Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LUUHL III iELLlUcNUE.
Picnic DIsTURBERs. The cases of the
young bloods who, it is charged, made
themelves notorious by disturbing the
Red Mems picnic at Natoma Grove
on last Sunday, came up for trial
in Justice GilmeI's Court on Saturday.
The defendants were represented by Ed. NJ.
Martin, T. H. Wallis, J. n. Young and J.
IL. Duffy, who entered demurrer to the
complaints on the ground that they were too
uncertain in their specification of the acts
complained Of That they charged the de-
PENDANTS with having disturbed the peace Of
the neighborhood of Natoma Grove in Sacra-
mento county, whereas it was argued by the
defendants attorneys that there was no neigh
borhood about Natoma Grove to be disturbed,
and that the picnic temporarily there could
not be termed neighborhood, and hence the
present complaints were fatally defective,
even If violation of the peace had been COM
mitted at a picnic, as is claimed to have &C.
CURED. District Attorney Buckley appeared
for the prosecution and stated that he did not
draw the complaints, but that under them
breach of the peace of Natoma Grove could
be properly proved. He admitted that Sec
ton 403 of the Penal Code was intended to
cover this class of cases, and that the COM
plants should have been drawn under it.
After arguments of counsel the Court decided
that the complaints as drawn were fatally de-
fective, being drawn under the wrong section
of the code, and ordered the defendants dis
charged. The officers who swore out the pre-
vious complaints had no knowledge whatever
that they were not properly drawn, until the
point was raised by demurrer in Court, and
as they firmly believe that the disturbance of
the peace Is an offense under the law, and
that the cases in hand are such as can be
made to feel the force of penalty prescribed,
the officers will to-day apply to District At
torney Buckley to draw new complaints
which shall give an opportunity for trial of
the facts in these cases.
LYING INSTINCTS San Francisco
Chronicle, with the instinct for lying for
which it is Extensively notorious, in its report
of the proceedings of the Baptist State Con-
vention on Friday, makes DR.. Gray, the
Moderator of the Convention, declare the re-
port OF the proceedings of Thursday, as pub
lished in the RECORD y MON, incorrect. The
report in question stated that loud demand
was made for call of the churches on tabling
the resolutions condemnatory of the Kali
locks. which demand was ignored by the
Chairman. Mr. Hewes called attention to
Jle statement ana asked Jne CHAIRMAN TO
explain. Dr. Gray distinctly admitted the |
correctness of the report. and explained his
action in ignoring the demand by saying that
the Secretary had no roll of the churches
and that therefore he took the vote by rising |
A Chronicle reporter takes to lying as ma
turally as young duck to water, because
evil communications corrupt good man
ners." DR.. Gray ignored the demand for the
call as arbitrarily as any programme Presi-
& 4 In, %
do. In fact, the parliamentary rights of men,
bers were sat down upon in that Convention
very much after the manner of common sin
ners.
POLICE CouRT-The following business
was transacted in the Police Court on Satur-
day: John Eberhardt, found guilty of bat
terry by jury, fined S62 so; All You, ar
rested for misdemeanor, was discharged /; All
Now, found guilty of petty larceny, was
mulct in tie sum of $i2 80 for his indiscre-
ton John Brown, fined 81 80 for being
drunk; Lizzie jerks, charged with being a
common drunk, continued to to-day. Chas.
Z. Frey deposited 81 30 until he should come
back to answer for being drunk and has not
returned. All Chung and All Yin, charged
with keeping opium den, and Charles
Woods and Charles Williams, for visiting
days each in the County Jail and fined S27 so
each. CY. McClintock confessed to the pro-
fession of vagrancy, and was awarded twenty
days in the County Jail to mediate upon
change of base.
WANTED TO ExA,uNE.-Ye sterday after
noon it was reported that burglar had
broken into the Neponset boat, lying at the
foot of N street. Officer Rider visited the
boat and found Robert II. Burns standing in
the store-room of the boat, into which place
he had broken through back door, and with
the evident intention of inspecting matters in
general without witnesses. Upon being asked
by the officer what he was doing, he replied
he wanted to see what was in there. He was
taken TO the Station. house to see what there
was at that place, but as it was ascertained
that he Is somewhat non compos, no charge
has as yet been entered against him.
LEvEE DIsTRICT MEETING.-The Trustees
of Levee District No. held meeting at the
Court House Saturday afternoon, and had
a general discussion as to the cost of raising
the levees of that district, which are situated
next below Sacramento. Without arriving
at any definite conclusion or course of action,
the meeting was adjourned until next
Wednesday at P NJ, when public meet
ing of landowners in the district will be held
again at Nick Dole's, for further considera-
ton of the subject, and endeavor to adopt
some plan of action to secure better protec
ton from overflow.
Crrr PAYMENTS. following sums were
paid into the City Treasury for the week
ending May 18th: By w. C. Farnsworth,
cemetery dues, S1O6 rs; R. D. SERVER,
water rates, sl,016 %; N. A. Kidder, har-
Dor dues, 81 so; w. A. Henry, Police
Court 6nes. $50; Geo. A. Putnam, city
licenses, SEQ 96; dog licenses 50 60; street
assessments, SCI o.; city taxes, $685. 900;
total, $1O4, 25S 10.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
18th: For Mebius & Co., Sc boxes corned
beef; Baker l. Hamilton, boxes hand
pumps; Lindley & Co., 20 cases tobacco;
Adams, Mcneil & Co., 4 cases tobacco;
Weinstock Lubin, boxes boots and shoes;
5. h. Hopley, l trunk personal effects;
Scoheld Teyis, 50 barrels spirits.
CoNMERoIAL.-Arrived May 18th and 10th,
steamer San Joaquin, No. 8, from San Fran
cisco. with general merchandise steamer
Neponset, from the upper Sacramento. with
produce; schooner Elko, from Humboldt
with lumber for the Friend & Terry Lumber
Company. Departed steamer Varuna. for
the upper Sacramento.
ARREsTs.-Ths following arrests have been
made since last report: All Jim, for fast
driving, by officer Campbell; P. Schields a
drunk, by officer Ferral; Frances Scott, alias
Diamond Kate, for grand larceny, by officer
Woods; Edward Fellow, drunk, by officer
Frazee Edward Powell, healthy beggar, by
officer Rider.
RED MENs PIcNIo.-The annual picnic of
AT Natorna Grove to-day. Cars leave the
new depot at o'clock, sharp. Officer Ferral
and local Coffee, with some specials, will
accompany the party.
STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. = The
State Board of Agriculture meets at its Office
in this city to-day.