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The record-union., 1894-09-18
TRIED BOTH PISTOL AND RAZOR.
Edward Dawson's Vicious Assault on
His Wife.
The Green-Eyed Monster Drives a
Mechanic to an Attempt at Wife
Murder-Her Throat Gashed.

What came near being murder took
place yesterday afternoon about O'Clock
at the Dawson domicile, 925 o street.
Edward Dawson, an employe at the
railroad shops, has been insane by
jealousy of his wife, and the couple have
had numerous disputes and quarrels
Dawson, it is said, has threatened on
numerous occasions to beat her and to
annihilate her relatives. Neighbors say
his jealousy mas no foundation whatever,
and he accuses some of them of being to
blame for all the trouble that has ex-
listed between him and his wife for a
number of years past.
Yesterday Dawson drew his two
months wages from the railroad COM
pany and went home and told his wife
that he was going TO San Francisco and
wanted her to go with him.
She refused to go. One word brought
on another, until he began to abuse her
and her relatives. Mrs. Dawson sharply
rebuked him, and he became excited and
declared, she says. that he would kill
her and her relatives.
According to Mrs. Dawson's story her
husband then went 10 bureau drawer,
and securing pistol, attempted to use it
on her, but 1t ialled to work, being un-
loaded. There were two pistols in the
house, but he got hold of the wrong one.
be then got razor, but before ne could
use 1t she grappled with him and at
tempted to take the weapon from him
Tins she failed TO 90, and he finally sue
ceeded IN cutting her twice on the throat,
making painful but not dangerous
wounds.
Dawson then picked up the pistol
again, and his wife who is stout woman,
despite the wounds on her neck, man
aged after a hard struggle in getting it
away from him.
The police had been summoned in the
meantime, and Officers Fisher and Maley
appeared on the scene just as Mrs. Daw-
son had wrenched the pistol from her
husband's grasp.
Mrs. Dawson was Immediately re-
moved to the Receiving Hospital for
treatment, ana after the City Physician
had dressed her wounds she was taken TO
the home OF one OF her relatives. 1t was
apparent from the manner in which the
slashes in her throat were made that if
her husband had not been restrained he
would have succeeded in killing her out
right.
AT the hospital Mrs. Dawson at first
said she inflicted the wounds on her
throat herself, but after having been re-
moved to her relatives house she saidlher
husband attempted TO murder her in the
manner already described.
1he police officers arrested Dawson
and locked him up. lie will be charged
with attempt to commit murder.
The record-union., 1894-09-18
WEATHER AND CROPs

Hot on the Plains, but Cold on the
River Bottoms and Mountains.
Director Barwick of the California
Weather Service. in his crop report for
the week ending September 18th, sum-
marizes as follows:
The average temperature was: For San
Francisco &C., Eureka $40, Red Bluff 740,
Sacramento 720, Fresno 740, Los Angeles
740, and San Diego 6o7
AS compared with the normal tempera-
lures, the weather OF the past week has
been OF nearly normal conditions. An
excess of heat was shown at San Fran
cisco OF #, Sacramento IL, and Los Ange-
les =, while deficiency of heat is shown
at Fresno of e, and normal conditions
prevail at Eureka. Red Bluff and San
Diego.
Very light frosts are reported to have
occurred at Trask's Landing on the Sac
ramento River, but doing 10 damage, as
they were seen only on low grounds.
Very heavy frosts are reported from the
mountain regions, which did some dam
age TO vegetables in Lasssn County, in
the vicinity of Susanville.
The weather has been all that could be
desired for hop picking, fruit drying,
ralsln making, sugar beet gathering, as
We'll as tor the corn and buck wheat crops
throughout the State.
In a week or ten days more about all
the crops will be safely secured, except
the raisin crop, which will extend its har-
vest well into the month of October.
The atmosphere is in very dry condi-
ton, on account OF so much and so per-
sis.ent northerly winds, which have
greatly reduced the amount of moisture
in the air and have rendered good service
to the fruit drying industry, but at the
same time filling the atmosphere with all
the impurities contained in dust, smok o
and the evaporated fumes of decaying
bodies, thereby causing fevers and other
zymotic diseases to be somewhat more
prevalent than usual
The highest temperature was 112o, at
Huron, Fresno County, and the lowest
300, at Downieville, Sierra County.
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ITS FIRST FUNERAL HERE.
The salvation Army Buries Ed Parker,
One of Its Soldiers.

The Salvation Army Buries Ed Parker,
One of Its Soldiers.
The Salvation Army yesterday buried
one of its soldiers, Ed Parker, who was
converted several weeks ago while lying
on a sick bed at the County Hospital and
Joined the army. through the efforts of
some of the members who were out there
trying to do what good they could
The wagon on which he was brought to
the barracks yesterday afternoon was
entirely covered, bed and wheels, with
blue, red and yellow, the army's colors.
The members of the army wore white
badges, as they do not look upon death.
after the soul has been saved, as sorrow
full thing, but rather as a deliverance.
staff Captain Blanche Cox, who told at
Turner Hall on Sunday night of her
missionary trip to India. Captains Har-
mon and Paul. and Staff Captain Allen
participated IN the services.
Parker was formerly watchman and
barkeeper at the International Hotel, and
his mother lives in Kansas. The army
band accompanied the body to the grave
and further services were held there.
THIS is the first funeral the army has ever
had in this city.
The record-union., 1894-09-18
HARPER'S WAR HISTORY

Number Iwenty-One Now Ready for
Record-Unfon Subscribers.
Part Twenty-one of Harper's War His
tory has arrived, and there are as yet to
come only five more, exclusive of an in
dex, which the publishers are going TO
issue. Those who have taken advantage
of the offer made by the RECORD UNION
speak in terms OF highest praise OF the
great work, and when the numbers are
complete they will have in their possess
sion history of the civil war, which. for
detail and correctness, has never been
excelled. The illustrations (and there
are many OF them) are wood cuts by the
best OF engravers during the rebellion.
aud they add very materially to the well.
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A FROSTY PROPOSITION.
Why Sylvester Claims His Right {,
Break Out of Jail.

Why Sylvester Claims His Right to
Break Out of Jail.
Sylvester Frost, awaiting trial for
breaking out of the County Jail, has Pc
titioned the Superior Court to be released
on habeas corpus.
Frosps attorney, j. o. Prewett, con-
tends that Frost was convicted jointly
with another person in the Police Court
for vagrancy, and that such conviction is
illegal, on the ground that each offender
should have had separate trial. 1t is
further contended that il Frost was ille-
gaily convicted, and he broke Jail. il is no
otfense to take French leave as he did.
superior Judge Catlin has made the
writ OF habeas corpus returnable in his
court this morning at 10 O'Clock.
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freight Cars smashed.

A slight railroad accident occurred on
the siding Immediately west of New
castle yesterday afternoon, but nobody
was injured.
A freight train was on the siding.
headed for this city, when another freight
train, coming down the steep grade
struck the rear end of the first one.
knocking the draw-heads out and derail-
ing five freight cars
The record-union., 1894-09-18
AGED ODD FELLOWS.

The Order to Provide 100000
Home For Them.
At the last session of the odd Fellows
Grand Lodge S. B. Smith of this city,
Charles n. Fox of Oakland, and R. II.
Lloyd and w. II. Barnes of San Fran
cisco, were appointed committee to Sc
lect site for the proposed home for aged
and INDECENT members OF the order.
These gentlemen departed last evening
for Los Angeles to inspect some property
offered III the southern part of the State.
and will also visit other sections before
The next Grand Lodge meets in this city
next Nav
The record-union., 1894-09-18
MORE HOPS BURNED.

This Time Supervisor Casselman of
Yolo is the Victim.
Several hop-drying houses have been
burned in this vicinity this season, the
latest case occurring on the ranch of Ezra
Casselman. on the Yolo side of the river.
The fire occurred on Sunday morning,
and destroyed not only the drying-house
but some 10000 pounds of hops therein.
The hops were insured
Ihe family residence was saved by Mrs.
Casselman pulling down a platform con-
Meeting the two buildings which had
been built with view TO being readily
detached in case of fire. Mr.. Casselman
was away from home at the time.
The record-union., 1894-09-18
The FiiIy OuIr5 Arortraced.

The racing filly Quirt, owned by Will
lam Dixon of Idaho, and which was at
tached on Saturday by Jimmy Welch,
the latter's trainer, was yesterday mort
gagged by Dixon to O. j. Darling to secure
the payment of $50. The mortgage was
atterward assigned to Dennis Dalton.
Quirt has been the subject of consider
able litigation during her brief career on
the turf
The record-union., 1894-09-18
slow Ahont Reclsrerlnn.

The time in which to get registered is
rapidly growing short, and it behooves
the siow-going citizen to get his pame
entered on the Great Register before reg
lstration closes, which will be on Satur-
day, October 20th
Up to O'Clock yesterday afternoon
1882 persons had registered
The record-union., 1894-09-18
BelIigerent MonnnlIans

Three Chinese hop-pickers got into a
row on l street yesterday. Strange to
say, no weapons were used, but the way
the Celestials used their fists on one an
other would have put To blush the law
bone pugilists OF the present day.
officer Pennish came along and ar
rested two of the belligerents, the other
escaping
The record-union., 1894-09-18

written accounts of marches and the bat
ties on land and water. All important
correspondence that passed between the
com manders of either side and higher
authorities is given, and it proves an in
teresting feature of the work. The parts
are sold at eight cents to subscribers of
the RECORD UNION
The record-union., 1894-09-18
Art Gallery Awards.

Some errors in the Art Gallery awards
at the State Fair have been corrected by
the committee as follows:
In the Photographic department. the
awards were: q. d. Stewart, for open
air views, silver medal; a. X. Varney,
photography, $40; Keller y Dean, pho
tography, -: Niepsic Chapter, photo
graphs, by members, s.; Harry Holmes,
Photographic instruments and photo
graphs, diploma.
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Accused of Theft.

Constable Hinters of Brighton brought
to the County Jail yesterday two young
men named George Donovan and Harry
Doutry, who are charged by Z. A. Will
iams with having stolen some articles be-
longing to him.
The record-union., 1894-09-18
Military ELECTION at Auburn.

j. A. FREEDOM, First Sergeant of Com
pany ID, Second Infantry, n. G. c., To-
Gated at Auburn, was elected First Lieu
tenant of the company last Saturday
evening. Major Douglas of the brigade
statf presided. He reports the company
in good condition,
The record-union., 1894-09-18
The Amador Fair.

One week from to-day the lone Fair
will commence, and will continue three
days. The district embraces Amador
and Sacramento Counties, and the people
OF the southeastern portion of this county
always take considerable interest in the
fair,
The record-union., 1894-09-18

Little Johnnie went in swimming,
Though forbidden all such things;
DE was caught, and now he wishes.
be could float about on wings.
The record-union., 1894-09-18
Grove /. Jonnson,s Meetipe

1t looks now as if the Metropolitan
Theater will not begin to hold the people
who will flock there on Wednesday even
ing to hear Grove l.. Johnson's opening
address of the campaign. Every ybody
wants to hear what the Republican candi-
date for Congress will have To say.
The record-union., 1894-09-18
DIED.

this city, September 18th,
Caroline Spurgn (motner OF Mrs. Minerva
G. Journey, Mrs. Pauline 0. Napier and
Jessie g., Jay. A., and the late George G
SpGrginl a native of Wisconsin, aged 50
years, II months and 3 days.
bsa-Funeral notice hereafter
AITKEN-In San Bernardino, Septembe
10th, Charles NJ. Aitkel nephew OF Mrs j.
w. Collier OF Sacramentol, aged 81 years
and s months
The record-union., 1894-09-18

BUELL-FOUNTAIN- - Near Florin. July
10th, at the brides residence, by Rev. c. +.
McNeiil, Fred. j. Buell. of Elk Grove to Mary
a. Fountain OF Florin.
NER-In this city, September
17th. by Rev. Father Grace, Harold Ritner
10 Ida Ritner.
The record-union., 1894-09-18
Petition for Distribution.

John Rider, administrators of the estate
of Nancy Rider, deceased, has petitioned
the Superior Court for the distribution of
the estate which is valued at 50, 500.
The record-union., 1894-09-18

/ took her to the play one night,
1t cost me dollars four;
And then l found, TO my delight,
Shed been there twice before.
Life.
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nIAl,I,lEn.

MARRIED. ladies try SECURE. Take no
substitute. See general notice column. =
The record-union., 1894-09-18
A Dainty Afternoon Hat

Is a rough loose straw, with heavy edge,
graceful wings in white or gray. At the front
and falling over the jauniy point is a mass of
roses. and another cluster at the back is
puts or rosettes complete the trimming of
this very symmetry Hat. This and hun
dred other novelties of the season are dis
THINGS IN MILLIN ERY from Paris and
New York. FASHIONS LATEST FANCIES
are here III all the varieties OF taking COME
tons for afternoon, evening and outing wear.
Do not fail to visit MRS. SULLIYANS
EMPORIUM during the Fair.
$40 j SIRE E.
The record-union., 1894-09-18

TRY McMorry's Teas. They are the
best in the market. 53I M street.
The record-union., 1894-09-18

The City Board of Trustees met in reg
ular session last night, Trustees Lawton,
Wachhorst, Kent, Davis, Bragg, Devine,
Leonard, Tozer and Pennish being pres
ent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28

A NEWSPAPER REPORTER ASSAULTED by MA"'ih
MITCHELt;s HUSBAND.
Charles Abbott, who plays the part OF the ViiIaih
in "Roscdale." which finished weeks engagement
at the Amphlon Theatre last night, was arrested ias
evening on a warrant issued by Justice Goetthg' oi
tho Iee Avenue Police Court charged with assault
ing Melville w Smith. Tribune reporter Abdul
Is the husband OF Maggie Mitchell, the actress
ON Friday night Smith learned that ADDott anu
NJ A Kennedy, the comedian. were 10 leave 'he
company and went in search Of them to verify the
report Kennedy found after the perforH,ahf"
at the stage entrance. and said that he ana Apoo''
would leave the company at the cos" or 'he per-
Torrance las, night. His reason for 50 doile WIS
that tho company was to play night stands Tor
the next three weeks. but he would probdp'! Jo"
the company again N its return 10 New-io'h u''
less he got another engagement. - -,
Abbott found later with II. r., IayIoT; .ne
manager OF the company. and when asked II the
rumor was truc that he intended restgning Tepiitu
that Il was Of the pubilcs business. ana alte'
u;terinc several insulting remarks struck me repoI-
ter In face with his clenched fist Inc bio" stag
eered smith and before III could repeat hls un"dr
ranted assault Mr.. Kennedy nterfere1 Kennedy
said last night that Abbott would not nave coin-
mlttcd the assault had he not been drinking
Abbott was arrested by one OF the oiflrerS OF III"
sixteenth Precinct AMI gave ball for his appearance
fo-,uD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28
" ElrOR OF WV IIRkS

The committee appointed at netting in the in
terest Of parks IN the outlying ,,rtione of tho
city called Mayor SchereI YESTERDAY and laid
before him the acton taken General JON e. Wood
ward spoke OF The benefits 20 be- seclhcd by the
adoption OF "A comprehensive plan. and C;esral G r
Christensen also spoke The Mayor SAID that he
ana IN" Park Commissioners had already Considered
the subject and had the territory n u,,,s
ton. Ir reply TO questions the Mayor said thst the
Eastern District portion II the city had received
consideration. and il proposed to get a lSge
TRACT of land there II also proposed to crt\.n
a free playground for boys on the East Side ants
The suggestion was made that each OF the nsV
wards should have park of It's own. and thers
should be one on the Bay Ridge waterfront.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28
COLONEL LINGUON SAYS GOODBY.

Ills FINAL ORDERS TO THE IsT ARTILLERY
At FORT HAMILTON
The following order was Issued on Thursday by
Colonel LOOMS l.. Lnngdon. announcing his re-
trcment from active service. and the renquish-
ment OF his ~ommand OF the Fort Hamilton post:
headquarters LIST Artillery, Fort Hamilton
y. y. H., October o. 1894
ORDERS No. q.
Pursuant to the act OF Congress- approved June
30 1852. which necessitates his retirement from
active service. the undersigned relinaushes com.
mand Of the LIST Regiment Of Artillery, and the
post OF Fort Hamilton, " Y H.
Having first Joined the regiment as a lieutenant
In 1854, and having served with II many years
through many Interesting scenes now matters OF
history, he now as It's colonel. naturally rafts
from MS command with great regret and IN the
future viii observe the career OF both oir,,s and
men with intense interest 1890
lie Is confident that. when called upon Jy their
country they will show the same devotion ,aior
anu conscienfiousncss in the discharge o. their
duties that have characterized the regiment in ~
glorious past. LOOMS L. LZNHDp,T -"
Offcial: C. H. UI-NTER $3.50 We"
LIST Lieutenant and Adiutant lat Artillery
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28

Which only fesze but , s,lIke are Se cr s2e
scenes from NE caught by him in the streets win
the kodak Their Is every prospect iha It, the
on the evening the play is presented.
The fair OF the 18th Regiment, In its new armory
in Sumner-ave.. attracted large number OF So
Getty people Monday ana Tuesday evenings but
when the rain began to fall on Wednesday ana
continued until early yesterday morning. the pros
pec,s Of the fair were seriously injured. Among
those who were there on the oIenlng ngnt %ere
Mr. eD T. WarF ssh and many
pie prominent IN military circles
The Knickerbocker Field Club. Of Flatbnsh' has
begun ~ season Of indoor festivities by s'ar"ns
It's progressive euchre tournament
James J. Byrne. who is chairman Of the Social
Committee OF the Columbian club provided an eS-
cellent prOgra mime for the. first stag OF the sea
son, which given last satnrday n sht It h,n IN
cluied bary;one violin ana piano suoS o'"Jo
selections and humorous rotations
The champion Union League club started ont IT'S
season Of bowling Tuesday evening hy winning
two straight games from the Columbans WIN an
average Of So The occasion was the opening OF 'he
lntercub bowling series, and If the high rate oil scor
Ing made In the games Is maintained. the seasons
figures will eclipse any heretofore made Only
three cubs the KnckeIbock Field club; ana the
Wildwood. from Flatbnsh and re Cono,ah r'i
soaring up TO $50 in their contest WIN tne Miu"Dsu
club The games OF The Knickerbockers We're ,r .o,
Aurora Grata went down before the prowess o.
M0niauk pin knights
Excelsior EnCampmcnt. No S. G. X. A" hnish'S
of ST John and Malta. will give its first entertain
ment and reception mex. Tuesday night in the
Johnston Music Hall, Nevins-st. and Flatbush-
ave- al $50 o'clock Dancing will begin ume-
diatey after the entertainment. for which the fol-
lowing programme has been arranged; Qnar1iet
Annie Laurie Austin Male Quartet recitation,
a Medley" Miss Agnes NJ. Taylor: piano solo,
Eyre browne: soprano solo. Because OF Thee, ."
Miss Hattie Hamilton flute solo. selected. Georg"
recitation selected Miss Agnes Taylor; quartet.
selected. Austin Male Quartet: soprano solo. Past
and Future" Miss Hattie Hamilton; harp solo.
Greek Pirates" Vincent Fanelli; selections from
"Dr Syntax," Mayland's Orchestra.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28
THE NEU GEITESEND REFOPNED CHT'RCH
DEDICATION or THE Structure TODAY THE
ForrrH Successive EDIFIcE ~ THE
FOIiMEK TOWN-A EINE nI.II-nING

Ip'. itlh - - I.N~iNi Il'IfIE N TIE
FORMER TOWN. FINE BrILDING.
The new building o. tn Gravescnd Reformed
Church. in IN" Thirty first ward o, Brook,n viii be-
formally opened and dedicated this afternoon AZ >
o'clock The services viii be IN charge of the Roy PAM
Y. Van Inskrk pastor. Dr. james II. Farrar pa
tor Of the First Reformed Church % Rro1klyu will
preach the sermon of the occasion Congra tulatory
addresses viii b. made by number Of Pastors OF,
n'ighborng churches. Including Or G. T.. Wells o,
the Flatbush Reformed Church the Rev Alfred II
Brush. OF the New-rtrecht Reformed Church. the
Rev j. II. Churchill Of The Sheepshoal Bay Meiho-
dist Episcopal Church the Rev W r. Slneck OF
the 'oney Island CONGREGATIONAL Church: the Rev
Ten Eyck Adams. 81 the Edgewooi Reformed
chapel; the Rev. T. Christopher Of the Union.
vic Methodist Episcopal Church. the Rev John :
Gardner. OF the Fiatlands Reformed Church. and
others
The new church Is handsome structure Of rod
brick and terra Gotta. with brownsone foundation
anu water-tabe. II stands In the Neck Road midway
between the Ocean Parkway and Grav.s.nd-av.
"lthh slght OF II are the towers and big hotels OF
Coney Island on one eide and the racetrack Of N.
Brooklyn Jockey club on the other The new church
succeeds the one In Grdyesend-ave which was farm
down when the site was sold to the town for 4
new Town Hal before III" annexation OF the town
10 the CITY
When the settlement OF Gravese.l was made
30 years ago. there was plot Of ,llund divided
''''' "'''' "''' ''' S't"hr"S we're reserved
Tor common use. They were used l.. the early
days 10 arrive tho cattle into from the ,nn,ron
pasture land outside the village. where they might
be protected by palisades from Indian foravs
AZ later period these squares were set mar,
respectively; for the church, the schooL the Town
nal and the cemetery. Lady Debornb N"oG,,
Welded much influence among the early sc"ters
""p v. ere English There were Quaker and Cburch
OF England services held among them I.nlika ' 49,
other towns OF Kings County. which the Dutch con-
, ,n,n from their early settlement 1t was not
uuntl me next century in Cravesend thai ,bs
Duten became sufficiently strong TO establish thcir
naliohal chufch there. 1t about l7lI that ar
we're made 10 have The pastors OF tho
o.nei reformed Protestant Dutch churches I'm H..
..ouH'y conduct services In Gravesend U., -,
c c"ni ur.e ana 80 church built 1t nas oc
euP,eu uht i'65 when second ednce was crectod
o 90, ne same ste The last preacher who delivered
Wa,n ,tr IN me Dutch language in 1t was the New
, ,an ,,nus ocnoohmaker who died In Is2t ater
p.ehchins IN Kings County more than half n 80.
English ans rom the beginning Of the century the
The Rey' fPsr Vas vas. used for one service.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28
fIGHrlye rnH HRooKhry HrIGHrs CO.

The expected proceedings by =. II. Flynn, to test
the legality OF the Issue OF 100000 In colin
trust notes by the brooklyn Heights Railroad Com
pany after IN lease OF the Brooklyn city Rail-
road company's property. was begun yesterday by
the serving OF papers upon President Daniel J..
Lewis. The suit IL brought to prevent the use Of
any of the real estate OF the Brooklyn city Com
pany IN the payment OF these notes and to compel
the latter company TO pay to Its stockholders IL
surplus OF sIUb,WD. which hand when the
lease was made Mr.. Flynn Is the owner OF 500
shares In the brooklyn city Company. and was
making the lease. he Is Interested In rival rail
road enterprises. The yolumlnous PAPERS set
forth various allegations in regard to the financial
deal. said to have been carried In making the
lease and the OF the surplus I'm euuippnv the
roads with the trolley system