Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-13
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE NEW SEAsoN-A citizen who glories
IN being the sire Of four sons who range from
twelve years downward at an angle of forty-
five degrees, yesterday observed his boys
carefully counting and packing away their
marbles in boxes, and selling up the same
As yard, house aud sidewalk had all sum
mer been the battle grounds of 'iveHt-ebs. y
knuckle-dowa," .ftaw." d" hole" ring
and kicks go-on, he asked, with some sur
prise, what they were about, ana the eldest
replied: 3" You see, papa, that marble sea.
sons gone out aGd top season has come
in" "Oh; then boys have regular
-" Certainly. Didn't you know that? I.ll
be top season now nearly all winter.
pegged Johnuy's black spinner to-day, and
split Billy Wilson's white-h head clear open at
one peg; and oh pa. Everett Browns blue
bellied buttou-wood few up and gave Jimmy
Higgi - diff in the eye. and it's all swelled
up From all which it may be taken as
settled hat from this on the boys win pre-
empt the smo0thest sidewalk. and old
codge must look out for their toes as the
whizz g iron-poinsed spheres of hard wood
come aumInIng down, for it's close season
Tor marbles and open season for tops black
eyes aud split lips.
The PGwER OF IMAGINATIoN.- a GER
taia staurant in this city large stove has
been Is up since the cold weather set in.
bus Il Is far the pipe has not been adjusted
50 rs 70 permit fire to be kindled. The
clerk ia Factions chap, and at night he
lights lamp aud places it in the stove In
such way that the beams shipe out beneath
the door, giving the appearance of a glowing
fire. These cold nights there is scarcely any
tning more mir5h-provoEing than to observe
the customers rs they come in and walk up
to til. stove. They rub their palms over IL
with comfort-taking air that is killing. and
then quare themselves about and back up TO
that s5ove and part their coat tails and treat
an i'm portant but embarrassing part OF their
person to good blking. after which they SIT
down well warmed to enjoy their luncheon
and al the while that clerk is just kicking
himse Il to death behind the counter over the
fun Of the thing; and the worst of it is that
news gathecer. who ought to knoR better
WIS one OF the first to buy the joke.
61ERCHAgDIsE REPORT. = The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
105h For Weinstock & Lubin, case clothing
s cases shirts, box hats s. Lipnan Co.,
1 case dry goods; c. II. Gilman, box and ]
case dry goods r. Stone & Co, box hard.
ware; Charles Fiohr, l case firearms W. A
q @. ). Houghtou, cases books; r. Dale,
box music; Hale Bros & Co, case shirts
Adams, Mcneil & Co., 50 pals toll acco
Waterhouse & Lester, l carload wagon ma.
terial II. Q. Kirk & Co.. boxes medicine
Standard Oil Company, $40 cases oil Baker
Il Hamilton, 200 kegs nails Booth 4 Co,
40 kits 20 half.sarrels, % drums, 80 cases
80 boxes fish, 100 boxes cheese Locke &
Lavenson, l case oil cloth, | box brushes
Holman. Stanton & Co., 10 cases axes Hunt
ingtoa, Hopkins & Co., 4 cases hardware, I0i
plat non, 81 cases ak handles W. O.
Richardson, 80 bundles paper G.. II. Steven;
4 Co., l box books Whittier, Fuller & Co,
box molding; G. Lavenson, 2 boxes shoes
ANOTHER CHARGE.-During the State FAN
eight pair of blankets were stolen from the
Clunie building, corner of Eighth and K
Officers Woods and Campbell have beer
working the case no, and concluded that tbs
party who stole them was the same one that
took the harnesses Of DR.. Dixon and Mr.
Luce Some of the blankets were founC
sine time since in a second hand clothing
store, where an old man named Dozier nae
sold them. He arrested but said tht
blankets were given to him to dispose Of by
Young man whose name he did not know
D9zier vas kept in jail, however, To avail
developments. Charles Burns was recently
arrested az San Francisco as the man VIII
ole the harnesses, and now being confrontet
bT Dozier Is recognized as the party VII,
< re him the blankets to sell, ia which It i
leYed by the police authorities he is cor
{. Another charge of burglary is there
e added 70 the slate in Burns behalf.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS following car
lids of freight were received in this cit,
Y terday of -four and feed, 1 Of -four ant
seds, s of wool, of granite, l Of wagons.
OF coal oil ! Of wheat, % Of lumber, II Of stae
rails Of wood, l Of wheels, of lumber, , o
slabs, l OF cartridges, 2 Of canned fruit, o
ctttle, OF coal, , OF copper bullion, / OF irol
is. Through carloads were forwarde,
j st as follows; Il of barley, Is Of wool,
ol wine, , OF ere, 3 of merchandise, o
sugar, of fruit 9 OF tea, 1 of silk, l O
hides, of canned goods, of beans. l Q
whalebone, Of wins.
IL WORKING ORpER.- The adjusting of tn
pipes aod connections with the new boiler a
the Court. house was completed yesterda
and trial made, which resulted entirely salts
factory. The various rooms of the Court
house and Jail were easily heated to highe
Chau necessary temperature, and II sbr0n
contrast 70 the heating cspacity of the fernel
boiler. n. 4. Kidder, who has charge of th
heating apparatus and things generally sbou
the Court house has procured competen
engineer and win hereafter maintain uni
form and desired temperature for the Office
and Court. rooms.
To OBSERVE The CoUNT-Secretary o
State Burns has sent communication to tn
Chairman of each Of the two chief politica
central committees for the State notifyin,
them, in view of the eleseuess of the election
that on the day on which he shall make a
the aggregate of the reports Of the countie
relative to the late Electoral vote, the com
mittees can have, il they desire, representa-
tives present TO examine the returns AM
prove the footings. The law requires him t,
canvass the returns, and ascertain the aggre
gates by the 295h instant, or as much soone
as all the returns may be received.
OWNER FoUND-The fve-gallou can Q
butter which was found in the possession 0
Chinainqn who was arrested by officer Fer
raj upon suspicion, is found to have BEEF
stolen from the cellar of VIM. Fountain, q
Fifteenth and ? streets. The charge o
burglary has been entered against the China
man, whose name is All King. He hat
formerly worked for Mr.. Fountain