----- Original Message ----- From: "Betty" <betty@unisette.com> To: <NORCAL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 5:53 PM Subject: Sac Bee April 3, 1868 > Sacramento Daily Bee > Friday Evening, April 3, 1868 > > LOCAL NEWS > FISH MARKETS - The floating fish markets lately moored at the foot of I > street changed their scaly positions. One, belonging to the Fisherman's > Association, was taken yesterday to the foot of R street. The other, the > property of Harry BUDD, was yesterday removed to the north bank of the > American river near its mouth, there to remain for the time being. Budd's > market was based on the iron hull of what was intended to be a steamer. It > was constructed in San Francisco in "early days," but found not adapted to > the purposes intended. Since then it has stood flood and lots of adversities > of other kinds. She is now taking a resting against the north bank of the > Rio de los Americanos, preparatory to being dissected and sold for old iron. > Budd, her owner, has taken possession of another pioneer institution, and > has established his popular fish market in the wooden building northeast > corner I and Front streets - once known and honored as the banking-house of > Priest, Lee & Co. > > FILED - There have been filed in the office of the Secretary of State the > commission of Thomas B. REARDON as Notary Public for the county of Nevada, > and that of J.K. LUTTRELL as Notary Public for the county of Siskiyou. Also, > the articles of incorporation of the SHUTZEN Land and Building Union. In > addition the commissions of the following officers of the First Infantry > Regiment, Second Brigade, N.G.: Stephen BARKER, as Captain of Company F > (Light Guard); Mortimer G. SHOVE, First Lieutenant same Company; Christopher > J. COOKE, Second Lieutenant, same Company; John V. McELWEE, Captain Company > D (San Francisco Guard); Ramsford O. SHELDON, First Lieutenant same Company. > > POLICE COURT, TO-DAY - Ah SAM and Ah TACK were examined and held to > answer to the charge of burglary, bail in each case being fixed at two > thousand dollars. James McGRATH, assault and battery; nolie prosequi > entered. N. SEELEY, disturbing the peace in the day time; trial put off till > to-morrow. John DONALDSON, drunk, etc., found guilty and fined five dollars > with the usual alternative. Frank STANLEY, case of drunk; defendant failing > to appear for trial his deposit of seven dollars and a half was declared > forfeited. Robert CLARK was held to answer to the charge of attempting to > commit robbery, and the amount of his bail was fixed at fifteen hundred > dollars. > > PROTECTIVE UNION - At the meeting of the Soldiers' Protective Union, held > last evening, the reports of committees were read, accepted and ordered on > file. There was appointed a Committee of three to visit San Francisco upon > business important to the Association. Also a Committee to choose a man to > proceed to Washington and there properly to represent the claims of members > of the Union. After admitting five new members, the Union adjourned till > Thursday evening, 16th instant. > > ANNIVERSARY - On the 27th inst, the anniversary of the institution of Odd > Fellowship in the United States, will be duly celebrated. Nathan PORTER, of > San Francisco, will be the orator of the day in this city, and there will be > a procession of the members of the Order. In the evening, at Agricultural > Hall, there will be a promenade concert and ball. > > PERSONAL - Among the passengers who came up on the steamer Capital last > night was General ROUSSEAU, lately from Alaska, whither he had been sent by > the United States Government to take formal possession of the Russian > territory. The General, we understand, intends a visit, by railroad, to > Cisco and to the terminus of the road. > > OBSEQUIES -The late John S. WILSON, member of Sacramento Lodge No. 2, > I.O.O.F., was buried yesterday afternoon in the Odd Fellow's plat in the > City Cemetery. His funeral was largely attended by members of the Order and > other friends. > > CHANGE - At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Sacramento > Library Association, held last evening, M.S.S. CUSHMAN was elected Librarian > vice G.P. WARNER resigned. > > FOR THE EAST - Mails for the East, to be forwarded by the steamship > Golden Age to leave San Francisco on the 6th instant, will close at the Post > Office in this city at half-past one o'clock to-morrow afternoon. > > SUPREME COURT - BRUMAGIN vs. BRADSHAW; ordered that defendant have till > the second Monday in this month to file petition for rehearing. > > IMPROVING - District Attorney James C. GOODS has been seriously ill for a > week or two. It affords us much gratification to be able to say that his > condition has greatly improved, and that there are excellent prospects of > his recovery. > > GOOD JOB - Harbor Master YOUNG has, we see, started in on the job of > having lots of wood, lumber, etc., removed from the levee where it has been > too long stored. Let the good work go on, and let the front levee be kept > clear as provided by law. > > REAL ESTATE - On Thursday, the 9th instant, J. DAVIS will have an auction > sale of real estate, a description of which is given in advertisement to be > found in another column. > > EXAMINATIONS - On Wednesday last the pupils attending Primary School No. > 5 corner of G and Thirteenth streets (Hattie M. OSBORNE, Principal and > Mattie H. GILMER, Assistant), were examined, and the result was great credit > to teachers and pupils. Certificates of merit were given to Mollie CORDON, > Kate FARLEY, Nellie ROBINSON, Mary RAMAGE, Alice HALL, Minnie LANCASTER, > Maggie SMITH, Ella TUBBS, Ella GLENN, Virginia HALL, Minnie WILLIAMS, Mary > JOSEPH, Ida TALLMAN, Harriet SCOTT, Arabella WOODS, George LEONARD, Willie > McCORMACK, Willie CATE, Mark ROBINSON, James JOHNSON, Chalmer HALL, George > HILBERT, Frank HALL, Charles CATE, Charles CASS, Daniel TRAINOR, John PLATT, > Frank KERGAN. And diplomas to the Intermediate School were awarded Nellie > RIPPON, George BRUCE, Johanna BIGGS, Alice CARPENTER, Alice PARKER, Mary > HOOPER, Mary MORTON, Belle BOWERS, Harriet SCHOLER, Sarah NEFF, Mary > CHURCHILL, Barbara YAGER, Alice TODD, Laura JONES, Minnie BISCHKE, Orpha > DAVIS, Hetty PALMER, Martha FULLER, Joseph PALM, Alva STEVENS, Wallace > SMITH, David BIGGS, John DUFFY, Edgar JACKSON, Bennie DUNCAN, Charlie > GERRRISH, Horace GREENWOOD, Alonze SMITH, Luis SILVERTINE, Charlie RIPPON, > Roger SHIELDS, John BURKE, Edwin GROSS, Louis GROSS, Charlie GLENN, William > COURTNEY, Charles HOLLAND. On the same day there was examined Primary School > No. 6, on the corner of N and Sixteenth streets, (Clara GARFIELD, Principal > and Nellie SPRAGUE, Assistant). Certificates of merit awarded Olive BOGGS, > Mary McCLANE, Carrie MECKFESSEL, Katie McDONALD, Anna ROBINSON, Lizzie > DOLAN, Virginia NOONER, Walter LYNN, Melbourne GRIFFITH, Savier INGHAM, > Charles BUTLER, Mahlon WILLIAMSON, and diplomas to Maggy McLANE, Alice > GRIFFITH, Anise LYNN, John WILLIAMSON, Thomas O'CONNOR, Albert HORL, Edwin > FOLGER, Charles FOLGER, Willie CALLAHAN, James GILLIS. Primary School No. 7, > corner of M and Ninth streets, (Lucie FOX, Principal and Alida O .PAINE, > Assistant), was examined yesterday and to the great satisfaction of all > present. Certificates of merit were given Emma FRITZ, Rebecca JOSEPH, Emily > DREAKER, Katie WILSEY, Maggy HARTMAN, Mary KELLY, Rilla WILSEY, Ella > STEWART, Nellie HENLY, Lucy O'Brien, Katie JOHNSON, Mary Eldred, Mary > JOHNSON, Sarah JOHNSON, Katie CRAIG, Author DAVIS, George MILLER, Moses > MOORE, Wilbert MAIN, Raphael LEONARD, Carl ELDRED, John McKENNA, Frank > KELLY, Lawrence TURNER, John PORTER, Willie BURTON, Wallace CASTLE. And > diplomas to Emma PLUMMER, Katie HILSEE, Berla SLAUGHTER, Sallie McKIM, > Louisa DREAKER, Addie LONG, Nellie O'BRIEN, Clara BURBANK, Flora BARTON, > Carrie HILL, Amelia KESLER, Charles NEARY, Lenny PRICE, Frank RENWICK, > Willie DUNLEVY, Willie McINTYRE, Simeon BROWN, Frank TAYLOR, Charles > BRUNDAGE, George SMITH, Eddie ROTT, Theodore JELIS, John BURNS, Eugene > HACKNEY, Lewis DICKMAN. The Ungraded School, in the vicinity of Sutter's > Fort, (W.E. CHAMBERLAIN, Principal teacher), was also examined yesterday. > This school is evidently well conducted and in a flourishing condition. > > SEVERE ACCIDENT - About four o'clock yesterday afternoon, a boy four years > of age, named William CURRAN, met with a severe accident while playing in > front of the shop of his uncle, James McGUIRE, on K street, between Fifth > and Sixth. While playing an iron railing fell on him, fracturing both bones > of the right leg midway the ankle and the knee. The little sufferer is > getting along very well under the attendance of Dr. SIMMONS. > > HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO POLICE COURT > At about half past 12 o'clock, yesterday, a terrible tragedy took place in > the Police Court. The case of William H. ABELL, who was arrested at Hayes' > Valley, a few days since, for an alleged outrage on the person of a little > girl, who had been taken by him from the Industrial School - as mentioned in > the Alta - had been called, and the girl, a pretty child of 11 years of age, > was on the stand testifying to the facts. The girl related enough to show > that he had been guilty of gross indecency, but her testimony was of such a > character as to make it quite doubtful whether he could be convicted of a > more serious crime; and at the suggestion of the Court Mr. LOUDERBACK had > the charge changed to "indecent assault." The warrant charging him with that > offense was filled out and handed to Captain McELROY to be served, and he > had just read it to the prisoner, and turned round to hand it to Mr. > Louderback, when a cry of horror rose from all parts of the room. > Abell, who had been sitting quietly in the dock listening to the testimony > against him was seen to be fumbling at this neck, and those who were looking > at him at first supposed that he was arranging his long whiskers, but in a > moment more it was seen that he had a razor in his hand. Before those > nearest to him could recover from their shock sufficiently for them to cry > out, the unfortunate wretch staggered to his feet, with the blood spirting > in torrents from four horrible gashes in his throat, his eyes upturned and > rolling, and a gurgling noise issuing from his throat. > Judge PROVINES instantly cried out "Seize him; hold him!" and adjourning > Court, came down from the Bench. Captains HANNA and McELROY, and officers > McCORMICK and SPROUL and a citizen, Col. R.J. BETJE, seized Abell > immediately, and in spite of the weakness which must follow such wounds, it > took their united strength to throw him down upon the bench and wrench the > razor from his grasp. They hurried him below, where he broke from them and > another struggle took place before he could be thrown on his back on a > mattress. > A dozen persons started in as many directions for surgeons, and Drs. > HARRIS, MURPHY and HENRY responded immediately to the summons, but on their > arrival found that the miserable man had accomplished his intention fully. > The razor had severed the carotid artery, jugular vein and windpipes, and he > was already beyond human assistance. He breathed about three-quarters of an > hour, and expired without a struggle, at last. > Wm. H. Abell was a merchant from Portland, Oregon, aged 45 years, as > American by birth, married, but had no children of his own. He came down > here some months since to purchase goods for the store, and shipped them to > Portland, intending to follow in a few days. Meantime, however, his partner > - so he subsequently asserted - had contracted debts at Portland, for which > their store was seized under attachment and the goods sent from here were > sold with the rest. > Abell, after purchasing the goods, took the little girl from the > Industrial School, intending to start with her at once for Oregon, where he > resided, and where his wife remained. The closing of the Columbia river by > ice and the troubles about the attachments at Portland, however, delayed his > departure, and he took the child to a private home in Hayes' Valley, stating > that she was his daughter, and that he had been boarding her in a family > down town. The family with whom he was stopping supposed them to be father > and daughter, and they were permitted to occupy the same sleeping apartment > without objection being made. This action on his part led to his ruin and > untimely death. A few days since he sent for his wife to come here and join > him, having given up the idea of returning immediately to Portland, and she > is now on the steamer Ajax, which, had it not broken down on the trip, would > have landed her here on Wednesday night. > Immediately on the horrible tragedy becoming known, an outcry was raised > against the police for not having searched Abell on his arrest more > thoroughly, the impression being, of course, that he had the razor on his > person at that time. We are glad to say, however, that no blame in this > matter attaches to the police. Some days since the deceased wrote a letter > to Charles C. CARTER, announcing his determination to commit suicide, and > the latter notified the police, so that they were on the watch; but it > appears that Abell requested a young man from Hayes' Valley, who came to see > him, to bring a razor, saying that he wanted to shave himself, and the > thoughtless friend did so on Wednesday evening, and handed it to him without > informing the police of the fact. This thoughtless act, though done with the > best possible intention, enabled him to commit the terrible deed, the > particulars of which we have related. Coroner LETTERMAN took the body in > charge, and will hold an inquest upon it. - [Alta > > MARRIAGES > In San Francisco, March 31st, at the First Presbyterian Church, by Rev. > Dr. KELIS, William M. LYON, of Sacramento, to Martha E. WILLEY, of San > Francisco. > In San Francisco, April 1st, Joseph GOALING to Harriet STOKUM. > In San Francisco, April 2d, L. MORRIS, of Carson City, to Julia PLATT. > In Marysville township, March 22d, James STALL to Mrs. Harriet P. LEHMAN. > In Marysville township, March 29th, S.P. PUMYEA to Mary Ann SIMPSON. > BIRTHS > In San Francisco, March 28th, wife of H.J. PARK, of a son; 31st, wife of > Sumner WHITNEY, of twin daughters; also, 31st, wife of Eugene B. DRAKE, of a > daughter; April 1st, wife of Louis SCHWARZENCHILD, of a son. > Near Silveyville, Solano county, March 10th, wife of Stephen G. LITTLE, of > a son. > At Quincy, Plumas county, March 21st, wife of H.L. GEAR, of a son; 28th, > wife of F.B. WHITING, of a son. > At Nevada, April 1st, wife of A.H. HANSON, of a son. > DEATHS > In this city, April 2d, Lou Nina, daughter of Louisa and the late Lewis > DEDMAN, aged 1 year, 4 months and 13 days. > In this city, March 31st, Samuel STRATTON (colored), aged 68 years. > At Marysville, April 1st, Samuel W. EMPEY, aged 44 years, 9 months and 8 > days. > In San Francisco, April 2d, Heinrich KREINHOFF, aged 28 years. > In San Francisco, April 1st, Thomas LITTLE, aged 50 years. > In San Francisco, April 2d, Francis MURPHY, aged 32 years. > In San Francisco, April 1st, Timothy LAHY, aged 37 years. > In San Francisco, March 31st, Conrad PRAESENT, aged 63 years. > In San Francisco, April 1st, James RYAN, aged 30 years. > At Sunnyvale Farm, Solano county, March 17th, William, son of Robert > BROWNLIE, aged 16 months. >