Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-01


put on the stand to-day, as will also SALIVA
tora Troai
COMMITTED SUIcIDE.-About $3.50 P. N.
yesterday Andrew Lswich, who resided at
IA L street, was found dead in the water
closet back of his residence. He was found
in sitting position, with his left arm thrust
through the hole in the seat. Upon exam
inssion it was discovered that he had cut the
artery in his wrist and bled to death. De-
ceased was well known in this city, having
been engaged in driving the soda and liquor
delivery wagon FOR E. L. Billings & Co. fer
many years. For the past week or ten days
his friends noticed that he was troubled about
something. Saturday evening he tried TO
borrow from several parties on K street 500,
saying ne would rejuro the loan when the
bank opened this morning. From what could
be gathered on the street il sppeRrs that he
was short in his accounts. Deceased leaves
quite large family. he was IN Odd Fellow
and that Order will take charge Of Eis 70.
mains. A1 inquest VIII be held this even.
ing.
ACCOUNT STRICTLY CoRREcr,-It having
been stated that a motion would be made at
the next meeting of the Board OF Education to
have an investigation made Of the account
for stationery furnished by Il. s. Croker &
Go. during the year ending June 80, 1881,
Mr.. Mott, Of that firm, at once demanded Of
the members of the Board an immediate
examination. Theyeupon Director Matthew
Cooke, of the Committee on Furniture and
Supplies, made a careful investig alton of
the account on Saturday. snd submitted
the following report: "Messrs. II. S.
Gle l. =,
the request of George ". Hancock l have
carefully examined the bills presented by
your firm foe supplies to tho Board of Edu-
cation Of this city from the 9th of March,
1850 to June 1, 1881, and find that sll items
charged under your contract are correct in
every particular. Signed. MATTHEW COOKE,
COMMERCIAL the past week steam
era hsve arrived as follows Flora, Dover,
Varuna sud San Joaquin No. 8, from upper
Sacramento, with barges of grain; San Joa-
quin NJ. ,, from Ssn Francisco, with barge
Of freight and barge Of lumber; Neponset.
from TIA upper Sacramento, with general
produce barge Philip. per Rtesner PiOneer,
with lumber 70 Friend & Terry Lumber Com
psuy. Departed: Varuns. for upper Sac
mento, with bscgs Of freight; Dover aud
Flora, FOR upper Sacramento, with light
barges Napenset, fer upper Sacramento,
wish general merchandise; San Joaquin No.
and No. 8, for San Francisco, win bsrges
of grsi1.
UNION FOUNDRY Yesterday morn
ing frs started in the Union Foundry. On
Front street, owned by Root, Nelson & Co.,
and caused damage Of between $4,000 and
81, 600 before The department obtained control
of It. A frame shed in the rear Wss almost
i-9Ir Il byYA hrtnfr hull
ing Was scarcely damaged. The gresssr part
of the loss sustained was the destroying of
some large and valuable patterns. Tbs fire
ia supposed 20 have caught from q furnace
used 10 drying cores. The loss Is covered by
81, coo insurance il the State Investment In
surance Company.
THE "ALTA" IEcoRPoRATED.-Articl
of incorporation OF The Alta Publishing Com
pany have been fled with the Secretary of
State. The directors are James A. johnson,
Howard r. johnson, B. G. Lathrop George
II. Bradshaw and Walter Turnbull. The
above named are down for stock in the fol-
lowing amounts: j. 4. johnson, 1852, COO;
Howard r. johnson, $500; B. G. Lathrop,
$500 George FL. Bradshaw, $780, and Wal
ter TurnbulI, $50. 500. Total, $3.50, eco. The
objects of the incorporation are, among other
things, to publish newspaper and erect
building in which to carry it on.
ANoTHER EXEMPT GoSE.-The FIRE bell
tolled last evening about $3.50 o'clock 80 an
nsunce the death of J. T. Suydan, an exempt
firemsn. Deceased was q native of New
Brunswick. New Jersey, aged So years. A
rupture and abscsss combined is supposed to
be the cause of his death. lie had been sui.
feriug some time, sad last evening while
sitting on the edge OF his bed in his room, in
st. George Building, fell ever and expired
almost Immediately. He vas member of
Sacramento Lodge. No. 9. l, 0. o. f.
FAVORABLE CoNDITIoN.-All the remain
ing suits which ii any way affected the PEG.
ple's Savings Bank, under the multitrdinous
pieces of litigation which have bsen in pro-
gress for the past few years, were on Satur-
day evening compromised and dismissed, in
connection with the recent dscision filed by
Judge Williams. This leaves the bank with
| S225, 900 paid up stock, and, from lstsst
statements, reserve fund of upwards Of
SIS, 900.
PREsBYTERY AND SYEoD. The Sacra-
nento Presbytery will hold its fall meeting
at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in
this city, commencing Wednesday. It will
| be opened by sermon by the retiring Mod
orator, Rev. J. NJ. Smith. The Synod of the
Pacific will hold its next meeting at the same
place. commencing next Thursday at 1880 P.
N. The retiring Moderator, Rev. james NJ.
| Navel of Santa Clara will Dreach the oman.