Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-04
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
HORACE GREELEYs VISIT TO sACRA-
MENT0 IN 1859.
Those Days-The Bitter State
Campaign-Etc.

On July 18th 1859) there was Republic
can County Convention held in Sacra.
mento for the purpose of giving expression
to the party's position on important local
reforms. 1t was Convention of repre-.
sentative men. George Rowland called the
meeting to order, and Cornelius Cole was
chosen President. D. 81. Haskell was
tials, and the other members were j. G.
Miller, Josiah Ames, ]. G. Beach and John
Carroll. Among the delegates were
Charles Babb, r. I. Brown, F. Woodward,
Justin Gates, E. II. Miller, E. B. Crocker.
Eben Owen, NJ. S. Hurd, H. w. Bragg, II.
Montfort, W. r. Strong, j. D. Lord, P. W.
Burnett, ]. l.. Polhemus, A. B
Nixon, A. A. De Long. E. Bigelow,
j. n. Scott, E. F. Aiken and s. s. Holl.
The principal debate of the Convention was
between DIR. A. b, Nixon and e. B. Croker.
1t was upon an amendment to resolution
providing for the nomination of "capdi-
dates for county Offices" Mr.. Croker
moved to insert the word Republican"
before candidates, which was opposed by
DIR. Nixon and others, and the amendment
Wdc iOot. Iut NOIuludtlUR OOnmittee
subsequently put forth the following
ticket: Senator, DR.. A. B. Nixon; Assem-
bly,, Francis Clark, of Folsom, and Paschal
Coggins, of Franklin; Treasurer, W. +.
Chamberlin; Clerk of the Board of Super
visors N. A. II. Ball.
lathe Anti Lecompton primary cleo
ton on July 31st, the following named
were among the delegates chosen Henry
Houehton, William Siddons, ]. Gregory,
Robert Hamilton, B. Cavanaugh, w. Hig-
gins, w. Q. Hopping, Mark Hopkins, w.
z. ]. Devine, George e. Duden, John Ryan,
J. h. Johnson, Wilson Flint, G. w. Colby,
A. G. Gilbert, ]. B. Saul, John Rooney, J..
o. Sherwood and P. Chatterton.
......E. B. Ryan, City Assessor, returned
an assessment roll for that year QS59) of
$11 1885, 577.
1.-THE Lecompton (or Administration
Democracy party held its County Conven-
ton the same week. Prominent among its
members were E. G. Blessing, H. NJ. Ber-
nard, Leander Culver, Frank Malone, Dr.
Trafton, Ed. Christy, w. B. G. Brown, J..
ID. Sullivan, Mat Ault, j. T. Knox, w. r.
Cantwell and others.
....., Horace Greeley arrived at PlacerVille
ON July Both, after his memorable ride
over the Carson grade with Hank Monk as
pilot The citizens met him about eight
miles out on the road with coach drawn
by six gray horses, and escorted him into
town, where he was given splendid re-
ception. He made speech in the evening
in front of the Court house. He arrived
IN Sacramento on the following day, hav.
ing been met at Folsom by citizens of this
city with a special train. Among the Re-
ception Committee were James McClatchy.
of the Bee; Colonel Zabriskie, of the Regis
ter; A. Redington, L. A. Booth, David
Meeker, l. B. Marshall, o. c. Wheeler, r
C. Clark, c. l. Hutchinson, Charles Crocker,
J. II. Nevett, NJ. F. Butler and about
twenty others. The speech of welcome at
Folsom was made by Mr.. McClatchy, to
which Greeley responded briefly, conclud-
ing: well, m ready to go now, if you
are. At the depot Thomas Mooney. of the
Folsom Express, made speech. On reach
ing Sacramento Greeley was received at the
St. George Hotel and welcomed by DR.. II.
L. Nichols President of the Board of Super
visors. That evening he delivered an ad-
dress at DR.. Benton's church.
AT the Anti-Lecompton primary cleo
ton at Patterson's Station on July Both
there were several lively rows Sheriff
Manlove and Charles Burns went at 1t, and
I0rns got the worst of it. Then Manlove
and John Rooney came to blows,
and Rooney came off victor. The
UNION said the difficulty was occasioned by
Manlove having taking "a squad of prison
brig birds and bummers" into that district
in the interest of his favorites
......Ssys the UNION: AT l p. NJ. on
Saturday Frank Tilford, of San Francisco
William Hicks, of Marin and J. W. Coff-
roth and Colonel r. H. Snowden, of Sacra-
mento, started from the ST. George Hotel
for Nevada City to attend the Latham ex-
hibition. If we may consider the remarks
made on their departure, it is difficult to
decide whether the quartette were more
noted for muscle or talent, worth or talent,
gas or talent, or froth and whisky"
......T The papers were teeming with the
speeches of Gwin, Broderick, Latham, Cur
~, McKibben and others, who were nightly
on the stump. The annals of California
contain no record of such another cam
paign as that of the summer of 1850 The
speeches were made up of personal abuse
and yillifcation from beginning to end, and
it is no wonder that the result was blood
shed.
49,. remarkable duel was fought at Tu-
bac, Arizona, between Lieutenant Mowry,
of the army. and Mr.. Cross, editor of the
Ari=oaian The weapons were Burnside
rifles distance, forty PAGES. -Four shots
were exchanged without effect. At the
last fire Mowry's rifle failed to discharge.
1t was decided that he was entitled to an
other shot. and Cross stood unarmed to re-
ceive il. But Mowry, refusing to fire at an
unarmed man, discharged his rifle in the
air and declared himself satisfied.
.....A stalwart Italian organ. grinder sere-
naded the New York Restaurant, on ]
street, one day. He was showered with
bones and corn-cobs from the restaurant,
and placing his instrument OF torture on
sidewalk, he rushed into the restaurant,
bent upon whipping everybody in it. o.
H. Worden and others received the brunt
of his assault, and were fast getting away
with him when officer MarIz interfered
and placed them under arrest. Worden' g
friends sought TO release him, but another
officer came to Martz's assistance, the riot
was quelled, and all the rioters landed in
the police station. Worden's friends fol-
lowed the procession, roundly abusing the
officers for his arrest.
Johnny Tuers, variety actor, was con-
sidered about the best pigeon shot in the
State in those days, a sport in which great
interest was taken. In q $3.50 match at
Stockton, Tuers defeated thirty-six com.
petitors in miss andout contest, by kill
ing fifteen birds straight.
lin the UNION Of July 30th appeared
a singing card from Jerome Madden,
charging Colonel J. @. Zabriskie, of the
Sacramento Register, with attempting to
blackmail him. Zabriskie had published
a highly commendatory article on Mad
den's veto of some bills allowed by the
Supervisors MADDEN being the Auditory
and the next day asked Madden for q con-
tribution OF 800 to help support the Regis
ter. The demand was made in the
presence of Judge Robert Robinson. Mad
den refused, and Zsbriskie's paper then
launched forth into vile abuse of Madden.
......0a the arrival of the Sacramento
boat in San Francisco on the night of Au.
gust 1st, Freeman & Co.'S Express was
robbed of $4,000 in gold dust. James
Mulhave, the express company's porter,
and Joseph Angel, the driver of the wagon
which received the coin, were arrested.
......Jackson Gridley and party arrived
across the plains from Michigan, en- route
to Napa. They were but little over three
months on the road from ST. Louis. A colt
born on the route walked twenty-five miles
the day it was born, and made 1000 miles
in five weeks.
ION August LIST the members of Con
fiience Eogine Company presented Rev
William H. Hill with Sl25 gold-headed
cane, and Mrs Hill with handsome Bible
both appropriately inscribed The pre-
sentation was in recognition of the kind
attention shown by the reverend gentleman
and his wife to w. ]. Kicker, member o
the company, during a severe illness.
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