Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-19

well Department No. q, horticulture
products, to P. II. Murphy; Department
No. Z, fine arts, ETC., to William Hahn
also special gold medal to Sacramento Busi
ness College for display of penmanship, pen
drawings, etc.
The Board resolved to request the Direc
tors of all the District Agricultural Societie
to meet in convention with the State Boar(
in Sacramento on the second Monday il
January, 1881, ct P. NJ, at the Pavilion
The object is TO consult on many matters o
interest concerning the State and Distric
annual exhibitions, to the advancement Of al
the societies and the extending of their in
huence
The Board allowed number of specia
premiums recommended by several commit
tees.
The Board ordered that the next annua
fair shall begin ON the third Monday in Sep
TENDER, 1881.
The Board will next meet in Sacramento
the second Monday in January, 1881.
MILITARY ORDERs.-Orders have issued
from the headquarters of the First Artillery
Regiment, Fourth Brigade, N. G. c., fol
Companies A, B and G aud the Governors
Guard to assemble in full uniform at the Pa.
vilion on Monday, November 22d, at o'clock
P. NJ, for inspection, as required by General
0rders No. u, Brigade Headquarters. The
field and staff officers are to assemble at the
same time and place. Companies a, B and
G. and the Governors Guard, the regimental
band. field and staff officers of this regiment,
are to assemble at the Pavilion for battalion
drill at P. M. on Monday, November 18th,
Thursday, December Och, Tuesday, December
O1ytT Tar,
uary 18th, and Tuesday, February 1st. The
commissioned officers PRESIDENT in Sacra-
mentol OF the regiment are to assemble at
regimental headquarters for instruction on
Wednesday, December LIST, at 7:30 P. NJ, and
at the same hour on the first and third
Wednesday thereafter in each month. The
commissioned officers PRESIDENT in Sacra-
mento) CT the regiment are ordered to assem-
Die at regimental headquarters at 1870 this
evening. The commanding officers of Com
panies C, d and q OF this regiment are or
dered TO assemble their commands for bat
TALON drill and instruction at least once in
each month, in addition to the company drills
required by law, and the reports of such bat
talon drills, and of the attendance, must be
promptly made to resimental headquarters.
THE BECKLEY TRIAL.-The trial of Benson
D. Beekley for manslaughter, in the killing
OF Dr. Summers, was commenced yesterday
in the Superior Court. The case was called
at 10 a. NJ, and jury was not obtained until
P. NJ. Eleven were accepted and sworn
out of the regular panel of trial jurors, and
a special venire issued for FIVE more, out of
which the twelfth juror was obtained The
jury is composed of John Thomas, G. A.
Rademacher, VIM Naughton, A. Gruhbs,
l. n. Babcock, Peter Newman, Chas. Zim-
norman, Charles M. +. Chapman, Samuel
Nathan, j. a. Woods, Daniel Mason, S.
Martin. The people are represented in the
case by District Attorney Buckley and Henry
Starr, and the defense by @. T. Jones and S.
S. Holl. About so witnesses have been
subpenaed, and the case viii probably occupy
last evening from $50 to o'clock, and then
remained in session until half past 9, when
an adjournment was taken until $50 this
morning. The testimony thus far is substan-
italy the same as given on the preliminary
examination and published in the RECORD.
UNION at that time.
To Some CURIosITY.-There ara very
many people in California, and thousands of
children-the great majority indeed-who
have never seen "cutter and have but a
faint idea what stylish sleigh is. just now
curiosity in that respect can be gratifed at
Bernhard's carriage factory, corner Sixth and
L streets. Mr.. Bernhard has just finished
one, and is finishing another cutter" One
is togo to thesnowy region of Montana, and the
other to Virginia City. Both are very hand
some specimens of the fancy sleigh of the
East, with the great swelling dash board curl.
ing backward, rising almost to the drivers
breast, and enabling the occupants to pack
the flsecy robes, common to fancy cutters,
close about their limbs. Then, there are the
wellknown goose necks, each ending with
the head and bill of bird the swelling
runners steel-clad; the light and graceful
body, with its high back and deep seat the
foot rail on either side, the step and
handsome and stylish sleigh. These
cutters look very odd in this semi-tropical
climate, aud many is the curious wondering
gaze they invite.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.-Several ladies inter,
ested in the woman's suffrage movement met
last evening at the office of DR.. Kellogg, and
were addressed by Mrs. Wallis, President Of
the Board of Directors of the State Woman,
Suffrage Association. That lady is now
making u GelD-
ers to circulate two petitions, one asking fol
a law permitting women to vote ia certain
cases and the other asking for a law qualify
ing the wife to succeed to the community
property on the death of the husband Las
evening she explained these petitions, anC
secured the pledges of several persons to cir
culate them here. The meeting then ad
journed.
METROPOLITAN THRATER.-The "Chim
ney Corner" and 81 His Last Legs" wer
repeated last evening, and "The Poor O
New York postponed until Saturday. To
night. for the benefit of Mr.. Cooke, "Uncl
Toms Cabin will be played, with little Ida
Aubrey as Eva. The Sacramento Minstrel
are announced to appear in the plantation
scene, as also number of speciality actors
The Capital City Minstrels were at first un
derlined to appear. but the Sacrsmentos sr
now announced instead The prices remain
at the reduced rates. The performance las
evening was weakened by the absence OF Nh
Crosbie from the cast, otherwise it was z
before.
ARRESTED TO 0RDKR.-Upon notice fror
| Constable Hall, of San Jose, received b.
Chief Karcher, officer Lee yesterday arreste
in this city Albert Miller, alias Ernest Wag
ner. This was the extent of his name a
given from San Jose, but he was found t
have registered at the William Tell House a
Albert Weber. He is wanted for obtaining
money under false pretenses, and acknowl
edged to the officer that he was guilty Of tn
charge. He hid locks of hair Of variou
ladies in his pocket, done up in sections o
| blue ribbon. and, among accomplishments
he is evidently heart smasher. An Office
will STRIVE to take him below to-day.
RUNAWAY. One of the City Railwa.
teams engaged in hauling earth INDUCED in
lively runaway yesterday afternoon. I
started from Second ard o streets, ran ful
speed aloDg Second TO N, up n to Eighth
along Eighth to and out o toward Twentieth
Near Tenth street the wagon parted in tn
MIDDLE, snd one section piled up in the gut
ter; the other collided with passing bugg
and nearly capsized it.
THE B1ecrsr BARGAINS EVER OFFERED :
Atwood aud silk brocade, double-width Ore.
goods, at half the usual price. a. Rothfel
Bros.
HAND KNIT SOCKS, 25 cents per pair. Re