Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-25
EXCURSION TO CcURTLAND.
Enthusiastic Reception-Jol1y Or. ing out
a Scattering Return,

y Jolly party lett sacramento Saturda
evening in the steamer Margie for Cur
land, and the following dispatch, sent fror
that place by one of the company, tells {
their enjoyment: THE Margie float
proudly from her moorings here on tn
banks of the Sacramento, gaily decorate
with the national colors and banners G
red, white and blue OF ourselves we cal
only say that we know but little, for w
have become possessed of the cordial feel
ing of the people down this way and real
iZe nothing else just now. The banks o
the river were ablaze with bonfires to Ugh
our downward trip and everywhere ~
were received with demonstrations indica
tive of sincerest welcome. At Senator
Johnston's. HOLSTERS and Bump & Hous
tons our receptions were unvaryingly hos
pitable. At this place they had a large
meeting, fully 200 men being present
Everything down this way is for Blaine
and Logan, with a hurrah. Colonel Nc.
Nasser was elected Chairman. Among
those in attendance are A. L. Frost, A. S
ator Johnston, Win. ]. Davis, Dwight Hol-
lister, George w jackson, Frank A Smith
r. A. Rose, Elwood Bruner, H. A. He'll
bron, A. w. Cole, a. Abbott, A Sanborn,
j. 5. Graham, H. w. Carroll, II. Vein
stock, r. H. Auerbach, and an orchestra
| composed of Jones' Beebe Neal and Pro-
fessor Hand. The meeting is not only one
of the largest, but is also one of the most
enthusiastic ever held at CORTLAND. We
all feel even more assured that Sacramento
county is solid for Blaine and Logan"
The Margie left CORTLAND on the return
trip about L P. NJ. On the way up she ran
on snag, unshipped her rudder and sprang
a leak. 1t took some time to get the rudder
in place, a man having to disrobe and oper-
ate in the water for quite while before it
could be accomplished The leak was not
dangerous, as the steam pump was set at
work and checked it. Still, the water
gained upon the pump, and after awhile
| OvcrfiOWed the floor about four inches.
| One of the passengers a mighty man among
| the CaledOnianS-a chief as it were-who
had been exceedingly jolly on the trip
down and back, up to this time, dancing
| Highland filings and making the life of the
| party, became alarmed when he saw and
| felt the water, and his alarm was increased
| by the frosty remarks of anOtherpaSsenge
who took pains to relate all he knew or
could invent relative to shipWrecks and
drOwnings. Others assisted with dismal
tales, and finally, when the boat was near
neer tell another man that he thought it
was going down. The engineer referred to
the fact that the pump was gaining on the
water, but the Mortified passenger believed
be meant the boat. The steamer was near
the bank just then, and the CALIFORNIAN
gave q yell and jumped for the shore.
Great Scott what a jump! At a meeting
Of the clans it would have been awarded
he gold medal and stood as the champion
record for ever! The last seen of him he
vas hunting for the road to Sacramento,
but no one knew last evening whether he
had arrived. Subsequently two more of
the passengers-dry goods and lumber,
liable to damage by water-went ashore on
the Yolo side and engaged Chinaman TO
row them DER the ferry at the Riverside
1'hey must have been feeling good in con-
sequence of being on dry land again, for
they gave the Chinaman enough coin to
Iaake his face beam like a full moon. The
boat got up to the city about . o'clock A. NJ,
ahead Of those who diSliked to trust her.
a MISUNDERSTANDING , A. NJ.
yesterday two thrashing machine hands.
who had been stimulating too much, got
into a fight at Second and k streets An
other man, stranger to them, ditto as to
stimulating, undertook to separate them.
Several other parties, also strangers, tried
tuaSSiSt in the separating, and they began
p Hing and hauling at each other wildly.
The first separator got the idea into his
head that they were all disposed to assault
Lam. He drew pistol, the others jumped
back out of the way, and he and his
weapon darted off down Second street
Officers May and Frazee, and Mays dog,
went in pursuit and captured the fugitive.
who was subsequently locked up, charged
with being drunk.
OFFICIAL CHANGEs.-Recently the follow
ing changes az to Railroad Division Super
intendents, relative to gentlemen well
known here, were made: c. b. Seymour,
as Division Superintendent of the FL Paso
Division of the Galveston, Harrisburg and
Sam Antonio system, headq quarters at Ell
Paso. The appointment takes effect on
September LIST. vice James Campbell, re-
signed. F. +. Hewitt mas been appointed
Superintendent of the Colorado division.
in addition to his other duties, vice c. B.
Seymour, transferred This change also
takes place on September LIST J. A. Muir
has been appointed as Assistant Superin-
tendent of the Rio Grande Division, in addi-
ton to his other duties in place of James
Campbell.
ACCIDENT ON BRANNAN IsLAND.-Coroner
Clark received a dispatch Saturday stating
that a sudden death had occurred on G. l..
Crums ranch, Brannan Island, and re-
questing him to go down and hold an in
quest. He responded that if there was
anything about the case rendering it neces-
sary that an inquest be held, for a Justice
of the Peace to perform the duty. The fol-
lowing dispatch from Rio Vista explains
what the case was d: While g. L. Crum,
with the assistance of a Chnaman, was
digging at an old flood-gate on his ranch,
on Brannan Island, the dirt caved in and
buried them. With great difficulty Crum
succeeded in getting out, but before he could
extricate the Chinaman the latter was dead
To CLOSE THE BREAK.-A special meeting
of the Board of Supervisors of Yolo county
has been called for next Thursday, to levy
a special tax in Road District No. l, for the
purpose Of raising funds TO close the break
in the levec above the town of Washington
The opening is 2,100 feet wide, and it is
proposed TO build 1900 feet of levee and
dam 800 feet long, the latter not being built
so high but that the river can run over it
at its 22-foot hight. 1t is estimated that
the cost OF the work Will be between nine
and ten thousand dollars.
DROWNED IN FIsHERMAN's LAKE-Yes-
terday morning Henry Rehdar, aged about
"A years, employed at Schwartz's meat
market, Seventh and l. streets, went up to
Fisherman's Lake six miles above the city,
with other parties. to fish As the fish were
not biting well, he and CAm Schwartz
went in swimming, and he was taken with
a cramp, which resulted in his drowning
before assistance could reach him. Schwartz
came to the city and got graphing hooks
from the station-house, but the body could
not be found.
Works OF ART AT MISUNDERSTANDING
e; Smith will sell at auction at No. APO
street, commencing at 7:30 this evening,
large number Of Italian marble and alabas-
ter works of art, imported directly from
Florence, Italy, and comprising Grecian
and Florentine vases, Roman urns, fruit
stands, epergnes, card-receivers ornaments
etc.
ACCIDENTS Will. OCCUR-We, the under
signed policy holders in the Travellers Ac-
cident Insurance Company, of Hartford,
Conn, do cheerfully announce to the pub
lie that we have this day received our in
demnity claims with promptness and salts
faction through their agent, S. W. Smith,
1902 J street, and do recommend the COM
pany to all desiring life insurance in any
form. MARKUs GRAF,
A. MEIsTER.
Sacramento, August %, 1884.