Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-28
PACIFIC SLOPE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO rHE RroORD-uMOs.l
CALIFORNIA.
The Railroad Tax Cases.

The Railroad Tax Cases.
SAN Francisco, February 27th.-The
Examiner tomorrow will publish complaint
fled by Governor StoDeman, to erjoin At
torney. General Marshall from making the
proposed compromise in the railroad tax
cases. The complaint alleges that the COM
promise. if carried cut, will cause the State
to lose about 81, 100000. An injunction WIS
Issued by Judge Mcguire, and served late
this afternoon.
An Attorney EOrsewhipped by Two
Women.
San Francisco, February 27th. = David
Regensberger, the well-known attorney, WAS
horsewhipped on Kesrny street this morning
by two members OF the demi.monde, who ac-
cused him of insulting them at the Mardi
Gras ball last evening. 1t is understood the
insult lay in some expressions he made re-
sentiDg the intrusion of the women at the
ball.
Aa Artery Severed An Interesting Suit
Death of One of Sheridan's Body
Guard.
NEVADA, February 27th.-Several days ago
Gsspard Brecnet. a butcher at North Bloom
field, while chasing hog, fell upon 8 knife
which he was carrying, causing the sharp
blade to enter his right leg just above the
knee severing the femorsl artery. A ply.
stefan was promptly called, and the wound
tightly bandsged 80 as to stop the flow of
blood. Yesterday Brecnet was brought to
the hospital at this place, and today ply
sicisn performed the operation of ligating the
artery. The Injured man is doing well, and
will probably recover.
The suit of J. G. Fredenburr VS.. Giles S.
Brown, on trial before the Superior Court, is
an interesting case. Fredenburr sues for
damages, alleging that defendant caused the
enlargement of his wifes affections to such
an extent that he (Eredenburr) was forced to
obtain divorce from her, which he did in
April last. Brown is an elderly bachelor,
good-lookiDg, and reputed to be wealthy.
Several very sffectionate letters, written by
him to Mrs. FIedenburr were introduced in
evidence to day. The Fredenburrs have four
children, and up to two or three years ago
happiness prevailed in their household, until,
as the complaint alleges. the defendant de-
prived plaintiff Of his wife's affections.
D. E. Slower, who died here Monday,
served with distinction during the rebellion.
He was one of Sheridan's body. guard on that
Generals celebrated ride from Winchester.
Deceased cane here from Oakland three
years ago. He leaves wife and two grown
daughters.
Outlook.
CHICO, February 27th.-To show the earn
estnesa of our citizens in having the CslifOr-
mia and Oregon Railroad pushed through to
completion, a dispatch was sent to-day to
Hon. Barclay Henley, Congress man from this
district. now at Washington. which read as
follows: Public sentiment in northern
California, so far as we have seen or heard
expression, is seemingly unanimous in favor
OF the continuous construction Of the Cali
fornia and Oregon Railroad, and therefore
opposed to the forfeiture of the land grant,
or whatever may interrupt or delay its COM
pletion." The dispatch was signed by Cen
ersl John Bidwell aud number of business
men and farmers in this section.
The crop prospect 10 this section never was
better. Everything is growing finely. The
weather is mild and pleasant, and is in great
contrast with two weeks age.
Escaped from Jail.
UKIAH, February 27th.-Wm. Hutchings,
serving out a sentence of five hundred days
in the county jail for robbery, escaped from
the chain-gapg to-day at 2 o'clock, and has
not yet been recaptured. He succeeded in
stealing the revolver of the officer in charge
Suicide by Hanging Dropped Dead.
Los ANGELES, February 27th.-J L. Cor
der, plasterer, hanged himself last night
from the staging of new building on Spring
street, leaving wife and one child. He
came he4e from Denver, Col. a few months
sgo. Poor health and poverty was the cause
supposed to have induced the suicide. AD-
tonic Romasco, who was the first to discover
and cut down the body, was so much affected
by the occurrence and subsequent summons
TO appear before the Coroner as q witness,
that he dropped dead on the street. Romasco
was recently from Lordsburg, n. NJ, aged
about % veara