Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-14
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ST. VALENTINE is st. Valentines
day, and some money will be thrown away
in the purchase of valentines, but less by far
than ever before. 1t is noticeable that the
custom of sending valentines is each year
here, at least-growing less popular. St
Valentine" says Wheatley, was a man of
most admirable parts, and so famous FOR his
love and charity that the custom of choosing
valentines upon his festival took its rise from
thence" If the old saint-whether once an
ecclesiastical writer, according to some, or a
beheaded and canonized presbyter, according
to others-can look upon the horrible carca-
lures and repulsive pictures displayed in the
shops of to-day in his honor, or witness the
folly and wastefulness which the gaudy lace
and gilt, meaningless ready-made love epis-
ties called valentines, induce in his name, he
must sincerely regret that he was born, and
rejoice that he is dead There are displayed
some neat and tasteful cards, with some sem
sible Inscriptions and some really artistic eff
fects, which will not prove unacceptable to-
kens of esteem or even of a warmer emotion
and sensible people to whom the old Gus
tom Etill clings of sending to favored ones on
this day anonymous epistles choose those Of
the character indicated but by far the
heavy sales of the dealers are of the gaudy
and silly valentines, and of the coarse, vul-
gar and often insulting caricatures, through
the medium of which the infrmities of men
are ridiculed, the enmities of some made
manifest, and the supposed humor of Others
given full rein
TAX LEvY.-At a special meeting of the
City Trustees, yesterday morning, taxes were
levied for the fiscal year commencing Feb
ruary ?, 1880: General Fund, Al cents on
each 500; Fire Department Fund, 90 cents
incuding l cent for the Fire Department
Bond and Interest FUND.-; School Fund, 20
cents Levee Fund, 10 cents Street Repair
and Intersection Fund, 10 cents; Street
Sprinkling, II cents Police Fund, II cents
Funded Debt Sinking Fund, "a cents
Fowle Bond Redemption Fund.- II cents
Library Fund, . cents Levee Repair Fund,
cents. Total tax rate, 81 on each 500 of
taxable property, or 90 cents less than last
year.
NJ. Z. CHURCH SoCIAL.-A social was given
in the lecture-rooms OF the Sixth-street NJ. E.
Church by the ladies of the congregation
There was large attendance, and the follow.
ing programme was given in an entertaining
manner Reading. by George +. Day; vocal
solo, by A S. Dayo; reading, Poe's =" Bells"
by Senator Cheney; instrumental solo,
g Fanfare Militaire." by G. j. Noack; vocal
duet s. l Heard Voice, by Misses Florence
Knights and Jennie Woods reading, "The
New Thanatopsis5' by G. j. Young instru.
mental solo, by J. f. Palmer instrumental
trio, by Misses Church, Sommers and Woods
Refreshments were also served.
INcoRPoRArIoNs.-A of incorpora-
ton were yesterday filed with the Secretary
of State, of the Central Nevada Livestock
and Land Company. The purposes of this
company is to engage III the business of
raising and dealing in live stock and dealing
in lands, water rights etc, in the county of
Elho and elsewhere in the State of Nevada.
Main Office of the company is at San
Francisco. X. n. Graves, L. d. Parkinson,
w. S. Wood, Joseph NJ. Quay and James E.
Walsh are Directors. Capital stock, $780,
900, divided in 800 shares.
POLICE CoURr MEMORIALS When the
Police Court was called to order yesterday,
HenryiL. Buckley moved that the Court adj
journ until to-day, in respect to the memory
of Judge Conger. TT. Clunie seconded the
motion, and eulogized the deceased. Remarks
were also made bye. f. JONES' w. A. An
derson and |. s. Brown. Judge Henry APP
pointed L. j. Clunie, l. s. Brown and H. l..
Buclzly Committee on Resolutions, toreport
this morning.
JUDGE CoNGER's FUNERAL. The funeral
of Judge Thomas Conger took place from
Pioneer Hall, at 2 o'clock yesterday, and was
attended by large number of friends, in
GLIDING the members of the SACRAMENTO Bar,
wlo attended in body, the following acting
as pail bearers n Greene Curtis Presley
Dualap Samuel Cross, j. H McKune,
Henry Starr and W. r. Cantwell. Remarks
were made at the grave by7J Josiah Johnson
THE ExToRToN CAsE.-The jury in the
case of r. F. Fitzgerald, charged with an at
tempt at eNtortion, after being in session all
Thursday night, came into Court at 10 o'clock
yesterday and announced their inability to
agree. The jury was then discharged. The
bond of the defendant was reduced to 300,
and he was remanded to the custody of the
officers. The case will be set for another trial
in the Police Court to-day.
COMMISSIONED. Commissions were yester-
day issued to the following officers of the N.
c. c.: Thomas E. Ketchum, Brigadier- Gen
eral, Third Brigade; John McComb, Briga-
der-General, Second Brigade T. J. Harvey
Major and Assistant Adjutant-General; W.
IL. Carroll, Major and Engineer Officer, on
staff of Brigadier-General of the Fourth
Brigade.
ARREsTs.-The following arrests were made
yesterday Richard Jones, for dealing faro
by officer Dolan Mr.. Burns, malicious mis-
chief. by officer Dolan; VIM. Hogan. drunk
by officer Frazee and local officer Eldred !:
Mike Griffin, petit larceny, by officer Dolan !;
L. Wallace alias " Omaha grand larceny
by officer Frazee.
AUCTION SALEs.-Ben & Co, in fpent of
their store. at 1016 Fourth street, will sell a
lot of riding horses, work horses, buggies,
wagons, one shotgun, a watch. and safe
Sherbnrn & Smith, at 1923 X street, at 1890
to-day will sell a lot of furniture, carpets,
groceries and stationery. tssg
CAPITAL GAS CoMPANY.-The Capital Gas
Company, of Sacramento, yesterday filed an
the office of the Secretary of State notice
of reduction of its capital stock from So Co.,.
600 to $500, 600, which has already taken eff
feet. .
POTATOES. large lot of the famous
Kidney Potatoes received to-day, the best
potatoes that ever came to this market. ID.
DeBernardi & Co., Nos. 30S and SO X St
GREEN PEAS, ripe tomatoes and new
potatoes are received daily, direct from the
gardens, By d. DeBernardi / Co., Nos. 30S
and 80 K street. IT
NEW PACIFIC HOMELESS GOLDFISH, only
cents per pound, at II. H. Paulks Cash
Grocery, S14 K street.
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