Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-12
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
AN EARLY-DAY LAW SUIT AT YANKEE
JIMs, PLACER COUNTY.
DoIlie Button, the Dwarf-She Dies Then,
and She Dies Now-Local Incl
dents of Long Ago.

Hill. James E. Hale was counsel for the
plaintiff; C. ]. Hiliyer and w. Mills for
the defendants R. o. Cravens was the Jus.
tice. 1T was apparently the first case these
young fellows were ever in, remarks the
correspondent. "Hillyer was tall, slen-
der young chap, and towheaded. Mills
seemed to be more at ease and took matters
coolly. Hale, in spectacles, rather gave one
the impression of having more of what
one might call Boston culture than
either of the others. Cravens CBob'), teo,
was young, and had a habit of turning
very red in the face when question of law
came up to be decided. An amusing thing
occurred on the trial. Hale had been read
ing from law book, and Hillyer asked to
see it. The book was held out, which
Hillyer took-rather abruptly, as Hale
thought. Hale got mad and said to Hill
yer, Sir, I'd thank you, sir, not to snatch
that book in that manner L didn't snatch
it, sir You did, sir Hillyer finally sat
down and after moment said, very coolly,
We'll, if did, the book isn't hurt any.
Hale's ewes flashed and we began to think
there would be a row. Bob's face got
red, and he finally suggested to counsel
that they had arrived at a good
stopping point. As the trial drew
near the end Hale seemed to
conclude his case was hopeless, for he de-
liberately rose, put on his plug hat and
walked out of the Courtroom. Bob's face got
red again, but after waiting few moments,
told counsel to proceed. Mills then suggest
ed, as counsel for plaintiff had apparently
abandoned his case, it be given to the jury
without argument-and it was done. Mills
died few years after. Cravens was once
State Librarian, and is still prominent
citizen OF Sacramento. Hillyer and Hale
eminent laWyers-one since chief coun-
sci for the bonanza mines, is now resi-
dent of Washington; the other, still resi-
dent of Auburn, honored in years past
with high position in both county and
State During this trial the writer's atten-
ton was attracted TO beardless young fell
low, on account of the striking resem-
blance he bore to a cousin at home. He
seemed to belong to the Iowa Hill crowd
and took quite an interest in the proceed
ings. Years after the writer, when visiting
Auburn met this same young chap-now
older, bearded, but still bearing that re-
semblance to the cousin referred to. He is
still living in Auburn, one of its prominent
and highlY-esteemed citiZens-William NJ.
Crutcher"
lin the UNION of the 9th of January,
1860. appeared the following: Little Dol
lie Dutton, the famous midget, died at
Brooklyn, n. Y, On Thursday. She was
in her usual health the evening of her
death, and entertained large audience,
but after dancing she complained of illness
and was taken to hotel, where she died
in few hours. She was the last of the
famous Dutton children, whose public ex-
hibiions elected much comment"
And now comes press dispatch from
Marlboro, Mass, of January 10, 1890 pub
,lished in yesterdays RECORD . MON, which
chronicles the death of Little Dollie
at this late day, as follows; Little
Dollie button, as she was known the coun-
try over, the once-famous midget, is dead,
and has been inferred privately in the fam
lily lot at Hudson. Mrs. Alice NJ. Swain
was her married name, and she was ma
tive of Sudbury. She lived for some time
in the famous Wayside inn in the neighbor-
H>od of that town. 1t was some twenty
one years ago that she retired from the
public gaze, after having been exhibited in
nearly all the States of the Union. For
eleven years past she has been an inmate
of the Worcester Insane Asylum, where
she died Her weight was fifteen pounds
and her height but twenty-five inches"
Perhaps Dollie will die again some day.
IA UNION correspondent at Gold Hill,
Placer county, was vigorously agitating the
Chinese labor subject, even thirty years
ago. He said: II contend that the Chi
nese laborers in California are wasting our
patrimony and impoverishing our State"
This rather disposes of the claims of latter
day political demagogues that they had in
augurated the anti-Chinese crusade within
the last fifteen or twenty years.
On tho 9Th Of January the fOll0Winp
officers of the Suffer Rifles were elected:
Captain, A. Windau; First Lieutenant, G.
Wolleb Second Lieutenant, G. Weisel; Or
derby Sergeant, q. &. Griezel; Second Sell
geant, NJ Schmidt; Third Sergeant, F.
Shaefer; Fourth Sergeant A. Evers; Ar
morer, c. Boettcher; Treasurer, G. h.
Krebs.
1T had been announced that Jeweler
Marsh of Sacramento was murdered by
Indians in Humboldt county, but the fol-
lowing week he showed up in Sacramento
in good health, and with his scalp uu-
scathed. And, what is better yet, Mr..
Marsh still lives in Sacramento, following
his trade as jeweler with W. B. Miller.
......E Eastern news then reached Sacra-
mento in this way, as indicated by the an
nouncement a. the head of the UNIoN's
news columns: by telegraph to Maury' S
Station, IS miles north of Springfield, New.
thence by overland mail to Firebaugh' g
Ferry, San Joaquin county, Cal, and thence
by telegraph to Sacramento"
......Johu Sherman was then Member
of Congress from Ohio, and had been for
four years. Hence he has been thirty four
wears in Congress. Among the members of
that BODY were Extra Billy Smith, of
Virginia, Thad Stevens, of Pennsylvania,
Emerson Etheridge, of Tennessee, Cobb, of
Alabama, Corwin and Ben. Wade, of Ohio.
The Administration members of the
Legislature met in caucus on the 9th of
January and balloted seven times for
United States Senator, without result: The
candidates were ]. G. Baldwin, John b.
Weller. ]. w. Denver, ]. A. McDougall
and B F. Washington. A few days after
ward Latham received the nomination.
1.-The officers of the Sacramento Base
ball club. elected for 1860, were: President,
Charles J. Leonard; Vice President, w. H.
II. Lee; Secretary, W. B. Penny; Treasurer,
Z. B. Mott, Jr.; Directors. Charles w. Has
tings, f n Robinson and n. Kendall.
49,. Mr. Baker, q groceryman at Seventh
and n streets, elected a troublesome fellow
from his premises one day, and that night
was attacked by the latter with knife.
Baker defended himself with his cane and
worsted his assailant
......A Richmond, va, paper contalHeu
an advertisement offering a reward of $780,
600 for the heads of about fifty leading Re-
publicans of the country, including Sum-
ner, Seward, Greeley, Beecher and others
of prominence.
:. Among the marriage notices in the
UNION of January 8, 1860, was the follow
ing: cat Sutterville, January 4th, by Rev.
Mr.. Beckwith, Benjsmin WEIGH of Sacra-
mento to Eleanor 3. Marsh of The former
place.
Miss Harriet n Lafferty, at Iowa Hill,
Placer county, took place January 3. 1860.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hart are still among the
voung people of Sacramento.
-. The Inauguration of Milton S. Lath,
am as Governor took place at Agricultural
Pavilion, Sixth and NJ streets, on the 9th OF
January. 1860, and was very imposing al
fair.
John Conness was one of the most
active members of the Assembly, then IN
session.
Captain Lees was then detective in
San Francisco, and has been ever since.
SUBMARINE PL0w.