Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-04
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
PURCHASING LIBERTY.

few weeks ago an aged coIored man, named
Henry Yantes, who had led an eventfgl life.
He was born near the beginning of this cen.
fury in Lexington, Kentucky. Having been
born in slavery there is no record of his birth,
was the property of a wealthy slave owner,
whose name he subsequently bore. At the
age of IS years he became acquainted with q
slave girl who had embraced Christianity, and
WAS himself converted to that belief, and
married to the girl within a year. A few
years afterwards he and mis- family were pre-
sented by their master to younger Yantes,
a minister, VINO moved to st. Louis. Three
children were the fruits of this marriage, and
then Mr.. Yantes, the deceased, saw tbs wife
Of his bosom and his three children put upon
the auction block and sod. From these he
never heard again. For some years his mind
was 20 affected as to make him almost
helpless; but from this blow he recovered Ia
course of time, and was welded again. At
the breaking out of the Mexican war he went
with his master, and scted as teamster for
the period Of two years. He then returned to
his old home, and with money which he
had made from time to time, purchased
his liberty, paying the sum of 81, 200 Mr..
Yantes then came to California by the ocean
route, arriving here in 1913. He soon earned
another 81 200, which was sent to mis- old
master to pay for his wife, but before this his
old master had failed in business, and in
some way which is not now known the money
was lost. He then set about earning more
money, and when sufficient had been ac-
cumulated returned himself and purchased
the freedom Of bis wife. The two returned
to California, leaving behind them, still
in slavery, the two daughters with
which their union had been blessed.
The trip on this occasion was made with
an OK team across the then almost trsckless
plains. Arriving in Sacramento, lot was
purchased on 2 street, between Fourth and
Fifth, for the sum OF 5000. On this not long
afterwards was constructed two story brick
house, at an expense Of 81 200. The building
still stands where first erected. Here he and
his wife started a lsundry business and they
toiled long and hard to raise 81, 700, the price
asked for their children. This was finally &C.
complished and the money deposited in Page,
Bacon & Co.'s bank in San Francisco.
after which Mr.. Yantes started for the
south. The vessel on which he sailed touched
at Acapulco, Mexico, where he learned the
bank had failed. He continued on his way,
however, and sometime after his arrival re.
ceived 1000 of the money deposited, and
by giving his note for the remaining 500.
procured the release Of the two daughters.
These daughters were well educated and
were both married, and are still residents of
this city His second wife died about twenty
years ago, and in 1869 be was married a third
time. This wife still lives on d street, in this
city. Mr.. Yantes was one of the founders OF
Sloan Church in this city. and acted as q
dee 'ar s<auy years, but about five years
ago VILE =. and joined the Calvary Baptist
Church. Rev. j. Q A. Henry, pastor OF the
aforementioned church, delivered on the oc.
casion of the funeral very impressive dis
course, reclting many Of the facts herein
given.
FREIGHT To ARRIyE.-The following freight
for Sacramento passed Ogden on October
3lst: For w. A. & G. S. Houghton, l box
albums box books John l. Stoll, barrels
chain, barrel and l box names, box sad
dlery hardware; A. A. Van VOORHEES, &
Co., 3 boxes names; Kirk, Gsary &
Co., . boxes soap, 10 boxes, barrels
and 3 baskets drugs Weinstock & Lubin,
l box ribbons; LiIdley & Co., % cases
mince meat, 10 cases plum pudding, box
tobacco, case cigarettes; Adams. Nc.
Neil & Co, TO cases plum pudding, 80 cases
mince meat, boxes tobacco; n. S. Arnold
& Co, l barrel irons ; Locke l. Lsvenson, |
box oil cloth; Mebius Il Co., l box to.
bacco. box cigarettes; r. Stone & Co.,
boxes hardware; IL. A. Weaver, 2 bundles
book paper j. Hahn & Co, cases and 4
bales sponges G. L. Bush, box gas fixtures
Booth Co., tierces hams, 3 boxes tobacco ;
5. Gerson q Co., % boxes chestnuts; w. r.
Strong & Co., l case cards, l box bulbs :
Hall, Luhrs & Co., 3 barrels whisky, . cases
pruues, 10 cases plum pudding, 100 cases
mince meat; Continental Oil Company, |
tank oil; Hale Bros. & Co., 6 cases corsets, 3
boxes shoes Dickinson Il Leonard, boxes
picture frames G.. p. r. R., Is barrels COP.
per; ". ID. Comstock, box looking-slasses
Huntington, Hopkins x Co., 1913 lengths iron
pipe, box augurs, Is bundles forks, box
and bundle hardware, 2 boxes machinery, /
box cutlery, IL cases screws, boxes copper
rivets, lS bundles steel, case mop handles
L. L. Lewis & Co., 3 boxes chinsware, 2 boxes
and barrel lamp fixtures.
INCoRPoRATED. Articles of incorporation
were fled with the Secretary of State yester.
day by the Union Ice Company. Directors
Lloyd Tevis, j. OBJ. Gum, n. Z Terry, d.
Whitbeck, 1. II. Thompson, John Cashin,
Joseph Martin. Capital stock, $50, 900, di
yided into $500 shares. Principal place OF
business, San Francisco. Also, by the Morn.
ing Star Consolidated Mining Company. Di.
rectors B. L. Peel, NJ. Kelleher. Geo. Har.
Lici NSos - SNAiACi, w IL. II. Ila. l.. ID.
l.. Brandt, L w. Newiin. Capital stock,
Sle.0e0 600, divided into 100000 share.
Principal place of business, San Francisco.
Also, by the Alliance Messenger Publishing
Company. Directors-N. w. Motheral, S.
Fowler, III. S. Short, Charles Short, J. NJ.
Moore. Capital stock, 81 259, divided into
50 shares, Principal place of business, Han.
ford, Cal. Also, by the Slate Creek Debris
Dam Company. Directors-B l.. Baker, g.
w. Swan. w. r. Morgan, S. Kingdom, Geo
w. Cox, I. A. Goarley, q. Liberty. Capital
stock, S100, 600, divided into 10000 shares
Principal place OF business, st. Louis, Sierrs
county, Cal.
LIsE INsU sANcE-A statement in refer
ence to the Equitable Life Insurance Society
of New York is published in another column
this morning, setting forth, in contrast with
other companies, that each policy, thre,
years fron its date, becomes inoontestible
after which all claims are paid without dis
count. immediately upon filing proofs O
death; that its business in 1854 was tn,
largest in the world, and has been larger fe
the past eleven years than any other com
psny, and that its growth and advanced posi-
ton over its rivals are uninterrupted. Nj. J
Henley represents the society in this city.
POLICE CouRT.-The following bushes
was transacted in the Police Court yesterday
Madame Ferdinand, disturbing the peace
found guilty. judgment deferred until to-day
Edward Regain, battery, case continued Al
Fouke, petty larceny, guilty, seventy-fv
days in County j ell ; James Rabsz tsop
vsgrancy, continued indefinitely; Johl
Wall, disturbing political meeting. focnt
guilty, Judgment deferred until to-day Al
Ming. petty larceny. found guilty, twenty
dsys in County Jail.
TRADE. MARKs.-Ye stsrday Hugh Huddle
ston fled his claim with the Secretary o.
State to tie trademark Great American
Impoitirg Tea Company" to be used as
brand for tea and coffee. L. J. Rose has alst
filed bis claim to the trademark "Sunny
Slope Wines. to be used for wine and brandy
NoTARIEs ApPoISTEp. - Yesterday Gov
ernor Perkins appointed T. n. Mount Notary
Public for Nspa county, to reside at Nsps
Cs'1. Also p. III. Schsdt, for Calaveras
county, at Sneep Ranch.
The PHI ALPHAs will give an entertain.
ment at tie Theater November 10Th.
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