Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-22

HORRIBLE PARRICIDE.-From parties who
came in from Michigan Bar yesterday the
following details of horrible parricide
were learned On Sunday morning John
Kester, German farmer, about 20 years
old, was shot and instantly killed by his
15-year-old son on their farm near Forest
Home, some four miles south of Michigan
Bar. 1t appears that for some time past
| there was considerable domestic trouble in
the Kestler family. His wife left him
several times, but there was nothing
in their domestic infelicity that the
| neighborS ever thought would cul-
inmate in such a tragedy Early
Sunday morning the son loaded his double
barrelled shotgun, and discharged one of
| the barrels into his fathers body, on the
| atter's first appearance The old man fell
| dead at his sons feet, and while lying in
that condition the latter discharged the
other barrel into the body of his deceased
parent. The boy then carefully loaded up
| the gun and was ready to further riddle the
| body if there was the least sign oflife. The
| boy was arrested and taken before magiS-
trate, where he acknowledged the murder
Gus deed and gave as his reason for COM
| hitting it that some time since his father
| had assaulted his mother, and chased her
around the ranch with a gun. The entire
ncighborhood is very much excited over
| the matter, and there are many theories as
| to the real causes which actuated the boy
| to commit the brutal murder. Kestler for
many years lived on the Consumes river,
| in this county, where he was well and
| fayorably known.
ObD FELLOWS PICNIc.-The Odd Fellows
of Sacramento will celebrate the ami
versary of the Order by an excursion and
picnic on Saturday next at Cothrin's Grove.
A finer place to hold it could not be de
sired, there being plenty of shade, fine
| scenery, hills and little flats, and beautiful
views. \ fine new dancing platform, 90 by
| 100 feet has been constructed, and the
Hussar Band will furnish music for the
| dancers. There will be two prizes for those
| holding adults tickets, and two for chill
dren's tickets, and twenty prizes for games.
| The first prize for adult tickets will be n
| new $50 sewing machine of the most inn
proved make. The prizes are now on eX-
! hibition at c. A. Sawtelle's book store, 1OS
J street The train will leave the depot at
S clock, stopping at way stations.
THE PosroFFIcE S1TE.-Inquiry is fire.
quently made as to what the Commission
| ers propose doing relative to choosing site
| for the Postoffice-how they propose TO Sc
! lcct it, etc. In conversation with two of
| the Commissioners yesterday upon the sub
| ject. a reporter learned that the gentlemen
appointed have not yet received lnstruc-
| tions from Washington, and consequently
cannot tell what Will be required. They
| do not know how much land will be
wanted, how much Of the appropriation
! can be expended for the purpose, the di-
| mansions of the building, or whether the
1 approrriofi 10 eyDeptpI 10 he sufficient fO
| purchase the site and complete the struc-
| ture.
RECEPTION OF COMMANDER KoUNTz. -
| Sumner and Warren Posts, G.. A. R., will
meet at the Armory, Sixth and l. streets, at
6 o'clock this evening, and march TO the de-
| pot, under escort of the military, which
will assemble about the same hour, to re-
| ceive Commander-in- Chief Kountz 4" the
| Drummer Boy of Mission Ridge = ana the
comrades of the Grand Army who &C
company him, including Department Off
GERS. They will be escorted to Changers
| Hall. where a joint special meeting of the
| two Posts will be held at o'clock. There
| will be present visitors from the Posts of
neighboring cities, and all comrades in
good standing are invited.
AN ELEGANT DISPLAY OF PRIzEs.-By far
| the finest display of prizes for picnic or
] other entertainment that has ever been
J made in this city. can now be seen IN the
| collection for the Odd Fellows picnic, at
| Sawtelle's Book Store, 70S J street. II will
be worth your while to go there and eX-
| anime them.
LADIES, look over our stock ofpicnic hats
before making your purchases. Red