Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-04


An organization has been effected here
| Tor the purpose of establishing headouar-
ters for the reception during the National
! Encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic of those members who served in
! the navy of the United States during the
war Of the rebellion.
John J. Roe, of Dublin, Ireland, arrived
in this city on Monday evening The gen.
tleman is travelling in this country in the
interest of the Deaf and Dumb Institute of
Cobra, which harbors and educates in the
nels hborhood OF 800 deaf mutes. 1t seems
| appalling that nearly 5000 deaf mutes
should be found in Ireland, but statistics
prove this to be fact
Rev. Aaron Williams has filed the last
will and testament of Caroline Jones for
| probate. She died in this city on the 23d
OF January, 1886, leaving real and personal
| property 10 the value of S132. 800 The en-
! tire property is bequeathed to three nieces
! of the deceased, who reside in England and
! Wales, but the will expressly provides
that in no event shall their husbands han
die any OF their wives money.
In Judge Murphys Court the Bowers
murder case has been continued for three
weeks. Counsel for defendant asked for am
order compelling the people to surrender
the stomach OF Mrs. Cecilia Bowers. de-
fendant's late wife and supposed victim. in
order that another analysis might be made.
1t was finally agreed that each side should
choose chemist and another ANALYSIS be
made, the stomach remainingin possession
| of the prosecution.
The San Quentin jute factory was started
up again Tuesday morning with 300 hands
| Fifty more will be added to the force rs
soon as it is in full running order. Besides
tins, only The furniture and the SASH door
and blind departments are now running.
There are at present 1926 inmates of the
prison, or % more than at the close of the
! last fiscal year, June 30th. The Youngest
of these is of the tender age of u, and the
oldest an octogenarian.
Steps will Immediately be taken to pre.
vent the sale of opium by Chinese and
other individuals, aside from druggists, who
deal in the drug Ii is held by Judge Rix
that the ordinance passed in 1881 for that
purpose is unconstitutional but there is
some doubt about the question. 1t is pro-
posed 20 either make q test case, to be car
ried 10 the Supreme Court, or TO pass an
other ordinance which will effectuallv
prevent the heather from vending the poi-
son, and allow druggists to sell it on the
prescription of physician only.
Coiner Gorham, of the United States
Mint in this city, reports the coinage for
January at 81 ,000,O00 in eagles and 5000.
900 in half eagles. For the same month
last year the coinage was 81 000, 900 in dou-
bic eagles and $500,n0o in standard dollars.
There has been no silver coined at San
Francisco since last August, when S47. coo
in standard dollars was coined, and S2.O66
in dimes. There have been no purchases
OF silver for the local Mint Since All the
standard dollars have since been coined at
the MINIS in Philadelphia and New Or
leans
On New Years day little four-year-old
Telegraph Hill boy was accidentally shot
through the body, a 42-caliher ball dis
charged from pistol entering his breast.
passing through his lung and out of his
back, and to-day the little fellow is out
joining in the amusemcnts of his play
mates one of the liveliest of the lively.
The chilG's name is Daniel Murphy. His
father is Timothy Murphy. Blacksmith.
living at No p Alta street The bail struck
the little Murphy boy few inches above
the heart, entering the Ihoracic cavity. and
passing ont Of his back through the left
shoulder blade. The little fellow did not
realize that he was shot, bat walked 10 his
home, which was some distance a wav. and
told his mother that one of his pIayma;es
had hit him with rock, and he wanted to
90 to bed