Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-28

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-UNros.l
CALIFORNIA.
Camp Raymond.
SAN RAFAEL. August 27th.-The competi.
tive drill yesterday between eighteen men
from Company A and the SANS number of
Cadets resulted in favor of the Cadets by
twelve points Tho prize was large engrav.
ing called "The Rcll call st the Crimea"
Orderly Sergeant Enright. of Company A, won
the individual prize of $40 for the best drilled |
soldier. Last night Colonel Sheehan and |
staff and the officers of the several companies, |
accompanied by the band, visited San Fran.
cisco. Colonel Raymond gave them recap
ton at the Palace Hotel. Afterwards the |
band serenaded the different newspaper of.
fees, and at IL o'clock returned to camp. |
The camp is crammed with visitors from San |
Francisc,, including many officers Of the Sec. |
ond Artillery Regiment. Chaplain Rice he'd |
divine service to. day on the platform outside |
OF the lines, which was attended by nearly all
present at the camp.
Assaults with Dangerous weapons.
SAN Francisco, August 27th.--A Swede
named John Bargson has been arrested on
charge OF assault with deadly weapon. hav-
ing used a pair of scissors in o fight. Barg-
son claims that he was set upon by three
men, and used the scissors in selfdefense.
David Murray has been arrested on charge
of assault with dangerous weapon. Murray
had some hot words with a hack driver
named McKenns, during which the former
drew pistol and thrust the muzzle in the
face of the latter. threatening to use it.
saved from Suicide-Leasuc OF Deliver.
anee.
SAN Francisco, August 27th.-Tbis P. NJ,
Qs orr ata
making trip from San Francisco, q man
walked toward the rear end of the boa. and
put one foot over the chain, with the evident
intention Of jumping into the water A
deck hand caught the would-bs suicide and
retained him with difficulty. The man, who
was half drunk refused to give his name.
Both the Executive and Advisory Com
mtttees OF the Lea2ne Of Dsliverance met
this afternoon. The after darce at both was
larger and more animated than usual, on
account of the efforts being made by vendors
of Chinese goods to persecute the League be-
cause of its success in injuring their traffic.
The names of prominent officials and Ulcers
of political clubs and committees who en-
ploy Chinese domestics lwere reported, and
| the Secretary instructed, when the list has
beeh completed next Sunday. to send list of
such names to all the political organizations
| in the city. Important committees were ap-
pointed and important work laid out for the
coming week.
Who He Was-Attempted Suicide Of n
Young woman.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 27Eh.-From cir
cumstantial evidence, there is strong reason
to believe that the man who committed sui
eide by jumping from the ferry. boat Oakland
Thursday evening was Michael Schwartz, Of
No. 725 Center street, Oakland. The de-
scriptiou of the man who jumped from the
| hnat ia dissemination If parf1
who has been missing since Thursday after
noon. He leaves wife and family. There
is no cause known for the act.
This afternoon young woman known SIS
Nettie Bennett was observed to walk to Il 9
end of Taylor street wharf, dnH her hat and
cloak and plunge into the water. With great
1 difficulty she was rescued as she was sinking
for the third time, and taken to neighbor.
| ing saloon. She was nearly lifeless. aud it re-
quired three-quarters of an hour TO revive
her. Subsequently she was taken TO the Re.
ceiving Hospital. She is about % wears Of
age, of fine form and rather handsome face.
She refused to tell where her mother lived, or
to give her true name. A sinful aud way
ward career brought the unfortunate young
woman to that degree of desperation chat she
attempted to destroy her life. She will be
removed to her home tomorrow.
tAknown Man Drowned.
|
known mar, aged about As fell from the
Mission-street wharf to-day and was drowned.
He was engaged in fishing, and being sud.
denly seized with fit fell overheard. Nearly
one hundred men saw him fall, and every pos
sible effort was put forth to save him, but
without avail. He sank almost imme iiately.
The body has not been recovered.
Political Gossip.
SAN FRAEoIsco. August 27th.-Friands of
NJ. M. Estee claim that he will receive as
high as sixty votes from the San Francisco
delegation, and say that his strength in the
country is simply phenomenal. Tney admit,
however, that Mayor Blake will be q strong
opponent in the Gahernatnriai contest Es-
tees psrtisans will endeavor TO control the
organization of the Convention, and for that
purpose, it is stated on good authority, will
bring forward Newton Booth as a candidate
for the position. Chairman Horace Davis
will in all like lihood be an aspirant, and Cen
eral Barnes may also come to the front. The
. Republicans are loud in their boasts that
when the Convention meets it will contain
the finest body of representative men, intel
lectpaHy and morally, that ever sat to nomi-
nate a ticket in this State. Frank NJ. Pixley
has proxy, but there is good deal of talk
of the Convention refusing to receive proxies.
so as to keep Pixley out. The headquarters
Of Z will be at the Golden Eagle hotel n
Sacramento.
Serious Runaway Accident. st-a
i SAN JOSE, August 27th.-At about 2
o'clock this morning, while Ed. Goodrich,
accompanied by Frank Hardy and the two
Misses Jacobs, OF this city, were returning
from moonlight ride to Alum Rock Syringe,
about seven miles ssst of this city, when near
what is known as the Junction House,
the vehicle was upset while turning
too short, and two of the occupants
, were thrown out. Ed. Goodrich and
, one of the gitls remained partly under the
, wreck, and the team started to run away. A
, few yards further on the horses and rocka.
/ way went over the grade, and were stopped a
short distance down by coming in contact
with tree. Mr.. Hardy and the girl who
was frst thrown out escaped with o few
scratches. The other two, however, were SO.
riously injured. Goodrich is very badly
bruised about the face, head and body, and
the girl is said to have received inj1,ies in.
ternally which may prove fatal. They have
all been brought TO this city to be cared for.
NEVADA.