Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


BOARD or SUPERVISORS. -The Board met
at 10 a II. yesterday morning. All present
but M. Bailey. Sitting as Swamp Land
Board, = warrant drawn in favor of William
Wilcox, CT Swamp Land District No. 50. for
81, 269, was approved. Also warrants upon
Reclamation District No. 81, as follows ::
CaliforIia transportation Company, S35 /;
An Cue, S62 90; ]. M. Upham, S26 81 (;
james Dexter, S17S 70; S. II. Harmon,
1888 2; same, Sl7S SO; j. NJ. Upham,
S222 90; y. j. Biglow, $40 "a; j. NJ. Up
ham, 1915 SO. business being resumed as a
Board Of Supervisors, the resignation Of NJ
j. Brundase, as Overseer of Road District
No, 30, was accepted, and J. NJ. Stephenson
was elected to fiji the vacancy. Upon motion
of Mr.. Wilson, st. Rose Church was granted
the use Of the upper floor of the Pavilion for
the nights Of March Is, 16 and II, 1881, for
the purpose Of holding church entertain
ment Upon motion, the Judiciary Commit
tee we're instructed to get up a set of rules
for the government of the Board. Under
suspension Of the rules a claim of So was
allowed to Henry Bane. The claim of NJ.
D. Good4il was referred to the Finance Com
mittee Adjourned to 10 A. NJ. to-day.
SUIT FOR DAMAGEs.-Another suit has
been commenced against A. Coolot for dam
ages caused by the falling of the awning at
the southwest corner of Eighth and K streets
on the 5sh day of July last. The present &C.
ton is commenced in the Superior Court by
Annie G. Blake and G. n. Blake, her hus-
band, fer ths sum Of 7,415. It is alleged in
the petition that petitioners occupied a por-
ton of the upper part of the building to
which the defective awning was attached as
residence, and had to use the awning as a
porch and means Of ineress and egress to
their said residence, and that while standing
upon it, On the 9Th day of July, it fell, and
greatly injured Hrs. Blake, one of said
plaintiffs, disi0eating her shoulder and pro-
duclug G5Ber serious injuries that the acct
dent wos caused by the rotten condition of
the awning and its supports, and that the
owner, A. Coolot, is responsible for the in
juries by reason of not having made and
kept the premises in a safe condition. The
plaintiffs attorneys are Greed Raymond and
w. a Cheeny, and Mr.. Coolot has retained
Curtis Il Ciunie as his counsel
AMERICAN RIVER SURvEY.-The survey
and examination of the American river and
its vicinity, which has been prosecuted for
some time past by the State surveying party
under Engineer Marsden Manson, has been
completed. and the party returned to the
CibSs 4 liG tttatk5LS OI LuBH Work VIII furnish
much valuable information in connection
with future operations in the matter of
handling J5e dstTitus which is being sluiced
down that river from the mines. The mem
bers Of TIE party making the survey in ad-
dition 70 mir. Manson, were as follows j.
+. Carroll assistant in charge plane table
work Hubert Vischer, transit work A, J.
Campbell and T. Windingstad, Jewelers. P.
7. Bergman, q. j. White, George Stod-
dard and IL. Norman Sutton, rodmen E.
Nj. GTunsky AMI L. H. Coffery, chainmen :;
Edward Shaw, tableman.
SUPPRESS THEM-In addition to the sling.
shot nuisance, the air-guns, with which
youngsters are supplying themselves, should
be put into the list for immediate suppression.
The rroiscliIes fred by them are almost as
dangerous as the missiles of an ordinary re-
volveg, and they are being recklessly handled
and used. Oue OF the metal-pointed shots,
fired b7 BOY from the yard on the east side
of Seventh street, day or two since, struck
pane Of glass in the County Clerks office,
at the Coart-house, and broke it. Had it not
hit Immediately by one of the cross pieces of
the sash. 1t would have gone entirely through
and probably hit an employe, who was at
work ia front Of it. These dangerous
play weapons should be at once suppressed by
pareats, and, II necessary, by the police.
BID RzJEcrxD.-The bid of s2S5, made for
the AIcAlanus building, has been rejected by
the Board Of Supervisors, and the building
will now be torn down and the brick used,
under direction of the Supervisors, for con-
structiss 4 high wall along the west and
north sides OF the Hall of Records lot. The
lumber viii be used in building large wood
shed on the rear end of the lot, for storage of
wood for e adjacent county buildings In
this manner the materials in the building, it
Is estimated, will be worth not less than 5000.
About twenty members of the chain-gang
viii be put to work this morning, under the
charge OF Garrett and Shellars, to tear it down,
clean the brick, and clear the premises, ready
for erecdrs the Hall of Records.
MINERAL LAND PArENTs.-rhe following
patents Tor mineral lands were received at
the United States Land Office in this city,
Ed. +. Taylor, Register, on the 22d instant
viz. Mineral entry No. SAL, Cave City
placer mine, George Nichols ct al, claim
ants mineral entry No. 65S Sardine placer
mine, Rebecca G.. Pierce ct al, claimants /:
mineral entry No. 649. Portuguese placer
mine, Manuel S. Cardoza ct al, claimants !;
mineral entry No. 742. Indiana quartz mine
Alvinzs Hayward ct al, claimants.
ADMINISTRATORS SAILED. J. Simmons
s Co. viii sell to-day, at 1890 a. NJ. at their
salesroom, 1919 Fourth street, for Geo. F.
Bronner, Public Administrator six trunks.
containing silk dresses, lace shawls, broche
shawl, underwear. velvet and other cloaks.
embroideries. two gold watches, three gold
chains, jewelry, statuary, crockery, tin and
glassware and household furniture.
MERCHANDISE. = The following freight
passed Ogden for Sacramento on the 10Th
For a. Meister, bds springs, case carriage
bolts; ". A. & C. S. Houghton, cases en-
velopes A. Coolot, 4 cases playing cards
w. r Knights, / meat chopper Hunting
ton, Hopkins s. Co., 10 bdls roof iron. l case
hinges; D. W. Earl, 20 steel dies, 20 steel
shoes.
TRADE. NlARKs.-George NJ. Bowman, OF
Santa Glars county, yesterday fled bis claim
to trademark consisting of the words
"California Packing Company" Sim Seriat
4 Co, of San Francisco, also filed claim to
trademarks for Royal Mocha Coffee and
"Royal Java Coffee
IEsAKE En- RoUrE-Sheriff Tompkins, of
Nevada, passed through the city yesterday en-
route to tue asylum at Napa with an insane
man named John Nankerveris.
The book revolution inaugurated by the
Houcht)ns Is wonderful. Their store If
crowded daily with eager seekers for the bar
gains so faithfully offered and carried out.
FcR THE HOLIDAYS Fancy goods, ID
endless variety, at half what you have to
pay elsewhere, at the great clearing sale of the
Red House.
REaEMBER the dress patterns for holiday
presents at Mechanics Store.
TIE Toy Department at Mechanics Store
is full Of novelties.
HOLIDAY HATS, for men. youths and boys,
at the l < L Store.