Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-16
PACIFIC SLOPE.
SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE nrconD-uslos.l
CALIFORNIA.
Weather Indications.


SAN FRANcIsco, October 15th--S p. "
Signal Service indications for the succeed
ing thirty-two hours: North Pacific fair
weather, with light 60 fresh winds qener
ally northwesterly. Middle Pacific. eener
ally fair weather, with northwesterly Wi,,,is
South Pacific, fair weather, with ligl,t to
fresh winds, generally northwesterly.
DiaboIical Plot-OId Man Injured Ii.
cense Ordinance NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ton Postponed.
SAN JOSH, October 18th. A rlilkman
serving the family of S H. Thopapson, on
South First street, this morning discovered
white powder in the dish set out for the
milk, and substituted a vessel of his own.
The powder was later found TO be puret
arsenic. There is no clue to the perpetra-
tor or his motive.
Henry Freyschele, proprietor of Lone
Hill vineyard, aged - years. had his hin
fractured this afternoon BIZ kick from n
colt he was training. The injury in itself
is serious, and the advanced age of the
victim makes his recovery doubtful
The Supervisors to-day amended Ike IL
cen ordinances as regards insurance COM
panies, dividing them into seven classes,
graded according to the business transacted.
The first class, whose premiums amount to
S9,o0O ioT a quarter, are taxed S25 per
quarter The seventh class, less than
S3,0eo per quarter, s., and each agent and
solicitor must also pay s. per quarter.
Counsel for Nelson Pierce, charged with
the murder of Joseph Mccarthy, to-day
obtained a postponement of examination
for one week.
Grand Jury Report-The Coed Templar
Trouble.
Los ANGELES, October I5th.-The Grand
Jury made final report this afternoon,
and were discharged. The books of Asa
Ellis, ex-County Tax Collector, ROW Inter-
nal Revenue Collector were found correct.
The county officers were approved and
condemned respectively.
The County Fair at Downey is largely
attended, and is a big success
VIII A. Gould and a D. Wood. in the
Erentag Erpress, state that they wished~to
produce reformation in the |. 0. G. r..
ana by change in administration stop the
loss OF 1000 in membership annually.
They charge the Grand Secretary with con
trolling majority of the votes. and the
patronage of $3.50 annually hence
Their defeat.
Insane Through Business.
SANTA Cruz, October. I5th-This morn
ing ex-Supervisor B. +. Dean, a pioneer
resident of jacksonville, was committed to
the Insane Asylum. His insanity was
brought on through business reyerses.
Dwelling Destroyed.
Nevada, October 15lh.-The dwelling
house OF II. II. Knighton, situated near
the end Of Water street, was burned down
this morning, very little of the contents
being saved. The furniture, etc, was in
sured for 500, in the American Central
Insurance Company. The fire was caused
by a defective Hue
A Tramp Loses Leg.
BAKERSFIELD, October 15th-This morn
ing, at Sumner, tramp stealing ride on
the brakebeam of freight train fell off
and had his left leg crushed. The limb
was amputated, but he is not likely to sur
vive the shock. His name is Calvin
Baker, 20 years of age. from Oxford, Ind.
Retrenchment the Order of the Day.
DAGGErr, October l5th-D. b. Robinson,
General Manager of the Atlantic and Pa
ciiic, is making a tour of inspection. Re-
trenchment is the order of the day. All
telegraph offices are closed between Albu-
querque and Mojave, fifty mechanics have
been discharged and station and train help
reduced on every hand