Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-01

San Pedro street. was totally destroyed by
fire. Two attempts To fire it were made,
the first resulting only in the partial burn
ing of the kitchen. The perpetrators are
unknown. The loss is 5000; insured for
$1,000.
Young Pomeroy's Death.
YREKA, August 30th.-The remains of
Howard Norton Pomeroy, n son of Profes-
sor Pomeroy, of San Francisco. reached
here tonight in charge of the Coroner The
body will be forwarded to San Francisco.
The Coroner's jury found that he had
alghted from his mule to cause it to jump
over log, and had left the gun hanging on
the pommel of the saddle. In jumping
the log the hammer was struck, causing
the gun 10 be DISCHARGED the ball passing
through his body The saddle and gun
were found. This tragic accident is re-
markable from the fact that this was the
first time he had taken his gun with him
while making observations
SECOND DISPATCHi
YREKA, August 3lst.-The remains of
Howard Pomeroy, of the United States
Geological Survey, arrived from Butte
creek this morning in good condition. and
were properly emhalmed and started for
Delta about noon, TO reach Tuesday morn
ingS train for San Francisco. The evidence
before the Coroner's jury shows that he was
accidentally shot while leading his mule
down Il steep bank. the bullet striking him
on the inside OF the left thigh, 4 few inches
below the abdomen, and cutting the main
artery. causing death from hcnOrrhage
in half an hour His gun was svUug over
the pOmmcl of the saddle, with the muzzle
forward, and was discharged byT bush
catching the hammer The satk lc was
found near by with the Gnch EStcned,
showing that il slipped over the hind quar-
ters of the animal.
Young Man Stabbed and Killed.
MoKELUMNE HuI, August 3lst.-T The
community was somewhat starthd this
morning when news reached here. b. rclia-
bic authority, that Mitchell Ian,s ster,
young man born and raised in this COUNTY,
about 2S wears old, was stabbed and almost
instantly killed last night in Taylors store
at Railroad Fat small village Situated
about ten miles east of this place, .hy Gus
LampSon, young man Of about la son of
d. Lampson, rnChor near Railroad Flat.
Full particulars have not vet reache here.
Base ball and Cricket.
GRASS VALLEY, August 31st In a match
game of baseball, played here this after
noon between the Intrepids of Marysyille
and the Athletics of this place, the latter
were victorious, defeating their opp nents
by score of II to s. Tie Marion Cricket
Club, of San Francisco, arrived heie this
evening and will play with the GraS Val
ley Unions tomorrow.
Attempted Suicide of an Unfortunate
Woman-Two Arms Broken.
SAN JOSH, August 3lSt-At o'cloGl this
afternoon woman attempted to drown
herself in the Guadalupe creek near the
C.,I,- 4. -,
rescued by a man who saw her throw her
self into the water She SAYS her n;une is
Mrs. Murphy late of San Diego, whcn, her
son resides. She stated, further, that she
is afflicted with heart disease and without
home or friends. She was taken to the
City Prison.
Thomas Hardy, the t5-year old son Of
cx-County Recorder W b. Hardy fell from
tree at Alum Rock about noon to-day
distance of thirteen feet Both of his arms
were broken at the wrists, and he was
otherwise seriously, though not fatally, in
iured,