Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-30

Dumb-bell Lifting Running.
SAN FRANCISCO, November GOTH At the Oily ppie
Club to-day G. NJ Robinson broke the record OF the
world for lifting 50-pound dumb bell. The referee
decided that he lifted il eighty times The reporters
and audience claim that he lifted it seventy-nlne
times. The record was sixty times at this weight
Robinson used his left Joe Masterson also
lowered the record for dash OF IS feet, making 1t
on the third trial in seven and oneiith seconds.
The Regatta at Vallejo.
VALLEJO November 23th.-Vaejoi is crowded with
people to witness the boat race. There are large
delegations from Sacramento, Stockton, Napa and
surrounding towns. The day is clear and bright,
with slight breeze, which somewhat rufes the Wa
ter 1t IS hoped it will go down before the races,
which will commence at high tlde-12:S5 o'clock.
The Hanlan-Stevenson race, of course, attracts
the most attention Stevenson Is expected to lower
his best time-20:50.
In importance after that comes the single shell
race between Smith, Griffin, White, Watkins, Davis
and Sullivan The most of the pools have been sold
this race it is difficult tell which will come
in winner.
San Francisco sold as the favorte the Pioneers OF
San Francisco is the second choice, the Alerts OF
Vallejo the third, and the Southends OF San Fran
cisco the fourth.
In the barge race, the Golden Gate are favorites,
Aries second, Dolphins third and Southends fourth
| choice
Commander Glass, of the navy, is the referee.
! Everything is being conducted in the best OF or
SECOND DISPATCH.l
VALLEJO, November 29;h The water was SO
| rough that the races had to be abandoned In the
| four-oared barge race amateur, two miles, between
the Amitys of Stockton Southends and Golden Gates
Of San Francisco, AmIty won in 20l9!, Southends
second. The barges were nearly swamped.
Fire at Hanford.
| HANFoRp, November 29th-A fire was discovered
at about 230 P. to day i'll bedroom in the north
wet corner OF the Hanford Hotel, just over the
kitchen 1t probably originated from defective
| fue. The lower rooms were occupied by Matt
Walsh as saloon and restaurant, and the upper
story as lodging-rooms. The fire had gained such
| Roadway when discovered, and spread so rapidly,
that but small portion of the goods in the djOin-
| ing buildings could be saved. The hotel belonged
| to Mrs. Carey, and was insured for $1,000 in the
Fire Insurance Association of London; 81 900 in the
| Standard of London, $500 in the Teutonia Of New
| Orleans, and $500 in the New Orleans. hutner x
Goldstein lost their frame building, adjoining on the
| west. This building was occupied as millinery
store and family residence by Mrs Lyle and sister,
They saved some of their stock and furniture but it
| was badly damaged by fire and water insured in
the Sun Of San Francisco for $780, The next to the
| west was frame building, owned and occupied by
| John Boyee. He got out most of his stock. He was
| insured on building and contents for $500 in the
Western OF San Francisco. Kutner Godstens
fre-proof brick stopped the fire from going further
west. Their frame warehouse, back Of the store,
was saved with difficulty. Walsh had STA
| insurance in the California on his stock and
| fixtures most of VIII oh were saved. H. A. Burke's
saloon the next building on the east. This was
a frame building. In one corner was a barber shop,
and the barber saved some of his fixtures; insur-
| ance $780, Some OF Burkes fixtures, and portion
| OF his STOCK were removed. His insurance is $500
| in La Confance OF Paris, and 5000 in London and
Northwestern. His lodging rooms, Just back Of the
| saloon, were also burned. Phillips & Sweet, next
| toward the east were the heaviest losers by the
| fire. In their two buildings they had large stock
Of general merchandise, but very little was saved
Their entire loss is $50 900, covered by $50 700
insurance Silas Simon & Bros store, just across
the street, with difficulty saved by the stren-
uOus efforts of volunteer fire brigade They took
| out a large portion of their stock OF general
merchandise, which is considerably damaged by
| handling.
To be Hanged TO-day-ImprisOnme for
Life.
| SAN JosE November 29th.-Joseph Jewell will be
| hanged Tomorrow at 10 A. ". for the murder Of
| William ?. Renowden, the Lexington rancher. The
Sacramento scaffOld was placed in position to-day
| in the northwest corner OF the Jail yard.
This forenoon the jury In the case Of the People
vs. George Langley, charged with the murder OF Er
nest L. Fischer the Mountain View butcher, brought
prsonment for life. Judgment will be pronounced
on next Monday.
The shasta Murder Trial.
| SHASTA, November 10Th In the Superior Court
in the case OF George Finch. trial for murder, the
prosecution closed their last evening" and the
defense will commence tomorrow. 1t Will be re-
membered that in the month Of September last, at
Redding, Finch shot and killed Myron E. Berry in
quarrel in a saloon at that place. great deal of
interest is manifested by friends Of both parties as
| to the result Of the trial.