Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-17
The Iron Strike.

SAX FRANCISCO, February 16th.-Meet-
ings were held yesterday by the Mechanics
Union, patternmakers, and by committee
of five from each of the unions represented
in the strike. 1t was voted at all of these
meetings not to recede. 1t has been de-
cided by the strikers to have their benefit
entertainment next Saturday evening at
the Grand Opera House.
Molders' apprentices left work to-day in
the shops where there is a reduction, being
called out by the Molders' Union. The
machinists' apprentices remain at work.
Attic Union Iron Works to-day the engine
was running. At the office it was said
that none of the strikers had returned to
work. The strikers keep watch on the
shops where there is no strike, to learn if
work is taken there from either of the six
shops where there is a reduction. The re-
suit of this is that four molderS employed
in the Globe Iron Works, on Fremont
street, next to the Fulton works, were or
dered out to-day.
Another Glove Fight stopped by the
Police.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 18th - The
Eard-glove fight between Young Dutchy
and Harry Downie tonight resulted in a
draw, Captain Douglass stopping the fight
at the end of the third round. At that
The three rounds were marked by very
hard hitting. All bets were declared off.
Convicted of Granddaughter = Arbitrator
Resigned.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 16th-Eugene
Mccarthy, who killed Lieutenant Thomas
J. Crosbie, of the Morrow Guard, in the big
Republican parade last fall, was to-day
convicted of manslaughter.
J. +. Tucker, arbitrator of the Transcon-
tinental Association, resigned to-day.
Died of Her Injuries.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 16th.-Mrs. w.
Frank Whittier, injured hy being thrown
from her carriage few days ago, died to-
night.
The Chinese Theater Riot.
SAN FRANCISCO, February 16th.-In the
Chinese theater riot SUNDAY night, one
Chinaman was fatally shot and police officer
Mclaughlin had a rib broken and received
severe internal injuries.
An Aged Murderer.
OAKLAND, February 18th. An aged
tramp 20 years old, was arrested here Sat
urday night for being drunk In his pos
session was found gold watch brass
matchbox and q gold chain, which have
been identified as the property of Lorenzo
Dutii, who was so brutally murdered in
Oakland January 18th. The prisoner an
swers the description of the man who was
seen in Dutil's saloon few minutes before
the murder He explains the possession
of Dutirs property by saying that 4 man
named Charley gave the articles to him as
security for a loan of $40. He don't know
Charley's other name.
Sudden Death of Young Man-Attempted
Suicide.
1et,
day evening, as James Ross, of this valley,
was preparing to go home from town, he
dropped dead He had just unhitch3d his
horse, which was harnessed to a cart. His
falling frightened the horse, and it ran
away Deceased was about 10 years of age,
and was recently from Missouri.
George Billings, native of this town,
aged %, attempted suicide this morning at
o'clock. The circumstances are as fol-
lows He went into Wells, Fargo & Co.'S
Express office, where he and his brother
Frank keep cigar and stationery stand,
and after writing an aifectionate letter to
his mother fired three shots with large
self-cocking revolver, one of which took
effect, passing through his left side in the
region of the heart He then deliberately
walked out of the door and went to the
Pantheon saloon and informed some of his
associates, who were there at the time, that
he had shot himself in the above manner.
He was then taken home, where he lies at
present with hardly chance OF recovery.
.'By the Skin of His Teeth
SroCKToH, February 16th,-To-day Judge
Swinerton rendered judgment in favor Of
the contestant in the case of Leadbetter vs..
Richardson for City Superintendent of
Schools. OF the three disputed ballots,
two were counted for Leadbetter, and one,
also for Leadbctter, was rejected This
gives LeaG5ettcr Republican, the office by
a majority Of one.
Murdered for Money.
Los ANGELES, February l6th.-Coroner
Mcfarland to-day held an inquest on the
body of the Mexican found dead near Ra-
VIENNA on Friday. Papers on the person of
deceased showed his name to be Julien Es-
cavardo. \ receipt for horse purchased
on the previous day was also found, and a
certificate of deposit on the Kern Valley
Bank, Bakersfield, for several hundred
dollars Appearances indicated that the
deceased had camped where his remains
were found, as he had a blanket about him
and the remains of fire near. There was
Il bullet hole in his head Near the body
was the deccaseds pistol, fully loaded, and
u twenty dollarpiece that had been dropped
by the murderers and robbers. He had
evidently been followed, and shot Tor his
horse and money.