Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-11
n 1s553, Fred Collier second.
MISCELLANEOUS,


Judge Finn has appointed Moses T. Hop
kins administrator of the estate of Mark
Hopkins, deceased, with his bond fixed at
$500 900.
Conrad Hoffman, who stabbed and caused
the death of Susanna Roeben, "a pretty
waiter girl on the 25bh of last month, waived
examination before Judge Rix, and was held
fer murder, without bail.
Benjamin j. jackson, charged with having
| in conjunction with A. D.. Bernard put on
the market two certificates of bogus stock,
purporting TO have been issued by the Mexi-
can Silver Mining Company, has been held to
answer.
Thomas G. Baker, who was supposed TO be
dead. and upon whose estate letters OF a2-
| ministration were issued to the Public Adj
uinistrator in 1871, appeared in the Probate
Department of the Supsrior Court yesterday
and asked for complete transcript of the
estate of Thomas G. Baker. He stated that
he was not dead, notwithstanding the Public
Administrator had adduced proof that he
died in 1871 and received letters of admins
tration on tho estate.
The wholesale liquor dealers of this city
have met TO consult about the course TO ba
pursued relative TO the Sunday law. The
gentlemen INST as the Trades Associates, an
organization formed about twenty years since,
and considered the question of the advisable
| ity of joining the organization known as the
League of Freedom. The, Trades Associates
favored indorsing the League of Freedom in
its efforts relative to the Sunday law. A
committee was appointed in conference be-
tween the two organizations.
| The veteran soldiers had lsrge"meetiug
Wednesday night, and received encouraging
reports from several quarters of aid being
| given to the movement for Veterans
Home" on this coast. The following address
| to the public was adopted:
| To the Public: The Veteran Association repre-
sents 7G00 veteran soldiers and sailors IN Cali
fornla alone, and many thousands more on the Pa
cifc coast. OF these, over one hundred blind,
| MANNED and disabled in public aInshouses in
| this State much larger number are on the verge
! of destitutcn and beggary few have pensions OF
from four to eight dollars per month the remainder
have little hope OF help in the way OF pensions
for the disabilities that weigh them down, since the
lapse of time and gradual decay prevent that official
| evidence which would place them within the reach
of law. We appeal TO the patriotism and generos-
! ity of the public OF this coast for aid TO found
! a comfortable and self-sustaining Home for
| these suffering and deserving remnants OF the
salvation and glory of our country. The Executive
Committee decides to begin this appeal by sending
| we-known citizens as volunteer canvassers with
authenticated subscription and receipt books this
| Thursday morning, to about forty Of our leading
branches of business The appeal to others and the
! general public will be arranged for subsequently,.
Gentlemen, capitalists, bankers, insurance compa.
MES, shipping, produce and commission merchants,
stock and mining brokers, brewers, tobacco and
liquor dealers, coal dealers, butchers, carpenters
| and builders, boot, shoe and clothing dealers,
diaries, fouBdries, dry goods dealers, druggists,
physicians, wholesale grocers, steamboat and ship
ping agents. plumbers, telegraphers, city, county,
State and United States officers, we beseech you to
greet our solicitors cordially, and show by your gen.
etous sui seripton that free people knows how to
provide for its disabled and deserving veterans as
! ba nj deSOetlc and privileged
classes. W. S. R0SECRANS,
Chairman Executive Committee.