Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-19
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ESPECIAL pisrArcHEs 10 THE RsooRp-uxrcs.I
Assessn,ent-AnnuaI Meeting OF Mimi,
Company.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 18Th. An assess
ment OF 81 per share has been levied by tn,
Sierra Nevada Mining Company.
At the annual meeting of the Martin
White Mining Company, "a OIL shares wer,
represented: The old Directors were unani
mously re elected. as follows G. H. Stanysn
Annis Merrill, E. d. Sawyer, w. Il. Nor
wood, r. 2. Clement. The officers are G
81. Stanyau, President Annis Merrill, Vice
President; the Anglo Californian Bank
Treasurer; Henry Sweetapple, Superintend
emit; j. Scoville, Secretary.
Space but No Premiums.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1Sth.-The Board
OF Directors of the Mechanics Exposition
have resolved to the effect that exhibitors
coming In after to-day friday will be al
lowed space, but will not be permitted to
compete for premiums.
Railroad Construction.
SAN Francisco, August 1Ssh.-Work on
the Southern Pacific Railroad in Texas is
going slowly forward. Dispatches received
from there to-day state that track is at pres.
ent laid distance of 374 miles from the ca 2.
end of the bridge across the Rio Grsnde near
Ell Paso. 1t is thought junction will be
effected with the party coming north from
San Antonio By October 1st
On the Atlantic and Pacific track is laid
over forty-nine niles east of Mohave. and
surveyors and graders are out ten or fifteea
miles farther. In this distance there is only
EfQtJ ka1 at
from Mohave. where good supply of water
was obtained from an srtesian well.
Graders, construction trains and surveyors
have been busy st work on the road that is TO
connect Willows with Tehams, and track is
now laid twenty.four miles out from Willows.
This road will probably be completed by the
middle of September.
The Railroad Tax Cases.
SAN Francisco, August lSth.-In the
railroad tax case of Kern county vs. The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, the mo-
ton to permit the Attorney-G General OF the
State to be entered of record for plaintiff was
recently argued and submitted in the United
States Circuit Court. This morning Judge
Sawyer denied the motion. 1t is thought
that this decision will apply to all the rail.
road tax cases now pending in this Court
The FOundered steamer.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1Sth.-Work on
the foundered steamer has been discontinued
until next month, owing to the wind and
weather prevalent outside the Heads. The
Escambia Wrecking Company still have some
hopes OF raising the wreck. The statement
that she is breaking up is not credited. 1t is
stated that two of the divers reported her 60
ing to piecep, and two others at another time
said she was all tight and sound. Tie Viva
has been given up, being entirely too small,
anG unsuited for the purpose. It is intended
TO secure schooner of about one hundred
and nifty tons. and negotiations for one are
at present in progress. II the steamer cannot
be raised, the wrecking company will blow
her to pieces and obtain all the valuable iron
and machinery. On deck, besides other
things of value, there are four stationary
winches. Dispatches from Washington state
that on and after September 30sh, an auto.
matte bell buoy will be anchored over the
wreck in place of the present Hght-ship
Death of California Author.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1Ssh.-To.day oc-
Cured the funeral of one of the few Califor,
MIA contributors to technical literature, and
one whose works were recognized by these eff
his profession all over the world. George
kustel, the weil.known mining engineer and
metallurgist, died on Wednesday evening last
sfser brief illness. Coming to this coast
with the pioneers and roughing it among the
gold mines for number of years. he had lit
tie opportunity of applying the Knowledge
gained at the technical schools of Freiberg
until the breaking out of the Washoe excite
ment. There he started works on the Tyro-
lean Inauguration principle and aftsrward
introduced the roasting and barrel auialgama-
ticn process at the Ophir mine. His metal
lurgical knowledge was applied ia many ways
TO good advantage in working silver ores
MIR, Kustel Invented several mechanical an
planes for mining, and also introduced
many improvements in processes. His
method of blowing.pipe assay for quicksilver
is printed in all European works.
The Death Record-veterans' Home Asso-
ciatiOn-Letters Granted.
SAN Francisco, August 18th. The mum.
Der of deaths reported at the Health Office
for the week was 91-22 more than during
the corresponding week of last year.
To-day the Executive Committee of the
Veterans Home Association visited the Ls
Iona Park property near Berkeley, which
has been offered as a donation for the site of
the proposed Home. Tomorrow they will
visit three or four other places on the South.
ern Pacific Railroad, between this city and
San Jose. This viii finish up all their work
OF this character. Next Thursday the Board
of Directors will meet, and will probably on
that day decide upon their choice.
Valentine Rosenbsum and Herman A.
Waterman. nephews Of Joseph Rosenbaum.
deceased, have been granted letters of admin
istration on his estate, with bonds fixed at
S1OO 600. The value of the eatate-au inter.
terest in the firm of Neustsdter Bros.-is es-
timated at $4,000.
Mate Watts Arraigned and Refuses In
Plead.
SAN Francisco, August ISth.-In the
United States District Court, this morning.
William Watts, frat mate of the Anerican
ship Gstherer, was arraigned to plead to the
four indictments found against him by the
grand jury. One of the indictments charges
him with beating and wounding ten of the
ssamen while on the high seas the second
with iIhicting cruel and unusual punishment:
the third with assauiting with a dangerous
weapon, and the fourth with beating and
wouuding another sailor. Watts, who il
smaller than any of the crew with the excep.
ticn, perhaps, of the boy Adlung, waived the
reading of the indictments, and when called
upon TO plead, refused to do SO. The Court
asked him if he had counsel, when Watts re-
piled that he had not, but that he expected to
hear from friend this afternoon, who would
secure counsel for him. and that he desired
further time. The Court advised him &,
plead not guilty, which plea could be with.
drawn at any time by his counsel, If he so
desired. Watts, however, refused to plead.
and, upon his motion, was given till next
Wednesday to plead.