Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-14
CATCHING TRAMPs.

CATCHING TRAMPs.
Yesterday the last of a batch of eleven
tramps were passed upon in the Police Court.
Numerous complaints have recently been
made about hordes of tramps infesting the
northern portion of the city, and on Wednes-
day Chief Karcher sent officers Smith,
Frazee and Fredericks to reconnoiter that Sec
ton. Upon arriving in the vicinity of the
old smelling works they came upon camp of
| about twenty, who were preparing for re-
union dinner. They had a tive-gallon oil-can
full of beef soup cooking over a fire, and
! seven loayes but no fishes. They were about
ready to supply their furnishing wants when
| tae officers came upon the scene, fired a shot
| in the air and swooped down upon them.
! There was a scattering in ali directions, and
all but four at first escaped into the sur
rounding jungle. The officers told the pris-
oners to 90 ahead and eat their soup, and
| they would wait for them. While they were
waiting for this humane purpose, signal
whistle was heard in the bush, and the
officers answered it. The hiding tramps, sup
posing it was a reply from one of their own
number, and that it Indicated that the
officers had left, two more came in and were
| at once caught by the officers and added to
their squad. Soon after another one, who
had been off some distance with Sec
ond fve-gallon can TO bring water for the
/ party, and who had no knowledge of the
! transformation in their affairs, came up in
! solioquizins, thoughtful mode and got to the
campfire before he noticed any one was
| there but their own select number, and he
was added to the number on hand. Next the
officers improvised signal to bring in others
| by rapping on q tin can, and it had
the desired effect, yielding enough to
make the number captured eleven. The
three officers then with this goodly number
turned sher steps homewar,i. Before reach.
ing town one of the prisoners broke ranks
and made for the slough by the river as fast
as his propellers would enable him TO go.
Frazee fired shot over the fusitive's head,
and took after him. The leader of the race
jumped over an abrupt bank and struck flat
in mass of brush and mud, and Frazee fol-
lowed suit and fell upon him, running him
nearly out of sight in the slickens. He Sc
cured him, however, and the eleven were
safely brought in, and when searched one
solitary dime was found to be the full amount
of cash on hand possessed by the gang of
eleven Six of them have been sentenced to
thirty days in the County Jail, and five dis.
charged on the plea of anxiety to get work.
40, SPRING O. '50.-The Pioneers in their
old age have evidently determined to be boys
again, and if the programme continues in the
future as carried out in the last few weeks,
their convivial and social tastes will keep
them out nearly every night in the year.
Twice this week have they been cutting
around in the most hilarious sedateness i'm
aginable, leading the looker-on. who didn't
come here in 40 or the spring o. 80, to believe
with the poet, that their days pass pleasantly
away their nights are blest with sweetest
sleep, they feel no symptoms of decay; they
have no cause to mourn or weep, their floss
are impotent and shy their friends are
neither false nor cold, and yet of late
they often sigh, we're growing old. Thurs
his passage over the half hundredth line
last night they descended upon the residence
of James Mcclure, 2 street, between Sixth
and Seventh, and reminded him that he was
just entering upon his fifty-ninth year.
The invaders numbered about thirty, and
brought with them a few Pioneers wives and
daughters Mr.. Mcclure and his daughter
received the Argonauts cordially and ba lie
them take possession. Social converse, music,
wiz and sentiment ruled until the host in
vited the 0. bs to the table, which was spread
with suitable collation.. Here 4. A. Horn
blower, at request Of President Miller, adj
dressed Dir. Mcclure, in behalf of the
gray haired youths, and at the conclusion Of
his speech proposed his health. The host re-
sponded, and then followed tossts for the
ladies, the press, Pioneers daughters and for
A bart Leonard, President Miller, William
Jennings of Amador G. J. Cross, George A.
Putnam, G. K. Van Heusen, n. ID. Goodell
and others. After the collation., the company
joined in singing 'Auld Lang Syne" and
Home, Sweet Home, and separated suff-
GENTLY early to save the reputation of even
Pioneers for keeping good hours; but if they
continue this thing OF celebrating birthdays
clear down the line of membership there is
no telling where they will bring up event
ually.
YESTERDAYS RUNAwAYs.-The gray horse
of Wells, Fargo & Co., with delivery wagon
attached, had its turn yesterday in the rum
away line. While switching off the flies
with the brush nature provided him tor the
purpose, he took one of the lines cut of the
hands of the boy who was driving him, and
as is always the case, the horse took mortal
fright at the matter. The driver tried TO
stop him with the remaining line, but only
succeeded in instituting a whirl-a-gig per-
Torrance which upset the vehicle, spilled
out the QIlFcF anu lett uObslnB OI one OF the
front wheels but the hub. The wagon
soon turned again into position, but
with a deficiency at one corner,
and the horse took spirited run
out K street into the country, and was
brought back towards night. A team be-
longing to Mr.. McI.ain of Yolo got up run
away from the vicinity of Second and l
streets. In some manner one of the horses
got its bride off go that the driver could only
II. A.
his presence of mind seemed to be TO let
them go at their own will rather than try to
drive them by pulling on one horse. In this
manner they ran across the river bridge at
full speed, but were stopped at the other side
by meeting team, and no injury occurred.
80 Another team was running over the
eastern portion Of the city during part of the
afternoon by reason of not having been
hitcAed, but no accidents were scored by it.
MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT. the Sixth
street M. L. Church last evening there was
given musical entertainment of a very
pleasing character and possessed of some
features which gave it peculiar pleasure
The early part of the evening was passed in
social intercourse by the audience, and such
as chose were served with light collation.
furnished by the ladies of the Church. The
musical programme embraced an instru-
mental quartet by two performers, Frank
McKeeyer and j. +. Palmer; vocal duet,
Miss Hattie Watson and Mrs John Larkin
Song one hundred years old, by Grandma
Doane, rs years old. The appearance of
this venerable lady and her singing of q very
long narrative song, without accompaniment,
in 3 thin and trembling, but not unmusical
voice, and in the quaint and charming man
ner of the olden style, was novel and ex-
ceedingly interesting feature. Song by Mrs.
Addie Carter, with response to an encore
songs by the Amphion quartet; songs by +.
ID. Crandall an amusing recital 1.-THE
Peske Brothers" by the boys of the Sunday
school graduating class, and piano solo by
Miss Mamie Barrett.
Auctions. -Sherburn & Smith, at 10 A. NJ.
to-day, at 1913 K street, sell furniture, Brus-
sells and ingram carpets, stoves, parlor turni-
ture, lounges and chairs, chamber sets, bed
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