Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-12
BRIEF NOTES.

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be delivered this evening at the Presbyterian
Church, by x. w. Brier of the High School,
under' the auspices of the C. L S. G. So
ciety.
The Second Ward Garfield and Arthur
Club. a. j. Senate. President, will hold q
meeting tbs evening at its headquarters
Grand Hotel, Front and x streets.
Hon. III. f. Page will address the people
at Elk Grove this evening upon the issues
of the day, and will provide an intellectual
feast to all who may hear him.
The city companies Of the First Artillery
Regiment will hold full dress battalion drill
this evening on j street at the south side of
the Plaza.
The children of the Good Templars' Band
of Hope meet to-day at Mrs. Gouidin's, 1926
Twelfth street, this afternoon.
Announcement is made of Republican
meetings, to be addressed by DIR. II. Cox, at
various places in the State.
Two carloads of lumber for Benson, Ari-
iona, were forwarded from the market in
this city yesterday.
The Boys in Blue hold meeting at the
hall of the G. A. R. at 1880 this evening.
There is message at the Western Union
Telegraph Office for Hugh Krue.
OLD GAMES RENEwEp.-Harry Fried
lander, who recently left the County Jail
and this city, after prolonged imprisonment
for robbery of a man through the use of the
strap-game, has been heard from and seems
to be still following his former calling. In
company with several others of the same
feather he left this city for Chico to "attend
the Fair" They purchased tickets here for
Marysville and were given conductors checks
as usual. which were taken up just after
leaving Wheatland. When the train pulled out
of Marysville they we're found still aboard.
and claimed with vehemence to conductor j.
d. Hatch that they had purchased tickets to
Chico, and that he by mistake had given
them checks to Marysville only. This would
not win with the conductor. and be pulled
the bell-rope and put them off. Finding his
metal would not bear chatting they got on
again, and came down with the cash for
tickets between Marvsville and Chico,
but paying under protest. Conductor
Hatch and his assistant, w. L.
Curtis, having returned to Marysville
that evening swore to complaints against
Patrick Griffin. Harry Friedlander and G.. s.
Tate, of the gang. charging them with dis.
turbance of the peace. The Marysville Ap.
peal of the 10Th instant contains the sequel,
az follows :" Friday evening, accompanied
by Railroad Detective Burke and Deputy
Sheriff J. NJ. Taylor of this city, they went
up to Chico to identify and arrest the offend
ers. They found Friedlander and Griffin
each conducting some kind of mysterious
game in which dice and numbered checks are
used, and no man except the manipulation
can tell how the game is going, and which no
one ever beat. Constable True assisted in ar
resting them. Tate, however, was not found
The two, who claim to be partners, had to-
gether 1884 at their games. They were al
lowed to give cash bonds of S400 each for
their appearance here yesterday morning, and
Of course did not fail to follow the sack
They appeared before Justice Eilerman.
the defendants being released upon deposit
OF 5000 each"
A CHALLENGE PoLIrIcAL.-In his speech
in Sacramento Saturday night Judge Wallace,
Democratic Presidential Elec.or, regretted
that he had no opponent to speak from the
same stand, and declared warmly in favor of
joint discussions, that the truth may be
thereby made clear Yesterday the following
communication was forwarded to Judge
Wallace: Sacramento. October IL, 1880
General w. I. Wallace, Orovlle-Dear sir
IN your speech here you challenged the mem
hers of the Republican party to discussion.
| am authorized to say that Greed Raymond
will meet you in friendly discussion, extend
ing through the campaign, time. places and
order OF discussion at your will. Respectfully
yours, A. j. Rhoads; Secretary Sacramento
County Republican Committee.
REPUBLICAN MEETING AT GaLT.-There
was grand rally of the Republicans at Calf
and vicinity, Saturday evening, to hear the
Republican county candidates. The meet
ing was called to order by Dr. Obed Harvey,
and Judge Ferris was chosen Chairman.
Stirring addresses were then by made j. L.
Baker, w. G. Van Vleet and j. N. Young,
candidates. for the Assembly; Judge Holl,
candidate for District Attorney Il. j.
Berkey, candidate for County Clerk, and A.
S. Greenlaw, candidate fer Treasurer. The
meeting adjourned at a late hour, with three
rousing cheers for Garfield and Arthur and
the county ticket.
THE BABBEcUE.-The Republican Barbe-
cue Executive Committee is called to meet
at P. NJ. to-day. at Z. F. Taylors Office.
The Finance Committee met at the same
place yesterday. 1t was spirited meeting,
and the committee resolved to raise the funds
necessary, AID start in on the work this
The Printing Committee met yes
terday, and ordered posters and dodgers by
the thousand, and arranged for their dis
tribution throughout the interior.
CRY FREE LIBRARY REPORT. THE fol-
lowing is the report of the Superintendent of
the City Free Library for the past week:
Number of books issued during the week,
603. Fiction and juvenile 49, history 15 bio
graphy IL, travels 20, general literature "a,
poetry IL, theology 4, science and arts II. Az
erage number issued per day, sc. Percentage
of fiction and juvenile, so. Average number
of readers per day, 90.
REAL ESTATE SALE.-D. J. Simmons & Co.
will sell at IL A N. to-day the property
known as Ducks chicken ranch, at Thirty.
first street, on the line of the S. V. r. R.,
and about block from Guthrie's. The tract
contains seven acres. Also, the new houses
which will be sold separately or to-
gether with the land; also, all the bsrns,
out-houses, machinery, incubators, boilers,
wagons, etc.
Contracts FOR PAPER.-Contracts were
recently let for supplying the State Printing
Office with paper for the ensuing year.
Blake, Robbins & Co. received that for ], 200
reams OF i0.fb book and the required ledger
papers Payot, Upham & Co. that for AGO
reams of 4S-1b book and the required fiat
papers, and Cunningham. Curtiss & WEIGH
that for 400 reams Of Sob book.
SENTENCED FOR VAGRANcY.-John Clark,
j ohm Taske, Thomas Burke and William
Smith, heretofore convicted of yagrancy, were
yesterday sentenced in the Police Court to 20
days each in the County Jail, from which
place they will lend active daily assistance in
doing the fall cleaning of the city-along the
streets and alleys.
AUCTION SALE. - The Father Mathew
Total Abstinence Society will sell at public
auction October 18th, at 10 a. NJ, the prop
erty and fixtures in the Father Mathew
Hall, consisting of piano, bound sheet
music, chairs, benches, mirror, carpets, etc.
POLICE ARRESTS. -Arrests were made yes
terday as follows: James Minor, battery.
by officer Coffee; William Lovejoy, dis
turbing the peace, by officer Carroll r.
Reeves, battery, by officer Woods.
ADMITTED TO CITIzgSsHIP.-FrankW Weight
man, native of Scotland, was yesterday, in
the Superior Court, upon the testimony of H.
w. johnson and Richard Owens, admitted to
citizenship.
SOLE TRADER application in the
Superior Court, Mrs. Helen SCHNEIDER was