Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-06

agree as to which DOCK Snoulu DC auopteu.
The competing spelling books were retail
price): Hendersons, 20 cents; Swinton's, %
cents; Beecher's, % cents. The Board
adopted Swintons-it being that now in use.
Drawing books competed as follows: For
briger's Tablets retail, l vol. 10 cents, 2 vols.
20 cents, vols. so cents; introduction 10
cents, Is cents and 20 cents, Bartholomew
Series-three sets cards, 80 cents introduc-
ton, retail, 40 cents books, retail, 90 cents
introduction, 81 20 retail The Board adopt
ed Bartholomew Series.
The remainder of the list the Eoard ordered
passed for the present. The books, so far as
adopted under the resolution given above, do
not affect the matter of changing, as no
scholar is to change books except upon ad-
vancing to higher grades and when the for
mer books are unfit At 1920 this morning,
after very long session, the Board adjourned
until Saturday evening The session was
made very lively by the sharp contests be-
tween the many book-agents presents, but
there was nothing unpleasant IN their COM
petition or in their method of urging their
favorite books upon the attention OF the
Board
INFORMATION LosT.-A new method of ap-
proach to asking for "a quarter to get some
thing to eat was spoiled yesterday by an
unfortunate circumstance at the Courthouse.
A man of badly worn and tattered clothes,
but which bore the impress of former neat
ness in cut and quality, and looked as if they
could tell long tale of downward steps from
dissipation, and perhaps of all the various
stages between an honorable position in life
and that of tramp, walked into the Office of
some leading parties of the Court, and after
addressing them Familiarity as if accustomed
to frequent the Office, set to examining the
law books, which he did in manner intended
to show that he was at home in legal lore, not
withstanding his temporary edyappearance
After having become satisfied that he had Sc
cured the notice of those present and unques-
tionably impressed them with his rightful
standing and capacity, he turned and while
still abstractly thumbing volume of reports,
said Gentlemen, it might possibly inter
est you to know something of who | am."
This of course secured prompt attention.
for who could decline so tempting PROPOSE
ton, especially as there was no charge for
tat least, nothing said about any as yet.
So he continued, g l am from the great State
of Illinois. [Ot course the gentlemen pres
emit were surprised that he did not say Ohio,
but they did not interrupt him. The first
fee l ever paid for legal services was to
Abraham Lincoln, who afterwards, as you
recollect, became President of the United
States David Davis was at that time on
the bench in that State. and Stephen A."
Just at that time newspaper reporter
stepped into the room, which Interrupted the
speaker, and fearing his remarks would get
into the paper, he Immediately left, without
referring to his wants, and the public will
probably never be able to ascertain who that
man really was.
PULLMAN COACHES. George M. Pullman,
of palace sleeping car fame, who recently
came to this coast in his private car upon
business trip, has again returned East with i'm
pressions and expressions highly compliment
tary to the Golden State. While upon the
coast, arrangements were made with the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation Company, of
which he is a Director. to place four of the
| Pullman palace sleepers upon that road this
| fall. The Pullman Palace Car Company,
| which is located in Chicago, now operates
about eight hundred cars in this country and
! Europe, representing cost of about Sl3, 00O,-
| 900. The average distance run by each car per
| year is about one hundred thousand miles.
| No cars are sold by the company, but they
are placed upon the road of any company
with whom contract is made for their use,
the Pullman Company receiving as rental
compensation the extra charges made for
! sleeping accommodations, and the railroad
company having the regular frst-class fare of
passengers carried in them. The repairs to
the coaches are sustained by the Pullman
! Company, except upon such roads as the rel
alive income from use of sleeping berths is
| disproportiopately small as compared with
receipts by the railroad company from its
use by day passengers, when by special stipu-
lations the coaches are kept in repair by the
company upon whose road they are used.
Mr.. Pullmaa's private car is built as would
be exrected, with all the skill and convent
ences of which the company is capable, and
is a model piece of work for homelike COM
forts and enjoyment while travelling. Its
arrangement provides the most perfect din
ing, drawing.room and sleeping accommoda-
| tons, and renders the WEAKNESS of travel
ing +" thing most devoutly to be wished.
JUNE RAcEs.-It is announced that there
will be FIVE days of racing at Sacramento,
commencing June LIST, under the auspices of
the Capital Turf Club. The races will be as
follows: First day-Trotting, three-minute
class. for horses owned in Sacramento coui =
previous to April LIST Berlin and Skags
horse barredl, $500; 2:35 class, $500. Seconu
| day-Running, one mile and repeat, free for
| all, $500; TIN ee quarter mile dash for two
year-olds, S2CO. Third day-Trotting, free
| for all, $500; 200 class. 500 Fourth day
Running, two miles and repeat, $500; one
and half mile dash for three-year-olds, $50.
Fifth day-One mile and repeat for beaten
runners, $50; 2:26 class trotters, S400. En-
tries to the trotting races close May Goth and
to the running races on May 31st. Entries
for the mile and repeat race on the last day
will not close till June 4th.
BANQUET AND PREsENTATIoN.-Ab banquet
I l. 4 l.. ~
reka Social Club. to Phil G. Cohen, one of
their members, who leaves this city to-day to
engage in business on his own account in
| Oakland. Speeches were made by the mem
beS, bidding Mr.. Cohen farewell, expressing
regret at his departure, and wishing him sue
cess in his new field of operations. Prior to
the banquet the employees of the firm of
Alderman Co., on street, where he has
been employed for the past six years, pre-
sented him with an elegant diamond ring as a
parting gift.