Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-19
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

figures will show that the free mail delivery
system is an efficient one, and that it is be-
coming more useful to the residents of the
city. In October there were delivered by the
carriers b. 100 letters, 1,214 drop letters,
1880 postal cards, 300 local postal cards,
1857 newspapers-total number of pieces,
29,O91; November Is, 1872 letters, 1,O04 drop
letters, 2, 539 postal cards, 906 local postal
cards, II, 563 newspapers-total 81, 144; De-
cember, %, 746 letters, l, 243 drop letters,
3,18S postal cards, 685 local postal cards,
1879 newspapers-total, 1,659; January,
$500 letters, 2,0S4 drop letters, 3, 727 postal
cards, 625 local postal cards, 16, 239 newspa-
pers-total, 49, 344. There were collected
from the street letter boxes in October IA, 800
letters, ., 126 postal cards, 992 newspapers
total, II, 4S3; November, 16, 440 letters, 1853
cards, l, $40 papers-total q, 609 December
20, 119 letters, 2.752 cards, 1892 papers
total, 24,6SS; January, 1887 letters, S,05S
cards, l,94l papers-total, So, al. The
postage collected on drop letters and cards
delivered in October was S103 81 Novem
Der, SIP %; December, Sl04 50 January,
SAB 5S. The dues on such matter delivered
this month already amounts to more than was
collected IN January, owing to the lively
business done in valentines. The delivery
of local matter will be greatly facilitated
when it is understood that the postage re-
quired for every drop letter, whether for de-
livery by the Carriers or not, is two cents, and
that the letter cannot be delivered until the
postage is paid. AS stamps are not always
kept at residences, it is always wise for the
sender to affix sufficient postage to insure the
speedy delivery of the missive.
NEARLY CAUGHT HM.-For some time
past the chicken-roosts in the eastern end of
the city have been systematically robbed
One gentleman, who was loser to the num-
Der of 60 chickens, concluded to catch the
thief. After several nights spent it watch
ing, he became disguised with his lonesome
and unsuccessful vigils, and set his wits to
work to invent some horrible machinery OF
punishment for the nocturnal visitor. The
entrance to the hennery was effected by re-
moving two pickets from the fence, but they
were always carefully replaced by the thief
A day or two since the man with vengeance
on his mind planted double-barreled shot
gun so as to cover the place of entry, and
connected Herewith dark Irvine stretched
across the room. While testing the range of
the gun by pulling the string the hammer
slipped from his grasp and an explosion fol-
lowed that tore loose another picket and
proved that the battery was well stationed.
The inventor went TO sleep that night feeling
sure that his fowls were protected. The
thief did pay the place visit before morn
ing, and it will doubtless be his last He
carefully removed the loose pickets, pushed
his chicken-box inside and then entered, but
in doing so touched the Irvine connected with
the trigger. Down went the hammer but
for some reason the cap did not explode, and
he was not killed. The thief fled precipi-
lately. leaving the box where he had placed
it. The chances are, however, that while such
an experiment might tend to punish a real Of
fender, it Is much more likely to kill the man
who uses it, or some person other than the one
intended.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-The Board of
Supervisors met yesterday, with all the men,
bers present. A petition was received from
residents of Road District No. &C. asking for
the appointment of George D. Common as
Overseer. The office of Overseer of Road
District No. 26 being declared vacant, G.. d.
Conner was elected TO fill the vacancy. II.
Greer withdrew his application for the ap-
pointment of night Waterman at the Court
house. James Lansing \. Toll and L. G.
Chandler were appointed committee to APP
praise the value OF certain lots offered for sale
for site for a Hall of Records
The report of A. A. Clough, Overseer
of Road District No. 3S, was approved. j.
w. Overmeyer, J. G. Sawyer and A. A.
Clough were appointed viewers for road in
District Ne. IS. The viewers appointed to
Law out a road, as petitioned for by W. W.
Kilgore and others, recommended that the
road be declared public highway. Under
a suspension OF the rules the following claims
were allowed a. A. Clough, $50; City,
S24 %; w. Detterding, S66 S. Drummons,
SlS: II. p. Schmidt, 81; City Water
Works, S4S Ga application of L. Eisen-
menger the City Guard was granted the use
of the Pavilion for the night of March 10th.
A communication was received from ). ID.
Davis offering to sell lots ) and 6, between Z
and [. Eighth and Ninth streets, for Sc. 600.
The Clerk was directed to notify owners and
managers of toll bridges to make their an
nual reports and file their bonds by March
4th. The Board then adjourned until this
morning
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden Febru-
airy 10th For Locke & Lavenson, case
paper hangings; Baker 4 Hamilton, % boxes
taeks. 10 dozen water buckets, case brushes
H. G. Kirk & Co., l box drugs; G.. II. Swim
Hopkins & Co., aselocks, , cases squeezers,
% plates steel, % bars plow steel, bale tire
steel, I20 boxes nails; Holbrook, Merrill G
Stetson. / box spoons, l box striped ware,
boxes tinware; Billingsly & Co., 10 dozen
baskets, box traps, Is dozen trays, l rack
pals, 20 cases matches A. w. II. McEwan,
80 cases children's carriages l.. L. Grove,
crate machinery; j. I. Hill, 3 kegs bolts;
Hayes Bros, , boxes stamp ware \. Arnold
& Co, % bundles hoop iron Davis & Smith.
. boxes stamp ware, 2 boxes sleeves Booth &
Co., 10 tierces hams Mebins & Co., bales
and 90 pals tobacco; C. w. Rapp, case
crackers; Andrew Lloyd, boxes stamped
ware l box Japanese ware, box sleeves; w.
d. Comstock. s boxes chairs; Weinstock &
Lubin, l box hosiery box silk; r. Stone 4
Co., , cases liquid backing.
AN INSANE WOMAN. - Yesterday there
passed through the city, en- route from Car
son to Stockton, gentleman with an insane
wife. They had with them an infaut but
few weeks old, but at present she is allowed
to keep it in her arms. for fear that to de-
prive her Of it would only make her frantic.
FREIGHT MovEMESTs.-There were for
warded to the East yesterday l car load of
hides, of barley, l of salmon and of mer
chandise. There were received here l car
load of soda, of wine. of bolts. l of lum-
Der. of wood, l of pipe. 3 of coal and l of
paper.
JERRY SuLLIvAN.-J. a. Bean writes from
Battle Mountain that Jerry Sullivan died
there on Monday, the 10th, of pneumonia.
He had gone there to work on the Nevada
Central Railroad, and is supposed to have
family living in Sacramento or San Fran
cisco.
THE LEvEE FuND.-The Beard of Super
visors yesterday allowed bill of s., 492 due
by Levee District No. l for work on the
levees The work had been paid Tor by the
city, and the money will be paid into the city
treasury.
NEW CIT1zEN-In the Superior Court yes
terday Michael Fennessy, native of Ireland,
was admitted to citizenship, upon the testi-
mony Of John Donovan and Fred Preston.
BOND FILED.-Thomas J. Brown, Con-
stable Of Costumes township, yesterday fled
his bond in the sum of 81, 800, with Michael
Fay and j. ?. Counts as sureties.
J. F. Cutters OLD BoURBoN.-This cele-
brated Whisky is for sale by all first-class
druggists and grocers. Trade Inark-Star
within Shield.