The record-union., 1891-06-13

Crocker the other two resumed their
fight. Mcconnell got his pocketk nife out
but had no chance to open it, SO he jab-
bed Monson in the face with the handle,
cutting him severely. A crowd finally
came in and separated the belligerents.
...A Republican County Convention
assembled on the 4th of June. A long
wraDgle ensued, the moment the conVen-
ton was called to order by a. A. De
Long, over the election of a temporary
Chairman. The nominees were S. S.
Holl, Francis Tukey and Wilson Flint.
z. 3. Crocker, Rev. j.. L. Benton, Geo.
ii. Baker, Wilson Flint (who had with
drawn, De Long and Lorenzo Hamilton
We're the participants, the point at issue
being as to the proper manner of placing
the nominees before the convention.
Several ballots were taken, and finally
Mr.. Tukey was declared elected. c. p.
huntington was prominent member of
the convention.
.........The first election for officers of
Lake County was held on the Sd of June,
1861. Prior to that time the territory was
part of Napa County. The movement
for a division of the county proceeded
from men of Breckenridge Democratic
sentiments, who thought that Napa was
altogether to "loyal' for them. Lakeport,
the county seat, then had two small
houses and blacksmith shop, and was
according to the California idea-there-
fore entitled to be called city"
.........Len. Harris, who was then Con-
stable, and County Surveyor Cleal. who
who was known as ''Majah" Cleal, had
hot fight on Fourth street. Cleal sug-
gested that one Southern man could
whip ten Northern men, and Harris VEN
tured to remark that the Major had got
his figures reversed. Then they went at
it, and when the dust cleared away Har-
ris was on his feet ready for more fun,
but the Major lay t1at-he wasn't in it.
ION August 9, 1861, the ladies of
Sutterville presented the Union Club of
that place with beautiful flag. The
affair took place in front of Hastings
Hotel, where a fine flagstaff had been
erected. Mrs. Lake made the presenta-
ton speech, after which remarks were
made by M. NJ. Estee, DR.. Powell, r. d.
Ferguson, DIR. A. B. Nixon, Wilson Flint,
n. Greene Curtis and others.
........"Pete" Humrich was the leading
hackman then in the city. One day the
horses attached to one of his carriages
ran away from First and n streets, and
made things lively along the water front.
The driver was thrown from his seat and
nearly killed, freight shed demolished,
and the vehicle shattered into splinters.
.........The old original Western
Hotel, afterward known as the Capital" !"
frame building on the northwest corner
of Tenth and X street-opposite the
present State House Hotel-was de-
stroyed by fire on the night of June 6,
1861. 1t was built in 1851, and was for
several years run by Joseph Sutton.
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The Water Works building.
which was then, as now, used for City
Jail purposes, was in such bad condition
that the prisoners all had to be removed
while it was being repaired. The old
rattle-trap has been constant source of
expenditure ever since.
...,.....People were heard remarking
on Thursday last that the weather was
unprecedented for June, and that the
climate must be changing. On the 10th
OF June, 1861, the Sacramento Valley was
visited by heavy rain and hailstorm.
.........The First California Regiment.
recruited in the East by Colonel Z. d.
Baker, and which was composed mostly
of former residents of this State, went
into camp on Staten Island, New York,
on the 10th of May, 1861.
1.-THE first new barley of the crop
of 1861 was brought to the city on June
9th by a. Keithley, from American
Township. He had been the first to
market barley for the three preceding
years.
Timothy J. Kiley was on June 5,
1861, found guilty of the murder of
Angus j. Ross. The tragedy occurred
on or near what is now Colonel McNas-
ser's tule ranch in the Pocket.