Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-21

BULLDoZING CITIZENS,

Al tLe Hia-usstoL OF lHe IsNee question,
upon the streets and elsewhere, as has been
done also 10 print within a short time, citi-
zens, for daring to hold views favorable to
levee improvement, are being assaulted with
the cow5r1iy charge, ''Ah you are working
in the interests Of the bondholders." 1t has
come to 4 pretty pas. indeed when a con-
temptibe shitboeth is to be the sole means
Of obtaining he right to express an opinion
on municipal affairs without assault and
c0ntumely. AssailinE the motives Of men
In such di5cus sjoEs Is the last resort of des-
picable towards. Such devices ere confessions
Of weakness. That they should find reprs-
sentatiyes in the persons of any citizens of
Sacramento rs q shame to common manhood,
There has been al too much of this thing.
Not long ago it became necessary for the
RECORD HIgS to crush the breath Of an in
famous life cut of a similsr method in de-
bate oa city affairs. Men who have any re-
gard fox deceuCy will regret that some Of the
opponents NJ lerse Improvement have proven
Themselves kuaves by Tes0rting to buldozing
tactics and by openly charging upon citizens
who favor levee Improvements that they are
actusted by the bondholdsrs' interest. There
is about az much relation between the senti-
ment that lsyors complete security from in
undatlon and any sentiment regarding city
bondholdsrs SIS there is between FL GIahdi.
the long-armaG religious imp0stor Ia the fast
nesses Of the Egyptian Soudan, end the hard
working mechanic in Sacramento, whose
home depends for its security upon one foot
of unimproVel earth above Brighton station.
But let it be said for the daily press Of this
city that no such c3ntempti5le conduct as
that complained Of has stained the record of
either journal in this debate nor will it.
PoLIcs CouET.-Iu the Police Court yes
terday An Chung was tried On g charge of
petit larceny and acquitted James Hum.
phreys pleaded guilty of having been drunk,
and was fined s. Or i've days. 90. Louis Tfepez
pleaded guilty Of yagranoy, and will receive
sentence this morning Mrs. Mary Smith,
accused cs Saepiug a dicorderly house at
Fourth and III streets, was tfiad and found
guilty, and fined So or the same number Of
days. Mrs. 81 Doc Jones entered plea of
guilty on o charge Of disturbing the pesce,
but was released On payment OF costs The
case Of MIS-. French, for battery, was dis
missed on payment Of costs. George Lar
Ceuer, previously convicted Of cruelty to q
child was has9 Sl0l. and in default Of pay
meIt sent 30 the County Jail for 100 days
Henry harris, who pleaded guilty on Tues
day Of the petit larceny Of a coat, was fined
gtv Ok w AnfN. @ I rank W alters was lFleQ
Tor battery on Kate Nsughton, q woman he
had been living with. The defendant testi-
fed that she had got into a habit Of drinking
and keeping bad company, aod intimated
that he slapped her by way Of inaueurating
temperance reform. One Of his witnesses
testified that about 10 days before be was in
the defendants room and heard him upbraid
the woman for her misconduct. saying that
be ought % give her a whipping for it. She
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told him that II be caught her st il again he
might slap her in the face. The witness swore
to his testimony positively, and tbs Court
comphnentec him by saying that he did rot
believe "a word II il. The defendant was ad-
judged guilty, the Court holding that, even il
the woman did make the remark alleged. it
was square case Of battery all the same.
MEMORY CULrURE.-George W. James. F. /
r. II. s, delivered O free lecture at the
Young Mems Christian Association hall last
evening. The 5psci. us hall was filed to re- |
pletion, and scores of attentive listeners to
the eloquent remarks Of the distinguished
lecturer stood Ia the adjoining resding.room,
and, although they could not see the speaker,
could hear al he s,id. The lecture is ous
which he delivered some time since at the (
Royal Polytechnic Institute, London. on
81 Mnemonlc-, OK Memory Culture A class |
was formed, who. after few moments in /
struction, aid tell any day in the month in
the calendar # 1854 He also taught them
50 they could repeat backward aud forward, |
st viii, twenty words dictated by the audi
ence. The free lectures given 40 frequently
under the auspices OF the Young Mems !
Christian Association are al scientific and |
Instructive, and their large and representa-
tive audiences evidence the fact that they are
appreciated.
COURT ITEgs-Ia Department One Of the /
Superior CONT yesterday All Sam, preyi- !
ously convicted Of petit larceny, was SEN
fenced to three months IN the County Jail. |
The case Of The People Vs. Lindsay Rudolph, |
Tor assault TO murder, which had been con- |
tinued two ar three times on account Of the |
absence OF the prosecuting witness. was dis /
missed, al Irts 20 ind said witness having !
proved futile. The case of All Yung for |
an assault, 20 murder An Sue, was partially /
tried yesterday and continued to-day, The |
case Of Mock Soon, for murder-One of the /
Chinese-riot csses-is set for hearing to-day. |
CoSFEssEs TIE THEFT.-John Gibson, who |
was arrested by officer jackson last Monday.
on suspicion Of bis having stolen from Liver.
more or Oakland q fine buggy robe, which he |
subsequently sold at Swiss station, in this /
county hiss confessed that he stole the prop. !
erty st Livernore. Chief Karcher hiss re- |
Ceived q dispatch from @. 5. Fitzgerald.
Constable Of that place, stating that hs would !
be in Sacramento this morning TO get the |
prisoner. The Chief has also received mes.
sage FROM Captain Pumyes, of Oakland, to
the effect that Gibson is also wanted at that
place,
FoR PEEJCRY. esterdAy, after a young
man named James Fsrley, recently from San
Francisco, had given his testimony in the
Police Cour. IN the case Of Mrs. Mary Smith.
charged with keeping a disorderly house,
Chief karcher took him into custody on q
barkeepsr for Mrs. Smith, he had given a
certain female patron of the house nothing
stronger than port wine aud soda water, but
the woman testified that he furnished her gin. !
JUDGMENT NACATED.-1he Supreme Court
yesterday, in the case Of Hsufmeister w.
Porter-one Of the Sacramento bond suits
ordered that the judgment heretofore en-.
tered be vacated, and that the cause stand
submitted Tor decision. City Attorney An |
derson. who csme up last eve ming from the |
Bay, SAYS this means that the Court does not |
propose t. adhere TO the decision in Never
Va Porter, and that the whole aspect Of !
affairs Is changed in favor of the city.
GIRARD Music STORE, removed from No.
723 K, to corner Seventh and streets.
TO-DAY rare bargains 10 table linens. !
towels and muslin. Red House.
Rows Crrrrs fsga q RI 1u 80 Pal uo,,s. = |