Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-30
Death of a Wen Known San Francesca,

| AhONeoAASss oiou bul5 aIt6rnOOQ at nle resi-
dence in this city. He was aged 20 years.
He came to California in 1S49. In 1856 de.
ceased started the San Francisco Mo1nino
| Globe, the first paper on the coast which sd.
vocated the claims of James Buchanan for
| President He was an old New York Jour.
nalist, having been associated with Samuel J
! Tilden in the founding of the New York
| Morning NelcS Deceased has resided con-
tinuously on this coast since he first came
here. He has filled several official positions
in the State. and his name has been very
prominently identified with the Directory
business on the coast.s
No Charter Election CaIled-Crushed 10
Death-Runawsy Accident.
SAN FRANCISCO, January 29sh.-The Elec.
tion Commissioners, at q meeting to-day, re-
fused to call charter election, on account of
the want of funds.
Frank Dodge, house-movey. was instantly
killed this afternoon on Hathaway's wharf.
while moving boiler. The lever broke. and
the boiler, weighing nearly eleven tons, fell
on him.
Mrs. Frieda Dibel, aged GO, was fatally IL
jured to-day by a runaway team.
A Minstrel In Trouble,
SAN Francisco, January 29th.-AinsIey
| Scott, middleman for the Emerson Minstrels.
and a well-known burnt-cork delineator, was
arrested tonight on charge of bigamy. The
charge is preferred by S,ott's second wife, to
whom he has been married only short time.
| She says she married Scott on his representa-
tion that he had already procured a divorce
| from his former wife. but subsequently ascer.
tanned that the decree had not been signed by
the Judge of the Court.
ROugh Passage-LadIes' Fair.
SAN Francisco, January 29sh.-1he Brit
ish ship Vice RENE, from Shields, which ar
rived here to-day, reports having encountered
heavy gales, the sea smashing in three boats,
staving in the bulwarks and damaging the
vessel generally.
The Ladies' Fair of the German Benevo-
lent Association, for the benefit of the CIR.
man Hospital, opened tonight at the Me.
chanics' Pavilion, under very favorable
auspices. The attendance was very large.
Ex. Governor Perkins delivered an address,
Governor Stoneman not being present. The
fair will continue six dsys, and the ladies con.
fdently hope to raise $4,000.
Girl Severely Burned.
YREKA, January 20 sh.-The oldest daughter
OLE. r. Stone, at Berryvale, was severely
burned by her clothes catching fire while
playing around a fire made to burn up brush
and old logs for clearing. Her nothing was
unable to hold her to extiDguish the flames,
and but for tramp assisting the child would
have been burned to death.
The Weather.
| YREKA, January 29th.- Another rair.
storm commenced last night about dark. con.
tinuing until breakfast time this morning,
when the weather became clear again.
WOuid 1t have Happened had there been
no Saloon:
| LoMPoc, January 29tb.-Abel Gutierrez
was shot in tae saloon of Alex. Martinez. at
Los Alamos, Santa Barbara county, at
o'clock Sunday morning by Froilano Serbin,
barkeeper in the employ of Martinez. Ds-
ceased lived but two hours after being shot.
/ Gutierrez was supposed to be disreputable
character. Serbin was Immediately arrested.
Fatal Abortion Case.
NAPA, January 29sb.-Annie Elizabeth
Adamson, aged about % years and married
died suddenly yesterday morning at her resi-
dencs near Rutherford. a Ecroner's inrv
was summoned and investigated tho sifair,
and found that death was caused by an at
tempt at abortion, and the jury charged Mrs
Storey. neighbor, with the crime of mur-
der. Mrs. Storey viii be arrested to-day.
Sudden Death-COntested Tax Case.
REDWOOD CRY, January 29sh.-Constable
| Grimmenstein last evening discovered man
| lying alongside of barn on what is known
as the Island, and asked him if he was ailing.
to which he answered that he was and de-
sired assistance. The Constable procured
assistance, as the man could not walk. and
conveyed him to the County Jail. where he
expired shortly afterward. Deputy Coroner
Frisbie summoned jury this morning. and
ascertaiued that the deceased was named
James Stanley, and that he had a sister living
a. Council Bluffs. Deceased was about 80
years of age.
The Board of Supervisors have retained E,
d. Sawyer, Of San Francisco, as counsel to
collect the taxes on the Michael REESE es-
tate, which are being contested by the execu.
tors.
Death In Hack.
SAN JOSE, January 29sh.-Charles S.
Humphrey, the engraver who took an over
dose Of laudarum Saturday night, died sud.
denly at P. NJ. today. He had recovered
from the effects of the poison, and was on bis
way to the in6rmsry in hack, to be treated
for the organic disease from which he had
been long suffering, when he fell forward and
expired without word An autopsy was
made this evening, when it was discovered
that he died of pulmonary spoplexy. He
was unmarried and 80 yeers Of age.
Shot while Drunk" Getting Even" with
Eggs.
HoLLIsTER, January 29sh.-Ambrosio Ro-
seas, young paniard, shot and dangerously
wounded Epiiano, an indian, at San Juan.
| eight miles from here, last night. Both par
ties were drunk. EpiGano will probably die.
Roseas is out on bail, ths shooting beirg gen.
orally considered provoked
Nose O'Meyer, member of a prominent
dry goods firm of Hollister, was egged by
Julius Alexander, q leading barber. 1t seems
that the two parties had some difficulty, and
Alexander, being much the smaller man CT
the two, and unable to meet his opponent in
physical combat, resorted to this somewhat
unsavory manner of Furnishing him, The at
fair is the subject of much comment. Alex.
sn1er paid fine for his attack.
Suicide with shotgun-The Merced
Hrrigating Canal.
MERGED, January 29sh Ashley w,
Wright, eyed about sc or 81 year, and for
the past ten years a resident Of this town.
shielded about l o'clock to-day at Dover, in
this county, by shooting himself in the head
with shotgun. Deceased was the Colonel
of regiment of IlIinois cavalry in
the late civil wsr, and leaves family of
four SOILS and one daughter. For several
years past Colonel Wright hls been subject
to fits of dependency, and at times had TO be
locked in O room to prevent him from doing
himself an injury.
Huffman and Croker succeeded on Satur-
day last in purchasing all the remainder of
the stock of the Farmer Canal Company,
and to-day reorganizsd the company with o
capital stock of 81 000, COO. The work of en-.
larging and extending the canal viii com.
mence at an early day, and be vigorously
prosecuted. The enterprise has already had
marked effect upon the demand and price
OF land and town lots in and around this town.
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