Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-19
PACIFIC SLOPE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-us1os. |
CALIFORNIA
The Bay District Races.

The Bay District Races.
SAN Francisco, November 1Sth-In the
three-quarter race between Jim Douglass
and Sweetbriar, Jim won in two straight
heats Time 1:164-1:1S! In the selling
race there were eight entries-Cito, Bird
catcher, Belshaw, Duke of Monday, Que
bee, Bessie, Billy Johnson and Robin. The
distance was one and one-eighth miles.
The Duke was the favorite, selling at $50 TO
SIT on the field, which comprised all ex
cept Birdcatcher who brought S.. The
Duke Won in 1:574, Billy Johnson second
Cito third. In the third race, same dis
lance, Philip s., Glendair, Billy the Kid,
Lucky B., Forest King and Nellie Peyton
started. The betting was quite heavy,
Nellie being the favorite at first. though
Philip soon passed her. A fair average
was: Philip S. Sl2O, Nellie Peyton 500,
Glendair $75, and'the field $27 90. Forest
King won by a length from Philip, with
Lucky B. third. Time, 1:57. The night
before Forest King sold for s. in pool of
$3.50, and probably a 81 900 investment won
over $4,000. The weights in Saturdays
handicap have been announced, as follows:
Billy the Kid and Nellie Peyton 10 pounds
each Forest King 107, Philip S. los,
Beaconsfield 105, Jou Jou 101, Birdcatcher
100.
San Francisco Money Market.
SAN Francisco. November 1Sth.-Very
little doing in the local money market at
present 1t is too near the end of the year
TO look for much activity in the Inaugural
ton of new enterprises. The spirit of
speculation in all kinds of property is nota-
bly, absent Most every one is concerned
more to preserve what he has intact, rather
than to run any risks by increasing iabiii-
ties. 1t is the time for settlements and the
burden of the existing demand for money
is in that direction. The Tax Collectors
throughout the State are now getting in the
coin from the people. Several millions Will
be piled up in this way in the next six
weeks, to come out again in the payment of
salaries of city and county officers and for
supplies for public institutions. The bank
rates are 607 for mortgages on city proper
ty, and 1909 for commercial paper. Out
side of the banks call loans may be had at
sac. Drafts on New York, 15c for sight
and zoe for Geographic Sterling bills on
London 498d for bank drawings, and sold
for commercial. Fine silver, 164@174 per
cent. discount. Mexican dollars are S64@S7c
apiece.
The Missing Poll List.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 1Sth.-The
Election Commissioners took definite action
this morning on the returns from the Sew
enth Precinct Of the Thirty-ninth District. |
in which the poll-list was not sent in with
the official package Patterson, Republi-
can candidate for Sheriff, had 50 votes in
this precinct. Hopkins, Democrat, had 222.
Patterson yesterday objected to the vote of
this precinct being counted. To-day Hop /,
kins protested against the votes being
thrown out, and the latter's protest was
acted upon and the vote counted. Had |
Patterson's objection been sustained he
al Tod 70 ntffo
Found Guilty.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 1Sth.-John
O'Neil who has been on trial in the United
States District Court for illegal registration,
was found guilty this morning. Monday
was set for the day of sentence SO as to give
defendants counsel time to make motion
for arrest of judgment.
Railroad Tax Cases.
SAN Francisco, November l8th.-In the
United States Circuit Court to-day before
Judge Sawyer, judgments in six railroad
tax cases, in which Yolo county is the
plaintiff, were set aside, and the cases were
reopened for argument on issues raised.
Fire at MERGED.
MERGED, November 18th.-A fire broke |
out on Main street, in this place, about l |
o'clock this morning, about midway Of the |
block between Nineteenth and L streets, |
destroying four buildings, including A. 6.
Coughs furniture store, loss, Sc, 500; Banks |
q Beedeson's butcher shop, 81 800 Azores |
Union Hotel, owned by ]. A. Freitas and |
Manuel AVIATOR, loss, 81 800; Mrs John |
Stanton's bakery, loss, $1,000; injuring the
stock of Pat Riley's saloon and beer depot, |
and ]. a. Meshmeyer, harness and sad
dlery, and H. w. Leekcr, harness and sad !
dlery, about $500 each. Clough is insured |
IL H,,.I
& Beedeson, 500 Freitas q AVIATOR, 81 200. |
Mrs. Stanton was not insured. Leeker |
Meshmeyer and Riley's losses are covered |
by insurance The Fire Department, with |
their engine and hose attached to hydrant |
of the MERGED City Water Works, did eff
fective service, arresting the flames in the
center of a block of wooden buildings and
saving the town from a general contiagra-
ton.
Fire at Gilroy.
G1LRoY. November 1Sth.-Last night the
slaughter-house and fixtures belonging to
A. ?. Ballige was destroyed by fire of acct
dental origin Loss, 81 800; insurance $500. |
stabbing ARRAY.
MERGED, November 18th.-A stabbing
ARRAY occurred in dance house here last |
night, in which a Portuguese, employed as
cook in the house, was seriously wounded |
in several places about the body, and his |
assailant a Mexican known as Chaps, was |
seriously beaten with club.
Official Vote of Humboldt County.
EUREKA, November 18th.-The official |
vote of Humboldt county gives Blaine |
2,184, Cleveland 40, Butler 335, ST. John |
81, Carothers :, 123, Henley l ,852
An Old Case Decided.
Los ANGELES, November 1Sth.-The old |
case of Plat & Berman, jewellers, for en- |
bczzlement was decided in Judge Towards |
Court to-day, and they were ordered to pay |
to the assignee $4,000 each in gold coin, |
and to remain in custody until paid.