Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-12-15
SAN FRANCISCO 1rsns.

Several members of the Marquis Of
Lorne's party, including the Marquis him.
self, the Nilsson party and the German
Iheater Company, i-sde the tour of China.
town, separately. Wednesday night, under
the guidance of two policemen.
A meeting of the Veterans Home Asso.
citation is to be held on Saturday afternoon
at O'clock to consider the report of the
committee appointed at the last meeting to
visit the Napa site aud consider upon the
ground the adaptability of the various plans
submitted by architects. An effor. was
made to procure passes over the railroad
for the party, but the attempt was unsuc.
csssful.
A. W. Wersley was put on trial in the
United States District Court, Thursday
morning, on a charge Of having on several
occasions, while conductor on the Vaca
Valley and Clear Lake Railroad, running
from Eimira to Madison, embezzled the
contents of registered letters, the mail. bag
being in his charge. This is his second
trial. In the first trial the jury disagreed.
The Naval Board of Examiners recently
appointed by President Arthur arrived in
this city "Wednesday. The members of
the Board are Commodore S. 3. Luce. C.
III. Loring and Charles G Talcott. The
purpose for which the Board was instituted
is to visit the different Navy Yards of the
United States and ascertain, for the bene.
fit of the Department, the advisabiiity of
selling any of the property.
A. B. Spreckels has returned from
Marysville after purchasing sixty head of
work horses. The herd will be sent to the
Sandwich Islands on one of the sailing yes.
sells. The average price paid was about
$40 per head, which Is considered rather
high. California farmers who have been
thoughtful enough to breed work horses
are now receiving handsome return for
the investment. It is noticeable fact
that horses are scarce in the market.
The distribution of Judges in the twelve
departments of the Superior Court. when
the new Judges take their seats, will be SIS
follows: Number One, T. X. Wilson
Number Two, j. +. Sullivan; Number
Three, j. I. Finn; Number Four, James
G. Mcguire Number Five, John Hunt
Number Six, NJ. A. Bdmonds Number
Seven, 0. p. Evans ; Number Eight. +.
w. Lawler Number Nine, J. V. Colsy
Number Ten, F. NJ. Clough; Number
Eleven, D. j. Toohey Number Twelve,
Robert Ferra,.
Wednesday the Trieunial Committee of
the Knights Templar met at the Masonic
Temple and received the report OF the
subcommittee. A resolution was adopted
empowering the Chairman and SECRETARY
of the cOmmittee-SiT Knights Gould and
Graves-to secure suitable headquarters
Immediately for the Eae of the committee.
Tho IS
rations was referred TO the Chairman and
Secretary, to report at the next meeting,
which is to be held Wednesday, December
9th, at P. NJ.
In May, 1881, FIVE children of z. II.
Nehrbas, of San L9Eenzo, Alameda. coup-
ty, were returning home from May day
picnic in light wagon, and when they
reached the crossing of the Central Pacific
Railroad the vehicle was struck by loco
motive and all she inmates we7e killed.
The father of the children sued The railroad
company for damages. On the trial it was
shown that the approaching train could
not be seen from the highway until close
to the crossing, on account of covered
bridge and eucalyptus trees. 1t was also
shown that tie train was behind time, and
running fron thirty-three to thirty.five
miles an hour, the usual speed being t1en.
ty-tive miles IN hour. The jury awarded
$40 500 damages to plaintiff and defendant
took an appeal. The Supreme Court has
affirmed the judgment, holding that " in
view OF the rule of damages prevailing here
we cannot be reasonably expected to hold
that for such loss es the plaintiff in this
case sustained, the amount awarded him
by the jury was excessive.