Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-05
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adoption, 81. IL is believed that ths official
canvass Will not materially change these
figures.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
SAN Francisco, March 4.h.-The very
latest semi-officisl returns from the charter
election show S4 majority in favor of its
adoption. There are number of scattering
bsllotF,, SO that the actual majority viii be
reduced to 70. The official canvass will prob
ably not be completed before Tuesday.
Fatal Result ef SeIf.infiicted Wound.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4th.-A man named
Myron Ksyer, living on Third street, cut his
throat Thursday with a pocket-knife, with
suicidal intent. He died last night from the
effect of the self-in ficted wound. He assigned
no cause for the deed, but expressed much
regret bgfore he died, and said he did not
know why he attempted to take his life.
Deceased was aged 26, and unmarried. He
was a native of Wisconsin, and by occupation
q laborer.
Atwelrs Course Sustained.
HANFoRD, March 3j.-A meeting of few
of the stockholders of some of the Mussel
Slough ditches and of those favoring riparian
rights, was held here to-day with reference to
irrigation. A set of resolutions we're adopted,
with some opposition, approving the course
Of A j. Atwell from this district, in the
Legislature, on the matter Of irrigation. They
condemned the action of the meeting in Tu-
lsrs City, last Wednesday, when they burned
Mr.. Atwen and Mr.. Cross in effigy. These
resolutions are to be sent to the Senate and
the Assembly, While this community do
not favor at this session any general bill
establishing districts, clndemning claims,
etc., meeting, when the Assembly commit
tee was here. unanimously, approved Mr.
Whsrtons bill, No. 365, which repeals the
riparian clause IN cur Civil Code in Section
1422.
why Deed OF Conveyance Was Set Aside
SAN JOSE, March 3d.-Judge Spencer to.
day filed an opinion in the case of Sarah A
Albright vs.. II. d. Albright, setting aside the
deed Of conveyance Of 80 acres Of land on
the ground Of fraud and undue influence, and
restoring the land to the plaintiff. The par
ties were divorced some months ago. While
married in 1880, the defendant, who had no
property, promised the plaintiff to cease his
relations with another woman if she would
deed him half Of her property. She con-
eented, but he failed to mend his evil ways.
Hence the suits for divorce and equity which
followed.
Probably Fatal Stab.
CENTERvILLE, March 3d.-J. Bartista, 6
Portuguese, was stabbed in the left groin this
morning by man named Frank Josephs
The trouble grew out Of trifing dispute.
Bartista will probably die. Josephs is an
cid offender, and is not yet in custody. The
affray occurred at q farm. house near the sum.
nit of Mission peak.
A EaHd Case Dect5ai.
SAN EERNARDINo, March 3i.-The Jury in
the case of Bidgell VS., Gird have juss come
in with a verdict for Gird.
Death OF Prominent Citizen of Chico.
CHICO, March 4th.-R. Y. Rundel. City
Marshal of Chico died about o'clock this
morning, after an illness of about ten days.
His wife died about two months ago. Mr..
Rundel was G member of Chico Council, No.
%, Independent Order of Chosen Friends.
and was the present Worshipful Master of
Chico Lodge, Ne. Ill, T. and A. NJ. He
will be buried tomorrow at o'clock by the
Mssonic Lodge. The fsgs oi The ely r-e at
half-mast to-day, in respect to the deceased.
An Epidemic of Blood In Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES, March 4th.--An epidemic
OF blood seems to have started. in Sonora
town, the Spanish quarter Of the city. Last
night Marcos Medina, an exState Prison
convict. in q dispute in saloon, drew a knife
and cut an Indian across the abdomen, IL
hicting severe wound. The would-be muir
derer made his escape. This afternoon Me.
dina reappeared at the same place, and in
difficulty with Mexican cut him across the
throat with knife, almost severing the wind.
pipe. He is now in jail. This morning. in
the same quarter of the city, Manue, Me.
rando, in a dispute with another Mexican,
drew knife, and when in the act of striking,
bystander interfered and received the blow
on the arm, almost cutting it off. Merando
is also said to be State Prison bird. and is