Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-07

dated, and articles of incorporation having
been filed with the Secretary of State, the
new Board of Directors held their first
meeting to-day. The following are named
as Directors for the first year: George
Hagar, ]. n. Roberts, w. P. Harrington,
W. D. Dean, J. w. Goad, E. W. Jones, E.
A. Harrington. Peter Peterson and John
Sites. The following officers were elected
H. P. Harrington, President; E. w. Jones,
Vice-President; c. NJ. Ballantine, Secre
tary; E. A, Harm gton, General Superin-
tendent The capital stock is $500 900,
with $1,000 paid in. Twenty-Five miles
of road are completed and fully equipped.
The road is now called the Colusa and
Lake Railroad.
The Hayes Murder.
VIsALIA, December 6th.-The Beaver
trial is still progressing. Oregon Sanders,
assisting the District Attorney, occupied
the forenoon making his plea to the jury.
Lumberson, for the defense. spoke two and
half hours this afternoon, followed by
Mcnamara, also for the defense. He will
finish tomorrow morning, when the Dis
trict Attorney will close for the prosecution.
1t is very difficult to form any idea of what
the result will be.
Barn and Contents Burned.
GONZALES, December 9Th. = About 3
o'clock this morning the barn of H West
lake, two miles north of Soledad, caught
fire and was totally destroyed, with its con-
tents, including hay. harness and seven
horses. The eighth horse was so badly
burned that it will die. The superstition
is that some tramp had gone in to sleep
and set the fire.
Lady and Three Children Narrowly
Escape Death.
SALINAS, December 6th.-News has Just
reached here that as Mrs. S. N. Laughlin,
wife of ex-Assemblyman Laughlin, of
Moss Landing, was returning home from
Salinas her buggy, containing herself, two
daughters and son, collided with another
team, upsetting her buggy and seriously
injuring the three ladies. Mrs Laughlin
is now at the house of friend near the
site of the accident, unconscious. The
doctor, however, gives encouraging reports
as to her probable recovery. The children
will recover.
Might Have Been Worse.
COTTON, December 6th-At Z A. NJ. to-
day, while the local passenger train from
San Bernardino, on the California South
ern Railroad, was about to depart, the air
brakes become disconnected and the train
ran into freight that was leaving the
depot, the engine striking the caboose of
the freight and making total wreck of
two cars, besides damaging the engine
The engineer of the local was badly hurt,
but not seriously.
Sovereign Remedy.
VIsALIA, December. 6th.-John Hunter,
aged 80 years, took an overdose of NOR
phine on Friday at Deer Creek, in this
county, evidently with suicidal intent, and
was taken to Porteryille, where he died.
1t is said that his suit was rejected by his
lady love.
Sudden Death of Pioneer.
SANTA Rosa, December 6th.-T. J. Proc
tor, aged go years, prominent citizen and
pioneer. died suddenly at his home in this
city to-day. He was a member of the Odd
Fellows, widely known and most highly
respected.
Slight Tremblor.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 6th-[Special.
At 9:40 this evening slight shock of earth
quake was felt here, lasting about two Sec
onds.