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Sacramento Bee

Tuesday Evening April 26, 1870 

DOWTHET’S CONDITION - We learn from the physicians attending DOWTHET, who was injured by the falling sidewalk last week,  that he is a little better, and that hopes are entertained of his recovery. His injuries are of a dangerous and peculiar nature...

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BY THE VALLEJO ROUTE

Through Wells Fargo and Co’s express 

The Grand jury of San Francisco has found the following true bills:

Isaac A. LYONS, grand larceny; B. DAVIS, burglary; Ernest BLUM, burglary; Chung TIN, assault with a deadly weapon; Frank MURRAY, robbery; S. WELNER, and F. WELCH, robbery; H. ST. CLAIR, house-breaking in day time and grand larceny; G. GILMORE, burglary; N. JOHNSTON, manslaughter; Frank K. SMITH, for the murder of J.C. BREWER; Chas. TAYLOR, obtaining money be false personation; Jacob BURNETT, grand larceny; P. GONZALES, assault with a deadly weapon; E.F. LAIRD, forgery; Thomas BURKE, house-breaking; Jas. FITZPATRICK and John KENNEDY, assault to murder; Charles CLARK, house-breaking; Mary DOLAN, petit larceny; E. TULLY, assault with deadly weapon; D. GUITEREZ, grand larceny; William HUGHES and R. HARPER, same; William REED, burglary; B. KERMAN, same; Geo. DAVIS and Albert CALDWELL, burglary; W. CLINTON, grand larceny; C. ROGERS and F. LIVINGSTON, burglary; William HUGHES and John Doe BERNARD, grand larceny; M. MARTINELLI, embezzlement; J. BAER, obtaining goods by false pretenses; T.J. HURDLE, forgery; R.R. HARRIS, assault to murder; J. FRIJRIE, obtaining money by false pretenses; S. WALKER, J. NYHAND and M. HARRINGTON, robbery; George J. WILSON, grand larceny; Alexander BOWMAN, obtaining goods by false pretenses; John WILSON, the same; John MERRRILL, forgery; J.C .SCHMIDT, grand larceny; William CORNELL, same; Chung YIN, assault with deadly weapon; R. COY, grand larceny; James GREEN, burglary; John MACK, robbery. Besides these were many which are withheld from publication at present.

About six months ago, a large Eastern agricultural wagon  manufacturing house established an agency in this city, with the intention of supplying the market altogether with Eastern wagons. Now our wagon material in California, although fully equal to the Western wood, is no doubt inferior to the ash and oak of the Middle and Eastern States. We manufacture our wagons from the oak and ash of Ohio, the oak and hickory of New Jersey and New Hampshire. But if it is necessary to import a portion of the material, surely it does not follow that our mechanics can not build a wagon at less cost than in the East, and not only compete with but justly monopolize our own market. Although labor may be higher in California, the freights across the continent or by sea more than balances the account, so that we can afford to undersell Eastern competitors, and give our farmers as good if not a better wagon at a lower price. This we have succeeded in doing, and wagons to-day of California manufacture sell at from $19 to $29 lower that hose from the East.

On Thursday last the sale of the reservation lots for the wholesale butchers came off at Maurice DORE’s auction rooms. The first bid for the choice of lots was $300, made by Mr. LUX, followed by a $1,500 bid from Mr. DUMPHY, who appeared to be determined that matters should be settled as quickly as possible. The bidding for the choice lots was very lively between LUX and DUMPHY, and was finally knocked down to the latter at $6,700. DUMPHY having chosen his lot, the next one was started at $1,000, and after some brisk competition sold to DUMPHY at $6,100. The remaining lots sold at from $3,700 to $5,000 premium and the premiums of the entire sale amounted to $36,000. Before the auction came off a number of wagers were laid as to whom the choice lot would fall, as the business stand in these matters appears to be worth any price.

Chas .WILLIAMS, a native of Prussia, aged 26, fell overboard in the Golden Gate on Sunday, and was drowned.

A State geological party under Mr. HOFFMAN and Mr. GREENLEAF started to go down the San Joaquin Valley to Visalia, and over the Sierra to Owens Valley and the Owens River region up to Mono Lake, to get up the topography and geology of these districts. Very soon another party will start out for the mountains to investigate the mines, under Mr. BOWMAN, and Mr. WACKENRENDER will complete the topographical work on the Sierra form Plumas to Tuolumne counties. Mr. GODDARD started to examine the coal deposits a fortnight since. 

Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com

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Sacramento Bee

Monday Evening March 7, 1870 

BY TELEGRAPH

To The Daily Bee

SAN FRANCISCO, MARCH 7 - 2 P.M.

Stock sales to-day: Gould & Curry, $168, Chollar-Potosi $24, Ophir $11, Kentuck 84, Yellow Jacket $42, Crown Point $18, Overman $71, Hale & Norcross $139, Savage $31, Hidden Treasure $17, Occidental $11.

Gold 112 ½

Greenbacks 87 ½ to 89

The sale of tide lands has been again postponed four weeks.

Arrived, steamer Montana, from Portland with 42 passengers. 

 

Happy and content are SWIMLEY’s Boarders - the best looking men in town - comes of good living - his bill of fare is complete; all the substantials and delicacies of the season - Cincinnati Restaurant, 25 K st.  

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Sacramento Bee

Friday Evening, November 4, 1870

 

            WHISKY

 No less than twenty-three illicit stills were seized in Brooklyn in two days - November 2 and 3 - and this is only a portion of the surreptitious manufacturing places there! What were the revenue officers about that they permitted so many or any to exist? The Internal Revenue Department is sorely at fault when such things could be and continue. There is somebody to blame and that somebody or those somebodys is or are our Government officials. The whisky mob fought the officers and the United States troops has to be called out to enforce the law. These “whisky rings” are strong in New York, Kentucky and Ohio, and they maintain their strength by cheating the Government. It is time that they were checked in their infamous career. They send to California hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of their illicit wares.

 

            THE FOUNDERIES

 Business is improving at the San Francisco founderies. The Golden State works has 20 men employed; the Union works 75 men; the Miners’ foundery 60 men; the Etna works 75 men; the Fulton works 55 men; and the other founderies there have work in proportion. A year ago all their business was depressed, and many of these establishments were entirely closed. The labor question and Eastern competition troubled them. These things are adjusting themselves, and the present outlook is quite encouraging.

 

THE GENERAL DAVIS lost on the Cambria was General Hasbrouck Davis of Chicago, a lawyer and politician of considerable note in the West. He was a son of Hon. John Davis, of Massachusetts, Governor of and Senator from that State, and brother of Hon. John Bancroft Davis. He was educated in Germany and entered the ministry at the age of twenty-two was settled as the pastor of a Unitarian church at Watertown, Mass. He subsequently left the ministry and entered the army during the rebellion.

 

            A SAD AFFAIR

 Mrs. Laura FAIR, as she is best known, yesterday shot A.P. CRITTENDEN, of San Francisco. Crittenden’s family have been residing in the Atlantic States for some time - how long we know not - and the death of Tod ROBINSON, who was Crittenden’s brother-in-law, brought them back suddenly. Mrs. Fair, it appears, had known all about their movements, and did not desire them to come back, and it is said even threatened to kill Crittenden if he brought them back to remain! And she appears to have kept her word!

  Mrs. Fair will be remembered by many of our citizens as having kept lodging rooms in the old Masonic building here. She also kept a boarding and lodging house in Virginia City. She was, and we suppose is yet, a beautiful woman - of commanding person, excellent figure, pleasing face, good address, and dresses tastefully. The particulars of the shooting are thus given:

 Crittenden has been on intimate terms with Mrs. Fair for several years, and lavished a fortune on her. She says he promised to marry her and discard his family, who were in the East; but, learning that his wife and daughter were telegraphed for on the death of Tod Robinson, she became enraged and determined to kill Crittenden if he received them. At 4 o’clock yesterday he went to Oakland to meet his wife and daughter on the boat coming to the city. He was sitting on deck between his wife and daughter, when Mrs. Fair came up and fired a pistol at him, the ball taking effect in the right nipple. The assassin threw her pistol down, and was arrested a few minutes afterwards.

  Another account says:

 “Immediately after the steamer had left her slip on the Oakland side, Crittenden ascended the stairs leading to the saloon deck in company with his wife and family, who had just returned from a visit to the Eastern States. He walked by the door leading into the saloon, and went toward the wheel-house, and had scarcely stopped, when a lady dressed in a black suite and closely vailed stepped within a few feet of Crittenden, who at the time was conversing with his wife, and without uttering a word, drew a deringer and fired, the ball entering his right side and penetrating the lung. He staggered and fell upon the deck, Mrs. Crittenden exclaiming, ‘Oh my husband! they have killed him. I know who she is that shot him.’ The woman who fired the shot ran through the gangway formed by the wheelhouse and a saloon wall, and down the stairs to the main deck, when she was surrounded by an excited crown, to whom she could only say, “I will justify the act when the proper time comes.’”

  Mrs. fair has the reputation of being a base woman. Ten years ago she drove her husband, W.B. Fair, to desperation, and he blew his brains out. In 1864 she fired at a man in Virginia city for refusing to allow her to raise a secession flag. In August, 1870, she married Jesse SNYDER, and shortly after sued for a divorce which she obtained October 8^th.

  It is reported that Mrs. Fair had threatened long since that if Crittenden ever brought his family back to live with him she would kill him. She shot at him at 331 Kearny street some years since, but did not hit him.”

 

            LOST STEAMSHIP CAMBRIA

 The telegraph told us yesterday that this vessel was seen at the bottom of the ocean, in four fathoms water, about five miles from the island of Innistrahull, Ireland. The Cambria was built at Glasgow of iron in 1869. She was bark-rigged, was 324 ½ feet long, and of 2,140 tone, British measurement. She was a screw steamer, having two engines of 750 horse-power each. She had on board when she was wrecked a cargo of 40,800 bushels wheat, 2,488 barrels flour; 300 bales cotton; 1,303 boxes cheese; 153 barrels fish oil; 250 barrels apples; (the next two lines not legible) she had 134 passengers and a crew of 60 making a total of 194 persons. Among the passengers were Gen. Davies and family of Chicago, Ill., Colonel HAYDEN and family (rest of article cut off).

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Sacramento Bee

Saturday Evening, November 5, 1870

 

 

            BY THE VALLEJO ROUTE

Through Wells, Fargo & Co.’s Express

 Mr. SCHNEIDER, who was recently married to and divorced from Mrs. FAIR was a stranger in the city, having come from Philadelphia in July. He was a young man of unusually fine appearance and of good education, but was out of business and without money. He and Mrs. FAIR were mutually pleased with each other on meeting. After marriage he discovered that she had a “violent temper” and they failed to get along harmoniously. At the end of two months she procured evidence of a violation of the marriage vow on his part, and a divorce was obtained in the 15^th District Court. It is reported that Mr. Schneider has returned to Philadelphia impressed with the conviction that California is a fast country.

  The relations of Mr. CRITTENDEN with Mrs. Fair were no secret in his family, or among his numerous friends. They were often seen together in public places, and the fact of their intimacy was notorious.

  It was rumored last evening that a large sum of money had been procured from one of the banks by fraudulent means, by a prominent army officer. Active efforts were made to find him, for the purpose of arresting him, but the police have not yet been successful.

  A man named William BROWN, employed at the stable of SMITH & DALEY, on Laguna street between Geary and O’Farrell was discovered yesterday, lying dead upon the stable floor. It is believed he fell from the loft above. His head is crushed, and his neck appears to be broken.

  A woman named Mrs. DeROODER was found yesterday afternoon dead in her bed at her room No. 79 Jessie street. A bottle containing laudanum was found in her room, and it is supposed she committed suicide. Her husband is in China or Japan.

Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com

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Sacramento Bee

Monday Evening, November 7, 1870

 

A disease has broken out among the swine in Contra Costa county, in most cases proving fatal. A few days ago a gentleman killed a healthy appearing hog, but on cutting it up discovered that the meat was speckled through and through with little whitish sacks, about the size of a grape seed, which, from the character of matter inclosed were thought, by most of those who inspected them, to be the eggs of some kind of worms, or maggots, though none were developed to the crawling stage of worm life. Another lost some fine Essex shoats, which died within a few hours after exhibiting the first symptoms of disease.

  From the local papers we learn that the towns of Paradise and Tuolumne City, in Stanislaus county, are being moved to the new town of Ralston, on the line of the railroad and near the Tuolumne river. One building was seen traveling across the country drawn by sixty horses. It is thought that ere long the new town will have absorbed both Tuolumne City and Paradise.

  Stockton has had its regular railroad attack. This time the Copperopolis Railroad excites our usually staid neighbor. If the statement of one of her papers is correct, she is excusable this time, for it is really said that the money required to build the road has been subscribed and that work will be commenced at once. Stockton was ready, however, some time ago, and work was already commenced - and stopped, too. It has been stopped ever since. If now the road is to be built, Calaveras county will be greatly benefitted as well as Stockton, for the completion of the road will do much towards reopening her copper mines so long idle.

   Gangs of laborers are engaged in raising the grade of the California Pacific, above Knight’s Landing,. In Sonoma county trains are tunning between Petaluma and Santa Rosa.

 

There is a conscientious thief in Lake county. A couple weeks ago the stage between Lakeport and Calistoga was robbed of $3,500. Some days afterward a masked individual went to the house of Wells, Fargo & Co.’s agent at Kelsey Creek and left the full amount, with the request that no questions be asked.

 

Gov. Blasdel, of Nevada, has issued a proclamation, appointing Thursday, November 24^th, as the day for thanksgiving.

 

STILL ON THEIR TRAVELS - The “Dudley Brothers,” notwithstanding the warnings of the press, continue to find communities willing to be swindled. They visited Pacheco, on Contra Costa county, last week, got up a singing school, collected their fees in advance and decamped.

 

A FRENCH man-of-war and a German merchantman, that had sailed in company for several days, exchanging friendly signals, entered the harbor of Sydney, Sept. 4^th, when they first learned that war existed. The Frenchman missed a prize, but the Dutchman saved his bacon and things.

 

GENERAL P.E. CONNER is spoken of as the probable successor of the late Governor SCHAFLER, of Utah. Conner and Brigham Young mutually dislike one another, and if made Governor the former will show little favor to the man of many wives.

 

THE STOCKTON school teachers deem that the playing of marbles by children is in its tendency immoral. They forbid it. This is a tyranny never before imposed on any rising generation - not even in the palmy days of Puritanism. Give the boys a chance.

 

THE CENTRAL PACIFIC - Railroad Company has offered $1,000 reward for the capture of any one of the gang who robbed the trains lately. This is in addition to the reward offered by Wells, Fargo & Co.

 

NOT VERY CRAZY - Shortly after Mrs. Fair shot Crittenden the other day, she telegraphed to her mother at San Jose that she had shot him. She didn’t seem to be much troubled in mind about it, either.

 

THE NEW YORK Court of Appeals has decided that it is an actional offense for an old-school physician to call a homeopathist a quack.

 

A CHALLENGE - James KENNOVAN, one of the principals in the “big walk” at San Francisco is out in a card, in which he challenges his late opponent, Jack SHEPPARD, to walk again, for $500 a side, gold coin, and the championship. Kennovan says that if his challenge is not accepted before the 15^th of November, he will walk 106 hours and dance a jig before leaving the hall.

 

A NEGRO NATURALIZED - It is said that the first negro naturalized in California was naturalized by Judge KEYSER, in Downieville, last week. He is a native of Danish West Indies, and has been in this county nineteen years.

 

            RESOLUTION OF RESPECT

 In the Supreme Court, on Saturday, the following resolutions of respect to the late Tod ROBINSON were adopted and spread upon the minutes:

 “Whereas, We are called upon to mourn the sudden demise of Tod Robinson, late Reporter of this Court, and at the time of his disease a distinguished member of this bar, therefore,

 Resolved, That in the death of Tod Robinson the Supreme Court has lost a most efficient and painstaking officer, one who was qualified by reason of his remarkable power of analysis to discharge the duties of Reporter to the satisfaction of both the bench and bar.

  Resolved, That in his demise the bar has lost one of its ablest advocates and profound thinkers, and that we shall long cherish his memory as that of the friend and brother to whom we were bound by the strongest ties of respect and esteem.

  Resolved, That though exclusive in his social tastes, and intimately known to but few, yet he was respected by all as the gentleman and the scholar. More proud than vain, more fastidious than companionable, at first his formal address might impress the stranger with an idea of pedantry, but once fairly engaged in conversation with a genial auditor the philosopher and man of cultivated tastes and elevated sentiment appeared conspicuous.

  Resolved, That Creed Haymond, Esq., be requested to present these resolutions to the Supreme Court and move that the same be entered upon its records, and that he forward a copy of the same to the family of the deceased with assurances of our sincere sympathy.

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Sacramento Daily Union

Monday Morning, July 31, 1871

 

   POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES - The latest details, based on the revised tables at the United States census office at Washington, show the following aggregate of population of all the States and Territories of the United States:

Whites..........33,581,680

Colored..........4,879,823

Indian.................25,733

Japanese..................500

Chinese..............63,196

 

Total Population of the United States....38,550,432

 The total population of the United State in 1860 was 31,747,514 - increase in ten years 6,302,818. But for the five years of war through which the country passed during those ten years, the increase would have been at least two millions larger by immigration or otherwise.

 

  PASSENGERS FOR CALIFORNIA - The following passengers passed through Ogden July 27^th, and arrived at their destinations July 29^th:

 Frank M. PIXLEY, A. McKEE and sister, Wm. LENT, Mrs. G.W. OMEN, J.F. MACLEAN and wife, E.R. CARPENTER, Dr. Wm. LAWLER, M. FRANKENTHAL, H.S. HINDS and son, C. TWELLEGER, wife and child; Mrs. J. ELOESSER, Miss H. NEWMARK, San Francisco; Mrs. J.B. AYERS, Robert ALLEN, wife and son, Sacramento; Mrs. U. HAYCOCK, San Jose; Mrs. McFARLANE, Redwood; Josef WOLFSON, L. CAMARILLE, Santa Barbara; Mrs. N.H. THOMAS, Weaverville; F. BALL and daughter, Charles PLATT, Shasta; Miss G.G. CLEVELAND, A.J. CLEVELAND, Watsonville; Miss Mary MIDDLETON, Knoxville, C.W. HADLEY, wife and three children, Cacheville; Mrs. H. M. TUCK and daughter, Chicago; Mrs. S.E. SMITH, D.M. TALMER, U.S.N.; E.O. THOMPSON and two sons, Philadelphia; R.H. PORTER, New York; D.W. ROWLAND, Washington; Master Walter SIMONTON, Cleveland; P.K. DICKINSON, New York; Mrs. EARLE, New Rochelle, N.Y.; A. LIND, Hongkong; J.R. WASSON, U.S.A., S. BARKER and niece, Oregon; R.A. MOWAT, Shanghae; R.P. ALDEN, New York; Rev. J.B .GIBSON, Sing Sing, N.Y.; H.H.C. DUNWOODIE, U.S. N.; D.S. CHELWOOD, Elizabeth, N.J.; Mrs. STAIRNS and son, M. DOHMAN, J. BANDINI, M. DAMES, F. SCHOENE, C. BREECIANI, A. BEGNETTI, L. INSELVANI, G. STOFFEL, Japan; R.H.F. POLLOYON, U.S.A.; B. CASTNER, Waldeboro; Owen JONES, South Wales.

  The following passengers passe through Ogden July 28^th, and arrived at their various destinations July 30^th:

 W.H. POLK, wife and child, Mrs. WHITING, San Francisco; Mary BREECHEVILLE, Mrs. O’DONNELL, Alameda; Mrs. M. STEIN, Miss M. STEIN, Yreka; J. BRADY, Owen’s Lake; Thomas FITCH and wife, Salt Lake; James DAVIDSON, Japan; W. RESON, Cincinnati; G. GRIFFIN, London; G.A. CLARK, Cambridge, Massachusetts; A. NUE, Mark M. POMEROY and wife, New York; Mrs. Margaret SHOW, Iowa; J.C. DAVISON, J.R. CARNAHAN, Chicago; J.W. BIDDLE, H.S. BIDDLE, A. BIDDLE, J.S. WATERMAN, Philadelphia; G. SCHWATKA, United States Army; J.H. REMS, Townsend, Massachusetts; T. RYAN, Michigan.

 

             BY STATE TELEGRAPH

Immense Republican Mass Meeting - Arrival of American Man-Of-War - O’Meers Funeral - Arrivals

                                    San Francisco, July 30^th

 The number in attendance at the Republican mass meeting last meeting last evening is variously estimated at from 8,000 to 15,000, including large delegations from Sacramento, San Jose, Oakland, Vallejo, and other points.

  The United States steamer California, Captain J.M. BIELITZ, commanding, arrived at this port this afternoon in 137 days from New York, via Callao in 43 days, and proceeded at once to Mare island for overhauling. She is a magnificent steamer of 4,090 tons, 2,000 horse-power, with a crew of 365 officers and men, and 42 machines. She mounts 18.9 inch guns, 2,600-pound Parrotts, and 1.6-pound rifled Parrott. The officers and crew are well. Corporal Matthew DOYLE of the California, and private James SHIELDS of the marines of the St. Marys, died on the voyage. This is the first cruise of the California, and she has proven herself a first-class sea vessel in every respect. She will become the flag-ship of the Pacific squadron, and fly the broad pennant of Admiral Winslow as soon as put in order.

  The funeral of the late Major J.F. BRONSON, First Regiment National Guard of California, took place this afternoon and was a very imposing affair. The entire First and Third Regiments turned out in full force, and Major-General COBB, Adjutant-General CAZNEAU, Brigadier-General HEWSTON and Colonel J.W, McKENZIE, with their respective staffs, marched in line. The services were conducted under the auspices of the Order of Odd Fellows, Yerba Buena Lodge No. 15 turning out in full force. The procession was witnessed by thousands of people who thronged the streets along the line of the march. The remains, inclosed in a metallic coffin, were deposited in a vault at Lone Mountain, and four companies of the First Regiment fired a final salute. The city has been otherwise quiet.

 

            Fatal Accident at Mokelumne Hill

                        Mokelumne Hill, July 30^th

 Yesterday afternoon a miner named Joseph KRAFT, while attending upon the ladder near the bottom of the shaft at Gwin’s mine, was fatally injured by the bucket, which was ascending the shaft, rolling off its track and crushing him in a horrible manner. Kraft was formerly a resident of Campo Seco.

 

            From Santa Clara - Fire - Run Over and Killed

                        Santa Clara, July 30^th

 Quite a fire occurred here this morning on the corner of Main and Alviso streets, opposite the Catholic college. One building was burned and very few of the contents saved. The building was used for a saloon; loss about $2,000; insured for $1,200. It was feared that the Farmers’ Mill adjoining would be destroyed, but through the assistance of many persons it was saved.

  The last up train last night ran over and killed a drunken Indian who had fallen asleep on the railroad track about one mile below this place. He was terribly mangled, legs and arms being broken several places and head cut completely open so that he could not be recognized. No blame is attached to any one.

 

            From Virginia

                        Virginia, Nev., July 30^th

 James KELLY was taken to the county jail yesterday as insane. Grief on account of the death of a relative and losses in stocks are said to have caused his insanity.

  The Sutro tunnel was yesterday in a distance of 2,272 feet. The rock is pretty hard, with some water at the face of the tunnel.

 

            From Reno

                        Reno, July 30^th

 Two boys, aged fifteen and eighteen, arrived here last night form Surprise valley, California, with seven horses, most of which they sold to our citizens. It was subsequently found out that the horses were stolen, and that they had started with a band of thirty, twenty-three being disposed of on the route. The boys were arrested during the night.

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Daily Union

Sacramento, Wednesday Morning, August 2, 1871

 

   CHARGE AND COUNTER CHARGE - Owen MILLER an J.W. REESER, proprietors of a saloon in the Academy of Music building, had each other arrested yesterday, Miller charging Reeser with disturbing the peace, and the latter making a counter charge of assault and battery. Their difficulty grew out of a misunderstanding in business, Miller alleging that his partner had failed to do as he agreed, and had conducted himself improperly toward customers; while Reeser claimed that Miller had assaulted him, put him out of the saloon and refused to let him enter, closing the saloon up rather than that he should do so. Judge HENLEY will arbitrate in the premises this morning.

 

   INCORPORATIONS - Articles of incorporation of the Excelsior Leather Manufacturing Company of San Francisco were filed yesterday in the office of the Secretary of State. Capital, $300,000, in shares of $100 each. Trustees - S. B. BOSWELL, J.Y. WILSON, W. LeROY, William Lawrence MERRY and C.T. FORREST. There was also filed the certificate of incorporation of the Crown Point South Extension Mining Company - organized to operate a Gold Hill, Storey county, Nevada. Capital, $1,000,000, in shares of $100 each. Trustees - Wm. M. LENT, M.D. TOWNSEND, Chas. J. BRENHAM, Andrew J. MOULDER and W.B. JOHNSTON.

 

   NEW MAIL CARS - The Central Pacific Railroad Company have finished and turned out of their shops in this city a new style of mail car, with divisions for way mail for all points between San Francisco and Ogden, a department for through mail, and another, in the center of the car, for the convenience of the route agents - the whole car being devoted to mail service - whereas heretofore one car served for both mail and express. The new car appears to fill exactly the requirements of the postal business, and several more will be made upon its pattern.

 

   EXCURSION TO WOODLAND - A large party of Democrats and other excursionists left for Woodland last evening at 7 o'clock by the California Pacific Railroad, about a dozen cars, principally flats, having been attached to the regular Marysville train for their accommodation. They took with them transparencies and torches, intending to make a torchlight demonstration prior to the holding of the meeting. Governor HAIGHT, Brick POMEROY, Sunset COX and J.D. HAMBLETON were expected to speak.

 

   CHARGED WITH PERJURY - George COLLICOTT was arrested yesterday by Chief SMITH and Deputy Sheriff DOLE on a charge of perjury, he having been indicted by the last Grand Jury for fraudulently swearing in a vote at the Second Ward polls during the last Republican primary. It is alleged that he swore he was a resident of that ward and had not voted previously that day; whereas, he was not a resident of the ward, and had already voted at another polling place.

 

   LEFT FOR STOCKTON - The Sacramento ZOUVES (colored), Captain EMERY, accompanied by a number of friends and a band of music, left by the Central Pacific express train for Stockton yesterday noon, thus celebrating by an excursion the abolition of slavery in the West Indies and the anniversary of the first arming of colored soldiers in this country during the war of the rebellion. They will return home this morning.

 

   WAGER ON THE ELECTION - It is announced that D.E. CALLAHAN of the Golden Eagle Hotel and Charles CHILDS, who resides on the Stockton road a few miles from the city, have made a  wager on the gubernatorial election, Callahan betting a Norfolk four-year-old on Haight, while Childs backs Booth with a four-year-old descendant of George Moore. The loser has to lead his horse to the residence of the winner, traveling the distance on foot.              

 

   SINGULAR DEATH - A young man named Robert HUNT, who had been in the employ of Thomas SHOLER at his slaughter-house in this city, was bitten on the neck last Friday by a fly., Not long afterward the spot bitten became inflamed and swollen, and, despite the best medical treatment, the unfortunate man continued to grow worse until Monday night, when death terminated his sufferings, which had been very great.

 

   CUT IN THE HAND - Night before last one of the emigrant passengers for San Francisco by the Central Pacific freight train entered the sleeping car attached to the train and insisted upon remaining there. The porter of the car, Chas. MILLS, endeavored to put him out, and while doing so was cut in the hand by a knife which the passenger attacked him with.

 

   THE SHOOTING AT STOCKTON - The Stockton Independent of August 1^st gives these particulars of the affair mentioned in the Union yesterday:

 Considerable excitement was created about half-past 8 o’clock last night by the report that one woman had shot another at the Grand Hotel. The facts, as nearly as we are enabled to ascertain them, are these: A lady arrived at the Central Pacific Railroad depot on the westward bound train due at 1:28 P.M., an took passage in the Yosemite House omnibus yesterday, and upon arriving at the hotel was shown to room 26. Her name was entered on the hotel register as “Mrs. STEPHENS, Tahoe.” On the way from the depot to the hotel she asked the driver if, on his way, he passed the express office, and the driver replied that he did not. Subsequently she made inquiries of the whereabouts of the operator in the office of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company, and learned that he boarded and lodged at the Grand Hotel, Center street. In the evening she procured a hack, went to the Grand Hotel, and was shown to a room on the first floor; but she refused to accept the one to which she was assigned, expressing a desire to occupy one on the next floor, indicating the part of the house she preferred. She was then shown to room No. 19, which opens into the same hall, and is situated almost directly opposite the room occupied by the telegraph operator above alluded to, and a woman whom he has represented to be his wife. Shortly after the newly arrived woman was shown to her room, three pistol shots were heard, and the new comer left the house and requested Edwin L. DOLE, the owner of the Grand Hotel omnibus, to direct her to the sheriff’s office. On their way along the street she asked where the express office was, and being shown, she stepped into the telegraph office adjoining, caught the operator by the collar, and remarked, “I have done it at last; I have shot her three times, and I ought to kill you;” and so saying made an effort to pull a pistol form her breast, but was prevented by her hand being caught by Dole. She kept hold of the operator, saying that he was her husband, and that he had to go along. They both then went along to jail and were locked up. At the Grand Hotel it was found that the woman whom the operator claimed as his wife had been shot three times, receiving one flesh wound in the right shoulder, one bullet having passed through the thigh, inflicting a severe wound, but breaking no bones, and the third penetrated the center of the abdomen and passed almost directly through the body. Dr. Samuel LANGDON was called, examined the wounds, found two of the bullets, but failed to discover the third. The doctor thinks the intestines are wounded, and her recovery is a matter of great doubt. The wounded woman called for her husband, but that gentleman was not forthcoming. The operator and the wounded woman arrived at the Grand Hotel, as shown by the register, on the 28^th of June last, under which date the following entry is made: “N.J. SAVIERS and wife, Carson, Nev.,” and they have been constantly living there since, excepting a few days that the man was absent. When he left particular instruction were given to have the wife well cared for. At 11 o’clock last night the woman who fired the shots was suffering greatly in jail from nervous prostration. On her arrest at the prison, a Smith & Wesson five-shooter, with three barrels empty and two loaded, was found upon her person. It appears that she has recently been quite ill, and that she had only been three days out of a sick bed before she arrived in this city.

  P.S. - Just as we go to press we learn that the wounded woman is suffering great pain, and that her symptoms are decidedly unfavorable, and her recovery considered hopeless.

 

   SHOOTING AFFRAY AT LIVERMORE - The Oakland Transcript of August 1^st has this:

 About 3 o’clock last Sunday afternoon a man named J. KNUCKLES was shot near Livermore by one BRADLEY, receiving frightful injuries about the face, but none which are likely to prove fatal. The affair was about a sum of money Bradley claimed belonged to him in the hands of Knuckles. Some time previous to the shooting, the men met and Bradley demanded the money. Afterward, while Knuckles was riding in a wagon a short distance from town, Bradley rode up to him on horse-back armed with a loaded shotgun and made another demand for the money. It was refused, whereupon Bradley took deliberate aim at Knuckles and fired. The greater part of the charge of shot entered Knuckles’ lower jaw, tearing the chin entirely away and ripping the flesh down close to the windpipe. The tongue was also torn. Several shot entered the right shoulder. Bradley immediately rode away, and up to yesterday afternoon had not been heard from, although officers are out in search of him. The money transaction is given to us as follows: Bradley had been herding a large number of cattle, and owing a great many small bills his money was taken up by his creditors by powers of garnishee as fast as it became due. Bradley succeeded in getting a sum ahead, and to prevent its being seized placed it in the hands of Knuckles, who refused afterward to refund it.

 

   PASSENGERS FROM THE EAST - Following passengers passed through Ogden July 30^th, and will arrive at their various destinations August 1^st:

 R.H. VANCE, M. BROGAN, San Francisco; Mrs. J.B. RITTER, Sacramento; E. PORTER, Santa Cruz; A.L. BARTLETT, E. BARTLETT, Chicago; J.E. McLANE, Joseph COLEMAN, Masailon, Ohio; L. WILSEY, wife an child, Elko; N.M. BARRETT, Rock Island, Illinois; Peter G. SAXE and wife, Troy, New York; Wm. WALLER, London, Canada; Mrs. R. CADY, Vermont; A. GREEN, wife and four children, Missouri; Lieutenant Thos. P. WILSON, wife and child, U.S.A.; Mrs. J. BANCROFT, Duxbury, Massachusetts; Mrs. J.K. ELBER, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. A.J. HILL, Mrs. M.R. MADDOCKS, Seattle, Washington Territory; Mrs. Judge T. LEWIS, Carson City, Nevada; Mrs. D.L. SYLVESTER and child, Reno, Nevada; Mrs. Jas. SCARVEL and two children, Zanesville, Ohio; Miss Cecilia SCHILLER, Charricow, Germany.

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Sacramento Bee

Monday Evening, April 30, 1877

 

            POLITICS IN PLACER COUNTY

There is a host of good patriots in “Old Placer” anxious to serve their fellow citizens and the country in general. The Argus gives a list of candidates which, as will be seen, is quite lengthy. [R. For Republican, D. for Democrat:]

  For State Senator - W.M. CRUTCHER, D., W.C. NORTON, R., both of Auburn.

  Assemblyman - F. MULTNER, D., G. HARSH, R., Ophir; J. CLYDESDALE, D., D.M. WALKER, R., Rocklin; L.B. ARNOLD, Dutch Flat; Ben. FRANK, D., Colfax.

  Sheriff - C.C. CROSBY, R., Auburn; W.A. HIMES, D., Colfax; J.G. BISBEE, R., Iowa Hill; S.C. CLOW, R., Rocklin; J. MOORE, D., Ophir; A. HUNTLEY, D., Auburn.

  Clrek - J.R. CRANDALL, R., Auburn; T.J. NICHOLS, R., Dutch Flat; A. McKINLEY, D., Forest Hill; S.J. PULLEN, D., Roseville.

  Recorder - J.T. ASHLEY, R., Auburn; E.D. SHIRLAND, D., Auburn.

  Treasurer - A.J. SOULE, R., Lincoln.

  District Attorney - J.M. FULWEILER, R., Auburn; W.H. BULLOCK, D., Auburn; C.J. BROWN, D., Dutch Flat.

  School Superintendent - E. CALVIN, D., Auburn; H.C. CURTIS, D., Rocklin; H.H. RICHMOND, R., Auburn; Rev. ROGERS, R., Placer county.

 

            SANTA CRUZ

An Old Man Assassinated

            SANTA CRUZ, April 30

  Queen’s Circus was here Saturday afternoon and evening.  Between the hours of 8 and 9 of that evening Henry DeFOREST aged sixty-two years, who had a wife and five children in Maine, a carpenter at work at the powder mills, was murdered and robbed back of the old mission orchard, half a mile from the Post Office of this place. He was shot back of the right shoulder, the ball slug passing through the entire body and lodging against the skin on the opposite side. It is supposed that he ran a few feet after being shot, the fence being cut by the balls in three different places, the body falling at the gate after the second shot. The shooting was heard by different parties. The body was dragged by the legs across the road and behind some willows, where the pockets were emptied and turned inside out. Next morning the body was found by Mr. LYNCH, owner of the house in front of whose gate the murder was committed. In the willows near the body, a number of papers and forty dollars in paper money were found. No arrests yet.

 

   The agency of the San Francisco Chronicle is at A.S. HOPKINS’ book store, J street, bet 3d and 4^th. All orders left in my book will receive prompt attention. C.H. HOLTON, Agt.

 

A Summer Suit, a nice Light Coat, Under-clothing of all varieties, Collars, Neckties, etc., at John J. TRARBACH’s Clothing House. Northwest corner 3d and K.

 

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Sacramento Daily Bee

Saturday Evening, April 17, 1880

 

            The Ventura Murder

SAN BUENAVENTURA, April 17 - The latest report from the scene of the death of Michael BRANNON, in the mountains 50 miles from here, is that the Coroner on disinterring the corpse, found that the skull had been smashed in as if with two blows of an iron bar.  His partners, ELLIOT and SNIDER, have been arrested and will be examined before Justice GUIBERSON at Santa Paula this afternoon.

 

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Sacramento Daily Bee

Monday Evening, March 1, 1880

 

            The Trap at Redwood City

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 - There were several pigeon matches shot at Redwood City yesterday. The principal one embraced such shooters as ROBINSON, MASKEY, DOWNEY, RUTH and EIKERENKOTTER. The match was at 15 birds 21 yards rise, and the score stood: Maskey, 13; Downey, 8; Robinson, 13; Ruth, 11; Eikerenkotter, 12; Maskey and Robinson, tying on thirteen, then shot at three pair of birds, at 18 yards rise, with the following result: Maskey, 4; Robinson, 6. A freeze-out, with nine entries, was next shot at 26 yards rise, for a purse of $22.50., which was won by S.A. TAYLOR, with a clean score.

 

            Ben. Butler and Chas. O’Conor Wanted to Defend the Anti-Chinese Law

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1 - At a meeting of the W.P.C. Ward Presidents yesterday, a letter was prepared and addressed to Hons. Ben BUTLER and Chas. O’CONOR, asking them to attend to the matter of the anti-Chinese law, should its constitutionality be brought into question before the United States Supreme Court.

 

            Incendiarism at Dixon - Narrow Escape for the Town

DIXON, March 1 - Dixon was narrowly escaped almost total destruction by fire this morning. About 4 o’clock a fire was discovered under the grocery store of Easton Bros., which is situated about the center of main block. By hard work the building was saved. It was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary, as the fumes from coal oil and tar were almost stifling, and a bucket containing tar was found at the point where the fire originated.

 

            Western-Bound Passengers

OMAHA, February 29 - The following through passengers were on to-day’s train, leaving at 12:15 P.M., to arrive in Sacramento March 4^th: Rev. L.W. FALTERS, G.W. SANDERS, Des Moines, Ia.; Mrs. F.A. SHALER, Norwich, Conn.; A. LYNDS, Richmond, Va.; G.A. WALKER and wife, Victoria, B.C.; Mrs. A.B. BIDLEMAN, Mrs. MILLS, and M. HARTSHORN, San Francisco; Mrs. FORGEAD, Miss FORGEAD, New Orleans.

 

            Condensed Coast Dispatches

  The Tenth Ward Workingmen of San Francisco have passed resolutions condemnatory of the arrest of GANNON.

  At the sand-lot meeting in San Francisco on Sunday resolutions were adopted condemning the action of Speaker COWDERY and the Assembly with regard to BRAUNHART, and to the effect that if Braunhart is deprived of his vote his constituents would go to Sacramento in a body and use personal influence with the members to prevail upon them not to follow a course that can only end in anarchy.

  Harry PARKER shot and fatally wounded John PETTY in Stockton on Saturday, February 28^th. The shooting grew out of an old grudge.

  In the fight near the Lower California line, a few days ago, a white man named Wm. McCAIN and five Indians were killed.

 

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Sacramento Daily Record-Union

Monday June 5, 1882

 

            NATIONAL GUARD OF CALIFORNIA

 The following changes have occurred during the month of May, 1881, among the commissioned officers of the National Guard of California:

 

 Commissioned - Wm. B. BURTIS, Assistant Adjutant General with rank of Colonel from May 13, 1882, vice, TURNER, retired. First Brigade - Hyland W. RICE, Captain San Bernardino Cavalry, with rank from February 28, 1882, vice COVINGTON, term expired; Isaac BENJAMIN, Junior Second Lieutenant San Bernardino Cavalry, with rank from February 28, 1882, vice MURPHY, term expired. Second Brigade - First Infantry Regiment: Charles P. LE BRETON, Captain Company G, with rank from May 11, 1882, vice FILGATE, resigned; Francis J. KREMPLE, First Lieutenant Company G, with rank from May 11, 1882, vice GITTINGS, resigned; Charles Lee TILDEN, Second Lieutenant Company G, with rank from May 11, 1882, vice DELANEY, resigned. Fifth Infantry Battalion: Edwin S. BREYFOGLE, Second Lieutenant Company B, with rank from May 4 ,1882, vice BUTLER, term expired; Albert L. SMITH, Captain Company A, with rank from May 16, 1882, vice LEVY, resigned. Third Brigade - Brook C. CRAWFORD, Second Lieutenant Stockton Guard, with rank from April 24, 1882, vice PAYNE, term expired. Fourth Brigade - Lewellyn TOZER, Brigadier-General, with rank from May 19, 1882, vice SHEEHAN, resigned. First Artillery Regiment: John MILLER, First Lieutenant and Inspector of Rifle Practice, with rank from April 29, 1882, vice WALLIS, deceased. Sixth Brigade - Jonathan CLARK, Major and Surgeon, with rank from April 29, 1882, vice SPENCER, resigned.

  Resigned - W.M. CAVANAUGH, Second Lieutenant Company F, First Infantry, Second Brigade, May 1, 1882; Martin LACEY, First Lieutenant San Diego City Guard, First Brigade, May 1, 1882; Albert L. SMITH, Captain and Adjutant Fifth Infantry, Second Brigade, May 16, 1882; John F. SHEEHAN, Brigadier-General commanding Fourth Brigade, May 18, 1882; H.A. WEAVER, Major and Assistant Adjutant-General, Fourth Brigade, May 26, 1882; F.C. HAHN, Major and Paymaster, Third Brigade, May 26, 1882; E.H. BUCKMAN, First Lieutenant Company E, First Infantry, Second Brigade, May 26, 1882.

  Retired - John McCULLY, First Lieutenant and Ordnance Officer Third Infantry, Second Brigade, with rank of First Lieutenant, May 6, 1882; John A. TURNER, Assistant Adjutant-General, State of California, with rank of Colonel, May 15, 1882.

            Democratic Delegates Chosen

 SAN DIEGO, June 4^th - The Democratic County Convention yesterday elected John WOLFSKILL, Wallace LEACH, Levi CHASE and N.H. CONKLIN delegates to the State Convention at San Jose. The delegation is unpledged, but two of them are known to favor STONEMAN for Governor.

  SANTA CRUZ, June 4^th - At the Democratic primaries held yesterday, Jesse COPE, Charles STEINMETA and J. T. CHRISTAL were elected to the State convention.

  WATSONVILLE, June 4^th - In the Democratic primaries yesterday, Edward WHITE and Frank ALDRICH were elected delegates to the State convention. They are for Stoneman for Governor and Thomas Beck for Secretary of State.

  In Pajero, C. FOWLER, S.C. EDGINGTON, W.R. SPEEGLE, P. McALLISTER and J.A. HALL were elected to the Convention.

  SAN JOSE, June 4^th - The Democrats yesterday had a primary election, and elected delegates to the Convention, which will meet next Saturday and elect delegates to the State Convention. The delegates are for SHARPSTEIN and ROSE for the Supreme Bench, and will give a complimentary vote for B.D. MURPHY for Governor. HEARST is out of the question.

  MODESTO, June 4^th - The Democratic County Convention met here yesterday, a full attendance being present. Great enthusiasm prevailed, and a strong platform was adopted. The delegation go unpledged, except for J.W. McCARTHY for Clerk of the Supreme Court. The delegates chosen are: John MURPHY, James WILLIAMS, A.W. SMITH, A.J .PATTERSON, M.B. NETTRELL, C.C. WRIGHT, C.L. PAYNE and J.H. HAYES.

  Delegates were also selected to the Joint Senatorial Convention, and are for J.D. SPENCER, who has no opposition for Senator.

  SUISUN, June 4^th - The following were elected from here as delegates to the Democratic County Convention, to be held at Benicia June 10^th: John DEVLIN, J.W. WOLFSKILL, R.C. HALL, James CASEY, D.W. HASTINGS, W.F. TRAINOR, W.W. REEVES, D.M. MILLER, J.G. EDWARDS.

 

            Incendiary Fire at Lockeford

 LODI (San Joaquin county), June 4^th - At Lockeford, at 4 P.M. to-day, a drunken man, pushed out of a saloon kept by Frank STARKEY, made threats that he would get even. He went into the livery stable of STACY, set it on fire, burning the stable, saloon, paint shop and blacksmith shop; also several new carriages and horses, the property of STACY. Loss, $10,000 to $12,000; insurance, $3,500. The man was arrested after much resistance by Charles WOODS, and will go to jail at once. The balance of the town was saved from fire by great exertion of the citizens.