Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-09-19
humboldt Republicans.

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humboldt Republicans.
EUREKA, September 1S!h.-The Republi-
can County Convention met yesterday.
The following ticket was nominated Su-
perior Judge, G. W. Hunter; Assembly, A.
J. Bledsoe and P. F. Hart; Sheriff, F. H.
Lembower; Assessor, Wm. Wallace; Tax
Collector, S. A. Campbell; Recorder L. J.
Campton Clerk, 0. u. Storm; Surveyor, F.
E. Herrick Treasurer. H. S. Turner; Pub
lie Administrator, W. A. Scott; District
Attorney, Geo. D. Murray; Superintendent
of Schools, ]. B. Brown.
A Contractor Killed.
SAN Francisco, September 18th.-Charles
Meyer, of the well-knoWn firm of Meyer IL
Simms, riggers and steVedores, was in
stantiy killed at the new City Hall this
afternoon The firm had q contract for
raising the giFders employed in tie con-
struction of the northeast wing, and Meyer
was acting as Superintendent. While rails
ing a 800 ton girder the rope broke and
Meyer was strgck by boom of the DER
rick, crushing in his skull and chest. He
was 49 years of age and leaves wife and
four children.
Southern Oregon District Fair.
ASHLAND, September 1Sth.-The South
ern OREGON District Fair commences at
the county fair grounds at Central Point
next Monday, continuing through the
week The indications are that it will be
well attended and credi; to this part of
the State as much interest is being taken
and all parts of the district promise to be
well represented with stock, agricultural,
fruit and other exhibits.
Accident to a Brakeman.
ASHLAND (Or), September 1Sth.-D. C.
Agler brakeman on the Ashland and
Grants Pass freight division of the South
ern Pacific, had his feet badly mengled by
being run over by a train in the yards at
Ashland early this morning. He Yves ct
tempting TO jump on the caboose while
the train was moving and fell under the
wheels. His left foot was terribly lscer-
ated, but may not have to be amputated.
sutter County Democrats.
MARYsvILLE, September 1sth.-The Sut-
ter County Democratic Convention, which
met in Yuba CITY to-day. nominated the
following ticket: Sheriff, W. q. Phillips;
Clerk, C. r. Wilc0xon; District Attorney,
K S. Mahon; Treasurer. l.. D. Hedger;
Assessor, J. NJ. GLADDEN.; Superintendent
of Schools, A. B Coffey; Coroner and Pub
lie Administrator, Thomas Fox; Surveyor,
J. 7. Pennington.
Inyo Democratic Convention.
INDEPENDENCE, September 18th-The
Inyo Democrats day nominated for the
Assembly j. R. Eldred; Superior Judge,
John W. P. Lscid; Sheriff, Ben L. Will
Jams; Clerk, p II. Mack; Assessor, C. w.
Garrettson; Treasurer, J. ]. Moore; District
Attorney, p w Forbes; School Superin-
tendent, James E. Reynolds, Coroner, J.
w. Murphy.
Jealousy the Cause.
STOCKTON. September IS Nm. J. Cor
man, g hotel-keeper of Copperopolis, who
shot himself dead last night, is believed to
have been jealous of his wife, whom be
married here about q year ago. She was
divorced woman-Mrs. Lou Hartley. Cor
man formerly lived at lone and went 10
Copperopolis about year ago with q five
years lease of the only hotel in town.
a stage Held Up.
SAX ANDREAs, September 18th. - The
stage from Valley Springs to San Andreas
was held up by two masked men this after
noon, about four miles from town. Eight
passengers on board were robbed of about
$50, and the wooden box of Wells, Fargo
Il Co. was taken. The iron box remained
untouched. Immediately upon the arrival
OF the stage the Sheriff started in search Of
the robbers.
Probably Murdered.
YREKA, September 1Sth.-The mules be-
longing to the outfit found in Butte Creek
valley a fortnight ago are branded as those
driven by Thomas J. Sutton, foreman for
Charles TAFT, at Tehama. Sutton left Te-
hama this spring alone to buy mules in
this county. Sheriff MOxby says he has
probably been murdered.
School-houses Burned,
EUREKA September lsth.-About 9
O'Clock Tuesday evening the new school
house al Ferndale was discovered in fiames
and in half an hour it was entirely con-
sumed, together with the old school-house,
about thirty feet distant. Insurance,
5000.
They win be Returned to China.
TUosoN "a. IT,, September Islh.-Four
Cainamen who were recently arrested
while crossing the Mexican line, left for
San Francisco to-day in charge of Deputy
Marshal, to be returned to China.
Doctor suicides.
LEMooRE. September IS.h.-Dr Patton
committed suicide BY shooting himself in
the head with pistol at the residence of
his brother, George n Patton, black
smith of this place, at 6 o'clock this even
ing.
Death of Pioneer Citizen
GRASS VALLEY, September lSth.-J. H.
Henderson, a pioneer citizen, formerly pro-
prielor of the shoe store of Rose & Mar
wick, died this afternoon.
Coal Vein Opened.
NEWPORT (0r), September lsth.-A
three-foot vein of coal was opened to-day
one mile back of Yaquina in a drift 200
feet deep.
Rain at Bakersfield.
BAKFRsFIELD, September 18th - The
weather has been cloudy al day, and at Z
Rain at Cotton.
CoLToN, September lSth.-Rain fell here