Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-13


ANOTHER BIRTHDAY.-The "old boys
of the Pioneer Society have keen scent for
birthdays, and are bound to enjoy their de-
Ginning years. They have not for a long time
allowed any Pioneer to belle his age or secrete
his natal day anniversary. Yesterday they
discovered that Hugh NJ. Larue was 80, and
that yesterday was his birthday. Accord
ingly large company of the gray haired
youths, with their wives, assembled last
evening at Pioneer Hall, and. under the mar
shalship of President Miller, they marched
upon Mr.. Larue's residence and took it by
storm and him by surprise, but their
welcome was none the less cordial.
1t is surmised that others Of the
family had been forewarned of the coming,
for the hostess of the evening invited the
company, numbering nearly fifty, when con-
gratulations and social interchange had been
the rule a while, to sit down to handsome
collation.. Presently the Capital City quar-
tet, Messrs. Cohen, Maddox, Kohler and
Graham dropped in, and the guests and hosts
were entertained with vocal music. The
party did not separate till nearly midnight
If there are any other of the Pioneers who
are verging on 80 OF 60 they had better set
their houses in order for the Pioneers de-
scent.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-At the Metro
politan Theater on the goth inst. Piercy's
combination from Baldwin's Theater, San
Francisco, will appear with the new sensa-
tional drama concerning the moral qualities
of which the metropolitan press has been le
Gently at swords points. 1t is entitled
Deception" The company embraces Sam
uel Percy, Lewis Morrison, John Wilson, j.
o. Burrows, J. II. Vinson, Eleanor Carey,
Kate Denim, Katy Wilson, Emily Denim,
Nellie Wetherill, and others, all well known
here to theater-goeIs. 1t is announced that
at the Transfer Companys Office, 524 K
street. deception " will be played also
Saturday the DIST, in the afternoon and at
night the society play of Forget Me Not. /"
POLICE ARREsTs.-1he following arrests
were yesterday made in this city H. Cams
ley, for embezzlement, by officer Fredericks
All Chung, violating health ordinance-leav-
ing dead fish and other decaying flesh about
his place in Chinatown-by officers Ferral
and Rider; Wong All Toy, battery, by
officers Ferral and Lee; Matt McCabe,
for rape, by officer Ferral James Watson,
James Kelly and another man, who refused to
give his name, by officers Ferral, Frazer,
I l.
by raising a disturbance on K street; Louis
Cardino and Salaino ADdriot, for battery, by
officers Ostwaldt and Carol John Britton,
disturbing public meeting, by officers jack
son and Smith; Jim Brown, drunk, by Off
GERS Jackson and Smith; Jim Smith, drunk,
by officers Rider and Ferral.
FINDLEY's SEDUCTION CASE W. Find
lev, who was arrested few days since
for attempting to seduce two little girls,
was yesterday sentenced to 80 days in the
County Jail, with a request, as part of the
sentence, that he be put to the full exercise
of the chain-gang. It was found that, al
though the proof was ample against him,
there is no statute covering the offense, and
the best that could he done was to convict
him of vagrancy. He most gladly pleaded
guilty 10 this, and was sentenced the full
time allowed by law, Judge Henry, remark
ing, at the time Of giving sentence, that be
only regretted there was no law by which he
could award a more severe punishment.
CHARITABLE DEED.-Y yesterday officer At.
wood, moved with sympathy from the desti-
tute condition OF Mrs. jackson, who was
to leave the city jail from term of i'm
| prisonment for drunkenness, went to the Me-
chanics Store to purchase her pair of shoes
and stockings. and upon the proprietors
/ learning the object for which the purchase
was made they refused to accept pay for the
goods. The deed was greatly appreciated by
the recipient
AUCTION SALE.-Sherburn & Smith will
sell at auction at their salesroom, Nc. 1913 X
street. tomorrow at 10 A. NJ, large lot O
furniture, Brussels and ingram carpets, stoves
| crockery glassware tinware etc AlsO 30i
pounds breakfast bacon, soap, woodenwar'
and ladies' linen suits.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on tn
! 10th: For Huntington, Hopkins Il Co., DO,
pulley blocks, boxes hardware. box ham
mers Lindley 4 Co, 30 cases cheese, 20 bar
rels hams; Miss Kate Roundtree, plan,
boxed, and A. Flohr, case shells.
OUR MORO has always been to advertise