Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
TIE oBsEoUIEs

Yesterday the remAins of five Of tha victims
of Friday MORNINGS catastrophe were laid in
their lsst resting places.
In the morning ct 10 o'clock, the funeral of
Lawrence Miller took place from the resi-.
dence Of Mrs. Matthew N. Wood, on K
street, between Eleventh and Twelfth. A
large number of the friends of deceased were
present, and followed the remains to the
grave. The mother and other relatives ar
rived from Colusa county on Saturday. The
services were conducted by H. G.. May. The
pall-bearers were the employees Ct the market
where the deceased had worked.
At P N. the funeral services over the re-
mains of John Hitzenberger, Henry f.
Schweitzer and Henry HOPPE, were held at
Turner Hall. Long before the hour set for
the services to bsgin the hall was packed
with friends of the deceased. There were
many who could not gain admittance, aud
they, with the crowd of curious people, COM
pletely filed the sidewalk and street fer
block either way from the hall. A
detachment of sixteen men from each
military company had been ordered
out by the regiment commander to act as an
escort, but the companies turned out 200
command. They formed at Armory Hall
and marched TO the place of the funeral. The
three bodies arrived simultaneously, and &C.
companying each were carriages filed with
floral offerings. They were taken into the
hall and the three collins were placed side by
side. In the midst Of the floral pieces cover
ing the coffin containing the remains of Henry
SchweitZer laid the cornet which was found
on his arm when he was taken from the debris.
H. n Al IL
vices. His eloquent and sympathetic dis
course showed deep thought. His text was
selected from the Gospel of st. Mark, 18th
chapter, 35th to 37th verses "Watch, ye,
therefore, for you know not when the Lord of
the house cometh at even, or at midnight,
or at the cock Growing, or in the morning
Lest coming on q sudden, He find you Sleep
ing. And what l say to you l say to all,
watch" After discoursiDg on theabove text
he further remarked that one could rather
press the hand of the nourners and in silent
prayer recommend them TO the invisible Com
forter, who aions can give light in such dark
ipescein such heart.rending Fiction.
49, upon the question that the world
often asks, "Why should it just happen
sop he replied thst the Almighty needs no
defender; it il not the first time, nor will it
be the last time, that Providence allows things
TO occur that seem to mortal man mysterious.
The singing was By select choir from the
Verein-E intracht.
At the close of the services the cortege
formed in the following order: Military, led
BY the Hussar band of nineteen pieces; Red
Jacket Tribe, No. %, Imp. o. r. NJ, inciud-
ing many members from other Tribes; Verein
Eintracht; Sacramento Lodge, Nc.2, /. 0. o.
F.; California Lodge, Nc. 1850, Knights of
Honor; hearses bearing the remains, each
followed By mourners in carriages; long
line Of carriages and citizens on foot. The
procession when formed was one of the
longest that has been seen at funeral IN this
city for some time. The three remains were
deposited in different portions of the ceme-
terry, and the Hussar band played at each
grave, Nearer my God to Thee" This
members Of the Artillery band, who sp-
pesred as mourners, also discourssd some
music at the graves.
The funeral Of J. G. Rademacher took
place from Masonic Hall, Sixth and X
streets, at P. NJ, under the auspices of
Union Lodge. No. IS. f. snd A. NJ, of
which deceased was a member. Friendship
Council, No. g. o. G. f.. also attended in a
body. The procession arrived ut the grave
before the Hussar band had left the Gene.
terry, and the latter kindly volunteered to dis.
course some music at the grave.
The remains of Thomas Q. Brelsford, q
victim of the disaster, still lies at the Cor
oner's office. He was q man past the prime
of life, and has been In Sacramento for over
year, yet no one knows where his friends or
relatives reside. There is no one to shed a
tear over his body or any one TO place q
flower on his coffin. He viii probably be
buried on Tuesday.
SwINDLINGs IN WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
A gentleman residing in the city states that
he has been scrutinizing the weights and
measures of the Chinese hucksters that ped
die vegetables, fish, etc, from door to door,
and finds that q systematic and constant
practice of swindling through giving short
weights is maintained. the degree of shortage
being almost Incredible. In following up the
subject he purchased small pair of scales
and commenced weighing articles bought,
and, found the swindle amounted to from
twenty. FIVE TO fifty per cent. For instance,
salmon purchased for two pounds was found
to weigh but one and one-fourth pounds. The
Chinarnan being asked to weigh it over again,
did so, and by the Celestiaps scales was found
to weigh one pound and three-qusrters. This
disclosed two facts. First, that the huckster
usad false scales, and second that he further
falsifed in the act of weighing. Housekeepers
would do well, therefore, to watch against being
thus swindled; and the proper way to do 80
is to keep conveniently at hand balance or
scales, and TO test the weight whenever
deemed suspicious. Unfortunately, however.
the matter of short weights and measures
does not apply alone to the heather
Chines." for there are other dealers also who
have scales and measures which the same
are peculiar" And while we are about driv-
ing out the Chinese money changers with q
scourge of small ropes and scales, because of
his shortcomings and taking in too many Of
our dimes without due equivalent, let US be
cautious not to make mistake and get par
calls purchased from Others than Chinese upol
our scales, and bring upon ourselves the
modification of discovering that the Ameri-
can not has been calling the Chinese kettle
black.
ITEMS FRoMTHE DISASTER. Those who were
injured Friday morning in the falling build
ing on K street are all doing as well as could
be expected, and viii all recover :. Messrs.
Burnham and Cock wish it stated that they
never did examine Grand Army Hall, much
less report it safe building :. Inc members
Of the ARTILLERY and Hussar bands met to-
sether on Saturday evening and passed reso-
buttons of respect to the memory OF the de-
ceased musicians. The resolutions are pub
Gsbed elsewhere this morning Court
Capitol. a. o. F., that formerly met in
Grand Army Hall, will for the present meet
in Encampment Hall, Odd Fellows building.
Coroner Clark will go to Roseville to-day
on business, and if be cannot get back to- night
the further examination into the cause OF the
accident will be postponed until tomorrow
evening.
POLICE CoURT-Business was transacted
Mr. the Police Court Saturday as follows |:
ssichael Sullivan, drunk, discharged; John
Broderick, disturbing the peace, DISCHARGED !;
J. II. Ccffey, perjury continued one week.
ALL CAN Be acknowledgements, hard
ware fruit, vegetables. poultry, nuts, candy,
ard Eaatern cheeae. at Auker &