Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-25

A FAMILY DIsTURBANcE.-Las evening
citizens living in the vicinity of Fifteenth and
G streets came to the police-office and COM
planned to Chief Karcher that G. d. Ball,
who lives in the alley between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth, G and Fl streets, had threatened
and assaulted his wife, who is in a very deli
cate condition. and that they feared serious
results unless Ball was arrested. Accordingly,
about half-past 10 o'clock officers Frazee and
Fredericks were dispatched to make the
arrest. They found Ball in his house with
his children, while his wife had taken
refuge at neighbours. Ball at first
refused to submit to arrest, and in
dulged in rough and abusive language to
one of the officers, but was finally induced to
submit without resort to force being had.
Thereupou Mrs. Ball returned to her home.
The complaint the lady is understood to make
is that she stands in fear Of her life at her
husbands hands, and that he ran her ont of
the house with a shotgun. The neighbors
near by are much excited in her behalf, and
complain that Ball has frequently assaulted
and beaten her, to the scandal of the whole
neighborhood. Mrs. Ball declared her inten-
ton to appear in Court this morning and
swear to complaint. On his behalf Ball
denies having committed any battery on his
VIE, anu dsstIIS tleTG Is NJ CdlSc lUE
his arrest.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-At the Metro
politan Theater this evening will commence
weeks engagement of the Willard & Fletcher
great gift show and illusory performances
Mile. Victoria, the only lady magician in the
world, will appear nightly as Spirit Queen in
Wiliiard's beautiful Illusion, The Enchanted
Pavilion, or, the Magician's Dream" and
Mile. Elite in her mid-air suspension, or
silver snow-storm; also, Miles. Victoria and
Elite in their great spirit manifestations of
causing musical instruments to float through
space over the heads Of the audience. One
hundred and two elegant costly presents will
be given away nightly. Admission Three
envelopes), 80 CENTS children Zone enyelope),
% cents. Reserved seats tsix envelopesl, 81.
FREMONT BAR-The work of construct
ing wing-dam at Fremont bar to improve
the channel at that point has been in progress
under direction of Col Mendell, and under
the superintendent of Assistant Engineer
w. p. Smith, within the past few days. The
steamer Red Bluff and crew and 56 other
men commenced work there one week ago
last Friday One thousand and fifty feet of
brush-work, sunk with saud-bags, was brllt
on the left side of the river, which it is
thought may prove sufficient. but if it
should not, more will be constructed in few
days. Assistant Engineer Smith will remain
there for observation few days, to deter
mine the effectiveness of the work.
BELIEVED To BE SToLEN.-The police have
found concealed under an oil tank large
number of photographs, taken in different
parts of the country, and which appear to
have been taken from an album. They are
believed to be stolen property, and are at the
police headquarters awaiting the owner.
LAST OF THE DEvILs.-TLe Chinese have
succeeded in getting the best of their DEVILS
and closed the annual work for this purpose
at 3 o'clock this morning. when the last of
his Satanic Highness was consigned to the
flames amid great pomp and ceremony.