Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-03-23
THIRTY YEARS ago.
A BUC0LIC LEGISLATORS EXPERIENCE
AT THE CAPITAL.
The Irishman and the Polecat-Eow a
Sacramento Benedict Won
Wager-General Notes.

miles from Napa City. Boggs was for
merly Governor of Missouri and while
such barely escaped assassination at the
hands of the Mornons, then strong in that
young State. His wife was a daughter of
Daniel Boone, the famous Kentucky pio-
sons have been prominent in California
politics and business pursuits. William
G. Boggs, al present in Sonoma, is a
brother of the deceased. The first wife of
W. w. Pendegast-one of the leading
Democrats of fifteen years ago-was a
niece of the Ex-Governor, and her brother,
Lilburn Boggs, has been of late years
Sheriff of Lake county. A. L. Boggs,
son, was for several terms Treasurer of
Napa county. The family crossed the
plains in 1916, and Guadalupe Vallejo
Boggs, son of William G. Boggs, is said to
have been the first American child born in
California. He was named after brother
of the late General Vallejo.
An amusing incident occurred at the
home of Governor Boggs one morning
couple of years prior to his death. Among
the employees of the ranch was a very green
young Irishman, fresh from "the old Sod"
and who was continual source of anus
ing surprises to the family. The Governors
two beautiful and accomplished daughters,
Minnie and Sophie, were then unmarried,
and lived with their parents at their charm
ing home just on the slope of the hills that
overlook from the west the lovely Napa
valley.
One Sunday morning Jerry, the young
Irishman referred to, borrowed one of the
Governors horses and rode to town. There
he met some friends, and imbibed so freely
that it was nearly midnight before be
started home. The moon and stars shone
brightly, and as Jerry was riding along the
country road he espied littly animal run
ming ahead of him. He was struck with
its beauty, and determined to capture it if
he could. He dismounted, and his horse
left him and ran home. but Jerry didn't
care-he wanted that beautiful animal,
the like of which he had never
before seen. To be brief, he captured it,
and-contrary to the animals usual Gus
tom-it treated Jerry with marked consid-
Grafton. On reaching the ranch he placed
his prize in barrel, and went to bed hap
ply in the contemplation of the surprise in
store for the ''gurrulsn the next morning,
when he should present the beautiful little
black and white creature to them.
Jerry, owing to his good nature and boy
like manner, was privileged character in
the household; so, after breakfast the next
morning. he invited the Governor, his
wife and the young ladies to come 10 the
dure an see The foine pris MT he had for the
gurruls." The family assembled in the
yard and formed circle, into the midst of
which Jerry rolled the barrel
Then he took off the cover, tipped the
barrel up on end, and cut rolled a polecat,
with fight in its blazing eyes
And it commenced hostililies at once.
Shrek afJer shrek rent the morning air,
and the GURUS turned to run, but not in
time 10 escape the effects of the skunk's
wrath. The old Governor, who was the
only one unharmed, felt sorry for Jerry,
and took him to the barn, where CATER the
latter had changed his clothing) he gave
him brief lesson in natural history. But
Jerry's heart was broken-he couldn't face
the young ladies again-aGd the next day
he sought and obtained work on neigh
boring farm.
......... The 231 of March was great dav
in the Assembly. Mr.. Fsirchild, of Ell
Dorado, rose to a question of privilege,
= ard for about three hours kept the House
RIA roar of laughter and confusion, while
he discussed a variety of topics. Among
other things he criticised the practical
jokes that other members had PLAYED upon
him, and related some of his experiences
as legislator in the wicked Capital city.
He said he had been the recipient of
number of delicately- perfumed notes from
Sacramento ladies requesting him to call
upon them, and had also received an IN.
told number of invitations to calico par
ties, masquerades, and such like. One day
he got an especially nice invitation, and
as his wife had gone home for few
1Ar,, 10 H. 1,I Vla - l..
lHndlady at the dinner table, in the pres
ence of all the boarders, and asked her to
allow him to escort her to the party. She
read the note aloud, he said, blushed, and
then dropped it like hot potato. He
didn't understand what the trouble was
until the next day when he entered the
Assembly Chamber and was twitted on all
sides by members, one of whom explained
TO him the source from which the invita-
ton had come. 1t was his belief that GER
tain members had been putting up jobs on
him, and he wanted the thing stopped
Then he branched off on other subjects,
and paying no heed to the Speakers COM
mands to sit down, had to be suppressed
by the Sergeant-at Arms, although he
pleaded hard to be allowed TO finish his
blue jay story"
.........A couple of prospective fathers one
day made a bet over game of cards in the
Orleans Hotel as to which would first have
an heir. One night about midnight there
was commotiop a. the residence of one of
the parties, and he rushed off and pounded
on the door of his friends house, where
there also seemed TO be considerable activ-
ity for that hour of the night. The head of
the house answered the vigorous pull at
the dcor-bell, when the visitor shouted:
Its all over-Ive won the bet"
well, shouted the other, show your
hand. What have you got?''
King high-a bouncing boy"
''Pshaw that's no good" ! can go you
one bet,er-I've got pair OF queens"
And so it proved; twin girls had arrived
only about an hour before, and the happy
father was just preparing to call on his
friend and claim the amount of his bet.
ION the 2lst of March, 1860, the
Central Overland Pony Express Company
started its outfit from Sacramento to stock
the line. The cavalcade consisted of a
band of l0l head of horses, conducted by
% men, under the superintendent of
Charles Newman. Sacramento was to be
the Western terminus of the line, and the
company proposed TO transmit letters to
New York in thirteen days and telegr aphic
communication in nine days. The subse-
quent history of the pony express will
prove of no little interest to people who
coast, and who cannot now fully appre-
ciate tine difficulties which then beset the
citizens of California in the way of news
getting.
.........There was a stormy meeting OF
citizens on March 18th, held for the pur.
pose of proposing amendments to the city
and county Consolidation Act. Robert
Robinson. County Judge, presided, and A.
X Grim and Thomas L Roberts acted as
Secretaries. Prominent among those par
ticipsiing in the meeting were A. c. Mon
son, John G. Hyer, Z. ID. Ferguson, p
Hardy, w. s. Long, J. w. Winans, ]. w
Coffroth, E. B. Crocker. ]. B. Saul, D. ].
Thomas, Israel Luce, Alex. Boyd, and
Others. Long, Ferguson and Coffroth had
quite a lively spst.
......... Maggie Mitchell (who appeared in
Sacramento a couple of weeks since) was
the star at the Macon (Ga Theater thirty
years ago......Joey Gougenheim was play
ing in the Southern cities..... Barry Sulli-
van was the attraction at the ST. Louis
Theater. Matilda Heron Stoopel and
James WAliack were playing "Lesbia" in
Baltimore Barney Williams was at the
Boston Atheneum James +. Murdoch
was great fayorite in Philadelphia, and
Mrs. John Wood was drawing well at the
Winter Garden, in New York.
1.-The New York Post, in spirit Of
humor Suggested that the North should