Sacramento Daily Record-Union Tuesday, July 6, 1880 Suicide of a Miner. SAN ANDREAS, July 5th - D. PEDRANTE, a quartz miner from San Antonio ridge, suicided in a lodging house in this place to-day by taking strychnine. Base Ball Accident SAN JOSE, July 5th - Captain LEVY, of Oakland, was the victim of an accident here yesterday. He was at the fair grounds engaged in a base ball game, the contestants being the Oaklands and Mutuals, and was at the bat, when a ball thrown swiftly by the pitcher struck him in the left temple, knocking him senseless. In a few minutes he revived, but shortly afterward was taken with a fit, and was removed to town. During the night he suffered considerably, and was not able to leave his bed until nearly noon to-day. He is about as well as ever. Accident - False Alarm SAN JOSE, July 5th - John LEPESECH was thrown from a wagon early this evening and had his leg broken, the horse having started suddenly at the explosion of fire-crackers under his feet. There was a false alarm of fire sounded this evening about half- past 5 oíclock. NEVADA Passengers Passing Carlin. CARLIN, July 5th - The following passengers passed Carlin to-day, to arrive in Sacramento July 6th:Mrs. SIMNS, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. LETTNER, Sacramento; C.R. ELLIOTT, E.C. ELLIOTT, St. Louis; J.W. SCOTT, California; M. COLGAN, B. MORLEY and wife, New York; Mrs. H.M. BENNETT, Oxford; Alfred A. WHEELER, San Francisco; John SCHREINER and wife, Mrs. C.G. BROOKS, Philadelphia, Pa.; S.C. CAMPBELL, Leadville, Col.; Henry R. EWALT, Arizona; K. GALLEWISKI, Germany; E.P. WHITE, San Francisco; 53 emigrant passengers, including 41 males, to arrive in Sacramento July 7th. Deaths at Virginia VIRGINIA, July 5th - Irish Mary, a well known character of the Comstock, was found dead this morning at the bottom of the stairs leading down from C street. It is supposed she was drunk and fell down, as her neck was broken. Daniel OíCONNELL, a well known and popular young man of this city, died this morning of pneumonia. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE ELK GROVE AMATEURS - Our Elk Grove correspondent says a very enjoyable entertainment was given by the Elk Grove Amateurs at Elk Grove last Friday evening. The programme though somewhat lengthy was well selected. Miss Anna McCONNELL, Mrs. Nettie EVERSON and Messrs. Ninion COONS and O.W. ERLEWINE each sang songs that elicited well-deserved applause. The chief feature of the evening was the military drama, ìEnlisted for the War.î Mrs. Nettie EVERSON made a splendid Mrs. Trueworthy, the widowed mother. Ninion COONS played the part of the son Robert with great feeling. Miss Belle McKENNEY, as Mattie Trueworthy showed her talents to good advantage. C.B. TURRILL made a good Hosea Jenks, a corpulent auctioneer, with a strong penchant for very poor puns, at which he laughed immoderately. The part of Hiram, the son of Hosea Jenks, was taken by D.S. BASCOM, whose awkward boyishness brought down the house. Miss Laura GRAHAM made a handsome and attractive Gaylie Gifford. Frank GRAHAM, in the difficult character of Crimp (a darkey) gave proof of his strong dramatic talent. O.W. ERLEWINE, as Colonel Boxer, convulsed the house with laughter by his aversion to tobacco, especially when talking with General Grant.(W.E. EVERSON), who was provided with the omnipresent cigar. Lew LAWRENCE made a capital Wilder Rowe, the villain of the play. The familiar comedy, Nan, the Good-for-Nothing, formed a part of the programme. Miss Laura GRAHAM made an excellent Nan. The parts of the two fathers were well sustained by D.S. BASCOM and C.B. TURRILL. Lewis LAWRENCE as Charley and N. COONS as Simpson played their parts well also. After the performance dancing was in order and continued until 4 oíclock next morning. SERIOUS ACCIDENT Fall of the K street Balcony - A Score and More Persons Injured Shortly after the ìHorriblesî procession up K street yesterday - about 4:30 P.M., a balcony at the southwest corner of K and Eighth streets fell, and precipitated a river of people upon it some fifteen feet to the sidewalk below and upon the cobbles of the street. The balcony gave way from being overweighed for so aged a structure. It was old, warped and insufficient to sustain a weight which its size had naturally invite upon it, however strong it might have been originally. The section which fell was the corner from line of the east wall to the building but the line of the K-street sidewalk and from line of the south wall of the house to the *th street sidewalk, or a section about five and fifteen feet square. The property owned by A. COOLOT, stationer and tobaccoist, J street, between Eighth and Ninth. Nearly as can now be ascertained there were on the balcony some twenty-five people, adults and children, and a few others scattered along its extension westward on K street. Something attracted the attention of these people up K street, and most of them shoved up to the corner of the balcony, whereupon it suddenly gave way and precipitated the crowd to the street below. Beneath the balcony stood nearly as great a crowd as that above. Upon these people the timbers fell, and many were severely bruised. The scene at the time of the fall was heartrending. The cries of women, the screams of children, the groans of the wounded, the cries for help, the imprecation of the men, all went to make up a scene full of tragic interest, and which appealed to even the coldest heart. A hundred strong men instantly responded to the cry for aid, the broken timbers were speedily cleared away, and the wounded ones carried into adjacent apartments and physicians summoned. An immense crowd gathered, and the efforts of the police and several military men was necessary to keep back the people and afford room for the treatment of the sufferers. As nearly as can now be ascertained the sufferers were: Mrs. Job WEBB, Nineteenth and N street, severely bruised in the side and head; fell from the balcony. The little boy of Mrs. WEBB, ankle and foot badly hurt; fell from the balcony. Another and elder child of Mrs. WEBB fell form the balcony and was slightly bruised. Mrs. James MURRAY, Nineteenth and N streets. Precipitated from the balcony; badly bruised on the right knee and foot and in the back. Mrs. Annie BLAKE, an invalid, resides in the building; was thrown from the balcony into the broken mass of lumber and was badly hurt in the right side and is hurt internally badly. Mrs. Mollie JACKSON fell with the wreck; lives in the building; severely injured internally. Mrs. C.E. CLARK lives in the building; fell form the balcony; hurt in the head and back, but not seriously. Mrs. Cora MOWE lives in the building; was thrown with her child in arms from the balcony and both were considerably bruised. Ida GERRY, a child, slightly bruised by falling timber; lives at 1623 G street. W.W. SMITH, 1623 G street, was beneath the balcony and was badly hurt on the back by a falling beam. May JOHNSON, a child, living on G street, near 1623, was severely bruised. Mr. and Mrs. NELLIS, living on Eighth street, between K and L, were beneath the balcony. The old gentleman was cut in the hand and wrist and the old lady was bruised in the shoulder and back. A young man named VANDEMARK and his sister, living in the country, were beneath the balcony and were both severely bruised, but not seriously so. A.O. CAMPBELL, Eldred House, hurt by falling timbers; injury mainly in the hips; not serious. Wm. McKENZIE, lives at the American Eagle Hotel; crushed by a falling beam; suffering from concussion and from internal injuries. Seven or eight persons were slightly bruised, who left for their homes before their names could be ascertained. The balcony was along its horizontals all out of line, and few of the posts were at a perfect perpendicular. The supports were six by six inches, nine feet apart and probably strong enough if perfectly upright and on unyielding foundations, which appearances indicate may not have been the case. It seems that the inner corner sank first. It was held upon cleats resting on iron clamps set in the wall and keyed to the wall by a Y shaped iron, which pulled out. Mr. COOLOT had contemplated soon building a new balcony. The place was loaded with flower-boxes full of earth, wood, water-barrels, etc., but most of these weights were not upon the corner that fell, though some were.