Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
KILLED BY THE CAUSE.-THE Gait Gazette
OF July 9Th, says "This morning about
4 o'clock James Roman was run over and
killed by freight train about 200 yards
from the Gait depot. Roman and COM
panlon had been drinking heavily dur
ing the night, and in an intoxicated condi-
ton wandered toward the railroad and took
perllouS position between the rails, prob
ably to sleep off the influence of the rum
The engine ran over the unfortunate man
cutting his legs in a horrible manner, and
bruising him severely about the head
shoulders and arms. He died in a few
minutes after the accident. Deceased was
well known heTeabOutS as 4 steady Young
man, and was about % years ofage. Occasion
ally, however, he allowed whisky to get
the best of him, and last night was one of
these times. He had been in the employ
OF W. II. Russell for some months. and
came here from Colorado about four wears
ago, since which time he has worked as A
laborer for many of the farmers in this Vi
clnity and was generally liked by all who
knew him. His companion luckily es-
capped the sad fate and has not been seen
since the accident occurred. One more
victim of rum; one more unfortunate paid
the penalty of drink"
KNOCKED FROM CAE-Saturday after
noon l.. c. Roberts and another immigrant
passenger on train No. 5, West-bound.
stepped from the cars at a station about a
mile this side of the Summit. and when the
train started up again they got upon a box
car, instead of the caboOse, and attempted
10 walk back to the latter on top of the
cars. Mr.. Roberts companion realized
soon that 1t was perilOus to be moving in
that manner, while the train was passing
through the snow-sheds, and suggested that
1t would be well to sit down and wait until
the next station was reached Just about
that time Mr.. Roberts was struck by one of
the supports of the shed and knocked from
the car The other man was afraid to move
until the cars stopped, but then notified the
conductor, who sent word to headquarters.
and locomotive was sent from the Sum
NIT TO find the unfortunate passenger.
When found he was so badly hurt that he
could not be put on the engine, but was
conveyed to the Summit on hand-car 1t
was found that some of his ribs were
broken, and it was feared that he had suf-
tered internal injuries, that would prove
fatal. He had ticket from Ogden. and Is
4 member of the g. A. R.
The STATES STRONG Box.-State Treas
urer W. A. January furnishes the follow
ing statement of thereceipts for the month
of June: General fund SAG, 062 % school
fund, $72,412 50; interest and sinking
fund 81, 354 60 State school land fund,
S23,027 %; San Francisco harbor and i'm
provement fund, 81, 467 81; State Library
fund, 1864 70; Supreme Court Library
fund, Sl65 20; estates of deceased persons
fund, S97l 81; election reward fund So %;
leprosy fund, $50 40 Total, $16S, 465 40
There is now in the treasury to the credit
of the general fund the sum of 500, 400 "A,
and during the fiscal year just passed this
fund has drawn from the other funds
$3.50 600. When warrants have been drawn
for the $50, 400 Il, which will probably be
done during the present month, all persons
drawing warrants on the general fund will
either be compelled to have their warrants
discounted or wait several months for their
coin, as it is likely that no more money
will be paid into that fund until February
next
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court
Saturday Frank Lendell healthy beg
gar, was convicted and sentenced to forty
days in the County Jail 5000. Frank Baldwin,
adrunk, forfeited his deposit.....John Doe,
for being DRINK, got s. or five days. Tom
Jackson, petit larceny, second offense, was
held to answer in 81 600 bail. The cases
Of Julia Poska, for disturbing the peace
and Mollie Williams and Mary Farley, for
petit larceny. were continued until the
Sth......D. Alltiick, convicted of carrying
concealed weapon, was fined so &C F.
Stoddard, charged with grand larceny in
snatching q purse containing $50 from a
man named J. \. Halliday. was examined
and discharged, the complainant failing to
testify that the defendant was guilty, or in
fact that he knew who did take the prop
erty he having been intoxicated at the
time
OFFICERS INSTALLED Saturday evening
District Deputy Grand Master b. Shields
installed the following officers of Indus
trial Lodge, No. l51 l. 0. o. F.:
y. G., II. II. King; v c., F. S. Watson;
Recording Secretary, E. &. Hussy; Perma-
neut Secretary, c. 7. Moves; Treasurer
George iandon Warden Richard Weller
Conductor, James Stewart Q. c., y. Peter
son l. g., Henry Hide; X. 5. to y. G., c.
3. Dean l.. 3 10 y c., C. ). Fisher K.
S. S, c. b. Glow l.. S :. Philip Merri-
field; K. ). TO Y. c., J. y Moore J.. S to
Y. c., Z. D. Chapman. Trustees for the
ensuing year are, G. b. Dean, :. NJ. Kiefcr
and George Murray.
CoMvrRcrAL-Thc following steamers
arrived at Sacramento since last report
Governor Dana, from the upper Sacra-
mentO. with barge of freight san JOAQUIN
No. , from san Francisco, with general
merchandise and a barge of freight Sono-
ma from San Francisco, with barge of
lumber for the Friend x Terry Lumber
Company. Departed Varuna. for the
upper river. with barge of freight; san
joaquin No. , for san Francisco, with
freight and light barge Neponset, for the
upper river. with general merchandise.
The steamer c. NJ Small passed the city
en- route from San Francisco to Marysville.
CRY BoNp CAsEs.-City Attorney Ander-
son went down TO San Francisco Yesterday
to enter an appearance in the United States
Circuit Court in the injunction suit OF
Hausmeister IS. Porter, City Treasurer. and
to file demurrer. In this case. in which
return must be made ON the 18th, Haus-
meister seeks to have the Treasurer re-
strained from paving ont the money in the
city treasury except for bond purposes,
and Mr. Anderson will also appear before
Judge Finn, the referee appointed by the
Supreme Court, to settle the bill of eXcep-
tons in the case of Meyer vs. Brown.
To HAVE \ NEW TRIAL.-Deputy Sheriff
John Dyer, of Tehama county, went up. to
Red Bluff yesterday from Folsom, having
in charge Thomas Casey and James Dunn,
who were last January sent from that
county to the State Prison at Folsom for
ten years for burglary The Supreme
Court has granted them a new trial.
FOURTH WARD REPUBLIcANs.-Ch Charles
Cooley. member Of the County Committee
from the Fourth Ward, announces that
there will be a caucus of the Republicans
of that ward in the machinery wing of the
Exposition Building tomorrow evening at
S o'cIock, to select "a ticket to be voted for at
the primary next Wednesday.
CAHDIDArEs.-The following gentlemen
publish cards this morning announcing
that they are candidates for office, subject
10 the decision of the Republican County
Convention, viz: Elwood Bruner, for As
semblyman; n. L. Drew. for Public Ad-
nlinistrator, and Isaiah Hurlburt, for Dis