Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-09

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Suicide of a Young Real Estate Dealer.
SAN FRANCIsCo. May Sth.-David Hudson a
real estate agent. having an Office ut No. 100
Market street. was found dead in his room ut
the 81. David's House, No rs Howard street at
l. o clock last night. On the bureau in the
room was an empty vial marked sulphate of
morphia and by the side of the vial was
piece OF note-paper, upon which was written
with pencil the following - Too much hard
luck in the past; worse AT the present. Dead
sure thing 1t don't chop in the future. | pro-
pose TO play new system right now | have
nothing 10 lose and all to win, I'm on TO the
last deal: l shall see if the next is Il re-
peater. let go at $50 p NJ" No signature
IS attached to the writing. ON the other side
OF the paper was written People that have
themselves dlsliked me have add good chance
TO run on me again in the future" This writ
ing was also without signature. II is surmised
that the man must have committed suicide on
tuesday night last. rs he occupied the room
that night ana was not seen yesterday He
took the room on Tuesday night and il was no.
ticed by the proprietor of the house that his
eyes were blackened and his face bruised from
which it is surmised that he had had n fall or n
difficulty with somebody The deceased was
about - years OF age, and had been missed from
his place of business since Monday last
sudden Death of Foundryman.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Sth.-M Greenberg. pro
prietor of the Eagle Brass Foundry on Fremont
street. left his residence this mornio~ ot :
o'clock and tainted away ON his way 10 the
foundry and was brought home where he died
within twenty minutes of pains in the heart
Mr. Greenberg leaves family, and is the father
of Mrs. Walter II. Lew wife of the attorney
The flags on all the foundries on Fremont street
were hoisted at halfmaSt upon the announce
ment of his death.
Small Fire.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Sth-A fire occurred
about 10 o clock this morning in the two-storv
and basement tenement nj IG1n MONTGOMERY
street. owned ny Mrs Holm on o,,I
occupied by Mrs O'keefe The fire originated
from cooking stove in which an unusually hot
fire had been made The flames were soon eX-
tinguiShed. Loss. 800.
Convention. of Baptists.
WOODLAND. May Sth-The general Baptist
Conyen on of the state of California met for its
third anniversary session with the First Baptist
Church of this city at $50 p NJ, Vice President
Is. C:Nr1ght, of san Francisco pre- siding The
Committee on Nomination OF Officers EnrnlI-
mcnt and Arrangements were appointed AGer
the reports by committees. the following officers
were elected: President. i. c. Wright Vice
Presidents NJ +, McCune and o. ]. Dyer Sec
Rotary Wm. b. Thompson Treasurer J r.
Mason; Statistical Secretary Rev j. B Hart
well Auditor. p. ID. Code The Convention
then adjourned until this morning at . O'Clock.
TO enable the educational convention 10 con-
tInue its session. large number of delegates,
representing many churches throughout the
State, are in attendance. At the open
ing session large congregation was
pItNClil- SCNcTdl more delegates arrived
on the evening train from san Francisco,
Oakland, sacramento and Stockton. At the
conclusion of long and interesting debate on
the question OF the location Of the proposed col
lege an informal vote by secret ballot Showed
that Oakland was favored by a sarge majority
subsequently this vote was made unanimous bv
an acciamation vote. The action of the Trl1S-
tees of the California College is still necessary TO
make the decision final and binding on the de
nomination. should the Trustees coincide it
will not necesSitItc the removal of educational
work from Nacayile but it is believed that
point will still be retained for academy pur-
poses. The following committee was appointed
10 procure a site in Oakland for the proposed
college: II. f. Nckune. of Dixon: Rev DR. GRAY.
of Oakland: Rev. s B. Moore. OF East Oakland:
and b; {. Wright and Rev DR. SdWtelc of san
Francisco.
Body of Drowned Man Recovered.
STOCKTON. May Sth.-Whcn the collision oc-
Cured between the steamer City of Stockton
river, on the night of April I'D, man jumped
overheard from the schooner and was drowned
His body was found floating at Venice wharf
last NIGHT