Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-11

FIRE SATURDAY EvESING-Quite fire
occurred on Saturday evening at about
hal-past 9 o'clock, at Ninth and J streets.
causing damage to the extent of $4,000 10
$4,000. The fire originated in the rear
portion of the stove and tin establishment
of Earl Potter Il Co., and from the damage
by fire and the deluge of water the entire
stock Of the firm was badly wrecked.
The rear portion, fronting on
Ninth street, aud workshop, was
entirely burned out. Adjoining this
was the wagon and carriage Storerooms of
NJ. kcstler, where was stored a large num-
Der OF vehicles, besides a quantity of man.
utacturcd stock. This building was badly
burned out, together with contents. al
though few wagons were rolled out upOn
the street. The workshop of Mr..
Kestler, which is brick structure.
and standing next on the south. cscaped
with but slight damage. The premises Oc-
cupied by Earl, Potter 6c Co, as well as
those used by kestler, belonged to the lat
ter, and his loss in buildings and stock will
probably amount to 5000. or more. He is
insured in the Home Mutual of San Fran
cisco and other companies. Earl, Potter q
Co.'S loss will reach, perhaps, s., 600. which
IS fully covered by insurance The rear
portion of A. Walters candy store was
damaged by smoke and water to the
amount of about $3.50, which together
with some damage by smoke to the shoe
store Of NJ. kuhnle, was also fully insured
THE HACK ORpIxANCE.-Itisu understood
that 1t the meeting of the Board of Trustees
this morning Mayor Brown and Mr. Gutcn-
berger will, by their votes, repeal the hack
license ordinance passed at the last regular
meeting. Mr.. Nielsen, who then, without
wisdom or propriety, urged the measure
through, under suspension Of the rules, il
Is stated, will oppose the repeal, and is still
willing To father, and anxious to defend.
the lll-advised and entirely wrong-headed
move, but this Is not surprising. If there
have been improper charges made by hack
men coming here from elsewhere during
fair time, let the regulations governing
hack rates, which have long
been in vogue in the CITY. be
amended if necessary and then enforced, so
as to protect all and insure reasonable and
uniform rates, but by all means repeal at
once the obnoxious new hacl; license ordi-
nance. Beyond this let the fact be now
and forever hcnceforth fully and freely I'M
derStood, that we recognize the State Fair
as q state and net local institution; that
there is no desire upon the part of Sacra-
AItAlAet1lS ~ alt pas
sengcr carrying business, but that it is for
the interest of the city, as it is the pleasure
of its citizens, that all who desire to come
here on these occasions, even from the ut
termost parts of the State, to engage in car
rying passengers are warmly welcomed,
and 4 cordial invitation is extended to any
and all such to come. and to bring their
unclcs, their aunts and cousins.
SACRAMENTO TURx-VEREIS.-The Sacra-
mento Tun-NeTein Society rendered their
instructor, Robert Riecken, a benefit last
evening at Turner Hall, which was largely
attended. The Sacramento society in their
turning act were assisted by q number of
tirst-class Turner'S from San Francisco.
Their exhibition was the best of the kind
ever shown III this city. The programme
was rs follows Overture, orchestra dumb
bell exercises, boys class; song, Turner
Harmonic; exercises on parallel bars by
members Of the San Francisco Turn
VeTein: recitation, How He Served St
Michael" John 7. Lucey; club swinging,
Ad. Weiss of San Francisco; duet, Miss A.
Fell and c. l.. Guthiel; plastic tableau,
Death of Hercules: overture orchestra :;
turning on horizontal bars, by members of
the San Francisco Turn-Verein song, Mr..
Kuenzcl,of San Francisco; sword swinging,
by Instructor Wiedeman, of San Francisco;
song, Turner Harmonic; comicscene, The
Barrel Organ" plastic tableau, "Destruc-
ZION of the Druids." After the entertain
Incnt there was dance and supper
DRowsED.-lt was stated late last even
ing that while some boys were bathing in
the Sacramento river yesterday afternoon,
on the Washington side, two of them. one
white and the other colored both boot
blacks, were drowned No definite in
formation could be obtained, owing to the
lateness of the hour, but from the best that
could be gathered it appears that boy
named Edward Kennedy was drawn under
by the current and not seen afterwards
He belonged in San Francisco, and his
mOtherre resides at Sixth and Howard streets
At midnight another colored boy was re-
ported drowned during the evening, while
bathing at the foot of n street, on this side
of the river. Neither name nor particulars
were obtainable.
Cry FISAScEs.-The following amounts
were paid into the City Treasury for the
week ending August 9th, as follows {:
Joseph N Herndon, cemetery dues,
$14; Joseph \. Herndon, exhumation per-
mits, 81 $40; A. 8. Woods, water rates,
1888; w. A. Henry, Police Court fines,
Sly so; Geo. A. Putnam, city licenses,
1924 96; Geo. A. Putnam, dog licenses,
S24 %: Geo. A. Putnam, special levee tax,
S3052 %; total s., 326 81. Total disburse-
ments, 81, 404 81. Total amount in City
Treasury, S29s, $50 So.