Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-15
PACIFIC SLOPE.
THE BREACH OF PROMISE CASE
AT LOS ANGELES.
Sharp Shocks of EarthQuake-A
Lunatic Drowned-Prison Con-
tracts-The Apache Trouble.
FpIspArcuEs OF SATURDAY AND srxpAY.I
CALIFORNIA.
Contracts Awarded by the State Prison
Directors.


Board of Directors to watch their respective
Chairman Boggs gave timely
notice that, in accordance with the terms OF
the advertisement for proposals, no bids
would be received after II o'clock noon.
and in order that none might be unjustly
time was allowed 10 the extreme
Nevertheless, three tardy pro-
posals came in some time after the business
had commenced. They were from Vert
heimer & Co. for tobacco, Gage, Shattuck &
Co. for butter, and Louis Rosenberg for
meats.
A proposition by Director Devlin to
admit them created show OF dissatisfaction
among the other bidders.
Director Boggs thought that under the
terms of the advertised notice, they could
not be admitted, and the majority of the
Board sustained the Chairman's views,
Devlin and Hendricks voting to admit.
There were sixty-nine bids received, and
the entire afternoon was occupied i'll open
ing and reading them
The Board met III the evening to exam
inc the samples, segrcgatc the bids and
make awards. This work carried the scs-
sion far into the night During the even
ing session bids were received from Frank
w Rossback, for lard and bacon. and
Blochman & Cert, for lime. etc, which
were not considered.
Following are the awards Groceries
II. Levi & Co.. NJ. c. Jones e Co, and NJ.
Ehrman; flour, Stockton Mills 81 90; but
ter, picked. J. B. Wooster, 23I cents, and
fresh, r. Haight e Co, 81 cents. Coal.
81 81 per ton. Bran, barley,
and oats-John F. English. Hay and straw
J. G. Johnson, J. F. English, and A. l..
Whitney. Crockery-Wangenheim, Stern
helm & Co. Drugs and medicines-J. J
Mack & Co. Tobacco. A. Drinkhouse
and Esberg, Bachman Il Co. Dry goods
and clothing-Levi Strauss & Co. Oiled
goods and hats-C. H. Myer & Co. The re.
contracts will be awarded ON Mon.
day
The Baldwin p Perkins Breach of Promise
Suit.
Los ANGELES, June 13th.-On Friday
Court Commissioner BaXter's time was oc
cupied in taking testimony in the Baldwin
Perkins breach of promise suit. The fail
plaintiff gave considerable testimony, none
of which was of great importance. During
the day a number of letters written by
Baldwin to Miss Perkins were introduced
as evidence. These letters were written
during the months of June, July and Aug
ust, 1888. They disclosed the fact that
Baldwin is far from being model letter
writer BY reading them one is led TO be-
lieve that Baldwin and Miss Perkins were
on intimate terms, but none of those intro
duced in evidence contain any intimation
that they were engaged to be married, nor
is there any promise of marriage recorded.
In two or three money matters are referred
to, and it is evident that the old gentleman
supplied the young lady with
funds. The epistles are all dated either
from the Baldwin Hotel, San Francisco, or
the Tallac House, Tailac, Lake Tahoe. Mr.
Baldwin winds up each one with " Lots al
kisses. In some of the communications
he urged her to write often, and to report
all that was going on at the ranch. Judg-
ing from his declaration about his mother
he must have entertained warm
feelings for the lady, for he said: DO you
know that l have beer thinking of the
way Mrs. D acted with you, and do you
know that | could kick her out if | was
there. The more l think of it the maddel
| get, and have made up my mind to give
in that way any more" The case has beer
continued till next Tuesday.
San Joaquin Democrats.
STOCKTON, June 18th Seven of the
thirty members of the County Democratic
Committee met this afternoon and adopted
the resolutions recommended by the State
Central Committee, indorsing Henley.
State Treasurer Oullahan, Harbor Com
missioner Paulsell and Controller Dunn
were in town, bat not at the meeting. The
Chairman of the meeting is candidate for
Postmaster.
Convicted of Manslaughter.
STOCKTON, June 13th.-Jose Garcia, for
killing Florence Higuera by stabbing him
IN the heart, was convicted of fmanslaughter
-o-day. Garcia was recently pardoned
from San Quentin by Governor Stoneman.
He had been serving for stabbing a man.
One of the Napa Patients Drowned.
NAPA, June 13th-The body of Attn
keuhn, one cf the patients who escaped
rom The. Asylum on Monday last, was
found in The river this afternoon. keuhn
vas committed from Tehama county in
A April last, and was affected with suicidal
mania, which likely led him to his death
a Murder Case.
SAN JOSE, June 13th-The examination
of George E. Hickey on charge of the
murder of Thomas StapIeton at the car
stables on June 1st, took place before JUS
ice Buckner to-day. The case was sub
nitted without argument and taken under
ldvisement till Monday next.
A Suicide.
ST. HELENA June 13th.-Louis Marshall,
foreman in the vineyard Of Charles Krug,
committed suicide this morning by taking
;trychnine. He was engaged to be married
his evening, and had all the arrangements
'eady.
Horsethieves in San Benito County.
HoLLIsTER, June 14th.-An organized
oand of horsethieyes have recently been
operating in this county. Many valuable
animals have been taken, and large re-
wards were offered for their recoverv and
he capture of the thieves. Sheriff B. F.
Ross has been putting forth every effort to
race the criminals, but it was not until
that any of them were captured.
About forty-eight miles south of Hollister
Constable John Il. Meyer, accompanied by
John 7. Prewett, j. A. Ashcraft and Rich
ard Alexander, captured John Silva, Por-
-uguese about 30 years old, who had with
him five head of stolen horses, a stolen
shotgun, pistol, saddle, and other goods.
He was surprised and surrendered with
out resistance, aitcrward stating, how
ever, that he could have killed
one or two of his captors,
an wished he had, as he was sure OF going
10 San Quentin for a long time, and would
Just as soon be hanged. He admits being
one OF the thieves, ana says he wants 10 be
IS soon as possible, but will have
nothing to say about his confederates. He
was taking the horses to Cantua Canyon,
well known as the former headquarters of
Joaquin Murieta. 1t is surmised that the