Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-05
SECOND pIsPATcH.l

DAN Il FRANCISCO, Marcn 4so.-IQ6 very
latest semi-officisl returns from the charter
election show 81 majority in favor of its
adoption. There are a number of scattering
ballots, so that the actual majority will be
reduced Co rs. The official canvass will prob
ably not be completed before Tuesday.
Fatal Result eT n seIf.inficted Wound.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4th. A man named
Myron Keyer. living on Third street, cut his
throst Thursday with pocket-knife, with
suicidal intent. He died last night from the
effect of the self-in hicted wound He assigned
no cause for the deed, but expressed much
regret bsfore he died, and said he did not
know why he attempted to take his life
Deceased was aged &c, and unmarried. He
was native Ct Wisconsin, and by occupation
laborer.
AtweIrs 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 were 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-
lsre City, last Wednesday, when they burned
Mr.. Atwell and MIR. 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., a meeting, when the Assembly commit
tee was here, unanimously approved Mr..
WhSrton's bill, No. 800, which reveals the
riparian clause IN cur Civil Code in Section
1922.
why n Deed OF Conveyance Was Set Aside
SAN JOSE, March 3d.-Judge Spencer to-
4, Ill -, = 1. A
Albright vs.. II. d. Albright, setting aside the
deed Of conveyance of $50 acres of land on
the ground Of fraud and uadus influence, and
restoring the land to the plaintiff. The par
ties were diverced 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-
sented, but he failed to mend his evil WAYS.
Hence the suits for divorce and equity which
followed
Probably a Fatal Stab.
CENTERvILE, March Sd. Bartists, 8
Portuguese, was stabbed in the left groin this
morning by a man named Frank Josephs.
The trouble grew out Of trifiing disputs.
Bartista viii probably die. Josephs is an
cid offender, and is not yet in custody. The
ARRAY occurred at q farm house near the sum.
nit Of Mission peak.
Land Case Decizai.
SAN RERNARDINo March 3i.-The jury in
the case of Bidwell vs. Grid have just come
ia with a verdict for Grid.
Death OF Prominent Citizen of Chico.
CHICO, March 4sh.-R. Y. Rundel, City
Marshal of Chico, died about l o'clock this
morning, after an illness of about ten days.
His wife died about two months ago Mr.
Rundel was member OF Chico Council, No.
49, Independent Order of Chosen Friends,
and was the present Worshipful Master of
Chico Lodge. Ne. Ill, +. and A. NJ. He
will be buried tomorrow at l o'clock by the
Masonic Lodge. The flags o. the ely a-H 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 ex.State Prison
convict. in dispute in saloon, drew knife
and cut an Indian across the abdomen, ir-
hictipg a severe wound. The would-be muir
deTer made his escape. This afternoon Me.
dina reappeared at the same place, and in a
difficulty with Mexican cut him across the
throat with q knife almost severing the wind.
pipe. He is now in Jail. This morning. in
the same quarter of the city, Manuel Me
rando, in 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
now in Jail