Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-31

Jloo OF over 6Alrty per CENT; Wbtte IN q lsFBB
portion of the changes the per cant. of reduc-
ton is much higher.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS. The regular month.
ly meeting OF The Board of Fire Commission
ers was held last evening. Present, Messrs.
jackson and Jones. On motion the payroll
for the month of August, for ST. 525, was duly
allowed and ordered paid. Also the follow
Jog bills were duly allowed: Gutta Percha
Rubber Company, $50: Charles L. Berry,
S24s; George B. Blue, 81 rs Myers & Bar
Der, S73; G. Sullivan. 81 LOTUS & Farreb,
So 50; Z. A. Fisk, SIS; Capital Gas Coma
pany, S22 20; L. J. Coffay & Son, SO so :;
G. H. Krebs & Co, 81 so; G. Nelson. So % {:
NJ. McElaney, S12 so; s. j. & J. M. Jack.
son, 81 80; Neubourg & Lagos. $24 SO !;
Hartwell, Hotchkiss & Stalker. Sl7 81; I'll.
G. Chapman. 81 80; Whittier, Fuller & Co.
80 cents Bidwell & Cook, 81 80; Hunting
ton. Hopkins & Co., As cents; Friend & Ter
~, So o.; @. Z. Adams, Sc 63; Jacob Stortz,
So so; A. Pond, $40; Jacob Grsissl. 81 !;
Weizsl & Son, 81 so; Hevener & Griffith,
SO so: S. S. Nixon, So Ed. Goepel, 80 cents !;
A. Dennery, 60 cents d. Mckay, 50; Taft,
Bsssett & Huotsmsr, 81 Brown Bros.,
Sl3 81; Q. A. Gillespis, S45. Reports of the
different foremen on fires and alarms for the
month of Augrsi were received and placed
on file. The resignation of Con. Harpins,
extrsman of No. Engine Company, was re-
ceived and placed on file. No further bust
nes, the Board adjourned.
THREE BOYS DROWNED. Yesterday after
noon, Archie johnson, the twelvs.year.old
son of R. J. johnson, blacksmith on Fourth
street, and two of the sons of Mr.. Weber, 3
manufacturer OF artificial stone, aged re-
spectively 10 and II years, went bathing in
the Sacramento river near the gas works
About o'clock the clothing Of the boys was
discovered on the bank of the river where
they had placed them, but the boys were
nowhere to be seen. The clothing was taken
to the police station, the alarm given, and
parties in boats commenced dredging the
river for the remaius. Mr.. johnson called at
the station house and identified one suit as
that belonging to his GOD, ss did the parents
Of the other two unfortunate lads. The par
ties ia boats who were dredging for the bodies
up to midnight had bsen unsuccessful. This
makes five cases Of drowning in the Sscra'
manto opposite the city within three days
all boys who had gone in bathing.
CoTroa MILL Articles os incorporation
of the California Cotton Mills Company have
been fled with the Secretary Of State. The
Directors aye J. @. Ainsworth, V. D. Moody,
E. C. Sessions, W. E. Miller and A Chabot,
of Oakland. sud G. W. Bsaver, S. w. Rosen-
stock. L. NJ Dirkelspiel and John Center, Of
San Francisco. The capital stock is $500,
GOO divided into G, 900 shares of the par value
of 800 each. Fifty shares have been sub
scribed, each of tbs nine Directors taking
five. and William Rutherford five. The
=, IN Aha sale
of O convenient and suitable, site for
tho mills. Several pieces of land have been
offered. The choice seems to be between a
site at East oakland and enc near Every
| station, Alameda county.
A MILITARY HoP.--At the regular month
~ meeting of Company B. held in their
armory last evening, there was very large
attendance After disposing Of che regular
business they agreed to give social hop at
! Armory Hall on the evening Of the 6th OF
September, in honor of Admission Day. Tbs
| following Committee OF Arrangements was
appointed: Captain John Cook. Lieutenant
/ T. ?. Lowell, Sergeant Thomas WisemaR and
Corporal Joseph Goddard. The First Artil-
| lery Regiment Band has been engaged for
the occasion. and every srrsus emens will be
made TO make this hop the Eocial event Of the
season,
! The DROWNED yesterday,
about s a. NJ, the body of George Marley,
who was drowned the day before, was found
floating in the river just above the Washing
ton bridge, and was taken to the Coroner's
Office. At 10 a. NJ Coroner Clark held an in
quest on the remains Of John Haniphy, the
other drowned beotblack, snd on the after
noon train they were taken to San Francisco.
Last evening, ct o'clock, an inquest was
held Oh the remains of Marley. There ap-
pear to be no relatives or friends TO take
charge of the remains. and they will be in
TERED from the Coroner's office this forenoon.
DEATH OF J. B. CARLEy.-After a brief
illness Jabez B. Carley died on Tuesday. Mr..
Carley for upwards of a soore Of years hsd
been in the employ Of the firm Of Waters
house & Lester in this city, and YVES always
regarded By them as one Of their most valu.
able and trustworthy emoloyes. He was =
son.in.law of Captain n. A. Kidder, and
lesves wife and three children. His funeral
will take nlace from his late residence, @
street, between Sixth and Seventh, thia a.
teraooa at s o'cloek,