Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-05
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Judge Freelon holds the hack ordinance to
be valid.
The deaths for the week to July 1st were {:
Males IL, females 80; total, so.
The Colored Independent Club has had in
ternal difficulties resulting in split into two
factions.
Judge Freelon has sentenced Francois De
Cleer to fourteen years in the State Prison
for having shot and murdered his wife, Vic
toria De Cleer. He had forced her TO become
the inmate of house of iH-iame and lived
upon the wages of her shame.
A horse on Saturday fell on Howard street
upon a lid of FIVE years named Henry ID.
Hull and instantly killed the lad. The child
was in front Of the house, and the driver
pulled up to save running over the little one,
when the horse slipped and fell.
George G. Gotting who, on the afternoon
of the 9sh of last month, stabbed and killed
Frederick Merthina Elsie Gostung. his wife.
in room In Atlantic Hall, on Francisco
street. waived examination before Judge Rix,
and was committed for trial without bail.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the order
of Judge freedom, of Department IL of the
Superior Court, in pronouncing sentence of
death upon Sing Lum, alias Ngah Lun, for
the murder of a countryman named All
Cheong on May IL, 1880, in this city. Ga
the receipt of remittitur from the Supreme
Court, sentence Of death vii. again be pro-
nounced.
J. T. Perkins is under arrest on charge Of
grand larceny, for having. it Is alleged, on the
18th of last April stolen l2j 900 shares of the
Tombstone Consolidated Gold and Silver
Mining Company, of the value of Sl25, coo.
| Bail was fixed in this case at Sl25, goo, the
highest ever fixed on any one warrant issued
out CT a criminal court in this city. Perkins
gave the bail.
Jimmy Hope the bank burglar, has been
removed from the Central Police Station to
the County Jail, where he viii be detained
until he is tried in the Superior Court. 1t is
stated that the officers who worked on the
case are in possession of evidence that will, as
one of the detectives said, "place Hope in
the hole over the vanlt so snug that he will
not be able to squirm ont through any of the
legal loophoies."
In the yacht race Saturday, the O'Cennor
started half a minute in advance of the Mel.
lie. When they recrossed the line the Nellie
was twenty-one minutes ahead. Before the
start it was conceded that the day was made
for the Nellie, as it was not bowling gale as
was hoped for by the nautical sharps. AS it
was, the yachts went by heeled over rail and
carrying all their light sails. The O'Connor
entered protest against the placing of the
stake boat.
II. b. Slayeu, Z. Huerneard and eight fore
men Of carpenteripg, have sailed for Panama.
The contract for lumber and for building
twenty villages along the line of the pro-
posed canal is in the hands Of II. B. Slaven
l. Co., the contract price being about one
million dollars. Each village viii have a
blacksmith shop, hospital and houses for en-
eineers and laborers. The houses will be
made of redwood Mr.. Siaven will in all
probability visit Paris previous to his return
to this city.
Henry Schnitt, employed by the Pacific
Oil and Lead Works on King street, between
Second and Third, as night engineer, was oil
ing the machinery near the large cog wheels,
when his clothing in some manner became
caught in the cogs and he was completely
ground to pieces. The fireman, John Powers,
was talking to the deceased about three min
utes before the accident. and left him and
went to the fre-room, and in moment or
two the Waterman came running to him, say.
ing Schmitt was killed. The deceased was
native of Germany, about 53 years of age,
and resided with his family (wife and three
children) on Montgomery street, between
Union and Filbert.
At the meeting Of the State Board OF VIII
cultural Commissioners general debate was
had on yiticultural matters. Sample wines
and brandies of the vintage OF 1850 were
shown. The necessity and best means of OBJ
tanning yiticultural statistics was considered
Prominent among the means devised was
that suggested by Mr.. Krug-to get proper
blanks and have them sent around by men
employed for this purpose. This plan was
adopted, and pursuant TO il each Commits
f.ra toT ho,o IL %
pend SO in thus gathering Information on
the vineyard statistics OF his district, the
blanks for this purpose to be made out under
the direction of the Executive Committee
1t was unanimously decided to issue treatises
on the various vine pests remedies, transla-
tons on vine culture, ETC., to be prepared un-
der the direction Of the chief executive oti-
Ger and the Committee on Phyiloxera, Vine
Pests and Diseases of the Vine, these to be
published from time to time in pamphlet
form. The Importance Of the State University
to agricultural interests was discussed. The
Board adopted this resolution I" That il is
the sense Of this Board Il at the Agricultural
Department of the State University has
been ably conducted, and has already been OF
incalcu,able benefit TO the farmers of the Pa
cfic coast, and Indirectly to all its industries:
that its weakness lies only in want of a1e.
quste appropriations OF money to maintain
and conduct its work, and that the agr;cult
wrists Of the State be urged to accord to the
University cordial and jealous friendship
and support" The Chief Executive Viticult
ural officer, G.. A. Wetmore. reported ON the
progress of the work in his department. The
resolutions of the Board Of Horticulture,
adopted on the 30th ult, were concurred in
without debate. Furthermore, the work of
President Dssiuelle, Of the Horticultural
Board, regarding a subscription TO support an
Entomologist, was approved and recommend
ed to the public.
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TORPID KIDNEYS. ard constipated bowels,
the great canses OF chronic diseases. Take
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