Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Worse than Ioe-water.

There. IS certain vegetable production
that is not infrequently called "cow-cum-
Der by illiterate persons, and it is by no
means settled fact that this is not the
more appropriate name for it, as there is
good reason to assume that it was intended
more as food for the bovine than the human
race. And yet, notwithstanding the fact
that every well-regulated cucumber CON
talns about as many cases of cholera NOR
BUS to the square inch as a gallon of Texas
delight does of jim-jams, some peonle
VIII persist IN outraging nature by eating
them IN raw state. When picked they
are palatable and free from danger. but
otherwise they are apt to cause serious
bowel troubles and even death The San
Francisco Chronicle of yesterday relates
how former Sacramentan and com
panion came near dying on Tues
day after partaking of a good solid
meal OF cucumbers, held down by mack
erel apiece, some potatoes, bread and tea.
ltappears that NJ. T. Brewer who last wear
removed from this city to the Bay). Pres
ident of the Pacific Fruit Company, and E.
y. Fellows, Secretary of the same, went to
restaurant on Davis street, at noon on
Tuesday, and partook of the aboye-named
rather powerful lunch. On the way back
TO the. office each noticed that there was
something the matter with the other. and
on reaching the office they were both seized
with nausea, shivering and gripping pains.
1t was soon found necessary to call in
doctor, who administered emetics to re-
heve them by vomiting. AT one time they
seemed in very critical condition Brewer
had terrible cramps and rolled in Spasms
on the carpet in his Office. He struggled
for breath at times. Fellows was not at
tackled with cramps, but otherwise his con-
dluon was not less dangerous than Brew
ers. Toward evening both were taken
home, and IN few hours felt much better
The Chronicle says the supposition was that
there was Paris green on the cucumbers;
but II seems very odd that any person who
mad been thoughtless enough TO load his
stomach with green Cucumbers should
think of laying the blame for his sickness
on Paris green or any other kind of green.
HOUSE CAPsIzED. - About halfpast )
O'Clock yesterday afternoon a small one
story dwelling at 1925 O street, owned by
c. Meierdierks and occupied by colored
man named +. Smithea, an employe at the
State Capitol, came near being totally
wrecked. The house stood about four feet
from the ground. Smithea. whose family is
absent at the Bay, had Just returned from
his labors. He entered at the front door,
picked up postal card left by the mail
carrier and walking through to the back
porch, sat down to read it. Directly he
was startled by 4 cracking noise, and then
he began to feel the house settling down
on one side. He leaped to the ground and
Just then down came the structure, the
west side resting on the ground and the
other remaining propped up on some of the
sllls that had not rotted off. The rear end
OF the structure was pretty badly wrecked,
and the fence pickets on which it landed
tore few holes in the rustic, but most of
the furniture escaped serious injury. The
basem ant timbers had become too rotten to
longer sustain the weight of the house.
FATALLY SHor-A telegram from San
Luis 0bispo, dated the 18th, States that on
that morning r. Lawrie was brought to the
County Hospital. having been shot at San
Miguel on Satur ay night by DR.. James P.
Mooklar. The Shooting was done with a
rifle, the ball passing through both arms
and the chest. Lawrie is expected to die
1t IS reported that Mooklar had insulted
Lawrie and had been made to apologize:
that he afterwards went to his room in the
hotel, where both were stopping and Law in
waiting Tor Lawrie to pass, and rs he did so
fired, with the effect stated. Lawrie is a
nephew of Richard Dale, of Sacramento.
and was quite well known here A subse-
quent dispatch received by Mr.. Dale states
that Mr.. Lawrie died on the same dav he
was shot, and that his funeral will be held
at Santa Clara tomorrow
THE SACRAMENTO ZouAvEs.-There is a
movement on foot looking to the speedy
reorganization of the Sacramento Zouaves
Captain S. Emory and other enterprising
colored citizens are taking an active inter
azf in hn
been held to consider the matter, and up
ward of thirty young men have already
Sgnlfled their willingness to join. Captain
Emory thinks that a very strong company
can be organized. and Acknowledgement
Cosby has promised TO aid the Zouaves as
far as possible. Within the last year there
has been quite an influx of colored men,
VINO nave come chiefly from Kern county.
where many hundreds have been out in
the cotton helds, and there seems to be no
reason why the Zouaves should not soon
be in more Furnishing condition than
ever
POLICE CouRT.-The following business
was transacted yesterday: A. Gerber. dis
turbing the peace, discharged. .....Ah Cling.
misdemeanor. sentenced to pay a fine of $50
or sixty days in Jail Mrs Shay. distrnb.
ing the peace, dismissed on payment ofcosts
I'D. Rand, common drunkard SEN
fenced 10 sixty days in the county jail. -.
J: ID. Smith, keeping a disorderly house
discharged. Louis Robinson, vagrancy
discharged. Same, battery, discharged on
payment of costs.,...M. ID. Reed. obtaining
money under false pretenses, continued til
Friday We Hung, petit larceny, con
unued hll to-day......Ah Lucy, vagrancv.
continued till to-day.
REoReANIzED.-T The Atlas have reorsan.
lied their nine, and will play hereafter as
follows: Mclaughlin, catcher; Renfro.
pitcher; Meagher short-stop; Ahern. first
base; Robertson. second base Hanlv. third
base; Flint left field; Costello, center field
Hilbert, right field. The friends of tbe
club regard II stronger under the present
organization than ever before, and antici-
pate favorable results at its meeting with
the HaverlyS on the 23d instant.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT-The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on
the 10th instant: For Hall, Luhrs & Co.
1000 pounds mdse, 1913 tierces hams. so
cases lard. 20 cases tripe w. r. Strong q
Co. , iron doors Lindley & Co. % cases
mustard; Mebius & Co., 90 cases lard; w.
l. Bailey, box household goods; C. w
Reed, iron CRATES.
ANOTHER DIsAGREEMENT.-The case of ].
i; CardweH against George Cavitt and
others, for malicious mischief, was tried be-
lore justice Henley yesterday, and the jury
disagreed. The same result occurred on
the triai OF similar cause between the
same parties at Folsom recently.
The cheapest, elearest and best beer on
the market is the Fredericksburg export.
G. w. Chesley. sole agent