Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-27

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26th.-ln the mat
ter of the People of the State of California
vs. the Central Pacific Railroad Company,
the following order was made to-day in the
United States Circuit Court: A motion TO
substitute d. NJ Delmas for James A. Way
mire and w T. Baggett as attorney for
plaintiff, and a counter motion OF h. {.
Marshall. Acknowledgement, to retain
Messrs. Waymire and Baggett as his rep
resentatives, with power as attorneys of
record to control said action. Ordered that
E. c. Marshall, Attorney-General, be di-
rccted to enter as attorney for the plaintiff,
and to control the proceedings therein i'll
all matters of difference between him and
the other attorneys in the case, and it is
further ordered that d. NJ. Delmas is sub
stituted as attorney for the Controller, in
stead of james A. Waymire and W 7.
Baggctt, subject to the control of the action
and proceedings therein by the Attorney
General.
This order applies to the other railroad
tax cases.
The Berkeley Gymnasium.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26th.-Thc seventh
annual commencement of the Berkeley
Gymnasium, a preparatory school to the
University, was held this morning in the
large assembly building on the grounds at
Berkeley There was large attendance OF
visitors Floral decorations were III their
usual commencement profuSion, with " b.
g.. 81" in flowers, behind the speakers,
and over head the class motto, festlna
Lemtc." After music, recitatOnS and adj
dresses. George Bates, Principal, addressed
the graduating class and presented the
diplomas. The graduates were James
Amott, Camptonville, HHba county; +. W.
Bradley, Mare Island L. J. Callan, To-
males; A. c. Ellis, Carson City, Ney.; Miss
f. johnson, Oakland; \. 7. Jordan, Santa
Cruz John T. Mclean, Modesto; VIM. i.
Putnam. PortcrSville Tulare county ii.
r. Shaw, West Berkeley; Harry P. Stow,
San Francisco; Eugene ). WachhorSt, Sac
ramcnto; W NJ. Willett, San Francisco;
Miss Mary Stewart, Berkeley.
Dropped Dead-The Butte County License
Case.
SAN FRANCIsCo. May 26th.-Michael J.
Hull dropped dead in the California Mar
ket this forenoon. The body was removed
to the Morgue.
The Supreme Court has discussed the
writ of habeas corpus sued out by A. Q.
Wolters, who was convicted of a INSIDE
mcauor in carrying on the business of re-
failing spirituous liquors in Butte county
without having obtained a license therefor
a, required by an order of the Board of
Supervisors. The Court holds that the or
der is constitutional.
Shot Three Times by Policeman.
SAN Francisco, May 26th.-This even
ing John Smith, a grain weigher, was walk
ing down California street, knocking at all
the doors as he walked. He was warned
by officer Wigmore to stop and go about
his business Smith answered, and the
officer grabbed him by the collar and told
him to 20 home. Smith fell, and on re-
gaining his feet attacked the officer with a
large Jack knife Wigmorc then fired a
shot to intimidatc Smith, but the latter
continuing TO advance with his knife up
lifted, Wigmore fired three more shots, the
first ball entering Smiths left shoulder,
the second the right shoulder. and the
third the right leg. The wounded man is
in critical condition
Governor Stanford's Educational Project.
SAN Francisco, May 26th.-lt is under
stood that the educational project of Gov
ernor Stanford for the benefit of the labor
ing classes will be located near Palo Alto
Prior to leaving for Europe Governor Stan
ford left orders that a portion of his large
estate at the above place, should be fitted
for a building which was 10 be the per
fiction of architecture Following the
plan, the natural elevation of the ground
referred to was increased by huge en-
bankment of earth surrounding square,
50 as to give a solid foundation.
The Loan Exhibition of Books.
SAN FRAYCIsco, May 26th.-The loan cX-
hibition of books, held in the Bacon Ii
brarv building at the State University
opened to-day and is the most scholarly
l.. ~, . L., Nfatn I)rfH- -.
collectors and heads of public libraries have
contributed largely. The collection en-
braccd manuscripts written in l40S and
number Of other curious and ancient works.
The Southern Pacific Landslide.
TEHACHArG, May 26th,-Thc slide ut the
north end of tunnel five is larger than at
first reported. 1t is twenty feet deep and
one hundred and fifty feet long. The track
will probably be clear by Thursday night
All the men that can be worked are being
forwarded TO the scene. This is the longest
slide which ever occurred on the Tehachapi
mountain. Passengers and mails were
transferred this morning There will be
another transfer in the morning.
Burglaries and Highway Robbery.
FRESNO, May 26th-Saturday night burg
lars entered RasmusScn's beer saloon, and
robbed the safe of $50 in coin and Il gold
watch They also broke open the money
till taking several dollars in change. The
robbers evidently knew the combination of
the safe. a. they opened it without injury.
Last night burglars broke into Bailey Il
McArdlc's store, and stole 4 quantity of
flour, ham, lard, etc
At Selma, last night. about II o'clock,
two men garrotcd laborer named Will
Jams and took about $500 in notes and
money from him
Boy Burglar Captured.
HoLIsrEE, May 26th.-Wm. Ball, a 16-
ycar-old lad, was captured in an attempt to
burglariZc the PostOfiice at San Juan, this
county. at o'clock this morning. The
office was entered and robbed of Il small
amount about three weeks ago. The mat
ter was kept quiet. and since that time
DEPUTY Postmaster Dcvuc has been sleep
ing in the building, with the above result
Thrown from a Wagon and Killed.
SAN JOSE, Nav 26th-I cStcrday at
O'Clock p. NJ, George koste, a native of
Finland. aged about 40 years. and owner of
a farm near Evergreen, in this county, was
thrown from his wagon on Santa Clara
street near Fifth, in this city, and fatally
injured. He was taken toa house near the
scene of the accident, where he fingered in
an unconscious condition until midnight,
when he died.
An Old Man Held to Answer on a Seri-
Gus Charge.
ORLlHp (Colusa county,, Nav 26th.-At
an examination before a Justice of the
Peace here to-day, Charles Fairchild was
held to answer on charge of assault with
intent to commit rape on the person of
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