Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-08
MISCELLANEOUS.


The steamer Colira will sail for Panama
on the 9Th, and the City of Rio de Janeiro for
Hougkong on the Hts.
There has been fair movement in ton.
mage during the past week, both inward and
outward. There have been twelve cleaTances
and seven engagements.
As an item showing how general is the bus
isess Of The Chinese in oRr midst, the fact is
noted that one delivery clerk of Wells, Fargo
& Co. had twenty-ons pages OF money pack
age deliveries on his books for Monday morn
ing.
TIE property of The Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company has been formally turned over
to the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Com
pany. Goodall, Perkins & Co. retain tn
agency of the company, and also secure the
agency of the Oregon company.
George Swain, II years old, was arrested
by detectives Jones and John Coffey. Mon
day. upon q charge of burglary of the first
degree. It is charced that last Fridsy night
he broke into Dr.. Youngsrs office aad stole
so worth of dentists gold. The officers dis
covered the gold, which had been run into an
ingot.
A meeting of the Womens Christian Ter
pereuce Union was held In Plymouth Church
Monday afternoon. 1t was reported that the
society's coffse-house, 627 Sacramento street,
had cleared 1885 in January. Six hundred
people were being fed there. Two hundred
books were now in the library there. The
Union intends opening home where women
and girls can procure cheap ledgirgs free
from evil associations.
The Directors of the new Sun Insurance
Company met ard organized on Saturday by
the election Of the following officers and com
mittees President, c. L. Taylor Vice
President, josiah Knowles; Secretary and
Treasurer, Edward E. Potter; Executive
Committee. B. Stetson, Alfred Barstow,
Gustave Neibaum Finance Committea-E
B. Pond, Ignatius Steinhart, Francis Blake I;
Insurance Committee-CaDtain G. i. Ding
ley, J. j. McKinnon and r. D. Chandler.
Gostung, the wife-mnrdeTer, who was sen
fenced 60 ten years imprisonment in San
Quentin on Saturday, and was married to
Miss Willis on the sams day, was taken Co
San Quentin Tuesday morning. In coDnec-
ton with the marriage, the Fruit and Flower
Mission ladies state that Miss Willis was not
in any way connected with that SocietG. It
appears that Gottung and his wife were both
advised by his counsel not to undertake. the
rash step, but that they were unalterabiy de-
terlnined to be joined and the advice was
given them to keep the matter as secret as
possible. An endeavor was made to accom-.
plish that, but it proved unsuccessful
The official consolidation of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Line aud the Oyegon Steam.
ship and Navigation Company has taken
place. The General Agent Gays the change
will not affect either the freight or passenger
business that the employees OF the steamers
of the Goodall & Perkins line viii be retained
and the vessels continue to make their trips
up and down the coast as heretofore. Goodall,
Perkins & Co. viii continue to actas agents not
only for the San Diego line, but fer the
steamships plying between this port and the
northern coast There is to be no changes
that viii affect the public interest, and there
is no prospective antago1ism between the
Willard interests and those Of the Central and
Southern Pacific companies. The only charge
worth speaking of is the transfer of the gen.
eral headquarters Of Pacific Coast Steamship
Company to the general offices Of the Oregon
Steamship and Navigation Company in Port
land, Goodall, Perkins & Co. acting as gen.
eral agents of the lass-named company in San
FIR n;:sco.
Charles J. L. Doyle died in the City and
County Hospital at 1:30 o'clock Monday
morning from the effects of head and face
wounds received on the night of the 22i of
January in quarrel with George, alias
"Saxey" McKenra. On that night the
pair, with others, were playing cards in a
club room SC the rear Of the Mammoth Bill
lard Hall, on Market street, between Fourth
and Fifth streets. In tho course of the game
(kEown as bonanza) Doyle lost all his ready
money, and applied to MoKenna for loan.
The latter declined, upon which Doyle made
use of an offensive epithes and began inter-
fering in the game. An attache of the saloon
advised Doyle TO go home, stating that it was
no use for him to remain there, as he had no
money and could not play any longer. Nc
Kenna then asked the attendant to put Dovle
out, as he refused to go upon request. The
after became Indignant at the remark, and
bot words followed until the pair came to
blows. Who struck the first blow is not
known; McKenns claims to have been first
assaulted. and tie Witnesses positively de-
cline to state anything of the circumstances
until the inquest by the Coroner, and the
matter therefore remains in doubt. After
few minutes sparring the two clinched and
fell, with McKepna underneath. The COM
batauts were separated, but not until Doyle
was badly beaten about the head and neck.
Mckenna is known to be q rough. The cause
of the death of Doyle is found by tie autopsy
to be abscesses of the face, as result of vio-
ience. Doyle was, however, sick with foul
disease. and with pleurisy Deceased was
aged 26. and shoemaker by trade. Doyle
leaves wife and child