Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-17

DAN Il RANClSCO, august 1oSu.-Iuc Dohao-
Gratis nominated NJ. G. HALEY for Recorder,
and T. V. O'Brien for Public Administrator.
A number of names were proposed for Super
visors, but no action was taken. A resolu-
ton was adopted condemuing the Bailey
water ordinance. The Manhattans have
gotten away with the Yosemites on the
water question, the latter faction being
credited with favoring Spring Valley. The
Manhattans opposed the Company. and seem
to have carried thsir point in the platform
and resolutions.
SMALL FIRE.
The junk shop of Alexander Waugh, on
Main, between Howard and Mission streets,
was burned this evening. Loss, about $1,000.
THE FEELING OVER THE PRESIDENTS CON-
DITIoN.
The critical condition of the President has
been the topic of general interest in this city
to-day. The impression is that the case is
hopeless, and while no excitement is mani
fest, feeling of deep SORROW prevails. Your
reporter to-day received a note stating that
prominent lawyer of the city, and an ex.
Justice of the Supreme Court, expressed the
hope that enough good men could be found
in Washington, in the event of the President:
death, to go unmasked to the Jail, take Cult
teau out and hang him.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Orc Mining Company levies an assess
ment of 25 cents per share.
The Eureka Consolidated Mining Com
pany have declared dividend of so cent
per share.
d, r. McNiel has been elected by ths
Supervisors to the vacant License Collector
ship. His bond is fixed at S20 600.
The Arizonans in San Francisco have or
ganized into club, with j. L. Knapp Al
President. 1t is to be mining bureau.
Charles Alden Smith has fled his petition
in insolvency, owing to losses in stocks anC
heavy expenses. Liabilities, 81. SIS; assets
none.
The Twelfth Ward Republicans held, Mon
day night, large and enthusiastic ratifica
ton meeting, aud organized into campaign
club, with James T. Cutting as President.
The Humboldt w. P. c. has nominated fol
District Attorney, Leauder Quint; Surveyor
William Humphreys; Sheriff. Thomas Dona
hue; County Clerk (unexpired terml j. j
Mulcahy.
Negotiations are in progress for a settle
ment of the difficulties in the Hopkins estate
1t is said the parties have agreed to leave il
all to one arbitrator to determine the diiferen
interests il the estate.
| Albert I. HymaD, who is under arrest al
the instance of Sadie Loughran for having
administered drug to her with criminal in
| tent, and for seduction, agrees to marry the
girl, and has autographed to his father il
Sacramento for his consent, as he is a minor
| If the marriage takes place the proceeding:
| in Court will be dismissed.
In the Board of Supervisors, Auditor Dunn
has been charged by Peter Bradley that nine
books of the real estate roll, embracing the
following numbers, were not copied under his
charge, to wit: Nos. 1, 2, 8, 4, 6, 8, 10, Il
and No. Index. The books were copied on
the upper floor of the new City Hall in some
room or place unknown to him. Five of the
books now in the Tax Collectors office are
not signed by the persons who copied them,
which act is violation of law. Demands were
made out and paid to the following named
persons for the above books. Then follows a
| list of many persons employed by the Aud
itor, most of whom are relatives to the
Auditor. He protested against the payment
of these people-except as to one-because
| these people were otherwise employed by the
city, and should not draw two salaries each
| The Auditor frankly admits the employment
| of these incompetents, and says he has 0
right to distribute the copying as he pleases,
| in the absence of any particular statute such
has always been the custom, and there is nc
irregularity, so far as he can see, in the en-
ployment of deputies in other Offices in the
work.
The excavations for the foundation of the
great stone wall surrounding the private resi-
dence Of Leland Stanford has disclosed the
presence of two or more living springs oi
clear and delicious water at the southeast
corner of the lot The quantity of water
flowing from these springs keeps one mar
ste ably employed with hand force-pump
draining the excavation. As the foundation
of the wall will be very massive at the poin
where these springs discharge, it would be
an easy matter to make q we'll within it into
which they would naturally flow. A smallforce
pump, driven by steam-power furnished by
the kitchen range, would lift an abundant
supply for all the wants of the house and th'
irrigation Of the grounds. The springs
emerge from the solid rock, aud the water il
| no doubt as pure and palatable as that of thu
clearest Sierra fountain. Such supply o.
water would be very valuable in any part o.
the city, and it is not likely to be ignored By
the owner of the property on which it exists
especially inasmuch as it was the chief source
Of damage to the original wall which had &c
be torn down at great expense.
Referring to the articles recovered from the
supposed wreck of the Vigilsns, and which
| are now on exhibition at the Merchants Ex-
change, A. G. Nye. brother of Captain Nye,
of the Mount Wallaston, says: have
seen the spectacles among the recovered
articles, and identify them by the silver case
as ones worn by my brother. / explain their
presence there as follows The officers and
crew of the Mount Wallaston probably left
their ship when she began to break up and
went on board of the Vigilant, which was pro.
yisioned for two years cruise, with the
| original intention of passing one season il
ice. The storm which drove the Helen MAJ
out Of the ice and into safe clear water
probably drove the Vigilant to within fftr,
and possibly twenty, miles of Wrangel Land
Then the crews aud officers left the Vigilant
and reached Wrangel Land by ice, where
they may have been rescued by the Jeanette
| The presence of the four bodies found on the
wreck are accounted for by the probability
| that when it was determined to try ant
reach land, four of the crew decided to takt