Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-09-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THg pgaFH OF FHg pREaIpgNr

TIE DEATH OF TIE PRESIDENT.
At 7:45 last evening the news was received
at this ofice of the death of President Gar
field Communication by telephone was i'm
mediately opened with the heads ot
the polios and fire departments, il
accordance with announcements heretofore
made as TO signals which should be given in
the event of the death of the President
which were that all the bells of the fire de,
partment should be tolled, as also the bells
of the churches. In few minutes after the
receipt Of the news the fire bells began to
toll, and soon after the great bell of the
Catholic, followed by the other church bells
throughout the city, joined. Before the toll.
ing ceased the signals of the great sorrow
were also repeated upon the fire alarm whistles
at the water works. 0nly few strokes of
the bell had been given before large crowd
assembled in front of the RECORD. UNION
Office. Instinctively the people flocked to
the ofhce 20 ascertain the details Of the
news communicated to them by the signals.
In fifteen minutes the passage way along
Third street in front of this office was com
pleteiy blocked by = silent, sorrowful throng
Of citizens The stores along the business
streets began to close, and ia brief time the
DuSiHSb' hsFSUg ok bne Glby was cHanReO.l
General Backus communicated the news toI
the street venders and proprieters OF openI
booths, and they also closed and extinguished;
their lights.
At the Pavilion President Shafter com
municated the sad information to the psoplei
and oaused the Pavilion TO be closed an hourI
before the usual time. Universal sorrowfulE
inquiries prevailed concerning the sad intelli
gence. Il wcald be useless to attempt to ex-E
e ba-a io1, -
manifested on all sides. Governor Perkins,
upon being called upon by representative of
the RECORD UNION, stated that be would:
issue proclamation recommending the gen-s
eral suspension OF business, and for holdingl
appropriate services upon the day which,
should be agreed upon at the East for theE
funeral.
Mayor Brown, early in the evening, issued
the following call:
TO THE CITIZENS.
The President Of the United States is dead All.
citizens OF the Republic share common bereave-.
Inent in this sad event. It 5 inset and proper that
the people should assemble and consider what's due
and fitting from them by way OF manifestation andi
expression il the shadow Of this national sorrow
By virtue of the office hold therefore invite thes
citizens OF Sacramento 10 meet this Tuesday even
ing, September th at the Court house. at balf pasti
o'clock, to consult together for the purposes in-y
dlcated. also avlte, IN the name OF the people oil
Sacramento, all soiouruing citizens TO attend suchs
meeting I'D participate in its councils.
JOHN Q. BROWN, Mayor.
The general sense of the people as ex-
pressed last evening IN the streets and no
tells was that no specific action prior to the;
day of the funeral, further than to prepares
for the same, could in any way intensity the!
deep sense OF sorrow which all the people feel
Is Is the general view, however, that citizensl
who propose TO drape houses cut Of respect
TO the dead President will commence to del
SO Immediately.
Board or CRY TRUSTEES Board OF
City Trustees held its regular session yester-s
day, full Board being present. The report !
Of the Cbiaf Engineer of the Water Works.
for the past week shows 20, 1s2, $50 gallons off
water pumped, and that the works were RUM
full time. A complaint was received from
John Shelton rs to the manner in which thek
sprinkling on n street, between Thirteenths
and Fourteenth, was done, stating that somes
portions aro not sprinkled at all, while waters
was applied to the depth Of duck-ponds ats
other places Joseph Bauguier made a SINH :
lar complaint in reference to District No. Z. (
The matter was referred to the Street Com-E
missioner for correction. Bills were alloweds
as follows: James Leonard, S12 80; A. 7. {
PenebskY S222; Carl &. Croly, 1926 60 Il
Whittier, Fuller & Co., S2 55; A, Meiss, :
$50 80: Guthrie Bros. 81 Lee Young, Sc i
). T. Barron, SO; Whittier, Fuller & Co,
81 76; Wm. Gwynn, So; A. NJ. Smith, I
SIS 80; A. 7. Penebsky, S27; III. j. Carl
roll, 81 Sacramento Transfer Company, 81 i
Samuel KinesbuFy, 81; Il. NJ. Leach, 81 4
Con. Kelly, 81; John +. Dremsn, 81 &. T. d, J
SERVER, 81; j.. Bauquier, IS; Booth & Co..
50 80.
Police ARRESTS The police slate for yes
terday shows a very good commencement for
State Fair week. Geo Carr, alias Carleton,
was arrested by officers Ash and Lsvey forI
stealing the watch and hat of man whileI
the latter was drunk and taking in L-streetI
scenes. he has received frequent previousj
personal notices in the Police Court proceed
ings. and the present case seems to be sutfl-
cisntlv clear to insure him State PRISON.
term. Qui do, arrested for grand larceny by
officers Arlington and Levey for stealing so.
from t.s person Of visitor on | street. All Gipi
was arrested by same officers for connecticut
with the ssHla affair. Ah Coon was arrested
by Deputy Sheriff Barron for larceny Of someI
KEYS. jim Purdy and Charley lIndiansll
were brought in by officers Ash and Levey forS
safe keeping. Mrs. John Hahn was arrestedE
bv same officers for selling liquor without
license James Hunting, by local officer
Coffee, malicious mischief. Ned McHenry,i
common drunk, by local officer Coffee.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The Board of
Supervisors met yesterday, pursuant to ad
iournmens, al the members present The
petition Of z. B. Bradford and others for al
new highway in Road Districts Nos. 1S and
l6 was received, and w. II. Frye, j. W.
Stephenson and j. q. Pierson appointed
viewers and to lay ont the land. The Road
Committee, after investigating the matter inf
relation TO the road on the Howard ranch,
advised allowing 500 cut of the funds of theI
district TO grade and gravel through thst
sjonoh et that point, and the said amount
was accordingly appropriated. Under sus-
pension Of the rules. james Toohey was all
lowed S375, West & Heath SIP Al, A. 81
Tindlay S37 96 and to Mrs. Silva, for relief,
81 Sisting 50 a Swamp Land Board. war;
rant was allowed upon claim No. 629 for!
$500 73. The Board then adjourned until
10 a. N. to-day.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following;
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the)
10th: For f. II. Seeley & Co., car iron ).
w. a. &C. S. Houghton, 4 cases envelopes i
Hale Bros. & Co, 5 cases cotton goods; Al
a. Van Voorhees, & Co., cases whips. z
cases saddlery J. G. Davis, 3 cases chairs :;
". d. Comstock, 2 boxes chairs; Locke *
Layenson, ] roll carpet, case olclotn \
Weinssoclz & Lubiu, case travelling bags i
Baker & Hamilton, case Thermometers a.
Coolot. g cases cigars; S. j. Nathan 4 Co.,.
8 cases hats; Samuel Nathan Co, eases
hats Booth SS Co. 101 coils rope; Hunting
ton. Hopkins & Co., barrel bells, 5 boxesi
saws, 1 case Inouse-traps, cases hardware, .
cases screws, case files. l case shears, "
pieces iron pipe, 80 kegs horseshoes, 40 par
rows, hoxes bolts; Continental Oh Com-l
pany, ! car coal oil.
CHILEAN AENIvERsARY.-The seventy-tirsS
anniversary of Chilean Independence was
celebrated in this city yesterday. A ball
was given at Grand Army Hall last evening,
and a fns banquet at Fishers at II o'clock
THE bail committees were: Jose Rosas. juan
7 Veras, Jose E. Leiva, Jose A. Leiva,
Nicanor Morales and Cipriano 0rdenes.
Comu7itsee of Rscsption-hfrs. Jose Rosas,
Mrs. 7. f. Barron and Mrs Isadore Alforo
TIoor Mansgsrs-J. Z. Leiva and Fernando
Sarn,;snto. President Of the Day, Jose
Roseas Secretary, j. A. Stnardo.
HAVE vou.seen the programme Of the Red
uansa Tor this week? You will find it in
their new advertisement.
-. ol,,;ro sale of l. Bien's dry goods