Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-09

LITILEN.
EXAMINED AND DISCHARGED. in the
Police Court yesterday several hours were
occupied in the hearing of the case of MIN
Sing, accused of kidnapping or assisting in
kidnapping, the Chinawoman All Tuck,
recently brought here from San Francisco
on bogus charge of grand larceny, and
subsequently spirited away. being taken to
Auburn and from there 10 Nevada City or
some other place by her abductors. The
evidence was contradictory, and bore es-
pecially upon the circumstances connected
with her being taken from this city TO
Auburn. Some of the Chinese witnesses
testified that she was crying when she left
the house in which she had been kept here
and refused to 90 until MIN Sing threat
ened her with a pistol. a hickman, who
drove the team by which she was taken to
Auburn, testified that she appeared to go of
her free will, and was not weeping when
she came out of the house. The defense
did not introduce any witnesses or make
argument, but moved for dismissal
which the Court granted, holding that the
evidence given was insufficient TO convict.
CoNQUERING THE - FIRE DEVIL. The
residents Of Chinatown recently raised a
considerable sum by subscription for the
| purpose of securing the services of priests to
conduct a campaign against the fire
| devil who some weeks since gave evil
dence of his presence in this city by caus-
| ing the burning of considerable property in
the vicinity Of Third and | streets. On
/ Tuesday last three priests of high degree
came up from San Francisco to do the
tussling and aided by local talent. they
| 4
| kicking up a racket that doubtless CON
WINGED the subscribers to the fund that
| they were getting the worth oftheir money.
| The priests seem To have rushed the fight
| ing from the call of time and knocked
! the devil ont in one round. Before day
| light he was driven into the slough, despite
| the city ordinance against polluting it, and
| the priests were able to return to the Bay
on the first train yesterday morning.
INcoRPoRArIoNs.-T following articles
of incorporation have been filed with the
Secretary of State The German Methodist
Episcopal Church of Santa Rosa, CAL for
| the propagation and maintenance of the
! Christian faith according to the usages and
methods of the Methodist Episcopal
/ Church, IN the town of Santa Rosa, So
| noma county, Cal Directors-John Dor
man. Henry Bouemillcr John c. Letold,
| August Bcckmann, Albert Scherdecker.
| Capital stock, 500, divided into 20 shares
| of the par value of SO eaCh......The Ell
sinor Pottery and Fire Clay Company,
| for the manufacture and sale of pottery
ware, thing, sewer pipe, etc. Principal
! place of business, EIsinor, San Diego
county, Cal. Dmectors-Ieonard b. Peck,
David Townsend, D. 5. Buterbaugh,
| Franklin H. Head. John d. HoH Capital
stock, 5000, divided into 500 shares. OF the
par value Of $50 each.
SEEN IN THE SKY.-About 800 2. NJ.
Tuesday. when the clerk of the weather
was inarshaIling his forces for the thunder
storm, a large white cloud appeared in the
western sky. which after n while assumed
! the form of bust of Roscoe Conkling, even
| 10 the curl of his hair and the style of his
! whiskers as so often presented III the
! illustrated journals. TLliis form was main
! tanned for about ten minutes, and attracted
much attention. The cloud presently
| changed a little and the admiring spectat'
! ors were given what was pronounced TO be
a good likeness of Frank PiXley. There Is
room for much speculation rs to what the
! appearance of these forms, so white ano
| ghostiike, portends
| THE SrANDPIPEs.-The standpipe placed
several years ago in position near the foo
of y street, in order that the fire engine;
might take suction from the river in case {
scarcity Of water in the city mains made i
necessity 10 do so on the occasion of tire
has been removed by some one, and l:
lying on the wharf. II is also reported tina
some of those in other localities are MOI
being looked after. If such is the case The
matter should be attended to. AT the re
cent fire at Front and y streets the poomeS'
of the hydrant streams showed that there
was not much water pressure there, and i
may be that a big fire further down thu
levee would find the water more scant.
CoRoNER's INcuEST.-Coroner Clark helC
an inquest last evening upon the body o
the woman who was found lying in 10
at Twenty-frst and streets last Monday
evening. suffering from the effects of dos,
of laudanum, and who died at the County
Hospital soon after her removal to that in
stitution. Although close inquiry had beer
made by the Coroner and many person,
had viewed the remains at the undertaken
no information as to her identity could b,
obtained. The jury returned as their yer
dict that she died from opium poisoning
but whether the death was accidental o.
otherwise they could not determine.