Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-23
Returned from Point BARROW.

| CALIFORNIA
Returned from Point Barrow.
SAN Francisco, October I'D. = The
schooner Leo. Captain jacobson, ffty-three
days from Point Barrow, via Plover Bay,
arrived in port to-day. The vessel went up
north in the interest of the United States
Signal Services on the Oath Of June last. She
| brought down the following passengers
| Lieutenant Powell. +. n. Clark. james Cas-
| sidy and n. @. Green. Lieutenant Powell
reports all well at Point Barrow, and that
there was no sickness nor death during the
winter. Everything was in prosperous con.
dition. They put into Ploysr Bay on the
18th Of September, to rate chronometers, etc,
and sailed from there two days later. Lieu
tenant Powell reports that the body of mas.
ter Putnam, who was lost on his way from
st. Lawrence Bay to the East Cape, was
seen by natives in black and swollen cond-
ton about the latter part of June on foe of
| ice. Owing to change of wind, they were
| unable to get the body, and the ice drifted eff
with it, after which it was not seen.
The sand Lot-RI0tOus HOOdIums.
SAN Francisco, October 22d.-The meet
ing at the sand lot this afternoon was ad.
dressed by Denis kearney.
AT ball given last night at Union Hall By
| an organization known as " Revels" the at
fair along towards morning degenerated into
| an oreie. A young woman complaiue ed to an
| officer that young hoodium had slapped her
face. The officer attempted to arrest the
| young ruffsn, when several came to his as.
sistance. The hoodiums were finally over
come and forcibly elected from the hall.
| Subsequently. when the officer was leaving
I the hall, he was set upon by crowd of ruff
fans, knocked down, Kicked and roughly
used. He finally regained his feet and fired
q shot without effect. Kelly, one of the gang.
fired two shots at the officer and fed. Three
other officers. hearing the shootiog, ran to the
| scene, aud Kelly and two other hoodlums
were Sled, named Creighton and Healy.
Kelly is charged with assault to commit MUIR
| der, Healy attempting the release of a pris-
oner, and Creighton for assault with Q dan
gerops weapon. The assaulted officer was
struck several times in the facs with steel
knuckles, and severely injured.
Chinese Going Home-Steamer Sailed.
SAN Francisco, October 22l.-Over 500
Chinese left this port for China in the Peking
Saturday. About 300 procured the necessary
papers e1titling them to return to this coun.
try The remainder made no attempt to se-
cure their papers, and it is to be presumed
that they are going home to stay. This is
the largest number returning to china since
the restriction law went into effect.
The steamer City OF New York sailed for
Sydney, Australia, to-day. She had large
passenger list, and ffteen Chinese passengers.
\ majority of them had certificates entitlisg
them To IetU:n to this couutry.
Work OF the Immigration society.
SAN Francisco October 2Ist.-The Immi.
grafton Society of this city finds, as a result
of its first years work. that of 43. 600, 600
acres of land in California still belonging to
the United States, fully 20, 600 900 are suit
able for agricultural purposes. These lands
are found in nearly every county in the State.
The Society is distributing pamphlets and
circulars throughout the United States and
Europe, which call forth numerous letters of
inquiry. During the current week the i'm
| migrants arriving by overland railroads mum.
| bered SOC. Letters were received during the
week from twenty-five different States, be-
sides inquiries from Belgium, Germany,
France, England and other countries.
Deserier Killed by Officers.
SAN Francisco, October 22d.-At the re-
quest of Major.General Kelton, on Friday
last Police Sergeant Field was directed by
Chief Crowley to assist in the search after q
! deserter from the Preside. The following
has been received at the police headquarters:
HEALDsBURG, October 22d.
| P Crowley, Chief of Police The sergeant and
his men corralIed the deserter outside Of town. He
| fired seven shots The sergeant and his men re-
turned the fire, killing the deserter. The Coroner's
| inquest justified the sergeant and his men.
T. W. FIELD.
The Campaign.
MARYsvnLE, October 21st-The Prohibi.
ton Conventions met in Yuba City and
| Marysville to-day. The Suffer County Con.
vention ratified the action Of the State Con-
vention, but made no nominations. The
| Yuba County Convention Endorsed the plat
! form Of the State Convention. and nominated
full county ticket, excepting for the Legis.
| lature.
| Los ANGELES, October 21st.-The Prohibi.
| tionists held Convention to-day to NOM
mate county ticket. They iudorsed eighteen
Republican candidates, three Democrats and
two Greenbackers.
! SANTA CRUz, October 22l.-Ex-Seuator
| Booth AID John F. Swift addressed good.
sized and appreciative audience in the Opera
House last night.
| HEALDsBURG. October 221.-The Demo.
cratic picnic, extensively advertised for this
! place yesterday, did not come off, for want of
proper enthusiasm aud attendance. The
| Hancock Club, of Santa Rosa, $50 III mum.
Der, gave a fair torchlight display, followed
| by motley crowd of fifty men and boys in
| beautiful confusion. There was speaking at
the theatre by Luttrell, Spencer, johnson
| and others.
Fatal Shooting ARRAY,
TRUCKEE, October 21st "A fatal shooting
ARRAY occurred in the Red Light saloon in
this place at about 1890 P. NJ. to. day. 1t APP
| psars that a man namel Charles Dilley has
been stopping about the saloon for a number
/ of months past, claiming that there was q
small amount CT money due from the pro.
| prietress of the place, a Mrs. l.. ID. Butts
and be has from time to time demanded pay.
| ment OF the same, or some security for its
payment. About noon to-day he rep .ated
this demand. While the proprietress of the
| place, her two sons named Charles and Geo
/ and a-a1 80 -, ii
occupants Of the placs-were at dinner, the
| man Ditley came into the room and q scuffie
| ensued between DillsY and the two Miluer
boys, during which Dilley drew pistol aud
| fired two shots. the first one of which went
into the ceiling, and the second one striking
| George Milaer 10 the left shoulder, infiicting
a painful but not dangerous wound. After
this sho ting the man Dilley was worsted in
! the scutfle and cried for quarter saying he
had enough" George Miluer then said,
Let him go ii he's got enough" Diley then
left the room and went into another part of
the house, where he was followed by Charles
Miner, who commenced shooting at him.
Dilley ran through the house crying, Don't
do that don't shoot me again, Charley
you've killed me already" But Charley con.
tinued TO shoot till Dilley dropped dead i,
his tracks. Charles Miner has been placed
| under arrest.
The los Angeles Fair.
Los ANGELES October 21st.-This was the
last day of the meeting. In the first race,
trotting, free for all. the first heat was won
by Belle Echo in 2:30, the second heat by
| Del Sur in 2;2S, the third heat by Belle Echo
in 2:30, the fourth by Del Sur in 2:29, and the
fifth by Del Sur in 2:29, winning the race In
the second race, a three quarter of mile
dash, Otto K. won in 1:1Sl The third event
was a two and a quarter dash, which was won
by Wild Idler in 4:19 The fair has been
| financial success, both at the race track and
| the pavilion. At the latter, quilt was put
| mp by the ladies Of the Episcopal Church, to
| be given to the candidate for Governor re.
ceiving the highest vote. The vote stood at
the close: Stonensn, 957 Estee, $50; Nc
Quiddy and Mcdonald about dozen each.
The Santa Cruz Fair.
SANTA Cruz, October lst.-Eyery inch of
space is taken by exhibitors, ard the attend.
ance is large. The fair will be continued to
include Wednesday next The proceeds of
this years fair will form a nucleus witch which
| to purchase grounds and erect suitable build
legs for future fairs. The exhibition of
horses. sheep. cattle and swine is much ad.
mired.
skot In the Arm.
SAN BERN ARDINo, October 21st-A quar-.
rel between man known as Dutch Joe and
| George b odget. over horse trade, resulted
in the latter being shot in the left arm.
| Two shots were fired, but only one took
| effect,