Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE:

THIRTY. ONE YEARS AGo.-The Marys
vile appeal says The REooRD,UNIoN note
the anniversary of the great fire IN that city
which occurred November 2, 1852 and de
stroysd S10,0OO.OO0 in property. As an in
cident of the enterprise of the people of tina
early day the writer mentions that he wa
tramping down the Auburn ravine, not fal
from the old town of Gold Hill, Placer
county, at about o'clock on the morning o.
the FIRE, when he was acc5sted by a man OF
horseback the animal showed evidence Of
very hard driving) who inquired the most
direct road to the Clipper Gap lumber mills
then owned and run by Billy Miller, we'll
known and veteran citizen. The enterpris
ing Sacramentsn was a lumber dealer-per'
hsps one of the Drews. Whoever the man
was, his business point was to reach the Clip.
per Gap mill in advance of all others, and
buy all the lumber Miller had on hand OF
could saw within specified time. Lumber
was worth about $40 per 200 feet in those
days, aud after this fire large advance fol
lowed. The stranger on horseback made a
fine bargain that day after hard ride. Rail.
roads and telegrsphs were not in vogue in
those days. Even buggy was rare sight
AN EAIBEzzLER ARRESTED. On Saturday
last message WAS received by Chief Karcher
asking him to be on the lookout for a man by
the name Of Tanner, saying that he was
wanted in the City of Angels" to answer
to several charges OF embezzlement forgery,
etc. A description of the fugitive was given
very minutely and enabled detective William
Brissell to lay his hand on Tanners shoulder
and call him by his name in a very familiar
manner the moment he arrived at the depot
in this city on Monday. Tanner informed
the detective that his name vas Jas. Miller,
not Tanner, aud that he was not even dis
tant relative to the medical gentleman who
bore that name, sud who during his lifetime
was famous for his fasting and eating Of
melons. The detective was not to be put off,
however. Tanner. alias Miller, was locked
up. the officers at Los Angeles telegraphed to,
and last evening Deputy Sheriff McLain of
that county arrived and recognized Tanner as
the man so many people in the City of
Orsnges wished to interview. The officer and
his prisoner will 90 south to-day,
AFRAID or THE MooN.-A member of Com.
pany A is very much in love with young
damsel who resides not far from Sixteenth
and H streets. He has been in the habit of
tarryiug at the front gate with his dulcina
I'D the wee sma' hours" and at night
when the moon was full and ehed its silvery
rays 60 auch an extent that street lamps are
unnecessary, the couple referred to would do
their billing and cooling under the friendly
shadow Of an immense umbrella. A few
nights since several of his comrades in arms
approached slyly, unobserved by the lovers,
and when within about twenty feet, they
cried ont in one voice, Mitch, what are you
doing p The girl screamed and ran toward
the house, and the young military gent went
down II street on the double quick. At the
armory last night he vainly tried to make the
boys believe that he used the umbrella solely
for the purpose of preventing his girl from
being moon struck"
CHANGE OF STEAMERS. The steamer
Apache. belonging to the Central Pacific
Railroad Company. that plies between this
city and San Francisco, was hauled off yes.
terday for repairs. This steamer was built
at the same time the Modoc was, about two
years ago, and has run all that time without
an accident or any repairs whatever. The
steamer Onward, which will take the place of
the Apache until the latter ia overhauled left
for San Francisco yesterday afternoon with
heavy load of freight. The cargo consisted
of general merchandise aud large shipment
of hops. The Onward is smaller than the
70 AHaCLt- IA4lApL near he tLuCu IE6lgul,
and, when loaded, draws four and half feet
of water. The Apache on her last trip from
the Bay found no trouble ia the river chan
mel The bars upon which the Modoc grounded
the day before seems to have spread out and
gave sufficient depth Of water.
LIBEL SUIT DISMISSED November
last building was robbed near Walnut
Grove, in this county. The next morning a
gentleman, who came up the river on the
steamer, met John Ingram on the street and
told him Of the occurrence, and also that two
certain individuals had committed the rob-
berry. Ingram gave the item TO the news
gstherer Of an evening paper, and the same
appeared in the next issue of the paper. It
after wards transpired that the two individu-
ais referred to were entirely innocent, and
they commenced suit against Ingram for
libel. The case has been called several times,
but always continued. Yesterday, upon mo-
ton Of the District Attorney at the request
of the prosecuting witness, the case was dis.
missed.
PoUcE CoURT.-Day before yesterday, no
subject being on hand for legal dissection, the
Court adjourned until more fruitful occa-
sion presented itself Yesterday the presen-
tation was made in tae persons of A. Wer-
them and Max Weber, who disturbed the
peace by calling each other very bad names
and using language unbecoming q citizen Of
the city and county Of Sacramento Their
ungenteel loquacity cost them the costs Of the
trial. s.. An Sing. All Lue, All Wee snd
All Kee, members of the great All family
and warriors Of the I.street paper gods,
started a general gO-as- yOu-please fight on
the sand lot That borders Lake Como Tuesday
evening, were arrested, and paid the costs OF
their trial.
STATE PRINTING OFFICIAL the con- pos.
itors at the State Printing Office have been
discharged but two. Those two gentlemen
will certainly be kept steadily at work, if
they manage TO keep busy Cor the next two
months the three presSmen, three forernen,
two prouf-readers, Superintendent, Assistant
Superintendent, engineer, janitor and book
keeper. Those compositors must be expert
and clever workmen if they can "stick
enough type" to keep out of mischief the
thirteen othsr attaches of the office. A gen.
tlemsn, in speaking of the matter yesterday,
esid it reminded him very much OF the old
negro melody, the chorus Of which ran " Six
bosses with one poor little darkey to boss"
THE INTERNATIONAL HoTEL.-Y esterday
afternoon S. B. Segur, who had just sold his
splendid ranch on the Costumes river, step
ped into the international Hotel to see his
old friend w. w. Wade, the proprietor. AT
ter few minutes conversation he said :
"Wade, you seem to be doing good bust
ness; how much will you take Cor it =
Wade replied, "-- thousand dollars. y
"Tn take it." said Segur. They shook hands
to close the bargain, stepped out TO 8 law
ysr's office, had the papers made out and
signed, all inside Of half an hour. Wade
was doing good business was not thinking
of selling out. This is one Of the quickest
trades ON record.
= WE shsll far job lot of fne ostrich tips
and feathers, hats, ETC., tomorrow, at Milf
merry Department, Red House.