Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-25
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The Mechanics Fair closed Saturday
night The Authors Carnival ia to go on,
the obstacles having been removed.
Sturdy evening Henry Eigertou ad.
dressed large mass Republican meeting,
and Charles A. Sumner &pd S. NJ White
mass Democratic meeting.
Tee Spring Valley Water Company has
FLED bend in So 600 with the Board of
Supervisors to protect the city against any
damage which may be caused by the laying
Of pipes in the public streets.
In the tria! OF q. H. Wirsley, charged
with nail robbery on the Vacavile Il Ill.
road. in the United States District Court,
the jury failed to agree. 1t stood seven
for conviction and five for aequittal.
Eleven violators Of the liquor license law
were arrested during Thursday night and
Friday, the majority of them were
women, residing in secluded hooks in the
purlieus of Tar Flat, where they sold beer
by the glass or quart.
Mrs. Mary Nichols, aged 20 years, at.
tempted suicide by plungiBg into well, on
the property of Mrs. Mary Downey, near
the San Bruno road. Mrs. Downey pulled
the old lady out, and handed her over to
pOlcSIlSu, VINO sOuh HeE HoiIlt.
A married woman named Nellie Gilmore,
who resides on the corner of Fifth and
| Natoma streets, was treated at the Receiv.
| ing Hospital Saturday night for an incsed
wound of the neck, another of the FORE
head and number Of bruises on her head,
which she said had been inflicted by her
husband.
At the Olympic Athletic Club fall meet.
| ing, Saturday, the principal event was a
| l00.yard scratch race between r. S. Haley
and Joseph Masterson, which was won by
| the former in time which has seldom been
| equaled. The watches of the Judges
varied, one showing 0S. another 81 and the
third 10 seconds, but the first figures were
| generally conceded to be correct The
winner then attempted to beat his DO
yard record of % seconds, which he &C.
cOmplished in 222.
Saturday afternoon an ARRAY occurred IN
hotel on Broadway, in which Salvatore
MARCH, shot twice with revolver at the
cook, Nincencio Eeneturi, one of the shots
taking effect in the lower part of the spine
| march, had demanded some soup which the
cook refused him, whereat he shot as
stated. After the shooting, Gays the cook,
march, seized butcher-knife and stabbed
himself several times with it. march, is
wounded in the side and shoulder by knife
cuts, but officers do not believe them to be
self.iL fiicted.
The Mosquito Regatta proved very sue
cesstul. The Thetis won prize flag for
making the fastest time. The Lark took
the first second-class prize, and the Con
OCOnnor the second second class prize,
and the Squibob the third. The Carrie
won the first third. class prize, the Fleeing
the second, the Blackbird the third and
the Shadow the fourth. The Fawn took
the first fourth-class prize and the Seventy.
six the second. The Shamrock won the
Italian fishing boat first prizs, the Three
Brothers the second and the john of Pro.
cida the third.
The immigration Association reports The
number of immigrants arriving in San Fran.
cisco by the overland railroad, during the
week ending Saturday as 70G. More than
the usual number of families arrived from
New York, Illinois, Kansas aud Colorado
The former State shows her appreciation Of
;he advantages offered by California by
sending the largest number CT imrtgra..Os.
There is an unusual inquiry fo- lake coun'
ty, though the association mas made nc
special effort to mairS tnat seetlon known,
az its lands 90 more noun ;ainous than
thar thai II other counties.
In tie City and County Republican Con-
ventioL, Saturday evening, platform was
adopted indorsipg the State pla form, favor,
ing economy, the fixing of water rates by
the local authorities SO as to reduce them
to uniformity and equality of bearing op.
posing secret sessions and eaucuses of the
Supervisors favoring opening city street
lighting to competition, and that contracts
therefor should not extend beyond sixty
days after the expiration of the term Of
office of the officers making the contract
low limit for local taxation; opposing
grants of exclusive privileges to railway OF
transportation companies; opposing the
appointing power being used to further
personal political ambition favoring State
school books and pledging the nominees
tc carry out the principles of the platform.
No nominations were made, but many
names were proposed for several of the
Offices, when the Convention adjourned
until Monday evening.