Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-08
Fatal Result of Quarrel.

febyre o wO0d-carVer by occupation, living
on Thirtieth avenue, South San Francisco,
was booked at the City Prison this morning
for murder. He was arrested last Thurs
day for assault to murder. A neighbor,
Mrs. Atwood on that day went to Lee
febvre's house and became so abusive and
disorderly, as the prisoner claims, that he
ordered her off his place. He says that
she then became more violent and " charged
me with butcher-knife a foot long" He
then ran into his house and brought out
his double-barreled shotgun. 1t was loaded
with bird-shot, and when she again APP
preached him he shot her in the right leg,
above the knee. He claims that he was
only cooking the weapon when one barrel
was accidentally discharged. She was
taken to her home on Thirty-first avenue
and attended by physician. The wound
was not considered serious, but intiamma-
ton and blood-poisoning set in. She grew
rapidly worse and expired about o'clock
this morning. She was about forty-five
years old. Her husband is a wood-carver,
and Lefehvre formerly worked for him. A
few weeks ago he and the prisoner had
some difficulty concerning the latters en-
ployment elsewhere Lefebvre is about
twenty-four years of age He was born in
this city, but says he has no relatives here.
1t is said by some persons that he is insane
He says that the woman was intoxicated
at the time and demanded saw belonging
| to her husband which he had previously
returned
San Francisco Money Market.
SAN Francisco, October 7th.-The de-
mand for money in this market is fairly
active and though the supply is a little
more plentiful outside of the banks than it
| was few weeks ago lenders generally be-
| days will absorb any present or anticipated
| surplus from wheat sales or other sources.
| Private capitalists are offering money on
call at sac. The savings banks are loan
| ing on city real estate at Gar. The regu-
lar rate for commercial loans is s per cent,
| though the extremes are 7M9. Wheat
loans continue to be made at 6@7, and
considerable has been stored at these fig
ures. New York exchange is quiet at 15c
for sight drafts and 20c for Geographic
transfers. Wheat and other commercial
| bills on London can be had at .49gd, but
bank bills are sold at 49sd. Refined silver
is 14@l44 per cent. discount. Mexican
dollars are quoted at SSi@S9c apiece
Opening of the Monterey County Fair.
SALINAS October 7th-The seventh an
nual exhibition of the Monterey Agricult-
ural Association iopened to-day, under
|
in the Pavilion is not completed, consider
able interest is manifested by the various
| exhibitors The weather is most propi-
| tious, and many people'havc gathered III
the town, all the hotels being quite full.
| At the track this afternoon there was "a
trotting race for double teams. the follow
ing entries being made and driven by their
| owners, and, as advertised on the posters,
went @ for blood P. KiIburn entered
John d. and mate; William Vanderhurst
entered Mamie and Charley, and H. Hebert
entered Susie and mate. The purse was
500, divided into three prizes, viz, $50, S25
| and $l5, and were won respectively by
Vanderhurst, Il. Hebert and p. Kilburn.
This race furnished great deal Of amuse
ment, as these parties, while taking consid
! cradle interest in raising and improving
| their stock, are not what may be called
''horsemen." The usual accompaniment
of county fairs, such us nostrun-venderS,
| blowing machines, etc, are in attendance,
and TO end of gambling games to catch the
! hard-earned dollars of the vertlant rustic.
To morrow forenoon there will be grand
| parade of all the stock entered for pre-
miums. In the afternoon there will be
trottine race for all horses that have never
| trottcd race, for purse of $50. There
will also be q running race for purse of
1920 open to all horses in the district, one
and one-quartcr miles; first quarter so;
second quarter, $3.50; third quarter, $50 +:
fourth quarter, $40; fifth quarter, so Five
or saorc horses To enter and four to start.
Placer County Immigration Society Or
ganized.
Auburn, October 7th.-Some seventy
five leading citizens from different parts of
the county met here to-day and organized
the Placer county branch of the Northern
| California Immigration Society. James
| Kaseburg, J. f. Madden, J. A. Pitcher, w.
B. HayfOrd and o. J. Spencer were elected
a Board of Directors, with Hon. J. A. Fill
cher as President, w. B. Lardner Secretary,
and T. w. Hollenback Treasurer. Local
correspondents were appointed in every
voting precinct of the county. J. A. Fill
cher was elected the Director for Placer
county of the central organization. Much
interest was manifested and the character
of the men composing the meeting to-day
answer for the success of the movement.
Republican Rally in Yuba County.
| WHEATLAND. October 7tn.-There was n
grand rally of the Blaine and Logan Club
of Wheatand tonight The above club
and the Sheridan Club turned ont splen
did torchlight procession, headed by the
| Wheatland cornet band The hall was
| decorated in an excellent manner. Hon.
| A. i. Hart, Of Sacramento, and Hon. A. /.
| Chandler, of Suffer county, and others, adj
dressed the meeting, which is one of the
| largest audiences that has assembled to-
gether at this place for some time.
Attempted Murder ny Woman-New
Trial Granted.
Los ANGELES. October 7th-An excite
! ment was created in the streets this morn
| ing by an attempt of lady to shoot Mr..
III a. I
| Bank She had a 44-caliber pistol The
prompt interference of an attache Of the
bank prevented the shooting. The lady
was Mrs. Carton, formerly of Eureka,
New, where she AYERS her husband lost
$50 900. and thinks Mr. Platter somehow
concerned in the loss. Her husband is in
Arizona Mr. Platter said, in the course of
an interview, that Mr. Cartons money was
lost in a mining speculation.
| Andrew Hay, convicted of rape some
weeks since, has been granted new trial.
| General Association of Congregational
Churches.
| STocKroN, October 7th.-At meeting of
the General Association of Congregational
| Churches, held in this city this evening,
/ the following officers were elected for the
session: Moderator, Rev. G. D. Barrows,
| ID. D., OF San Francisco; Assistant Moder-
| 1tNOi, "a - W tAANf VI isp, EhAit-SiSo rNlAOCt
Rev. Il. @. Beckwith. of San Francisco;
Assistant Scribe II. II. Wikoff, of Sonoma.
| The annual sermon was delivered by Rev.
| c. G.. Beckwith, d. u. The meeting ad
| iourncd until 8 \. NJ. o-day.
McHeuna in Alameda County.
CgNTEEvIlIE, October 7th.--Joseph Nc
| Kcnna addressed large audience here to-
night The uniformed legion turned out
in full force, and the speaker was well re-
ceived.
Republican Meeting in PetaIuma.
| PETALUMA, October 7th-Dr. H. Cox was
| greeted by large and intelligent audience
at the Petaluna Theater tonight. The
commodious building is crowded beyond
seating, several hundred occupying the
standing-room about the door, a notice
able number of ladies were present. The
| speaker, in his usual happy and iorcible
manner of discussing the issues of the day,
soon aroused his audience to q high pitch
of good husor and enthusiasm, and was
greeted by frequent rounds of hearty APP
pla,lse.
Child Killed by . Fall.
LEAooRE (Tulare county,, October It'll
DR.. Duncan's 6-year-old son and only
child, while playing in Heinlin's ware
house on Saturday accidentally fell from q
pile OF wheat, a distance of not more than
six fcess The little fellow struck on his
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