Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-11
!09sL INTELLIGENCE.
az RAILROAD ACCIDENT.

N aGlIElGl 10 tilG pa tlSuidls ny StldlGLl,
which will be found in another column, in re-
lation 70 the railroad accident which occurred
at China C llch. on the Oregon division, the
following list Of the killed and wounded is
obtained from Superintendent r. H. Pratt,
who returned with the wrecking train,
arriving here at 10 P. NJ. last
evening. The killed are: George
Smith, engineer, aud McGregor Rodgers.
fireman. The wounded are e. f. Kuhn. a
travelling agent fer Schofeld, Tevis & CO., of
San Francisco. bruised badly about the face
and head; no bones broker. Benjamin
Laws agent Of W. Ward & Co., 500 Sacra-
mento street, San Francisco, hurt in the
back, but thinks himself not badly injured :;
j. A. Richardson, of Sacramento, tooth
broken, not otherwise hurt; George
Putnam, Sacramento, slightly bruised
only: Robert johnson, messenger for
Wells, Fargo l. Co. right leg broken below
the knee; conductor J. .. WEIGH. bruised
and cut about the face, but not serious.
The remains of George Smith, the engineer,
were brought down with the train last even
ing and viii be taken to Oakland this after
noon, where the funeral will take place to-
brother of Ben Smith, Chief Engineer of
Locomotives of the Central Pacific Rail
road and Of T. R. Smith, who is
in the locomotive department at Oakland.
Deceased was single man, and boarded at
the fremont House in this city. The re.
mains of the fireman, NJ Rodgers, have not
yet been recovered from the wreck, which is
bedded in several feet of water. Mr.. Rodg-
ers had recently commenced on the road,
this being his second trip. He was young
man, single, and his parents reside at Lin
coin. Robert Johnson, who had his leg
broken, was brought down to the Railroad
Hospital.
The conductor of the wrecked train thinks
there were several Indians upon the front
platform Of the mailcar, next to the engine,
and if so they are buried beneath the debris
1t is expected that the engine will be got out
to day and the bodies recovered.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
9TH: For Baker & Hamilton, coils, 5 reels
and 1 barrel cordage, 8 packages Irvine; W.
d. Comstock, case dry goods Huntington,
Hopkins & Co., cases hardware, case
wrenches. case brushes, 5 cases tacks, 2
cases bolts, case staples, case hooks, case
door handles, l case cutlery, cases files A.
Fischer, box dry goods; j. Kaerth, cases
shoes; J. NJ. Weidmann, l barrel confection-
cry Whittier, Fuller & Co. barrel barytes,
2 boxes brushes Weinstock & Lubin, cases
hats, , cases hosiery; Adams, Mcneil & Co.,
60 boxes and crates Goldfish Holman, Stan
ton Il Co, cases wrenches S. Lipman &
Co, case dry goods IL. G. Kirk & Co., 4
cans and , cases glyceune Standard Oh Co,
go cases coal oil; Carringten & Co., barrel
whisky; Neub0prs & Lagos, 10 bales hops;
w. h, Melvin, I case hardware. The follow
ing freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on
the 8th: For Holman, Stapton &, Co.,
carload OF wagons, barrels of castings; for
Huntington, Hopkins 4 CO., l barrel of pull
leys, l crate asbestos packing, s cases of
locks, 2 packages patent cutters, 10 bundles
and bars Of steel; Mebius l. Co. 2 cases
playing cards, TO tierces Banner hams, box
of show cards; Billingsley q Co., , cases
playing cards y. 5. Arnold Il Co., IS bun
dies band iron. slabs Of steel, boxes hard
ware, 5 bundles bows; Ackerman & Co., 6
casks ana l barrel of glass ware ; Fritz 4
Miller, l crate holdings, ! box collins, l
case coffin trimmings Rothfeld Bros, case
dry goods; Weinstock & Lubin, l case cloth
ing; Samuel Nathan Il Co. l case colored
shirts; Hale Bros. q Co., | cases dry goods;
Singer Sewing Machine Co, sewing ma
chine; Baker & Hamilton, boxes hardware
l barrel candle.sticks X. Stone L Co., 8
boxes saddlery hardware J. NJ. Weidmann,
l case Of hcogice.
PosTorFIcE RIPAIBs.-The plans for the
repairs and reconstruction of the city Post
office have been drawn by architect William
Il. Hamilton, .und.r direction of the local
Postofice authorities, and accepted. The
work Of tearing cut and rebuilding the in
terror viii he commenced at once, under su-
pegyision Of Mr. Hamilton, and completed
rs soon as possible. During the progress Of
the work the room formerly occupied by JUS
tice HaiDes' Court, on Fourth street, will be
used rs q mailing room, for making up the
mails, until the portion to be occupied for
this purpose II the new quarters has been
finished. The southern part of the building,
which Is to be still occupied as the delivery
Office, viii be left until the last. The present
open entrances to the delivery office will,
portion Of them, be inclosed with doors hung
with double, self-adjusting hinges The de-
livery boxes, which are of the Yale pattern.
viii occupy only about one-third of the pres
ent space, and ca the west side Of the present
delivery office, fronting on X street, will be
parutioned of the carriers department. The
entire premises are to be remodeled, with
new floors, new plaster, and tastefully finished
and newly'tu,nished throughout.
THE LTNGARDs To-SIGHr.-The Liagard
comedy company viii appear this evening at
the Metropolitan Theater in the highly-pop-
ular new comedy entitled "The Tutor"
This play Is announced by the metropolitan
press as having met with great success and
crowded houses at the Baldwin Theater,
from which the company come to this city.
and is stated % be approaching its five hun
dredth presentation AZ a single theater in
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" Betsey." The troupe which is to present
Il he consists OF Alice d. Lingard, William
II. Liug2rd 4ad he entire Lingard company,
and will remain Tor but two performances,
closing their engagement tomorrow evening.
Tonight will be the only time this comedy
VIII be presented.
Did oS TaE TRAIN.-Charies B. Chap
man, who was Southern Agent Of The Ohio
and Missouri Railroad, and son Of Rev. r.
NJ. Chapman, oJ St. Paul's Church in this
city, died en- the cars near Ogden, last Fri
day, while en- route to his home in the East
He was gransed by his company a leave Of
absence last fail, on account of i'll health, and
came to this coast, ana has spent the winter.
accompanied by his father, at Los Angeles.
Not improving, he expressed wish to re-
turn to his home in Kentucky, to die there.
and started East in his fathers care, but died
while upon the Journey. The deceased was
also a brother Of Mrs. B. d. Kennedy, of
this city.
CITY RECEIPTS. The following payments
were made to the city treasury for the week
ending Saturday, April 9, 1881: Il. d.
SERVER, water rates. 1895 % n. A. Kid
der, harbor dues, SO; s. r. Caldwell,
cemetery dues, $50 -; W. A. Henry, Po-
lice Court tines, S25; Geo. A. Putnam. city
licenses, 1911 20; Geo. a. Putnam, dog
licenses. 81 50 ; Geo. A. Putnam, city taxes,
Sc. 23I; Ed. II. Mckee. sale Of coupons, etc,
s., S5S so. Total, $40, 46i IL.
FIRE SATURDAY MoBNISe.-A small FIRE
occurred about o'clock Saturday, morning
in small frame building, owned by Hugh
Jeffrey, located at the corner of Fifth and
streets The premises were formerly occupied
SIS a Chinese Neash-house, but are now empty.
The fire department sood extinguished the
FIRE. The damage is estimated at about $40,
which Is coverad by insurance in the Amerl-
can Central Company, of which j. M.
Arnold is agent.
METROPOLITAN THEATER The Soldene
troupe gave for It's last performances here the
comic opera of Billee Taylor" 1t was its
first production in California, and was well
given. The music is pleasing, the action
a,,,,si-,r, the tevt and drama chaste and tba