Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-14

Court Wednesday, resolutions of respect to
! the memory of John j. Williams, deceased.
were adopted.
Rev. L. N. Rowell. of Manchester. n. H.
the eminent New England divine, has re-.
ceived and accepted a call from the Union
Square Baptist Church of San Francisco,
| and will arrive here about November 1st.
The boy preacher has commenced revival
services. He began Wednesday night before
large audlsnce in the Howard.street M. E.
Church. His style is highly emotional, and
is intensified by vigorous and nervous
physical action. He says he believes in ex-
citement to promote religion.
On the 10Th instant the surrender of Lord
Cornwallis, Commander in Chief of the Brit
ish forces at Y orktown, will be celebrated on a
grand scale at the scene of the historical
event. In San Francisco the patriotic sons
OF America will give an appropriate enter
tainment in Ixora Hall of literary and
musical character in honor Of the occasion.
Wednesday afternoon whitehall boat with
two men in it was run down by the steam
ferryboa Newark, of the North Pacific Coast
Railroad line, and James Wriggan Tor Regan)
was drowned. No blame is attached to the
officers OF tbs steamer, who did all they could
to avoid the boat that attempted to cross the
steamers course.
King Kalakaua and party are devoting
themselves to enjoyment and sightseeing,
and will continue to do so until their depart
ure. Wednesday morning they visited several
of the business houses, and in the afternoon
they took a drive through the Park. The
party returned to their hotel in time for din
ner, after which they repaired to the Bush
street Theater.
On Tuesday morning last. Mrs. Speyer, re-
siding at No. 1913 Tyler street, took her one
year-old child Sigmund TO the bathroom to
give him a bath. After undressing him and
putting him in the empty tub, she was called
from the room. A few moments afterwards
she heard his screams, and hurrying back was
Mortified o find the hot water turned on and
streaming upon the boy, who was on his
hands and his knees. He evidently turned
the faucet himself. The little sufferer died
at IL O'clock that night from the Effects of the
scalding.
DIR. T. Riehl, young German of this city,
yesterday accomplished the extraordinary
feat of swimming from Black Point to Alca.
traz. This exhibition was the more wonder
full frem the fact that il was accomplished
without any preliminary training. The point
of departure was the bridge just below the
mills. The tide was running out, and the
course taken straight to within geo yards of
Arch Rock, and then changed to Alcatraz,
rounding which on the north side the doctor
landed on the east side, having been in the
water one hour and forty-fve minutes.
The Masonic Veteran Association of tho
Pacific coast held its regular quarterly meet.
ing last evening in the chapel of the asylum
of Golden Gate Commandery, No. 16,
knights Templar, on Post street. Presi-
dent Samuel Swift presided There were
four new additions made to the association
Peter w. Randle, Grand Honorary Mem
Der, he having been Mason in 1885, nearly
ffty-three years ago d. G. Clark. Past
Grand Master of Masous, of Oregon Henry
8. Orme, Grand High Priest, of California,
and Hon. III. l.. Hosmer were made honor
ary members. Herman Bloom was made an
active member, he having been made Mason
in 1856. Remarks upon the objects aud
growth Of Masonry generally were made by
III. s. Orme, Columbus Waterhouse, J. W.
Kinsley, David Mcclure, +. j. Lucas and
Others