Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-09
The Funeral of j. ID. Kent.


The funeral of J. D. Kent, the member
of the police force whose sudden death
Tuesday morning from a stroke of paraly-
sis has been heretofore mentioned, took
place from his late residence, S26 L street
at P. NJ. yesterday, and was largely at
tended. Funeral services were conducted
at the residence by Rev. Father Grace
Hundreds Of citizens, friends of the de-
ceased, viewed the remains at the family
residence. The funeral procession, which
was long one, was headed by several
members of the police force in uniform.
They were followed in the following order:
A delegation of his former associates in
the railroad shops; Capital Council, No a.
Z. +. of the Pacific; Sacramento Lodge,
No. so, a. o. L. W; Court Capitol, 6.742
Ancient Order of Foresters =; Sumner Post,
No. 3, G. a. R.; Summer Relief Corps, No
II city officials and friends of the family
in carriages. The services at the grave
were solemn and impressive, and the floral
decorations from the police department
friends and the different societies of which
deceased was a member were numerous,
beautiful and appropriate, completely COW
ering the newly-made mound The large
turnout and evidences of sorrow on every
hand were indicative of the esteem and re-
spect in which the deceased was held in
the community where he had so long re-
sided. The pail bearers, eight in number,
were selected from the police force, Grand
Army, Order of Foresters and Chosen
Friends-two from each. His life was in
sured for $1,000.
HAD MUD BATH.-W ednesday night
at 2 late hour man created great dis
turbance near the old mouth of the Ameri-
can river, yelling Justify, but no one went
TO see what the trouble was, believing that
it was only case Of drunk Early yester-
day morning, however, the matter was in
veStigated, and colored man, completely
covered with mud, with the exception of
patch about the size of a dollar on top of
his head, and presenting a woeful spectacle,
was found. II appears that while laboring
under the influence of too much stimulant
he wandered into the slumgullion of the
old bed of the American. and houndered
about, wading, rolling and crawling, until
he was fortunate enough to get back upon
hard soil. If he had gone fifteen or
twenty feet further in the other direction
he would have got into deep water and
probably been drowned.
Boar RACE THIS EyENING.-In the sail
ing race during the regatta last Monday
evening, Churchilrs yacht Viva was de-
clared the winner, though the Denny
brothers, who sailed the Box, contested the
award, claiming that the Viva won only
because of her having secured an advan-
tage of one or two hundred yards at the
start that she was not entitled to. There
has been much talk in Washington boat
ing circles over the matter, and the re-
suit is that o match for $50 a side has been
made, and the craft will sail the race over
again this evening, between 5and 6 o'clock.
As John Denny, who sailed the Viva on
the 9th, has gone on hunting excursion,
Henry Thiele will be in command this
evening.
ANNIVERSARY or ADMISSION DAY.-The
celebration of CALIFORNIA; admission into
the Union will be celebrated at San Jose
on the 9th day Of September next by the
Native Sons of the Golden West and Sac
ramentO and Sunset Parlors of this city
are making extensive preparations to at
tend. accompanied by the surrounding
Parlors, and the joint committee from those
Parlors met last evening and perfected
final arrangements. The HuSsar Band OF
sixteen pieces has been engaged, and
special rates have been secured to and from
trip, via Stockton. This celebration prom
ises to eclipse all former ones held under
the auspices of the Order.
No JURIspIcrGoN-The case of W. X.
Brown, charged with embezzling span OF
horses, property of J. J. Mosser, and taking
them 10 Visalia. which had already occu-
niei two DAYS in Justice Posts Court, was
resumed Yesterday After the testimony
was all in. and the case had been argued,
Judge Post decided that if a crime had been
committed the jurisdiction was in Visalia,
and not here, and accordingly ordered the
defendant discharged. A civil action was
also brought by Mosser against Brown, and
in it Judgment was rendered in favor OF
plaintiff for $94 and costs.
TAKEN TO THE HosPITaL.-During the
Nardi Gras procession last Monday even
ing, while it was passing up X street, the
entire supply of material for making red
fire for the burning house" float became
ignited. R. D. Graham, one OF those sup.
posed to be inhabiting the house, attempted
to extinguish the blaze by stamping upon
II. but only made matters worse. His pants
caught fire, and while he was putting 1t out
his hands were badly burned. as were also
his legs and face. He was taken to the
County Hospital yesterday.
Board OF SuPERvIsoRs.-The Board met
Yesterday, all the members present. Mn
utes read and approved. The Board pro-
ceeded TO examine claims against the
county, and devoted the entire day to that
business. The only other matter acted
mon was a petition of Samuel G. Foster
Ia o.bar residents of Brighton township
to anpoint William Fey as constable oil
that township, Frank Smith, who had been
elected to the Office, having failed to qualify
The petition was granted.
In our sale tomorrow we shall have some
rare values: Mems calico shirts, 30 cents