Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-23
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE UNDER FECU.
LIAR CIRCUMSTANCES.
Unique Report on a Remembrance to
the Board of Supervisors-George
Francis Train in England.

men on the Board of Supervisors in those
DAYS. A wingdam had been constructed
at Rabei's tannery to protect the levee at
that point, and complaint against it was
filed by Samuel Norris, owner Of the Nor
ris grant. The Committee on Police and
Leyees were instructed to inquire into the
matter and report to the Board, which they
did in unique manner. The report read;
First-We have no desire, by any act of
ours, to cause the current of the American
river to be so changed rs to wash away the
sand bar which is complained of in Mr..
Norris remonstrance, and which must
necessarily be OF great advantage to him in
the future.
Second-We think the homes of the
people of Sacramento are perhaps of not SO
much importance as the aforesaid sand
bank. therefore the work should be
stopped, as no material damage could be
anticipated in the event of the overflow of
the city, which can be readily shown by
the annals of the years 1923.
Third-Mr. Norris intends to hold each
and every member Of the Board personally
responsible for said damage, and not wish
ing to be reduced TO absolute poverty, we
advise that the work be Immediately
stopped.
Fourth-And-by far the most weighty
reason of alive are informed by Mr..
Rishtmire, the contractor, that all OF said
work has been completed, therefore your
committee believes that the work should
be stopped Immediately.
......A singular and sensational affair
occurred in this city on the 10Th of Novem-
Ier. A young man named Richard H.
MeGill clerk in the State Controllers
Office hired stylish and high.spiriteG pair
of gray horses and carrisge from Frank
Malones stable, intending TO take some
ladies out for ride. He drove about the
eastern portion of the city for some time,
the horses going at a very rapid pace, which
caused many person to express a fear that
McGill would meet with an accident. Com
ing down town, he drove about Seventh
and street number of times, and finally
the horses got under such Roadway that he
could not manage them. The vehicle was
upset at Eighth and !, and McGill
thrown heavily TO the ground. The
horses ran down street and the
carriage was torn TO splinters by numerous
collisions. John E. Doyle was the first
person to reach McGill, whom he assisted
to rise, and then helped him to get TO the
residence OF E j. Sanders on L street, near
Eighth, where he boarded. On the nay
there McGill asked what had become Of the
team and vehicle, and on being informed
he said There's 5000 GOMEZ Just as
they reached the house he took a pistol
from his pocket, and before anyone realiZsd
what he was doing he discharged bullet
into his brain, dying instantly. The late
A H Esteil was one CT the pall-bearers at
the funeral, which was attended by the
Suffer Rifles, OF which McGill had been a
member.
......... George Francis Train, then young
but very lively gentleman, was in England,
where he had created quite a stir by his
public addresses on American Institu-
tons" One of his speeches, delivered at
dinner party in London, created quite a
sensation. He was the same brilliant, ag-
gressive Train then that he was up to the
time, few years ago, when he seemed to
lose his mental balance wheel. Ia the
course of his remarks before the astonished
Britishers he said: England views man.
kind from a first-class carriage; hence,
when q few hundred West-Enders go to the
seaside, they say everybody is out of town
What egotism All the misconception has
arisen by comparing the English dress
circle with the American plt-or Oxford
and Cambridge against all America Com
pare dress circle with dress circle, gallery
with gallery, pit with pit, and then Amer
lea will receive Justice in Europe England
has always been looking out of the cabin at
America in the forecastle England has
been the pulpit, America the audience;
England the schoolmasters, America the
scholars That day has passed away. A
published idea is an expired patent y
Train was then seriously talked of as a
coming President of the United States.
.........One night a young man about
town, who was in the habit of getting on
an occasional spec, wilhelm his cups strayed
into the kitchen of prominent hotel, I'M
der the impression that lie was going to his
room. He lay down on the floor, and see
ing q cask near BY concluded il was whisky
and that he would take one with himself
and then 90 to sleep. He managed 10 get
the faucet turned, and he was soon Hooded
with molesses-old fashioned thick black
molasses. Before he got the faucet TUNED
off he was nearly smothered with It, and
when found in the morning he was pitia-
ble.looking object.
.........On the 10Th of November, 1860,
Nevada county was visited by terrific
gale of wind. Trees were uprooted and
thrown down in all directions. At Sailor
Flat q tree fell on the cabin OF II. Jones,
killing Jones and another man. The sash
factory Of W. C. Stiles in Nevada City was
also partially wrecked. Nearly all the
mining fumes in the county were blown
down. including that Of the Eureka Lake
Company, which cost 100000. The gale
lasted for nearly three days, leveling fences,
light bulldogs, etc, and doing great DAM
age generally.
-. During tie political campaign
which had lust closed, Calhoun Benham,
the rampant Democrat and follower of
Breckenridge. declared thatif Lincoln were
elected the grass would grow IL the streets
of New York city. Shortly atier the eieo-
ton Benhem was about 10 go East, and the
San Francisco Cal polnIediy suggested
that lie was probably going to New YORK
TO roll on the grass that had grown up on
Broadway.
-. At Genelia's crocllery store on J
street, near Sixth, quarrel arose one even
ing between Barney Wolfe, Geneiia's busi-
ness manager, and a man named Patrick,
who was contemplating the purchase OF an
Interest in the establishment. From words
they came TO blows, ard during the tight
Wolfe got out his pocket knife and slashed
his adversary severely about the head.
Secession talk WAS fie throughout
the South. but about The first act TO war
rant the belief that the people down there
were reallN IN earnest WIS ttlN AsAaS4t+- Va
the Palmetto flag over the Dark James
Cry, in Charleston hsrboT ana saluting II
with fifteen guns.
.....There was a one nile RAINING
race over the Yolo Park Course on the 10Th
of November between slow horses. The
last one in was to be declared the winner,
and each owner rode the others horse
Whip and spur were used freely, and the
winner dashed under the wire one
length in the lead in the wonderful time
of 6:46
.........On the 18th of November burglars
entered the grocery store Of J. A. Weboer
in Napa, and stole s. 600 in coin, the saw
ings Of several years business. II alter
wards turned ont that the notorious BLACK
Jack" was one Of the robbers, and he was
arrested somewhere up north.
.........A large and well-squipped party oil
surveyors under eyor-General Higley
left this city in the latter part OF November
TO survey the boundary line between this
State and Arizona.
ANOTHER CONTEMPT CASE.
This Time The Bee" ProprIetors Are the