Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-28
Admission Day.


been received from many. Saturday even
ing the Invitation Committee waited upor
the Sacramento Society of Pioneers, anG
requested them to assist in making the eel
ebration an event surprising anything Of
the kind ever witnessed in this city. They
= were urged TO forward invitations to all So.
cieties of Pioneers in the State, requesting
y them to participate, making the day BY
. | this means the occasion of grand reunion
of Pioneers as well as of Native Sons. AT
ter elaboration, the Society decided to
adopt the suggestion, and will invite all
Pioneers to visit the city and participate in
the celebration. They also appointed a
committee of tive-consisting of Messrs. A.
Logan, A. FL. Powers, A. Leonard, F. H.
Russell and P. s. Lawson-to cooperate
with the Native Sons in securing subscrip-
tons to the fund from which the eX-
penses of the celebration are to be
betrayed, and in making the necessary
local preparations 1t is expected
that each Parlor, as well as the Sacra-
mento Society of Pioneers, will keep open
house at their respective quarters for the
entertainment of visiting delegations and
| friends, after the fashion of the Knights
Templar during the Conclave. The pros
poets now are that at least 1000 Native
Sons will be in line, besides several COM
|
societies. Almost every visiting Parlor
will bring a band, together with its local
military companies or other uniformed
| society as an escort The number of Pho
neers who will be in line cannot now be
estimated, but it will certainly be large,
and it is safe to assert that the parade will
present 4 more imposing appearance num-
erically, as well as by reason of its special
features of display, than any ever before
seen in this city.
In addition to those visitors who come
to take part in the celebration it is esti-
mated that at least three or four times as
many others will accompany them to the
city. Such of the Native Sons as are so for
tunate propose to bring their wives and
sisters with them, where possible, and to
stay during portion of the fair
The San Francisco Parlors, about 500
strong, have already arranged to come on
special train, and have tickets at reduced
rates for the round trip, good until the fol-
lowing Sunday. They have already Sc
cured the names of 700 visitors, who in
| tend to accompany them.
| While the Canvassing Committee have
| met with fair success and liberal donations
in most cases. so far as they have gone.
| they wish to have it stated that in some
instances, among prominent business men,
the importance of this matter as a financial
| benefit to this city does not seem to be !
understood. Sacramento has always been
liberal and aggressive in secur- |
ing any attraction which will bring |
| trade to her people, and certainly should |
| not now be slow to realize the benefits to |
| accrue from creditable display of her hos !
| pitality and liberality In comparison with |
an ordinary Fourth of July, or other cele-
bration of like nature, this Admission Day |
celebration Will be of tenfold more value |
from business point of view This is |
easily demonstrated when it is remembered |
that ordinarily every surrounding village |
has its own little blow out" and the PEG
pie stay at home, the visitors being mainly |
farmers from within a few miles of the |
city, who return home the same evening,
while on this occasion every town and VII |
lage for miles around will contribute to the
throng of sightseers, while the thousands of
visiting participants will be of class many
OF whom havcnever before seen Sacramento, |
and who come with the intention of stay
ing at least during a portion of the fair
A committe will visit the Board of Trustees
this morning to ask of them a similar do
nation to that made to the Fourth of july
Committee. When the relative importance |
of the two events to the business interests
of the city are considered, it cannot be
doubted that this request is reasonable
The Trustees have shown a commendable
desire to extend assistance to everything
calculated to advance the material interests
OF the city, and doubtless they will aid, to
q reasonable extent, 4 celebration that will |
advertise Sacramento through the State and
bring to our city visitors who will see the
capital to its best advantage Every effort
should be made by our citizens to aid the
young men in their undertaking. which is
to them labor of love, while to others it is
a substantial and important matter of bus
mess.
CAUGHT IN Hrs OwN TRAP-The follow
ing from the Plumas National will no doubt
be read with interest by many Sacrament
ans, as Mr.. Thomas resided in this county
in the vicinity of Elk Grove for many
years: " For some time past d. R. Thomas,
of Poorman's Creek, has had reason to sus-
pect that his sluices were being tampered
with, but could not catch the rascals and
he concluded to set a trap for them A
quicksilver tank was loaded with powder,
spikes, rusty nails, etc, and wire carried
along the tiume in such way that a touch
would explode the torpedo. On WedneS-
day evening, after supper, Mr.. Thomas and
one of his men went to the fume, and
while about ten feet from the torpedo he :
accidentally touched the wire with his foot
The explosion which instantly followed
was terrific. Mr.. Thomas stood with one
side exposed, and was fearfully wounded,
the nails and iron striking him in the leg,
side, shoulder and face. No bones were
broken, but the wounds were very severe.
The other man was only scratched Mr.
Thomas was taken 10 La Porte, but Dr.
MusSey advised him to go to San Francisco,
and he was taken down on Wednesday
night. He is thought to be dangerously in
jured, and the worst results are feared"
ACCORDING TO BARwIcK the temperature.
wind and weather at II NJ. on Saturday and
yesterday was for Olympia, 100, southwest,
cloudy, and $50, north, cloudy Portland.
So, south, cloudy, and 68', northwest,
clear; Fort Candy, ESQ, south, fair, and 63o,
northwest, cloudy; Roseburg, $50, north
east, cloudy, and 10, north, clear; Mendo-
cinO, 6O0, northwest, fair, and SO, north
west, foggy; Red Bluff $50, east, clear, and
90. south, clear; Sacramento, 73o, north {
west clear, and $50, west, clear; San Fran :
cisco, go, southwest, clear, and go. west.
clear; Los Angeles, SO, west, clear and
$40, west, clear; San Diego, 730 west, clear,
and 75o, west, fair; Salt Lake $50, north
west, clear, and 49, northwest, clear
Cheyenne, 80, southeast, cloudy, and 79o.
northwest, clear; Denver, go. southwest.
cloudy, and so, northeast. clear; North |
Platte, $50 east, fair, and $50, northwest,
fair; Omaha, SO, north, clear, and 500 I
west, cloudy; Deadwood, d. T., yesterday,
SO, east and fair.
Dm Nor SUccEED.-Friday evening Off
GERS Sullivan and Coffey observed three
men of the sharper persuasion standing
opposite the Western Hotel as if waiting
for some one. After a while a countrvman
came out of the hotel, and one Of the sharp
erS crossed the street and entered into con
versation with him, offering to sell what
looked like a massive gold ring. with the
initials :" j. s. upon it, which he said he
had just found on the sidewalk. A friend
of the countryman came up about that time
and took the latter away, being evidently
suspicious of the sharper. The officers in
quired of the countryman what proposition
had been made to him, Immediately ar
rested the sharp-practice individual, and
were going after his companions. when
they took to their heels, running like quar-
ter horses and disappeared. The ring was
of lead, washed with gold.
Police CoURT-In the Police Court Sat
urday Charles Brink charged with having
been drunk, and Madame Agnaux, accused
of exhibiting forfeited their Deposits.
George Borcher, for battery, was sentenced
to pay fine of SIS or fifteen days......John
ONeil was convicted of battery, and will
appear for judgment to-day ... Frank San
Il. Ns.N IL. ~. -.