Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-13
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
MEMORABLE REUNION OF THE FIELD
FAMILY IN 1859.
Bondholders Threaten to Sell Sacramento
to the Highest Bidder-John
Morrisey dubbed.

from which we extract the following: AT
Stockbridge, week before last, there was a
family gathering worthy of being recorded.
1t was the family of Rev. DR.. Field, who
for nineteen years was pastor of the village
church in Stockbridge. He is seventy
eight years of age, and is active enough to
outlive half the young men of the present
generation. A noble specimen of the
clergy of the olden time-affable and po-
lite, going more than a mile with us, over
hill and dale, to point out spots of historic
interest. But his charming companion in
the journey of life-a Gear old lady of seven
ty-seven years-is even in advance of him in
activity, intelligence, vivacity and all those
nameless graces which give such sweet,
ness to the aged as well as the young.
Week before last the six sons and one
daughter, with their wives and husbands
and their children and grandchildren, to
the number of forty-six, met at the charm
ing old homestead. And what a meeting
There was David, a distinguished lawyer of
New York; Matthew, an eminent civil
engineer; Jonathan, a State Senator from
Stockbridge; Stephen, Justice of the Su-
preme Court of California; Cyrus, known
to the world for his indomitable energy in
developing telegraphy; and Henry, the
youngest son, a clergyman and scholar and
editor of the New York Evangelist The
daughter is the wife of Rev. Mr.. Brewer
of New Haven, Conn. These were the
children, and then there were thirteen
grandsons and thirteen granddaughter,
with two great grandsons, making the
fourth generation present at the gathering.
None were so happy as the father and
mother of the delightful group. On Tues
day morning the charmed circle was
broken, the members separating, never
again to be united on earth"
THE bondholdeIs were after the peo-
pie of Sacramento quite as ferociously
thirty years ago as they are to-day at
meeting of the Board of Supervisors the
following communication was read and
referred to the Finance Committee:
To the Mayor Of Sacramento City: We hold the
following leyee bonds, at u per cent. interest,
part due, payment of which was regularly de,
manded at the time the principal fell due, aud
they wer- then returned to us. These bonds
possess the power of selling under execution
every house and building IN your city. as we
know and have been fully advised. We have
arranged 10 sue the city for the amount due,
but we first apply to you for payment of the
principal and interest in cash, or new bonds at
the New York market value, and on your reply
our future action will depend. The result of a
suit, you cannot fail to understand, must be
against the city with heavy costs for DELAY etc
But we are disposed to arrange the matter ami
cably, and it will be the best course for you to
appoint some agent in New York to arrange the
matter with us. w. Z. PRINCE & Co,
New York, August 25 1859.
...... Morrisey, the prize fighter, was an
nounced as having reformed. He was in
itiated into the order of the Sons of Malta
with great pomp, and given one of the
highest offices. The mention of Morrisey
recalls an incident of his career in Sacra-
mento some years before. Morrisey was
considerably run down at the heel'' while
here, drank very hard, and had an uphill
time of it. One night he was drunk in a
saloon on Second street, near by where
Loorya's store now is, and got into row
with constable. The latter was man of
violent temper, and he assaulted Morrisey
with a club, knocking him down and beat
ing him severely. John II. Moran (since
deceased) was passing at the time, and
hearing the noise, rushed in and saved
Morrisey's life by knocking down bis as
sailant. Morrisey soon after went East,
braced up, and after defeating Heenan be-
came prominent sporting man and poll
dclan, and finally went to Congress.
......H Here is how the UNION regarded the
matter of appointing one janitor to look
after the city school houses The Board
OF Education has decided to appoint jani-
tor TO look after the city schools, at sal
airy Of 800 month. This is new item
of expense chargeable against the school
fund. Heretofore pupils have been charged
one bit a month for sweeping out the
school-room, etc. A hundred dollars q
a month for a janitor would in few years
swallow up money enough to build brick
schoOl-house. Wethink the Board had bet
ter save the money for some other purpose
Verify, the world moves.
James Hamel, who was employed on
the Jenkins ranch, in Georgiana township,
while going home one night from the city,
went into the garden of man Just below
the R-street leyee to help himself to
melon. As he was in the act of picking one
he received a charge of buckshot in the
back. Although badly wounded, he man.
aged to reach the County Hospital, where
his injuries were successfully treated.
ION October 8, 1859, great fire visit
ed the town of Auburn, Placer county. 1t
started in the Globe saloon, near the Am
erican hotel on Washington street, and
burned about oue-fourth of the town. The
entire loss was $4,000. 1t was thought
that the fire was the work of incendaries
as many stores and residences were looted
during the progress of the fire.
:. Captain S. d. Johns, with his regu-
lar soldiers, succeeded in capturing BIS
Indians on the headwaters of Feather
river, belonging to the Cow-Cow, Kimshew
and tiger tribes, and sent them to the Men
docino reservation. These were the In
dams that had been causing so much
trouble in Tehama county.
1.-THE notorious murderer, Orlinski,
had escaped from the State Prison and was
still at large. 1t was said that he appeared
at the State Fair boat races on the Sacra-
mente river and beat several citizens out of
various sums of money, disappearing be-
fore his identity was discovered.
......Protection Engine Company elected
the following officers: Foreman, A. Aitken;
First Assistant, George Schmeiser Second
Assistant l., kellogg; Recording Secretary,
Q. II. Krebs; Financial Secretary, J. f.
Dudley Treasurer, Frank Foster; Stew
ard, A j. Fountain.
AT Napa, on the eth of October, the
Sacramento horse, Langford, beat Nathan
Coombs horse Ashland, in two-mile
race, best two in three heats Ashland
won the first heat in 3:43i, the best time
made.
1.-THE foreign miners license tax was
an important source OF revenue in those
days. The monthly collections in Sacra-
mento county amounted on an average to
500 or $780,
lin the old Deidesheimer claim, near
Forest Hill, a quartz chunk was taken out,
by some Welshmen, containing 400 ounces
of gold.
1.-THE Eastern sporting fancy were
greatly excited over the challenge issued
by John c. Heenan to Tom Savers, the
English champion, TO fight for 81 GOO a
side.
......It was deemed worthy of remark by
the press that New York newspaper had
been received overland in twenty four
days.
......At the annual State festival of the
Turner'S, held in this city, the first prize
was won by l.. Lotthammer.
NE. l. Robinson was appointed one OF
Sheriff Marshsll's deputies.
...... Fresno City was destroyed by fire on
the I'd OF October, 1859.
Med MCGOWAN was editing the Ari-
=0nidn at Tucson.
THE SUPERVISORS.