Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-13
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

terday forenoon, all the members being pres
ent. The minutes OF the last meeting wer
read and approved. The City Engineer, L
T. Basaett. made q report upon the subjec
of pumping the water over the Y street leve
iS time of high water or The rainy season
He stated that he had investigated the matte
of pumps, engines and machinery at Sal
Francisco, and that the same, having ca
pacity to pump from 100000 to Il, 0G0, 00t
GALLONS per day could be procured for from
1900 to So 0d0 He submitted plans O
pumps and machinery and explained thei
method of work. After consideration of tn,
matter he was directed by the Board to pre-
pare specifications in accordance with tbs
plans presented. so that definite propose
might be made by the manufacturers. The
report of the Chief Engineer of the Water
Works for the past week showed that the
works were il operation full time, and tha
21,5S8,4 $50 gallons of water wera pumped
Bills wera allowed as follows: 2. Branni
gan, 81 20; A. L. Penebsky flor laborers)
SSl so; Ed. Van Alstine, 81 IS: william
Mclaughlin. 81 50; II. FL. McWi.liams
81 so; Root, Nelson & Co., $50 40; Will
lam Watt (for laborers), SS3; L. L. Lewis &
Co., SIS; Day & Joy, $40; a. H. Smith,
a. The Board then adjourned.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. = The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
9Th: For W. A ButterReld, box biscuits
+. Neary. / box shoes; Lindley & Co.,
boxes cheese; Bachelor, Van Guelder & Co,
3 bales hooks and hinges, 4 box hinges a.
Dennery & Co, bales tumblers, ! cask
earthenware Huntington, Hopkins & Co,
sheets iron, 8 kegs emery, 8 boxes rivets, II
h.rd 4 Inn ,,;J I 1
l barrel lanterns, cases coffee-mills, box
spikes, boxes oars, l case tongs, case fish
ing tackle, l case firearms, 200 kegs nails, 10
bundles gas pipes, 81 bundles roofing: Locke
Il Lavenson, 9 rolls carpet, = cases oilcloth,
! bale samples; w, D. Comstock, 2 boxes
chairs; j. Breuner, 4 boxes chairs C. II.
Gilman, case underwear; C. I. Bachman,
5 bales corks; a. A. Van VOORHEES,, bale
blankets, l case saddler5; Weinstock &
Iiubin, l case shirts, / case ribbons; Shain
Bros, 2 barrels pretzes; Holman. Stanton
& Co., - bundles shovels; J. f. Davis s.
Son. l car buggies; w. r. McRae, Z bundles
paper ;-Hale Bros. & Co, cases hats, case
dry goods, l bale blankets 2 casest cotton
goods, l case wooden goods Samuel Nathan
& Co, bales quilts; g. w. Fox, bales
enamel cloth; S. j. Nathan & Co., 4 cases
clothing; w. a. & c. S. Houghton, 1 box
envelopes, cases books, case tags.
UNKNowN DEAD-Corouer Yermilya, in
answer to a dispatch. went yesterday to a
point near Routier's Station, where the re-
mains OF man were found lodged against
the limb of fallen tree, at about the middle
OF tbs American. Il had evidently been
there for E long time, and was in an advanced
state Of decomposition. A Jury was sum
Inaned from the neighborhood and an inquest
held, but no Information could be obtained
by which to identify the deceased, and YER
dict was accordingly rendered. The remains
were those Of a man about 81 years Of age.
who had long black hair and black and gray
whislzers both hair spd whiskers were coarse
he had on q grey pair of pants, which were
rolled up to the knees a striped wooden shirt
buttone6 at the nsck with blue oval button,
aud the pants were held by q leather belt at
the waist. There were no papers or effects
in his clothing except iack-knife. The de-
ceased is supposed TO have been miner en-
gagged at some point higher up on the Ameri-
can 1iver who had drowned while attempting
TO wade the stream and afterwards f3ated
down to the place where found.
RAILROAD AoCIDENT.-The overland train
coming west stopped at Emigrant Gap yes
terday morning to take on passengers. The
operator at that place had orders to hold the
train on the side track till a freight train
going east had passed. The signal lights
were not out, aud the operator did not inform
the conductor of his orders. After the usual
five minutes tine the overland train started
The freight enciuesrs heard the whistle and
reversed their engines, and the overland ran
into the freight before it was under head
way Of more than five or six miles an hour
Three engines were slightly damaged and
1
Cured in the first snow shed below the Gap
and had the trains been going at full speed
the wreck and loss of life would have been
appalling. Charles Swift, one of the fire.
men was thrown into the rear of an engine
cab and received serious though not fatal
internal injury. He Yomited blood for
some time. He was brought to the Railroad
Hospital in this city.
RuNAwAYs-About o'clock yesterday
span Of horses attached to spring wagon
belonging in the country took run from
SANKEY'S stable, out as far as Suffers Fort,
when they turned and came down J street.
When opposite the Plaza the wagon coliided
with another, knocking the double tree off,
but doing 10 other damage, and the horses
were sosu after stopped. 1t was an econorui-
cal runaway for the amount of fun INDUCED
in aad extent Of territory comprised. Ar
other runaway occurred on II street, when
the team of W. a. Scott became frightened
from the strap holding up the neck yoke givi5g
away and letting the tongue of the wagon
drop. Mr.. Scott wss thrown out and received
1t bad cut in the forehead and severe bruises.
The team was stopped without other injuries
or serious damages.
PoucB COURT. The examination Of
August Bets for assault with a deadly
weapon upon the Chinaman at the Wooden
Mills was continued in the Police Court yes
terday until to-day WIN. Schultz was tried
and found not guilty Of petit larceny; Neal
McNeal aud Chas. l.. Robinson were found
guilty OF battery and sentenced to coBfue-
Inent five days each in the County Jail :
VIM. Riley was discharged from arrest for
being drunk aud sleeping on the sidewalk
J. II. McNasser and Pat NcDonough we're
found guilty Of battery and will be sentenced
to-day Louis Brown, arrested upon same
charge, was discharged.
Acknowledgements at 1880 a. NJ, Mt
fOl6 Fourth street. c. E. Brown & Co., will
sell by auction the entire contents of their
store, including much household furniture.
The sale Is positive and peremptory . To-
day az 920 J street. at 1890 a. NJ, Bell & Co.
viii sell by auction ali the fine furniture.
articles Of aiornment and whole line Of
furnishing goods for the household in the res
iieuce OF Dr.. b. +. Pendery. The sale is
large one, and is positive and for cash.
"HARprAcK" SnIpMENT.-The firm of
John Black & Son, of the Sacramento Bak-
cry, shipped yesterday morning ten thousand
pounds OF regulation bareback" to San
Francisco, upon the recent contract with the
Government to furnish TIE army upon this
COST and the territories for the coming year.
Police ARREsrs.-The arrests made in
this city yesterday were: All Sin, for petit
larceny-stealing wood of j. Skelton-by
officer Arlington Louis Brown, for battery,
by same officer.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.--
Is made that the box-sheet will open to-mor-
row for the season to be filed by ths Wallaclt
and Baldwin Theater Company.
CHANGE OF LooAroN-The Pacific Lie
Insurance Company gives. notice that on and
after the 9Th of October its principal place of
business will be San Francisco.
LADIES, you would be surprised to see the
line shoes they are keeping now at the 4ed
House.