Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-17
THIRTY YEARS ago.
LEADING AMERICAN ACTORS AND ACT
REsSES OF THAT TINE.
The Killing of Robert Pool by Vim.
Price Near Brighton-Old-time
Election Precincts.

Election Precincts.
Edwin Booth was then playing an en-.
gagement at the Howard Atheneum, at the
conclusion Of which he and his bride were
to start for Europe. Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Williams were preparing for tour of the
South and Southwest Laura Keene was
playing in London. Miss Mary Mitchell
was leading lady for the Montgomery Ala
Theater. Edwin Booths younger brother,
John Wilkes Booth, was just starting Out
on his theatrical career, and gave promise
of becoming a great actor. Five years later
he met his death for the assassination O!
President Lincoln. Charlotte Champion
and Angela Seton were at the Boston
Museum. Charlotte Cushman had Just
been engaged at Winter Garden. Mrs. John
Wood was under engagement to appear at
the Haymarket Theater in London in
October. Davenport was playing in Bos-
ton, assisted by his wife. Mime. Ristori
had Just been engaged for three months at
st Petersburg by the Gar, for which she
ence were drawing large houses at Wal
lacks, New York, in "Toodles."
......... There were several election pre-
cincis in Sacramento in early days, the
names of which have since been wiped out
entirely or supplanted by others. In the
call for the Douglas and Johnson primary
election in 1860 we find Prairie City, with
A. Messerye and h. Lloyd as election Off
GERS; Alder Creek, William Cutter and o.
Mardell; Big Gulch H. A. Thompson and
John Lawton; Tivoli, Major Beardsley and
Thomas Stewart; Magnolia, A. Conner aud
J. r. Lockett; Farmers Diggings, I. Tracy
and r. Jameson; Washington Point, ]. J.
ellison and Mr.. Foster; Wallis Diggings, DIR.
Powell and II. ]. Ward; WATERWAYS Sa-
loon, George Corson and Mr.. Harmon;
SCOTS Ranch, ]. II. Scott and Mr.. Merrill;
Star House. Messrs. Prentiss and Hodg-
kins; Haller's Ranch, E. Masterson and
Mr.. MITCHELL Lockes Store, John G.
BRIGHAM and s. G. Fight; Sebastopol, NJ.
Bernemann and ]. II. Cummings.
......... Sacramento was favored with con-
siderable opera in those days. The Lyster
Company concluded an engagement on the
18th of August, and the Italian Opera
Company was announced to open on the
Doth. "Ernani,n "Lucretia Borgia" and
all the leading operas of the day were
promised. Quite a controversy was in
progress in the local papers over the merits
of the Lyster Company. Some opera was
given that did not attract large attend
ance, and Lyster made a, remark to the
effect that the people of Sacramento must
all have come from Pike county, Missouri.
This brought storm of criticism upon his
head, and he found it profitable to bring
his engagement to close.
R0hnrt P00l was shot and Eillod OF
Davis ranch. in Brighton Township, on
the 18th of August Russ D. Stephens
brought the news thereof to the city, with
the description of the slayer. Pool and
man named William Price got into quar-
rel, when the latter at once drew his pistol
and commence shooting. Pool started to
run, and Price fired six shots at him, five
from a revolver and one from q dueling
pistol, two of which took effect. Pool died
almost instantly. There was but one other
man present and Price escaped, but was
afterward captured.
...A San Francisco firm received from
Mr.. Waddilove, Of Folsom, several sacks of
quartz with which to experiment in glass
manufacture. The result was said to be
most satisfactory and that the unlimited
supply of quariz.to be had in the vicinity
of Folsom would some day be utilized for
will q glass factory be one of the enterprises
to be established at Folsom when the
American river water power shall be uti.
lized.?
.....Samuel Cross owned low lot ad-
joining the Golden Eagle Hotel, on which
sipage and drainage water collected, and
he decided to get rid of it through mega
tive artesian we'll He had an eight-inch
well bored 80 feet deep, until strata of
gravel was reached. Into this well he
caused all sipsge and drainage water to
run, and it was carried off effectr ally by
the sub-drainage. Why would not this be
a good system to introduce here at. the
present timer
.......John Wilson, who resided on the
bank of the American river, near the city,
was shot on the evening of August 18th,
while sitting on his porch, and had his
skin filled with bird shot, The shooter
was in the bushes near by, but escaped.
Wilson's life had been threatened because
he testified for the people in the Lundberg
murder case, and the superstition was that
this was an attempt TO carry out the
threat.
......... Frank Devoe, generally known as
"Crazy Frank as he was often in liquor,
was convicted on the 10Th of August, of
murder in the second degree, he having
killed Henry Crowbaiger. The case was
prosecuted by Cornelius Cole District At
tornty), and James w. Cofroth and John
w. Denver defended the prisoner. Devoe
was sentenced to ten years in San Quentin.
.........On the 18th of August, 1860, Alex
ander Badlam, Jr., was married in Sacra-
mento. by Rev. William II. Hill, to Miss
Mary Burgess. "Aleck" was delegate to
the State Convention which met in this
CITY few DAYS ago, and did not look as If
thirty wears had passed over his head since
the time referred to.
On the 10th of August about one
third of the town of Grass Valley was
DESTROYED by fire, and three men were ar
rested on suspicion of having purposely
started it. Sale & Humiston, c. S. Carroll,
Steinberger, the Commercial Hotel and the
Wisconsin Hotel were the principal suf-
ferers.
..A AS far back as 1860 the city had
decided on q new water supply system. A
contract was made with the North Fork
Company to bring water from the Amerl-
can river, and distributing reservoir was
constructed at Seventeenth and X streets.
But the system was never put into oper-
alton.
On the 14th of August was completed
the work OF removing Hunts sawmill from
the mouth of the American river to the
Yolo side of the Sacramento, some 4OC
wards above the bridge. II we mistake
not, a portion of the old mill is still stand
ing there.
-. On the 10th of August, 1860, Chris
tan Weisel was married 10 Miss Wilhel
NINA Jurgens. There are few people
here who have heard of Chris. Weisel, bu
they didn't know he was so old.
The charge for carrying letters oy
pony express was something enormous
a letter weighing a quarter of an ounce
cost 50 so, and one-ounce letter $40. Ant
vet the ponies had all they wanted t.
carry.
1.-THE Union Hotel, on the corner o
Eighth and ] streets, was burned on tn
afternoon of August Is, 1860. 1t wa
owned by Nat. Boice, who kept salooi
adjoining. His loss was about 81 900.
......... The State Agricultural Directors VIII
arranged matters for the State Fair OF ls6
were DR.. J. s. Curtis, Nathan Coombs, 7
I. Deyine, Wilson Flint. d. o. Mills, c.
Hutchinson aud o. G. Wheeler.
The SACRAMENTO UNION was delly
cred in Genoa the day following its publ
cation, by pony express, via Placerviiie.
LEFT THE PRISON.