Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-09

Dorsey. Reports from the missionaries Of
the Convention followed.
In the evening the Convention accorded
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
hearing, when Mrs. c. S. Capp presided
Short addresses were made by Mrs P w.
Dorsey, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Charles Button,
Miss Ames, Mrs. B. c. Wright and others.
After which an address was made by Dr..
Tolman, of Chicago, District Secretary of
the Missionary Union.
The evening session was devoted to the
consideration of the claims of the Ameri-
can Baptist Publication Society, and Sun
day School Institute conducted by DIR. Alb
bolt. with stirring addresses by Rev. ]. C.
Jordan, of Fresno, Rev A NJ. Petty, of
Santa Ana, Rev J. F. Moody, of Pomona,
and Rev. DR.. Pendleton, of San Francisco.
SECOND DIsPATCHl
Los ANGELES, May 8th.-The Baptist
Convention adjourned this forenoon, after
a brief and unimportant session.
An Unknown Dead Man.
Los ANGELES, May Sth.-The dead body
of a man about 90 years of age was found
to-day a little north of the road to Pasa-
dena, on the highland tract. He had no
papers on his person to denote who he was
v
inches in hight, about 40 pounds weight
gray hair, full gray beard, blue eyes, had
on hght-ribbcd pants, black frock coat, blue
shirt, standing collar and black soft hat OF
| English manufacture 4 fancy remem-
brance card, with the name of Mrs. /
Franklin, and blue-spotted linen hand
kerchief, with the initials D. A. G., were
found i'll his pocket. He was lying under
a tree upon a dark-brown cheap blanket
Near him was tin cup and a spoon. His
pipe and the remains of a fire, in which il
is thought he had burned some papers
some fragments OF paper with writing or
them being found III the hollow OF the tree
The remains are now IN the hands OF the
Coroner.
s Bloodthirsty Uncle.
VIsALGA, May Sth.-Particulars are Just
| received here of Il stabbing affair which
| occurred about o'clock last night in the
neighborhOod of the Elbows, about thir-
teen miles east from this place. 1t appears
that as James EnlOw was walking along
the road he was overtaken by his nephew,
Wesley boxes, who saluted his uncle, but
receiving no answer to his salutatior,
asked what was the matter. Enlow re-
piled, You have been telling tales about
me-" boxes answered that he had not.
Enlow said, " You get off your horse and
l will show you whether you have or not"
Having no knowledge of anything wrong,
and no suspicion of any danger, he got
down, but had no sooner alighted than En-
low stabbed him in the left side Just above
the hip, infiicting a wound about one and
one-fourth inches in length and of doubt
full nature. Enlow assisted his nephew
home, or until other assistance was called,
boxes having tainted Recovering, be
charged Enlow with having attempted his
life, and for nothing. Being enraged, En-
low proposed to knife him again. and like
wise to stab BOXES friends should they in
terfere. EnloW was arrested about IL
O'Clock last night, and is now in the county
Jail.
y Citizen of san Buenaventura Killed.
SAN BUENAvEETURA, May Sth.-ln cross
ing the Sespe in Ventura county, Wednes-
day, the horse of John Akers became IN
manageable and threw Mr. Akers to the
ground, breaking his neck and killing him
instantly. Mr.. sAkers was a native of
Providence, Clark county, Ind, and was
forty-nine years of age. He was highly re-
spected and his death casts o gloom over
the community in which he lived.
Sheep-raiser Struck Dead by Lightning.
YREKA, May Sth.-The dead body of
Thomas Vim, a sheep-raiser, was found
to-day near his sheep ranch III the cedarS,
about twelve miles east of here. He was
struck by lightning during the thunder
shower of Wednesday evening, his clothes
being all torn off as the flash evidently ran
down into his boots.
Guilty OF Murder.
SAN ANDREAs, May 8th.-Peter Demar-
TIM, on trial this week for decapitating
Frank Henhardt last October, at Comanche,
was found guilty of murder, and the jury
fixed the penalty at imprisonment for life.
Unlawful Liquor Selling Boys Arm
Broken.
FRESNO, May 8th.-John J. Cole, was CON
yicted in the Justice Court last night of
selling liquor without a license. He was
tried by jury.
The four-ye;ar-old son Of William Newly
had his left arm broken to-day, by being
run over by wagon.