Sacramento County, Sacramento Valley, CA Newspapers Submitted by Betty Loose [betty@unisette.com] Also contributing, Nancy Pratt Melton This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. SMASH UP - Last Evening, several persons in buggies were coming in from a hunting excursion in American township. When approaching the bridge the horses were started on the run, and the result was that one of the vehicles came in contact with a large log lying by the side of the road. The occupants of the carriage were thrown out, and the horse for some time was unable to recover his feet. One of the hunters lay a long time insensible, and it was thought he was seriously injured. It was finally ascertained that much damage was done the buggy. The other carriages took warning from the accident, and avoided the obstacle which had caused the catastrophe. THE HORRORS - A young man, insane from the effect of liquor, was seen last evening standing at the corner of K and Second streets, and acting in a strange manner. His hands were grasping at the air, and his eyeballs appeared as if starting from their sockets. The Lieutenant of police took him to the station house, where he spent the night. This morning he had so far recovered that his money was returned to him, and he was allowed to go with the advice to drink no more. He promised that he would not touch it again. ____________________________ Daily Bee - Sacramento Monday Evening May 11, 1863 SCHOOL TEACHER'S OATH - Justice COGGINS, accompanied by Director THOMAS, visited most of the schools this morning and administered the new oath, which is as follows (we copy that of Mr. MARINER, the head of the High School, the others being the same except change of name): "State of California, City and County of Sacramento, as - R.K. MARINER being duly sworn, on oath says: I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution and Government of the United States against all enemies, whether domestic or foreign; that I will bear true faith, allegiance and loyalty to the said Constitution and Government, and that I will to the extent of my ability teach those under my charge to love, reverence and uphold the same, any law or ordinance of any State Convention or Legislature, or any rule or obligation of any society or association, or any decree or order from any source whatsoever, to the contrary notwithstanding; and further, that I will do this with a full determination, pledge and purpose, without any mental reservation or evasion whatsoever; and I do further swear that I will support the Constitution of the State of California. R.K. MARINER. Sworn and subscribed before me, this 11th day of May, 1863. Jas. COGGINS. We met the gentlemen on the way to the up-town schools, the following teachers having already subscribed the affidavit, vix: M.L. TEMPLETON, Mrs. Julia ORR, Mrs. Julia FOLGER, Mrs. Margaret E. WOLF, and Misses Mary HOWE, Mary A. STINEEN, Alice M. STINEEN, Fannie W. REED, Mary E. MICHENER, Elizabeth MacMILLEN, Jennie G. KERCHIVAL and Kate COLLINS. An incident - On Saturday night, when the cannons were thundering, the bells sending forth their joyous peals, and the city was beginning to be aglow with bonfires, one, turning into O street anywhere between Seventh and Tenth, might have seen some dozen women in their night-dresses, with wrapper or shawl around them, and divided into threes and fours, cooking up little fires on that street. Thus arrayed, they gathered chips from the yards and sidewalks, and then made a raid on the wood piles, collecting light wood to make a blaze, and in a few minutes the street was brilliant. Little girls came out of their beds, with the national flag in hand, collected around the blaze, waving their banners aloft, in the full joyousness of their young hearts, while the boys made search for more fuel to pile on the fires. At one place on that street, where the women of the adjoining dwellings had exhausted their store of light wood, one of them conceived the happy idea of hewing down and casting into the fire a row of locust trees that had been killed by last years flood, and were dry as a tinder box. One woman went after her buck-saw, another for an ax, and the cutting began - the others pulling and pushing to bring the trees to the ground. All the trees were thus cut down, and when the morning came only their ashes remained. At another place on that street a woman, who had been unsuccessful in her hunt for light wood, dashed into her kitchen, grasped the basket containing the morning kindlings, and threw all into the flames. And so we hear this enthusiasm among the women prevailed in other portions of the city. FOLSOM GAS COMPANY - The certificate of incorporation of the Folsom Gas Company was filed in the Clerk's office on Saturday last. Forty thousand dollars is the capital stock, divided into four hundred shares. J.P. ROBINSON of Sacramento, J. Mora MOSS and W.W. BEGGS of San Francisco, are elected the first trustees. SLIGHT ACCIDENT - James H. SPORE, while working on a mowing machine on Saturday, at the ranch of WAITE and CHILDS, on the lower Stockton road, had two fingers on the left hand badly lacerated. Dr. MONTGOMERY dressed the wound. THE FIRST - Henry STARR, on Saturday, filed in the clerk's office, his oath of allegiance, in accordance with the late Act of the Legislature, making such a procedure necessary with all attorneys who practice at the bar in this State. RACING STOCK - On Friday Col. GIFT's celebrated mare, Ruby, dropped a filly foal by Ashland. As this is supposed to combine the best blood in the State, the Colonel will probably have a fast mare when the filly grows up. __________________________ Daily Bee, Sacramento Tuesday Evening, May 12, 1863 SQUALIDNESS - Towards the close of last week the Chief of Police and officer Cody visited the premises of Joseph BROWN, on I street, between Eleventh and Twelfth. Their attention had been called to the fact that at the place above mentioned, a man either sick or crazy, or both, was lying in a hogshead and appeared to be suffering terribly. The officers went there and found BROWN coiled up in a hogshead, and exhibiting every appearance of being in great suffering. It seemed to them that he was in the last stages of consumption. It is described to us that everything in and around the premises was filthy in the extreme. Foul odors filled the air and dirt was to be seen and felt in all directions. Chief CLARK says that he would not have believed that so disgusting a place existed in the city. BROWN seemed to have a great objection to going into the house where his family was. So far as attractiveness and cleanliness were concerned, the house and the hogshead were about "six and half a dozen." The officers viewed the premises and the accommodations, and as BROWN appeared to be quiet and tractable, they did not think it necessary to remove him, but left him in a fix a good deal like that Diogones was proud of. Since then, the Board of Physicians have, we understand, examined BROWN, and found him a fit subject for the lunatic asylum. We have not visited Brown's place, but from all we can learn, it is a splendid ground for the exhibition of philanthropy, and the sowing of good seed in general. A RIFLE - This forenoon, a man quite young in years, went to the store of J. DAVIS, on Fourth street between J and K ,and offered to leave on deposit a valuable rifle, if he could by such operation raise the sum of twenty-five dollars. Mr. DAVIS told him that he could not, on the article, advance that sum of money. He then asked how much could be advanced. He received no encouragement. Just at this time, N. LAWSON, who was passing, was shown the rifle, and he at once said that the weapon was property of Mr. ---- SAUNDERS, who lives in the country, somewhere near the city. The young man was put under arrest, and on being searched there were found on him a pistol and a gold watch. Other circumstances attending the arrest go to show that the person who offered to sell the rifle has been guilty of either a grand or petit larceny. INSANITY - An insane man named James CAPE arrived here yesterday from Tehama, and at two o'clock took passage for Benicia, there to be transferred to the Stockton beat for conveyance to the Lunatic Asylum. Joseph BROWN, on I street, between Eleventh and Twelfth, is as crazy as ever, and will probably be removed to Stockton to-morrow, or else taken to the station house. G.C. HOPKINS, the insane man who was taken to the city jail last week, became so debilitated by his disease and confinement, that although an order had been issued for his removal to the Asylum, it was thought that he could not stand the journey; so this morning he was sent to the City and County Hospital. C.A. SWIFT, at one time teacher of the Sacramento High School, is still at the station house, he having been arrested as insane. Dr. SIMMONS made a pro...ional examination of him this morning, but we have not heard his opinion of the case. THE SUTTER GRANT - We find the following in the Union's San Francisco dispatch: "The survey of the Sutter grant, embracing the city of Sacramento and surrounding lands, and also a strip of land containing about 6,000 acres, lying between the mouth of the American and Feather rivers, was finally confirmed by the District Court of the United States this morning. A motion made in the same cause by CADWALADER, in behalf of claimants, to reopen and prove the validity of the Sobrante grant or twenty-two league was denied." THE FIRST LAND - Professor AGASSIS, in his scientific articles in the Atlantic Monthly, under the title, "America the Old World," maintains that the American continent has been falsely denominated the New World. "Here was the first dry land lifted out of the waters, here was the first shore that was washed by the ocean that enveloped all the world besides, and while Europe was represented only by islands rising here and there above the sea, America already stretched an unbroken line of land from Nova Scotia to the Far West." ____________________________________________ Daily Bee - Sacramento Thursday Evening May 14, 1863 LOCAL NEWS TRUSTEES - The Board of City Trustees met this morning at ten o'clock. Minutes of yesterday's meeting read and approved. Bond of S.S. HOLL as Police Judge, given in the sum of $5,000 was submitted, read and approved - the sureties on the same being E. MAYO, J. ROWAN, Jas. LANSING, Thos. HAMILL, P. FRANKLIN, W.C. FELCH, J.A. DUFFY and Jas. COGGINS. Bond of E. H. HEACOCK as City Attorney given in the sum of $10,000 with N.G. CURTIS and L.H. FOOTE as sureties was approved. Communication as follows was received by the Board: "Sacramento, May 14th, 1863, To the Hon. Board of Trustees - Gentlemen: As I see by the Union newspaper that you are about to elect policemen, I think it my duty as a citizen and tax payer to lay before you a complaint against one of the present police force. At the late primary election, held at the Union House, Fourth Street, I was attacked and badly beaten by one Tip McLAUGHLIN. F. CHAMBERLAIN, one of the policemen, was a looker on during the whole affair, and made no arrest. He was afraid to make the arrest or he was partial to McLAUGHLIN and his crowd of rowdies. Such a policeman, in my opinion, is more of an injury to the citizens of Sacramento than a benefit. I will also state that there is a man in the County Hospital since that day, who had his limbs so badly injured and bruised at said place of election, and by the same parties who attacked me - and that said CHAMBERLAIN was an eye witness and made no arrest. I will take no further action with said CHAMBERLAIN until the Grand Jury meets. I can make affidavit to the above facts. I also saw officer BURKE take sides with parties in a row, had encouraged parties to commit assault with intent to kill. Said Officer BURKE, in my opinion, is not a fit and proper to occupy the position of policeman in this city. Great blame was very justly attached to some of our former policemen, but the present force, or at least some of them, are no better; for in many instances they wink at crime. Place said CHAMBERLAIN and BURKE on the police, and let them be detailed for duty at the police on the day of the election, and a certain crowd of rowdies can control the ballot box. Hoping you may give this communication a hearing. I remain, most respectfully yours, Andrew BLACK." This document was ordered on file. Jesse MORRILL had permission to address the Board. He stated that on the day of the election he saw the difficulty between BLACK and McLAUGHLIN. He saw Officer CHAMBERLAIN jump in between and try to separate them. He was tossed aside, and incapable of doing anything till aided by other officers. J. MORRILL would, if necessary, make oath to this statement. Counter affidavits relating to charges against Policeman SHEEN were read and laid aside, as the Board had no official knowledge that any such charge or charges had been made against such officer. The attention of the Board was called to the flooded condition of a portion of the lower part of the city. Towards correcting the evil no action was taken. The Board took a recess till 3 o'clock. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE - This morning, about half past five o'clock, persons engaged in the kitchen of the Cincinnati Restaurant heard calls for help proceeding from an upper and back window in the Union Hotel. They informed the clerk of the hotel, and he, on going into the court yard, saw a stream of blood running down the side of the house, and the head of a man projecting out of the window. On going up stairs to the room it was ascertained that William S. WHITE, who had for several days been quite unwell, and was much depressed in spirits, had made an attempt to take his own life. The weapon used was the small blade of a pocket-knife, about an inch in length, which he had pushed into the right side of his neck, making a small wound, which bled quite freely. When the clerk got into the room WHITE had left the window and was lying on the bed. Dr. CLAPP came to attend to the wants of the wounded man, and he found it necessary to use but plaster in stopping the bleeding. The knife blade, in penetrating the neck, passed close by one of the large blood vessels, which if penetrated would have probably caused WHITE's death in a few moments. Those persons who were with WHITE yesterday say that he was under the influence of morphine or chloroform, or both, and the effect of the drug was to produce temporary insanity. TURNER FESTIVAL - The Committee of fifteen, whose duty it is to make arrangements for the grand Turner festival, to come off in this city next month, met last evening and agreed upon the programme and order of exercises. On Saturday, June 13th, the visiting Turners and Singers will be received. On Sunday the exercises of the festival will really commence, with a picnic, to be enjoyed at some spot not yet decided upon. The day following there will be the grand procession, with the three military companies - Sacramento Hussars, City Guard and National Guard - doing duty as escort. After marching through the principal streets of the city, the precession will move to the picnic, where an excellent collation will be discussed by the Turners, the military and visiting societies. On Tuesday, the last day of the festival, the Turners and their guests will seek pleasure as fancy may dictate. THE RIFLE CASE - J. THORNTON, arrested for trying to dispose of a rifle belonging to O. SAUNDERS, and who was charged with grand larceny on that account, appeared before the Police Court this forenoon for examination. The prosecution reduced the charge from grand to petit larceny, and the matter received further modification. SAUNDERS said that he had given the defendant permission to take the rifle when he wished, and under the representations made by SAUNDERS, the prosecuting attorney entered a nolle prosequi, and the defendant was discharged. _____________________________ Daily Bee - Sacramento Monday Evening May 18, 1863 LOCAL NEWS SERENADE - It is surmised that a number of citizens of Sacramento have determined to compliment Judge S.J. FIELD with a serenade previous to his departure from this city, where he has so long resided. It is known by all that the Judge has been called by the President and Senate of the United States to a higher sphere - to the Supreme bench of the United States in fact - and as such Judge, to preside over the United States Circuit Court. He has vacated his seat upon the Supreme bench of the State and will soon leave for San Francisco; wherefore, those who esteem him as a man and honor him as a patriot, for his outspoken and unflinching loyalty, have thought meet to offer him musical adieu. It is said that it will take place about ten o'clock to-morrow night, in the vicinity of the Vernon House, where the Judge's family at present reside. COURT OF SESSIONS, TO-DAY - J.H. GASS, forgery and grand larceny; demurrer to indictments filed, and motion for change of venue set for hearing on Saturday next. Thos. JACKSON, grand larceny; trial continued till 23d instant, and witnesses put under the rule to appear at that time. Thos. H. ARMIGER, assault to murder; continued for the term, and defendant remanded into custody until a new bond in the sum of $1,500 be given. Adjourned till 10 o'clock, A.M., to-morrow. LATE RAIN - At eight o'clock, this morning, the sky suddenly became cloudy and the rain began to fall in heavy showers, transforming dust into mud and doing away with all need of those institutions known as "sprinklers." After a heavy rain of an hour or two, we had a temporary season of sunshine. The clouds are again in the sky and the prospect is "more rain." Rain, just now, is calculated to do more harm than good to the farmer. CASH - Amounts as follows were paid over on Saturday last: District Attorney, taxes of '61, $278.87; taxes of '62, $612.12. County Clerk, fees in general office and District Court, $81.10; fees for recording, etc., $71; fees in Probate and County Courts, $94.65; to Probate Judge's fund, $11. Sheriff, State licenses, $342.50; County license, $4,358.75; fees and commissions; $193.91. Assessor, Sate poll tax, $227.10. Clerk of the Water Works, $445. POUNDMASTER - Nearly all the members of the Board of Supervisors have signed a document recommending the City Trustees to reelect Eli MAYO to the position of Poundmaster. We believe that there is but one other applicant for the position, and he is objected to by some who think him too old for the active service required of a Poundmaster who thoroughly attends his duty. PROBATE COURT, TO-DAY - Estate of J.W. MARTIS, deceased; final account referred to John S. BARRETT, to report thereon on the 25th instant. Estate of Seth BRIGGS, deceased; the hearing of the citation issued against the administratrix of this estate to show cause why she should not amend the inventory, coming on to be heard, the case is continued indefinitely. COUNTING THE VOTE -The Board of Supervisors, met this morning at half-past ten o'clock ,all the members being present, except Mr. HALL. On motion it was determined to suspend the usual order of business and count the vote for supervisors. That work is now progressing and will probably occupy several hours. CITY TRUSTEES - At the adjourned meeting of the Board of City Trustees, held last Saturday afternoon; the bond of H. MILLER as City Treasurer, given in the sum of $150,000, with D.O. MILLS and A. HEYWOOD as sureties was approved. Adjourned till two o'clock this afternoon. RACE - At the Union Park Course the Spring races closed on Saturday last with the contest between "Miami," Beauregard" and "Woodford" - mile heats, best three in five for a purse of $300. "Miami" won the three first heats in 1:50 - 1:50 - 1:53. POLICE COURT TO-DAY - E.S. HINDMAN, grand larceny; examination postponed till to-morrow. James NOLAN, receiving stolen goods; attachments ordered to issue for defrauding witnesses, and trial put off till to-morrow. ____________________________________________ Daily Union Sacramento, May 23, 1863 BLACK SPANISH - During the progress of the trial of J. CARR in the Court of Sessions yesterday forenoon, on a charge of horse stealing, a fight occurred in the entry - the door being open - between A.A. BENNETT and Levi CASTLE. The occurrence taking place in full view of the Court, Judge CLARK ordered the arrest of the offenders and fined them $25 each for contempt of Court. BENNETT and CASTLE both own Black Spanish and other fancy poultry, and both sell eggs for hatching, realizing, it is presumed, lucrative prices for them. In the quarrel of yesterday Bennett accused Castle of having said that Bennett boiled his eggs before selling them, or pricked them, etc. etc., to prevent their hatching, ir order, of course, to prevent the breed from becoming too numerous. Castle accused Bennett of having said that his (Castle's) Black Spanish rooster was not of a pure breed. The suggestion as to boiled eggs brought Bennett's blood to boiling heat, and the imputation upon Castle's rooster brought the owner at once to the fighting point. Castle called Bennett a liar and Bennett struck him in the face. Castle proposed to go into the street and settle the case, but the officers of the law interfered and the conflict was suppressed. COUNTY OFFICERS - The Union County Convention will meet in this city on the 3d of June. One of the purposes of the Convention is the nomination of a county ticket to be supported at the next general election, although it is possible that this branch of duty will - after the selection of delegates to the State convention - be deferred four or five weeks by an adjournment of the Convention. Whenever the nominations are made the following names, among others, will be likely to be submitted for the consideration of members in framing the ticket: For Sheriff - B.N. BUGBEY, James McCLATCHY, L. HARRIS, John ROONEY and James WHITCOMB; For County Clerk - James F. MADDEN, Amos ADAMS and W. TIMSON; For Treasurer - F.S. LARDNER, George L. LYTLE and W.E. CHAMBERLAIN; For District Attorney - Henry STARR, M.M. ESTEE, D.W. WELTY and L.B. MARSHALL; For District Judge, J.H. McKUNE; For County Judge, R.C. CLARK; For State Senator - J.H. WARWICK; For Assemblymen - W.B. HUNT, L.S. TAYLOR, Dr. DUNCOMBE and Larkin LAMB. There will of course be a large number of additional candidates brought before the nominations are made. BOARD OF TRUSTEES - An adjourned meeting of the Board of Trustees was held last evening at Jordan's building. Present, SWIFT and JOHNSON. Johnson offered Ordinances No. 3, amendatory to Ordinance No. 87, relative to the city pound - was submitted, read and laid over under the rule. The bond of C.G. CALDWELL, policeman, in the sum of $500, with A.B. NIXON and Joseph HALL as sureties, was submitted and approved. The bond of S. SMITH, City Collector, in the sum of $60,000, with thirty-five different citizens as sureties, was submitted and laid over for consideration until the next meeting. TARANTULAS - An Italian who has had the misfortune to lose both hands and both eyes by some accident, accompanied by a small girl, did a heavy trade yesterday afternoon, at Fourth and J streets, in the sale of ingeniously manufactured artificial spiders. These articles are made in imitation of the tarantula, of large size, and are fitted out with the legs of wire, the vibration of which, when suspended, give them the appearance of life and animation. They were commended to purchasers for the double purpose of pleasing children and frightening flies. DESTITUTION - A man named W.K. SHERIDAN, whose left arm is paralyzed and who is otherwise physically disabled, has spent the most of his time during the past two weeks among the bales of hay which are piled on the levee, near the foot of N street. He says he has applied for admission to the Hospital, but was refused for the want of a proper certificate. He was formerly a member of Captain JOHNS' company of Volunteers, but was dismissed on account of ill health. He desires to go to Marysville where he says he has friends. POLICE COURT - In the Police Court yesterday, Phillip GOMEZ was tried and convicted of disturbing the peace; L. LINDSAY was tried and convicted of being drunk and lying on the sidewalk. In the case of WILLIAMS and BOOTH (colored), charged with the larceny of furniture, and partially examined on Thursday, the charge of larceny was subsequently dismissed, and the defendant Williams entered a plea of guilty to a charge of disturbance of the peace. Waiving time, he was fined $10. RECOVERED - Some four weeks ago a horse belonging to D.J. THOMAS was stolen from Sargent's ranch, on the upper Stockton road. On Thursday last information was received to the effect that the horse was at Carpenter's ranch, four miles beyond Folsom. Yesterday E.T. COLE succeeded in finding and bringing him to the city. It is presumed that the thief had ridden the horse on the road to Washoe as far as convenient and then turned him loose. RAILROAD INJUNCTION SUIT - The application of J.P. ROBINSON for an injunction to prohibit the issuing of county bonds for the benefit of the Pacific Railroad Company, was to have been argued in the District Court yesterday. J.G. HYER appeared as counsel for the petitioner, and George R. MOORE for the Pacific Railroad Company. The case was, by consent, continued until Monday next. ______________________________ Sacramento Daily Union Monday May 25, 1863 COURT OF SESSIONS - The Court of Sessions met on Saturday, pursuant to adjournment. Present: Judges CLARK, CONE and CROUSE. The case of Thomas JACKSON, charged with grand larceny, was continued, on motion of the District Attorney, until the 13th of July, on account of the absence of witnesses. Thomas CLARK, Basil PERKINS, W.O. DUDDON and A. GREGGS were placed under rule to appear as witnesses on that day, without further notice. In the case of the People vs. J.H. GASS, a motion for a change of venue was argued by counsel and taken under advisement by the Court. The Court then adjourned until Thursday, the 28th instant, at which time convicted parties are to appear for sentence. POUND ORDINANCE - An amended Pound Ordinance was adopted by the Board of Trustees, on Saturday evening. It provides that a Pound master shall be elected for one year on the first Monday in June, and that his official bond shall be in the penal sum of $1,000. It provides further, that cattle, horses, etc., shall not be allowed to run at large within the city limits, excepting two cows to each family, and they may run east of Fourteenth street and south of the north levee or C street, between eight o’clock A.M. and sunset. TO APPEAR FOR SENTENCE - It was ordered in the Court of Sessions on Saturday that the prisoners who have just been convicted in that Court appear for sentence on Thursday next, at ten o’clock A.M. The following is the list: George DAVIS, grand larceny, in stealing a violin; James MURRAY, petty larceny, in aiding DAVIS in stealing the violin; H.P. SMITH, grand larceny, in stealing a horse from Miller’s livery stable; John POMME, burglary, in entering Figg’s store, etc. ARRESTS - The following arrests were made during Saturday and yesterday by the city police: John DOE, by officer CODY, for exposure of person, John E. BAKER, by MARTZ and CODY, for petit larceny in stealing a pair of pants belonging to E. PERRY. Jessie TAYLOR, by officer AMES, for assault and battery on Margaret GALLAGHER. Daniel HARE, by special officer LOCKE, for sleeping on the sidewalk. David D. VALENTINE, by officer BROWN, for sleeping on the sidewalk. POLICE COURT - In the Police Court, on Saturday, F. GOMEZ, who had previously been convicted of disturbing the peace, was fined $10 by Judge HOLL. L. LINDSEY, previously convicted of sleeping on the sidewalk, was also fined a like amount. Elizabeth BRANNIGAN, charged with assault and battery on Jessie TAYLOR, entered a plea of guilty. John DOE, charged with vagrancy, was tried and found guilty. DISTRICT COURT - The following cases are set for hearing in the District Court to-day: Anna M. OLDS vs. M.L. OLDS; D.D. PHILLIPS vs. A. RICH et al.; J.P. ROBINSON vs. A.C. BIDWELL et al. The last named case is the Pacific Railroad injunction suit. J.G. ILYER and Tod ROBINSON are counsel for plaintiff, and George R. MOORE for defendants. DISCHARGED FROM DEBT – In the case of Thos. RICHARDSON vs. His Creditors, a decree was on Saturday ordered entered in the County Court, discharging plaintiff from his debts and liabilities, and setting aside certain property as exempt from execution. BOARD OF EDUCATION - A regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education will be held this evening at the offices of the Secretary, No. 117 J street. The Principals of the several schools must send in the nomination of their assistants, to the Board this evening. ______________________________ Sacramento Daily Union Tuesday June 2, 1863 FATAL AFFRAY - An altercation took place at Eagle Creek, in Shasta county, May 24th, in which Peter LOPEZ shot and fatally wounded Matthew POINTON. The shot took effect in the abdomen and passed through the bladder, producing death on the following day. Lopez was arrested and had an examination before Justice HART, at Horsetown, on the 25th, when he was committed to the county jail, to await the action of the next Grand Jury. COPPER IN SHASTA - Lately one M.A. CHARSON discovered a rich copper claim on the east fork of Clear creek, about eighteen miles from Shasta. An assay was made which showed the rock to be rich. LEG AMPUTATED - A young man named Lorenzo ACKLEY, at Lowery’s ranch, on Butte creek, near Chico, had his leg so badly injured by the accidental discharge of a shotgun last week as to render amputation necessary. BOUND EAST - Dr. W.P. TILDEN, Resident Physician of the State Insane Asylum, has taken his departure for the Atlantic States by the Overland route. He will visit many of the Eastern Asylums for the insane. UNION MEETING IN SAN JOAQUIN - On Saturday evening, May 30th, there was an enthusiastic meeting at Woodbridge, on the Mokelumne. It was addressed by G.W. TYLER and H.B. UNDERHILL. FINE CHERRIES - We acknowledge the receipt of some excellent cherries of large size and the Ox Heart variety, from the garden of Mrs. E.L. NICHOLS, Horseshoe Bar, Placer county. COMMUTED - Governor STANFORD has commuted the sentence of Jacob GREER, in Butte county, from the death penalty to imprisonment in the State Prison for Life. INDIAN DEPREDATIONS IN TRINITY - John McCAMMON, residing on Trinity river, gives, under date of May 26th, to the Trinity Journal, the following account of Indian depredations by which he suffered: On Thursday evening, May 14th, between seven and eight o’clock, I was attacked by some forty Indians. I was standing on the front “stoop”, when two rifle balls passed close to my head. Immediately after came a shower of balls, completely riddling the side of the house. I got my arms as soon as possible, gave my shot gun to John MYERS, who was in company with me, and consulted with him about holding the house until dark, which we concluded to do, but we soon changed our minds, as the Indians were advancing. I saw at once that we must run, which we did. We started down the river to give the alarm. I took an old Indian trail and got lost, and could not return until day-break. I then returned and found my house burned to the ground. During the night I kept close to the river, endeavoring to get to my ferry boat to cross and give the alarm. I came up to Big Flat the following day, where I got twelve men, and three from North Fork. We returned the next day to my place and found everything burned, outhouses and all. My impression is that no flour or rice was burned. Everything was packed off. I am quite certain they have a pack train. After spending an hour on Cedar Flat we went on to BRAINARD’s and found his house burned. From thence we went to WINSLETT’s and found his place burned. We then concluded to go on some three miles further, to TINSLEY’s, but we had not gone far before we fell in with his pack train. His house was safe, but the family, in company with Winslett and others, had gone to New River, and from thence to Big Flat. We accompanied Tinsley’s train to Manzanita Flat. Lower Trinity is now deserted entirely. Had we a few more men and arms, I have no doubt we could have got back a good portion of the goods and a number of redskins in the bargain. APPOINTMENT - Governor Stanford has appointed Miles N. MITCHELL, Commissioner of Deeds for Virginia City, Nevada Territory. A MURDEROUS ASSAULT - The Stockton Independent of June 1st has the following: At about half-past nine o’clock on Friday evening last, two men, one of whom was masked, knocked at the door of the store of Dr. LOCKE at Lockeford, on the Mokelumne, and demanded admission, as they stated, for the purpose of purchasing a pair of boots. The father of Dr. Locke, who is accustomed to sleep in the store, answered the call, and as he opened the door he was struck upon the head with a pistol which knocked him senseless. He recovered, however, almost instantly, and upon gaining his footing the companion of the assassin who had struck him the blow with the pistol, as if determined to finish the work of death in which the other had failed, drew a knife and stabbed Locke three time, once in the breast and twice in the back, also cutting his hand severely in the struggle which ensued for the possession of the weapon. Locke is a man well advanced in years, and at the time of the assault upon him was alone in the store. The robbers suspecting they were in danger of arousing the neighbors, fled before their contemplated work of murder and robbery had been consummated, one of them leaving his hat behind. Who they were, there is no means of knowing. Locke is in a critical condition, and being aged and somewhat infirm his wounds have an effect upon him which it is feared may prove fatal. SEVERELY INJURED - William BORROUGHS, of Deadwood, Siskiyou county, met with a very severe, and perhaps fatal accident, lately, by being thrown our of a carriage. ______________________________ Sacramento Bee Thursday Evening December 29, 1864 LOCAL NEWS. BURGLARY - Patrick NOLAN and Thomas MALLEY were brought up this morning before the Police Court to be examined on the charge of burglary. Owen HANNAN testified that between twelve and one o'clock of the night of the 23rd his saloon in K street between Third and Fourth was broken into; defendant closed his saloon and went to bed; was awakened by hearing a noise on the sidewalk; got up and found that a portion of a pane of glass in one of the front doors had been removed; the glass was taken away close by the key of the door; found that the saloon had been opened; missed the contents of a box and some drawers and some bottles of wine; witness went to his house on Fourth street and there saw Nolan drinking wine which was of the same brand as that he had lost; was told that the box was found; asked Nolan where he got the wine; he said "Down town-at Coffee's." a pistol was among the articles; was told by a man whose name witness did not know, where the pistol was to be found; went to a shed near the railroad and got the pistol; do not know who owns the shed; witness found the pistol rolled up in a gunny sack. John KANE testified that he boards at Hannan's; at times kept bar for Hannan; at times had access to the drawers, but could not say he had ever seen any instruments in them; there was a dollar or two in coin in the drawer; witness could not say that he had ever seen the articles in Court. Policeman CHAMBERLIN testified that at an early hour last Friday morning went to Hannan's boarding house; found Nolan in bed there and asleep; searched his clothing; found on him a dollar and ten cents and some of the articles in Court; there was a part of a bottle of wine there which Nolan said he got at Coffee's; told Nolan that a revolver was missing; he said he had not had it, but, describing Malley, thought he (Malley) knew where it was; arrested Nolan and took him to the station house; when Nolan was confronted with Malley, Nolan said Malley was not the man whom he had seen with the pistol. M. FITZPATRICK testified that on Saturday morning he was told of the robbery; Nolan had worked for witness; witness could not say whether or no he had paid defendant any money on the day preceding the burglary. M. COFFEE testified that he resides at the corner of Q and Third streets; was awakened early Saturday morning by Hannan who told witness of the robbery; keeps a grocery; sold Nolan no wine or liquor that day; keep for sale no wine such as that in Court; no other Coffee keeps a grocery at the corner of Q and Third streets. Here the state rested. Malley was dismissed from the charge, and also that of being a vagrant. Nolan made a statement to the Court. His story was, that on Friday he drank a great deal, and in the evening got a bottle of wine from James COFFEE, corner of K and Fourth streets. He drank some of this wine and got very drunk; was awakened by the officer who arrested him, and was then much intoxicated. The officer, he said, told him to tell the truth about the robbery, or he would get twenty-five years in the State Prison. Told the officer that I could not say anything about breaking into the saloon, unless I told a lie. Nolan said he was a native of Ireland, twenty-two years of age, and that he had served in the Forty-Ninth Massachusetts regiment at New Orleans. Some half a dozen witnesses were introduced by the defense to testify to good character. J.W. COFFROTH, counsel for the defendant, asked for the discharge. This was opposed strenuously by the prosecuting attorney. Judge HOLL reviewed the evidence, and held the defendant to answer to the charge of burglary - fixing the amount of bail at $1000. A FLYING CHINAMAN - For some time past, a system of stealing potatoes, etc., from the grocery store at the corner of K and Fifth streets, has been carried on. The stealing was performed to the extent of about six or eight dollars worth nightly. Last evening, officer CHAMBERLIN, who was on the lookout for the thief, saw a Chinaman approach the pile of potatoes and pull down a sack. This was soon after nine o'clock. The Celestial, almost as soon as he touched the plunder, saw the officer and ran off at a rapid rate up Fifth, towards I street. He had slippers on his feet, and a terrible noise he made, as terror lent fleetness to his motions. The officer could not gain on the scared Chinaman, so when near the corner of I street, he sent a few leaden pills after him - but without the desired effect. The echoes of the pistol explosions were lost in the darkness, and so was the Celestial, who suddenly turned form the walk into the mud, and sought and gained the desired security in some of the rookeries that line that portion of I street. EDUCATIONAL - At the meeting of the Board of Education, last evening, the reports of committee and the Superintendent were received and ordered on file. Sundry bills were audited and directed to be paid. Action for the reappointment of Miss KELSEY to the position of Assistant in Primary School No. 1, was postponed. Amendments to rules governing the public schools were submitted and laid over. The Board adjourned sine die. PROBATE BUSINESS - Estate of Alexis REGAL, deceased; petition of Public Administrator for letters filed and set for hearing on the 9th of next month - notice to be given by posting. Estate of B.B. BROWN deceased; hearing of final account of administrator continued. SAVANNAH SALUTE - This afternoon, a salute was fired, on the steamboat landing, by a detachment of the Sacramento Light Artillery, Lieutenant McMITCHELL in command, in honor of the latest heard from Union victories. FUNERAL - Members of the Masonic fraternity are invited to attend the funeral of Captain John Gorham THAYER, from the residence of J.F. HOUGHTON, Ninth street, between G and H, at 11 o'clock A.M. to-morrow. ON THE RIVER - It is stated in a Stockton paper that Captain SCHRACK had purchased the stern wheel steamer Visalia, which for a short time will take the place of the Arrow in running between that city and Sacramento. EUREKA LODGE - At the meeting of Eureka Lodge No. 4, I.O.O.F, held last evening, these officers were elected: Joseph A. CONBOLE, N.G. ; T.J. JACKSON, V.G; George W. CARROLL, R.S; Michael MILLER, T. PONY LETTERS - Wells, Fargo & Co. advertise that their express for Virginia City and intermediate points will close at their office in this city, at 10 o'clock, P.M., daily. SPORT - Lovers of sport will not forget the shooting for turkeys to come off at Richards' on the lower Stockton road, to-morrow. DISPLAY - Flags are flying in different parts of the city, to-day, in honor of the Union occupation of Savannah. DEPUTY - Notice is given by Poundmaster HARDING that he has selected James McLANE to act as his deputy. SCHILLER - Schiller Lodge of the Order of Odd-Fellows will meet this evening to elect officers. FRANZ MULLER, the English railway murderer, was executed in front of Newgate Jail on Monday, November 14th. When the convict had been placed upon the drop, and the rope adjusted round his neck, Dr. CAPPEL addressing him with great animation and solemnity , said: "In a few minutes, Muller, you will stand before God; I ask you again, for the last time, are you guilty or innocent?" He replied: "I am innocent." Dr. Cappel said: "You are innocent?" repeating his own words in the form of a question. Muller answered: "God Almighty knows what I have done."