Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-18

San Francisco, October 17th.-At the an.
nual meeting of the Eureka Consolidated
Mining Company to-day, there were repre-.
sented 1904 shares. The following Trustees
were elected: T. Locap, S. Heydenfeldt, s.
Hart, Thomas Bell and R. Hackard- ali
being of the old Board except Reckard, who
is New York man. At meeting of the
Trustees subsequently, F. LOGAN was elected
President, S. Heydenfelt Vice-President, w.
w. Traylor Secretary, and I. J. Read Super
intendent. The product of the mine for the
past year was 81, ,726. .00o A resolution was
passed to suspend the payment of dividends
until the completion of the new hoisting
works. The report of the declaration of q
dividend Saturday was premature. &
THE ARCTIC RELIEF STEAMER RODGERS.
A letter has been received by the Morning
Call from the Arctic relief steamer Rodgers.
dated at st. Lawrence Bay, August 10Th.
She arrived there the day before. All well.
Found there Russian corvette, which
will accompany the Rodgers to Serge Am
mon. Would leave there in the afternoon.
Hired two natives for the cruise.
THE RIFLE-sHooTING MATCH.
The California and Nevada teams shot
at Shell Mound Park to-day, the former
winning by forty-6ve points, making S5I per
cent. Following is the score: Nevada
Team-Carden 81. Haskings 70. Galusha 70,
Paxfer 81, Leppell 81, Gallagher 81, Charell
Sc. Curnow SO, Little 70, Burke 81. Total
for the Team, 500. California Team-War-
rem 81, Royce 81, Miglet 50, Carson SO, Per-
kins s., Williams 81, Kellogg so, Kelly 81,
Burns 50, Klein g. Total for the Team,
S45.
In the matter of the estate of Mark Hop
kins, the widow of deceased has filed peti-
tion for new trial on tie question of ad-
ministraticn.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The United States Grand Jury meets to.
morrow.
Imports of treasure by the City of Toxic
yesterday was S95, 600.
During the last wsek in September $780,
600 in bullion was received from the Salt
Lake mines.
The receipts for duties at the Custom House
for the past week were S139 $50 %, making a
total since January 1st of s., 81, 546 09.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company has
ordered four steamers to be built at the East
for its new coal mine at Carbon Hill.
Five more deep-water vessels came into
port yesterday, and nearly all of them wers
chartered prior to arrival to load wheat for
Europe.
The Art School has opened this Quarter
under exceptionally favorable circumstances
with total of eightY.three enrolled students.
The students display ususual application and
talent.
The American ship Isaac Reed arrived in
port Saturday from Liverpool, and reports
that on May 10Th Thomas Douglass, seaman,
; fell from the main tepsail yard to the deck.
and was instantly killed. He was native of
Liverpool, aged II years.
The machinery of the California Mills,
burned Thursday. it is stated, cost fully
$50, 900. The total loss By the fire will reach
$500, 600. Fire Marshal Durkee is of the
opinion that boys playing with matches under
the vacant shop next to the mill caused the
fire.
The Directors OF the Mechanics Institute
last Friday hight awarded the contract for
tearing down the Mechanics Pavilion, re-
moving it to, and re-erecting after the adopt
ed plan on the new site, to the Moore
Brothers of this city. The contract price is
$4,000. Work begins immediately.
An attempt at escape was made Saturday
morning at the industrial School. In accord
ance with plans laid, Thomas Ward, a col
ored youth Of 10, arose ct 2 o'clock on that
morning and crept up bekind watchman
Voorhees, in the dormitory, whom he struck
with sand club. The blow did not fell him,
as had been expected. Ward was quickly
overpowered.
The bark Embleton, which arrived here
yesterday from Sunderland, reports that
on the 26th of September John d. Brough, an
apprentice, died of consumption. He was 10
years of age, and native of England. The
Niobe, which also arrived here yesterday
from Greenock, Scotland, reports that James
Henry, native of Scotland, and q years Of
nge, died at sea, of consumption, on Septem-
Der 18th.
The Folsom Water-power Company has in
corporated with capital of $780, ,0O0. divided
into 6 600 shares. The Directors are John
Fl. Reddington and George Pennington Of
San Francisc,, Horatio z. Livermore Of Oak
land, and G. Il. Livermore Of Napa. The
corporation announces that its purpose is to
construct canal on tho south branch Of the
American river, near Folsom, in Sacramento
county, to be used for water-power for manu-
featuring, mechanical, transportation, min
ing and irrigation purposes. John II. REQ.
ingtoa has subscribed for l,720 shares Of
stock. Horatio z. Livermore is subscriber
for 2. 95S shares.
The twelve-inch equatorial telescope and
ths accompanying transit instrument pur-
chased some time ago for the Lick Observa-
tory on Mount Hamilton, have arrived and
are now being set up. The work is being
done under the direction and supervision of
Professor Edward S. Holden, lately of the
Washington Naval observatory, who is as
tronomer in charge Of the Madison (Wicon-
sin} Observatory. Professor Holden is ac-
coinpanied and assisted by Professor s. w.
BurnhaEn, Assistant Observer at Madison
observatory. The telescope will be in posi-
tinn in time for an observation OF the transit
of Mercury, which will occur on the 8th of
next month IL the weather happens to be
clear on the day Of the transit it is expected
that far better observation will be obtained
from the summit Of Mount Hamilton
through the Pinch telescope than is posi-
BE in an Eastern atmosphere through the
much larger cqustorials mounted in Eastern