Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-21

the second heat Haddington was first. Sister
to Lottery second. and Trouble third. Time.
1852. The second race was running one.
free for all, SIS entrance. $40 forfeit, and SIS
added, the second horse to have entrance fee.
half mile and repeat. G. II Waters FAMED
Shafter Nghthawk. Nighthawk won the
poie, Noble III. second. Nighthawk won in
three straight heats. Time-51, SO. 80. The
third was trotting race. purse $40 We
Peck named Leland Stanford, d. w. Evans
Psjaro Chief, j. w. Scott Nutmeg, j. M.
Ferguson Sequel Jim. Nutmeg won in three
straight heats. Tims-2:59al. 2:53. 2:56.
The races to-day were not as well attended
as yesterday. The first was trotting race,
free for all. for purse of $500. P. Williams
named Frank Moscow II. MeConp, Black.
more; w. d. Hammond, Poscora Hayward.
Poscora Hayward won in three straight
heats. Time-2:3l, 2:2S4. 2:29a. The sec.
ond was a novelty race, one mile dash. for
purse of 500. entrance 10 per cent. Eve to
enter, three to start, $50 to the first horse at
each one'quarter mile. L. Shanes named
s. Duncan, Qoien Sabe; A. linus. Stumbling
Dick; w. Boots, Mollie H. Qaien Sabs
won the frat quarter. the second quarter and
the third quarter, Haddington the fourth
quarter and mile in las
Frank PixIey on the Sunday Law and
Temperance.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 20th.-Hon. Frank
Pixley delivered TO night an able lecture at
Children's Hall, in the Silver Star House. on
| the subject Of Politics Makes towards of
Us AL" Over 7G0 persons were present,
! many having to go away without being able
| 70 obtain seats. Ga the questions of the Sun.
| day law and temperance the speaker took
i very bold and advanced grounds. On the
Sunday law he took the position that the
Republican party should espouse the cause of
,ha sanctity of the Sabbath as a labor, moral.
physical and Intellectual necessity; that
as a preserva alton of labor against the
eneroachments of capitsl it was living, vital
necessity. Speaking Of the temperance quss-
uon, ms said the republican party, as pro.
| gressive party, had met tie question Of
slavery and settled it; that the Republican
party. on the basis Of its national Importance,
should accept this temperance question as q
living issue; that the Republican Conyen.
ton atSacrameuto would be required to accept
the challenge thrown down by the Democratic
| Convention at San Jose. His position favor.
ing the Sanday law and temperance was very
clearly, boldly and forcibly defined.
The San Francisco sand Lots.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 2osh.-The regu-
lar meeting at the sand lots this afternoon
wss addressed by Denis Kesrney.
4 Brass Brick swindlcr Convicted
Pleaded Chilly.
NEVADA CRY, August 19.h.-Gso Cook,
who some time since obtained $500 from q
Chinaman at Truckee by representing brass
brick to be gold, was convicted in the Supe-
rior Court to-day of swindling, and ordered
to appear for sentences next Wednesday.
Cook recently escaped from the County Jail,
but was recaptured aid b,ough. back few
/ DAYS ago.
Mark MAYNARD, alias Hinckley, who was
arrested at Truckee few days since for for-
gerry, pleaded guilty to-day, and sentence will
be passed on Tuesday.
Hydraulic Mining suits.
MARYsvILLs, August 9sb.-The B GARD of
Supervisors of Yubs coanty recently appro.
priated IS 600 for the prosecution Of the in.
junction suits against hydraulic miners on
the Yuba river. James OBrieu, OF Smarts.
vile, brought suit against the Board to dsy,
which wss argued in the Superior Court be.
fore Judge Keyser and dismissed.
imprisonment for Life.
SHASTA. August 19th.-Ths jury in the
case OF Robert Pitt, charged with murder,
which has b, ea on trial here the past few
days, returned into Court at IL P. NJ. with q
verdict OF murder in the first degree, with
imprisonment for life as the penalty. The
| jury were out about half an hour. Pitt is an
old resident of Shasta county, and has been
in business merchandising for over twenty
years.
Accidentally Shot and Killed.
TEHAMA, August 19th.-Charles Haz'est.
J living twelve miles from here, aecidentalIy
shot and killed himself about 6 O'Clock thi,
morning.