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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-14
PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
A Lady Has a Leg Broken by Stepping
Through a Sidewalk.

A Lady Has a Leg Broken by Stepping
Through a Sidewalk.
For some two weeks past the RECORD
UNION had been looking for the disman-
tied sidewalk at the old Postoffice corner,
Fourth and K streets, to furnish an item
in the way of an accident, and it came last
night.
About Q o'clock a lady was walking
in that locality and either stepped on one
of the loose boards laid above the openings
between the sidewalk and the street, or
else into one of the several spaces that
were not covered. AT all events, one of
the lady's feet went through an opening
and she was thrown down and her leg
fractured.
Persons near by ran to her assistance
and she was seated in a chair while car
riage was summoned, in which she was
taken to her home.
These are the facts as related to a RECORD
UNION reporter by gentleman who claimed
to have been present when the accident
occurred. The driver of the hack IN which
the lady was taken away stated that she
was driven to 400 N street, but the family
residing there, when asked for her name,
protested to know nothing of any such &C.
cident That one did happen, however,
there seems to be no doubt.
That no accident had before occurred at
that point has been a mystery to many
persons who had observed the condition of
the sidewalk and the numerous holes into
which pedestrians might readily step in the
dark. Evidently there has been gross
carelessness on the part of somebody
either the owner of the property, the con-
tractor for the new sidewalk that is being
constructed, or some city official whose
duty it may be to look after the condition
of the sidewalks,
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ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater this evening
Augustin Days New York Comedy Com
pany will present IAN Arabian Night"
When the troupe was here about year ago
the RECORD UNION had occasion to speak
of it in terms of warm commentator. 1t
is said that the company is much the same
in its composition as it then was. The
play, which is pure comedy, is from the
pen of Mr.. DAILY being an adaptation from
the German of Won Mosser. As rule,
Daily presents nothing under his name that
is not thoroughly good, and his advance
representative is emphatic in the statement
that no low comedy from Mr.. Days pen
has been better than that now announced.
1t is to be hoped that this is true; it will
be refreshing contrast to the trash to
which Roland Reed treated the public
Wednesday night. And if Mr.. Days COM
psny is up to his standard it will present
people who have realizing sense of what
constitutes wit, what is good taste in dress
and what is ladylike carriage on the stage
sense Reeds company certainly did not
possess. Tomorrow night Days troupe
will present "A Night Off," an eccentric
comedy played here last year with pro-
nounced success.
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BRIEF NOTES,

The sale of tickets for the excursion to
Truckee will close tomorrow noon, and
not to-day, as before announced.
There is considerably less dust on the
streets than there was couple of days ago,
but great deal more in the stores.
Frank Potts, who broke leg on Wednes-
day evening while scufding with some
friends, was yesterday sent to the County
Hospital.
A female topper at the city prison pleaded
last night for big raw onion. She said
she wanted something to stand-off her
breath.
Maggie Eldred was yesterday granted a
divorce from Frank Eldred, the cause
being desertion. The case was tried be-
fore Judge Armstrong.
Mrs. Francis, who resides in the vicinity
of Fourth and @ streets, yesterday caused
the arrest of Oliver johnson, who she
alleges unjustly assaulted her little boy.
The California Museum Association an
nounces that a few more names are needed
to warrant the formation of the evening
class in wood engraving. There are said to
be good many who wish to unite with the
class but they do not send in their names.
A special meeting of the City Board Of
Trade was held yesterday, the purpose
being to adopt constitution and bylaws
and elect officers. At the suggestion of E
K. Alsip, no action was taken further than
to have the bylaws read for the informa-
| ton of those present.
A regular meeting of the Grape Growers
and Wine Makers Association of Califor
mia, will be held at Platt's Hall, San Fran
cisco, on Thursday, February Goth, at II
O'Clock A. NJ. The subject to be discussed
will be: THE Storing and Maturing O.
Wine" by F. A. Haber.
The Edisco literary and social club ha!
organized with the following officers
President, Warren Floberg; Vice President
Stephen 1. Hopkins; Secretary, Ed. Atkin
SON. Financial Secretary, William Morrill,
Treasurer, Luther Weber; Marshal, Will
lam Kellogg; Trustees, Clan Hoyt, Fred
Van Horn, Burt Tanquay and Mr.. Walters
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SALE OF BONDS.
Central Irrigation District, Co.
Iusa County, California.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY TIE
N Board of Directors of CENTRAL 1RRIGA-
TON DISTRICT. that said Board VIII, st its
Office in the town of Maxwell, in the county OF
Colusa, State Of California, Oh the
Fourth Day of March, in tho year 1890,
at clock P NJ. of said day, sell to the highest
responsible bidder for cash Ill gold COIN OF the
United States, foul hundred and fifty bonds OF
the said District 10 The amount of two hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars. being part
of an issue of bonds sggregating the sum OF
seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars that
sealed proposals for the purchase of said bonds
will be received by said Board till the day and
hour aforesaid, at which time said Board will
open the proposals, and award the purchase OF
said bonds to the highest responsible bidder, but
said Board reserves the right to reject all bids,
and will in no event sell any of said bonds for
less than ninety per cent. OF t9e lace value
thereof; said bonds are dated The first day OF
JULY in the year 1888, and bear interest at the
rate OF six per cent per annum, payable semi
annually any interest accruing between said
date and the date OF the sale and del very OF
said bonds, shall be credited before delivery on
the frs. maturing coupons attached to SAID
bonds. Said bonds will be delivcIe ed TO the sue
cessful bidder and the money received therefor
at the District Tre8surer's Office in the town OF
Maxwell. or at the Colusa County Bank, in the
town of Colusa. in the county and State aiore.
said. and each proposal must be accompanied
by q certified cheek 1u>1aVoT OF *. De Lappe,
Secretary of he Board OF Directors Of CEN tiAL
IRRIGATION DIS fkICr, for an amount at least
as great as five per cent. Of the amount total TO
be paid for the bonds bid for.
Above Bonds a pproved by Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court has decided that CEN
TRIAL IRRIGATION DISTRICT was validity
organized, ana that its bonds were properly
issued, and are in the form required by law. See
Central Irrigation district vs.. X. De Lappe, ~
Cal, 351. K. DE LAFPE,
Secretary o said Board.
Maxwell Cal, January %, 1890. jag tmr3SSu
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Jones. of Redding. is in the city.

]. w. Jones, of Redding, is in the city.
Sheriff McMullen went to San Francisco yes
terday.
Ex-senator Kelley was over from Willows yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs Sol. Runyon came up from
CORTLAND yesterday.
Miss Luella Carpenter, of Diamond Springs, is
visiting friends in this city.
Thomas H. Williams, the San Francisco CAPT
talist, was in the city yesterday.
Brainard F. Smith, bookkeeper at the Folsom
Prison, was in the city yesterday.
Miss Annie Dodson. of Latrobe is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Vim. Jackson at Florin.
Chief of Police Lee was called to Woodland
yesterday as a witness in the Palmer case.
Mrs. Niles searls and Mr. and Mrs. Fred.
SeaIls, of Nevada City. were in the city yester-
day.
Miss Lucy Brooke. of this city, has returned
from an extended visit to friends in FL Dorado
county.
Miss Irma Fitch, one of Sacramento's rising
young vocalists, is in San Francisco, where she
will remain during the present opera season.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday:
DanielwitZ, San Francisco; ]. A. David, New
York; L. Mativia, Truckee; C. E. Phile, Ply.
mouth; Fred. Berg, Placerville; Allen Towle
Towles; ]. W. Snyder and wife, Blue Canyon; A
Rummelberg and wife, Williams; Lar Bones
Geo getown; E. ]. Holan, Syracuse, n. Y.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday
o. q. Williams, Cincinnati; +. ]. Devine Sam
Asheim, d. l.. Crown, San Francisco; Mrs. Niles
Searls, Fred. Searls and wife, Nevada City; O.
Mimi; G. NJ. Ledsir L. Bernstein, Henry
Schuell NJ. Busse, New York; ]. o. Packer and
wife, Trinidad, Col; p. w. Callahan, Fresno; D.
B. Caulfield, Philadelphia; Martin Rulanit city
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VALENTINES DAY.

The Annual Opportunity for Venting
Spite Against Enemies.
This is ST. Valentines Day, and judging
from the size of the crowds of people
thronging the counters where valentines
are displayed, thousands of them must
have been purchased in this city. The
heaviest buyers, so far as numbers are con-
ceIned, have been the school children, and
they leave the comic ones severely alone.
Among adults, however, there are more of
this sort purchased than any other, as it
seems to be q favorite method of getting
even on ones enemies. A correspondent,
who evidently expected a deluge of this
class of missives, sent in the following
lines few days ago on 1.-THE Comic Valen-
tine"
Again the day is nearing
That we all are greatly tearing
The day which if 'twere blotted out we never
should repine.
When people of all classes,
Men and women, lads and laSSeS,
Get even with each other through the comic
valentine.
There are our horrid neighbors,
Well remind them of their capers,
Who dared TO send them such screed they
never will divine
The firt coquette and teacher,
Merchant, lawyer, doctor, preacher,
Typewriter girl and all will get comic valen-
tine
So the stores will all be plundered.
Folks will buy them by tie hundred,
And postmen for day or two would happily
resign.
May the godsIn love defend US.
And may no one dare to send us
A horrid, vulgar, awful fearful comic valentine.
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PROPOSALS FOR BONDS.
POso Irrigation District, Kern County,
California.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT SEALED
N proposals will be received by the Board OF
Directors of Poso Irrigation District for the pur
chase of the bonds OF the said district at any
time after the publication of this notice, and
until TUESDAY, the 4th day OF Marco, 1890.
at l o'clock P. N of seid cay, at the Office OF
said Board, at Delano, Kern county, StAe oil
California. Said bonds are issued under and IN
Pursuance of an Act of the Legislature Of the
State of California, entitled. IAN Act TO provide
for the organization and government OF irriga-
ton districts, and to provide for The acquisition
of water and other property, and for the dis
tribution of water thereby for irrigation pur-
poses" approved March Z, 1887. There are five
hundred OF said bonds, each Of the denomina-
ton of five hundred dollars.
Said bonds in form and substance conform 70
the provisions of the said Act; they bear inter
est at the rate of six per cent. per annum, 10,
terest pay able semi annually. None OF the said
bonds will be sold for less than ninety per cent.
of the face value thereof.
Said proposals Will be opened at the aforesaid
time and place, and the purchase OF said BONDS
will be awarded to the highest responsible bid
der. Said Board reserves the right 10 REJECT
to said bonds should be addressed TO J. T. AN
DERsON, the Secretary of said Board, at Spot
tiswood Kern county, California
The legality of said organization OF said dis
trict. and the proceedings had for the issue and
sale OF said ponds, has been judicially deter
mined by the Superior Court Of the county OF
Kern in said state.
of Poso Irrigation District this LIST day Of Octo-
Der, 1859.
All bids must be accompanied by certified
B. c. DORSEY, President.
J.E ANDERSON, Secretary. fe7-2ot
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HELD no ANSWER.
The Men Supposed to Have BurgIarized
Hardware Store.

The Men Supposed to Have Burglarized
Hardware Store.
1t will be remembered that about two
weeks ago the store of Stanton, Thompson
& Co., on street, between Third and
Fourth, was entered by burglars and
quantity of goods stolen. Subsequently Jas.
Williams and John Miller-or two men
giving these names-were arrested at Rose
vile, by Constable Lamphrey of that place,
and articles resembling those stolen were
Hand in the possession of the former
Yesterday their cases were called in the
Police Court for examination on charges of
burglary.
The first witness called was W. J. Bowles,
a salesman with Stanton, Thompson & Co.,
who testified that the store had been bur
glarized about the 10Th of last month, and
a number of knives, razors, revolvers, etc.,
stolen. Several articles of this kind, found
on Williams were shown the witness, who
testified that they were of the same classes
of goods as that stolen from the store, but
he could not swear that they were the same.
Constable Lamphrey, of Roseville, testi-
fed that he arrested the defendants near
that village on the Sd of February. WILL
Jams had four razors, several knives and
saw-Dlade IN his possession. The prisoner
told witness he was blacksmith, and had
purchased them in Sacramento. Later on
he said the articles had been given to him
by man in the Lafayette saloon, and Mil
Ter told similar story.
F. f. Thompson, of the firm whose store
was robbed, testified as to the facts of the
burglary, and that the goods taken from
Williams were of the same class as had
been stolen from the store.
Police Captain Karcher testified that
Williams told him the property was given
him (Williams) in the Lafayette saloon.
The saw-blade was concealed beneath
Williams shirt, and suspended by cord
from his neck. Witness said he had visited
every hardware store in the city, and dis
covered that Stanton, Thompson & Co. was
the only firm that carried the same kind
of knives, and but one other had the same
brand of razors. None of them had re-
Gently lost any goods.
Williams then made a briet statement,
testifying that the articles had been given
him by stranger in the Lafayette saloon.
Miller, who is probably only 16 or II
years of age, testified that he saw the ar
ticles given to Williams. They both left
the city to seek employment shoveling
snow in the mountains. He had served
forty days in jail for vagrancy, and had
been out of Jail but day or two when he
fell in with Williams.
The prisoners were held to answer, and
bail fixed at So 900 in each case
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NEARLY KNOCKED OUT.
Barney Norton Narrowly Escapes a Fol-
som Bowlder.

som Bowlder.
Barney Norton was not in very pleas
ant frame of mind when he visited the
police station yesterday noon. He was de.
claiming in somewhat forcible Language
against policeman Campbell, and reporter
asked him what was the matter.
why" replied Norton, "a young fellow
named Foster tried to kill me last night,
and had a warrant sworn out for his ar
rest, and he hasn't yet been taken in"
Has Campbell the warrant" he was
asked.
Yes, 1 am told so, but he is making no
effort TO find Foster"
Where is Foster now?"
HE is down there along Front street.
and Campbell is within a few blocks of
where he is. If they wanted me for any
thing" he continued, they'd find me only
too quick. if they had to go to my bed
room"
The reporter asked Norton what was the
nature of the assault made upon him, and
he replied that Foster had hurled q
cobble-stone through his window, and
that it barely missed him. A visit
to Norton's saloon on K street. Just below
Second, showed that such an assault had
been made. The bar-keeper pointed to a
half-intoxicated young man who was then
making himself conspicuous inside the sa-
loon as the person who threw the stone.
1t appears that the missile was hurled
through the front window at a late hour
Wednesday night, carrying away portion
of the glass, which is fully quarter of an
inch thick, and fell behind the bar close to
where Norton was standing, he being at
J.
in his till. The stone struck the floor al
his feet, fracturing heavy glass set in the
floor.
The cobble was about eight inches long,
five or six inches across. and two or three
inches thick. Had it been thrown little
higher, or had Norton been standing few
feet nearer the window, it would surely
have hit him.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon officer
Crump ran across Foster and arrested him.
The young man was released on bond.
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POLICE COURT.
Rose Leonard Drunk Again-More Snow
shovelers in Trouble.

Rose Leonard Drunk Again-More Snow
shovelers in Trouble.
Rose Leonard pleaded guilty in the Police
Court yesterday to having been drunk
again, and was sentenced to five days in
jail.
William Casey was up on charge of
similar character. Casey said he had just
returned from the Summit and had little
spree, and that was the cause of it.
John Doe was tried for disturbing the
peace. He was also an ex-snow shoyeler,
and had lost his voucher. He fought the
police all the way to the city prison and
declared there were not policemen enough
in town to take him down. The Court was
inclined to fine him 81 30, but as he had
only fifty cents he was allowed to depart
with the promise that when his voucher
should be found he would pay the former
sum into Court.
There was charge of common drunk
ard against Handsome" Brady, but the
Court permitted it to be reduced to simple
drunk, and Mr. Brady got off with ten days.
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NO CRIMINAL INTENT.
The Charge Against Postmaster Burton
of Sierra City Dismissed.

of Sierra City Dismissed.
In the United States District Court in
San Francisco yesterday before Judge Hof-
man, on motion of United States District
Attorney Carey, nolle prosequi was en-
tered in the case of the United States VS..
S. T. Burton, Postmaster of the Sierra Val
ley Pos.office, in Sierra City, Sierra county.
The case against Burton, and upon which
an indictment was found by the United
States Grand Jury in 1888, was based on
the grounds that he embezzled 50, 443 rs of
the postal money order funds intrusted to
him as Postmaster. The money alleged to
have been taken by Burton was in his pos
session, and as there was some little time
elapsing before it should be forwarded 10
Washington, he yielded to the demand of
friends and loaned the money, expecting
to receive it back in time to forward it to
the proper authorities.
His expectations were far from correct,
as his friends, after securing the money,
did not pay up with the promptness that
they stated they would when borrowing
the coin. As result, Burton could not
forward the money and he was arrested,
but was released on bonds.
A short time afterward an Indictment
was found against him, and on being ar
raigned he pleaded not guilty. During
these trying times the true friends of the
Postmaster rallied to his aid and made
good the deficiency and sent it on to Wash
ington. A petition was also sent to the
President, asking that the matter be not
prosecuted as there was no intention On
the part of Burton to embezzle the money.
The matter was referred by the Presi-
dent to the Postmaster. General, who made
a recommendation that no guilty intent on
the part of Burton was visible, and as he
was the victim of misfortune more than
anything else, it would be good policy to
allow the matter to rest. The Government
had received its money, and it was not the
idea to punish persons for crime when no
evidence could be presented that would
tend to prove any guilty intent.
In justice to Postmaster Burton, it is
stated that he has been the Postmaster at
Sierra City for fifteen years, and is re-
spected throughout the entire county. He
is also leading citizen and the father of
large family. In reciting the facts above
stated District Attorney Carey was of the
opinion that the existing state of affairs
did not warrant a prosecution of the case,
and his motion for nOlte pr0sequi was
agreed to by the Court.
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WIND AND WEATHER.
Their Caprices Described by Sergeant
Barwick in His Own Way.

Barwick in His Own Way.
As was reported in yesterdays RECORD
UNION that high winds usually follow a
rapid fall in the barometer, the truth of the
assertion was most unpleasantly verified as
the shades of night fell upon the earth.
The darkness deepened rapidly, the wind
velocity was heightened, and made pedes-
trianism during the early evening hours
most unpleasant indeed. The Signal Serv-
ice reports show that as the barometer be-
gan rising the wind increased in velocity.
From O'Clock P. NJ. on Wednesday to
midnight there was II miles, and from
midnight to A. NJ. yesterday there was IA
miles, and still blowing a gale.
The wind travelled from midnight on
Wednesday up to noon yesterday from a
to "a miles per hour, reaching maximum
velocity of &c. and an extreme velocity of
As miles per hour on numerous occasions
during the twenty hours of the blow. 1t
was an unpleasant one, very much So in
deed, owing to the great accumulation of
dust upon the streets, which was drifted
and blown in every conceivable hole and
corner that could be found large enough to
admit an atom.
The wind-storm was general over the
central and northern portions of this val
ley, and no doubt extended well south into
the San Joaquin valley also.
The barometer began falling again yes
terday forenoon, and the winds velocity
noticeably decreased, showing with what
precision the two work in unison.
During the night of the blow the barom-
eter rose from SO 06 inches to 1910, and fell
again yesterday evening at P. NJ. to 30.05
inches.
The temperatures at A. NJ and P. NJ.
were 44o and SO, and the dew point 800
and 90, which was the cause of the cold
ness of the wind. The highest and lowest
temperatures yesterday were $50 and 44o,
while for the same date last year it was go
and 440, and one year ago to-day $40 and
41o, with cloudy weather prevailing.
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Funeral of George Ostetag.

The funeral of George ostetag, an en-
ploye at the railroad shops, took place yes
terdsy afternoon, and was largely attended.
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler offfciated, and the pail
bearers was A. Pritchard, John Moran, j.
G. Schaden, Charles Schwilk and Michael
Fisher. A quartet, composed of Messrs.
Grow, Shannon, Desmond ana Croker,
sang appropriate selections. The floral
offerings were beautiful.
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Bells SATURDAY. Sale.

At 10 o'clock tomorrow Bell & Co. will
sell at auction at their salesroom, 1909
street, several horses, wagons, and large
lot of second hand furniture.
The firm calls attention in the sdVertis-
ing columns to its great sale of new furni-
ture on Wednesday next. direc. from the
factory. The goods are now on exhibition
at the sslesroom, and Messrs. Bell & Co.,
desire that the public should inspect them.
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Fourth Ward Republicans.

There was large gathering of Fourth
Ward Republicans last evening at Parker's
Hall, Seventeenth and N streets, called for
the purpose of organizing ward club
The meeting was very harmonious one
throughout. Remarks were made by
George Murray, Lincoln White, T. w.
Sheehsn, E. s. Depue and others.
The club was organized by the election
of Lincoln White as President and George
P. Royster as Secretary.