Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-11
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were all cleared by VIM Dresbach.
J. c. Ryan has challenged Archie Ne
Comb to run 100 yards for $3.50 side.
Three stowaway Cinnamon were discoy-
cred in the hold of the Alameda Thurs
day. They will be taken back to Homo
lulu.
The reception by the G. A. R. of Com
mander-in-Chief John s. Kountz, who will
arrive on the 18th instant, promises 10 be a
ereditahe affair.
The first consignment OF black cherries
this season was received Thursday The
fruit was in good condition, and was grown
near Suisun. Customers were found at So
cents per pound.
John H. Fenton, a young shoemaker
living at 2S19 Pine street ended his life on
Thursday by cutting his throat with shoe
knife. Deceased was young married
man, and leaves wife and one child four
years old,
Dynamos have been constructed at the
Union Iron Works, under the direction of
Professor n. Keith, electrician for the Mex
lean Development Company, which, when
run at the highest speed, produce no spark
ing at the brushes.
4 lady who has Just arrived from the
Sandwich Islands, reports that John Nc
Laughiin, the fugitive clerk Of George W.
Tyler, has been living in grand style at a
hotel in Honolulu, and that he contem-
plates trip to Australia.
Detective AVIAN found white male b ne
in the possession of Chinese at 924 Dunont
street Thursday, and turned it o,er TO the
care of the Secretary Of the Society for tbe
Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The
child has been chmstellei Albert Frederick
Angel.
Captain Nahon, the sturdy skipper,
whose daughters affianced proved lag
gard III love" at the altar rail, announces
that the wedding now shall never take
place if he can prevent it, and it is under
stood that the young lady agrees with her
father.
Judge Tyler met with a serious accident
Wednesday evening near his home in Ala
media. He stumbled over pile Of lumber,
and in falling injured and bruised his right
leg below the knee. No bones were broken,
but he will be obliged to walk or clutches
for z couple of weeks.
Railroad men are beginning to smile
now, on account OF q general improvement
in passenger traffic Some of them say that
it has been better during the past two
weeks than for several months before.
Freight business naturally languishes at
this season of the year.
The proprietors of an island stone quarry,
Just beyond the boundary line between the
United States and Lower California, have
made All offer to give the Lick Trustees all
the stone necessary to build the proposed
public bath building. The stone is said to
be an exceptionally fine brown.
J. c. Seymour and Robert Morrill, have
each deposited $3.50 at Harry Maynard's to
guarantee that a match would be made be-
tween Mike CIeary and Charley Mitchell.
Harry Maynard telegraphcd a ticket to
Mitchell in New York, and it is supposed
that he is now on his way to California TO
meet Cleary.
In the suit Of DR.. II. H Gardner against
Bowen ~ TatuIn to recover s., 400 for SER
vices rendered an emplOye Of defendants,
Drs. Sawyer, Mclean and other professional
gentlemen testified that the work was req
sOnably worth from s., 900 to s., 900. The
patients life was saved by ENGRAVING skin
upon the limbs, which had been severely
burned by an explosion Of gasoline.
T H Goodman, general passenger and
ticket agent of the Central Pacific, has ad-
dressed q circular to Arbitrator Samuel
Miller, approving The rule recently adopted
torbIddlng the encouragement or OrganiZ-
ing of East-bound excursions Of any class
He also stated that orders have been issued
prohibiting the agents Of Eastern roads
from soliciting patronage within the limits
OF the depot grounds III Los Angeles.
The report that the junction of the At
iantic and Pacific and the California South
ern will be at Waterman, is denied by a
member OF the surveying party On the des-
ert. He says that the California Southern
will form a junction at Daggett that the
road is surveyed west of Daegett about
three miles. but a side track viii be built
from there to Daggett station, where the
permanent union depot will be established.
Che Nan Gang, Chinese woman 50
years Of age, with three children in this
country and a husband in China, COM
united suicide Friday morning in a lodg-
ing-h0use on Washington alley, of Wash
in2t1n street. between Kearny and Dupont
She swallowed Il large quantity OF opium
and was dead when found. She had told
some OF her country that She was
despondent because she owed about $4,000
and could not pay it.
The 5toney exploring schooner steamer
is now at Mare Island, where She will re-
be carried TO Alaska Lieutenant Stoney
has been busy for some time making prem
arations. A crew Of ten picked men has
been selected. The expedition will explore
the Putnam river from the point where the
previous expedition terminated, and will
also explore inland through Northern
Alaska. The party viii not be gone more
than year and halt, but viii be pro-
yisioned for q three years cruise.
The motion OF plaintiffs in the case of
Charles Main ct al vs.. The Central Pacific
Railroad Company ct al. for permission to
inspect the books of the defendant COM
pany has been set for hearing by Judge
Hunt for tie 24th instant The action is
10 declare that defendants Stanford, Hunt
ington, Croker and Mary F. S. Hopkins
hold in trust for the defendant company
rs, l0I shares Of the company stock that
said shares be Cancelled, and that the above
named individual defendants account for
all the income and profits of the Central
Road, and that said road account 10 the
California Pacific Railroad Company for all
profits made by the Oakland ferryboats
Also, to declare fraudulent and void an
by the defendants 10 J. 3. Uag-
gin Of California Pacific stock
MERCHANDISG REPORT.