Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-16
The Man who Accidentally Killed Mis-
Pinkham Acquitted.

CALIFORNIA.
The Man who Accidentally Killed Miss
Pinkham Acquitted.
AUBURN, Jupe 15th-The examination
Of Frank Kampmeyer, the man who aocl-
dentally shot and killed Miss May Pink
ham on the e1nigrant train at Gocklin May
3Gth, was HELD here to-day before b. D.
JJannam, Justice of the Peace, aKd the
showing the act to have been purely acct
dental
One Clsid Drowned, aud NarreV Escape
Sorng Girl.
Monterey, June th.-Yesterday, at
about4 o'clock p. NJ, NJ. E. Smiths infant
daughter, aged about years. fell into
wash-tub half full of water. The child
was not discovered until about half an
hour had elapsed Every effort, under
medical supervision, was made, and dill
gently prosecuted for an hour and hait,
to resuscitate the little enc, but without
avail. The mother died about eighteen
months since, and the sole care devolved
upon young sister The shock has en-
.tirely Frustrated her.
At about the same hour the infant
child of Nicholas Davis fell into barrel
half full of water A little brother, 3
years old, gave the alarm. When recov-
cred it was iRsenSible, and almost lifeless.
DiHgent efforts, however, revived the
spark, and the child is well again.
At about the same hour a shooting
scrape, the usual outcome of neighborS
ouarrels, took place on Emmett street, the
only result being the shooting of an innO-
cent bystander-a boys heel-and four
arrests.
S. F. Giel, of Salinas, last night lost his
daughter Lydia, aged about IL years, after
'protracted illness. Her complaint was
heart complication The child was a uni
versal fayorite, but her death was happy
deliverance from suffering.
A Boy Dragged to Death.
Tucson, June 15th.-On Saturday two
boys of Mr. Sorrel, who resides near Har-
shaw, attempted to saddle horse to ride.
The smallest of the two about 10 years of
age, held the animal while the elder
brother aged II years, adjusted the saddle.
The horse took fright at something and ran
away, dragging the youngest brother along
entangled in the rope. When found the
boy was dead.
Fatal Boiler Explosion.
MENDocINo June 15th.-About o'clock
this morning, at the Big River saw mill,
near this place, one of the boilers exploded,
being torn out from among the other boil
ers and hurled some distance west of the
mill, tearing out corner OF the brick
smokeStack III its progress. The steam
drum and boiler-head were carried in OPP
posite directions into the mill, doing con-
siderable damage. The conclusion COM
pletely demolished the boiler house ana the
wall Of the mill adjacent. The two fire.
men, Andrew Mcleod and Hans Hanson,
were struck by the flying pieces, and fatally
scalded by the steam, both dying within
two hours. They were married men, and
had long resided here. There would have
been a greater loss of life, but the mill had
Just been shut down, and the men called
| off TO the other side of the mill to assist in
putting on belt, so that only the two
| firemen were near enough to be hit. -Four
men always work where they would surely
have been killedbut for this.
Justifiable Homicide.
SAN JOSE, June 15th.-George T. Hickey,
charged with the killing of Thos. Stee-
pleton, both the parties being car drivers,
was discharged by Judge Buckner this
| morning, after preliminary examination.
Twenty Years in Folsom.
SAN JOSE, June 15th.-In Judge Belden' s
| Court James Bee, the incendiary, was SEN
| fenced to-day TO twenty years iinprison-
| ment at Folsom.
Dwelling Burned.
ORLAHD (Colusa county,, June 15th.-A
| fire here this morning destroyed the dwell
| ing-hOuse owned by +. L. Thompson, and
occupied by Mr.. Glover, the principal of
the Orland school, who lost nearly all his
household goods. The loss is about 81 900,
and the insurance $3.50.
Store Damaged by Fire.
FRESNO, June 15th.-The Tong Sing store
at Millerton was destroyed by fire Saturday
night The loss is about 81, 000 insurance.
$500. The fire was probably Of incendiary
origin.
San joaquin Democrats " Kicking"
STOCKTON, June 15th.-A mass meeting
of Democrats is being arranged to repudiate
the action of the seven County Committee
men who Endorsed Henley and the Efdm,-
iner Saturday. 1t is claimed that major
ity OF the county members were opposed to
Saturdays proceedings.
And Still it Rains.
YREKA, June 15th-Heavy rain showers
prevailed all day since daybreak, but the
weather looks like clearing up this evening.
The War in Passenger Rates.
SAN Francisco, June 15th.-The war in
| passenger rates advanced a step to-day
Last week the reduction was generally held
down by agents to 81 on New York and
Boston fares. This morning an open offer
of S14 off to Boston was made by two
roads, and another road was ready to give
$14 rs off to the same destination. One of
the agents of trunk line east of Chicago
has a letter of instruction from his General
Manager, giving him power to reduce rates
from Chicago to New York to 81, making a
cut Of $40 on the regular rate. The agent
has not vet carried the reduction 10 the full
extent of his power, but will probably do
so this week.