Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-29

went on Saturday to Napa Soda Springs, ac-
companied by the Swiss Consul, Hon. q.
Berton. They will return to this city on
Monday morning next.
The work of altering and strengthening the
Juarez-perhaps more familiar to many as
the steam yacht Sofa, and now the property
of the Republic of Mexico-has been COM
pleted, and the vessel awaits ORDERS from the
home Government as to her future career.
The examination of Albert j. Hyman. who
is charged by Sadie Loughran with felony,
which was, at the defendants request, con-
Quoted with closed doors. in Department l of
the Police Court, has been concluded, and
the magistrate took the case under advise
ment until Tuesday.
The body of John O'Leary, the boy who
was drowned at Browns wharf, on the 22d
instant, was recovered from the bay, off the
westerly shore of Alcatraz Island, Saturday
morning, by soldier. The boy is the son of
Patrick O'Leary, who resides at the Potrero
He was a native of Massachusetts,, aged 6
years.
The La Trinidad Istle Company has incor-
porated for the purpose of working the istle
or fibre Of the mequay plant and to locate
mining claims and water rights in Lower
California. The Directors are j. Carlos
Mexia, Pedro Baranda, Jesus Lalanne, En-
rique A. Mexia and Alfred Singer. The
capital stock is 500, 900, divided into loo, 600
shares at 81 each.
The discovery of the body of drowned
man at Meiggs' wharf was reported at the
Coroner's Office Saturday night. 1t was sub
seuuently ascertained that the body was
found near Goat Island about o'clock in the
afternoon. The body is described as that Of
man FIVE feet ten in shes in height and OF
heavy build. 1t was attired in light brown
cashmere pants and vest, frock coat and
brown diagonal sack oyercoat.
E.. L. Lomax has sued out writ of habeas
corpus in the Supreme Court for the posses
sion of his children, held by his wife in Stock
ton. He left his family in April in Alameda
and went to Colorado ON business The rela-
lions were then the most loving. He alleges
that he sent money in plenty to his wife, but
that she moved to Stockton to her parents
home, and there brought an action for d.
vorce, greatly to bis surprise. He came back
and is now fighting for his children. The
facts will come out on the return Of the writ
in the Superior Court of Alameda.
Saturday night Timothy Lynch while crazy
drunk assaulted officer James Mcnamara.
| The latter sought to take Lynch home and
| had lust asked him the direction of his resi-
dence, when Lynch suddenly pulled from his
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| the officers face, and fired without a word OF
warning. The ball, a s;nall-sized one, en-
tered the left eye, destroying its sight, and
passed out at the left temple. The upper
branch Of the temporal artery was ruptured
and the blood flowed profusely. Notwith-
standing the terrible nature Of the officer
wound, which at first glance would be pro.
nounced necessarily fatal, he turned upon hi;
assailant, knocked him down and beat him
with club or pistol until he was senseless. A
hurried examination of the two men, madt
by Police Surgeon Stambaugh. showed that
| Lynch was the more seriously injured. He
was unconscious from the combined effect;
of his beating and the liquor he had drank
His nose broken, his head showing several
confused wounds, besides he has two cuts, one
on each side of the nose and one on the cheek
apparently made by the butt OF pistol. The
surgeon pronounced the wounds of both mer
very serious, but about II o'clock the officer
| insisted on being allowed 20 go home, anc
walked out Of the hospital with his friends
for his residence. Lynch was still uncon
scious. His wounds, though not necessarily
! fatal. are very serious. Lynch was bOokeC
for assault to murder and the name of james
| Mcnamara appeared as that of the complain
! ing witness. Several persons identified thu
prisoner as Timothy Lynch, who is employed
| in the law department Of the Southern anC
Central Pacific Railroad Company as
searcher of records.
At the meeting of the State Horticulture
| Society. Friday, Professor f. W. Hilgart
presided. The following new members wert
elected: R. E. c. Stearns. Berkeley, Cal
Mrs. n. w. Winton, W. G. Miller, james
Fisher. San Francisco; A. brahms, Mar
tinez; w. c. Blackwood, Haywards. INT
committee on boxing fruit reported these sizs!
as the most economical for packing Plums
40 pounds, 15x9bx9 inches; 20 pounds, 152
9Ix5 inches; 10 pounds, 15x9sx23 inches
pounds, 15x9kx1a inches. Dried fruit, suck
as peaches, ap.icots, ETC.. 30 pounds, 1871
10lx9s inches; % pounds. l9fx10!x44 inches
ali inside measures. The committee on cir
culars reported that circulars had been sem
out inquiring what fruits thrived best in GER
tain localities in the State, and that 14S
answers had been received from all the cOun
ties in the State except six, and in some cas- e.
very interesting remarks tending to develop
the industry of fruit growing were received
A committee was appointed to summarize the
information contained in the answers to tbt
ciIcllars and to prepare the summary fo
publication It was stated that the Super
intendent of the Mechanics Fair had bought
the fruit on exhibition there in open market
Mr.. Webster said that premiums were refuse
fruit exhibitors, hence there was no display
by growers. The exhibition of fruit was
private speculation of the Superintendent
which had been decided on months ego. Th'
announcement was made that George 3
Loriug, United States Commissioner of Agri
culture. had invited delegates to be sent TO
convention to be held in Washington in Jan
uary next from agricultural colleges ant
societies of those interested in the raising o
cattle, skilled in growing crops, horticulture
viticulture, and kindred industries = tire
delegates from each society and college. Z
committee was appointed to consider tn
matter.