Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28
CLOSING OF THE SACRAMENTO AND
PLACERvILLE RAILROAD.

PLACERVILLE RAILROAD.
Elsewhere announcement is made of the
closing of section of the Sacramento and
Placerville Railroad, that which connects
with the old Sacramento Valley Railroad at
Folsom and runs thence to Shingle Springs.
The road has been placed in the hands of a
Receiver, and the facts leading up to that
event are fully explained in the official in
structions in another column. The local effect
of the closing of this road is of Importance
| Heretofore freights and mails for FL Dorado
county have nearly all gone over the
two roads named, but the closing of the
upper section makes Folsom the terminal
point, and places Ell Dorado county twenty
six miles farther off in reality. So too with
large part of the eastern and northern Sec
lions of Amador county. All these regions
must now be reached by other routes. These
are three in number. First, by rail to Fol-
som over the Sacramento Valley Railroad,
and thence to Ell Dorado, Mud Springs,
Placerville, Latrobe, Single Springs, Ply
mouth, Suffer Cheek, ETC., by stage and
wagon route. Second, by rail to lone City,
via Gait, and thence through Amador by
stage and wagon route. Third. by rail to
Auburn, in Placer county, and thence by
stage and wagon route to Greenwood, George
town and Placerville. Superintendent Wright
says that it is probable most freight
for Amador county will go via Gait and
lone, but it is likely that freight wagons will
be put on also at once from Folsom. The
stage line that has heretofore connected with
the cars at Single Springs will now meet
passengers at Folsom, beginning this morn
| ing, and running regularly hereafter. The
| stage line from Auburn to Georgetown and
Placerville will probably do quite share of
the passenger business under the new arrange
ment, while transportation lines from lone
| City will receive a pew impetus, and prob
ably be extended. The Sacramento and
Plaeerville Railroad will announce a new
time table to Folsom on Wednesday, the
old one prevailing until then. AS to the mails,
no positively definite statement can be made.
Postmaster Hopping has informed Postal
| Superintendent Mckusick of the situation.
| 1t is probable mails may be delayed to-day,
| but by tomorrow it is expected that arrange
ments will be made for their prompt and reg
ular transmission. The new situation will
not probably affect Sacramento business any
further than to make the time of transporta-
ton in the direction of Ell Dorado county
and Amador somewhat more extended.
Business men do not think freights will be
much advanced, as active competition is ex-
pected between teaming lines. Ell Dorado
county will be the greatest sufferer, and the
people of that county will probably expert
| ence serious inconvenience. The town of
Folsom will be benefited not little, as it
will be the terminal point of most of the
teaming lines, as the roads from there
into Ell Dorado are better at all sea-
sons than those from Auburn or Lone
Superintendent Wright says he has no in
| formation upon which he can base judg-
ment as to how long the new arrangement
| will prevail but he hopes it will be but few
weeks, though it may continue indefinitely
| The situation will restore to something like
its old activity the staging business, and make
| the mountains echo the crack of the drivers
whip and the talk of the coach wheels,
which have so long answered only to the
scream OF the locomotive whistle.
LAND LEAGUE MEETING.-The Sacramento
Land League met yesterday afternoon in
Pioneer Hall, D. Z. Woods presiding 1t
was addressed by Assemblyman John H. Gil
more, who spoke feelingly and at length on
the unfortunate complications in Ireland and
the sufferings of her poor. Hugh J. NOLAN
offered the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted, and three cheers were
given for Governor Perkins Whereas, no
less distinguished men than General B. f.
Butler and the apostle of liberty. Wendell
Phillips, have raised their voices in behalf of
down-trodden ireland, and are to-day, with
hundreds of other distinguished orators and
statesmen throughout the United States,
nobly battling with their Irish fellow citizens
for the abolition of the cruel system of slavery
now dominant in Ireland as the result of the
coercive laws of Great Britain toward that
unhappy land, with view to still further
enslaving her people and whereas, Robert
Emmett died for liberty, truth and justice, and
the freedom of his native land therefore, be it
resolved, that his Excellency, Governor
George c. Perkins, be invited by this League
to preside over the meeting to be held in
Turner Hall on March 4th for the purpose of
celebrating the 1884 anniversary of Robert
Emmett, the patriot, scholar and pure sacri-
fetal offering on the altar of liberty for the
freedom of his ellow-countrymen and the
elevation of his native land to that rank
among the nations of the earth to which her
position and her hberty-loving children en-
title her.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police. Court on
Saturday Thomas Brown, who was found
guilty on the preceding day of abstracting
clothing from room at the International
Hotel, was fined S100. In default of pay
ment he was sent to the County Jail for 100
days. Perry Windsor, alias Duncan, was
tried and found guilty of malicious mischief,
and sentenced TO pay fine of $3.50. He was
also found guilty of petit larceny, and an adj
ditional fine of $40 was imposed. The charge
| of battery against the same individual was
| dismissed, as no complaint had been filed
| Doc Smith, common drunkard, was tried.
found guilty and sent to the County Jail for
term of 80 days. George Stewart, arrested
| for disturbance of the peace, was tried, found
not guilty and discharged. Mike Dwyer was
| found guilty of battering the man Roberts at
| a downtown saloon ON Friday night. 1t was
shown, however, that Roberts, while drunk,
was spelling for fight, aud daring people
promiscuously to knock a chip off his shout
| der, and the usedup condition he was re-
solved into was the result of Dryers extend
ing accommodation to him. Dryer was fined
| s. and COSTS which was paid by the aid of
| friends, and he departed. The cases of Ed
ward Frank and Gus Price, for disturbing.
the peace, were continued until tomorrow,
| and George w. Maxwell, who is charged
with libel, was granted pestponement until
the 9th of March. The Court then adj
| journed.
ROBBERY IN A CHINESE DEN.-A white
man made complaint to the Chief of Police
| on Saturday night that while visiting Chi
nese seraglio on 1, near Second street, that
evening, he was robbed by one of the demi-
monde of $40. Immediately upon missing
the money he left the house without men
tioning the matter of his loss and reported
the fact at the Police Office, when officer
Campbell and Max Brown went to the house
and searched the woman who was charged
with the crime, but nothing was found upon
her. Upon searching the premises the purse
containing the money was found carefully
hid under a bed, behind an oil.can. The
stolen funds were all recovered, and the
Celestial maiden, who is only IA years of age
and enjoys the name of He Toz, was arrested
and taken to the Police Jail. On the way
there three or four Celestial admirers of the
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