Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-09
PACIFIC SLOPE.
lsrEclN. DIsFATcHas 10 THE REooaD-vsros.l
CALIFORNIA.
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Suicide of IA Young Real Estate Dealer.
SAN FRASeIsoo, May sth-Dayid Hudson, a
real estate agent, having an Office at No. il60
Market street, was found dead in his room at
the 81 Davids House, No. 7l5 Howard street at
l. o clock hast night. On the bureau in the
room was an empty vial marked " sulphate of
morphia and by the side of the vial was a
piece OF note,paper, upon which was written
with pencil the following " Too much hard
luck in the past: worse at the present Dead
sure thing 1t don't chop in the future. / pro-
pose to play new system right now. I have
nothing TO lose and all TO win I'm on to the
last deal. l shall see if the next is n re-
peater. | let go AT $50 P. NJ No signature
is attached 10 the writing. ON the other side
OF the paper was written People that have
themselves disliked me have id good chance
TO run on me again in the future" This writ
ing was also without signature. 1t is surmised
that the man must have committed suicide on
Tuesday night last. rs he occupied the room
that night and was not seen Yesterday He
took the room on Tuesday night and il was no.
uced by the proprietor of the house that his
eyes were blackened and his face bruised from
which it is surmiSed that he had had fall or a
difficulty with somebody. The deceased was
about % years of age. and had been missed from
his place OF business since Monday last
Sudden Death of Foundr,man.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Sth.-M Greenberg. pro
prietor OF the Eagle Brass Foundry on Fremont
street, left his residence this morning at
O'Clock and tainted away on his way 10 the
! foundry, and was brought home. where ne died
Nltnlu twenty minutes OF pans in the heart.
| Mr.. Greenberg leaves family and is the father
of Mrs Walter H. Levy. wife of the attorney
| The flags on all the foundries on Fremont street
were holsted at halt-mast upon the announce
ment of his death
Small Fire.
SAN FRANCISCO May Sth.-A fire occurred
about 10 o clock this morning in the two-story
and basement tenement ut 1020 MONTGOMERY
street. owned by Mrs. John Mcnamara and
occupied by Mrs. O'Keefe The fire originated
Il N mn " hot
fire had been made. The flames were soon ex-
tinguiShed. Loss, 800.
Convention, of Baptists.
WOODLAND May Sth.-The general Baptist
Governor of the Stale of California met for its
third anniversary session with the First BaptiSt
Church of this city at go p NJ Vice President
( b. C!'Nright. of san Francisco, presiding The
Committee on Nomination OF Officers Enroll
ment and Arrangements were appointed. Amer
the reports by committees, the following officers
were elected: President, b. c. Wright Vice
Presidents. NJ. /. McCune and o. f. DYER: Sec
rotary, Nm. b. Thompson; Treasurer. j. r.
Mason; statistical Secretary. Rev. J. b. Hart
well; Auditor, p. d. Code. The Convention
then adjourned until this morning at . clock
| TO enable the educational convention 10 con
tinue its session. \ large number of delegates
representing many churches throughout the
State, are in attendance. At the oDcn-
ing session large congregation was
present Several more delegates arrived
on the evening train from SAN Francisco
Oakland, sacramento and Stockton At the
| conclusion Of long and interesting debate on
the question OF the location OF the proposed col
/ lese, an informal vote by secret ballot showed
! that Oakland was favored by a barge majority.
subsequently this vote was made unanimous by
| an accamatlOn vote The action of the TruS-
tees OF the California College is still necessary 10
make the decision final and binding on the de
nomination. Should the Trustees coincide it
/ will not necesSitite the removal of educational
work from Eacaville, but it is believed that
/ point VIII still be retained for academy pur-
poses. The following committee was aDuOiTtad