Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-08
La on Hobeas Corpus.

Brought la ON Hobeas Corpus.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7sh--Lou Houck,
the notorious three-caTd monte man and
bunko sharp, who is wanted in Delaware
county, Ohio, for ths murder of Paul Looh.
man in Detroit in 1877, was brought here this
evening from Los Angeles by Sheriff Currier.
The prisoner was brought kere in obedience
TO writ of habeas corpus issued out of the
Supreme Court, directing Lou Houck to be
brought before Judge Lswler, in the 5upe-
Tior Court OF this city. He viii be brought
into Court tomorrow morning.
A Harvest for Criminals-nissfn Mea.
San Francisco, March 7th.-The darkness
| reigning along the city front since the turn
ing eff Of the gas from the street lamps has
given boom to the business Of gsrroters.
thieves and criminals generally. During the
past week five cases Of garzetting have &C.
Cured within the radius of few blocks.
The lighthouse keeper at Fort Point Esw
yesterday an empty boat drifting up the bay
with the food tide. Two msa have been
milsad, and Il is feared they were in the boat
and have persisted. Il Is supposed that they
got out over the Heads and The boat was
swamped.
overdue Steamship.
SAN Francisco, March 7th.-Ths steam.
ship Belgic is several days overdue from
China. Up 80 late hour tonight nothing
had been heard Of her, but no concesn il feiE
for the safety Of the vessel.
Pleaded rot G-msy.
SAN Francisco, March 7th.-Ye-ona
Baldwin was srrsisned to-day on a charge of
shooting Lucky Baldwin. and pleaded not
guilty.
Anoihsr seiznre OF Illegal Coins.
SAN BERNARDIEo, March 7tb.-Colonel
FinEegsss to-day seized another batch Of gold
half and quarter dollars from S. G, Suhr. a
joweler of this city.
Train DiteI,ed and Sheep EImed-Cnt by
an Ak.
TRUCKEB, March 7th.-A special stock
train left Reno last evening for San Fran
cisco, and when a mile west of Boca a big
rock rolled down from the mountain, broke 3
rail and carried away three feet of it. The
train ran eff aud ditched three csrp, killing
seventy-four sheep belonging to Wheeler,
All trains were delayed until O'Clock this
morning.
William Porter was carrying two sharp
| hroadaxes on his shoulder yesterday to his
| camp near Emigrant Gap, and when crossing
ditch small weak board broke, and he fell.
One ax cut cash in his back three inches
| long TO the bone. Tho wound is moi danger
Gus, unless Inflammation sets in. He wps
brought to his home in Truckee.
CoursiHg Meeting as Merced.
MERGED, March 7th.-The 6rss davis rae.
| ing Of the Pacific Coast Ceursing Club re-
suited as fellows First ties-Cronin's Lily
OF Killarney beat Deviins Elmo: Jacoby,s
Cassie Maria beat Pennies Cherokee: Fow-
ler's Delebute ran bye with CLEOPATRA:
John Hughes Speculation, Jr., beat Kelly's
Gypsy Blsnche; Pennio's Longfellov be.
| Sankey's Presidio Boy George Birds BIue
Cieud beat Croniass Chioopee; Morrison.s
BrlndIe beat Devlin's Chief of Che Canvon
Csllahan's Sierra beat MoIean's Fly: Wil.
lam Halpins Lady Plsce beat George Birds
Lazy BIRD; Levy's Founder of the Mardi.
gras, beat Kelly's Nighfshsde; Halpin's
Calverine beat Schaver's Gentleman Jones:
Hughes Lady Franklin best Crcnin's Par,
nell. Second ties-Lily Of Killarney beat
Cassie Maria; Delebute beat Speculation.
after an undecided coursa; Blue Cloud beat
Lonefellow; Sierra beat Brindle: LADY
Place beat Mardigras Lady Franklin beat
Calyerine. Third testify of Killarney
beat Delebute; Sierra beat Blue Cloud:
Lady Franklin beat Lady Place. The last
tbree named winners will contest to.morrow
for the first, second and third prizes. LADY
OF Killarney, in her last course, ran fuIly
fonr miles, which has injured her consider
ably. Sierra viii probably win the first
prize. The running of the SsDlino stakes
will end to-morrow's programme. The
weather is splendid, but hares are rather
scarce.
Smallpox at Napa.
NAPA, March 7th.-A case of smallpox
was discovered here to-day, and the Trustees
Immediately took steps to prevent its spread.
The person who is sfacted handles the hides
in a large tannery here, and it is supposed
that the disease was brought from Arizona in
8 shipment Of hides.