Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-01

with one Garter, VINO sent his DulleI
clear through DeCourcey's abdomen.
Fortunately Harry's second, Ed. KEN
BILE, of the alta, was a shrewd manager
of these affairs, and had had great eX-
perience with the duelL0. When Harry
asked him to act, he consented to do so
on the condition that he would throw
himself entirely into his hands. De-
Courcey agreed, and Kemble shut his
man up in a room. He then entered
into dilatory correspondence with the
opposite party, so as to gain time to
get his man in condition. Two days
were consumed in sparring between the
seconds before the affair came off, and
when it did take place Carriers bullet,
as said before, made hole clear
through DeCourcey's body. When [
got to the wounded mans bedside,
about two days after the affair, [ was
not only astonished to find him alive,
after the terrible wound he had re-
ceived, but amazed to see him in jovial
spirits. I could not believe my eyes
when l looked at the ugly aperture
and beheld the pleased, confident, self
satisfied countenance of the victim. To
my remark that | feared it was all day
with him, he ridiculed the idea and
fairly laughed at me. OF course [ went
away in the belief that he was near his
end, and that the surgeons were merely
keeping up his spirits with stimulants.
| came over to Sacramento and found
Kemble. | asked him what he thought
of Harry's chances. He cOolly replied
that he was all right and would get
well. But [ said, she is shot clear
through the bowels, and man so shot
cannot live ''In most cases. he said,
"that would be true. But in DeCour-
ceys case it is different" He then went
on to explain that he had, during the
two days negotiations, kept his man
closely locked in his room, and only al
lowed him a little tea and toast at very
long intervals. The result was he went on
the field with an empty stomach, and
the bullet passed through between the
intestines without cutting any of them.
Kemble's care saved Harry's life, for
he soon recovered, and lived for years
afterwards in excellent health.
In 1852 the mountain mining towns
offered very fine field to newspaper
men. The leading camps had developed
into large and rich communities, and
the surrounding gulches and rivers
were alive with miners. During this
wear, therefore, the number of mountain
papers multiplied very rapidly. The
Sonora Herald was started by Walter
| Murray and James O'Sullivan, and was
for years a frst-class weekly paper,
exercising great influence not only
upon local, but State questions.
Just previous to the opening of this
year, a very complete Office was taken
to Shasta by Messrs Dosh, Hinckley u
| Skillman, and the Shasta Courier, a
very able mountain newspaper, made
its appearance. The Courier was
regarded by the journalists of San
Francisco as the representative of pub
| lie opinion in the northern counties, and
it tlourished for many years, making
money and reputation for its founders
Sam Dosh died early Judge Hinckley
was elected to the bench of Shasta, and
Archie Skillman stuck to the cocern for
many years, until the business became
precarious. Since then he has been
connected with a number of mountain
newspapers, especially in the State OF
Nevada, and is now publishing very
successful sheet at Eureka, In that State
The Placer Times, mentioned else
where, was first published in Sacra.
mento in April, 1919. 1t was really the
second newspaper started in the State
that is If we consider the Alta-C California
and the Star and Californian, out OF
which it rose, as all one. When the
! Pacifc NetrS was started IN San Fran
cisco on the 9th of August, 1S49, by
Messrs. Faulkner & Leland, the Placs5
Times had been III existence for five
months; appearing only once week
/ however.
On the 18th of December, 1S49, the
Alto, besides issuing its weekly, came
out as tri-weekly. On the ODD of Jan
uary, 1850, the first number of the Daily
Alta, which has been continued down
to the present time, made its appear.
, ance. On the 18th of January, 1850
| the J0urual If Commerce came out ; and
on the LIST Of June the daily San Fran
cisco HeruH made its appearance. On
the LIST of August the Evening Pjcay,tHt
was first published. The Courier and
Balduce soon followed.
The first paper started III Stockton
! Wis lSSltu III - /. lDJOJ ny IL IL
Radcliffe and John White. 1t was, like
most Of the first California newspapers
printed on a sheet about the size OF
foolscap, and was called the Stoctt9n
Times and Tuolumae city NtelAgeacer
This paper was printed on the old Ram
age press, the first printing press evel
broug to this State. The Times wa.
discontinued April 9th, 1851.
In June. 1850, Bartlett & Robb ISSUED
the Stockton JoRrU0J as a weekly
John S. Robb was well known st
Louis journalist, having made quite I
reputation in the West over the nom d
D7dlne of "Solitaire.' In November
! 1851, John Tabor became interested il
the Times, and on the 22d of June, 1854
his connection ceased with that pape
through a fearful tragedy. On that da.
he had an alteration with Joseph Mans
field, the editor Of the San joaquin Re
DuJiicQH, which resulted in the delibe
rate murder of the latter. With grea
difficulty TabOr's friends saved his life
and he became one Of the soldiers o
fortune of General Walker in Near
! aqua. Mansfield was reputed to be tn
father of Josie Mansfield, whose unsa
worry relations with jim Fiske and EC
Stokes led to the shooting of the autho
of "Black Friday" by the latter
Henry A. Crabb, the leader Of the i'll
starred expedition against Sonora, whc
with all his party was massacred at Ca
vorca in 1S57was one Of theearly editor
Of this paper.
The San Joaquin Rcpu5iican was frs
issued in Stockton, May 1lth, 1851, un
der the proprietorship of George Kerr
subsequently State Printer. During it
pioneer history it had among its owner
and publishers and editors Holmes c
Patrick, J. 3. Kennedy, J. NJ. Conley
Phil i. ShoafI, John White, 4 G. Brad
ford, Edwin Ruthven Campbell, A. c
! Russell, A. J De Prefontaine, A. G. Rus
sell, etc. The Republican, was for year
the leading paper of the Southern min
ing section of the State. 1t was ably ed
tied: and especially during the lifetim
of Kerr G" Huge Paw who died in tn
Stockton Asylum, it was money-mak
ing concern.
CONCLUSION.
In this paper l have Just given
rapid glance at pioneer journals an,
journalists. | have been as exact a
memory viii permit, for there is no re
liable data here available to enable on,
to do full and accurate Justice TO thu