Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

called to preside. Mr. Woods made a brief
address, and was followed by Rev. T. H. i.
Anderson, Rev. Dr. Dwinell, Rev. D. D.
Hart and several Others, including ladies.
The spirit Of the meeting was in favor of
establi shing an organization to provide and
maintain a coffee room where persons may
procure a cup OF hot coffee and lunch away
from the association and influence of strong
drink and its surroundings, and also read
ingroom, to be neatly tttedSp with papers,
music, amuSements, etc for social and
moral Improvement and higher development,
atfording 4 pleasant place to those in need of
better Influences, and also a place where
pleasant and profitable evenings may be
spent in pure, social atmosphere by all who
SO desire. Committees were appointed and
arrangements made for another meeting soon
in fu-therance Of the object.
Police CoURT.-The following business
was transacted in the Police Court yesterday
All Jim, for ironing an Italians shirt collar
while on the owners neck, was fined S22 80,
which he thought was bad justice from the
Mclean Judge Joe Sprout, for petit lar
ceny, and G.. Naccarini, for battery, were
fined $40 and s. respectively, which they paid
and departed. j. c. Woodward, for larceny
of Guinean's coat, was fined $50, and in de-
fault of payment was sent to the County Jail
for thirty days. Mary Herbert, for disturb
ing The peace, dismissed for want Of prescott
ton The cases of William Wilkinson, for
grand larceny Della Gallagher, disturbing
the peace Ed. Kitterick, battery; George
Kirchler, for baking bread on Sunday for pur-
poses of sale, and Ed. Hennessy, battery,
were continued until to-day.
A SLIGHT BLAZE - Yesterday morning
there was small fire on o street, between
Fifth and Sixth, in an unoccupied dwelling
house, formerly occupied by John Black.
The alarm was sounded from box u, and
the department responded promptly, and by
good work soon subdued what might other
wise, with the strong wind and frail wooden
structures surrounding, have proved quite a
disastrous fire. The burning was confined to
the back portion of the house, and can be
repaired at a cost of probably not to exceed
$500. There was about $50 damage to fur.
niture stored in the building, which was
fully covered by insurance in the Union, OF
San lfranci co, and the less upon the house was
also covered by insurance, name Of company
not ascertained.
Road WAsHNG.-The strong north wind
the past two days has started a wash in sew.
eral places on the California Pacific towards
Dayisyille, which commenced to seriously en-
danger the road. bed. Day before yesterday
steps were taken to protect the embankment
by facing 1t in most exposed places with bags
Of sand, which work was continued yesterday
by large force, and several carloads were
SO applied. The extent of the water is 50
great over the tules in that vicinity that
good-sized waves and white-caps lashed the
Hpne in, old ctyla Int on,
what more modest scale.
PRISONERS DIsAPPoNTED.-The two pris-
oners, All Lee and George Watson, who were
day before yesterday taken to the Folsom
Branch State Prison from Butte county,
were yesterday brought back by the Deputy
Sheriff IN charge, and taken to San Quentin,
as accommodations have not as yet been COM
pleted for entertaining guests at the Folsom
Branch. The prisoners were much disap-
pointed, they preferred the foothill air to
the salt breeze, and by the change also lose
the distinguished honor of being the first to
occupy and carve their names upon the walls
of the new State ediice.
SPRING RACES The Capital Turf Club
spring races begin next Tuesday and con-
tinue for five days. There will be five run
ming and five trotting contests. The trotting
contests with entries are elsewhere scheduled.
The admission to the track is to be 90 cents.
The races are to begin at , P. N. each day.
The promise Is for a season of excellent sport,
and the management has prepared all details
with great care. The club will receive sealed
proposals for the pool privileges up to Satur-
day next.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
2Sd: For Adams, Mcneil & Co., 16 boxes
and packages tobacco Louis Elllus, l box
shirts S. J. Nathan, / box shirts John
Breuner, l box dry goods, l box hardware ;
w. d. Comstock, II boxes chairs S. b.
Page, ] iron safe; huntington, Hopkins &
Co., 1 box iron Iiyets, , wagon axles, l case
hardware s. Lipman & Co, l box dry goods.
NoTAB1Es.-Go Governor Perkins has appoint
ed as Notaries Public the following: S. H.
Melvin, East Oakland B. /. Richtmeyer,
Oleta: J. P. Jackson, Georgetown, FL Do.
RADIO county; J. J. Warner, Los Angeles ; Z
l.. Carothers, Ukiah K. G.. Watkins, Cole.
vile; John Garreston, Pescadero; r. c.
Long, Gridlsy Station; J. g. jenkins Santa
Cruz; Il. 3. Pattern, Sweetland A. Bur.
rows, Grass Valley.
City Minstrel and Variety Club drew q large
audience at the theater lastsevening. The
performance was not so successful as the FIRST
given here by the club. The members, how
ever, have not shown any lack of the ability
then credited to them. With moie discipline
in the art of singing, the club will take Z
leading place among amateur organizations
RECRUITS FOR SAN QUENTIN. Yesterday
Sheriff Harkey, of Suffer county, passed
down to San Quentin with Ira McNeal, sen,
fenced TO term of four years for grand lar
ceny. Also, Sheriff Tompkins, of Nevada
county, took down All Sing, who goes to the
same place for life for the murder of Chi
paman at Truckee sometime since.
CLOSING EXERCISES IN GERMAS.-At tht
closing exercises in German of the Sacra
mento Grammar School. Fifteenth and
streets, to-day, at P. NJ, Mr.. Van Boden
stedt, the German poet and scholar, Will b
present to witness and perhaps take part il
the exercises. Invitation has been EXTENDED
to all.
PERsoNAL.-Judge o. C. Pratt of Sal
Francisco passed down yesterday returning
from the East. H. P. Merritt of Yuba, anC
H. j. Glenn are in the city. Charles A
Garter of Red Bluff is at the Arcade tx
Supervisor Kelly of San Francisco Is II
town awaiting a decision in the Kearney case
FREIGHT MovENENTs.-The following car
loads of freight were received here yesterday
Four of lumber, l of ice, % of wood, l o
oranges, l Of coal, l of corn and l of hogs
The following were shipped East: Three o
machinery, of sugar, of merchandise anC
| of rice.
ARREsrs.-The following are the only pc
lice arrests made in this city yesterday
Charles Wetzlar. for battery, by officer Jack
son. and VIM. Keitz, drunk, by special off;
Ger Kirk.
IJycRADED ScHooL.-The colored school
,,,sraded. No. ., Miss Jones teacher, hold
=. closing exercises in the school-house. {
street. Ninth and Tenth, at half-past thu
morning.
Nrrr NE at o'clock this afternoon, at tn
Pa House. am going to purchase nicel,
I - linen buster. for 81. Only think
a eriii' e.'rrteTvbody else asks 81 90.
cu,,nRESs KILT SUITs Only think, 2
cents, at the Red House