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

lspEcrAL BY rELEaRArH TO THE RsooRD-UxIos.l
CALIFORNIA.
Alarming Death-Rate In sau Fran cisco
Danger OF Cholera Epidemic-A sui-
eide.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 7th.-The report
| Of the City Health Officer shows that for the
year ending June 80. 1882, there zoos and
deaths in San Francisco. From smallpox,
! diphtheria and scsrlatina there were 1876
deaths. The ratio of deaths is the highest
reached in ten years, bang 2l.34 per 600 Of
population. The increase is largely due to
the disease. breeding sewers of the city. More
than ore. third the deaths were children IN
der years CT age. The Health officer says
Asia.ic cholera is now an epidemic among
| the natives of Yokohams. With that city,
| by means of swift steamers. we are having
| frequent communication. Should the germ
of that terrible disease be introduced into
| this city in lis present unhealthy condition,
! who can conceive Of the consequences that
might ensue? With the possibility of the
| introduction of this fearful disease,
! and .he probability of other epidem-
! les arising from our present unsanitary con-
dision, It becomes my duty to urge upon you
| the adoption of energetic measures to prevent
the caiamities which otherwise may befall
| us
= The body of the man picked up in the bay
| on Friday has b5en identified as that Of Jacob
Rebla, a native of Germany, Al years of age
and married. He had been missing from his
home, No. 5l5 Stevenson street, since the
295h ultimo, when he threatened to 90 to
Oasl,nd and kill himself.
San Francisco HappenEpgs-A BAD Fall
The Stranger MISUNDERSTANDING and
the New Treaty with Mexico-Reaih OF
u Sea Captaia.s
SAN FRANCISCO. Angus. 7sh.-This SITTER
neon two caicim iners, A. a. Roberts and j.
w. Kelley, while working On Phelan's new
building, on Market street, met with heavy
fall, caused by the scaffolding giving away.
Roberts broke his left arm and had his body
badly bruised. Kelley fractured his right
hip, and received other injuries.
To-day the case of George A. Whesler. the
strangler, was called for trial in Judge Fer.
| rails Court. Ga motion Of bis attorney the
case was continued until Wednesday,
To-day sn informal meeting of merchants
was held 10 the chambers of the Merchants
Exchange, which discussed proposed recip.
rocity with Mexico and Central America.
which Grant and Prescott have been com.
missioned TO negotiate for the United States,
and proposed line of freight steamers to run
through the Straits of Magellan. Tie discus
sion was principally confined to the latter
subject, and the meeting adjourned until
Tuesday the l5.b, when both subjects will be
referred to committees, after more thorough
discussion.
The steamship Oceanic will Re due here from
dongkong Wednesday, and the steamer City
OF Sydney is due tomorrow from Australia
via Honolulu.
Bank Commissioners Farnum and Litch.
field, having examined the accounts of the
Farmers Bank Of Fresno and the Fresno
County Bank, report both institutions in a
solvent condition.
Captain Carnsghan, who arrived in this
port in command of the British ship CITY of
Athens, from Liverpool on the 231 of July,
died in st. Msry's Hospital to-day from
complication OF diseases. The Captain was
quite sick on the voyage, aud but for the
assiduous attention paid him by his wife,
would never have lived to reach land. The
City of Athens will complete her cruise un-
der command of the first officer.
No Clue to the Mysterious Mursier-The |
Wounded Child.
SAN FRANCISCO, Angus. 7th.-D electives |
have SIS yet discovered no clue to the mur-
derer Of Martin Meier. alias Prof. Caspsr,
who was stabbed to death in Chinatown Sun
day morning. The murder is still involved |
in mystery.
Patrick Burns, the gambler who was shot
u
young attorney, is rapidly recovering, and
surgeons pronout oe him almost out of danger.
At meeting held tonight by the Tenth |
Ward Republican Club, resolutions denounc-
ing corporations and monopciiss were pre-
sented and adopted.
The little S.yearold daughter of ). j. Gar
field, who was accidentally shot in the head |
Saturday by Nellie McAuliff domestic, is |
still alive, and her prospects of recovery are |
slightly improved. Today the child was con. |
scious for the first time since the dreadful ca.
lamity.
KObbing Mine-Fire In Mine.
GRASS VALLEY. August 9Th. = Sunday !
evening the Waterman ct the Empire mine !
discovered feur men, named Richardson, |
Robert Stewart. j. McCann and John boy.
den, the two latter employed at the mine, |
scraping the aulalgam from the plates in the |
boxes. The Waterman came into this place |
for officers to make arrests, bat the men had |
left before the arrival of the officers and have
not yet been captured The amount taken |
will not exceed $50
On Saturday afternoon fire occurred at |
the coai-pits of the iron mine and spread |
to the forest. The Ere has done considerable |
damage, burning some 800 cords of wood |
The people of the surrounding country fought |
the fire until Sunday night, when it seemed
to be under control.
Terrible Accident.
NEVADA Cry, August 9Th. = Saturday
evening Mrs. VIM. McHugh was attacked by
COW and fIightfully wouaded. The unfor.
tunate lady's side was torn open so as to ex-
pose the bowels. 1t is believed that recovery
is almost hopeless.
A Fearful Misunderstanding ynjunctIons-
Sudden Death.
NEVADA CRY, August 7th.-Mrs. WIN.
McHugh, who was hooked by COW Satur-
day evening, had rent by the animal over
three inches in length made in her abdomen,
through which her bladder entirely pro.
truded. A doctor was summoned and
dressed the wound, which at first was CON.
sidered fatal, but it is now thought that the
woman will recover.
Sheriff Tompkins, in company with an
officer from Sacramento, to day went to You
Bet for the purpose of serving an Injunction
on the B;rdseye Creek hydraulic mine, which
| empties into Bear river. They found the
| mine deserted, it having been shut down for
/ the season several days ago.
w. s. Long, an old resident of this city,
was found dead in his bed this morning.
Diseased was II years of age. He held the
office Of City Assessor for a long time. His
death is supposed to have resulted from ma
tural causes
Jail Delivery.
JACKSON (Amador county,, August 7th.-I
During last night all the prisoners in the
County Jail escaped. They were three in
number-two Indians. Jim Aleck and Sam
| Dodge, who were convicted some months ago
| of murder and sentenced to be hanged, but
| the Supreme Court having recently reversed
| the judgments and ordered new trials the
other was boy named Burns, twelve years
| old, who has been recsptured. 1t seems that
| the Indians unlocked the cell doors by means
| Of wire. and then, with two pieces of strong
wire well pointed, dug hole through tie
wall proper from the ante.room. The hole
was made close to the roof, as the cell was
| lined with iron up to within eighteen inches
of the roof. Reaching the ante.room, they
wrenched the lock eff the door connecting
with the outside.
Crushed His Skull.
HoLLIsTER, August TIN. = Ernest, the
| youngest son of County Treasurer 7. l..
Baldwin, eyed 5 years, attempted to get on
| the tongue of trail wagon heavily loaded
with hay this afternoon. He fell, aud the
| wheels passed over his head, crushing the
skull and causing instant death.
| An Earthquake shock.
HoLJIsTER, August 7th.-One of the heav-
iess shocks of earthquake we have ever ex-
perienced was feit here at 1921 this morning.
| The vibrations vera northwest to southeast,
continuing fully twenty seconds.
Fire at suIsun.
SUIsUN CITY, August 7th.-A fire broke
ont at o'clock this morning in the Suisun
| Hotel. The hotel and carpenter shop on