Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-21

Chinese in San Francisco.
San FRANcIsco, July 20th.-A special
committee of the Supervisors, investigating
Chinatown the past three months, filed
their report tonight. They find the present
Chinese population to be sc, 800, including
100 children. There are % public opium
dens. besides private ones in every house
There are at present lie baTriCaded gambling
deus in operation, and 100 houses Of pros
titution.
Weu-Rnown salonI Keeper Drowned,
TRUcKEE, July 20th-On last Friday
night NJ Houlhl;an, well-known saloon
keeper, mystericEsly disappeared. He had
been drinking Freely ef late, and it was
supposed that lie had gene away frem town
for few days, His 3avorite dog acted 50
strangely yesterday that universal atten
ton was attracted 60 MIN. The dog would
go to the bridge and whine AID look into
tie water aud return, making the trip sew
eral times AS Houllihan did not return,
q force of men turned Oat to-day ard
searched the Truckee river, when his body
was found about 800 yards below The
bridge He had S114 in coin in his pocket,
and there were no marks of violence on his
person. The Coroner i9ry returned YER
dict of death from drowning.
SaIoon-keeper Murdered.
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nighta stranger, known as Charlie, and Ohm
Lesher, proprietor of the Riverside saloon
at the edge of this city, had a dispute,
which ended in Charlie shooting Lesher in
the breast with a shotgun loaded with No.
shot killing him almost instantly. The
murderer turned and disappeared in the
timber III the bottoms. The country was
secured all night by armed and excited
men, but up to II o'clock this morning
they had not captured him. They have
good descriptions of him, aud the fugitive
certainly cannot escape.
Killed By Drink.
Fresno, July 20th.-A man named. Pat
rick Frel died suddenly while at work on
his ranch at Bates station, on the y osemite
road. He had been drinking heavily OF
late.
Notwithstanding Boys Destroy "a School
House.
FRESNO, July 20th.-The public school
house in Wildfower district was destroyed
by fire last night. Loss, about $500; no in
surance. The fire is supposed to have been
caused by boys smoking cigarettes and
throwing the stumps into the debris near
the building
Burglars in Santa Rosa.
SANTA Rosa, July 20th-The Garter lodg-
ing-house in this city was entered by burg
lars early Sunday morning. The thieves
visited several rooms and took 4 large
quantity of clothing. Before they could
make off with their booty, however, some
of the dodgers We're awakened. The burg
lars, being alarmed, dropped the plumber
IL Il woodshed and disappeared in the dark
ness. No arrests have been made.
Charged with Arson.
SAN JOSE, July 20th.-Alex Mast of MAY
field lost stack of barley by fire Saturday
night, and to-day he procured the arrest OF
two near neighbors-James y. Lacy and
Frank Goodwin charging them with ar
son. Their assert their innocence, and say
Mast's action is malicious.
An Escaped Lunatic.
NAPA, July 20th-Carl Johannsen, an es-
capped lunatic from San Quentin, where he
was serving a life sentence for killing a
sailor boarding in San Fran
cisco, is still at large, and cannot be found.
Fifteen Months imprisonment.
PoEr COSTA, July 20th.-Frank Hen
messy, convicted Saturday of having robbed
Port Costa house of diamonds and other
jeweiry, last week, was to-day sentenced by
Superior Judge Brown, of Martinez, to a
term of Imprisonment at San Quentin Of
fifteen years.
Two Stacks of Grain Consumed ny Fire.
ANDERSON Shasta county,, July both
& fire occurred on the place of Shade Hays
yesterday, consuming two stacks Of grain.
Killed while Beating Train-Ho Hospital
Dedicated.
Los ANGELES. July 20th- Charles Sims.
while riding on the Drakebeam of a South
ern Pacific freight train, fell off, near San
Fernando, last night, and was instantly
killed.
St Nincent's Hospital the finest in the
State, was dedicated yesterday with impoa-
ing ceremonies.
Charged With Embezzlemcnt.
san JOSE, July 20;h-A warrant was is
sued this afternoon for the arrest of j. c.
Ellis book-keeper for the Eastlake Paint
Company, who Is charged by ". 7. May
nard the President with embezzing s. coo
from the company. 1t Is learned that Ellis
took the 1:10 train at Santa Clara for SAN