Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-12
D0TsgsT'pG NEWS.
california; Pioneers in the East.

california Pioneers In the East.
New York, September 10th.-Over the
Oriental Hotel at Coney Island h0ated the
ola historic war.hag Of the Society of Cali
fornia Pioneers. On the broad piazza ald
through The corridors were to be observed old
- pioneers telling old-time stories. The
occasion was the thirty first anniversary OF
the admission Of California into the Union,
and the California Pioneers were celebrating
it by social gathering aud dinner. At
o'clock about ninety persons including many
ladies, sat down to dinner which was excel
lent both in quantity and quality.
Among the prominent Cilifornians present
were Hop. Rodman NJ. Price, of 46; Colonel
j. Sherwood, Colonel james E. Nuttmann
and Francis D. Clark of AT General Rufus
ingalls,. u. S A, of '4S; General Stewart
William Sweeney, Colonel Charles Murphy
Hou. c. Lydeczer, Hon. Demos Strong, Cap
tain Samuel l.. C!app Robert w. Bowling,
Henry Wilson, }. K. McOloskey, RI. PAUL.
son, James A. Spsrry, a. c. Ferris, w. A.
Hoeber. Edgar w. Crowell, w. +. Spunk,
A. B. Scharhann, l.. L. Lombard, Reuben
Lord, Stephen Massett, H. L. Goodell and 2.
NJ. Haverly, of 40; General Francis Darr,
Albert II. King, William I'll. Hampton and
Colonel Beverly G. Sanders, of 80; and Cap
tain James II. Butler, Frank Sperry, G. W.
fo-nia pioneers and native Calitornians.
Among the invited guests were Hon. Will
lam E. Robinson, Major Mayo, Hon. Lorin
Tallman and Drake DeKay.
After dinner speeches were in order. Cen
eral Gibson, President of the Society, spoke
st, some length, recalling the early pioneer
DAYS and California "reminiscences.
Stephen G. Massett was then called upon.
and gave an excellent and humorous rendi-
6 p.,r,E,f,,1 Croxry - ranifaJ Nv
elderly lady, who told it through her nose.
Suffering Man" and "Blarsted
H.uglishman were given as an encore Mr..
AIaisett recited "Ihe Two Glasses"
eneral Price, of New Jersey, was the
neNi to respond TO a call from Mr.. Clark, the
Secretary. and be was followed by Hon.
William E. Robinson in a speech overlooking
with hunor, In which he recalled the admis-
sioa of California into the Union, and gave
some witty anecdotes of old newspaper times
eulogiZing California and the Californians.
General Francis NJ Darr and General
Stewart Van Welt and Mr.. McCune, Mayor
of Scranton, made brief addresses, and As
sistant District Attorney Oakley entertained
the Pioneers and their guests with some very
clever and laughable impressions.
The song of "The Argonauts was then
sung by the members. all standing, and the
President then adjourned the meeting until
the next reunion.
A telegram wae received during the even
ing from the Societies OF California Pioneers
of Sacramento, Vallejo, Napa and Sonora,
which had assembled at Mare Island to cele-
brate the anniversary. The telegram con-
tanned greetings aud goodwishes from the
Pioneers Of the Pacific slope to their brothers
in this city.
sitting RUIl Removed 10 Fort Randall.
ST. PAUL, September 10th.-A Yates spe-
cial to the Pioneer Press. received at mid
night. says: The removal of Sitting Bull
and his band of Indians from the Standing
Rock Agency has been accomplished safely.
The steamer Sherman arrived at II o'clock
A. NJ Bull had been very defiant, and said he
would rather die than go to Fort Randall,
but through the careful preparations made by
the commanding officer, his band was sur
rounded by square of soldiers, and were
forced step by step down the bank into the
boat, which then started down the river 60
Fort K andall. A nephew Of Sitting Bull
made some resistance, aud was knocked down
with the butt end # mu ke. squaw Of
thu band, made Desperate by the removal,
killed her child, aud tried to commit suicide.
It IS thought preparations at Randall are
such IS viii prevent trouble there.
mother Pacific Railroad Report.
WASHINGTON. September l0.b. - Chief
Clerk Pickereil the official Commissioner Of
Il lro us in the Interior Department, who
is now West making 81 examination into at
fairs of Pacific railroads, viii 20 over the
Central Pacific, aud viii submit report sup
Elemental to that made up and submitted by
auiiior French before he was removed.
Frsnch's report omitted number Of details
regarding Central Pacific affairs which the
Interior Department want on iils. French
covered the finances and operations Of the
ed, but probably Pickerell will thoroughly
examine aud review Frenchs report.
nc5 French's report was submitted the Cen
al Pacific has paid in $4,000 toward tie
lsins fund.
Pu5iic-spirited Citizen.
iEyvER, September 10th.-Itis announced
-1od authority that Lieutenant Governor
II will next winter found an extensive
.c library here, TO be literally endowed,
building to cost 5000, 900. and to coutain
100 volumes to start with. His opera
here, which was opened last Monday
ne Emma Abbott Opera Company, has a
NJ capacity Of 800. and is one of the
in the county. Ths entire building,
esea completed viii cost 500. 0O0. The
house proper cost $4,000
Wan VIVA Kept III, Word.
rRo1T. September 10sb - About five
ago Thomas Green left home, saying
le you'd destroy himself Yesterday his
was found hanging thirty feet high in
tree The body was discovered by
leuts dropped from the Gepreda:ions of
that had been eEting it. The cause Of
licide was probably family difficulties.
ayes tel children.
Help for The Michigan sufferers.
YoRK, September lO.b.-Subscrip.
for the Michiran sufferers M In this