A new article has been added to: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=319 (CATNAME} Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=59184 Article title: Stockton Daily Independent Article date: May 1867 Article description: May 20-25, 1867 Article: >>MONDAY, 20 MAY 1867<< BIRTH -- in this city, May 19th, to the wife of Thomas ECKSTROM, of a son. BIRTH -- in Woodbridge, May 14th, to the wife of A.S. THOMAS, of a son. SEVERELY INJURED -- While Mr. CHITESTON was driving the mare "Nellie Gray," noted for her disposition to run away whenever the slightest opportunity offers, he was thrown from the buggy at the race track on Friday evening last and badly injured in the ankle. Mr. C. was driving the animal out at the gate, when she started to run, and in his efforts to check her, turned the vehicle too suddenly and was thrown out as stated. The mare returned to the track; took a good run, and was eventually caught by Mr. BRONSON, the lessee of the race course. Mr. BRONSON brought the animal and the injured man to the city. RETURNED -- On Saturday, Joseph R. and Harry M. CLAYES returned from Salt Lake City, where they have resided since the latter end of October last. They left Salt Lake on the 11th instant and arrived in Sacramento on the afternoon of the 17th, reaching this place -- their former home -- in excellent health on the following day. They encountered but little snow on the trip -- only about 18 or 20 mtles [miles?] in all -- on and near the summit of the mountains. PROBATE -- In the matter of the estate of Charles DIERKING, deceased, it was ordered by Judge Underhill, on Saturday last, that the will be admitted to Probate, and that Mrs. C. DIERKING be appointed Administratrix. ADMITTED to CITIZENSHIP -- Ezekiel LAWRENCE was admitted to citizenship by Judge Underhill on Saturday last of E.H. WARDROBE and C.A POST. >>TUESDAY, 21 MAY 1867<< BIRTH -- near Volcano, May 11th, to the wife of W. JAMISON, a daughter. BIRTH -- near Volcano, May 11th, to the wife of T. HANLEY, a daughter. BIRTH -- near Snelling, Merced county, May 15th, to the wife of G.W. HALSTEL, Jr., a daughter. BIRTH -- in Buchanan Hollow, Fresno county, to the wife of Theodore PHILIPS, a son. BIRTH -- in Hornitos, May 15th, to the wife of D. ROSENTHAL, a daughter. MARRIED -- at the residence of Mr. G.B. BLANCHERD, May 15th, by Rev. A. TANSEY; Charles A. ROBINSON to Miss Julia E. DUGH [fold in paper -- could be BUGH], all of this city. MARRIED -- in JACKSON, May 12th, August AHNENT to Miss Matilda WITTMAN. ADMITTED to CITIZENSHIP -- Thomas PLETTS was admitted to citizenship in the County Court yesterday on testimony of A. McQUENN and James TAYLOR. HIGH WATER -- Mr. PETTY visited the city yesterday having come directly from his farm on Union Island, on the lower San Joaquin. He informs us that the water in the river is very high and that the greater portion of the Island is at present submerged. Not only on the lower but on the upper San Joaquin, a large area of the plain is over-flowed. The back-water is 8 inches higher at Mr. PETTY's place than it was at any time during the spring freshets of 1862. On the Fremont or Rancho de Pescadero, consisting of about 33,000 acres, only about 2000 acres are above water. DROWNED -- Margaret RYAN, aged about 8 years, daughter of Lawrence and Elizabeth RYAN, of Vallejo, was drowned on Tuesday evening, May 14th. LEG BROKEN and AMPUTATED -- A terrible accident occurred yesterday afternoon at 4 or 5 o'clock, says the Sacramento 'Union' of Monday, which resulted in loss of limb to one of the sufferers. William CLARK, plumber and gas-fitter, and H. FRANK, of the firm of Lehman & Frank, left the city in a buggy for a ride. After passing the Catholic Cemetery, south of Poverty Ridge, they took the cross-road, which leads to the lower Stockton road. When within a short distance of the Stockton road the buggy ran into a ditch and was upset. Both men were thrown out, and were for the time rendered entirely helpless. The horse ran on a short distance and was stopped by a man on horseback. CLARK's right leg proved to be terribly broken above the ankle. The character of the injury showed that the foot had been caught in some portion of the buggy and the bone twisted and shattered in the most shocking manner. FRANK's injuries proved to be comparatively slight. His physician is uncertain whether ! the bone of the leg is fractured or merely sprained. CLARK's leg was amputated. >>WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 1867<< PERSONAL -- Mr. B.H. COTTLE, of the San Jose 'Mercury,' paid us a visit yesterday. He and his bride are stopping a few days in town with his brother, Melville COTTLE, County Superintendent of Public Schools. LEG BROKEN -- About half-past 11 o'clock last night, says the Sacramento 'Union,' as special officer J.G. GARRISON was walking his rounds he discovered a man lying on the sidewalk on Third street, near the engine house of No. 1. Supposing him to be intoxicated, he attempted to lift him up, when the stranger said he had fallen off the sidewalk, which has been raised, into the ungraded street below, at the alley, and broke his leg, and then had crawled along the street to where the ground had been filled in, and reached the sidewalk. He stated that his name was W.E. BARTON, and that he lived on a ranch near Folsom. The officer procured assistance and conveyed BARTON to the Western Hotel. Dr. SIMMONS was called in and found that his left leg had been badly fractured near the ankle. BY STATE TELEGRAPH, San Francisco, May 21 -- A shoemaker named F. BAKER, a German, has been missing since Sunday. He started on the morning of Sunday last to go fishing, and his hat and fishing tackle were found on the Gas Company's wharf. The probability is that he has been drowned. He has a family living in this city. GEORGE WILLIAMS, a lad about 16 years of age, one of the scholars at Santa Clara College, broke his right arm between the wrist and elbow, while playing base-ball in the square on Tuesday last. PAINFUL ACCIDENT -- While coming from a funeral lately in Virginia City (Nev.), one Andy BLESSINGTON was thrown from a buggy and suffered a terribly severe dislocation of the bones of the ankle joint, the bones being forced out through the flesh and projecting bare and naked through the skin. >>THURSDAY, 23 MAY 1867<< MARRIED -- in this city, May 22, 1867, by F.T. BALDWIN, Esq., Justice of the Peace; John B. PORTER to Miss Nancy CAIN, all of San Joaquin county. DEATH -- in the city, May 22, 1867, of heart disease, Bennett HIGGINS, a native of Connecticut, aged 66 years. [The funeral will take place at 11 o'clock this morning, from the residence of T.J. HIGGINS, son of the deceased, on Market street, near San Joaquin.] DIED of HEART DISEASE -- Yesterday morning, B. HIGGINS, of this city, aged 66 years, was found dead in his bed. The cause of death was heart disease. On the previous evening deceased retired to bed in his usual health. BOOTS AND SHOES AT COST -- Joseph HART, El Dorado Street, for the next 60 days, will sell his stock of ladies' and gentlemen's, misses, children's and infant's boots, shoes and gaiters at cost prices, in order to make room for a large stock of Summer goods to arrive from the East and now due. Mr. HART, whose store is next door to Mr. GALL's bakery, has always on hand a good assortment of A. SEIBERLICH's Philadelphia shoes; also San Francisco boots, shoes and gaiter. We presume he has likewise Stockton boots for sale, as we can see no good reason why better boots can be or are manufactured at the Bay than in our own city, which bears the palm for the manufacture of leather. WELL KEPT -- The Court House Square is admirably kept by B.N. ARMINGTON, who for the 4th or 5th time this season, is mowing the grass. The Board of Supervisors, we understand, propose to place a few cast-iron chairs or benches in that portion of the square which belongs to the county. Should this be done, the City Council will undoubtedly follow the example by placing seats in the shade of the trees on the south half of the grounds. FIRE -- About 1 o'clock yesterday morning, a fire broke out in the kitchen of Mr. LANGENHOVEL, corner of California and Lindsay streets. It was fortunately discovered in time to quench the flames before much damage was done. Mr. DORRANCE, Mr. GALLUP and a few more of the neighbors, subdued it without making it necessary to give any general alarm. The fire was caused by a defect in the stove pipe. SAN RAFAEL, May 22 -- C.W. SNOWDEN, son of the late Colonel Dick SNOWDEN, committed suicide at San Quentin this morning at 8 o'clock by shooting himself through the head with a pistol. No cause is assigned for the rash act. SAN JUAN (MONTEREY COUNTY), May 21 -- Last evening the stage left here [San Juan] with a prisoner under confinement for an attempted outrage upon the person of Mrs. J.F. ROSS, a highly respectable married lady of this place. The prisoner was heavily ironed and placed in custody of the driver, there being no officer or other passenger on board. As soon as the stage got out of town a few miles, it was stopped by a body of armed men disguised as negroes, who took the prisoner, and some time during the night hung him to a tree, where he was found today and buried, without any inquest being held. The man, who appeared to been a deserter from the gallant 14th, United States Army, or from San Quentin, had been hospitably entertained by Mr.&Mrs. ROSS at their home for a day or 2, which kindness he repaid by a shameful assault upon his benefactress during her husband's absence. This was pm Friday afternoon, the 17th instant. Men were out in pursuit of him from that time until he was ! arrested on Saturday night, somewhere near Gilbray [Gilroy?], and brought into San Juan on Sunday. Yesterday he appeared before Justice W.S. JOHNSON, and stated that his name was Elder THOMPSON; that he had been a soldier but had discharged himself from the service, and that his object in attacking the lady was to obtain money. He waived an examination and was accordingly ordered committed to Monterey jail to await his trial. BY STATE TELEGRAPH, San Francisco, May 22 -- Charles PETERSON, a Swedish sailor attached to the ship 'Marmion,' fell down stairs yesterday at No. 24, Sacramento street, and died from his injuries this morning. Deceased was 60 years old. >>FRIDAY, 24 MAY 1867<< DEATH -- at Chinese Camp, May 16th, Dr. C.R. THOMAS, formerly of Stockton. MONEY FOUND -- A few days ago a sum of money was found near Stockton. The owner, by stating amount, kind, and other necessary particulars showing the he or she is the actual loser, and by paying costs, can find the same by applying to W.A. McDOUGALD, at Quinn && McDouglad's Paint Shop, Weber avenue, opposite the Court House square. BY STATE TELEGRAPH, San Francisco, May 23 -- John COLDEN, a workman employed in grading on Bay street, was seriously injured yesterday afternoon by the caving of a bank, crushing his thigh and inflicting other serious injuries. The wounded man was taken to the County Hospital, where he died at 1 o'clock this morning. BADLY INJURED -- On the night of May 18th, at Eureka mine, near Grass Valley, a man named Francis POLKENHORN fell down a shaft about 60 or 80 feet, injuring his spine so severely that his lower extremities are paralyzed. >>SATURDAY 25 MAY 1867<< BIRTH -- in this city, May 24th, to the wife of Dr. E.O. SCHMIDT, of a son. MARRIED -- in this city, May 24th, by F.T. BALDWIN, Esq., Justice of the Peace; S.G. BROWNFIELD, of Hornitos, to Mrs. Mary ROLLAND, of Stockton. [The nuptial ceremony did not so engross the minds of the bride and bridegroom as to cause them to forget the printers, who drank flowing bumpers of wedding wine in toasts to the long life and happiness of both.] DEATH -- in this city, May 24th, Mary E. STODDAR, aged 39 years, 5 months, 13 days. [The funeral will take place from her brother's residence on Washington street this (Saturday) morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. Mr. STEBBINS, of San Francisco, will preach the sermon. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.] --------------------------- DEATH -- in this city, May 24th, Sarah Ann, wife of James A. JACKSON, aged 28 years, 7 months, 2 days. [>San Francisco 'Bulletin,' 'Examiner' and Memphis (Tennessee) papers please copy.] [Friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral at 2 o'clock p.m., Sunday, May 26th, from the Presbyterian Church.] [The brief space into which affairs of the living crowd all notice of the dead, forbids as extended a notice of the deceased as loving hearts would prompt, or friendly sympathy prepare. In the early, and to human view, untimely death of Mrs. Sallie A. JACKSON, this community has met a loss which will not be easily repaired. Of a generous, sympathetic, genial disposition, she made those who knew her well, warm and devoted friends. Joined to her natural qualities of mind and heart, was the added charm of a consistent Christian life. She felt herself to belong to her Savior; and while she lived, she longed to do what she could for Him. In the Church of which, for several years, she was a member, her many virtues, her earnest piety, her faithful and cheerful performance of duty, her childlike submission to the will of her Heavenly Father, made her both useful and beloved. What she was in her family as a loving wife, a tender mother, an affectionate sister, is best known by those! upon whom her sudden death comes most severely. Her husband truly afflicted in the removal of one so justly and deservedly prized, her children too young to realize the greatness of their loss, her relatives and friends deprived of one so frank, kind and constant in her friendship, will all feel, as time passes, that they have indeed lost a light and a blessing. In this house of their bereavement and sorrow they have not only the tender sympathy of all who knew the deceased, but also the unspeakable comfort of knowing from her own lips, that their loss is her infinite gain. In her last moments, her testimony to the faithfulness of the Savior's love was most emphatic and clear. She did not pass alone through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, but felt at every step the loving presence of Jesus as her Shepherd and her Lord. In her experience, those who knew and loved her may feel the truth of the Scripture, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints;" and may well say, as they speak of her, 'Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like hers."] ----------------------------------------------------------- ON HIS WAY BACK -- Dr. E.S. HOLDEN left New York on the steamer 'Arizona,' which left that city for Panama on the 21st instant. A BLIND MAN ROBBED -- A man named Charles THAYER, who in February, 1865, had his sight destroyed by the premature discharge of a cannon at Salem, Oregon, arrived in this city yesterday morning in search of a relative named W.H. THAYER, who, when last heard from about 18 months ago, was either in this city or somewhere in its vicinity. Should this meet the eye of W.H. THAYER, we would direct him to the Stockton Bakery hotel, where Charles is stopping at present. When the latter started from Oregon a short time ago, it was with the intention of proceeding to the Atlantic States; but on his trip to San Francisco by steamer, he was robbed of all the money he had in his possession -- $753.50. This occurred on board of the steamer on Tuesday last, between the hours of 8 and 11 p.m. What a hard-hearted villain a man must be to rob the blind. The wretch deserves to be hung. A NEW VINEYARD -- Hon. C.H. CHAMBERLAIN recently purchased 60 acres of land on the north side of the city, 15 acres of which have been planted with grape vines. Mr. CHAMBERLAIN has been in the city 2 days, and went to take a look at the premises yesterday. RETURNED to STOCKTON -- General P.E. CONNOR returned with his family to this city on Thursday, from Salt Lake, with the intention of taking up his residence here permanently. We extend to him a hearty welcome back to his old home. BY STATE TELEGRAPH, San Francisco, May 24 -- The suit of Mary L. SCHELL vs. General Henry M. NAGLEE to recover $100,000 damages for alleged breach of promise of marriage, has been the subject of considerable comment, and rumor had it, a short time since, that the case has been compromised and dismissed. The dismissal has not been entered in the Court as yet. Recently the letters written by General NAGLEE to Mrs. SCHELL have been put into the hands of a publisher and were about to be issued, so rumor has it, in pamphlet form. Yesterday afternoon, General NAGLEE filed a complaint in the 4th District Court against John STRATMAN, Mary L. SCHELL, James W. TOWNE, Jacob BACON and a number of persons who are described by fictitious names, and charges that the professed publication is without his consent, and against his will, and intended to injure and disgrace him. He therefore prays that the defendants be enjoined from publishing any portion of them, that the original letters be d! elivered to him and that the defendants be restrained from delivering either the original or printed copies to any person escept himself. SENTENCED TO BE HUNG -- At Colusa, on the 13th instant, James TEVIS was sentenced by Judge BELCHER to be executed on the 12th day of July next. The 'Sun' says TEVIS' appearance indicated a great deal of mental suffering since the finding of the jury, but at the time the solemn sentence was pronounced it was hard to tell which was affected deepest, Judge BELCHER or the criminal. BODY FOUND -- The body of Seth GARWOOD, alias "Montana," the man who broke jail in Dayton (Nev.), a couple of weeks ago and who was drowned in Carson river, while attempting to escape from Sheriff SHAW, has been found on a sand-bar, some miles below the town of Dayton. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com Also visit our other sites: http://www.AncestorsOnTheWeb.com http://www.Genealogy101.com http://www.AutumnWindz.com