Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-04-22
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Personal political matters are becoming
very interesting as the Convention period
approaches. These have been run plump
against, and stuck fast to notebooks, on the
street
t. B. Mcfarland is still for Grant for
President
Russ Stephens thinks the Democrats should
nominate Tilden, because of the Republican
abuse of him.
w. j. Q. Brown is for Thurman.
So is Kent Blessing.
And many Democrats.
Ex-Governor William Irwin is a candidate
for Vice Presidential nomination on the Dem
ocratic ticket.
George G. Gorham is to be Secretary of
the Interior if Grant is nominated and
elected.
Drury Melone is very Jealous and active
Blaine man is in correspondence with him,
and doing all he can to secure the vote of the
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the National Republican Convention.
Greed Raymond would go to the Chicago
Convention il sent as a delegate from Cali
fornia
Grove L. johnson is a Republican candi-
date for Congress from the Second California
District.
George Cadwalader favors the nomination
of Washburneby the Republicans, and thinks
Field would be an eligible candidate on the
Democratic ticket.
James L. English favors the nomination of
Thurman, but thinks he cannot carry Cali
fornia.
S. G. benson is a strong Blaine man.
Jerome C. Davis, Chairman of the Repub-
ican County Central Committee is for Grant.
Likewise so is Frank Rhoads.
j. w. Armstrong is opposed to Tilden, and
says if Tilden and Grant are the candidates
he will "go for Grant, sir"
r. o. Cravens is for the Democratic
nominee.
And so is DR.. Montgomery.
Moses NJ. Drew, otherwise "Mose Drew,
is for a Republication whoever is nom
mated. He believes in Grant, because he
thinks Grant is the greatest living American,
and he wants to vote for an American.
f. A. Hornblower is a Grant man-yes,
sir He says that when this country was in
need of a man the worst way, it searched and
found the man in U. S. Grant, and he don't
propose TO go back on him now he is a candi-
date for the Assembly-Mr. Hornblower, not
Mr.. Grant.
w. G. Hopping is for Grant.
A. L. Frost is for Grant.
And so, too, is Ed. F. Taylor.
But Judge Beatty is for Blaine.
g. w. Hancock is a candidate on the Re-
publican ticket for the Assembly. He is down
on the sand-lot crowd.
POLICE CoURT-In the Police Court yes
terday, owing to the condition of the prison
and general confusion caused by the con-
version of the Court rooms into lodging
places, but little business was transacted,
nearly all cases being continued The exam
ination of Mrs Hamilton, for the shooting
of Nettie Winkelplek, was continued to
April 18th; French Josie's battery case was
continued to April 9th, and Harry Kohne's
battery case was continued to the 26sh Will
lam Neuman, an opium-smoker was dis
charged on account of sickness the charges
of petit larceny against All Len and All You
were dismissed, and the case of Sam Chong,
charged with the same offense, was continued
to the 9th.
A New MEASUREMENT. - prominent
resident on H street directed his Chinese SER
want on Tuesday to set out pan and catch
some rain-water. John put the pan out on
the grass plat and several times emptied it
during the day into two soup tureens, which
he thus nearly filed The man of the house
in the evening asked him for the rain-water,
and John brought out the tureens and pointed
to t. two well-filled dishes. "Well, but
John how much rain did you find fell p
"Oh, replied John, with confident toss of
the head, about four feet"
DEsERTER ARRESTED evening a man
named William Shaw went to the station
house, and asked to be arrested and returned
to the army. He claimed to have deserted
from Company X, Twelfth U. S. Infantry,
about two years since at Antioch, while en-
route to the Bannack Indian war. He ex-
plains his desertion by saying that he was
then intoxicated, and has now concluded that
in time of peace it is best to stay with the
army.
HOLIDAY FOR ScHooLs.-The heavy rains
and wet streets yesterday prevented large
attendance at the opening of the public
schools, and they were dismissed. President
Grifttts, of the Board of Education, an
public schools until Monday morning. The
order for a vacation for Monday, on account
of the Odd Fellows picnic, was revoked.
TOWNSHIP PLATs.-The following approved
township plats of survey were received from
the United States Surveyor-Generars Office
ana filed in the United States Land Office in
this city on the Goth instant Township
north, range Is east; township north, range
10 east township Z north, range 10 east
township north, range 20 east.
ARIzoNA.-In Sacramento and vicinity
there ia now manifest much interest in Ari-
iona and its mines and resources. Many OF
our citizens are planning trips to the Terri
tory the coming summer to see for themselves
where they can make good investments,
while quite as many are to go out of natural
curiosity to see the country.
STATE FAIR.-The Directors of the State
Agricultural Society say that they believe
the State Fair for 1880 will in all respects be
the largest and best ever held in California.
They are planning military display which
has never been equalled on this coast. In all
which, they say, they are seconded heartily
by Governor Perkins.
BARN BLOWN DowN.-A wooden BAN,
stored with hay at Twelfth and c streets,
belonging to J. H. Carroll, was blown down
by the wind Wednesday evening. and the
lumber scattered all over the block. Two
horses were in the structure when it fell, but
escaped with but slight injuries.
ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF SACRAMENTO. -
An illustrated history of Sacramento city
and county, published by Thompson & West,
Oakland. is now in the hands of the binders,
and will be ready for delivery to subscribers
about May LIST.
CoNNERoIAL.-The steamer Pride of the
River left yesterday with a barge of lumber
for San Quentin. The schooner Free Trade,
Jasperen, arrived from Humboldt with lum-
Der for the Friend & Terry Lumber Com
pany.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS were for
warded to the East yesterday 1 car load of
hides, of wool, of wine and of lumber.
There were received here l car of merchan-
disc and l of sundries.
ODD FELLOWS PIcN1c.-The 1. o. F.
picnic, which was announced to take place
April 18th, at Comstock Grove, has been
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