Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-09-03

SAN Francisco, September 2i.-The Rus
sian war vessel Africa arrived here this morn
ing, seventy-two hours ont from F.ouimalt-
Vancouver Island. The Africa is the first vessel
of the Russian feet expected soon - arrive
at this port On the trip down the Africa
experienced pleasant weather. When of this
port she was detained by fog. The Africa is
an iron vessel and was built by Messrs,
Cramps on the Delaware in 1873, and left in
1879 for Cronstadt She left the latter port
on June 1S, 1880. She then proceeded to
Singapore, China, Japan, Siberia and British
Columbia, from which latter place she came
here The Africa will remain a short time
and then proceed to Honolulu, Tahiti and
other South Pacific ports. She has COM
plement of 26l men and carries twelve guns.
register 2, 500 tons.
KEARNEY STILL TAKING DOSES OF HIS OWN
MEDICINE.
In politics to. night there is li.tIe stirring
except in the way of ratification meetings
and chin.music. Kearney had better fortune
to.Light than last night. He had big
audience Mt Sanders Hall, and received
respectful attention as long as he devoted
himself to the Chinese and kindred matters
but when he attacked the Democratic candi-
dates his voice was drowned by the cheers of
the crowd, although the interruptions were
good-natured and no more eggs were rendered
him.
THE RUSSIAN WAR VESSEL.
The Russian corvette Africa which ar
rived from Esquimalt to-day, is the same
vessel that was purchased by Russia in this
country when war was expected with Eng
land. She was built for the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company by Cramp & Sons, of
Wilmington, Del, aud was to be styled the
State of California. The Russians. admir-
ing her model and construction, bought her
in the stocks, and the present State Of Cali
fornia was built on the same model, with
slight notifications
ROW IN THE SCHOOL BOARD.
At meeting Of the Board of Education "A
row occurred over questions in connection
with the patronage of the Board, which re-
suited in David Bush, formerly Of Sacra-
mento, rendering his resignation. The Board,
however, refused to accept it.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The rolls of the old Manhattan Guard were
opened Thursday night at Hibernia Hall, and
nearly fifty new recruits enrolled. Speci-
mems of the new uniform of the Guard were
on exhibition.
In the inquest held on the body of the I'M
known man recovered from the bay off Goat
Island Sunday afternoon, the jury found that
the deceased came to his death a5 a time,
place and in a manner unknown.
The body Of the man found dead in the
Bonanza Lodging-ho on Wednesday is
still unidentified. and the finding Of bottle
of morphine il the room leads to the belief
that it is case OF suicide. A description Of
the deceased is as follows: Was about 3S
years old, of medium build, hight five feet
seven inches, brown hair and brown mus
tache, light complexion. blue eyes and fair
brown eyebrows. He wore soft, dark blue
hat, with wide band and cord, dark blue
diagonal check coat, dark blue diagonal
pants, dark drab evercoat, white linen shirt,
white merino undershirt.
The members of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association were invited to a reunion at
their hall Thursday evening. Three or four
hundred were present. The assembly was
called to order by the President A Z.
Forbes, and interesting addresses were deliY-
cred by Rev. DR.. Beckwith. of the Third
Congregational Church, and Rev. DIR. Fiske,
of the Howard street Presbyterian Church,
after which Secretary Mccoy spoke of the
| unparalleled advantages afforded by the in
stitution. He desired the names of those
who were willing TO work on the various
committees, and invited all to visit the gym
nasium and see the style of physical training
furnished. Many accepted the invitation,
and the young athletes acquitted themselves
very well for amateurs.
Thursday afternoon young man, who
gave the name of w. W. Cooley. entered
the cutlery establishment of VIII & Finck,
No. 769 Market street, and asked to be shown
some pistols. Several were laid before him,
and making his selection he desired the clerk
to load the weapon. 1t was done. and the
pistol passed back to him, when, with few
preliminary and reckless hourishes, he
pointed the weapon at his head and fred.
The would be suicide, in his frantic efforts to
discharge the weapon, which was unusually
hard on the trigger, disarranged his arm, and
the bullet, instead of piercing the spot aimed
at, struck him in the left breast close to the
shoulder, and glanced across into the arm,
taking a downward course. Replacing the
pistol on the counter Cooley calmly walked
out of the place and to the Office of DIR.
Long, on Post street, where his injuries were
treated. Cooley stated to the doctor that
the pistol was accidentally discharged while
he was examining it. The young man is a
clerk in the employ of Livingston u Co.,
importers, California street.