Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-19
PACIFIC SLOPE.
AN AGED PHYSICIAN HANGED BY
HIS NEIGHB0RS.
Gold Discovery in British Columbia
Fell Dead-Highway Robbery
Murderer Convicted.
CALIFORNIA.
Efforts to Adjust the Democratic Differ


ences.
SAN Francisco, September 1Sth.-A meet
ing was held at the Palace Hotel this even
ing. which was attended by about twenty
of the prominent members of the Demo-
cratic party OF lhis city. The object, as
proposed, was to devise means whereby the
differences existing between the two wings
of the party might be adjusted and har-
monized. The meeting, Immediately after
having been called to order, went inlo eX-
ecutive session. II was learned later that
an address 20 members Of the party through
out the State will be issued and commit
tee to draft it was appointed. Nine ot the
members representing the wing indorsing
the Stockton Convention were present.
Business Failure.
SAN Francisco, September 1Slh.-Covert,
Mitchell Il Brown, commission merchants,
assigned to-day to NJ. Ehrman for the
benefit of their creditors. Liabilities,
1900 The assets will not exceed $1,000.
Though the firm has outstanding accounts
amounting 10 5000, only a small per-
centage is considered good. The Granger
Business Association, Pacific Bank and NJ.
Ehrman arc the largest creditors, the first
mentioned being fully secured.
California Grapes Wanted nj the Louis
Vile Exposition.
SAN Francisco, September 1Sth.-Mr
Pohndarff, viticultural representative from
California at the Louisville Exposition,
writes to the San Francisco Merchant :.
Will you request the California growers
to send on fresh grapes copiously, if possi-
BILE. If many growers will send only few
punches, the people can taste as well as see
them. Extra specimens may be sent in
jars in solution of salicylic acid, to be
preserved for future uses"
Weather Indications.
SAN Francisco, September 1Sth.-Indica-
tons for the succeeding thirty-two hours
North Pacific generally fair weather, with
variable winds, generally light to fresh
westerly. Middle Pacific, fair weather,
with variable winds, generally fresh to
brisk northwesterly. South Pacific, fair
weather, with variable winds, generally
westerly.
Cut Down in His Youth.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 1Sth-J. f.
Gibson, champion long distance bicyclist of
America, and the son of a well known
capitalist of San Francisco, died in this
city this evening, after q lingering illness,
from intermittent fever. He was graduate
of the State Normal School, and young
man of promise.
Tragedy in San Benito County-A Well
known Physician Hanged by His Neigh
bors.
HoLL1srER, September 1Sth.-Informa
ton was received here this evening thai
Dr. A w. Powers, a resident of Bear val
ley, thirty miles south of Hollister, was
found hanging to the limb of tree thirty
wards from the road, on the Bear VALLEY
grade. DR. Powers has resided in this sec
ton for twenty years, and was well known
throughout the State. He spent yesterday
with the family of A. Il. Severman, leaving
for home, about three miles distant, at
o'clock His body was discovered by
party Of boy hunters about y o'clock to
day. There were evidences that a sever,
struggle had taken place. Although recog
nized as one of the kindest of men and
fine physician, DIR. Powers was decidedly
unpopular in the neighborhood in whicl
he lived 1t has been alleged that ON nume
Gus occasions parties with whom h
had trouble suffered losses o
stock by poisoning or shooting
and that the crimes could be traced TO him
although no conviction has ever been pro
cured Only last week an incendiary fir
DESTROYED considerable property belongin,
| to John T. Prewitt, a neighbor with whom
| he was not on good terms, and he was sus
pected of committing the act. 1t is ever
stated that on Sunday last a meeting o
residents of that section was held, and hi
death was determined on. The citizens o
that neighborhood advance the seemingly
ridiculous idea that he suicided, but tht
prevalent opinion appears to be that a few
parties, who were particularly at enmit
with him, took advantage of the fact tha
he was unfavorably looked upon by tn
| residents Of that portion of th
county, and gratifed persona
| i'll feeling by waylaying hin
| and committing the deed, believing that i
would be looked on as the result of pOpu
! lar uprising of the citizens of that neigh
borhOod The Sheriff and Coroner have
| left for the scene of the tragedy and it i
expected that developments of a decidedly
sensational nature will follow. DR.. Power
was a native of Vermont, 20 Years of age
He was a widower, but has a daughter
| Mrs. Samuel Bonner residing in Oregon
| Public opinion is divided regarding thi
affair, but the general opinion seems to bC
that the lynching was done, not by tht
citizens, but by a few individuals who haC
personal grievances against Powers. II
fact, the affair partakes more of the nature
of a murder than anything else.
Highway Robbery in Ell Dorado County
PLACERNILLE, september lotn.-AD0ut :
o'clock this morning the driver Of Denni:
Johnson's team started from here with ;
load of wool for Shingle Springs. Wher
near Crannon's ranch, about two mile:
from this city, he was stopped by two foot
pads, who relieved him OF $I5. The tramp.
started across the country in the direction
of Coloma, ana officers are close after them
They will probably be captured tonight.
Murder in the First Degree.
CoLusA, September 1S;h.-The case of tn,
People vs. N. Brady, charged with killing
W. A BriStow on the Glenn ranch on the
21st of June last, closed to-day. The jury
found him guilty of murder i'll the first de
gree, with Imprisonment for life.
Three Years and Half in San Quentin
NEVADA, September 1Sth.-John VIII
| Jams, the young man who pleaded guilt,
yesterday to attempting to wreck a Narrow
gauge Railroad train at Buena Vista, wa
| to-day sentenced to three and half year
| in San Quentin. He will be taken below
in the morning.