Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-10

"a days, 4 hours, q minutes, the fastest time
on record-said to be due to the use of new
bronze propeller.
The Supreme Court has allowed counsel
for Wheeler, the stranger, to withdraw the
record in the case. assigned the case 10 De.
partment One and continued the hearing
to September LIST.
Marin Hayes, seven-year-old footpad,
was convicted of purse-snatching in Judge
Rosenbaum's Court, in having s. stood up
and robbed a little girl named Healy of So
one night last week.
Ten cargoes of coal left Sydney and New
castle for San Francisco during the four
weeks ending July 18th. Their cargoes ag-
gregated is, 900 tons. There are now fourteen
vessels entered out to follow, with carrying
capacity of $4,000 tons.
Last year the Tax Collector by August LIST
had collected 1888, 81 II personal property
tax, being $500, 900 more than this year.
The reason is because the roll was then large
and the rate 81 81, while now the rate is but
81 10, and the roll smaller.
Seven vessels were cleared with wheat at
this port in the first eight days of the month.
Four more are known to be ready to clear,
and there are fifty-two more under engage.
ment to load. We cleared thirty cargoes in
July, and thirty-seven from July LIST to date,
against five year ago. 1t is thought that
there will be forty cargoes cleared in August.
Judge Wilson has sustained the demurrer
and dismissed the cause pending between
Thomas Boyd and William Briggs and r.
Robinson. This was an action to recover
81, 700, money lost by the plaintiff at faro,
between the lst Of last January and June
The decision is in effect that the Act permit
ting such actions to be maintained has been
repealed by the Criminal Code.
AS Police Officer O'Connor was passing the
residence of Manuel Rodenek, Nc. 55a Minna
street, his attention was attracted by great
uproar within, and female voice crying for
help. On entering, the officer discovered
that Manuel had succeeded in making
kindling wood of the greater portion of the
furniture. and was amusing himself by beat
ing his wife. Rodenek was locked up.
The fifteen bills of the gas company
against the city amount to S260. COO. They
have been reduced to $1,000 Auditor
Dunn says that his counsel has requested the
points Of difference in the case now before
the Supreme Court ; hence the suit is at a
standstill. There is sufficient money in the
special fund set apart for street lighting to
pay the company should it win its suit.
The disappearance of Captain III. w. Gil
lespie, of This city, is reported. Gillespie left
here on the 22d alt. to locate mines in Inyo
county for Frank Parks and brother. He
arrived at Darwin on the 9th, and left the
next day for Slate Range, % miles distant.
On the 4th inst. a teamsser brought in word
that he was lost. Parties Immediately started
out to search for him, but SO far without re-
suit. It is said to be a rough country, where
stranger can easily get lost
Scion Pattee, the expert appointed by the
Finance Committee Of the Board of Super
visors, has reported to Supervisor Stetson the
result of his examination of Departments
Nos. 0, 10, II and H. County Clerks Office,
finding there no deficiency. AS these are the
Courts doing the lightest business it will take
the expert probably three weeks to complete
his examination. The statement that the
whole Office had been examined, and Stuart's
accounts found to be correct, does not appear
to be true.
In the Yosemite Democratic Convention
that body refused the cffer of the Manhat-
tans to uuite on certain terms. 1t noIninates
J. G. Merrill for County Clerk (unexpired
term). In the Manhattan Convention, on
learning of the rejection of its proposition to
the Yosemite, those who voted in favor of it
were, by resolution, offered seats in the
Manhattan Convention, but the resolution
was defeated after hot debate. II nomi-
ndVtu Jof. Is5ay iOT Lax COiAecJOr. l. ne
Mechanics League has nominated School
Directors and Supervisors.
UpG.l the arrival in port of the steamer
Columbia, from Portland Diego Chucialato
passenger, was found in his berth with his
throat cut. It appeared that the man had
been working as fisherman for Hepgood &
Co., OF Washington Territory, and the season
having closed he was returning home. The
wound was serious but not fatal, and the
wounded man was able to state that the as
sertion, made by some countrymen. that he
had stabbed man named Murray in Oregon
caused such dependency that he attempted
suicide with small knife. The man was
taken to the City Receiving Hospital.
Len Harris, one of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company's detectives, has been in
vestigating the outrage upon Mrs. Louisa
Fret. MIR. Harris Gays that a felonious as
sault was made upon the woman, but it was
by Chris. Hansen instead of the barkeeper
on the Solano AS stated by her, and he was
arrested and fined SIS on o conviction of
simple assault, Mrs. Ffe declining to prose-
cute. Ii robbed at all, the detective says,
she lost comparatively small sum, and that
she fell into the water while intoxicated IT,
stead Of being thrown in by the barkeeper,
whom she accused of the crime, and who is
exonerated by Hansen's confession. Mrs.
Fret is still in charge of the German Benev.
olent Society of this city,
In the Mint investigation Mr.. Page fur
ther charged that Z. F. Low, III. r. Linder.
man and Superintendent Dodge, who acted
as Commissioners to investigate the charges
against o. FL. La Grange in 1877 conspired
to Gust La Grange, so that Dodge might Oh
tain the SUPPLEMENTARY of the Mint; that
Linderman and Low had a secret under
49, g. -
that they had q cipher by which they con.
Quoted correspondence relative to bullion pur.
chases and the sale of trade dollars that the
parting and refining charges on bullion re.
mitted to the Anglo. Californian Bank, Treas
urer of the Northern Belle Mining Company,
were kept by +. +. Low and not paid to the
| Northern Belle Company, and that f. L
Low charged the mining company for the
parting and refining of the bullion.
MIR. Blanchard read letter from Superin.
tendent Dodge to Acting Mint Director Pres.
ton, in which he said that he thought Page
would not be reelected, and he would strike
him in the tenderest spot by discharging his
| friends from the Mint.
Ex-Coiuer Cicott testified that j. w. Rud.
dick and +. Page, efficient employees, had
been discharged from his department with.
out having given cause; Superintendent
| Dodge, in June, 1880, told the witness that
he proposed to remove some Of Pages per.
sonal appointments, as Page had attacked
him in Congress.
James Hanni6n testified that he had
worked nine years in the Mint, and after
being discharged he was told by Superin-
| tendent Dodge that civil service was good in
| theory, hut not in practice saw Dodge again
with view to being reinstated, and was told
by the Superintendent that he wanted to beat
Page for Congress, and wanted the place for
friends of his own.
w. II. Martin, Meter and Refiner, testi-
fed that George Warren, an efficient EN-.
ploye, had been dismissed from his depart.
ment without his Recommendation.
William J. Ruddick testified that be had
served almost eleven years in the Govern
ment service had filed various positions in
the Mint under Mr.. Cicott; was dismissed
July 1. 1880, by the Superintendent; the no.
LITIGATION of discharge gave no reason for the
action; had been appointed to the Mint by
PAGE.
George Hatzei!. an employee in the Coiner'.
department, testified that Charles N. FELTON,
prior to Pages election, had asked him in the
reception-room of the Mint if his brother,
Charles Hatzell. was a Page man or Henry