Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-08

Financial Losses Fmpel Man to Suicide.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 7th.-Charles j.
CONNER, receiving teller of the Bank of
California, committed suicide this morning,
at his residence. 1874 Suffer street, by shoot.
ing himself through the head. He came
down to breakfast at the usual time, returned
to his room, and about 10 o'clock was found
dead on the floor Yith pistol lying near his
hand. No report was heard by the inmates
of the house. The report on the street is to
the effect that he has been under surveillance
by the bank authorities ON suspicion of
crookedness in his accounts, but the officers
of the bank say that the affair is a complete
surprise to them that he had always en-
joyed the full confidence of his employers,
and that his accounts are perfectly straight.
They account for his act On the ground that
some time ago he came into Possession of
considerable amount of money, which he had
lost in stocks, and that his losses had I'M
settled his mind. The officers of the bank
had noticed nothing peculiar in his behavior,
but his associates in the Office say that he
had appeared for some weeks past to be la
boring under depression of spirits for which
he refused to assign any cause. Deceased
was we'll connected. being brother-in.law Of
Adam Grant, of Murphy. Grant & Co., and
of General Morrow, the well known stock
operator. His age was 81.
Drowned while Bathing.
SAN Francisco, June 7th.-James Wes-
ton, son Of the proprietor of Weston's bakery
on Stockton street, near Market, was drowned
near Angel Island yesterday. Young Yves.
ton accompanied picnic party to the island
yesterday morning. After several hours had
been speut by the party on the island, Wes-
ton stripped for the purpose of bathing, and
swan out distances of about 100 feet, when
he was seized with cramps. as is supposed,
and sank. His young companions plunged
into the water, and for nearly an hour made
unsuccessful efforts to find the body by div.
ing. The party then returned to this city
and communicated the sad intelligence to the
bsreayed parents Efforts were ursuccess-
fully made to-day TO recover the body by
graphing.
Arrest OF the Captain OF the strathairly.
San Francisco, June 7th.-Captain Fen.
wick, OF the British steamer Strathairly, was
arrested to-day on charge of bringing here
326 Chinese passengers in excess of the num-
Der allowed his ship by the law. He was re-.
leased on bail.
Seventeen Years Fires.
{ SAN Francisco, June 7th.-Fire Marshal
John j.. Durkee has prepared table which
shows the loss by fire, insurance on property,
amount paid, average loss at each FIRE and
average loss to each inhabitant, from July,
1864, to June, 1881. period Of seventeen
years. The figures show that the total loss
by fire during that time was S11. 1865. 55S 40.
Insurance on property affected. S29, COG, SS1 A,
and losses paid, So, Isl, FOL 57-leaving q net
LOGS of S5,6l6, $50 %.
The Regatta = Senator Fair Sued = The
Death Record.
San Francisco, june 7th.-Poois sold TO-
night on the regatta, which will come off to-
morrow between the Nellie and Flor-de.
to SIS, Nellie being the favorite.
Caroline G. Robinson and Horace Halves
have brought suit in the United States Cir
cult Court against James G. Fair. alleging
they were the owners in December, 1881, in
fee, Of certain lot at the corner of Sansome
and Pine streets that defendant entered
upon the land and ousted plaintiffs. The
property ia estimated to be worth $500, COO.
Plaintiffs pray for judgment and possession
Of the land.
Twenty-one deaths were registered at the