Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-04
Adjudged Insane-suIcIde.

Aiiudged Insane-sufcide.
| San Francisco, JanuaTy Sd. Mark
Williams, aged 90 years, native of Ger
many, wss sdju5ged Insane day and COM
| mitted to tie insane asylum.
| The body of tbs man found near the City
| Cemetery and brought TO the Morgus has
| been identified as Chas. IA. Nichols, native
| of Ireland. sgsd As. Nicholas left his home
about two weeks ago, telling his wife at the
| time that he was going to Oakland The in.
dications point to the fact that he committed
suicide.
The Oakland DefalcaiIon.
| SAN Francisco, January Si.-Since the
defalcation of M. P. Kay, Deputy County
Clerk, of Alameda, was made public. bogus
warrants aggregating S15. 600 have been dis
covered. Nothing has been seen or heard of
| Kay since his sudden disappearance yester-
day. He is said to have been dabbing in
stocks recently, frequenting gambling. houses,
ana leading rather fast life.
Dividend Declared.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 3d.-The Navajo
Mining Company declares dividend Of 20
cents per share.
The SAMPSON Outrage Case.
WEST BERKELEY, January 31.-Nothing
was done in the case Of Sampson this morn
ing, owing to the absence of witnesses for the
for the girl. Nellie Fritz. and others. The
defense has number of witnesses from
Stockton. The opinion is general that the
prisoner will provs sn alibi. The Courtroom
was crowded.
Another Blaze In Truckee.
TRUcKEE, January 3i.-At o'clock this
morning fire broke out in one Of the gam
bling.housss in Chinatown, and, before the
flames could be subdued, twenty-five build
iags on the north side of Main street, inclu6-
ing all tie stores, were destroyed. For.
tunately not parsicls of wind was stirring
at the time, or the entire Chinese quarter
would havs been destroyed. TIE thermoma-
ter at the time the FIRE broke out marked 5'
below zero, and the half.clothed Celestials
who had been aroused from their siuDlber
suffered intensely from the cold. Fer SONS
time 10 efforts were made 20 check the pro-
gress of the flames, the residents turning their
attention to carrying out clothes and house
held goods. The buildings, with one
exception, were Of wood, end go
closely packed together that it was evident
from the first that all the building, on the
north side were doomed. Fortunately fsw
inches of snow lay on the roofs and awnings,
which kept the flames from making very
rapid haadway, and they were prevented
from crossing the street by very judicious
use of snow-bals. The flames were finally
checked at the brick building of Quong Sing
Lund & Go. The loss is estimated at SIS, 600.
The fireproof cellar of Yuen Chon Jan was
insured in the sum of SS, 900, and the brick
stors of Quong Sirg Lung was insured for
81. 800. Neither of these buildings, nor their
contents. were destroyed. This is the only
insurance. The fire is supposed to have orig.
mated from stovepipe in the second story
of the gambling house, though some Chins-
men claim that it was the work of an inceudi-
ary. No credence is given to the latter re-
port.
Serious Fire In Tulare County.
HANFoRD January 3d.-Another gerious
fire occurred here this morning soon after
midnight. It began in a frame saloon be.
longing to Simon. Jacob & Co., and rented
by Louis Roes and A. Goaldberg. The hy-
drsnts and hoo connected with the water
works did gcct~ servics. but nothing could
stsy the flames ~ the fapr buildings between
Simon & jacobs brick aud Bakers brick we're
consumed, i5h most of their contents. There
were several explosions, and the bursting OF
cartridges was at times like musketry in a
battle. Two men were severely injured.
Emil Trslton fell from the roof Of ssors and
broke several ribs. George Goodrich was
thrown some distar ca and stunned. A boy
was struck in the face by piece of cartridge.
Fires In Butte County.
| OHlCO, DaDuArY QUA uW5lliliS-uOusS on
the Rancho Chico, occupied by Mr.. Hunt.
the miller, took fire to-day, and ths upper
portion was pretty bsdly damaged. Il was
| too far from town, and had to be put out
with buckets, using water from the well. The
damage is $500; insured. The furniture was
badly damaged, and is not Ensured.
| This afternoon, about o'clock, an alarm OF
| fire brought out the full department, the FIRE
being in the fuel house of the Sierra Lumber
Company, adjoining tie planning mill. For.
| tunately the two tanks overhead were full OF
water, and the fire was kept under control
until the arrival OF the engines when three
or four streams were got on, and the fire con.
| fined to the building in which it originated.
Damage about $500; insured.
Death OF Two Foung Men from Exposure.
| VALLEJO January 31.-John L. Dever
and Charles @. Schaffer, two young men en-
ployed in the Times newspaper Office of this
city, went up in the tules hunting Sunday
mornirg. Nothing was seen of them until
yesterday morning, when their dead bodies
were found on the beach at Mare Island,
short distance above the foundry. The first
one to find the bodies was John Dever, the
father of one Of the boys. While searching
he discovered drifting boat, and in it the
body of Schaffsr, whose head was hanging
over the side, with the face resting on the
| water. A short distance from the boat, and
in the water, was decoy duck used by the
hunters, and upon pulling it out of the water
Mr.. Dever brought to the surface the feet of
his son. They were attached to the decoy
| by line wound around the legs. Only one
car was found in the boat, but the guns and
| hunting outfit were all right.
An inquest wss held yesterday afternoon,
the jury returning verdict that both came
to their death from exposure, being frezen to
death in the storm Sunday night.
Desperate Shct and Killed.
ALBUQUERQUE, January 3d-S. NJ. Phil
lips, late Justice of the Peace, of Coolidge,
New Mexico. this morning shot and killed
Huse Brown, noted desperate.