Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-07
apvEErIsgmErTr MENTION.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


DROP LETTERS. = Notwithstanding the
careful and explicit rates for postage pub
lished by the Postofice Department, and
also by the Office in this city, people still
persist in posting drop letters with only one
cent postage upon them. The law upon this
subject is as follows ION local, or drop
letters, at offices where free delivery by car
riers is established. two cents for each half
ounce or fraction thereof" This city having
the free delivery system, all drop letters Of
not exceeding one-half ounce in weight re-
quires two cents postage, and any mailed
having less than that amount are required by
regulations of the Postotfice Department to
be forwarded to the Dead Letter Office.
Printed circulars inclosed in unsealed envel-
opes require only one cent postage, but many
seem to suppose that letters also mailed in
unsealed envelopes will be allowed to pass
through the mail for one cent. This Is
mistake, and should be remembered, as I'M
sealed written letters require the same rate
of postage as if sealed, and even printed cir
culars having any writing upon them or so
marked as TO convey any other or further in
formation than is conveyed by the original
print Except the correction Of mere typo
graphical errors) subjects them to letter rates
OF postage, even if unsealed.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The followin
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden January
Sd: For Henry Benham, l box personal eff
fects; W. B. Arnold, box drugs; G. 7. X.
Il. Co., Is bundles of car-seat springs; w.
r. Strong, II sacks grass seeds; Weidmann
& Hromada, 3S bags nuts K. Stone Co.,
2 cases of copper riyets, 2 cases saddlery
hardware; Holman, Stanton Il Co., boxes
hardware, cases bolts Baker & Hamilton,
l box hardware, bale of wire rope; 5. Lip
man 4 Co., box corsets Booth K Co., /
case of stationery Julius Strutz, barrels
whisky Elmer Bros, 2 barrels whisky;
Huntington, Hopkins Co., 90 cases handles;
Mrs. H. H. Paulk, box household goods
Ben Cohen, 3 boxes oilcloth II. Fisher,
bags nuts Lindley & CO., boxes tobacco
A, Meister, bundle wheels, 2bundes shafts
l bundle buggy poles. wagon gear, l bundle
springs, bundle axles, l crate neck yOkes,
bundles steel tires; G.. H. Gilman, case
boots and shoes; A. j. Vernilya, 3 boxes
coffins, box dress goods, box end hooks.
SOCIETY NoTEs.- District Deputy T. w.
Sheehan last night installed the officers OF
Sacramento Lodge, No. so, A. o. U. w, &C
cording to the list heretofore published. F.
+. Carnduff, of Wheatland, Grand Lecturer
of the Order. paid the same Lodge an official
visit and deliv cred lecture of instruction.
The Lodge elected J. NJ. Henderson and j.
4. Farnsworth as delegates to the Grand
Lodge. which meets at Sacramento on the Sd
of February The following officers OF Sac
ramento Lodge, No. IL, X. of p, were duly
installed Monday evening by District Deputy
P. c. George Boyne P. g., E. b. Osler; c.
c., &. ii. Smith V. c., J. S. Newmark
Prelate, j. H. Johnston M. of b., n. Win.
ters; NJ. of f., A. b. Cheney X. of h. and
S., j. C. Clifford; NJ. at A., W. Kelly; L.
g., j. T. Keepers; o. e., ii. Morris.
New RESIDENCES. Treasurer We'll
is building fine residence on L street, second
lot east of Tenth, and facing the Capitol
grounds. at a cost of about "a, 800. lie ex-
meets to occupy it about the LIST of April. Mrs.
Near is also building handsome residence
on the corner lot adjoining, which is to cost
about "a. 600. Several fine buildings have
been erected in the vicinity of the Capitol
grounds the past year, and preparations are
being made for the construction of others
during the coming season.
SEWER TO BE BUuT.-At a special meet
ing of the Board of City Trustees yesterday
proposals were received for constructing
sewer in the alley between H and |, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets, and the con-
tract for doing the work was awarded to
William Suarr at 80 cents per llneal loot for
8-inch ironstone pipe, "a cents for 9-inch, 40
cents each for connections, S34 Tor each
manhole, 90 cents per load for earth.
DEATH OF AN OLD SAcRAMENTAN.-In the
appropriate place in this mornings RECORD
UNION will be found the announcement of the
death of Sanford f. Herrick, in San Fran
cisco, who was an old resident of Sacramento,
doing business for many years on Front
street with the late l.. +. Reed, under the
firm name of Reed x Herrick, and was well
known here a5 that time.
MEETING oy THE BAR.-The members OF
the Bar held meeting yesterday for the pur-
pose of adopting a code of rules for TIE gov
eminent of the Superior Courts. All discus
sion was informal, and the committee hereto
fore appointed. consisting of attorneys Hay
mond. Jones, Armstrong, Catlin and Nc
Kune. was given until Saturday to prepare
a final report.
PERsoNAL.-Railroad Commissioner Cone
and family came down from Red Bluff yes
terdav. ]. E. Crooks and wife, of Benicia,
and Newton Sewell, of Marvsville, were in
the city Yesterday. Calvin Edgerton, of Sis
kiyou, is in the city, and also Captain Cham
berlain, Company G., San Francisco.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-The Board was
in session yesterday, but transacted no bust
ness of Importance. The Committee on
Roads and Bridges, Messrs. Christy, Bailey
and Beckley, were absent at Tyler Island for
the purpose of inspecting the ferry at that
place, the roads, etc.
JOINT SESSION OF LEGrsLATURE.-The two
houses of the Legislature meet at II o'clock
TODAY in Joint convention to canvass the re-
turns for Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
This being merely matter of form in the
present instance, it will probably not attract
much interest.
MILITARY EscoBT.-Majors w. A. Ander-
son. w. /. Wallace and K. F. Wiemeyer, of
General Clunie's staff, are detailed to receive
the visiting military companies to take part in
the inaugural ceremonies, and attend to their
escort to quarters by the First Battalion of
Infantry.
FREIGHT MovEMESTs.-One car load of
hides, l of wood, of merchandise were for
warded To the GaSs lSStSAhal. OhC al VI
wine. l of wood, l of merchandise, and OF
sundries were received here.
FURNITURE SALE.-on Friday next at
1880 A. NJ, Crowell & Caverly will sell at
auction the furniture in the lodging house of
Mrs. Putnam. on Fourth street, over hlebltz
& Green's saloon.
Ar HALF-MAsT.--The flag on the car re-
pair shop was at half-mast yesterday, in re-
snect to the memory of John Walsh. a
former employee of that department., who
died on Monday.
CARPET SALE.-At the salesroom OF NJ. ).
Simmons. j street, between Fourth and
Fifth will be sold at 1880 A. NJ. to-day a
large lot of carpets and mating from the
State Capitol.
BOND FnEp.-Wm. Z. tombstone yester-
sav fled his bond as Justice of the Peace for
American Township, in the sum Of 81 800,
x;th Charles Robin and Terry MeMorry
rs sureties.
CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEwALK.-The side
Ill from and Second streets to the new
5enot is being built.
corpT REPORTER. J. Davis has been
.nnointed Court Reporter for Sacramento
pounty.