Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-14
BRIEF REFERENCE.

EOOl Wuct6 Ii OCCuEItu appearance OIL d
hastily improvised open-work skylight, and
will be inconvenient in rainy nights to tramps
who may continue to break into and sleep in
the old porter's room, as they have recently
been doing.
The first strawberries of the season, grown
in this locality, were brought into town yes
terday from the premises of Mrs. Hoppy, of
Florin. So the general strawberry season
may be regarded as near at hand.
The swallows that eat up the mosquitoes
have been largely killed off by the late storms,
and many dead ones were found yesterday af-
ter the cold snap.
The grove at the new railroad grounds is
prospecting nicely and the young trees are
growing rapidly and with healthful develop
ment.
City Surveyor Bassett yesterday set the
stakes for the extended corner curbs of the
new grade at Tenth and o streets.
The State Board of Agriculture holds
special meeting next Monday, to finish up the
racing programme.
A patent for improved vehicle springs has
been granted to George Aschenauer, of this
city.
Certificates of exemption were yesterday
issued to John Casey and Daniel Mcnamara.
Matthew B. Greer, an old resident and
well known, is dead.
METROPOLITAN THEATER. house was
filled last evening to witness the production
Of the sensational and much criticised play,
"Coralie." In it Miss Lewis and Mr. O'Neil
gave an example of fine art in acting that is
seldom surpassed. 1t was finished and in
tense piece of dramatic work, and held the
audience in rapt admiration. Mr.. Bradley,
Mr. Jennings and Mr.. Barrows also appeared
to fine advantage. These five showed what
the true artists can do how intensely real
the acting drama can be made; how higher
than painting, poetry or song at times the
drama can rise ; how nearer than any
of these it can often draw to the hearts
of Den. Miss Walters and Miss Thorne
contributed to the general success of the
piece and were equal to the demands made
upon them. The play .Coralie is simply
the story of the better life of dissolute
woman who, turned from her ways for many
years, rears to manhood son who is kept
ignorant of his mother and her past infamy,
and develops into maturity of honor,
honesty, ambition and success. This son
seeks in marriage the daughter of an honor
able and pure family and his love is returned.
The discovery of his low birth and the in
fanny of his mother, his remuneration of his
bride and his devotion to his miserable parent
notwithstanding her past shame; the triumph
of affection, and the union of the young
couple despite all difficulties, form the main
lines of the play. 1t is full of telling situa-
tions; it is natural. real, Gfe-like, until the
close. when the ending disappoints. 1t is
play that appeals to the best sentiments
avn tba hee ~ l,r;l1
ing situations the anguish that follows self
conviction of sin, appeals to the sense of
right in the breast of every auditor, and
throughout speaks to the conscience of every
man and woman who listens to its text. 1t
has no impure thought or suggestion; no ig
noble sentiment; and if it presents one hide
Gus character it is as contrast to the pure
and good, and background upon which all
that is honorable, honest and afectionate, is
shown in the strongest light. 1t answers the
only true test to be applied to the drama-it
appeals to the better man from beginning to
end. Tonight the London novelty. "The
Queens Shilling" 1t will be the last night
but one of the Baldwin company.
MYSTERIOUS ALARM-No one seems to
know who turned in the false fire alarm from
box Is Wednesday night. Assistant Engineer
OMera says he removed the key from the box,
and gave it to some one-he don't know now
who, nor did he take the number of the key.
There was no fire, nor did any chimney take
fire, though O'Mera says he was told there
was one on fire. Inquiry develops that the
alarm was false, and resulted in race be-
tween two companies that might have turned
out badly. The alarm was turned in by some
one as practical joke probably. and by the
b1up6aripo of O'Nfera tho n1Yo bar Of tho Low
is unknown, and hence the party to whom it
is charged remains unknown. The Assistant
says the man who claimed the key said he
was a special officer, and, without knowing
him to be such, he surrendered the key, and
lost the only clue to the false alarm-or what
is now believed to have been such. This
false alarm business is a crime, and an exam
pie ought to be made; and engineers ought
not to return keys they release from boxes
without taking the number and knowing who
sent in the alarm.
KILLED WHILE MININc.-The hydraulic
mine at Yankee hill owned by Allen & La
rue has for long time remained unworked
from the fact that it was so high that it was
difficult to get water to it to carry it on.
Work was, however, recently resumed, and
while two men, named Burns and Laird, were
engaged sluicing, cave took place upon them
which ii was supposed at first had caused the
death of both. Laird was, however, found to
be only partially covered and escaped with
only severe bruisiug, but when Burns was
reach, d he was found covered some four feet
deep by an immense weight and quite dead.
The deceased lived in the neig hborhood, and
had only been married about one week. He
was his wife's second husband, and her first
husband was instantly killed in railroad ac-
cident, few years since, near this city. MIR.
Burns had many friends in this city.
PIcNIcs.-The Congregational and Presby-
terrain Sunday-schools union picnic at Natoma
Grove is postponed to June 1st... The Heiter-
keit Social Club gives its annual pic
mic at Richmond Grove Sunday next.
Games will be introduced and prizes awarded.
This Club is good organization, and always
insures social success at its picnics The
Improved Order of Red Men reannounce
their picnic for Mond at Natoma Grove.
The many prizes for contests are on exhibit
ton at Miller's jewelry store, j street, near
Seventh.
LITTLE BoY Losr.-A report was sent to
the police station last evening that little
boy aged about years, and named Charley
Chamberlain, had been lost since early in the
afternoon. He had not been found up to a
late hour last night, and from the fact that
his father, who has separated from his wife,
was seen in the city recently, it is surmised
that he may have taken the boy with him.
AUCTIONS j. Simmons & Co. will sell
at II A. NJ. to-day, on the premises, the east
half of lot 2, 40 by $780, and the west half of
lot 3, 40 by 100, & and H. Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets One lot has a large house
on it. M. J. Simmons will sell at 1880 A.
NJ to-day varied lot of household goods, at
412 street. Also safe, billiard table, 100
shotguns and rifles, and chest of tools.
MINING ENTERPRISE Quigley, for
merly of Folsom, has lately returned to that
place to open mine which he has owned for
twenty years, labor and water having be-
come cheap enough to make the working
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