Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-05

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and children to witness the contest will be
in the daytime or the early evening hours
There is nothing to indicate that the
contest vii. not be genuine, though no human
being can foretell the outcome or how thor
oughly the women will exert themselves to
| accomplish the greatest distance within the
six days. Whatever there is to be deduced
from the contest the RECORD q MON will not
hesitate to record, and will observe the tour
nament with the sole object of ascertaining
all there is in, about, for and against such
exhibitions.
PRELIMINARY MATCH.
At :30 this evening there will be a prelimi-
nary contest for S25, to continue two hours,
open to male amateur pedestrians of Sacra-
mento There have entered Henry Crandall,
Frank Carroll, Henry Jackson (colored), r.
Coleman, Henry Rhul, Jas. Murray, Sacra-
mento also, Thos. Corrigan of Virginia, and
Emmett Fitzgerald of San Francisco. 1t is
expected that nearly twenty miles will be &C.
complished, as some of the men are quite
known as long distance runners.
0-STREET RALwAY.-At 6 o'clock Satur-
day evening workmen began taking up the
O-street Railway track from Third and K
TO Tenth streets, working all night and all
day yesterday. 1t is understood that this
portion of the Q street line is to be abandoned
and track laid from K along Tenth street to
either N or O., and forming a. juno
ton with the O-street line at Tenth
or Eleventh street, from which the branch
will run, to the City Cemetery. At present,
passengers from the southeast portion of the
city are compelled to foot it from Eleventh
street, down town. The people along
the abandoned portion of the route are
indignant over the change and unmeas-
ured in their expressions concerning it.
We are informed by Mr.. Knox, of the
Board of Trustees, that as soon as he became
aware that the track was being removed he
counseled with the District Attorney, City
Attorney and other legal authorities, to as
certain by what method it could be prevented.
He found, however, that there was
at present no way of obtaining an
Injunction to prevent the removal
being made, as the railway company
had chosen a time to do it during the hiatus
between the old and new Judiciary systems of
the State, as from December 31st, when
under the new Constitution, the former
Courts ceased to exist, until to-day, when,
under the terms of that instrument, the
new Judiciary system goes into effect
there was no legal authority in the
junction, and no such power is vested in our
city government. The only manner in which
the matter could be reached was under the
city ordinance for digging up and injuring the
streets, but it was also ascertalned that the
simple removal of the rails was not sufh-
Gent to bring it under the ordi-
nance as working an injury to the street.
1t was believed, however, that
removal of the ties would be such an injury
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dinance, and arrangements were made to
arrest any and all persons who should COM
mence such work The company seems, how
ever, not to have considered the ties and
wooden material of the track worth remov-
ing, and the abandonment of the road and re-
moval of the iron rails from the line were sue
cessfully effected under the judicial darkness
of the State.
Police ARRESTS following arrests
were made by the police since our last report:
Dora Raminez, by officer Dolan, for a INSIDE
meanor; Mrs. Lawson, by local officer Flick,
for disturbing the peace; All III, by officers
Frazee and Eldred G. p Hubert and Mary
Hubert, by officer Dolan, for disturbing the
peace; W. Marshall, by officer Dolan, for
threatening to commit offense; All He,
Chinawoman, for soliciting, by Constable
Harvey ; j. Morrow, by officer Wing, for
being drunk Thomas Murray, for petit lar
ceny, by officer Eldred Sung Wo by local
officer Rider. for petit larceny John Doe,
by local officer Rider, for disturbing the
peace All Wing, by officer Burke, of the
for having in his possession unstamped
matches.
Sons OF TEMPERANcE-The officers of Sac
rlmento Division, No. 21S, Sons of Temper
ance, for the ensuing term, were publicly
installed by the P. G. w. P, w. o. Clark,
assisted by D. G. w. p, w. M. Lee, of Yolo
Division. The officers are; Mrs. Leland
Howe, W. P; Ed. Mitchell, w. A; C. NJ.
Hunt, r. S.; Mrs. M. Marks, A. r. S.. Il,
2. Taylor, +. S.; w. E. Mckinney, t.;
Henry Myers. c.; Mrs. NJ. Bragg, A. G.;
Miss Eta Peck, c.; A. S. Jeffries, |. s.;
Chas. Hunt, o. S. After the installation
there was social and literary entertainment,
which was enjoyed by large audience.
EPARpoNs S1GNED.-Governor Irwin on Sat.
urday signed the pardon of Yer Mehr, the
defaulting clerk of Parrott & Co., the San
Francisco bankers, and also affixed his sig
nature to the pardon of Newton Morgan,
who was sentenced to the State Prison from
San Francisco for uttering false poll-tax re-
ceipts.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court Satur-
day the following business was transacted ::
James Clark, drunk, was fined $40, with
the alternative of ten days in jail; All Fl
was held to answer on charge OF burglary !;
Geo. Soule and John Grice, charged with
gaming, were granted continuance till the
18th.
AUCTION SALEM. J. Simmons & Co.
will sell at their rooms, 412 j street, to-mor-
row, 1900 yards of rope mating and 300
yards of Brussels carpets, recently used in
the Senate and Assembly chambers.
The WEATHER.-The weather last night
was still damp and cloudy throughout the
valley, and the indications were that the rains
will continue. On the hill it was clear and
warm,