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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-08

Annually the San Francisco Report, a
sheet as unreliable as it is usually indecent,
throws & fling at Sacramento at fair time
Why it should do So and print such out
ragous falsehoods as the following edito-
rial is beyond conjecture:
The State Fair opens at Sacramento to-day
Anybody who desires to experience heat mos
quitoes, undrinkablc water wretched food and
high prices, and to be jostled by hordes of gam
blers, thieves and prostitutes, will take volun-
tary trip 20 Sacramento this week.
1t is false in every particular and the cd
itor who indicted the article was cognizant
of the fact that it was a malicious and I'M
warranted lie. However, a paper which
would break the faith guaranteed by its re-
porter, as the Report did in publishing the
Governors message before it was submitted
TO the Legislature, cannot be expected to do
anything better. If its criticisms upon
Sacramento are sample of its general We
racity, then does it deserve the contempt of
every fair-minded citizen. Sacramento
does no; tolerate gambling, her hotels and
accommodations are of the very best, and
most reasonable in prices, and as far as
thieves, gamblers and prostitutes are con-
Cerned, the few that occasionally come
here from the Bay are glad to escape from
the wrath of Police Court, the Judge of
which has come to be looked upon as 4
" holy terror by all Tar Flat visitors.
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Free Library Meeting.

The Board of Trustees OF the Public
Library met last evening at their office
in the library building, Present, w c.
Fitch, Presidents Add. C. Hinkson, Vice
President; S. II. Gerrish, Seci etary; 4. S.
Hopkins and L. Z. Smith.
The report of the Librarian for
the month of August was read,
as follows Number of books is
sued during the month, 2,70S, class
flied thus: Fiction, 2,270; history, 40;
biography, 50; travels and adventures,
112;; miscellaneous, 1903; religious, IS
poetry and drama 81 science and art, 81.
Average number issued per day, 123. Per-
centage of fiction, So. Number of names
on the Library register, G,S53. Amount OF
fines collected, So %. Number of books
repaired in the library %.
The Committee on Building and Repairs
reported having purchased a new carpet
for the library, and that the library had
been thoroughly cleaned and repaired.
The following bills were ordered paid :
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company,
s. 80; Capital Gas Company, $l2 co; Locke
& Lavenson, 1926 OF; l.. W. Ripley, sos %
Whittier, Fuller 81 Co., s. %; Cabinet
makers Combination, So 10: Tom Scott,
81: II. s Croker q Co, 81 A. s. Hopkins
81 Bro, 3 so; Day & Joy, 50 rs; Union
Ice Company, So 40; history company,
> 50; Sacramento News Company, IS.
After ordering the purchase Of thirty
new books, the Board adjourned.
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Hire Commissioners.

4 special meeting of the Board Of Fire
Commissioners was held last evening. The
following communication from Chief En-
gineer Sullivan YVES read and ordered
spread upon the minutes, and, on motion
of Mr.. Gnffitts, the President and Chief
Engineer were authorized to purchase such
hose as may be necessary, as recommended
by the Chief:
AS chief executive officer of the Sacra-
mento Fire Department, it devolves upon
me in the course of my duty to present for
your special notice and action certain
measures necessary for further increasing
the efficiency of the corps. l recommend
that the engine now stored in the corpora
ton house be put in active service at Hose
House No. ). Also that hose cart be
put in service and stationed at the Corpor-
alton House, likewise ask your Honor
able Board to erect three more alarm boxes
at suitable points east of Twentieth street.
l consider it very important to state that
the department is in need of 1900 feet
more first-class hose. The requirements of
the department Just mentioned have be-
come so urgent and pressing that avail
myself of the first opportunity 10 state the
facts, and respectfully request that your
honorable body will act in accordance with
the recommendations herein set forth
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The Drelger,

Very extensive changes are being made
to the machinery of Colonel Won Schmidts
dredger. now lying in the old bed of the
American river. 1t was found on trial that
the machinery iii use could not advan-
tageously perform the work of forcing the
material for filling China slough from the
dredger to the slough against the elevation
of about % feet that was met, and the i'm
proyements consist in altering the engine
SO az TO make it a compound; changing the
pumping apparatus so as to increase the
speed, and increasing the size of the bar
working the cutter" from four inches to
six. The work will still occupy three or
four weeks, by which time there will prob
ably be a rise in the river, which will make
the duty of the pump lighter. The dredger
can be operated during the rainy season as
we'll as during the dry, and the loss of time
at present viii not amount to much in the
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Police Court.

In the Police Court yesterday the case of
John Wesley, charged with burglary, was
taken up and the charge dismissed. Sub
sequently he pleaded guilty of petit lar
cenv, in stealing revolver belonging to
John Wilkey, and was fined so, or 20 days
in the county jail. Not having the money,
he was sent TO the county clearinghouse.
...... Martin Lawler was convicted of battery,
and will be sentenced on the 11th..... The
cases of Marco Mama, for disturbing the
peace, and Louis Verhaegen, battery, went
over until this morning. Richard Cote
was adiudged guilty of vagrancy, and sent
up for 80 days. The cases of Angus Ross,
f. Reynolds and Charles Fox, arrested by
officer Sullivan for gaming, when he made
a raid upon a faro establishment Monday
night, were set for the 1lth THE case of
John Abrams, for battery, was dismissed at
the request of the prosecuting wltneSs.....
Joe De Sotos case of battery upon woman
he was living with was continued until
this morning.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Across the Continent.

S. 6. Spier, champion long distance
bicyclst of the world, arrived in this CITY
about o'clock last evening and put up at
the Golden Eagle Hotel. He has Just
crossed the continent on bicycle his pur-
pose being to beat the record-1O5 DAYS
from New York made in 1884 by Thomas
Stevens. Mr.. Spier is young gentleman
of pleasing address, somewhat above the
medium hight and of athletic build, and
is well-bronzed from exposure to the sun
and wind. He left New York city at
o'clock P. n. on the LIST of June, and
is due in San Francisco on tomorrow
evening, bat expects to reach there by 3
O'Clock in the afternoon. lie has Travelled
some 400 miles farther than Stevens did on
his trip two years ago, having left the
main road and taken a run down Tor rather
up to Leadville. Colorado. From the lat
ter place he crossed the countrysby the
trail to Salt Lake City. He has been
ninety-nine days on the road. He carries
book in which each Postmaster
along the route has recorded his
name, and also. affixed the official
stamp of his office. 1t has
been Mr.. Spier's rule to report every night
to the Pope Manufacturing Company of
Boston, the distance travelled during the
day and his headquarters at the time. He
has made his trip ON an Expert Column
bia machine, presented to him by Colonel
Pope, and manufactured for the occasion.
The bicycle, although as stanch as the day
1t was made, shows that it has undergone
severe usage, the rubber tires being worn
Down almost to a ribbon. When his jour
ney shall be completed, Mr.. Spier will
have accomplished the fastest long dis
lance journey on record ia the world
He left Reno on Sunday morning and
made the run TO Truckee by noon. On Sun
day nigbthe encountered train of cars in
tunnel No. -, and for a moment thought
his Journey had come TO a premature and
Ingiorous, not TO say unfortunate termina-
ton. The night was dark, and worse than
Egyptian blackness was the interior of
hetunnel. The bicyclist says he Jumped
oil his machine, pushed it up against the
side OF the tunnel, got as close as he could
himself, shut his eyes, rnuttered prayer,
and then awaited consequence. The giant
locomotive Numbered by, almost touching
his person, and then he was safe He made
the run down from Colfax yesterday, dis
lance Of So miles. He enjoyed good health
throughout his trip, but his appearance
shows that it was a tedious and toilsome
journey.
Mr.. Spier leaves here this morning at
o'clock for San Francisco following the
railroad by way of Benicia During his
trip he made the following fast records
Sixty miles in four hours, 116 miles in
twelve hours, and accomplished 5000 miles
IN space of thirty-eight days, running
time
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At Agricultural Park, at II o'clock
this morning, Killip & Co. will sell at
auction number of thoroughbred Jersey
cattle, the property of Major Robert Beck,
late Of this city, who has for many years
paid close attention to the rearing of choice
Jerseys Those to be sold are Of pure blood,
AID all registered. At the same time
and place they will sell, on account
of the Silas Skinner estate, in Napa,
the well known and fashionably-
bred stallion, Altoona. by Almont.
dam Queen Mary by Manbrino Chief.
Also, bag FLY, three years old, black FLY
two years old and bay colt yearling all by
Altoona. dam Namora, by Almont NAM
brine, second dam by Black Hawk. Bay
selding, two years, by Altoona, dam Meta
mora, by Duke Of Orange, Jr.; also, black
FLY (yesTling), full sister of above. Bay
geldinE, by Alcona dam Pansy, by Cassius
N. Clay, Jr.; also, black lilly (yearling) full
sister to above. Black mare Flora Bell,
with colt at foot, three years old, by Altoona,
dam Fontana, Almont colt by Altoona
Clay These horses are registered in
Wallace's Stud Book, and their pedigr5es
are reliable
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New nIetrnnolitan Theator.

4 still larger audience greeted the Palmer
company last evening The play was
" Saints and Sinners" drama so full of
the merciful and gentle as to be worthy,
for text of one of the Beatitudes. There
was but one defect-the low tone which
Mr.. Stoddart, having the leading part
assumed. All others were heard distinctly,
but his meditation was even far below the
keynote of the subdued melody of the part
he played Outside of this annoyance TO
auditors, he won a triumph for his splendid
acting, and was repeatedly called to bow
his Acknowledgements. So, too, Miss Bur-
roughs, who made her first appearance,
was from the first given testimonies of APP
proval and was thrice recalled Like
favor was at once shown Mr.. Masser a
capital artist, and Mr.. Kelsey an actor of
broad ability. The spectators were greatly
pleased with the finish and arrangement of
the theater and its warmth of color and
elaborateness in decoration. For to night
we are promised the strongest and most
;alked-of play in the repertoire of the COM
pany, Jim, the Penman,' piece which
many of the company think the best
played drama which they undertake. Re-
served seats, it is announced, will hereafter
be sold at the box Office of the theater.
The box sheet for Saturdays matinee is
to be opened this morning, at so cents, with
reserves 20 cents.
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THE WRONG HOUSE.
A Befuddled Individual Gives a Young
Lady an Unpleasant Surprise.

A Befuddled individual Gives ioung
Lady an Unpleasant Surprise.
About midnight Monday there was
sensation at the Haley residence, on n
street, near Fourth. Miss Nora Haley was
aroused by the shaking of her bed, and,
fearing either an earthquake or burglar,
she called to her brother, occupying an adj
Joining room, for q match. Before the
brother could reply man emerged from
beneath the bed, coolly remarking. Here's
a match r' and ignited one. Naturally the
young lady was much alarmed, and ex-
pressed it in the usual feminine manner,
arousing the neighborhood. Meanwhile
the man left the house, went out upon the
sidewalk, and, as 4 crowd collected, ran
away, leaving his shoes in the room where
he had created such sensation. An
hour or two later an individual with
out coat or shoes applied Of the
station house for lodgings, and explained to
officer Leavy that the missing portions OF
his wardrobe had been stolen. Evidently
he had been drinking freely, and was still
under the influence Of liquor. he was
accommodated with a bed. Meanwhile
officer Sullivan, having been informed of
the burglary, had been looking for the per-
=
the shoes to the station-housc with him
when he reported off duty at A. NJ. A
comparison of notes with officer Leavy led
to the belief that the shoes belonged to the
lodger, Charles Morino, and the latter, on
being Intercepted, admitted that they
were his. He also admitted having been
i'll the Haley domicile, but explained the
fact by stating that he was visiting friend
living in the next house. During the
evening, leaving his coat at his room, he
went around town to renew acquaintance
with old friends, he having been away re-
Gently, INDUCED in too many drinks, and
when he started for his room, entered the
wrong house, and did not realize the fact
until the match episode occurred. He had
previously taken off his shoes, so as not to
disturb his friends family, and in passing
through room collided with a bed. When
match was called for he thought it only
proper to furnish one to a member of his
friends family, as he supposed Miss Haley
to be. Morino is well known in Sacramento,
has always borne good reputation, and
the officers, believing his account of the
adventure to be correct, did not put a
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The Hokey-Pokey Matter.

Yesterday morning the case of H. A.
Hornlein, who was held to answer in the
Police Court Monday for gaming in con-
Quoting game known as hockey -pokey,n
came up for hearing on habeas corpus be-
fore Judge Van Fleet, w. A. Anderson ap-
pearing for the petitioner and City Attor-
ney Hart for the people. The testimony
taken in the Police Court was read by Court
Reporter Doan, and the matter was then
argued. Judge Van Fleet decided that the
proceedings of the Court below were regu-
lar; question of fact was acted upon by
the committing magistrate, and it remained
for jury to decide upon it when the case
was tried. Section $50 of the Penal Code
prohibited ali percentage games, and the
magistrate, exercising his jurisdiction,
found, from the facts presented, that the
game of hokey-pokey was inhibited as
percentage game, and it was not Judge
Van Fleets province TO set that order aside.
The writ was dismissed and the prisoner
remanded. The cases of Marsh, Womble
and Logan, arrested at the same time as
Hornlein. but for simple misdemeanor, in
playing the game. will be tried by jury in
the Police Court next Friday.
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Tuesday, November 2, 1885.

The amendment is designated amendment
Number One" and the BALLOTS used at such
election must contain the words, "FOR THE
AMENDMENT Number One" and the words,
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT Number One"
written or printed thereon.
And do hereby offer a reward Of one hundred
dollars for the arrest and conviction of any and
every person violating any of the provisions Of
Title w, Part l, OF the Penal Code such rewards
to be paid until the total amount expended
hereafter for the purpose reaches the sum OF ten
thousand dollars.
Witness my hand and the Great Seal of the
State. the day and year first written.
[sEAL.l GEORGE STONEIIAN,
Governor.
ATTEST: 7. L. THOMPSON, Secretary of State.
ly31-is3m
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RAN OVERHEARD.
Singular and Fatal Accident at tho Rail
road Ferry, Henic!a.

TCau be0lCaas
About o'clock yesterday morning a
locomotive with al emigrant car attached
for use as a caboose was crossing from Port
Costa to Benicia on the steamer Solano,
being en- route to Sacramento to take out
stock train. Freight train No 5 was also
on the steamer, bound up. The engines
stood side by side about twenty-five feet
from the bow. The steamer was just en-
tering the Benicia slip, when, probably in
consequence of her striking the piles
and creating a jar, the special loco
motive began rolling forward. En-
gineer Hyde, who was sitting on his
seat in the cab, observed the motion
and Immediately reversed the engine and
applied steam, but without the desired eff
feet, the locomotive continuing to move
toward the bow, gaining speed constantly,
owing TO the incline from the center of the
boat to either end. The chains and block
ing were in place as usual to prevent cars
from running of, but the locomotive
jumped over the blocking broke the
chains and dove into the water, followed by
the immigrant car The engineer sprang
from the cab when he saw that the catas-
trophe could not be averted, but the fire.
man, named Garvey, who had also been in
have been sleeping went down with the
engine, and was not seen after
wards. His two brothers ara also
firemen in the employ of the
railroad company and by singular coin
cidence one of them was doing duty on the
engine of train No 5, which was occupy
ing the adjoining track at the time of the
accident. When the locomotive was seen
in motion, the mate of the steamer, think
ing the brake of the emigrant car could
not be set, jumped upon the car 10 attend
to it, but found ii properly adjusted. Under
the existing circumstances, no one would
have believed that an engine and car could
leave the boat as these did The steamer
passed over them and made her landing.
The body of the emigrant car foated
after the accident, and was secured and
moved to convenient place for being
lifted out OF the water by the wrecking car.
Yesterday trains were moved by way of
Stockton, or by Vallejo. 1t is believed that
they will be able to cross at Benicia to-day,
L.,
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CLUNIE OPERA HoUsE.-Im provements
continue at this house. To-day the work
will be completed of fitting up ladies'
parlor on the northwest OF the dress circle,
a door having been cut on that side to the
new room, fine carpets laid and furniture
put in. Miss Bella Moore and her excellent
company appeared last evening for the last
time in the Danites'' to fine house. To-
night the lady will appear as Galatea in the
idyl = Pygmalion and Galatea" After so
many have essayed the role here it is some
thing testifying to self-confidence in the
lady that she should announce the play.
Those who have seen her in it are warm in
their praise of her excellence as the yivified
statue. The support at her command is
such that she ought to be able to give the
romantic piece with every due effect. The
prices remain 80 and % cents.
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OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION


WTHEREAs, THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
w State of California, at its Twenty-sixth
Session, beginning on the fifth day of January,
A. D. eighteen hundred and eighty-iive, two
thirds of all the members elected to each of the
two Houses of said Legislature voting in favor
thereof proposed the following amendment of
Sections One, Eight, Ten and kleven of Article
Thirteen, of the Constitution of the State of
California:
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Native Sons Jnurneyinp.

During the last few days many members
of the Order of Native Sons of the Golden
West have gone below from the upper
country, intending to take part in the cele-
bration of Admission Day at San Jose to-
morrow but several large delegations will
pass through the city this morning for the
same destination. They will be received
here by the Sacramento Parlors, and join
the latter in their excursion, leaving by the
l1;3O A. NJ. train. The Hussar Band will
accompany the party. There will be a
grand reception on the arrival of the train
at San jose including torchlight process
sion, fireworks, etc Tomorrow there will
be brilliant procession, literary exercises,
etc The railroad company has placed the
fare for the round trip from Sacramento AZ
Fl IN
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IT was the Little Giant Matbushek which
was played upon so finely last evening at
the Metropolitan Theater, and elected so
much favorable comment as to power and
fine quality of tone. See them at Cooper
Music Store and at the State Fair.
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Santa Rosa, August 23-Louis Cannon to Nettie
Clark.
Nevada City, September WIN. Cello 10 Emma
Cove.
Dixon, September flames W. Marshal 10 Lou
Thompson.
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DIED.

Riverside Road, September 6-John Fisher, a
native of the Azores Islands, so years.
Sonora August 2S-J. F. Wagner. 81 years.
San Diego August 2S-Patrick Henry Trip, 3s
years.
Grass Valley, September John Harris, IS years
and months.
Petaluma, August 26-John J. Weirs 10 years.
Petaluma, August 29-Isaac Partelow, 70 years.
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PERsoSAL.-To any and all parties using
our No. Machines Ifthere are any ofthese
machines that are not working to your entire
satisfaction, you are specially requested to
send us word, and we will promptly have
them looked after. Wheeler & Wilson Man
ufacturing Company, 72l K street, Sacra-
mento, Cal.
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prorided, that in all cases actions may be main
tanned against the Tax Collector 10 recover il
legal faxes paid under protest. All s1eh actions
such illegal taxes have been paid. II shall be
the duty of the Courts in which such actions
may be brought 10 try them, upon the request
of either party, in advance of all other civil ac-
tons, and suen taxes so paid under protest shall
be retained ny the Tax Collector, or such other
officer az the Legislature may designate. until
such actions shall have been finally decided.
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ADVERTISEMENT MENTION.

Metropolitan Theater-" jim, the Penman."
Clunie Opera House" PygmGlion and Gala
e."
Sacramento C0mmandery, this evening.
Ladies OF the Sir Knights this evening.
Naomi Chapter, 0. i. s., this evening.
Pressmen's meeting, this evening
Challenge accepted by Captain Jennings.
Grand Canton Sacramento, tonight.
Auction Sales.
b Kiilip & Co.. live stock, this morning.
b Bel & Co., 10 a. NJ. to-day.
Business Advertisements.
Ye!lstOck {, Lubin-Linen damask towels.
Rcd House-Fall and Wiuter goods.
Certificate of cODartnership.
NauEed-Wild grapes.
White spotted hound pup lost.
Slightly injured bacon for sale cheap.
Cinnamon for grape-picking.
Bakers breakfast cocoa.
l. G.. Shaw. dentist.
Persons wanting good investment.
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For TRAvELERs.-A fine seamless calf
shoe, in lace or button, for 81 80. Ladies'
American kid button shoes. worked holes
(sizes, p to 81, 81 IS. Red House.
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New IN MILLINERY DEPARrHENT.-Dou-
BILE daisy wreatbs, cents each. Genuine
black ostrich tips, 20 cents each. Just re-
ceived from New York all the latest styles
in hats and trimming Millinery Depart
ment, Red House
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THE AUCTION SALE at Wachhorst's is
being well patronized, and many are getting
bargains in fine watches and jewelry. Sale
every evening.
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Buy no Sewing Machine until you have
tried the always reliable, hght-running
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