Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-26
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
LEGISLATURES THEN NO BETTER
THAN NOW.
Politics Becoming Warm-Leland
Stanford Talked of for Gov
ernor-Local Matters.


of early days in the matter of the charac-
ter of its attaches. Referring to the Legis.
lature that had just adjourned, the UNION
OF May 20, 1859, contained the following
The last Legislature was not very happy
IN the choice of some of its officers and
attaches. Morality appears to nave been
at a discount among them. One slipped
away from the city. leaving his tailor the
poor satisfaction of taking his moneys
worth by advertising the ex-attache's want
of honesty. Another gets into the papers
through a scandalous intrigue and seduc-
ton, and a third is suspected of having in
serted testimony in one of the reports pre-
pared under mis- hand as a committee clerk.
He is also alleged to have absconded from
his hotel in this city, taking with him his
roonl-mate's trunk of clothing. Moral
tests Go not seem to be required in making
selections of officers, the only question
being, How deserving of reward is he by
his party?"
....James L. English of Sacramento was
in the field for the Lecomptonite nominal
ton for Governor, and the Republicans
were beginning to talk of Leland Stanford
as their standard-bearer. On the Lecomp-
tonite side there were also John B. Weller
n Milton S. Latham of this city, James
w. Denver, Allen p. Dudley of Calaveras
and John Nugent. Thomas H. Williams
of FL Dorado and Phil. l.. Edwards of Sac
ramento wanted to be Attorney-General
n Charles T. Bolts of this city wanted to
be State Printer. Charles S. Fairfax was
out for Clerk of the Supreme Court. Among
the anti-Lecomptonites who wanted office
were A. Redington of Sacramento and
Humphrey Grifdths OF Yolo for Governor:
b. o. Beatty OF Sacramento for Justice of
the Supreme Court; II. A. Moses NOW of
Sacramento) for State Printer; for Congress.
James W. Cotfroth of Sacramento.
I'm. Greene Curtis, Frank Powell, w.
3. G. Brown, j. H. Sullivan and others
were aspirants for the Lecomptonite NOM
ination for County Clerk; d. L. Mcdonald,
John Taylor and John Clarken wanted to
be the nominee for Sheriff on the same
ticket; Frank Hereford and W. r. Can't
well were out for District Attorney; E. B.
Ryan and H. c. Kibbe for Assessor; Frank
Denver, William Shattuck, S.. D. Smith
and others for President of the Board of
Supervisors; Frank Turkey, John Heard
George r. Moore, c. A. Hill, johnson
Price and others were on the list for SEN
ator.
ION the Au.i-Lecompton side w. S..
Manlove, James Lansing and Hiram
AREN'T wanted to be Sheriff; Major r. c..
Clark. Henry Starr and J. T. Day were in
the field for County Clerk; T. SNYDER.
John G. Hatch, Josiah Howell, H. F..
Holmes and James Duffy were mentioned
for Treasurer; w. II. Weeks, w. w. Up
ton, E. II. Heacock and B. G. Whiting for
District Attorney; Israel Luce and L. B.
Drew for Assessor; B. B. Redding, John A.
Leavitt and A. Henley were looking to-
ward the Presidency of the Board of Super
yisors; j. P. Counts and DR.. B. B. Brown
wanted to be Coroner, andAlfred Reddington
had an eye on the Senate. Moses Stout
and ]. c.. Goods Independently were after
the nomination for A~ssemblyman.
THE UNION editorially opposed the
purchase of q lot at Seventh and NJ streets
on which to erect an Agricultural Pavilion,
on the ground that it was too far from
the populous portion of the city,
~..-.Gover1or Weller was appealed to by
the citizens of Red Bluff for troops to ex.
pell certain Indians from that vicinity who
were believed TO have been implicated in
recent outrages, and the Executive ex-
pressed a willingness to do so. Indian
outrages at Red Bluff, the now thriving
county seat OF Tehams, sounds a little
romantic at this time.
".... Referring TO Indian troubles of those
days, it may be said that the sum of S11 900
was drawn out of the State Treasury i n
May, 1859, for expenses incurred in quell.
ing an uprising OF redskins in Humboldt
county.
....Thomas r. Selby was the President
of the San Francisco Industrial School.
AT the marriage of ]. NJ. Mansfield to
Fannie Easterbrook in Napa, a portion of
the cake that graced the wedding dinner,
had done similar service at the wedding of
the brides parents in 1888.
.....B. b. Redding was Chairman and J.
3. Saul Secretary of the Anti-Locompton
County Central Committee of Sacramento
county.
IAN extract from the New York
Tribune states that Joe Coburn and Pat
Matthews, Two notorious bullys," had a
rough-and-tumble fight on Broadway, and
Coburn was worsted. Matthews afterwards
met Billy Mulligan, formerly of Sacra-
mento, in Dick Platt's saloon on Becker
street, and picked a row with him. Null
ligan, who feared no man even were he a
giant, stood ais ground, but had his eyes
nearly gouged out and a portion of his nose
removed during the discussion.
-....Confdence Engine Company Of this
city had just elected as officers: W. B
Hunt, Foreman; a. ]. Rhoads, First As
s~istant; G. w. Lsngville. Second Assistant
W. f. Swimley, Secretary; James Lansing
i "a : "a amt OOSkAue, 1ISdS-
Urer.
1.-THE Legislature which had lust ad
journed, bad as il was, appropriated only
$4,000 for the following fiscal year. Oui
wants according to the last Legislature's
liberal view thereof have since increased
to upward of six millions a year.
IA pupil in n of the public school.
of this city wrote the following ines foI
publication in the UNION on May Doth, the
theme being Sacramento"
No pen of praise nor wordy speech
Thy beauties can proclaim:
They are beyond the artists reach,
And yet they have a name.
Oh, what a plain in emerald dressed
Just bathed by Natures hand
Sweet homes tba are so Oft confessed
The prettiest in the land.
Broad streets, all shaded by green trees
Kind natures yernal bowers -
With fragrant blossoms aud rustling leaves,
And gardens filled with flowers.
To see her now one must exclaim,
Though born upon her sod,
'This is, indeed, a fairy home,
Made beautiful by God!"
1.-THE UNION, referring to the approach
ing nominations tor Governor, said Tn,
Republicans ere beginning to talk of mer
for Governor. In this city the name o
Leland Stanford is mentioned in connec
NlOu Will Tx N4tl-C- u IL Ouc " OuI SOlS
men, both in character and means, and ha,
been a successful merchant since he cam,
to California, though educated for the bar
.. During the session of the Legislator,
then Just adjourned, The Assembly haG
taken up for consideration a bill to regu
late proceedings in civil actions in certain
cases, when the following occurred
Mr.. Frank Pixley-Mr. Speaker. 1 move tina
the Hobbies be cleared.
Carried, and the Sergeant-at-Arms had III,
visitors removed.
Mr.. Pixley rose from his seat. took of his YES
<coat already Off, stretched out his arms AM
exclaimed MY God whata relief' Laugh
ter.
ION May sd the UNION had thi.
item 1.-The Folsom Express states tina
Governor Weller will commence the Branch
State Prison at that place Immediately sftei
the State nominations
......On the Dist of May the Democratic
Administrator" primary elections were
held in this county. The city delegates
elected were First District-Frank Ma
lone, Reuben Raynes, owen Casey, A. Au'
rich, John Butler, James Gibson, VIM. S
Long, Thos. Pfeiffer and II. B. Lake. Sec
ond@Mathias Ault. r. G.. Arthur, Benz
WEIGH, NJ. Lynch, George P. ellis, Alex
Burns, T. Mclaughlin, Frank Rhoads