Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-30
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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The SHIP WENT DowN-The little pleas
IRE steamer AZalea was on Saturday taken
from the shop on Ninth street. between J
and X where she had been built, to a point
just above the old gas works, where it was
proposed to launch her. As she was being
taken down J street on large wheels, such
as are used III house-moving, she attracted
much attention, being very handsome in
her bright new paint, ornamental upper
works and complete tit-Out, with flags fly
ing, etc, and members of the corporation
owning her naturally felt gratified at the
fine appearance she made. At ) P. NJ the
hour fixed for the launch, several hundred
people assembled to see her take the water
The club had brass band present to en-
liven the occasion. and champagne lunch
was ready TO be served in an adjoining gar
den. About half-past the lines were
loosened and the boat began sliding
into the water from the temporary ways
that had been laid. Two things had been
foretold concerning the little craft by men
acquainted with such matters, viz: that
she had too little beam for her length (six
feet to thirty-tive)- that she
was nearly as sharp at one end as the
other; and that, with the lack of bearing
aStern, she would certainly dip and fill
from the stern if launched stern-foremost.
There were three or four men and a little
girl, daughter of &. w Ficks (she was to
do the christening, aboard when the craft
commenced to move. When she slid into
the river the stern went under, the bank
being bluff, and the ways weakening or
being shorter on one side she showed in
dications of turning over. The child was
handed out, and all the occupants but Cap
tain Rodgers and another man showed
promptly that they considered it safer
to be on land. \ few seconds
later She was showed from terra tirna
completely, and Immediately settled by
the stern, then lurched forward and to star
board and disappeared in water about tif-
teen feet deep, turning over on her side. As
many people were not aware that the little
girl and most Of the others were safe ashore.
an exclamation of dismay went up from
two or three hundred Threats and as the
yacht cushions came to the surface, two or
three men were about to spring into the
water, thinking they We're the child's skirts,
but they were restrained by those who
knew better. Captain Rodgers and the
other occupant of the craft had q cold bath
The members of the Club looked blankly
at each other for a moment, then took of
their badges, and most of them went home.
A few, however, being of the Mark Tap
ley disposition, partoOk of the re-
freshmcnts at hand and drank to the
toast that the unfortunate craft would
rest easy. A meeting OF the Club was held
early III the evening, and it was decided to
take steps to have her raised at once, before
she became filled with sand. Accordingly
force Of men was engaged yesterday in
the work. \ diver went down and passed
ropes beneath her bow a barge was placed
on each side, with timbers connecting, and
then by means of jackscrews the bow was
raised until the upper works reached the
surface. The owner Of one of the barges
then had, on account of another engage
ment, To take il away, and another barge
was sent for. 4 line attached to the sub
merged craft was made fast to a tree, and
the barges removed, the result being that
she sunk again TO nearly her original posi-
ton. 1t Is thought, however, that she can
be brought to the surface to-day. All day
yesterday there was large asSemblase of
people present to witness operations, and
there seemed 70 be a constant procession
coming and going Much regret that the
accident should have occurred was eX
pressed bur an equal amount of gratiiica-
ton that no lives were lost, nor any one
hurt.
BICYCLES TRAyELING,-McSsrs Finkler,
C0wcn and Rideout, bicyclists, of San
Francisco. arrived here by yesterday moons
train from Davisville, having been unable
to come by their own style Of conveyance
from the latter place because Of the wagon
road being covered with water The last
two left San Francisco last Saturday, and
Were oyertaken by Mr.. Finkler at Cobb
Valley They visited Cloyerdalc. Ukiah,
the Blue Lakes. Napa, etc. arriving At
Davisyillc Saturday. They were there met
by 4 party of biCyclists from Sacramento,
with whom they rode 10 Woodland and
back. making the return 10 DaviSville in
an hour. and then the san FranciScan>,
escorted by Mr.. Lindley, of Sacramento,
came to the city. 1t was their intention to
visit other points in this section of the
State, and return home via Stockton, Niles,
etc, but the bad condition of the roads,
consequent upon late rains, forced them To
terminate their trip here, MeSSrs. COwen
and Ridcout went down to the Bay by yes
terday afternoons train, and Mr., Finkler
remained over here until to-day. He is
more than half inclined to make the trip
back on his wheel by way of Stockton. Ii
was only last Sunday that he returned TO
San Francisco from very pleasant trip
south during which he travelled over 800
miles and the trip concluded yesterday
makes nearly 600 miles thai lac has GOV
cred within the last three weeks.
To BE REAEGvED.-The following order
was entered Saturday in the Supreme Court
In the ease of Louis Mcl.ane vs. The
Placcrville and Sacramento Valley Rail
road ct al. IL : hereby ordered that the
submission be set aside, and the cause
placed on the calendar for reagumcnt
Specially on these points First, as to the
proper construction of Section l, Act of
lS52: second, whether the Court below was
justified in authorizing the Receiver and
Trustee 10 purchase rolling stock 10 operate
the road, and 10 make the expenditures for
such purpose a lien on the mOrtgagcd prop
crty third, whether the decree of the Court
below authorizing the sale of the mortgaged
property was correct or not.
Do THEY HoLD 0vER.-A question has
arisen as To whether Justices of the Peace
and Police Judges are municipal or State
officers If the latter, those now in office
hold over until January, 1887; otherwise
vacancies Will be filled at the election this
fall \ very good showing has boon made
In favor of the proposition that they are
constitutional officers and must be elected
g at the time and in the manner other State
officers are elected every four years. The
matter will probably be decided before
long, as the parties in San Francisco inter
ested are taking legal advice in the premises
GRANGE OF TIME.-Commencingt o-mor-
row, there Will be 4 change of time of some
of the trains. The emigrant train will
leave for the East at \. NJ, instead of $50
The passenger train from Red Bluff, over
the northern road, will get in at 3:45, in
stead of 800 P. NJ. \ passenger train will
arrive here at 1890 4. N from Lathrop, and
leave at 5 P. NJ. There are some changes as
regards freight trains, but not of much i'm
portance to the travelling public.
Is LOST are the people who do not purchase
pair of our 81 IS kid shoes, at the Farm
ers and Mechanics Store, 924 J street,
opposite the Plaza,