Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-17
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THE GEORGIA WONDER. Lulu Hurst
now quite generally known as " the Georgia
Wonder Will arrive in the city tomorrow
and give exhibitions of her wonderful
power (whateyer it may be- at Armo1s
Hall on Thursday and Friday evenings.
Her first appearance in San Francisco last
Monday was largely attended. About one
hundred well-known citizens of that city
vent upon the stage TO test this marvellous.
uuaccOuntable force; and, whether they
tried singly or in numbers, their expert
euceS were the same AT each test of
strength they were generally overcome,
some leaving the stage thoroughly eX-
hauSted and more than ever mystited.
one wcll-known old gentleman, who made
several tests, came forward to explain his
sensation, and finally wound up by attrib~
uting this phenomenal force to the kindly
cooperation of a band of spirits, which
statement was received by the audience
with shouts OF derision and Kisses. showing
that large majority OF the aSsemblage
were nOn-believers in ghost power. Miss
Hurst is a native of Georgia, Is years of
age. modest but very bright and pretty
country girl. She is accompanied on her
travels by her father and mother. Al
Hayinan, OF the Baldwin Theater, San
Francisco, and Fred. J. Engelhardt one of
the best-knoWn managers of great outside
specialties, have her III charge. Mr.. Engel-
hardt Is now in the city completing ar
engagements for the exhibition.
BOARD OF Supervisors The Board met
yesterday AT 10 JAM. Minutes of preceding
day read and approved. Albert NJ. John
son made q demand backed by judg-
ment from the Supreme Court, for the al
ioWance of his claim of $l06 Is. The de-
gnand was allowed. The following bids
were received for repairing the Folsom
wire bridge: Pacific Bridge Co. $3.50;
san Francisco Bridge Co, $770 Carrie &
Croly, 81 ,I45; Dean d Co. 81 .22S Referred.
William Johnston appeared and made
statement III regard to the repairing of the
road, and building a bridge thereon, from
Rlchiand to Georgetown. On motion OF
Bailey, the Chairman was instructed to
prepare plans and specifications for the
bridge and advertise the same In the mat
ter of the petition of C. Harmer and others
for a road in District No. ? John Mackev
appeared for J B. Haggin, and consenting to
right Of way, and all the other land
owners having consented, it was ordered
ShGt the report of the viewers be approved,
and the road declared a public Highway.
Adjourned till to-day at 10 An.
WHISTLER AND DELMAs. - These two
champions of the art of Gr;Eco-ROmau
wrestling will appear at Armolv Hall this
evening in a contest for a purse offered by
Mr.. CaSweil of this city Dclmas is the
champion of France at the style of wreStl-
ing mentioned, and recently came all the
way to this coast to down Cannon, Whistler
or any other wrestler who might see fit to
enter the arena with him. In his last
match with Whistler-who is undoubtedly
The hest American GrHco-Roman wrestler
the latter defeated him, but Demas'
friends claim that he did not have fair play.
Heatterward challenged " histler to wresJle
IN private for glory but Whistler de-
c.inel on the ground that wrestling is his
profession, and that there must be some pc
cuniary consideration at stake before he
would engage in q contest OF that kind.
Hence the present return match to come off
mere this evening. The general impression
Is that the men are quite evenly matched,
end that an exciting contest may be looked
Tor.
FIELD TRIAL MAvrERs.-At a meeting Of
the Executive Committee Of the Pacific
Coast Field Trial Club. held in this city
Yesterday afternoon, the date for the com
1nencement of the field trials of 1851 was
fixed for the first Tuesday in December.
which the trials were held last year
Nalltown Timber about 10 miles south of
Folsom, on Deer creek. 1t was also decided
that entries to both the Derby and Alleged
Stakes should close on the 10Th of Novem-
Der The purses in each stake amount to
$40, and it will cost s. to enter and s.
additional to start. The prospect now is
that there viii be in the ncghhorhOOd OF
80 entries altogether and the club has
every reason to anticipate a very successful
meeting. any person DESTROYS of informa-
non in regard to the trials may address the
Secretary of the club, \ L. White, or G.. y.
Post, of this city and Thomas Bennett or
Horace II. Briggs, OF san Francisco
THE FLOWER ExURIT.-The entries in
the cU,-tiuwtr display, at the Pavilion last
night, We're as follows F. kunz, first,
banner, second. Faith, Hope and Charity;
Jhird, balloon; fourth, half moon and star
fifth, Horn of Plenty, with center star
sixth q chair seventh, a fam eighth a
basket; ninth. castle: tenth, four bou-
queis The Belle Conservatory: First a
double woke; second fOur-lcaf clover on a
stand third, basket for a table; fourth, 4
chair; hilh, a lovers knot The Judges
awarded the first premium To Belle Con-
servatory; second 10 f. Kunz
NiR6ow EscArE.- By the breaking Of an
;ro1 gir3er in the Pavilion yesterday, one
OF the men whose duty ii is To attend to the
electric lights therein came near being
thrown from a point nCar the roof to the
gallery. Only his strength Of arm and
presence of mind saved him until rope
was drawn up and fastened above him. by
which he descended IN safety When he
felt the iron rod giving way beneath his
feet he graSped one OF the upper girders and
held on for many minutes, until the rope
was fastened.
En- RoUrE-Deputy Shc7ils Wilson and
Farrell arrived from the Bay last night
with the following prisoners en- route to the
Folsom prison George Brown sentenced
20 five years for burglary; Mark NJ. Lucy
fourteen years for murder in the first de
gree, and John MctriIyer, fifteen years Tor
similar oflcnse. and Charles COnlin, seven
wears for grand larceny. Constable j. +.
Ciague, of Oakland arrived from Woodland
with David Cloyd, who Is wanted at the
turme place for trial for some crime COM
nitted there
THERE is q good assortment left of the
special sample lot of ladies' misses and
children hosiery, At D s. 10 and I23 cents
per pair, at the Red House
THE choicest Japan tea in the market.
reduced from so 10 80 cents per pound at
II. II. Paulk's, Sl4 X street.
A JOB Lot or ZEPHYRs, at ) cents per