Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-06-30

She Johnstown Fuad-Fen Overheard
and Observation-Disclosures
SAN Francisco, June 29th.-Louis Sloss
has received altogether 81 ,34S SIS for the
relief of the sufferers by the Johnstown
and Seattle disasters. Over $4,000 has
been sent to Johnstown and $4,000 to
Seattle. Mr.. Sloss has 81, 200 still in hand
The Executive Committee will hold meet
ing on Monday, when they will determine
what shall be done with the balance.
AN EDITOR sKIPs.
w. w. Knott, who is out on 81 600 bail
to await trial On the charge of extortio On in
connection with the Enterprise gang, is
missing and has evidently left town. He
was publishing small sporting paper, but
sold out week ago, leaving many small
creditors.
OFFICER DROWNED.
]. E. Hill, first officer of the night shift
on the dredger of the San Francisco Bridge
Company, working in Oakland harbor, fell
overheard at o'clock this morning and
was drowned. The body is at the Morgue
in Oakland. 1t is not known that he had
friends on this coast. He was highly
esteemed by the company.
GARRoTERs AT WORK.
Barney Kilpeck, bartender in the Eu.
reka Music Hall, was treated early this
morning for a severe lacerated wound on
was struck with club from behind by a
garroter, who tried to rob him.
PLAYED THE WRONG HORSE.
George Harting was arrested this after
noon on two charges of felony embezzling
Harting was employed as a collector by
Samm & Westphal, of Oakland, and has
embezzled about Sc, 600 of their money. He
acknowledged his guilt TO Detective Coffey
He lost the money in betting on horse
races.
DECISION BY JUDGE SAWYER.
In the United States Circuit Court Judge
Sawyer has issued a decree in the case O
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company O
New York VS.. The Sierra Valley and Mo
hawk Railroad Company. The decree en-
titles the New York corporation to a frs
mortgage on the railroad, which it is EN-
powered to sell unless the company paws
debt of Sl75,000 which is secured by all it.
property.
CHARITY UNREwARDED.
Joseph Longo. employed in Leconos
grocery store, on Tennessee street, was ar
rested to-day. charged by his employer
with stealing sums of money from thu
drawer, which will aggregate $780, Wher
the prisoner was first engaged by Mr.. lie
coma he was entirely destitute, and wa.
employed more through charity than any
thing else.
sUICIDE OF A MOTHER.
Amy Holdings, native of England 8:
years of age. living on Bay street, the
mother of several children told her hus
band this evening she had taken poison
and before the physician arrived she wa:
dead.
ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE.
Real estate sales during the first si1
months of this year exceed SIG, 100000, anc
embrace nearly $500 sales. This is the
greatest activity in real estate since 1875.
CHINESE COMPETITION.
The fish Gamers who have employed Chi
nese in their canneries are fearful now tha
the Celestials having mastered the bust
ness will start in for themselves and drive
them out of the business.
DIvoRCE-BREwERY MATTERS.
Mrs. Noble, wife of Supervisor Noble
has been granted divorce from her hus
band for cruelty.
Robert Wieland, Secretary of the Vie
lands Brewing Company, denies the trutl
of the report that the brewery has beer
sold TO an English syndicate, but there i
prospect that it will be sold.