Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-01
CALIFORNIA PIONEERS.
An Historic Painting to be Presented to
the CITY.

iOle lldl you cOuiu TERM DOSS among
them. This, of course, is not surprising
fact, for he who was not in California 81
years ago is ineligible to membership.
Most of those belonging had arrived at
mans estate before they travelled !" the
plains across with OK trains, or 81 rounded
Cape Horn in sailing vessels in the his
toric year of 1919. The youngest members
will ere long celebrate their sixtieth birth
days. Many have turned their backs upon
! the mile-post in life which notes four score
several have added another ten, and not a
few expect in the near future to be num-
bered among the centenarians. As a
! general rule, they are hale, hearty,
/ robust, and. though time has silyered
| the hair, slowed the once agile step,
wrinkled the brow, ii has not taken
| from them the fire of youth. Their social
| gatherings, family reunions and monthly
meetings are as well attended, and appa-
/ rently as fully appreciated and enjoyed, as
those of the young order of \. S. G.. W.,
which is growing up, following their ex-
ample, travelling the road blazed by the
Pioneers before the native sons were born,
| and whose place the latter must fill after
the argonaut has gone the way of all men.
AT the meeting Saturday evening the asso-
| citation was presented by William Gamble
with what he considered very appropri-
ate gift. 1t was pine-ear. 1t is the rep
resentation of a human ear carved out of a
| block OF sugar-pine, and over two feet IN
length. The President G. W. Chesley, and
the Secretary, John S. Miller, both denied
having allowed their ears to be used to
make the mold from which it was cast. As
it was genuine pine-ear, the question was
raised as to its eligibility to become mem
Der. one moved to spread it upon the
minutes, another to lay ii upon the table.
The latter motion prevailed; and it is safe
to say that no more business will be trans
acted until it is taken from the table or the
Secretary furnished with another desk.
The following communication which was
addressed to W. E. Chamberlin, and which
IS self-explanatory, was read
CHELSEA, Mass, January %. 1856
Mr. IWidm T.. ChaBl5aiia-DEAR Sin AT the
suggestion of my friend, Charles A. French of
Saratoga, address you relative to an historic
painting OF Sacramento city. l left Boston
January . 1873, in the first vessel the bark FL
vira) that left this side for the Golden Gate. |
arrived IN the latter part of June in San Fran
cisco. went up the Sacramento river with
the vessel named TO the then Russian Embark
adero, now Sacramento city | took active
part in developing that city and the State
About the 2Oth Of July ! sent an artist a Mr.
Baker, across the river to take q sketch of The
city as it was then, and he brought me n good
one, which have retained, and from which I
have had a splendid oil painting made by Geo.
n AVot VI Cambridge. lie was ahOlt eight
months in completing it. The painting is three
feet i'll length by nearly two feet in width in
side OF the frame. My design is to give il as a
present 70 sacramento city, and propose to pre-
sent il to the Pioneer Association Of your city.
10 be held by them in trust for the city: that
should that Association become extinct then
the painting to go to the city. 1 have under
stood the city had at present no City Hall, and
have been advised to the above programme
Now, my dear sir am informed that Won are
representative gentleman in the good city,
WOIlld ~ toll ;.,.,r
matter and advise me as to the best course to
pursue, for which would be under obligations
! propose to place the painting on exhibition
mere soon, then L desire 10 send it to you or to
those whom you may suggest. Please take the
matter under consideration, and oblige yours
truly, b. T. WARTTS,
In postscript Mr. Martin adds: Al
built the fourth and fifth wooden buildings
and the second and third two-story frames
erected in Sacramento. My stores were on
Second an l X and Second and L streets.
When we were active in forming a State
government my resolutions of instructions
TO our delegates to the convention of Mon
terey iorbidding slavery to be entertained
were passed, and California, proud State
that she Is, was admitted a free State. |
visited your State, going overland in 1872,
and went all over your beautiful city. but
It was so altered that | hardly knew it
The following resolution presented by A.
T. Catlin was unanimously adopted
Resol,cd That the Society of California Pho
heers VIII be glad to accept such presentation,
ana Will undertake to preserve and keen said
painting III the principal room of its hall upon
the conditions and for the purposes named by
the donor.
FIRE SATURDAY MORNING. - About 8
o'clock Saturday morning fire was dis
covered in w. j. O'Brien's boot and shoe
7 Oh
An alarm was turned from box 50. at Sev-
elith and streets, but somehow box "a.
Third and J streets, was announced by the
gongs. The entire Fire Department made
ITS way to Third street, No. passing the
flre on its way down, and thus valuable
time was lost. When the firemen cot into
service they did good work. and the fire
was soon put out. One side of the store
was badly damaged by fire and water, but
the other side escaped with but little in
jury. The plate glass in the front windows
was broken. Loss covered by insurance.
The lire started near a work bench in the
rear and burned nearly to the front. 1t is
SAID that when the store was closed the
evening before there had not been any fire
III the stove for several hours, and how the
blaze started is therefore mystery, though
1t may have originated in some waste
paper into which cigar stump NAV have
been carelessly tossed by some one before
closing.
FAILURE TO CARRY THE MAIL. - The
mail contractor for the route covering the
points of Union House, Franklin and
Richland, carrying to and from this CITY. is
grossly neglecting his duty, having failed
to carry the mail over his route since a
week ago last Tuesday. 1t is a semi-weekly
route, and the people served by it are great
ly Inconvenience and Justly finding much
fault. The mail for Richland Is being sent
down by boat but the other points are de-
prived of the regular service Postmaster
Stephens telegraphed q statement of the
matter TO Washington, and asked for in
suucuons, in response TO which he was
authorized to enter into temporary con-
tract to supply the service now deficient.
1t might be well for the present contractor,
and his bondsmen, to pay prompt attention
to the gross neglect of duty complained of.
as the law Is very strictin such cases.
BURGLAR ARREsTED.-Last Friday even
ing burglar entered Judge Henry's resi-
dence, street, near Fifth, and stole from
one OF the sleeping apartments a ladv's
gold watch, small pocket-knife and a
small amount in change. The Young la
dies of the family were in the parlor at the
time, and the thief, who doubtless heard
them talking, did not stop to make a thor
ough search else he would have found
more jewelry near by. The police were no.
tilted, and officer Rider on Saturday ascer-
tanned where the watch had been pawned
and obtained a description of the person
who pawned it. On this description Rider
and officers Farrell and Coffey subsequently,
arrested Charles J. Carter as the burglar.
The stolen knife was found in his posses
sion but he declared his innocence of the
burglary, and said he picked the knife up
near the PoStoffice.
The PEDDLING LIcENsE.-The amended
city ordinance imposing license of So per
quarter upon peddlers-S3 for those using
hand-baskets-goes into effect to-day, and
the Chief of Police has given notice to the
officers 10 see that it is enforced, with more
especial reference to Chinese vegetable
vendors. This is the same ordinance as
that under which arrests of Cinnamon were
recently made, except that the clause ex-
empting those supplying regular custom
ers, under which the parties arrested were
discharged, has been stricken out.
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