Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-11
Settled with Their Creditors-zIade an
Assignment.

decided to accept fifty-two cents on the dol
lar as a settlement in full for all claims.
The firm will resume business.
Hoffman d Co., fancy dry goods import
ers, 10 Battery street, made an assignment
for the benefit of their creditors to-day. Liza
bilities, about S500,000 The assets cannot
be ascertained. The assignees are NJ.
Meyer, Geo. II. Frederick, Arnold Stahl,
G. Gump, all of this city. The principal
creditors are Daniel Meyer, London and
California Bank and ]. Cohen, of this city,
and others in New York, Cincinnati and
Syracuse, whose names could not be
learned. The firm attributes the failure to
the general business depression. The I'M
mediate cause of their assignment was the
inability to pay draft of $4,000 presented
by l. Cohen. The latter threatened to at
tach, and to protect the remainder Of the
creditors the firm made an assignment.
Republican minations--Laundry Burn
ed-Barn and Hay Destroyed by Fire.
SANTA Rosa, September 10th.-The Re
publican County Convention completed
its nominations to-day. They are as
follows: State Senator, j. C. Halo
way, of Cloverdale; Sheriff. e. P.
Colgan of Santa Rosa; County Clerk, -
Brown, of Healdsburg; District Attorney,
Farquhar, of Petaluma Treasurer, G.
A. Upper, the present incumbent; As
SCISSOR, n. Y. King, of Petaluma; Auditor
and Recorder J. f. Naughton, the present
incumbent Superintendent of Schools,
Mrs. Fannie Martin; County Surveyor. +.
H. Denman, the present incumbent; Cor
oner and Public Administrator, W. 4.
Mills, of Vallejo township; Assemblyman
for this district, j. n. Bailhache. and -
Rose and - Mcdonnell were nominated for
ba pfba- Tho RaprhlipaDc COW
they have the strongest ticket ever made in
the county, and are enthusiastic. The
Democrats say they can beat it, as they
consider theirs much better.
The white laundry and contents were
burned last night at y clock. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
While burning off the stubblefeld to-day
at Winfield Wrights, the fire got away,
burning several miles of fence a large barn
and 50 tons of hay. Damage, 5000; no
insurance.
This locality is thick with smoke from
fires in the woods near Occidental, where
they have been raging for several days, in
which time over 900 cords of wood have
been destroyed, and other damage done.
Admission Day.
BONNEVILLE, September 10th.-Admis-
sion day was observed here by the hosting
Of the national colors and the closing Of
the county offices.
MERGED, September 10th.-Admission
day passed off here yesterday without any
demonstration whatever other than the
suspension of business and the closing of
banks and public offices.
MERGED, September 10th.-Extreme heat
prevails here. The mercury at this hour
stands at 1869 Fair. in the shade.
Los Angeles Advices.
Los ANGELES, September 10th.-Some
months since the Orphans Home, likewise
the Ladies' Benevolent Society, of this
city. received through the mail each 81 900
III United States currency, to be applied to
these charities. The sender remained q
mystery up to to-day. Now it transpires
the man is religious monomaniac, who
was told in a vision from the Almighty
that he should sell all he had and give it to
the poor, and he would be made well of
rheumatism, with which he was suffering
very much. The 81, 900 proves to be all his
possessions. Since converting the prop
erty into money, and so disposing thereof,
it transpires that the wife and family of
the crazy man are suffering since of absolute
destitution. 4 meeting of the Directors
of both charities will be held tomorrow 10
take steps to return the property to the
wife and children of the maniac. Your
correspondent failed to ascertain the name
OF the crank.
The Times this morning published a
scandalous statement, based on the divorce
suit that Hamlet K. Brown institutes
against his wife, with which Rev. P. w.
Dorsey, pastor of the First Baptist Church,
is mixed up. Improper intimacy is plainly
pointed at. Mr.. Dorsey makes an en-
phatic denial of the whole matter. His
friends claim the whole thing is concocted
by Brown to force his wife to come back to
live with him. Mrs. Brown is well con-
nected, being related to several prominent
families in this city, among others, that
of Barnard, of the firm of Barnard IL Bene-
diet. Brown some months since became
involved in an affair about insurance on a
loss in San Bernardino.
This morning J. H. Capito, carpenter,
was thrown from car on Main and Agri-
cultural Park Street Railway, and had his
left thigh broken.
The Republicans caucused in every ward
in this city tonight. The contest was be-
tween the friends of Walter S. Moore, Re
publican candidate for Secretary of State,
and the Times faction. Moore's friends
were badly beaten in the Fifth Ward, his
own home. The rest of the wards are a
stand Off, with Moore's friends slightly on
top.
Il has been decided to sell the City Hall
lot corner of Springs and Second streets
and buy another site. The lot is too big
10 cover without great expenditure.
The full stock of the Wine-Growers As
ISOLATION, s., 500, has been subscribed, and
great demand for more.
L. J. Roses great crushers are running
at full speed, crushing the vintage of San
Gabriel valley. No price is established.
Rose will pay the highest ruling price.
Warm Weather at Marysville.
MARYsv1LLE, September 10th.-This is
the third day of very hot spell, the Their
mometer reaching high in the nineties,
with murky atmosphere and light variable
winds Tonight a light southeast breeze,
with q counter-current of northwest wind
within 300 feet of the earth, as demon
strated by balloon ascension.
Livermors Items.
LIvERMoRE. September 10th.-The wea-
Their has been very warm and sultry for the
past three days, the thermometer averaging
1902. A dense smoke prevails, almost OBJ
scuring the sun and moon.
Preparations are being made to send
samples of Livermore fruits and wines to
the State Fair.
The Sunday closing movement is agi-
tted. The probabilities are that all bust
ness houses will close next Sunday.
A Blaze at Forest Hill.
FOREST HILL, September 10th. = The
dwelling house of David Samuels was
burned down this afternoon. Insured in
the Phoenix and Home for S400.
Cut with a Knife.
SAN BERSARDINo, September I0th.-I.ast
evening man hailing from Bear valley,
named Baird, was elected from the French.
American restaurant of this city. During
the trouble he, or some one else, cut one OF
the employees of the restaurant in several
places with . knife, but not dangerously.
Fires in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
SANTA Cruz, September 10th.-Forest
fires are raging in nearly every guleh and
canyon in this county Within the past
two days thousands of cords wood and
split lumber have been destroyed, and also
miles of fencing although it is impossible
TO give any estimate of damages. The en-
tire foothili section is enveloped in smoke
A dwelling belonging TO Mrs. B. F. Merrill
on Vine Hill, has been burned, but no loss
of life, either human or animal. is reported
Charged with Assault to Murder.
MERGED. September 1oth.-John Middle
ton. who shot John Wilkins Friday last
escaped and was captured in the Coast
Range Thursday by Under Sheriff Hy Ra-
pelia, was brought here last night and
lodged in iail TO await examination on the
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