Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-02

OlSNAiOHt C1ss.-1 HIS HlUfDlDg
Charles Rury. aged 20, shot and seriously
wounded Dave Lawrence, aged IL. The LAT.
ter was shot in the breast The weapon used
was 44-calibre bulldog pistol. The yourg
men accidentally met 10 public square,
where ths shooting occurred. Bad blood had
existed between them for some time. 1t is
feared that Lawrence will die. Rury is in
jail.
Killed at the Card Table,
MODESTO, March 31st.-About o'clocl,
this afternoon Il. l.. Wood, school teacher,
shot and instantly killed Oscar Howell on
Front street 10 saloon over q game of cards.
Howell cana here about two weeks ago with
"a band of his fathers sheep from Red Bluff.
Wood has been teaching school at Waserford.
Aid for Orphans.
PETALUMA, March 31st.-About $50 was
realized by the literary and musical enter.
tainment given here last evenins in aid of the
Orphans Home at Vallejo.
Work at Marc Island.
VALLEJO, March 31st-A force of some
ten or fifteen men has been at work at the
Monadnocs yard for the past two weeks, get.
ting everything in readiness TO resume opera
tions upon the ironclsd. Five years of idle.
ness has given the machinery, boilers, wharf
and buildings time to go to the bad Co no
little extent. However, everything is being
put into good order once mere. Steam was
got up yesterday, and on Monday an addi-
tional force f mechanics viii be taken on.
which will be largely increased before the end
of the week. The resumption of this work
occurs very opportunely for the working
classes hereabouts.
A Blaze In Grass Valley.
GRASS VALLEY, March 31st.-A fire broke
out this morning in the photograph gallery of
T n.s.1 -. n. L.
on Mill street. The building wGs totally dc
stroyed. DR.. Harris, whose dental Office was
on the second floor, lest all his instruments,
mechanical apparatus, stock and medical Ii.
brary. j. Qairk lost all his Photographic
stock and instruments. B. Gad's stock of
clothing, in the next building, was badly
damaged by water. j. Ii. AIanning's stock
of drugs, on the second foor WAS nearly all
saved by the 6reman and By outsiders, though
his loss IL considerable. TIE hardware store
of s. Fisher and the jsweiIy store of J.
Pcdger were slightly damaged by water. The
buildings of John Smith and Noell & Halsell
were scorched considerably The total loss
is about $4,000; insurance, S., ,000 The
fire is supposed TO have been caused by the
ignition of chemicals in The photograph gal
lery.
Teamsser Injured.
GRASS VALLEY, March 31st.-About noon
to-day Herman Austin, an expressmap, was
thrown from MS wagon, Just as he was get
ting into it. Before he could stop the team
his right foot was caught between the spokes
of the wheel, and he wss thrown to the
ground and dragged for come distance. On
examination it was found that the bones of
the right leg above the ankle were fractured,
and that there was an aneurism of one of the
arteries of the foot. He also received other
severe bruises, so that he will be laid up for
several weeks.
Feminine apostles of Temperament
Los ANGELES, March 31st.-The Fort
street III. E. Church was crowded this even
ing BY o fine audience 10 welcome Miss
Frances B. willard, President of the Wo-
mems National Christian Temperance Union,
aud the Secretary, Miss Anna Gordon. The
opening address was made by the Mayor, and
was followed by Others on behalf of the
Grand Ledge CT I. o. G. Il. Miss Willard
was presented with check for $3.50 for trav-
spoke in g temperate, graceful and eloquent
manner. She will remain in this section a
week or ten days and then go norta.
The Tehama County Tax Case.
RED BLUFF, April 1ss.-Creed Raymond
is here to represent the Central Pac fic Rail-
road Company before the Supervisors to- NOR
row, who have ordered an anicable suit insti
tuted to se.tls the question of back taxes.
The question has created much discussion
among the taxpayers of the county, and it is
expected that an interesting discussion of the
question will take place tomorrow. District
Attorney Lewis refused to prosecute the suit,
and lawyer Ellerson has been employed by
the Board to do 80.
Plge0n-shO0tfng Match.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1st-The pigeon
match between Crittenden Robinson and J.
Lambert for 81, 900 was won by the latter
with score of 81 to 35 The conditions of
the match were fifty birds each for $500
side, Hurlingame rules. The result of the
match was great surprise.