of the present line of road
PosToFFIoE MATTERs.-A rumor was upon
the streets yesterday that new lease had
been made of the present Postoffice quarters
for another four years, but upon inquiry
made at headquarters it was learned no
notice of decision in the matter had been re-
ceiyed from the Washington officials up to
late hour last night.