Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-18

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! deceased. Charles T. JONES was present on
I behalf Of Preston, and District Attorney
! Craig aud Sheriff Watkins arrived just az
the last witness had finished testiiying. The
! jury retired about o'clock, and st $3.50 the
! following verdict was rendered:
We the undersigned jurors impaneled to inquire
into the OF the death Of the body exhibited to
US, do fad IS follows: That the nams Of the de
! ceased is Barney Feeney; that he was native Of
! Ireland, aged 20 years. and married; that he came
to his death from the effects OF a gunshot wound,
inflicted at the hands OF K. A. Preston, at Washing
| ton, Yolo county, California, on the 18th day OF
August, 1888. Signed Laurence Lawson, W. a.
| Brooks, J. L. Woods George Conrad, james Hen
dersOn, Fred Rheinersman, Pars0n Richardson,
James Stroder, Thomas Woods, John Newall,
Hugo FTomwelt
The examination of Fred A. Preston will
take placs st ? P. NJ. to-day in Washington,
before Justice Buckingham. The examina-
/ ton will be conducted by District Attorney
Craig and the defendant will bs represented
! by Charles T. Jones.
POLICE COURT The following business
was transacted in the Police Court yesterday /:
Charles Yates, the pugilistic colored manager
Of a dauce-house on K street. was arrested
on a charge of disturbing the peace, on a
warrant sworn to By an erratic bil!-ssicksr.
The Judge hasrd testimony for half an hour,
when he came to the conclusion thers was
nothing in il, ana discharged the defendant.
John Essig, disturbing the peace, discharged.
Johnny Smith. committing 8 nuisance. dis
charged. John Quig!ey, drunk, discharged.
George La Croix ana Mary Farley, two
handsome courtesans, charged with enticing,
appeared in elegant apparel, bedecked with
I Jewels, and through their attorney, FL. l..
Buckley, entered plea OF not guilty and de-
manded jury trial. Their case was post
poned, and twelve business men will be called
upon in the near future to leave their labors
for day to listen to the cooling Of lot of
soiled doves To the credit Of one Of them
l. may be said. however, shat she strenuously
opposed the continuance, said she was willing
20 be tried by the Judge, wanted no attorney,
and the counsel who appeared was not en-
gagged by her. but by the owners of the prop
erty occupied by fallen women. They want
TO test the ordinance,
THE SITUATION is in a COM
motion over the gambling question. Some Of
the proprietors OF the twenty-five tan games
want to pay the license provided for by the
recent ordinance of the Board of Trustees.
while others, with large following of high
binders for hackers, threaten to make trouble
if single license is paid, and tine police
promise to shut up and keep closed every tan
gams that does not pay license. Here the
matter stands Of present, and if any games
are running they are not as public as two
weeks ago. The American gamblers-faro
games-with the exception of those who paid
license, have closed shop for the present.
Yesterday at 2 P. NJ, the hour set for the
meeting of the Police Commissioners, q
sprinkling of spectators and officers were in
the Police Courtroom. Mayor Brown was
the sole member present, and he decided that
one was not quorum, and adjourned the
meeting uutil to-day at P. NJ.
SEND BLOWERS AND FRUT.-Sacramento
is to have separate flower and fruit exhibit
for the strangers in San Francisco. 1t will
be at IxoIia Hall, Mission street, near Third.
We several days ago called attention to it.
It will be under control of thejt Sacramento
Knights. Sacramento county can outstrip
sill others if she gill but try In making this
the best Of all the exhibits A splendid
fruit display hiss been arranged for. bat more
is needed. and increased variety. Let every
one who has choice fruit send samples from
day TO day. It will be of great benefit to
Sacramento county. We should send fresh
flowers daily. They can be put in cheap
paper boxes or light chip baskets. The Cen
trail Pacific Railroad, we are informed Off
cially, viii transport all packages for the
Ixoria Hail display free of cost. if marked
for that place and to cars of the Sacramento
Commandery.
TIE PLUaAs COUNTY SHOOTING -Yester.
day W. B. Thomas, who was recently shot in
Onion valley, Plumss county, by Alexander
Turner, arrived By the Colfax train in charge
of his father, D. r. Thomas, and went to
San Francisco on the Knights Templars'
trsin. The elder Mr.. Thomas is superintend-
ent of a mine owned by some Boston capital
lists. and he states that Turner has put in a
claim for portion of the mine, and the only
provocation known for the shooting is that
the young man was q foreman in the claim
The two met on the public highway, the
would-be murderer carrying q double-bar-
relied shotgun. When they were but about
ten steps apart, Turner raised the gun, and,
with the remark, "Ill kill you, discharged
both barrels. the shot taking effect in the vic
TINS face. Thomas will lose one or both OF
his eyes, and maybe his life.
ADMISSION DAY.-The Native Sons of the
Golden West have made preparations TO cele-
brate Admission Day in Stockton this year
in unusually grand style. They havs secured
bands from San Francisco, Marysville and
Modesto, and delegates from ell parts of the
State will be present. "reminiscences Of the
days of 40 will be presented in the proces-
sion, with prairie Echooners, OK teams, carts,
pacb.mueF, etc. As there is to be no other
celebration of the day in the State this year,
Stockton will undoubtedly eclipse any former
effort of the kind. a very large delegation
will attend from the Parlor in this city.
UNITED STAIRS LAND PATENTS. = The
following Government land patents have been
received at the Sacramento Land Office, Ed.
F. Taylor. Register Larkin Anderson,
Perry G. Gabbert, Michael Hickey, WASH
ineton Hughes, John Kaiser, Ellen Keefer,
George Lester. John Lott, James LESLEY,
Dussohus f. Leonard, John s. Mcclure,
Patrick McElin. Thomas G. Mckenzie,
John Henry Nichols, Amanda Nichols, Phile.
mon Priugle, Amos 2. Parmely, Pieru Sir
vain, Michael Shannon, Thomas Thompson,
John Walsh, Horace Wilson.
AUCTION To-DAY.-Sherburn & Smith will
hold their regular auction at their salesroom
to-day, at 10:30A.M, at which time will be sold
q large aud elegant lot of household furniture,
including cottage sets snd mattresses, sofag,
lounges, tables, chairs, large lot Of second
hand carpets, stoves, one wine or cider press,
one iron safe, one piano also, consignment
of ladies' wear, including morning wraps,
polonsise, sscques. overskirss, etc. A part of
this sale is by order of the Public Admins
traitor, and the remainder consigned for auc-
ton.
LEvEE CONTRACTS. will be received
until Saturday, the twenty.ffth day of
August. at 10 o'clock A. NJ. at Grimes Land
ing, Colrsa county, for the construction of
FIVE miles Of levee work on the west bank Of
the Sacramento river, commencing five miles
above the town OF Knights Landing, in Yolo
county. The work is adding to an existing
levee. The contract will be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder, unless such bid is
deemed too high.
THE STATIoN-HoUsE SLATE.-The follow
ing appeared on the slate at the station-house
at II o'clock last night: James Ford, sleep.
ing on the sidewalk Joseph Stars. smoking
opium Emma Stare and Carrie Williamson,
visiting an opium-den; Mike Ferrall. Sleep
ing on the sidewalk All Young, assault with
deadly weapon All jim, safe keeping; All
Suey, detained witness; VIM. Davidson,
common drunk.
YOSEMITE AND BIG TREES COMMISSIONED
Colonel j. P. jackson, of San Francisco, ten
dered TO Governor Stoneman his resignation
as a. Commissioner to manage the Yosemite
valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove.
The resignation was accepted, and yesterday
the Governor appointed G. L. Weller, of San
Rafael, to FILL the vacancy.
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