Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-09
The Great Council of Red Mer.


cation meeting was held on Broad street,
| in front of the National Hotel, which was
| addressed by all the prominent Red Men
present here A band of music enlivened
| the scene. The visitors return home to-
morrow They all feel highly elated over
the entertainment furnished them during
| their stay, and the speeches delivered this
evening were full Of kindly expressions for
the people of Nevada
Dastardly Murder.
| TRucKEE, August 8th.-Your reporterhaS
| Just returned from the scene of the MOST
| brutal and uncalled-for tragedy that ever
occurred in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
| Jack Woodland, of the firm Of Woodland
| Brothers, John and William, old-time and
| well known and respected dairymen, was
shot to instant death last night by revol-
yer in the hands of James O'Neill, herds
man III their employ. Briefly stated, the
| circumstances are as follows: On Sunday
last 0'Neill borrowed horse from Wood
ard to so to Webber lake, some three miles
distant from their encampment. He re-
| turned IN the evening, the horse drenched
with sweat and bearing evidence OF
| having been badly abused, whereupon
| Mr.. Woodland toI k the man to task, and
said You ought to be ashamed OF
| yourself to abuse an animal in that
| manner O'Neill retorted with words
not polite. but emphatic, and went about
| his work. Thus matters passed until yes
| terday, when O'Neill announced his inten-
ton of summarily quitting, and bringing
| his milking pail into the milk-room, set it
down, and started for his sleeping place,
! it was supposed, to get his clothes. He re-
turned in few moments, just as Jack
| Woodland was crossing the little bridge that
connects the living house with the dairy,
and drawing revolver, which he
had purloined from the trunk of 4
fellow workman, remarked, You --
of , III shoot you once for
| fun and firing, hit his victim in the
center of the forehead, causing instant
death. The report brought Mrs. Woodland
and the ranchers to the scene, and taking
advantage of the immediate excitement,
| O'Neill stole away, mounted horse, and
| up TO this time has not been taken. f IL.
| Wright, who witnessed the whole ARRAY,
came in to-day, and sent out a coffin to
hold the remains, which will be brought
to Truckee and forwarded thence to Folsom
| for interment, where the family have
friends. He leaves a wife and two chill
| dren. Mrs. Woodland was at the ground
when he was shot, and was the first to
reach his dying body She is very much
Frustrated with grief. They have two
children, both of whom were present at
the scene. Officers and men are now scour-
| ing the woods in search of the murd erer
| and there is no doubt but he Will be taken
within a few hours Mr.. Woodland was
held in high respect by all who knew or did
business with him.
SECOND DISPATCH.1
TRucGEE, August Sth.-O'Neill was seen
at Sarline Valley at 10 o'clock to-day, and
will without doubt be arrested by morning.
Parties are securing the country, and no
effort is being spared to bring him within
the pale of the law Every step has been
tracked by tracers, and it is only question
of few hours. VIM. Woodland, brother OF
the murdered man, is in town, and making
| arrangements for his burial here. His re-
mains will be inferred at $ o'clock to-mor-
row, under the auspices of the Masonic
fraternity. 4 metal casket has been pro-
yided, as the intention is to remove the
| body 20 Folsom in short time.
Races at San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO August Sth.-There was
an exciting race iii the 227 class at the Bay
District track this afternoon. Ada-r, Sis
ter, Rarus, Jr., lump Winston, Adrien
! and i. b. were named. Adair won the first
| heat in 2:24l i. B. took the second heat in
2:23i, Sister took the third heat in 2:25.
The fourth heat was taken by Sister in
2:27. The fifth heat was taken by
| Adair iii 2:28 In the sixth heat the
fog was so dense that il was
impossible to see the horses more than
one-third the way round the track, but
patrol judges accompanied them on horse
back 3. b. took the heat III 2:28i The
three horses remaining now had two heats
each, and the race was postponed until to-
morrow The pacing purse will also be
decided tomorrow, Johnny Weigle, Fair
mount, Belmont Boy and Sam Lewis being
booked to start.
An Appeal TO Ex-SoIdiors and Sailors.
| SAN FRANc1sco, August Sth-The Army
and Navy Republican League has issued an
appeal to-day, signed by E. B. Jerome,
State Commander, and addressed to ex-sol-
dicrs and sailors of the late war for the sup
preston of the rebellion. The appeal con
cludes: Let all rally to the support Of
Blaine and Logan, and mark time. keep
step, shoulder to shoulder, with your old
comrades in arms in this peaceful campaign
| OF ballots instead of bullets"
To Be Consolidated.
san FRANcIsco, August Sth-Thc propo-
siton is ON foot to consolidate the capital
stock, debts, property, assets and franchises
of the California and Consolidated Vir-
|
ton. to be named the Consolidated Cali
fornia and Virginia Mining Company.
Another Warming.
| SAN FRANCISCO, August Sth-Edmund
| Eavlward Familiarity known as Med
Buntline,' while under the influence of
liquor lay by the road exposed to the sun
ali day He was found about o'clock and
died about half an hour later.
Death of an Old Shipmaster
SUIsUN, August Sth.-Captain Robert H.
| Waterman. the well-known shipmaster,
and late United States Inspector of Hulls,
and pioneer of Solano county, died at his
farm in Suisun valley this morning at 7:30
| o'clock, aged f6 years. His remains will
be inferred at San Francisco.
A Prisoner Attempts to Escape.
SAN QUENTIN, August Sth. = Edward
Johnson, serving tifteen-year sentence for
robbery from San Francisco escaped yes
] terday afternoon. He had been sent to the
| Wardens house, and failed to report back
in time for the lookup. The premises
were kept well guarded, and search was
kept up for him till night. About l o'clock
p. N. to-day he was found secreted in the
Wardens cellar, in hole prepared for the
purpose. He will lose all credits, and will
get an additional term of fifteen years.
| workman hfileu.
! CENTERvILLE, August Sth.-D. W. Cham
| berlain q workman in the car shop OF
| Carter Bros at Newark, was killed this
morning by knife flying from the dado-
| head, striking him in the breast piercing
his heart The accident was owing to the
negligence of the deceased, in not properly
fastening the knife.
Washout and Train Ditched.
MoJAvE August Sth.-There was another
washout and train ditched last night. A
west-bound freight train on the Colorado
Division ran into washout at Dry Lake.
The engine and eight cars passed over
safely, but four cars in the middle of the
train left the track, though no serious dam
age was done, and no one hurt The wash
out was repaired temporarily to-day delay
ing the west-bound passenger train about
two hours. All the delayed freight from
eastern points is over the Colorado river
bridge, and the running of regular freight