Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-28
BRIEF REFERENCE.
Two cars Of immigrants to-day.
s lcramento river Is feet 5 inches.


Sacramento river Is feet 5 inches.
Three dodgers at the station-house las
night.
The pay-car was here yesterday, and Sac
ralnento employees received their pay.
The Yolo Dairy team ran away with 8
milk wagon night before last, on street
and slightly injured Geo. Young, the driver
S. A. Mott died at Costumes, in this coun.
ty,. yesterday. He represented Fl Dorado
and Alpine counties in the Assembly of last
year.
| The snow is about u feet deep at the Sum-
NIT, three feet at Truckee and four feet at
Blue Canyon. The weather on the mountains
is clear.
A surprise party was given at the residence
OF f. G. Salisbury, on II street, Thursday
night, that was largely attended and very en-
joyable.
METROPOLITAN THEATER = The Capital
City Minstrel Company will play at the Me-
tropolitan Theater this afternoon and again
this evening. The company appears at the
theater by request of many citizens who
have witnessed its performances at Turner
Hall. It is composed of large number of
young men who have acquired much skill in
the minstrel line, aud have among them some
specialists, as good as many who bave won
much popaL,iity as professionals. The troupe
viii give q vocal and instrumental first part,
al oiio, a burieseue sketch ard farce
The cast includes F. V. Flint, Il. III. Ora
ham, Thomas Gleeson, Il. r. Cohn, a.
| Prltchard, Sullivan and Davidson, clog
dancers; Kidder and OMeIa, song and
dance men; Il. Leavy, Irish character spe-
ciaist; G. M. Gray, character delineator, and
others. This Club is entitled to the credit Of
breaking the ice here relative to the old-time
prices for admission, and has fixed its rates
at bali the customary charges. The company
has been several times noticed in these col
unns and its merits are quite well known to
the community.
AN EMBE2zLEMEYT CASE. = Wednesday
afternoon in the Police Court, the case of w.
D. Stafford, charged with elnbezzling the
sum of $40 from the Travellers Insurance
Company, of Hartford, was called up. The
defendants demurrer was sustained, and he
was discharged, but Immediately arrested
on another complaint charging him with en-
bezzling so per cent. of $40. A jury was
summoned to appear and try the cause yes
terday, but when the case was called the de-
PENDANTS counsel had the cause transferred TO
Justice Coggins' Court, where the second
demurrer was sustained and the defendant
was again discharged He was Immediately
rearIested, however, and may yet be tried.
The prosecution is conducted by G.. T. Jones
and George f. Bates, and tee defendant is
represented by I. j. CIunie and e. NJ Mar
tin.
MUSICAL REoITAL.-Mss Emma NJ Rowe's
class gave a vocal and instrumental class
recital last evening at the Ninth,stree
Baptist Church before very largo audience.
The following took part in the programme
Misses Rowe and Thompson, the Misses
Ortiz, Mrs. Wasserman. Mrs. De Yo, Mr..
A. Heyman and Misses Esther Jacobs, Ida
Clinch, Nellie Thorpe, Fanny Luce, Jennie
Cox, Jennie Woods L. 4. and Nettie See
ley, May Cummings and Florence Knights.
alter the recital the class, teacher and in
vited friends met at "a collation. spread in the
s1pper-room of the church by the lady friends
of the class.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS. = AT the monthly
meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners
last evening the foreman OF each company
made reports, which Were approved by Chief
Engineer Sullivan. The Board adjourned
after allowing the following bills; Capital
Gas Company, SIC Is NJ. McElany, S15
5. S. Nixon, 50; II. NJ. Bernard, 81 90; J.
A. W. Martin, 81 As; q. Il. Adams, $50 80;
{. W. Rapp, 81 25; j Farren. "a l.. Duck
& Co, So Is; Neubourgh & Lagos, 50 46
c. A. Sawtell, 81 so; Bullard & Lotus,
81 25; NJ. Malin, IS; L. Duck, "a OF Z; NJ.
r. Rose, So; Guthrie Bros, 81 so j. b.
Gill, $40.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday Frank Mccormick was sentenced to
10O ds,s f- liz. IL: L..
All Toon. pantaloon thief, was sent up for
l20 days. The charge against Joseph EadF,
fer battery, was continued to March 1st Miss
Anna, for enticipg and disturbing the peace,
toto-day, and the charge against CHARLES Boss,
for petit larceny, was dismissed. All Now
and All Fay were convicted Of disturbing the
peace, and will be sentenced to-day.
ARREsTs.-The arrests of yesterday were
All Toon, for petty larceny, by local officer
Brissell Dan Woods, Elijah Renfre and Z.
Spurgeon, for violating runners ordinance,
by officer Burke; james Anderson, Charles
Hendricks, Paul Morgan, James Latham,
Morris Ollbach, Bill Grimes and Daniel
Harper, by officer Eldred and local officers
McCarty and Lucas, and A. McMillen, by
officer Frazee, for vagrancy.
MONEY AND WAroH.-An old man,
stranger in this city, went to house in the
lower portion on Thursday night, while in an
intoxicated condition, and was robbed of 5000
and gold watch and chain. He has but an
imperfect idea of how it occurred, but insists
that he was robbed while on the street, and
that he had fight with two or three men,
and is sure that he vanquished them, but his
money is gone at any rate.
LEAP-YEAR PARTY.-A literary entertain
ment and dance will be given at Turner
Hall Tuesday evening, the proceeds will be
used for purchasing piano for the Order of
Sons of Temperance. lengthy and at
'tractive programme of exercises has been
arranged.
REWARD OFFERED.-Governor Perkins has
offered reward of $500 for the arrest and
conviction Of the person who attempted to
assassinate James Skinner, in White Oak
township. Ell Dorado county, December 11th.
PERsoNAL.-H. G. Lathrop, agent of the
Central Pacific steamers, who has been at
Los Angeles for some time for the benefit of
his health, returned to the city yesterday,
having been greatly benefited by his trip.
UNDELrvERED TELEGRAMs.- There are tele-
grams at the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's Office for J. A. Rugs, Julian +.
Rodriguez, Michael Herley, d. Mccarthy.
j. E. Sackett and James L. Clark
FRM FRANCE AND ENGLAND.-Some of
the finest fabrics we have ever seen are ex-
hibited at &c Merrill's" tailoring establishment,
SIG J street. They represent the new spring
styles in fancy suitings, and are heater and
! ,,oIaut Than fba Qoabx, o. Of IasE
year. We hail with joy the new styles, as we
shall feel good deal safer to appear on the
street on collection days, knowing that we
cannot be recognized more than six blocks
away. 1t gives US the advantage of some
twenty-four corners.