Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-27

Guard of California: G. w. Granniss, of
San Francisco Chief Engineer, with rank of
Colonel; William Harvey, of San Francisco,
Paymaster- General, with rank as Colonel
Samuel g. benson, of Sacramento, Judge
Advocate, with rank as Colonel; w. w.
Dodge OF San Francisco, Inspector General
of Rife Practice, with rank as Colonel Z.
A. Stockton, of San joaquin, Surgeon-Gen-
eral, with rank as Colonel. The following
were appointed Aids-de-Camp, with rank OF
Lieutenant Colonel; William II. DimOnd. of |
San Francisco; James G. Logan, of Butte i; |
Charles f. Croker, of San Francisco; John |
D. Spreckels, of San Francisco; James i. |
Flood, of San Mateo, and William l.. Per-
Barnes, Commanding National Guard of
California, has appointed the following as
his staff Harry T. Hammond, Assistant |
Adjutant- General; Alexis w. Won Schmidt, |
Engineer Officer Joseph NJ. Litchfeld, Ord |
nance Officer; Marcus d. Boruck, Quarter
master; Tristan Burgess, Commissary I; |
HenryJ Burns, Inspector of Rife Practice /;
Samuel d. Mayer, Paymaster; Reuben HI,
Lloyd, Judge-Advocate; james w. Keeney, |
Surgeon; William S. Barnes, Frank X. Ci-
colt, Aids-de-C Camp. The commissions to
the members of Brigadier General J. +.
Sheehan's staff, Fourth Brigade, National
Guard of California, list of whom was pub
lished recently, were yesterday issued by the
Governor, including that of II. A Weaver,
who has since been appointed Captain and
Aid-de-C Camp.
THE FIRE ALARM.-Last evening about
o'clock wild cries of d" fire" were heard ris-
ing from the crowded streets. The alarm was
turned in from the corner of Second and K
streets, and when the whistle announced the
location of the supposed fire, the department
and dense crowd went rushing thither. No
fire, however, or the sign of fire, could be
discovered but the cause of the alarm was
finally established by an honest individual
stating that he saw dense volume of steam
rushing from the open door of wash-house
opposite the Orleans Hotel, and believing it
to be fire. inquired about it in q loud tone
Others indistinctly heard his utterance and
started cry Of fire, that was soon echoed by
many voices, and caused general alarm to
be turned in.
POLICE CoURT.-Judge Henry is establish
ing the reputation of an energetic officer by
quickly disposing of the offenders who figure
so prominently in petty larcenies and mid
night brawls. Yesterday Alexander Jones,
a boot thief was sent up for 100 days i'm
prisonment, and c. Forbes, who tried to
slumber on the sidewalk, was notified that |
his bed had cost him 80. which sum he could |
pay by ten days penance in the County Jail. !
c. Bernard for being drunk, forfeited de- |
post the case of William Cook. charged |
with battery, was continued to the 2oth; the /
case of Mrs Lawson, a VIGOROUSLY noisy crea- |
ture was continued to to-day, and John |
Campbell paid costs and the charge of battery |
was dismissed.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The following !
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden January
Odd: For Baker & Hamilton, box hard
ware Iindley & Co., 100 buckets and 240
cases lard; Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany, 90 barrels oil, box dry goods; Mebius
Il Co., barrels whisky; Huntington, Hop
kins & Co., box hardware, 45 pieces iron
pipe, l case glassware Waterhouse K Lester,
j crate buggy bodies, 2 seats; Hall, Luhrs &
Co, % cases canned goods, "a barrels hams
Adams. Mcneil & Co., p cases canned
goods r. Stone & Co., boxes saddlery.
REARREsrED.- " esterday Constable Cooper
arrested Amelia Gallia upon a warrant
charging him with assault to murder. The
defendant gave bond in Justice Gilmer's
Court for his appearance on February I'd.
He is the man who was arrested last week TOR
battery on another Italian near Twentieth
and Y streets He gave bond at the time,
ing worse than at first judged, the graver
charge Of assault to murder was made.
CITY FREE LIBRARY.-The following is the
report of the Librarian of the City Free Lii
brary, Miss Hancock, for the past week.
Number Of books drawn from the library
during the past week, SIG; fiction, $50;
history, %; biography, 16; travels, %;
literature, &c. poetry, 20; religious, 2; science.
"a; average number drawn per day, 1l6;
percentage of other works than fiction, TO-
total numbers of readers, 420; average num-
Der of readers per day, GO.
SAN QUENTIN Forty nine prisoners were
Yesterday ordered by the Governor to be dis
charged from the State Prison, in accordance
with Section 1890 of the Penal Code, known
as the Goodwin bill OF this number 20 were
confined for burglary, Is for grand larceny, 4
for assault to murder, for robbery. 2 for
felony. 2 for manslaughter, l for embezzle-
ment, for perjury, for forgery and l for
assault with deadly weapon.
SARsFIELD PARTY.-The Sarsfeld Guard,
CAPTAIN Sheehan, at Turner Hall tonight
will give complimentary party in honor of
Adiutant-General Backus. The soldiers will
attend in uniform. Good music viii be pro-
yided and every effort made to render tile
occasion an enjoyable one. A large number
of invitations have been issued, and a large
attendance is insured.
NorARIEs APPoINrED.-John D. Goodwin,
Quincy, for Plumas county, vice self, term
expired; NJ. 3. Bransford, Crescent Mills,
for Plumas county. vice self, term expired
Henry Blackman, Vallejo, for Solano county,
vice self, term expired; George r. Knox,
Shasta. for Shasta county, original James
NJ Long, Sheridan, for Placer county, vice
self, term expired.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS. - The following
through freight was forwarded to the East
Yesterday Two car loads of salmon, of
hides and l Of merchandise. There were re-
ceived here car loads OF gravel, l of
sewer-pipes, 3 of wood, l of iron, OF tubes,
| of sundries and l of fruit.
SAVINGS BANK ELEcrIoN.-The Union
Savings Bank of Oakland yesterday filed in
the Office of the Secretary of State its certiG.
cate Of election to continue its business, i'll the
formal manner required by the Civil Code.
The bank has been in operation eleven years.
GOVERNORS REQuIsHIoN.-The Governor
Yesterday issued requisition to the Governor
Of Oregon for the arrest of Thomas Paul.
charged with robbery committed in Meudo-
cino county, and appointed J. B. Hume
agent of the State in the case.
TENTH-sTREET RAILwAY.-The O-street
line commenced running its cars yesterday by
wav of the Tenth-street connection, over to
K. and thence to the depot, thus placing all
cars of beth lines on regular trips to and from
that point.
MAKING PREPARAr1sNs-The Pavilion is
bsiuc rapidly cleaned out from the walking
match debris, to be put in readiness for the
Governors reception, which is to take place
there on the evening of the 9th proximo.
NATER UsED.-Eight million one hundred
and FIVE Thousand gallons of water were
,rroned for the use of the city last week, and
/ 100 cubic feet of coke was the fuel CON
sumed in pumping it.
STATE NORMAL ScHooL--The report of
,hs Board of Trustees of the State Normal
GnbooI was Yesterday transmitted by the
Savernox to the Legislature.