Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-17
The knights Bali.

| SAN Francisco, August 16sh. - The
| Knights Templars' ball at Mechanics Pavil-
ion this evening was marked by large and
| fashionable attendance. At an early hour
carriages began to put in en- appearance, and
| at o'clock almost blocked up the streets Ia
the vicinity Of the hall. The costumes Of the
ladies were rich, particularly SO those Of the
Eastern ladies, who, as rule, appeared in
full dress. The grand msrch began at half.
! past 8, and was sc5ne of unusual hrillisnoy.
Headed by the Second Artillery Regiment
band, and followed by delegation of Knights
| and Sir Reuben Il. Lloyd as floor manager,
| the participants formed in double lines on
either aide Of the hall, executing the counter.
marches with marked precision, and az the
same time forming various Masonic signs in
the march. The grsat msjority CT those in
| the Pavilion came as spectators. A pleasant
| feature in connection with the programme os
| dances was that It was inteTspersed with
concert selections as the cad Of every two
numbers.
MarySyIiIe knights Temp!Ars-TemvOFaFy
Bridge.
MARYsVILLE, August 10th The Hussar
band. of Sacramento, eighteen pieces, arrived
this evening, and viii accompany the Msrys-
vile Conmsndeiy v, Knights Tegplsrs, to SIN
Francisco, and remain with the ConmandeTy
during the whole Conclave week. The
Knights leave by tomorrow uoraing's train,
taking &. special train az Sacramento, arriving
in San Francisco ct 8 o'clock. The Com
mandery has Couolave fund of So 600.
raised by subscription among the members,
and has made liberal provision for the enter
tsinment Of visiting Knights and ladies. It's
headquarters will bs ct the Palace Hotel dur
ing Conclave week.
The temporary railroad bridge across Yu5a
river, in place of the structure burned last
week, is nearly finished. and trains will prob
ably cross tomorrow.
Preparing for TIE knights.
SANTA Rosa, August 16th.-The citizens
OF Santa Rosa are preparing to give the visit
ing Knights Tamplars grand reception.
Colonel Burnes, Grand Standard Bearer, of
San Francisco, is here, drilling the Com
maudeIy. The fair next week will be
splendid nfair. The speed programme viii
be Interesting, the exhibition at the pavilion
unparalleled, and On the coming of the Sir
public schools will be closed FOR the occasion,
and all will turn out.
The Majors Case-Eeet Crushed.
San JosE, August 16th-L L. Msjors ap-
peared before Judge Belden this forenoon in
response to q writ of habess corpus sued out by
Judge Lamar, his counsel. The grounds for
the petition were these THAT Judge Bel
del exceeded bis jurisdiction and acted with
out authority in ordering the removal of Ma
jors from San Quentin to the county Jail !;
that when person is charged with more than
one crime he must be held for all therefore
sentence on only one can be pronounced /;
that according TO Section GA of the Penal
Code, Majors is civiliy dead and cannot be
proceeded against for crime committed be-
fore sentence Yves rendered" The District
A hoiA tha& 4
person of civil rights only, and that there was
no authority going to show that Majors cam
not be tried for the murder Of Mcintyre. It
wouid not in the event of conviction, dis
| turb the present sentence, for that expires
with life. A decifion will be rendered to-
morrow morning.
| Frank Arnold, bootblack, while trying to
steal a ride on the Southern Pacific Railroad
| freight train at Coyote station this morning,
hsd both his feet crushed by the cars. He
was about TO Jump on, when he fell with his
amputsted.
stolen stomach.
CHICO. August 16sh.-This afternoon the
stomach of Riley Strahl, which was taken
from the body when it was exhumed few
days ago, was discovered missing. It was
placed in glass jar and sealed up and Wss
in charge of q Constable. It was kept by
him IN the hIoTgue, but when he came TO look
at it to-day it was gone, and nothing is known
of It's whereabouts. It was ordered removed
from the body by District Attorney Jones, tC
be used in the examination and trial of the
woman Mollis White.
CuIpabie CareIessness or a GunsmIth.
RED BLUFF, August 16sh.-A stranger
named Jones, late from Texas, went into
Kersey's gun-shop just before noon to pro
cure some trunk keys. The gunsmith was re-
pairing a revolver, which exploded, and tbs
bal entered Jones' stomach. Ee wss at
tended by physicians st once, who extracted
the ball. He is seriously injured.
The Merced County stage Accident.
MERGED, August 16sh.-AlI the passengers
but one On the iil-fated stage at the tins oil
the upset at EIeven-mile Station, mentioned
in these dispatches yesterday, passed here
this morning on the West-bouHd train for Sar
Francisco. From their statement it seemt
the repsrt of the messenger sent here for 8
doctor exaggerated the iojuries to the passen
gers, sll of whom are Knights Templars; as
alec the injuries sustained by Garrison, the
driver. The passengers stated to parties
here that the driver was not dead, though
badly hurt, and that the tourist left at the
Big Tree Station was rot dangerously hurt,
though his wounds were sufficit n5 to require
rest and quiet for few dsys.