Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-20
Auction Sale.
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


subscribers to the State Democrat, paper
recently published in this city by Ford &
Clarke, is being inquired for by subscribers
along the road who have not received their
paper, and by the managers, who say they
received neither money nor the names of sub
scribers. A letter from Wheatland states
that while there week before last he obtained
twenty-five subscribers, who paid him sums
of from 81 80 to So each, and were to re-
ceive their paper in two days. He was next
at Marysville, where. according to the man
ayers statement, they sent him telegram to
send down 500, and he replied that he
would do so on Monday of last week
1t is estimated that he has collected
about $500. They further state that
he has not since sent the money or
communicated with them. Sunday inquiry
was made by Chief Karcher and the mana.
gers, which revealed the fact that he came
down the Oregon route Saturday to Roseville,
from which place he was seen going east on
the engine of freight train. Sunday even
ing Chief Karcher sent telegram to Reno
authorizing the arrest of the wandering agent
for an enbezzlement. No answer came then,
but yesterday morning came notice of the
he must be sent for Immediately to prevent
his release on writ of habeas corpus. Mr..
Clarke, one of the publishers, Immediately
swore to complaint, and preparations were
being made to procure requisltlon for the
prisoner, when it was thought best to inquire
how, much money was In his pos
session. To a Geographic query came
the response that he had but
$50. This being insufficient to pay for the
expenses of an officer and for the return Of
the prisoner, the managers declined to go to
any further expense in securing the return of
the absentee A telegram was sent to Reno,
ordering the prisoners release, but at the
same time instructing the authorities not to
permit MIN to canvass and receive subscrip-
tons for publication that has no existence
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden April
18th: For Huntington, Hopkins & Co., 4
bales Irvine, l box fishing rods, 2 boxes cut
lery, Is bundles iron, boxes hardware,
box butts, 81 slabs steel; j. i. Hill & Co.,
II bales springs, crate gear; Booth & Co., 2
boxes baking powder Baker & Hamilton, l
box hardware w. a. & G. S. Houghton,
l box show cards, box books; H. g. Kirk &
Co., 10 boxes medicine d. w. Earl, 10 steel
shoes, 10 steel dies State Library, l box
books; Studebaker Manufacturing Co., l car
wagons A. Dennery, Is boxes lanterns !;
John Brewer box walnutlfurniture Jones
& Owens, 203 reels wire Lindley & Co, 10
packages tobacco: Weinstock & Lubin,
bale dry goods. l case shirts G. II. Stevens,
4 boxes shoes; Weidmann 4 Hromada, 2 boxes
candy Casey 4 Cronan, cases cigars.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday Mrs. Howard forfeited s. deposit for
having been drunk, as did also P. Millegan
and P. Williams B. F. Hood, for having
been drunk, was fined So 50. William Bax-
ter, vagrant, was sentenced to 80 days in
Jail. The battery cases of Michael O'Brien
and Michael keegan, were continued to the
ODD, and French Josey to the 2lst. The case
of William Neumau, an opium smoker, will
be heard to-day. John Ramsey, for smoking
opium, and All Pong, for keeping an opium
den, were fined So 30 each, and All Hoy, for
the same offeuse, will receive a like sentence
to-day r. Wilson, arrested for sleeping in a
barn, was discharged. The burglary cases of
Barry, Creighton aud Smith was up for hear
ing, and after partial examination continued
J. 2. Williams, accused of battery, was dis
charged.
Found Drowned Sunday evening the
body of an unknown man was found in the
Sacramento river, on the Yolo side, a short
distance below Freeport, having apparently
been in the water six weeks. Justice Buck
ingham, of Washington, went down yester-
day morning and held an inquest on the re-
mains. He was accompanied by Coroner
Vermiya, of this city, who brought the
body here for interment. Deceased was
about five feet six or seven inches high, of
rather heavy build, probably had long brown
beard when alive, and was about 40 years
old. He had on wooden undertaking, a
pair of red overalls, also pair of blue ones,
a blue Jumper and a checked wooden over
shirt.
SUIT FOR DAMAGEs.-C. Z. Jones and E.
NJ Martin, attorneys for Feronica Miller,
have filed in the Superior Court complaint
against the city of Sacramento, in which she
prays for a Judgment of $4,000 to pay for
the alleged removal IN 1877, of the remains
of her husband, George w. Miller, who died
in 1870. and the monument over them from
one lot in the City Cemetery, which she
claims to have purchased, to another lot,
without her consent or knowledge. The
plaintiff alleges that in the removal of the
monument and in the moving of the coffin
the monument was injured and the bones
shaken and broken, causing injury thereto
to the amount of $4,000.
OMN1BusEs FOR o STREET-The Board of
City Trustees yesterday granted to- the Sac
ramento City Railway Company the
privilege of substituting omnibuses for
cars. from Third and K along o
to Tenth street, for ninety days, to
be run on the same time and under the me
regulations. At the expiration of that me
the track must be relaid and cars run as now.
This is made necessary because of the raising
of 0 street, which will for a time interfere
with the operation of the road.
BOARD OF SuPERvIsoRs.-Th Board of
Supervisors was in session yesterday, all the
members being present except Supervisor
Christy. The Board received communica-
t;on from the Sacramento Light Artillery,
asking for a lease of the lower hall of the
Pavilion. to be used as an armory, and the
matter was taken under Amusement A COM
municati0n was received from Governor
Perkins. thanking the Board for the use OF
Agricultural Hall. The Board then ad-
journed until this morning.
SusPRrsE SocIAL.-The Esocial Of Sacia-
mento Encampment No. 60, c. h. T., last
evening. took the form of an invitation sur
prise party to one of the members
Addie l. Eskridge. About loo invitations
were issued, and, Notwithstanding the storm,
a large proportion of those invited were
present. Literary exercises, music ana
dancing comprised the programme TOR the
evening. The hall was finely decorated, ana
those present made the occasion one OF en-
joyment.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS. There were for
warded to the East yesterday l car load OF
mustard seed, l OF red oil, 5 of merchandise,
l of wool and / of coffee. There were re-
ceived here car loads of headers, Of wood
] of wheels, of coal, of merchandise, l of
reapers, l of mowers and headers, of lard
and l of sundries.
BROUGHT TO THE HosPITAL.-M. F. Con-
nelly, an employee of the railroad company,
was brought to the Railroad Hospital yester-
day morning because of injuries he had re-
ceiyed by being struck with a rope while
assisting in pulling a freight car upon the
track near Alta, Sunday evening.
AUCTION SALE.-Thursday at 1880 A. NJ,
at 1912 Eighth street, between and (. Sher-
b,rn & Smith will sell parlor sets, chamber
sets bedsteads, beds, mattresses. pillows,
blankets. fine carpets, LOUNGES, whatnots,
sideboard. tables, chairs, crockery, glassware
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