Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-25

hour beng early, MAJOR A. IL. LOuckS OF
this place stepped forward and put up 800
to be trotted for by Abe Ward, Buck Fos-
| ter and Sorrel Ben. IN the first heat Abe
| Ward took the lead, with Buck Foster sec
| ond. On the first quarter Sorrel Ben broke
| and Abe Ward took the lead, with Buck
Foster second. AT three-quarter post they
were in the same position, but on the
| home-stretch A be Ward broke and let Sor-
rel Ben win the heat in 2:43 In the sec
ond heat Sorrel Ben and Abe Ward trotted
| together all the way round. Sorrel Ben
won the heat, with Abe Ward second and
| Buck Foster distanced. Time, 2:45!. The
third heat and race was Won by Sorrel Ben
easily, Abe Ward again breaking badly.
| Time, 2:45}. This closed the racing
Dead in Jail.
REDWOOD CITY, August 23d.-This morn
| ing Howard Martin, aged about - years. a
prisoner awaiting a hearing for petty lar
ceny was taken suddenly i'll with cramps
at the County Jail. Antidotcs for strych-
nine poison were administered, but he died
in about half an hour. 1t was asccrtained
at the inquest that about two weeks ago the
iailer had procured Strychnine and put a
little of it, with butter and sugar, on two
small pieces of bread, and placed them on
the floor, in corners, for the purpose of kill
ing mice. This morning Martin was in the
kitchen assisting to scrub and clean up, and
it is supposed that he must have eaten a
piece. He was described as eccentric and
fond of hunting around. Before dying
Martin told the ailer he had found u little
piece of bread in a bucket, but he would
not tell whether or not he had eaten it. The
jury returned a verdict that deceased came
to his death by strychnine poisoning.
A ChinaUoInan Shot
MAEYsyILLE, August 23d.-To-day at 2
o'clock in Chinatown u Chinaman shot
and it is thought fatally wounded Il China
woman. The ball passed through the right
lung and liver.
An Opportune Rain.
Los ANGELES, August 23d.-The fire at
San Fernando Yesterday destroyed 1000
acres of grain on the ranch of Lanzershim
& Vannuys. The ire was arrested by
blowing up the ground, and a heavy shower
of rain came up Opportuncly to aid in the
WORK of preservation. Some damage was
done by the fire to grain near Pomona, and
in Spadra valley also. Heavy rains and
thunder and lightning were reported in
various portions of the county last night
In some parts of the San Gabriel valley an
inch and half of rain fell
Two Tramps Killed.
REDWOOD CITY, August 23d.-Two tramps
We're run over and killed by train near
San Mateo yesterday morning. The bodies
were terribly mutilated, cut and bruised
The head Of one was almost split in two,
and 4 leg was severed from one of them, an
arm from the other.
Santa Cruz Republican Nominations.
SANTA CRUZ, August 23d-The Republi-
can County Convention was held to-day,
and the following nominations made: AS
sembly, Lucien Heath Superior Judge, f.
J. Mccain; Sheriff, f. f. Porter; Clerk, Ed.
Martin; District Attorney, 4. SALISBURY;
Treasurer, John Werner; Surveyor J. J.
Lewis; Coroner and Public Administrator,
p Is. Fagen.
Chico Republicans.
CHICO, August 21th.-Last evening the
Young Mems Republican Club had a fine
demonstration. In fact, it is conceded to
be the grandest thing of the kind of a local
nature that ever took place in Chico or in
northern California. Hon. A. L. Hart. of
Sacramento, and Hon. w. NJ. Gutter, of
Marysvile, were the speakers
Butte County Democracy.
CHIco, August oath. - Yesterday the
Democratic primaries were held in Butte
county. In Chico there was a fierce con-
test for delegates in the interest of Judge
Hundley for District Attorney, as against
Major \. +. Jones, the present incumbent
of that office. 1t is thought that Jones has
two-thirds of the delegates from this sec
ton. The County Convention will be held
next Saturday.
Meeting of settlers.
REDDING. August 24th.-The meeting of
the new settlers of this county Yesterday.
for the purpose of getting acquainted with
each other and comparing views, was well
attended. They expressed themselves well
satisfied with the county, and were very en-
thusiastic as to their prospects. They
organized new settlers organization,
elected President and Secretary, and have
arranged to meet here monthly.
An Easy Escape OF Prisoners.
SAN BERNARDINo, August 23d.-At 1870
to-day three prisoners escaped from the
Jail in this town by simply walking out of
an open door, which at present it is difficult
to say who was negligent enough to leave
open. After getting out they ran for the
swamp south of town. The cry was raised,
and soon twenty-five men, with rifles, shot
guns, pistols, etc. were in pursuit. Two
have already been captured, and the other
will be soon.
The San Francisco Police Commissioner
ship.
SAN Francisco, August 2ith.-Attorney
General Marshall has formally notified
Hinton, appointed Police Commissioner
vice Hammond by the Governor, that he
cannot sue for the office in the name of the
people because the Governor had no
authority to make the appointment. He
saws: The Governor has no more power
to make the appointment now than he had
for the eighteen months in which he alb
stained from making il, or than Governor
Perkins had during the eight months in
which he abstained from making it. The
presumption that the Governor has done
his duty these eighteen months aids me TO
believe that the Governor has eventually
made the appointment to relieve himself
from the undue pressure of office-holderS."
Wheat Destroyed by Fire.
MERGED, August 24th-A fire broke out
on the farm of K. S Clay, three miles east
of town, this afternoon, and before it could
be got under control burned four large
stacks of wheat The fire was ignited by
sparks or cinders from the engine 1t is
estimated that about !, 900 sacks of wheat
were burned, and the damage to the engine
is $50 or 500. The loss was partly covered
by insurance Prompt action on the part
of Mr. Clay's men, and the men from neigh
boring farms, saved thirty other stacks be-
longing to Mr. Clay, which stood in close
proximity to the fire. from destruction.
The whole loss is little less than 81, 800.