Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
SUICIDE BY LAUDAYUM.-Late yesterday
afternoon, when the chambermaid at the
Orleans lodging house was cleaning up the
rooms. the occupant of one of them. Carrie
kaufman, woman about IS wears of ace
VINO has lived in Sacramento several wears
was found dead. A two-ounce vial. winch
had contained laudanum, was found in the
room. Also note addressed to q gentle
man friend, III which she expressed the
hope that he would excuse this rash act ~
but that she " felt so bad that she could
not help it. She gave directions for the
disposition Of her dresses and other prom
erty among her female friends, expressed a
nope That her friends would not feel bad
as she was at rest, and asked that she be
buried decently and with little expense. A
pawn ticket, showing the pledge of a gold
cham, indicated that she was in trouble
Hilahaaiiy she had been stopping at the
orleans but day or two. Some months
since she kept saloon in Plymouth, but
was burned out, and from there went to
Galt, then coming TO Sacramento. About
O'Clock on Monday evening she went to n
drug store and asked for two ounces of
iaudanum, being apparently in high spir-
ITS, and iaughingly inquired how much of
1t would be necessary to kill person The
clerk waiting upon her, referring to her
SIZE, she being large and tleshy, joeuaIly
rephed that about four ounces would be q
fatal dose for her. Her mood was ANYTHING
but melancholy, and did not cause suspi
<lon OF suicide. She leaves a daughter,
who IS N convent at Grass Valley
TRAkrs GATHERED IN.-The police night
watch made raid early yesterday morning
upon the hay piles at Agricultural Park.
and gathered in twenty men whom they
found sleeping there. One proved to be n
man employed at the Park and was re-
leased. Another was found to be an indi-
vidual who recently stole some clothing
from Louis hayanaugh, and a charge of
petit larceny was preferred against him.
pom which he was subsequently, convicted
he remaining eighteen pleaded guilty of
vagrancy in the Police Court, but were al
lowed to go on their promising to leave
town Immediately. This raid was made
Tor the reason, more especially, that some
OF the gathering of tramps were reported to
the police TO have been engaged in very
offensive conduct The officers brought in
at the same time six small boys, who came
10 the city from various portions of the
state TO see the fair, hoping To gain q living
by backing boots and leading bulls" at
the stock exhibits. Doubtless nearly all of
them had ran away from their homes, but
they assured the Police Judge and Chief of
Police that their parents knew they were
coming, and they were released from Gus
tody on their promise to make their way
home az soon as possible.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday the cases Of Warren Ferguson, Geo.
Davidson, John Boyne and James Gilbert,
90 NINA, yr-aro
this morning on motion of the City AtGor-
ney..-...W. J. Patterson was tried on
charge of vagrancy, convicted and sen
fenced to 40 days in the County Jail
Felix Carlos, previously adjudged guilty of
drawing deadly weapon. was fined $40
and costs or 10 days.....John Smith and
wife were convicted of an aggravated bat
terry upon George D. Wentworth the facts
of which were given in yesterdays RECORD
UNION, and will receive Judgment to-mor-
row.....August Smith was convicted of dis
turbing the peace, and will be sentenced
this morning THE case of George Hawk
ms, for carrying concealed weapon, went
over until the 10TH. Dan Tobin was
found guilt of exposure of person, and
James Marion of petit larceny. They will
both receive sentence this morning $50. NJ
Brady, for being q common drunkard. was
sentenced to GO days in the County Jail .....
Eighteen men pleaded guilty of vagrancy
III sleeping in barns or in hay piles. but
were allowed to go on promising to leave
town.
THE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION ADED-At a
meeting of the Directory of the California
Museum Association held Saturday even
ing, to consider further the plans for OPEN
ing the art school, this winter a letter was
received from Messrs. Weinstock & Lubin.
of this city, inclosing 4 check for one
thousand dollars, to be applied toward the
development of the art school problem.
The Directory ordered 4 letter of thanks
and acceptance to be forwarded to the
donors. The Association has encourage
ment now that it will be enabled TO open
the art school at an early day. This week
the visitors TO the +. b. Crocker Art Gallery
have been very numerous. The Associa-
ton has q desk in the Pavilion at the State
Fair. where memberships NAV be sub
scribed for. and where cards are distributed
setting forth its plan and the scope of its
work.
CRY TEEAsURY.-Following were the re-
ceipts for the week ending Saturday, Sep
tember 18th From Joseph n. Herndon,
cemetery dues, S65 70; A. S. Woods, water
rates, $500 %; n. A. kidder, harbor dues.
$24 so; 4. II. Mckee, rent. $50: w. A.
Henry, Police Court fines, S3S George A.
Putnam, city licenses, $3.50 "a George A.
Putnam, dog licenses. 50 &c; William Hem
lev, Justice Court fees, 81 70. Total.
81 ,437 %. Total disbursements, So. 43O AZ.
Total amount in City Treasury, 81, 1893 %.
Amount in City Treasury last week, $685.
679 55. Total in Treasury, SS70,672 AZ.
SEVERE FALL.-Yesterday horse which
c. T. Wheeler was driving became fright
ened and ran away, passing through Sec
ond street from j. Near the corner of X
street the buggy collided with an electric
light pole and was wrecked. Mr.. Wheeler
Was thrown out with great violence, and
alighted in such manner that his nose was
badly bruised and one side of his face
scratched, but no bones were broken, and,
though the shock to his system must have
been severe, he is not supposed to be seri-
ously hurt.
SALE OF FRESNO LANDs.-The attention
of our readers is called TO the peremptory
auciion sale of Fresno lands, to be sold al
Fresno City, October 3, 1885, under the
management of the Pacific Coast Land
Bureau. The land is a portion of the
Bank of California tract, of which about
two-thirds is now occupied by bona tide
settlers, and great bargains can be made al
this closing sale of the remaining portion
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