Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-04
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
HORACE GREELEY's VISIT TO sAcRA-
MENTo IN 1859.
Men Who Figured in Local Politics in
Those Days-The Bitter State
Campaign-Etc.


can County Convention held in Sacra.
mento for the purpose OF giving expression
to the party's position on important loca
reforms. 1t was Convention of repre-
sentative men. George Rowland called the
meeting to order, and Cornelius Cole wa.
chosen President. D. 81. Haskell was
Chairman of the Committee on Creden.
tials, and the other members were J. G.
Miller, Josiah Ames, J. G. Beach and John
Carroll. Among the delegates were
Charles Babb, r. 7. 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. II. Scott, E. F. Aiken and S. s. Holl
The principal debate of the Convention was
between DR.. A. B. Nixon and E. B. Crocker
1t was upon an amendment to resolution
providing for the nomination of s.candi-
dates for county Offices" Mr.. Croker
moved to insert the word Republican
before candidates, which was opposed by
DR.. Nixon and others, and the amendment
was lost. The Nominating Committee
ouUScqucullg put 10TH tne IOllOW1Dg
ticket: Senator, DR.. A. B. Nixon; Assem-
bly,, Francis Clark, OF Folsom, and Paschal
Coggins, of Franklin; Treasurer, W. E.
Chamberlin; Clerk of the Board of Super
visors, N. A. II. Ball
......Att the Anti-Lecompton primary cleo
ton on July 31st, the following named
were among the delegates chosen: Henry
Houghton, William Siddons, j. Gregory,
Robert Hamilton, B. Cavanaugh, w. Hig.
erir IL. u
Ackley, 5. Tryon, A. Aitken, B. r. Croker,
2. ]. Devine, George E. Duden, John Ryan,
}. X. Johnson, Wilson Flint, G. w. Colby,
A. G. Gilbert ]. B. Saul, John Rooney, J.
q. Sherwood and P. Chatterton
......E. B. Ryan, City Assessor, returned
an assessment roll for that year (1S59) of
Sill ,936. 577.
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.
III. Sullivan, Mat Ault, ]. F. Knox, W. R.
Cantwell and others.
49,, Horace Greeley arrived at Placeryille
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
town, where he was given a splendid re-
ception. He made speech in the evening
in front of the Court house. He arrived
in Sacramento on the following day, hay-
ing been met at Folsom by citizens of this
city with 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, +.
q 7 Int ~
]. 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, I'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 DIR. II
l.. Nichols, President of the Board of Super
visors. That evening he delivered an ad-
dress at DR.. Bentons 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
ISlrns 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.
in the interest of his favorites.
......Says the UFIoN: 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
male on their departure, it is difficult to
decide whether the quartette were more
Nod nr la or fol al
gas or talent, or froth and whisky"
THE papers were teeming with the
speeches OF Gwin, Broderick, Latham, Cur
ry, 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 1859. The
speeches were made up of personal abuse
and villifcation from beginning to end, and
it is no wonder that the result was blood
shed.
IA remarkable duel was fought at Tu-
bac, Arizona, between Lieutenant Mowry,
of the army, and Mr.. Cross, editor of the
ArizoRidR 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
air and declared himself satisfied.
......A stalwart Italian organ grinder sere-
naded the New York Restaurant, on J
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.
II. Worden and others received the brunt
of his assault, and were fast getting away
u.h fT1ta oroI
and placed them under arrest. Worden's
friends sought TO release him, but another
officer came 10 Martzs assistance, the riot
was quelled, and all the rioters landed in
the police station. Worden's friends fol-
lowed the procession, rounoly abusing the
officers for his arrest.
Johnny Tuers, variety actor, was con-
sidered about the best pigeon shot in the
State in those days, @ sport in which great
Stockton, Tuers defeated thirty-six CON.
petitors in a miss and-out contest, by kill
ing fifteen birds straight.
.....I In the UNION of July 30th appeared
a singing card from Jerome Madden,
charging Colonel ]. @. Zabriskie, of the
Sacramento Register, with attempting to
blackmail him. ZabTiskie had published
highly commendatory article on Mad
6en's veto of soma bills allowed by the
Supervisors MADDEN being the Auditory,
and the next day asked Madden for 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 Zabriskie'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 LIST, 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 a 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 LOCO miles
in five weeks.
ION August LIST the members of Con-
fiienee Eagine Company presented Rev.
William H. Hill with S125 gold-hesded
cane, and Mrs. Hill with handsome Bible.
both appropriately inscribed. The pie
sentation was in recognition of the kind
attention shown by the reverend gentleman
and his wife to w. J. Kicker, member of
the company, during severe illness.
George II. Brickman was elected