Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-20

Escape of Two Handcuffed Hersethieves
GRASS VALLEY, August 19th-On Friday
OF last week two men, giving the names of
George Shield and William Lyndall, were
arrested at Auburn, and brought here by
Marshal Reynolds and Constable Town
send, of this place, on a charge of horse
stealing, near Washington, in this county.
They had their examination before Justice
Davis yesterday, and were by him held in
81 900 bail to appear before the Superior
Court. Not being able to furnish the bail
they were sent to the county Jail, at Ne
vada, in charge of the officers, to await
their trial. Arriving at the Jail the officers
were unable. to find either TAILOR or any
other officer around the place Marshal
Reynolds started to look for the iailor and
left Constable Townsend in charge of the
prisoners, who were handcutfed together.
Townsend, it seems, was recrossing the
street with the prisoners behind him,
when one of them struck him in the head,
and rendered him insensibIe. They
then ran off, and were able to escai pc in the
darkness. Iyndall is about 26 years of
age of light complexion, five feet ten
inches in hight. Shields is about %
years Old dark complexion, and about five
feet six inches in hight.
Self-Defense Proved - Joint Senatorial
and Assembly Convention.
MARYsvGLLE, August 19th.-On the 10Th
inst a Chinaman was brought 10 town from
Suffer county. On the 18th he died. 1t
was discovered that he had a wound on top
of his head, and another ON the back of
his neck. By an inquest and autopsy, 1t
appeared that the wounds were inflicted by
a Ratchet, in the hands of another China
man named All Wee, on HOuts place, SUIT
ter county. To-day preliminary hearing
was had in Yuba City, when 1t appeared
that the dead man was the aggreSSOr, and
that All Wee inflicted the wound in self
defense. All Wee who had been arrested,
was discharged
The Yuba and Suffer Counties Joint Ju
dicial, Senatorial and Assembly Conven-
ton will be held in Marysville on Satur-
day, the 23d inst.
Opening of the Sonoma County Fair.
SANTA Rosa, August 19th-The Sonoma
County Fair opened to-day with far bet
ter attendance than in any former year.
The pavilion already presents fine show
of fruits etc, and by tomorrow it Will be
greatly improved.
On the track. first came the running race
for two-year-olds, three-quarters of mile
dash. Out of eight entries four entered:
Estill, H. Peyton, Cts and Arthur, Jr. Es-
till won in 1;163, H. Peyton second, Cts
third. In the trotting race three in five,
for the thrcc-minute class. for a purse of
$500, of the four entries two started-Joc
Atherton and Blanche The first heat,
without break by either, was won by Joe
in 2:2S4. He took the next two heats in
2:313 and 2:32l, Blanche breaking badly in
both, but taking second money.
On Thursday will be the baby show and
good track sport, but Friday viii be the big
day, when the 2:27 trotting class go with
Anteo, Rarus, Jr., Adrian, Sister. Olvette
and lump Winston will go, with a trot for
$500 10 come after.
Suspended for One Month.
SAN Francisco, August 19th.-The Board
of Education suspended Professor Sanger.
OF the Girls High School, for one month,
on complaint Of Father Gallagher for in
Producing religious topics in the history
class, and ordered further investigation.
San Francisco Money Market.
SAN Francisco, August 19th.-Thc gem
eral demand for money is quiet. because
general business is dull; but the special
demand Tor wheat and other purposes is
quite urgent, in fact rather more than lend
crs care to crafty or have the ability to
meet. The general rate for money is per
cent, with more or less commercial bust
ness both above and below that rate The
savings banks are continuing to loan on
city property at 6(H7 per cent The de-
mand for New York exchange is light,
and the rates are weak at 15Ge1 Oc per 800
for sight drafts and 20c for Geographic
transfers. Sterling bills on London are
given at 493d. for bank drawing, and sod.
for mercantile paper. Refincd&uyer is in
light supply at 14M14! per cent. discount.
Mexican dollars are in good supply at S9M
Sole apiece.
Fatal Fall of a Scalfolding.
MODESTO, August 19th-About II 0 clock
to-day the scalfolding on the Tuolumne
bridge here fell, precipitating three men
into the river. +. w Jones, Superintend-
ent of the Pacific Bridge Company, had his
leg broken above the ankle VIM Tull. a
laborer, was drowned. His body was re-
covered at l o'clock James Herman had
His head badly hurt by striking on the scat
folding. The Coroner is now holding an
inquest
Railroad Accident.
EMIGRANT Gar, August 19th.-The engines
of train No. 8, west-bOund freight. had been
doing considerable switching on the new
steam wagon side track, and got completely
out Of water. They sent fagman back
through the woods, 50 as to save time as
they had to return very near to Emigrant
Gap for water. The fagman did not getup
in time to flag the trains and the work
train, coming down, ran into the engines,
smashing them up, and considerably iniur-
ing fireman named Dilley, but not
seriously.