Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-04
PACIFIC SLOPE.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO DESTROY
TRGCkEE BY FIRE.
The Glenn Ranch Murder-Oregou
OccusrenCes-Sait Lake Items
-Chautauqua Circle.
lsrKcIAL DISPATCHES To THE BrcoRD-UNoy.I
CALIFORNIA.
Suicide of a Former sacramento Printer

( afternoon in his room at the Central House
! 81 Second street by wrenching the burner
! off the gas pipe and inhaiing the gas He
/ left note addressed to his brother, VIM
/ NJ. Lyon, at Sacramento, stating that his
! life had been a failure, and asking hi.
/ brother to take care OF his remains 1t is
! believed the deed was caused by deSpond
! ency, owing to his failure to obtain perma
I nent employment.
= Eruit-Shipper Satisfied.
! SAN FRANCISCO, July Sd. L. Shiman
] OF SAN Lorenzo, has just received from
! Porter Bros, of Chicago, returns of Q ship.
ment of cherries sent by him TO that mar
I ket several weeks ago. This shipment
! embraced . crates, weighing 5000 pounds
! The gross proceeds were $0,7ll, and the ex-
! peuse of shipment and sale consisted oi
/ 3,125 on account Of freight, and 40 cents
/ for carriage, leaving the net sum Of ST, SAG &c
+ the credit of the shipper. Mr.. Shi1uan is
very well satisfied with the result of the
/ venture, which, according to tn Sc returns
! has netted him eight cents per pound at 4
/ time when the same fruit was selling here
; at three cents per pound. Yesterday Mr.
Shiman and other San Lorenzo fruit-grow-
ers shipped carload of Prince OF Wales
! and Lady Washington plums and Moor
park apricots to Chicago.
/
TBUCKEE, July 3d-A fire broke out at .
: 4. N. on Church street. Some eight dwell
ings viii be consumed. The fire is sup
posed to be the work OF an incendiary.
SECOND DIsPATCH.i
! TRUCKER, July 3d.-The fire this morn.
ing is undoubtedly the work of an incen-
diary. Rev. Mr.. Ewing and others saw 9
pile Of kindling arranged by lumber pile
The fires were set in two places-Richard,
sons barn and a pile of lumber 1t is
thought that some one with spite against
: Ellie Ellen, the well-known lumberman
set the fires. Had the wind been blowing
! at all, the entire street would have beer
consumed. The loss is estimated at $40
COO insured as follows Teutonia, 81 $50
partial less Fireman 5 Association of Lon
don, S4G0; Fireman'S of Newark, $3.50
Commercial, 800; Fircman's Fund, 81 100
\. J. Mercantile, $3.50.
Never Put OF Until Tomorrow Wha
Can be Done To-day"
! lone, July 3d.-Amador county cele
. brated the l09th anniversary of America
independence at lone City to-day by pro
CeSsion composed of lone Lodge, / 0. O
f, the various n. S. G. W. Parlors of tht
county car of State and a tournament
under the auspices of lone Parlor No. 8
and was a decided success. The address, de
ivered by E. G. Farnsworth, and the
other literary exercises were well received
There will be a grand ball this evening
and horse-racjng tomorrow.
IT, Ei,autuuqua Circle.
MONTEREY, July 3d.-Yesterday evenin,
Mr. Perkins, Of San Francisco, lectured OF
the subject Of Wit and Humor." Hi
Whole lecture was embraced in few con
else remarks illustrated by innumerablt
happy examples, drawn from almost al
classes of literature showing that his posi-
ton as Librarian in San Francisco was j,
appreciative hands. His efforts were 5;
well recognized by his audience that afte
closing and leaving the platform he wa
recalled, and absolutely compelled to ex
tend his remarks an additional half hour
Mrs Westwater opened the evenings meet
ing by singing Because of Thee in {
natural cOntralto voice of unusual volume
and depth, combined with smoothness anC
expression. The evening session was ClOseC
by the quartet singing. in an eXCeptionabl,
good manner, Henry Smart's sweet OLE
quartet, My Lady Sleeps" At 10 A. N
to-day Mrs. Ella Cumming, of San Fran
cisco, lectures on Literature as Profes
sion for Woman" AT II A. NJ Mr.. Per
kins continues last nights lecture, at P
N. the Chautauqua round-ta table, and at {
P. N. q lecture on the Sanscrit
New Theater in Santa Rosa.
SANTA Rosa, July 3d-The opening o
the new theater, the AthenGum, last night
was a grand occasion. The house was
about three-ffths filed with the beauty
and fashion of the city. The cpenin;
ceremonies were brief and interesting
Manager HayInan made neat speech, anC
aha M, .,
logue. The drop curtain surpasses any il
| The Little Geysers Tragedy.
SANTA Rosa, July 3d-Paul Miles VIII,
shot John PhilbroOk dead in the aflrav a
Little Geysers, few days ago and was
thereupon mortally shot by a brother o
Philbrook, Is in the hospital here, and i
is thought he cannot survive till morning
Death of Citizen OF Gilroy.
GILRoY. July 3d-Hon. T. r. Thomas
died at bis residence near this city this
morning Of Bright's disease. Mr. Thomas
came to this county from Missouri in 1853
ana has resided here ever since. He was
well known throughout the county, and
was greatly esteemed both on account OF
goodness Of heart. He was elected to the
Legislature on the Democratic ticket in
1863 and was a conspicuous member OF
that body. His funeral will take place
Sunday afternoon under the auspices Of the
Masonic Lodge OF this city. 1t is also I'M
derstood that the knights Templar Lodge
of Watsonville, of which the deceased was
a member, will participate in the funeral
obsequies. He leaves q wife and six
children.
A Mare Island Appointme: t.
VALLEJO, July 3d.-John A. Jones, a
former resident of this city, but Iatterly
employed in San Francisco, has been ap-
pointed Foreman Machinist of the Steam
Engineering Department at the Navy
Yard.
Murder in the First Degree.
t CoLusA, July 3d.-The trial of Patrick
Brick, for the murder of A Jones, at
Jacinto, on the 18th of MAY last, was be-
gun in the Superior Court last Monday,
and this afternoon the jury returned ver-
dict of guilty of murder in the first degree,
, without recommendation.
Thunder and Lightning. with Rain.
! SAN JUAN SOUTH, July 3d-An unprece-
dented heavy lightning and thunder storm
and light rain prevailed here for several
hours last night
! WRIGHT's, July 3d-A rain-storm passed
and lightning, ct o'clock this morning.
Fruit as yet is not injured
Brakeman Badly Hurt.
SAN JOSE, July 3d,-As the north bound
narrow gauge freight train came in this
morning one of the cars was derailed,
throwing off the brakeman, Ed. Wright
His right shoulder was disIocated, three
ribs broken, and serious internal injuries
nI
Another Consump tive Attempts to Kill
Himself.
SAN Josg, July 3d.-Fred. Olney attempt
ed suicide tonight by stabbing himself in
the left breast. Cause, consumption. He
will recover.
NEVADA.
Cattle Thief Sentenced.