Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-27
The Longest wire Rope Ever Made on
This Coast.


The Longest wire Rope Ever Made on
This Coast.
SAN FRANoIsco, October 26sh.-At half.
past II o'clock to-day team of twenty-eight
horses turned out of Battery street and went
up Market. They were attached to two
trucks. upon which was great reel of wire
rope to be used on the McAllister-street
branch of the Market-street railroad. The
| trucks had four wheels, each of which was
about foot thick and foot and one-half in
diameter. The cable was manufactured by
the California Wire Works, and is the larg-
est ever made here. 1t is $4,000 feet long,
four inches in circumference, aud weighs
thirty tons. The team of horses seemed to
pull the immense load as easily as two horses
draw street car, and walked up Market
street at rapid pace, attracting the stten.
tion of all who were on the street. The heavy
weight did not have any perceptible effect
upon the roadbed of the Msrket-street line,
on which one of the trucks ran.
Conference OF Railroad Agents
SAN Francisco, October 26th-A meeting
of the local agents of the railroads between
the Missouri river and Chicago and ST. Louis
was held to-day to take action on the matter
of freight and passenger business. It was
determined to maintain rates as determined
by the trsnscontinental lines, and to abolish
all rebates in the passenger traffic. 1t was
agreed, however, to allow commissions for
passenger business, but such commissions are
to be fixed and uniform. All of the different
lines harmouizsd their interests, and agreed
upon business propositions and as to the
hours during which the off ces shall be kept
open.
The Opium Smuggling Question - The
Lick Estate.
SAN Francisco, October 26ih. - The
United States Grand Jury are investigating
the connection of prominent Government off.
GERS with the opium smuggling in this port.
This afternoon Judge Sullivan, of the Su.
perior Court, rendered decision in the case
of r. S. Floyd ct al, trustees IF the Lick
estate trust, w. A. B. Forbes ct al, in which
some interesting points concerning the trust
were settled The action was brought to OBJ.
tain judicial construction of the accounts of
the trustees. The point was whether the
trustees could execute any of the trusts num-
bered in the deed from the fourth to the
seventeenth before they constructed the
Mount Hamilton telescope. The seventeenth
trust is the one before the section making pro.
vision for the residusry legstees-the Califor-
MIA Pioneers and the Academy OF Sciences.
The Court holds that Lick did not intend that
the free baths and the old ladies' home
should wait until the completion of the tel
escope. The Court holds that the trustees
have power to sell the property by auction,
and not at price previously determined on.
Change Of Commanders The FIaherty
VIII Case-A Lawyer Suspended from
Practice.
SAN Francisco, October 26th.-General
Scho6eld relinquished command of the mill
tary division of the Pacific and Department
of California yesterday, in accordance with
orders from the War Department.
In the Flaherty will case to-day it was
shown that Judge Dwinelle drew the will,
and was on his way to the house when be
was met by friend, who said, You ara too
late Poor Ned died two hours ago." Under
the laws of California either Jennie Rose or
Mollie Bamford might be the widow, should
the New York woman have secured di-
vorce. If she did not, the children by Jen.
Die Ross could be the heirs, through Fla
herty's acknowledging his fsthership, and
having maintained them, while Mollie Bsm-
ford could be Ignored entirely by the Courts.
Judge Coffey ordered the case continued till
Monday.
For failing TO pay back jurors fees, inadver.
tently handed him by the Bsiliff, after being
ordered to do so by the Court, Judge Arm.
strong to-day adjudged s. H. Henry, an at
torney, guilty of contempt, and ordered him
to pay fine in the amount Of costs of the
contempt proceedings, and suspended him
| from practice in the Superior Court until all
of the orders were obeyed.
Hung Jury at San Jose.
SAN JOSE. October 26th.-The jury in the
| case of Nj. B. Marcum came into Court this
forenoon, announced that they could not
agree, and were discharged, standing nine for
scquittal and three for conviction. Marcum
was tried for forging the name of W. III. Chill.
cote, of Los Gstos, to note for 81, 800 last
spring. Msrcum sued on the note, and vsr-
dict was rendered against him. The Judge,
in his opinion, declared that the note was a
forgery. The trial attracted much attentiou n
here, and occupied two weeks. Marcum's
three children swore that Chilcote signed the
note at their fathers house, and there received
the money. This Chilcote denied, and intro
duced witnesses who testified that on the
evening in question he was at another house.
Fatal Runaway Accident.
MARITIME, October 26.h.-A young team
ran away at noon to-day, fatally injuring
Theodore Downing. proprietor of the Pa
checo and Walnut Creek stage line.
Unknown Man Found Dead.
CENTERvILLE ALAMEDA county,, October
26th.-Early this morning an unknown man
was found lying dead near the depot at
Washington Corners. At the inquest there
was nothing found to prove his identity. His
blank book was carefully torn to remove all
traces. A prescription. to be filed at Ell
Psso, was all that was found on his body. A
bulldog pistol was lying near him, with
which he undoubtedly committed the deed.
Shocking Accident.
SUIsUN. October 26sh.-Yesterday after.
noon frightful accident occurred just above
town at the railroad crossing. An old man,
VIM. Afford, was hauling dirt. when his team
ran away, and in crossing the track be was
killed, his body being shockingly mangled by
J passing train. The Corener held an inquest
over his remains to-day. Alferd leaves an in
valid wife, but no children.
Murder i'm the Second Degree.
PLAoERvILLE, October 26th.-The case of
Manuel Psuletto, charged with the murder
of Joseph Schonce on the night of July 5th,
on trial since Monday last, was given to the
jury about s o'clock last night After being
out one hour and FIVE minutes, they brought
in verdict of murder in the second degree.