Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-29
LOCAL NOTES.

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About o'clock yesterday afternoon, as
! Charles McGraw was driving his team at
/ tached to heavy delivery truck IN the
vicinity of Front and @ streets, his horses
became frightened at passing train and ran,
throwing him to the ground, when he was
run over by the wheels Of the truck and
/ badly injured. Upon being examined by a
| physician it was found that two of the ribs of
the right side and the right collar.bo were
broken and his head severely cut and bruised.
| His injuries are considered serious, but not
necessarily fatal.
! The river continues to rise slightly from
/ the recent rain and melting of snow in the
mountains. and yesterday afternoon marked
/ 10 feet and inches-an inch higher than the
| day previous, and four inches higher than a
few days since. Nineteen feet is the lowest
the river has marked since the high water in
January.
Maurice Mulahy, formerly resident of
Mormon Island, in this county, and well
known in Sacramento, fell down shaft of
the Washington-C Creole mine at Phoebe on
the 9th instant and was killed. He was IL
years of age, and leaves wife and six
children.
A daughter of A. Spinks, II years old,
while engaged in cleaning windows at the
Protestant Orphan Asylum. hit her ann
against broken pane of glass, cutting it so
badly that the wound had to be drawn to-
gether with stitches.
The awarding of sentence in the Landes
case was yesterday postponed until April
18th, to allow time for the official reporter to
write out the testimony and proceedings of
the trial for use upon motion for reversal of
the verdict.
Two locomotives were received from the
East yesterday at the shops for the Southern
Pacific Railroad. They are of the ten-wheel
pattern, and will be sent forward as soon as
put into running order.
No immigrants will arrive from the East
to-day, but seven carloads which have been
delayed by the distractions on the Union
Pacific will arrive at 3 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Rudolphe, noted billiard expert, gave an
exhibition of his skill at the Union Hotel
billiard rooms last night, to an audience of
about fifty persons.
Il IS stated that Father Seaman is likely
to be transferred from st. Rose Church, in
this city, to some other parish-probably
Suisun or San Francisco.
Three car leads of cattle were received by
parties In the city yesterday from Kings
bury.
PLAYING UPON CHARITY.-About ten days
ago man, giving his name as Frank Booth
and claiming to be brother OF J. Wilkes
Booth, appeared in this city, and applied to
the Towards for assistance for himself and
woman whom he represents to be his wife.
Aid was extended to them, and also tickets,
to enable them to go to San Francisco, for
which place they were to leave one week ago
yesterday. They did not go, however, but
instead of doing so, the man drew up sub.
scription paper for his benefit, signed the
name of r. Dale to it, placing a subscription
of 50 against the name. With this at the
head he applied to many known to be char
itably disposed and procured upon it the sum
of S25 90. He also wrote letter containing
pitiful story, and sent his wife " with it
to wealthy and charitable lady in the city,
and procured in that way from her So do
nation. He also procured by other devices
other small sums. As soon as his operations
became known to the Towards, they revoked
the tickets which had been furnished them to
go to San Francisco, and made the facts
known to Chief Karcher. They were after
wards arrested by officer Smith, and will be
presented in the Police Court this evening
upon the charges of being healthy beggars,
which will no doubt insure them passes to the
County ALL where they will remain for some
time to come.
CUTTING AFFAIR.-Last evening between
10 and II o'clock a cutting affair took place
at the residence of Mrs. Humbles, on the
alley between Fifth and Sixth, 1 and J
streets. A man by the name of Matt. Plum
mer made an assault upon James +. Sloat,
stabbing him several times about the head
and face with large pocket-knife. Sloat
was pretty well cut up, but his injuries will
probably not prove serious. PlUmmer was
arrested by officer Campbell, and Kareher,
local, and confined in the city jail.
SAcRAMENTAN ABRoAD.-Letters were re-
ceived in this city yesterday from G. F.
Klink, the well-known Sacramentau, now
making a tour of Europe. At that writing
he was in Granada, Spain, examining the
curiosities Of that section and inquiring e.
pecially into arboriculture. He expects to re-
turn to Sacramento about the middle Of the
summer, returning through Italy, Germany
and England
DIED OF HIS WoUND. -Ong Coon, the
Chinaman who cut his throat some days
since in Chinatown, and was taken to the
County Hospital, died night before last of his
wound, and viii be buried by Coroner Yer.
milya to-day. No inquest is considered
necessary.
No EASTERN MAIL.-The train from the
East which will arrive here this morning at
6:55 did not connect at Ogden with the Union
Pacific train, owing to the lateness of the lat
ter, and hence no overland mail viii arrive
to-day.
GAvAzN-Father Gavazzi, the eminent
leader of the Free italian Church, viii
address a union meeting at the Congrega-
tional Church tomorrow evening at s o'clock
The mere announcement win serve to draw
house.