Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-09-07

for all, Tor purse of $3.50. Terry, Acker-
man and Shaker startei. The race was won
By Alderman, Shaker taking second money,
Terry distanced. Time. 2:33-2:33-2:37-I
2:34. The attendance at the track to-day
was larger than that Of yesterday, end the
RACES were very well contested.
The Fair at Grass Valley.
GRASS VALLEY, September 6lh.-To-dsy
was the third day Of the District Fair, which
was well attended Ia the morning the
Athletic Baseball Club played sgaiust nine
players from San Juan and here for purse
of $50 The Athletics wen the game and
money with score Of thirteen to nothing.
In the afternoon the ladies' tournament, fer
which there were fourteen entries, took place.
The frs. four prizes were awarded to the fol-
lowing.nsmed iscies first Miss Minnie Ssn-
ford second. Miss May Maloney of Nevada
City third, Mics Nellie Ennor fourth, Mics
Clara r. West, of Grass Valley. The
first race for the day was
double team contest, the owners driving,
mile heats, best two IN three, for a purse Of
500. r. MeMurray, of San Juan, drove
Lansing and Bay Billy; J. Perrin, of Grass
Valley, drove Billy aud Lizzie Mac. Nc
marry easily won the first heat in 3:l14. Ia
the secsnd heat PerEia's team was distanced,
MeMurray winning the heat and purse in
| 2:55I McMurray then presented the purse
to the judges for the benefit of the Associs-
ton, the announcement of which YVES re.
ceived With great applause by this crowd. The
next was running race between Prince and
| Bodie, half mile heats, best two ia three, for
purse of 500, Prince winning in two straight
| heats, Time, 56 seconds and "a seconde.
ConGagratiOn at Lakeport.
! LAKEPoRT, September 6th.-The largest
| fire that ever visited this town broke out in
Jenkins Parrish & Nichols blacksmith shop
about half psst IL last night. The shop
| William Christis's livery stable. filled with
about seventy tons of hsy, the Bee Democrat
office, tin shop Of George Force, Mrs. Hoffs
dwelling, and the paint shops in the rear of
stable, are ell burned to the ground. 1t WAS
by tbs most heroic work that the building
owned By the Bank Of Naps, end occupied
by Scudmore, Reynolds 4 Co. with general
merchandise, was saved in the path OF the
fire and the FIRE got under control. The
| Mantz House, accoss the street from the tin
| shop and Bee. Democrat Office, had very mar.
row escape. The front caught fire once or
| twice, but was put out. 1t Is badly
scorched, and damaged by broken glass from
the heat. G. @. Jenkins dwelling, south and
next to the blacksmith shop, also had a mar
row escape. The wind being in its favor was
all that saved it. The Bank of Napa build
| ing being two stories high, with fre.proof
walls and tin roof, was ell that saved the
. Bank Of Lake property and Nortons livery
| stable. Il caught fire on one end Of the IA
cade, and the door into the hSll upstairs Was
nearly burned through The windows on the
back end were also badly oharred and the
gless broken. the blacksmith and paint
shops owned by G. G. Jenkins are total
| loss. The loss on buildings is 81, 500, and
they had their books all burned, with be.
tween $1,000 and 81, coo loss on them no
insurance Christie's stable had only been
built about six months. Loss on stable and
contents, about SO, 600; insurad for 81, 500.
The building occupied by the Bee Democrat
offics and Misses Bradley & Chapman as a
millinery store, was owned by j. d. Tunis.
Cook & Jackson's loss on printing material,
press and stock is 81. 600; Insured for 81. 600,
i The millinery stock was nearly all carried out
and saved no insurance. The building was
worth $500; insured for $500. The building
occupied by George Force as tin shop was
| owned by Judge s. @. Hastings. Forces
loss on stock and tools is about 80 500; no
insurance. The building was worth about
$500; no insurance. Scudmore Reynolds &
Co's less by goods damaged by water, and
some agricultural implements and spring
wagons in an outside warehouse, is about
$400.
The Debris Question In C0lusa County.
CoLUsA, September 6sh.-The Grand Jury
yesterday adopted the following by a uuani-
nous vote
| WHEREAS The question OF stopping hydraulic
mining debris from running into the fairest por-
tons Of Ca ifornia has become Of vast Importance;
and whereas, some expression of opinion on build
ing dams has been called for by the Secretary OF
War, therefore be it, by this Grand Jury repre-
! sentative body OF Co,usa county,
| ResoLped That neither the Government Of the
State nor OF the United States should do any act
that will give the color Of night to the said n.y.
OF earth into the streams. That dams should be
sorted to- il at all only after they would cease be
a pretext for such destructive purposes.
Free Bridge Across the Sacramento Near
Redding.
SHASTA, September Oh AT late hour
las5 night the Board of Supervisors decided
| to build free bridge across the Sacramento
river nesr Reddiug, and awarded the contract
to the California Bridge Company for the
sum OF $17 900.
Rsiir0ad building Above ReddIug.
REDDING, September 6th.-The extension
of the California and Oregon Railroad pro-
crosses slowly. The rails ere only laid to
Flat creek, o mile or two beyond Spring
creek. A slide on the track near Flat creek
necesaitated the laying of ths track around
it. and it will take two months to clear out
the slide. This increases the work, and
serves as warning to the contractors that
they must cu5 deeper into the mountain from
the track than they are doing.
The westher continues hot. Only 6 few
drops of rain have fallen at this point.
Fatal Fall OF Drunken Mana small
Sized scandal.
CHICO. September 6th.-Lsst night man
named @. y. Yande6urg, carpsnter, who
has been OIL a spree for about two weeks, was
seized with delicium on the John Campbell
place, about ten miles from Chico, On the
| Butte creek road, and walked off the upper
porch, falling 20 the ground, fracturing his
skull and breaking il the left side of his
breast bone, causing profuse internal bleed.
ing. It is hardly possible for him to recover.
| Yesterday a Rnail-siz5d scandal was de-
veloped hsrs, and young coiored man By
the nams Of Thomas Isom was arrested for
seduction. The victim is colored girl named
| Eliza Davis, about 10 years OF sge, who has
given birth TO q girl baby, and she atti MS
thst Isom se3pcsd her under promise Of
marriage. Tbs girl came from Kentucky
with a good family. in which she was raised
from childhood; but about ten months ago
she desired to work cut on her own account,
and this is the result.
Three-Year-OId Boy Drowned,
NAPA, September 6;b.-Byron II. Wilken-
lug, bSeu d 1eaEH, buc Sou Oh AEub NllBBh-
| ing, of Byron, Contra Costa county, fell into
Napa river this evening, and was drowned.
Suicide of n WOman-The Mountain View
Tragedy.
SAN JOSE, September 6.h.-Mrs. Mary
Dotts committed suicide this afternoon BIZ
swallowing dose OF strychnine. Her bus.
band died in SD insane asylum a few months
ago. Soon after his confinement she went to
Mexico, and during her Absence her only
child, a boy of 6 years, was placed in the
care of her sister, Mrs. Frank Dotts. Ga
Monday she tried to regain possession OF the
child, but fsiled. Then it was that she an
nounced her intention of leaving this world.
She was % years Of age, and q native of Cal
ifornis.
Coroner Harris held an inquest to-day at
Mountain View ovar the remains of e. l..
Fischer who was shot and killed by George
Langley Monday evening. A verdict was re.
turned that deceased was 43 years OF age, q
native of Germany, and came TO his death by
a pistol-shot wound, inf cted by Langley
without cause or provocsiion.
Temporary Befeat Of High License.
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