Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-14
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
ATHLETES OF THAT DAY AND THOSE
OF LATER YEARS.
The Early-Day School Teachers of sacra-
mento-Ten Trials for Murder
in One Year.

Many persons cling to the belief that the
human race is degenerating physically, but
comparisons of the records of athletes of
many years ago with those of day show
that the men of the present are generally
superior to their ancestors at least profes.
sional athletes. The press of England and
America published columns thirty years
ago descriptive of the performances of
Thomas HospooI, noted English runner
of that time, and when he ran a mile in
4:224 it was predicted that it would never
be beaten. But the records of runners of
the present time show that Hospool would
not have been in it at all these days. w.
G. George has repeatedly beaten that time,
and has even made the mile in 4:I2a. So.
too, with pugilism-many think that the
old-time prize-fgbters were away ahead of
these Of to-day, but the probability is that
not one OF the old ringsters could have
stood before John l.. Sullivan, and there is
little doubt but that poor Joe McAuliffe
who recently met his waterloo al Slavin's
hands, is fully as good fighter as was
John G. Heenan, the other California
pugilistic circles.
......... The school teachers employed in
this county in 1860 were: Alabama District,
Miss Mary Mcconnell; American, Mrs.
Seymour and H. w. Arnold; Sacramento
river, s. Padfeld and Mr.. Esker; Brighten,
Cstharine c. Lyons and Z. D, Cate. son;
Alder Creek, S. A. Smith; Center. D. Arm.
strong, NJ. E. Fitzgerald and NJ. E. Howe;
Michigan Bar, E. E Shear; Live Oak, D s.
I n A O.
Creek, Miss S. L. Harvey and w. J. Run
aids Franklin. Miss Bailey; Eagle Point,
Miss e. A. Emops; East Union, Miss
Spaulding; West Union, George Smith;
Walnut Grove, ]. n. Cranmer; Oaisbo.
Miss Y. A. Runyon; Prairie City, Mrs.
Jordan; Granite, ]. NJ. Sibley and Mrs.
Bates; Rhoads, R. D. q. Yeckley; Union,
G.. w. Jones; Mormon Island, Miss ]. Ohm
stead; Mississippi, Z. t. Bodies; Kinney, s.
Kinney; San Joaquin, Dr. Kelly and J. A.
Simonds; Mount Pleasant, E. Bohannon;
Suffer, j. Krum; Bailey, L. Tooker
.......The pony express had Just brought
news of the death of Admiral Sir Charles
Napier. He was born in 1856, and was one
of the most dashing warriors of bis time.
both on land and sea. He was known as
BLACK Charles" and was regarded as a
somewhat eccentric character. He was
prominent figure in the storming of Sidon.
In the defeat OF Ibriham Pasha among the
mountains of Beyrout, and was the central
figure in the reduction of Acre. His ex-
PLOTS in the mountains of Beyrout, bril-.
liant as they were IS to results were fire.
quent topics for humorous writers. As he
led the British tars he bestrode an ass. and
WIS almost hidden under great straw hat.
WELDING huge stick, instead Of a sword,
and followed by his dog Bow, he cat very
queer figure on the battle field, and his
men often stopped in the heat of battle to
give vent to their laughter when he came
10 view.
......... Many of the good people now re.
siding in and about franklin, in this
county, will be able to recall pleasant
recollectons of donation party given by
them thirty years ago to Rev. ]. A. Bru-
ner, then pastor of the Methodist Church
at that place. The gathering took place at
Mrs. Chipman's residence, and was at
tended by about 200 persons, mostly mem
bers OF Mr.. Burners church. 1t is de-
scribed as having been an unusually pleas
ant affair, and the sales of tickets realized
quite handsome sum for the popular pas
tor. Rev. Mr.. Bruner, who now resides at
Berkeley, Alameda county, is the father of
Elwood and A. J. Bruner, of this city. He
is still in vigorous health, and is an active
worker in his church. Mr.. Bruner fire.
queutly visits his sons here, where he has
many friends.
.........At the examination of the pupils
in the Franklin school, at Sixth snd L
streets, on the 10Th of December, 1860, Miss
Mary A. Stincen distributed prizes as fol-
lows: The first Tor geueral) prize was
awarded to Tunis Rightmire, an Indian
boy; department. Michael O'Meara IRE.
Gently Chief Engineer of the Fire Depart
ment); attendance, Charles Stiments; best
reader, Kate Black; best speller, Nelson
in OF
LOUISA Mier, equal; best in geography,
Richard Walker; best in first reader,
Charles Dassonville; best in primer,
Anna Sutherland. These ladies and gen.
tlemen are not now as young as they then
were, but it may be of interest to them and
their friends to learn what good girls and
boys they were thirty years ago.
1.-THE wounds of Bleeding Kansas"
had not even then ceased TO flow. One
Montgomery. fanatic of the John Blown
stripe, was carrying things with high
hand out there. He had a force of about
fifty well.armed men, and went about the
country correcting what he claimed to be
the evils of society. One of his chief OBJ
jects seemed to be the protection of run
away slaves, and he hanged several men
who, he claimed, had kidnapped negroes.
The Government sent General Harvey out
there with force of men to suppress
Montgomery, who detied the Government
to suppress him.
NON the 10th OF December, 1860,
Paris Kilburn, the present Surveyor of the
Port of San Francisco-and who created
something of q sensation here during the
last Republican State Convention by the
effective work he did toward securing
Colonel Markham's nomination-married
a Sacramento girl, Miss S. E. Olmstead.
The wedding took place at Mormon Island,
in this county, Rev. j. Z. Benton officiat-
ing. Mrs. Kilburn is still living, and
neither herself nor her husband show
much evidence of the proyerbial 'corrod-
ing effects of time"
1.-THE man Blake, who had testified
to having assisted William Williams in
the murder of Ahemaaz Blanchard, near
Elk Grove. was tried for murder on the
1lth of December. He was prosecuted by
District Attorney Cole and defended by NJ
M. Estee. The jury found him not guilty.
IAN Eastern paper of that time con-
tanned paragraph TO this effect: Ralph
Farnham, the Revolutionary veteran, now
105 years old, has been an inveterate smoker
most of his life. We fear the habit will be
the death of him yet"
1.-THE year of 1860 was notable for
the number of murder cases tried in
Sacramento county. There were no less
than ten such cases. Five men were con-
victed and two hanged, and at the close of
the year four persons were in jail awaiting
trial for murder.
....... Lincoln got only little over one
thousand votes in Kentucky the first time
he ran for President; and, strangely
enough, Bell the Union candidate, got g.,
DIG votes to 81 $50 for Breckenridge.
Douglass vote was %. ga.
........0n the eth day of December a man
named W. A. Kaufman, committed sui
eide at the What Cheer House. He was
from Washington, Davis county, Indiana.
GOOD READERS AGAIN.