Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-14
[0aAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE CONDITION OF THINGS AT THE BRANcH
PRIsoN.-Several buggy loads of citizens OF
Folsom and attaches of the Branch Prison
came down Thursday night to attend the
mass meeting. In conversation with one OF
the officers it was learned that there are now
at the penitentiary A prisoners, and that
contrary to expectation not one of them has
been sick since his arrival, nor has any one
of them shown any symptoms of ague, though
they have been there about month On
the contrary, all have improved in health
Some of the men came from San Quentin
badly afflicted with catarrh, and they are now
completely cured and without the aid of med
icine. Others had bronchial troubles, which.
since their arrival in the hills, have entirely
disappeared, and the men are in better health
than ever before. 0ue man when brought
there was not expected to live a month, and
was barely able TO get about He has en-.
tirely recovered, and works with the best of
them now. None of the officers have been
sick or shown any symptoms of ague Some
of the prisoners declare they would com
nit suicide rather than be returned
to San Quentin. They all work will
hngly and hard, and are now engaged
In clearing the brush from the hillside. The
officers have work for fully 100 men and ex-
pect new batch from San Quentin very
soon. They are prepared to accommodate
1,200 prisoners. What longer residence
may develop the officers cannot tell, but thus
far the physical condition of every man in
the grounds has improved. That workmen
in building the prison had the ague they
account for by the fact that during the CON
struction the earth was being constantly
turned up and no drainage. As to the place
being lonely and gloomy the officer ques-
toned replied that on the contrary there
were visitors every day to break the monotony
and plenty OF work to employ all hands, and
hence they had not felt in the slightest de-
gree any lonesomeness, and as for the gloom
OF the canyon he says that is the result only
of filst view, but that brief residence and
familiarity with the scenery makes it attrac-
tive rather than forbidding.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday VIM. Clark, Frank Raymond, Chas.
Anderson, Geo. Wilson and Frank Morton,
Migrants, were discharged on account of their
being SO anxious to work All Coon, Chow
Hing, All Quong and Wong All Toy, for bat
terry cases dismissed, at request of prosecut
ing witnesses, upon payment of costs Chas
Mcdonald and Thomas Leonard were tried
and found guilty of malicious mischief, and
will receive judgment to-day; Louis Car
dino and Galaino Audriot, arrested for bat
terry, were fined Sl2 80 each Jim Brown
and Jim Smith, DRINKS, pleaded guilty and
will receive judgment to-day John Britton,
for disturbing public meeting, pleaded guilty
and to be sentenced to-day Tom O'NeiI. for
petit larceny tstealing box of tomatoes from
NJ. Z. Brewer & Co. }. fined $35 and costs: no
money and will stay 30 days in County Jail :;
Dick Rivers, being vagrant, pleaded guilty
and will probably be sent to the County Jail
by Judgment to be rendered to-day this is
the man that succeeded in getting drunk
within two hours after release from a pre-
vious sentence for drunkenness; the cases of
Peter Harmon fof battery, J. NJ Gansby for
embezzlement, All Chung for violating the
health ordinance, and Matt McCabe for rape
were continue until to-day.
Irs LAST SoNG.-Jsmes H. Stanley, for
merly well-known employee of Booth & Co.,
died in this city two weeks ago yesterday
He had a very fine canary bird, which was
an especial pet and showed great affection for
its master. The bird was remarkably fine
singer. Stanley died on the morning of Fri
day. just before his death, and at an unusu-
ally early hour, the bird, which was in the
same room, suddenly commenced to sing and
poured forth food of melody surprising all
its previous efforts in the line ef song-so
much so as to attract special attention and
cause comment upon it. After the sudden
death Of MIR. Stanley it never sang again. It
dropped In its Gaze, and the next morning a
little less than a hours after its masters
death, it was found dead In its cage, although
prior to that time it had been In perfect
health. While this might have been merely
coincidence Of circumstances, yet among
the superstitiously inclined it has been looked
upon in different light, aad been the subject
of not little discussion and speculation.
ANXIOUS TO GER WoRK-Y Yesterday morn
ing officers Fredericlls and Carroll made an
official excursion upon the other side of the
river, and when about mile above Washing
ton came across a squad of tramps bivouacked
in the brush. Among them were four dis.
charged from Judge Henry's Court, only
an hour or two before, by reason of their dis
tressed condition Of mind and anxiety to
get work. When found, as above stated
they were all seated around a coat spread on
the ground. upon which they were Choking
for work, in an obliyious state Of mind,
over game OF IS ven-up." If all the farm
ers IN Yolo county applied to that crowd
offering opportunity TO work for good wages
not one of them would take it up, " but the
game would have gone on uninterrupted and
the applicants for help summarily dismissed
with " we pass.
AWAITING TRIAL.-There are now bat two
prisoners in the County Jail awaiting trial.
One is An Cam, arrested for robbing the
house OF another Chinsman near CORTLAND
last month, and the other woman bearing
the euphonioUs name Of Oracle St John
Clements She was arrested at the East for
embezzlement and returned here about four
teen months ago, as will be remembered, and
has been in jail so long awaiting trial that
she now remains there by prescriptive right.
She Is about "a years old, and seems con
tented. Inquiry fails to disclose the reason
why she has not been tried, aud probably her
attorney Is the only one possessed of knowl.
edge upon that point.
AND there came out of Galilee a clean
man, who did business in new way" He
bought goods at Sheriff and bankrupt auc-
tions. He sold goods for about half price.
and sold more than all the Philistines com
bined He dealt in auction goods, and caused
much commotion in the general army of
cappers and rag pirates, and to-day makes
the above mentioned importation grunt when
they see his So and IS cashmere suits The
Red House still breathes with the greatest Of
ease.
COMPETITION we fear not. but to the con-
trary rather like it. and notwithstanding the
futile efforts of would.be competitors, the
Criterion continues to name lower prices than
any other house in the city
NET TO-DAY Ladies white lawn sacques,
trimmed with white and colored lace, 81 80
trimmed with wide embroidery. 50 and 50 25;
trimmed with lace and pleatings. 81 so.
dnese are % cents to 81 lees than ever sold in