Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-28
CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
Jim Mckinney and Bob Mcfarland ES-
cape From the YiSalia Jail.
TURNING THE RAsCALs OUT.y
Agents of the Vanderbilt System
Entertained at Bakersfield
Chinese Butchery.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-uNuoN.l
SAN FRANCISCO NOTES.
A Suit for the Land on Which PIumas
Town Stands.

a PIumAS
Town Stands.
SAN Francisco, November 27th.-Wm.
H. Larkin, of Ohio, has commenced suit in
the United States Court to recover posses
sion OF tract OF land in Plumas county
valued at IS coo. Larkin claims that the
tract on which the village of townsville is
located is his by purchase and that o. B.
Dolly, the defendant, squatted upon it.
PHELPS INVESTIGATIONS.
Collector Phelps is still following up the
affidavits presented by parties who seek to
land. He sent two Inspectors to Stockton
to-day to investigate document presented.
BOOM IN MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The County Clerk to-day issued twenty
seven marriage licenses, an unusual num-
Der. One was to William J. Sweasey, aged
75, formerly prominent citizen of Eureka,
Humboldt county, to marry Fannie E.
Baker, of this city, aged 80.
LEPRosY CASES.
Two cases ofleprosy were found on Pacific
street. Both were Chinese. One formerly
conducted store in San Jose and was in a
deplorable state. All his fingers and one
leg have dropped off. The other was
cigarmaker, who worked at his trade till
few days ago.
A 2:O5 GAIT.
Robert Bonner is delighted with Sunol.
He was at Palo Alto to-day and says:
This afternoon on a heavy track, that is
the Palo Alto track, and heavy as it was by
reason of the rain, she showed me, with
Charley Marvin up behind her, a quarter
of a mile in 81 seconds. That is 2O5
gait. What more can l want" Bonner
has paid $4,000 to Senator Stanford for
Ansel, by Auctioneer, with a record of 2:20.
STEAM SCHOONER LOST.
Word was received here to-day of the loss
of the new steam schooner Protection,
while leaving the harbor at Fort Bragg.
She was owned by number of parties in
this city, and was loaded with lumber.
Total loss about 100000.
CHARGES SUSTAINED.
The School Directors sustained McDon-
AIDS charges against Isador Leszynsky,
Principal of the Commercial School, and
removed him. W. N. Bush, of the High
School, was elected his successor.
HANDSOME DONATION.
Mrs Leland Stanford has donated So 900
to the ChiIdren's Hospital.
AN OLD MAN SUICIDES.
Fred Lehman, sixty years old a native
of Germany, committed suicide near the
old st. Mary's College by shooting himself
through the head. He had been sick for
three years, and his lodge of Hermann's
Sons stopped the payment of his allowance.
Scramble for an Estate.
MARYsvILLE, November 27th.-Numer-
Gus claimants have appeared of the estate
of the late William Westerfield. He died
at Mooney Flat in apparent poverty, but
the Public Administrator found money and
bonds to the amount of S37, 600. Among
the claimants are three children and a
erandthild of Charles Westerheld, who
died in Ohio in 1865, and who they allege
was Williams only brother.
Five residents of New York and New
Jersey, who depose that William was their
brother; Fred Westerfield, of this city, and
his brother are among the claimants.
Hard Characters Escape.
VIsALIA, November 9th Two hard
characters, Jim Mckinney and Bob Nc
Farland, broke Jail here last night. They
had procured tools from outside friends,
mounted to the top of the cell, bored and
cut through the lath and plaster ceiling
and floor into the Assessors Office, then
opened a spring-lock door and fled. Both
were under charges of attempted murder.
Mckinney was arrested in San Francisco
last July, for obtaining money falsely.
Mcfarland has served one term in the
Penitentiary. Sheriff Overall is now after
them.
Turning the Rascals Out"
PHGNIx "a. T.), November 27th.-Ru-
mors are rife on the streets here to the
effect that the late Receiver of the Land
Office at Tucson, F. w. Smith, has disap-
peared. 1t claims he short in accounting
to his successor Republican, for some
S45, 900. This sum is said to have been de-
hu al
proof 1t will be serious blow to the set
tiers.
Severely Burned.
CHICO, November 27th.-A girl was Sc
verely burned this morning by her clothes
taking fire while standing at the stove.
She ran out on the street and was caught
by William Bowden, who saved her life at
the expense of his hands, which were
severely burned, in some places to the
bone
Assaulted With Razor.
NEVADA CITY, November 27th.-Last
night while Robert S. Simmons was eject
ing Robert Lee, molder from his saloon
on Broad street, Lee drew a razor and in
fiicted five bad cuts on Simmons face. The
injured man was hacked almost beyond
recognition. but his chances for recovery
are good. Lee was arrested.
Visitors Entertained.
BAKERSFIELD, November 9th Ten
agents of the Vanderbilt system arrived to-
day in the private car Wanderer, and were
taken for three hours drive through the
country. They went north on a special
train, greatly interested in the irrigation
system and pleased with this fertile valley.
Murder in the Second Degree.
YREKA, November 27th.-The trial of
All Jake for killing another Chinaman It
Scott river. was concluded to day after a
twelve days trial, the jury rendering ve;.