Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-31

Michigan Bar.
Ten thousand champagne bottles were
shipped from this city to Sonora yesterday,
and will be used for bottling champagne.
The CITY Trustees win this week hold a
special meeting and elect Board OF Health.
There is & message at the Western Union
telegraph Office fol d. f. Spur.
Three car loads Of immigrants arrived by
the early train this morning.
The Sacramento river at midnight marked
ii feet inches.
The Board of Education will meet this
evening.
ANNUAL BANQUET AND INSTALLATION
Sacramento Commandery No. 2 Knights
Templar, held its annual banquet last even
ing. 1t was preceded by public installation
of officers. The installation was conducted
by Grand Commander A. A. Reddington
and Acting Master of Ceremonies n. Greene
Curtis, and in presence of the wives and
daughters of the Sir knights and large
number of visiting Knights. There were
pl esent Grand Master Traylor and Past
Grand Commanders Geo. T.. Perkins, VIM.
"A Davies and ]. S. Titus. The officers in
stalled were: VIM. NJ. Petrie, Eminent
Commander; Cornelius Kellogg. General
issimo J. b. Coolidge, Captain General );
Edward G. Atkinson, Prelate; Thomas G.
Pockman, Senior Warden; John w. Rock,
Junior Warden A. A. Van Voorhees,, Treas.
Hrer; VIM. B. Davis, Recorder; VIM. r.
Jones, Standard Bearer John w. Barrett,
Mclaughlin, Hiram Cook and William
S. Hunt, Captains of the Guard !;
George +. Bronner, Sentinel. After
the installation dancing began, and
continued Until 11:30, when the company,
some 80 in number, repaired to the banquet
hail. where an elegant banquet was spread
w. t. Peterson, caterer. The tables, three
in number, bore six special pieces and many
ornamental dishes, bearing every emblem,
from the Blue Lodge to the Cemmandery.
The center pieces were surmounted by Sir
Knights, in full uniform in miniature and on
one the figure was mounted on a charger, ex-
cellently designed and executed. Beneath
was the temple Of liberty, enshrining justice
with her sword and scales. The ban
quet was one of the most varied and
elegant and choice, and the service was
unexceptionable The dishes embraced /:
Eastern oysters on half-shell, hot chicken
fricassee with stewed potatoes, cold roast
turkey with currant jelly, roast chickens and
ericsson, roast veal with wine jelly, smoked
tongue, decorated Whitaker ham, chicken,
shrimp and lobster salads. Sweet dishes
Blama masha, apple marangue. Desserts
Charlotte russo, orange ice and vanilla, ice
cream, candies and fruit, assorted fancy cakes,
oTnamented cakes and tarts, flowers and bou
quetF, hot coffee and tea. When the viands
had been sufficiently discussed the tOasts and
speeches usual to such occasions followed and
continued until a lafa hour
4 MYsTERY.-Las: evening, about 10
O'Clock, . man named John Steers was found
at Second and streets in an insensible con-
dition. In the center of his forehead was
small fracture of the skull, but the flesh was
not bruised in the least On the back of his
head was a small cut and larger fracture,
which seemed to have been made by heavy
iron instrument. He knew nothing as to the
cause of his wounds and in fact was almost
speechless and unable to walk. He is a
cabinetmaker, aged about 50 years, dresses
well, and is known not to have been intoxi-
Gated early in the evening. A drunken man
named Cox, who pretended to know some
thing about it, and could not tell what he
knew, was locked up at the station-house
to be kept until this morning. The injured
man is aiso at the station-house.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. = The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden March
2Sth: For Baker & Hamilton, u rakes; H.
C. Kirk & CO., 2 boxes baking powder;
Booth & Co., 1856 boxes spice, box baking
powder; Chas. Heinrich, 4 boxes cheese; d.
Cooper, barrel whisky Whittier, Fuller &
Co, box rnolding Hayford Bros. & Co,
/ box dry goods; FL. A. Weaver, l box,
bale dry goods; Weinstock & Lubin, box
clothing, 2 boxes dry goods, 2 boxes hats o.
II. Martin. l box personal effects; Blake,
Robbins & Co., 137 bundles paper.
DEATH OF A PIONEER PRINTER.-Augus-
tus Allen Stickney, pioneer printer of the
Pacific coast, died in this city Monday night
of pneumonia. He was recently employed in
the State printing Office, and was for several
years the proprietor of the Alaska Herald.
He leaves wife and several children. His
remains will be taken to Stockton at noon to-
day for interment. under the auspices of the
Odd Fellows.
In THE DEBRIs.-A hunter last Sunday
picked up bottle in the water near Ban
mons slough containing a leaf from memo
raudum book, on which was penciled the fol-
lowing: Sunday, January Is, 80. To
whom it may concern: Our boat has got
away and we are in a fill in the overflow.
For Gods sake somebody find us and get us
out of here. John Smith. Jim Slater"
INCORPORATION. There were filed yes.
terday in the Office of the Secretary of
State articles of incorporation of the Union
Powder Company. Place of business San
Francisco. Directors-R. II. Bennett, Geo.
a
Taylor. Capital stock. $4,000. in 1000
subscribed.
PoRT WARDENs.- Governor Perkins yes
eterday sent to the Senate for confirmation
the names of William Young. of 'Sacra-
mento, George L. Bromley and A. Harloe,
of San Francisco. as Port Wardens at San
Francisco. MIR. Young is at present Health
Officer of Sacramento and held the position
of Harbormaster for several years.
ARREsTs.-The arrests of yesterday were
Julius Reiger, for petty larceny, by officer
Valentine, and Michael Neary, for disturb
ing the peace, by officer Woods and Deputy
Constable Barron James johnson and AL
fred johnson, on suspicion, by local officers
Martin and Barron.
MILITARY ELECTION. EVENING at the
armory of Company A. First Artillery Regi-
ment. an election will be held for the purpose
of choosing a Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel
and Major of the First Artillery Regiment,
Fourth Brigade, n. G. G.
FREIGHT MovEMENTs.-There were for
warded to the East yesterday: One car load
of coffee, of lumber and l of merchandise
There were received here l car load of lum-
Der. of wheat, Of hay, Is of wood, of
coal and of hay.
DEATH OF Mr.. DEL VALLE.-A telegram
received last night from Assemblyman Del
Valle who was at Lathrop en- route home.
ANNOUNCES the death of his father at Los
Angeles Yesterday.
AUCTION SALE.-Bell & Co., at Third and