Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-28

TIE BoXERs.-Tha stormy weather inter
tered with the attendance upon the spar.
ring entertainment 1t ArmOry Hall Ss;ur-
Day evening, and there Were not many pres.
ent. The first part Of the evening was
en'iveusd by The efforts Of number of
artists " of mora or lees ALPHABETICALLY
less Just before til main match there was
q set-to between W. J. Enwrght aud jesse
Slaughter, who Knocked one auo.ter around
in 2 very spirited manner. Toward the end
of the second round thsy showed . disposi-
ton to lake the matter seriously, ard had TO
be separated Enwright. though the smaller
man, had somewhat the best OF the bout,
though his "c'aret was started. The uaiu
contest OF the evening was between d. Blown
(c)loTed) and y. Brennan, Marquis of Q lssns-
bury rules, soft gloves, the former uuQertak-
ing to knock the latter out ia fOuc rounds
Brown weighed 100 pounds, was taller than
his opponent, and possessed great muscular
development. Brennan l. q wiry little
msn, more active thsn Brown, but weighed
only 10 pounds. When tine was called the
men commsuced operations vigorously,
Brown forcing the fighting If anything, but
beirg met very determinejiy. Il fact,
Brennan seemed disposed not Only not to be
knock d out, tue to put the boot OF the other
leg. Toward the end cf the round, however.
he received q heavy blow on the cLiU, which
seemed to daze him, and duriDg the remain
der # the round h struck wildly. Hitting
Brown on the head, h injured his right
thumb to such aa extent tina. the hand was
partially disabled. During the remsiaiEg
rounds ne acted more cautiously, and hus-
banded has strength. The floor was so slip
perry that the men we're unable TO exert them
selves with confidence, and their Efforts were
thus made 60 seem more clumsy than scieu-
tiho. Brown had tee best Of the fight dur
ing the first two rounds ald Brennan dur.
Jag the last two, Brown standing more in
danger OF bsing knocked out. if the fight
had been prolonged for a few rounds more,
thsn his opponent. At the conclusion of the
contest Brennan announced thBt he would
fight say man in the State a. 20 pounds for
$500 side.
DLTEBMEED SUIC!DE.-Atout II o'clock
Saturday night officers Fr4dericks and Camp
tell and George Karcher had heir attention
called by citizens to a man uamed Lawrence
Young, who had been threatening to crown
himself. They took him in charge, and COP
ysysd him to the station-house. He de-.
clsred he knew what they were going to
90 Win nun but hAiHlG Nlsg was hitrL Liiuls
and the gsllows waiting for him he was pre-
pared for It; they would find that he would not
finch, bus he wished little time, and hoped
they would pot hurry matters. He said he
had been drinking freely Tor several days,
but was q hard working man, used to farm
ing Although he was evidently ought Of his
head, he did not pear likely to be violent.
He was locked up. and during the night was
looked in upon several times, when he seemed
20 be all right Yesterday morning at S
o'clock ne wss found dead, having torn a
piece from his drawers, tied it around his
neck and then to his iron bedstead, and sJran-
gIed himself 10y pulling against it. doctor
was callel, bus the nan hai heeu past help
for a long time. The Coroner will hold an
inquest on the cas3 this evening.
TO SATISFY THE DOUBLING. There having
been remarks made by some people to the
efecs that they did not believe the galleries
Of the Exposition building had sufficient sup
por5. the Directors Of the .ea.e Agricultural
Society had architect Darrell examine into
The matter thoroughly yesterday, ard ne eN-
presse! himself satisfied that the brackets
an! other devices for sustaining the ,s!Ieries
were abunda lily strong for sny weight that
could be nut upon them. the Directors,
however. to sllay any feeling OF unessiness
that may possibly exist, have determined to
reinforce the brackets with posts before the
party tomorrow night, thus making "s5sur-
ance double sure
SKIPPED BY THE LIGHT OF THE Moon -
The Harrison. Gourlay company win appear
at the Metropolitan Theater for brief
season, commencing next Friday evening,
introducing the fsrcicsl aSsurdity skipped
by the Light Of the Moon" with which they
have been achieving great success az the Bay.
II Il q combination % sill kinds OF funny
things, both in word and action, the fun COM
msncing with the hrst appearance OF Hsrrl-
son aud Gourlsy on the stage. and Icing
carried along in increasing volume to side
splitting conclusion.
THE TWOu.-Turner Hall was well filed
last evening to witness the opera "Chimes
Of Normandy" The BLACK Crook will
be placed unon the boards o-nisht with
great scenic effect.
The Tale of Eochantment, with all the
Black Crock splendors, will be given Mon
day, January 2Slh, instead Of Tuesday. Jan
ua5y ooh, st the Tivoi.
CLOSING days OF the great sale at the Rad
House. To-day yoa can buy children's plaid
shawls tor II cents each.
sDAM1ANA Bi,ters m ke tie oil young snd
the weak strong and hsAlt1!.