Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-06


MUSEUM ASSOCIATION. - The regular
monthly meeting of the Museum Associa-
ton was held last evening. President
Lubin, from the section of art and antiqui-
ties, read paper on antiquarian study that
was full of valuable thought, original in
conception, and that demonstrated that the
past is legitimate field for investigation in
the interests of the present, the evolution
Of the mind and the broadening of human
intelligence Virgil Williams, of the San
Francisco School of Design, was elected an
honorary member. In behalf of D. E.
Alexander, a number of pamphlets and an
ancient book were presented in behalf of
Mrs. VI. B. Horne, number of Sandwich
Island curiositieS; i'll behalf of NJ. J. Brun-
dage, photograph of singular tree growth in
Guba county,; in behalf of Mrs. f. F.
Chamberlain, specimens of vegetable ivory,
with accompanying botanical notes. The
thanks of the Association were voted to the
donors. DIR. Pyburn presented ten new sheets
for the herbarium, containing examples of
yerbena hastata V. hastala, var. paniculata
lippia nodifiora, |. nodihora var. lanceola-
ia psoralia macrostachya; cuscuta subin-
clusa and mollug verticillata. DR.. Hark-
ness, Of San Francisco, was invited to lee
tnrc before the Association the first We'd
nesday in September, and committee APP
pointed 10 arrange details. A committee
was appointed, also to correspond relative
to cost Of necessary articles, and also COM
mittee Of advice regarding q teacher for the
proposed art school, and a committee on
plans for lecture seasons and methods at
regular meetings. The matter of arranging
the studies for exhibition was debated
and referred to the Directory, with advice
to make the display as the Board may
deem best
DEATH Of ANOTHER PGoNEEE.-Lewis
Reynolds, who was buried yesterday in
San Francisco from Masonic Temple by
Oriental Lodge, No. IA, f. and A. NJ, was
a native of Batavia, n. Y. and IS years of
age He arrived in California in May,
1919, and for years transacted large mer
camille business in Sacramento. The first
brick store ever erected here was built by
him. He afterwards engaged in the i'm
porting business in San Francisco with two
brothers, under the firm name of Reynolds
& Co. He subsequently lived in Virginia
City, New, during the great bonanza eX-
element. For several years he resided in
San Francisco, having received the appoint
ment of private secretary to Senator Fair.
About nine months ago failing health COM
PEELED him to retire from active business.
During the most of that time he suffered
greatly from infiammatory rheumatism,
and for several months was confined to his
bed On last Saturday he was around
attending to his business as usual, but died
very suddenly after his return home in the
evening Deceased was a member of the
Society of California Pioneers, California
Commandery, knights Templar, and also
of Calvary Presbyterian Church, Rev D.
Sprecher pastor The church assisted at
the funeral. The bereft family consists of
three children, two daughters and son,
who is physician and surgeon.
THEIR DIsrRIcTs-Robert Barnett, the
newly-appointed Collector of Internal Rev
enue, has issued the following circular of
appointments: District No 1-sacra-
mento, Amador and Alpine-R. 0. era
vens, deputy; postofiice, Sacramento. No.
Placer, FL Dorado and ada,,William
NJ. Crutcher, deputy; postoffice, Auburn.
No. 3-Colusa, Yuba, Suffer and Lake
Frank Wilkins, deputy; postoftice, Coiusa.
No. butte, Plumas, Sierra, Lassen and
Modoc-R. o. Hosklns, deputy postoffice,
Chico. No. 5-Tehama, Shasta, Siskiyou,
Trinity, Humboldt and Del Norte-V. A.
Tapscott, deputy; postoffice, Red Bluff
No. 6-Sonoma, Mendocino and Marin
Frank H. SWEET, deputy; postofice Santa
Rosa No. 7-Solano, Napa and Yolo-Ed
+. Leake, deputy postoffice, Dixon.