Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-29

Socialist Sentenced.
Francisco. June 28th.-Francis Mar
fin one of the Socialists arrested on the
18TH of Nav last on 6 charge of obstructing
the streets. to-day pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced 10 thirty days imprisonment in
the county jail
Opium Smugglers Arrested.
SAN FRANcIsco. June 2Sth.-John Grant
and Fred. Brand were arrested tonight by
DEPUTY Collector Fogarty and Surveyor
Tinnin. for smuggling opium. II is believed
that their arrests will lead to the impliea-
tiou of number of customs officials in
smuggling. In fact, Fogarty charges Mrs.
Spicer, a female customs examiner, as hay
inc made her residence the headquarters of
the gang.
The More C.se-Held for Murder.
SANTA BARBARA, June 2Sth-The decis-
ion OF Judge Hatch i'll the case Of the Peo-
ole VS.. A. 2. More is the leading topic of
conversation here, and eXciteS general in
dignation among all classes of society. II
is regarded as trayesty on justice, Bills
of exceptions are ID preparation, to be pre-
scented to the Judge for settlement at Los
Angeles on Wednesday next, the last day
of his term of office.
The preliminary examination of Rodri-
guez, who shot and killed Martinez on the
23d inst, took place to-day. He was held
for murder.
Drowned at San Diego.
SAN DIEGO. June 2Sth-A young German
named Charles Rheinschrom. holding the
position of quartermaster on the steamer
Santa Rosa, was standing iii small boat
under the steamer this morning, when a
falling boom struck him on the head and
threw him into the water. He sank, and
his body has not been recovered.
Overheard and Drowned.
SAN JOSE June 2Sth.-A private cable
gram received here from Sydney states that
VI. G. Hall, late engineer of the Guadalupe
quicksilver NINE who was passenger on
the steamer Mariposa, en- route for Aus
tralia fell overheard and was drowned
when two days out from Auckland. De
ceased was on his way to Australia to ac-
cept position as Superintendent of a
silver mine there.
Child Drowned.
LIvERMoRE, June 2Sth.-About o'clock
to-day a -year-old son of ]. e. Whit
tier Of San Francisco, while playing on the
bank of the creek near Sunol, fell In the
water and was drowned. The body was
recovered within an hour, but all efforts to
lbSuaCilulc were uildN illIilSs
Killed by IA Tarantula Bite.
FRESNO, June 26th.-Leonard Downing
a six-year-old boy belonging to family in
Il company of campers, who had come from
some of the northern counties with view
to settling in this valley, was bitten in the
thigh by tarantula on Saturday last while
the party was in camp on the San joaquin
river They started shortly after for Fresno
10. {. ln l,rf IN
died en- route.
Special Election in San Jose.
SAN JOSE, June 2Sth.-The election on
the question of issuing bonds in the sum
Of 100000 for the purpose of public i'm
proyements, to-day, resulted in the defeat
of the proposition. There were ,626 votes
polled, OF which 763 were against bonds.
Los Angeles Notes
Los ANGELES, June 28th-Peter Lercher,
Of this city, went down near Iron Sulphur
Springs, twenty miles east of here, in
search of health. He stepped from the
house about May 10th and disappeared.
Nothing was heard of him until to-day,
when James Clark, a farmer one mile east
OF that place, moving in a field, made the
terrible discovery of Lercher'S body. The
man had been out of his right mind for
some time, and it is supposed that he wan
dered away and committed suicide. The
Coroner will hold an inquest tomorrow.
1t is proposed 10 start bank soon at San
Fernando.
A proposition to build railroad to Pas
adena, through La Canada, Crescenta Can
ada and San Fernando, to connect with the
Southern Pacific at that point, has been
preached. The plan is favorably received,
and several pretty able parties are taking
hold of the project, which seems most
likely to go through. The new road opens
up most productive region. some thirty
miles long by ten wide.