Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

BRoUGHT BAcK-Chief Jackson and of
ficer Farrell returned from Stockton las
evening, with Frank Smith and Thoma
Dolan, the two young men who stole r. J
Merkley's horse and phaeton from il
front of II. VI. LaRues residence about l.
o'clock on Monday night. The rascal
say that they had been drinking, and only
took the turnout for a ride, and founC
themselves in the country; they determined
To drive on. intending to strike for Stock
ton via Lodi. They missed the road, how
ever and found themselves early in tho
morning at MCCracken'S wire bridge This
was many miles out of their way, but they
managed TO get back upon the road to Lodi
Jackson and Farrell did not start after
them until the city and places
of resort near had been searched
The first information they got that gave
assurance of success was from two trampS
whom they ovcrhaulcd at old Elk Grove
One was German and the othcra French
man, and neither could speak more than
half dozen words of English: but. almost
wholly by pantomime, jackson learned
that two youths hgd gone on with one
horse and two-seated top carriage, and
had asked for Lodi. Thus encouraged the
officers went on, telegraphing at the first
opportunity To Lodi Gait and Stockton for
The officers 10 look out for the fugitiyeS
When they reached Lodi they were assured
10y the Constable there that the thieves had
not passed that way, and there was no
more satisfactory information gained at
Gait; but as they got further
along the road the phaeton tracks were
plain and easily followed. the front wheels
making Il narrower track than the hind
ones. 1t was only question whether the
thieves could be caught with the property
in their possession, there being danger of
their leaving the horse and vehicle and
escaping on foot. On arriving at the Five
mile House, that distance from Stockton,
the officers were gratitied 10 learn thar the
tugitiyeS had been arrested in that city, on
The dispatches sent by Jackson and in
formation obtained from young man who
had seen them hitch their horse behind
some willows about two and half miles
from the city, and then 20 into town on
foot Notwithstanding the long drive she
had made MCrklcys mare was in good
condition, and the phaeton. robes, etc,
were all right. They made the trip back
with tolerable comfort, the prisoners own
ing up TO everything and giving history
of their adventures during their ride on
the previous day. They are newcomers in
this vicinity.
FIRE-About 10 o'clock last night n
volume OF smoke pouring through the
crcyices about the doors of VI. J. Kings
teel and commission store. on the south
side of J street, q few doors below Third
made it apparent that the interior of the
establishment was on fire Several per
SONS quickly gathered to render assistance,
hun each one appeared 10 think some one
else had given an alarm and when it was
ascertaincd that no one had attended to the
matter. Il rush was made for the signal-box
on the corner, but the key could not be
found, Shouts of Fire" brought officer
Ash 10 the scene from l. street, and he
turned in the alarm, 10 which the Fire De
partment responded promptly. Before the
apparatus reached the premises the smoke
had become so dense on J street that it
seemed almost impossible to get within
fifty wards of the burning building; bat
the fircmcn, though at times men could not
bc seen Al a distance of five or six feet.
made their preparations with remarkable
CELEBRITY. Meanwhile. much anxiety was
felt relative 10 the safety of the inmates of
the upper portion of the building, occupied
as = lodging house by Mrs. Dolan.
ii appeared, however, that they all
had timely warning and escaped.
hut many lost a large iurt of
their personal property, and Mr.. Dolan' :
furniture, bedding, etc, was nearly all de
Stroycd before the fire was over. ~ 4 large
portion of jhe upper story of the building,
which extends from ! street To the alley,
was Quilted by tie flames She had no in
SUrmce. having allowed the policy To run
out Atter the iirrmvu had succeeded in
getting few powerful streams into the
building the blaze was quickly smothcred,
and after 2 while the premises could he eX-
MuIucd. II WAS found that the fire down
stairs was In aquautItN of alfalfa hay, piled
up 10 Tie ceiling and located near the CEN
Ter of the store. or a little south of the
center. The fire seemed to he confined To
the upper bales OF the pile indicating that
+, might have been communicated in some
manner from the floor above. The store
was closed AT a quarter TO Is, aad ;herc had
Hot been any fire about the premises pre-
vlousiy- Mr.. King is at present IN Folsom.
Ills loss j. probably all covered by iusur-
;-lec as * that Of Z. j. Fig, owner of the
huildmg.
EXCLAMATION DisrRIG.-TLe decision
recently rendered by the Supreme Court of
this State In the case wherein General f.
II. Williams was appellant, and sought to
proven; the subdivision Of a former reclaim
alton district viii no doubt be generally
accepted as settling the power Of the Boards
OF Supervisors upon this subject. The facts
IN tbc case referred 10 were ~ follows A
few Of adjoining land owners on Grand
Island. situated in the lower portion of
SaCrafac nto county. pctitioncd the Board
Of Supervisors to set their lands apart into
= reclamation district by itself ihus sub
dividing a very much larger district. the
lands in which were largely owned bv
General Williams To2this petition Will
iajns strenuouSlv objected, claiming that
the original reclamation district Included
only the lands within natural bound
aries. which needed TO be cncirCled 10y
one continuous icvee and hence tlIatall
within such should be compelled 10 sustain
oae general fund for protection. or in other
words, bc assessed in one reclamation tax
levy. The petitioners replied TO this that
they were already maintaining good and
sufficient levee along the entire front Of
tbei. lands, and that the effect Of their be-
ing included IN the district as il then cX-
isteu was that they were thereby compelled
20 contribute heavily towards building a
ieyee for Williams, which he had failed ia
build or maintaip along his front After i
full hearing OF testimony, and arguments
from both sides, the Board Of Supervisors
granted tie prayer of the petitioners, and
IN duo form set theig lands apar; as 4 new
reclamation district General Williams
sought 10 annul This action Of the Board
by appealing 10 the Superior Coar, but
that Court held that it had no jurisdiction.
The matter was then taken to the supreme
Court. and now comes 1De recent decision
rom the tribunal of lass resort, which Sus-
,aius the Court below, upon the ground
-hat thc proceeding of the Board @; super
yisors in establishing the new district was
q legislative act, and is moi therefore
subject torcview nor change by the Courts
The residents and landowners ID the new
district by this gain their entire point, and
viii hereafter be law and people unto
themselves.
TIE FAYrssucs-A pullic meeting Of
the Fourth Of July masqueraders met AT
ihe Superior Courtroom last evening, for
the parpose of organizing and electing Off
GERS 1Le meeting Nas ca..ea to osder ~