Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-16
Sudden Death-Another Farmer InsoIr

STOCKTON, November 14th. : w. H
Doughty, widower, so years of age, for.
merry Of San Francisco and lately a buyer
for the Stockton Wooden Mills, was found
dead in bed on the steamer T. C. Walker
this morning He left San Francisco yes
terday. Apoplexy is the supposed cause
He leaves daughter in Santa Clara.
II. H. Thurston, the farmer, is insolvent
Liabilities, $65 600; assets, $4,000. His
failure was caused by indorsine notes.
Married at Sea.
SANTA Cruz, November 14th. = This
morning at 7:30 o'clock, Antonio Jose and
Amelia Silverio, who are members Of
Father Gleeson's parish, Oakland, were
married three miles out at sea- They were
accompanied by male and female friend
Some obstacle to their marriage at home i:
supposed to have been the cause Of theil
being married on the water.
Departure of Cinnamon.
SANTA Cruz, November 14th.-A com.
mi.tee from the Auti-Chinese Club of 10.
reno yesterday waited on all the mill pro.
prietors and farmers in the vicinity OF
Boulder and Lorenzo and notified them
that they should discharge all the Chinese
in their employ. The last three Cinnamon
in Boulder and Lorenzo arrived in this city
on the train this evening
Chinese Shanties Destroyed by Fire.
FRESNO. November I4th.-Seyen shanties
in Chinatown were DESTROYED by ire this
morning. Loss, about s. coo, on buildings
and contents. The fire originated in a
laundry, aild IS supposed to have been oc-
casioned by a lamp.
Dwelling Burned.
NEVADA CITY, November 14th.-George
K al1aY'.s bSr1sa apd barf, on fI,a kEosbi,,,,
ton road, a few miles above this city, were
burned this morning with all the contents
the owners being absent at the time The
fire is supposed to have been incendiarv
The loss is between 800 and $500. not in
sured.
Vallejo Races.
VALLEJO, November 14th.-This was the
last day of the Vallejo Jockey Clubs races,
and the attendance was very large. The
unfinished race between three-year-olds
was decided by Sirathern belonging to
Charles Scott, OF Eapa,) winning the first
heat trotted to-day. he having already two
heats to his credit. For the Wkippleton
colt stake the entries We're VIVA. McGraw's
Clara Whippleton NJ Vance's Whippleton
Chief and J ". Williams Gar. The purse
was $500, and Gar won in three straight
heats. Time, about 30S At the conclu-
sion of the race Williams refused 5000 for
Gar. The last race of the day was for
trotters, purse 5000 The entries were
VIM. McDOnald's Fanny, Joe Edges Gus,
ID. Thomas Smiths Nellie and T. Schnei-
der's Gentle Annie. The mare Fannie won
in three straight heats. Time, 2:44-2:40-
2:Il. Gentle Annie came in second each
heat and Nellie third. 4 running race was
Won by the horse ridden By Miss Mary Car
roll.
Affairs at Mare Island.
VALLEJO. November 14th-The United
States steamer Ranger is To leave here for
sea Tuesday During the week now closing
over eighty men have been discharged rom
the navy yard. Lack of work and short
ness of funds are the reasons.
\ Young Mans Feet Cut Of.
SUIsUH, November 14th.-A young man
named Harry Hampshire, who had walked
from Shasta county to Batavia, attempted
to jump on a freight train near the latter
place. last night, but fell under the cars
and both feet were crushed. The limbs
ere.ainputated here.
Struck With Hammer.
NEVADA CITY, November 14th-During a
quarrel about fence at New Town, the
other day. NJ S. Siddles struck John Dabat
with hammer, intlicting a slight cut on
the forehead. Siddles was arrested on
charge of assault with intent to do great
bodily injury, and to-day was held to an
Swer, with bail in the sum of 81 900.
Los Angeles Items.
Los ANGELES, November 14th.-The body
of the dead man found in the Arroyo Seco
hills three miles north of this city, has
been identified as that of Benjamin H.
Langanecker, of Lancaster, Pa. The flesh
had been eaten off by coyotes and bones
were picked up for distance of hundred
yards. An empty whisky bottle, pur-
chased in Denver, Col, was found near the
body.
The Republican primaries will be held
November DIST, to elect delegates to the
municipal convention, to be held Novem-
Der 23d.
from their homes ON the San Fernando
ranch by the Sheriff, on a suit brought by
ex-senator Maclay.
The colored people are making big prep
arations for the celebration of the anniyer-
sary of the emancipation proclamation.
The Supervisors have voted to offer re-
ward of 81 900 forsthe best remedy to exter
inmate the cottony cushion scale. 1t must
be invented within one year, and with the
right to be used free in this county.
II IS reported that the Atlantic and Pa
ciiic Railroad has agreed with the Domin-
guez heirs at San Pedro to buy Rattlesnake
Island for $4,000. If so, the island will
give the road feasible salt water terminus
It has heretofore been held at $l50,000.
Boom at San Diego.
SAN DIEGO November 14th.-There is a
great boom here. Every steamer and rail
road train brings large additions to the al
ready crowded burg of the sunny cline.
Large excursions are to arrive on Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday from San Francisco,
San Bernariino and Los Angeles Exten-
siye preparations are being made for the
coming celebration of the completion of the
ong-expected enterprise on Wednesday,
November 18th.
Shot by an 0hicer-Sudden Death of a
Young Woman.
MERGED, November 15th.-H. /. James
was shot here last night by officer Stociird.
James is somewhat noted as a desperate
character, and, being noisy and turbulent,
quarreleG with the officer. The shot took
effect in one shoulder, inhicting n slight
wound No arrest has been made so far.
Mary Jane Lenill, late of Marysville, died
suddenly here yesterday noon. She had
been at work in the house of her parents as
usual, and when the family went to dinner.
in an adjoining ROOM she laid down, and
In few moments was found dead on the
bed. The cause is supposed TO be dropsy.
Chinese Gan" Combined with Fraud.
SAN Francisco, November 15th.-An-
other instance of Chinese gall combined
with fraud, was discovered to-day. Among
the passengers on the steamer Mexico
which arrived from Victoria to-day, was a
Chinaman named Twee Kee. a few
weeks ago he, with the aid of three white
sailors, succeeded in smuggling himself
and fourteen other Cinnamon into Wash
lngton Territory from British Columbia.
Not satisfied with coming down overland,
he Boldly Went to the Collector of Customs
az Port Townsend, and, aided by the false
oathS OF Chinese residents of that CITY,
secured Chinese certificate number 1893
He then returned 10 Victoria and boarded
the steamer Mexico for this city Infor-
nation had in the meantime been con-
veyed 10 the customs authorities here that
the certificate had been obtained by fraud,
and on the arrival of the steamer to-day
Twee Kee was arrested and lodged in Jail
Weather Reports
MERGED, November l5th.-Rain COM
menced falling about o'clock this after
noon, and is now coming down at lively
rate. The appearances indicate a heavy
and long storm.
CoLUsA, November 15th.-It commenced
raining about 8 o'clock this morning, 25 of
an inch falling in nine hours The indi-