Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-23
The HiII-NieIsnn Gases


SAN FRANCIsCo, January 22d.-In the Hill.
Nelson cases, before ths Superior Court to-
day, several members Of the Grand Jury were
put on the stand to tell by what means the
indictments were procured. The question Of
exposing the secrets of the Grand Jury room
at once came up on ths witnesses refusing to
answer, and pending the argument, the tax.
| ing of testimony was dropped.
| The Waterman Failure - The Doomed
stranger.
| San FRANCISCO, JsuuGry 22d.-At meet.
| ing of the creditors Of NJ. Waterman & Co.
to-day report of sffairs was submitted. as
| follows Liabilities. $3.50. S92 assets, SSl2.-
| Goa deficit of S3S 1876 After conference,
| the firm consented to pay 30 cents on the dol
lar 40 per cent. of the Indebtedness to be
paid within one year, the remainder the sec
ond year.
Preparations for " heeler's execution were
finished this forenoon. He several times ex-
| pressed desire curing the day 20 be exam
ined as to his sanity, asked the Sheriff to
make disposition of lock of hair of the muir
| dsred woman, and also to distribute to friends
certain articles in his trunk.
San Francisco Money Market.
SAN Francisco, January 22d,-There is
an active demand for money in this market.
The supply of coin continues light, though it
| is expected to work easier as soon as the sums
paid in for taxes are released in response
to current demands against the city. Do
nestle exchange shows more strength. Call
loans ara generally quite firm at 6(G7 per
cent; regular commercial loans, 7dS
mortgage loans, 6(a7 per cent Domestic
exchange is quoted at 15c premium for
sight drafts on New York and 2Oc for
teegrams Bank bills on London are drawn
at 493 for go days commercial bills on Lon
don, 494@495d Refined Silver, 13I(d 143 per
cent. discount Mexican Dollars, S7b@SSc.
store BurgIarized.
REDWOOD CITY, January 22d-The store
Of John LeConnec, at Milbrae, in this coun-
ty, WAS broken into by burglars Sunday
night, the contents of the till taken, and
about 500 worth of clothing snd dry goods.
The party or parties who committed the
burglary escaped, and have not yet been
caught.
Sentenced TO he Hanged.
PLAcERvLLE January 22d.-In the case
of Francisco Peres, convicted OF murder in
the first degree for the killing Of the Wirges
brothers, when brought into Court yesterday
for sentence, counsel for defendant moved
for new trial, which was argued to-day and
denied by the Court. The prisoner was
then senteeced to be hanged on the 20 n day
of February next, just three months from
the date of the murder.
Boy Badly HurI-ThIeVIng in MERGED.
MERGED, January 221.-Johnny Teeker,
the adopted son of w. II. Teeker, OF this
place, boy aged OR years. while playing
with gur and ammunition on the edge of
town this sfCernoon, in company with two or
three other boys abou. his own age, was seri-
ously injured by an explosion Of powder. The
thumb Of his right hand was blown off, his
face, neck and jaws being badly burned and
lacerated. How the eccident occurred has
not yet been ascertained, as the companions
of the unfortunate lad ran off, leaving him to
make bis way home alone. The boys had
been in the habit of shooting in the suburbs
of town and an adjoining field for several
days past.
Merced seems to be infested with thieves.
Last night q trunk belonging to boarder
vas taken from the Eagle Hotel, carried a
short distance and rifsd of is contents, cen
sisting of suit of clothing, under-clothing,
a pair Of blankets and other property. No
clue to the perpetrators of the theft has yet
been obtained, though the officers have been
upon the lookout all day.