Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-07
The Night Before the BaftIe-To-day's
Programme.


San Francisco, November 6sb.-There is
decided calm tonight in the headquarters
of the two principal political armies. The
finishing touches have been already applied,
and there is nothing left to do but to wait
anxiously, speculate and hops for the best
This afternoon the last meeting of the Demo.
cratic candidates was held, when it was de.
cided that each candidate should remain all
day tomorrow in his own ward and precinct,
doing battle for the cause in which be is en-.
listed. This afternoon the following tickets have
been filed with the Registrar here: Regular
Republican, regular Democratic, independent
Republican, independent Democratic, regular
Prohibition, Taxpayers anti.moncpoly, Citi-
zens' anti.monopoly and anti Chinese. The
business of tbs city will generally be sus.
pended, as the various commercial bodies to-
day decided that their members should close
business for the day. As the day is legal
holiday, all the banks and Courts will be
closed. Every possible arrangement for as
certaining the vote as the canvass proceeds
has been made by the Registrar. The Regis
trar Las arranged to have the off GERS Of each
precinct polling place mail him tomorrow
evening o statement of the total vote.
That Is as much as the Registrar ex-
poets the officers to furnish tomorrow.
Wednesday morning OF o'clock the Regis
trar will send messengers to each polling
place for the result Ct TIE count, SO far as
obtained, for the principal offices. THESE
returns are expected to be in in time to be
supplied to the evening papers. AT o'clock
in the afternoon another corps of messengers
will start out for polls, and bring in a second
report. This will be repeated on Thursday,
Friday ard Saturday, when it is expected
that the count will be completed. Very COM
piete police arrangements have been made, SO
as to insure the indiyi3ual rights of voters
and preserve the public peace and safety.
DIR. Mcdonald Not Withdrawn.
San Francisco, November Chit is ut.
derstood that reports have been sent from
this city throughout the interior by telegraph
that DIR. Il. I'll. Mcdonald, candidate for
Governor on the Prohibition ticket, has with.
drawn from the fight. DIR. Mcdonald per.
sonally and expressly denies the report, which
he claims is fabricated by interested parties
who hope to gain by it.
Prenatal Homicide.
SAN Francisco, November 6.h.-Tbe Cor.
oner jury concluded tonight an iuvestiga-
ton into the case of Mrs. Charlotte o. Bout.
Her, a young widow, aged 26 years, who died
last Saturday under suspicious circumstances.
It was claimed by the surgeon who made the
autopsy that her death was due to an abor.
ton which had been produced on her by a
Mira. DIR. Eggers. under whose treatment de-
ceased had been short time prior to her
death. The evidence was satisfactory to the
minds of the jury, who returned verdict
to the effect that her death was attributable
to prenatal homicide, and charging Mrs. DR..
Eggers with malpractice. The woman sud-
denly disappeared before Mrs. Bouffisr died,
and cannot be found.
Arrival from the Arciic-IacOrpOration
Solvent Bank.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 6sh.-The
whaler Francis Palmer arrived to-day from
the Arctic with oil and bone.
Inc Addie Gravel Minipp Company has
incorporated, to operate in Plumss county.
Capital stock, 81, 600 900. divided into 100, 600
shares.
The Bank Commissioners have examined
the condition of the Bank of HolIister. and
report favorably upon its financial standing.
The Cummings Murderers In Court
Dwelling Damaged by Fire.
NEVADA, November 6th.-Dorsey and Pat
terson, the Cummings murderers, were this
morning brought before. the Superior Court
and their trial set for the 9Th Of next Feb
ruary. Patterson, in we'll worded speech,
appealed to the Court to have the "Orepon
bootleg, which the prisoners have worn since
their arraignment, done away with. He said
the 6oiler-iron tanks in which they were con-
fined prevented all possibility of escape, and
that the Jail was well guarded hight and day
The torture caused by the nIanscles was al
most unbearable, and he hoped the Court
would order them taken off, Judge Cald-
well promised to investigate tue natter
A fire at the dwelling house of l.. w.
Dfeytuss, in this city, to-da,,, damaged the
building considerably, and destroyed much of
the family's clothing and other personal prop
erty. The loss is estimated at 81, 0o0; in
sured for 81, 200 in the State Investment Com
pany. ~
Wheat Laden Barge sunk.
=, PHiNcETof' (coiusa county,, November 9th.
The steamer Dover sunk her barge here last
night, with loss of 5000 sacks of wheat,
consigned to Port Costa.
water-Logged and Abandoned Bark.
MENDocINo, November 6th.-The Chilean
bark Maria Marine, of Valparaiso, Chile,
was sighted off Noyo yesterday morning,
water-logged and abandoned. Her sails were
split, the boats gone, and her deck load of
lumber had disappeared. She is supposed to
be from Puget Sound for Chile. The steamer
Crescent City took her in tow, and at P NJ.
the steamer Ferndale metthem opposite Men.
docino. She is supposed to have SOC, 600 or
4oo,ooo feet OF lumber and spars in her hold.
Attempted Suicide.
WOODLAND, November th.-A man by the
name OF Jack Sears, commonly known as
oalior JACK, attempted to commit suicide
at the Exchange Hotel in this city yesterday
afternoon, by cutting his throat with a razor.
Cause, whisky. He will probably recover.
Death OF an Old Citizen.
SAN JOSE, November 6th-Major TX.
Bethel. pioneer resident of this city, and a
prominent Democratic politician, died Sun.
day of consumption, aged 60 years.
The Fugitive Governor OF Sonora.
Los ANcpu
current that Ortiz, the fugitive Governor of
Sonora, Mexico, has been in this city for sew
eral days; but his presence is being kept very
quiet, and it is impossible to learn ANYTHING
definite. He was seen riding outside the CITY
on Sunday with Congressman Pacheco and
auosher Spanish-Americap gentleman. The
latter, when asked who his companion was.
said he was Government official from Qua.
dalsjara.