Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THs snooxD.sTREET CAsE.-The trial of
Fannie Brown, proprietress of the Palace,
took place yesterday in the Police Court.
The action was brought under section 3l5 of
the Penal Code, which provides as follows
Every person who keeps house Of i'll fame
in this State, resoIted to for the purpose of
prostitution or lewdEess, OR who willfully re-
sides in such house, is guilty of a misde-
mean0r" Evidence Of the general reputa-
ton Of the house and of its inmates was
given by the prosecution, and that it was
. place of resort for purposes of
prostitution. The defense offered no testi-
mony, aud claimed that no evidence had been
given TO show that males visited the place for
the purpose of lewduess. and hence there
could be no conviction. The case was then
submitted to the jury, who. after a few
moments absence, returned verdict Of not
guilty. The following were the jury
Daniel Mason, Gus. Weimsn, George T.
Bush Peter BrYding, John Ryan, Richard
Leslie, Herman Winters, George Young,
Joseph Rothfeld, John Mckee, Henry Jones
and l.. EIkHs. w. a. Anderson was at
torney FOR the prosecution, and G. L. Jones
for the defense.
The ABANDONED STEAMER steamer
Red Bluff, which has been abandoned for
service, and IS being torn in pieces at the
wharf at the foot of J street, cost, at the time
OF her construction by the California Steam
Navigation Company in 1868, about S94, coo,
ana l5 IS claimed that it could rot be replaced
at the present time for the same amount. It
was built for use upon the Sacramento, and
had the finest passenger accommodations of
E4t2 Iaa he
portion Of the river. She had cabins fer fifty
passsr gers, aud in her earlier days was noted
Tor speed and popular as 2 passenger boat. 1t
was " extremely Light build, and only drew
from fourteen to sixteen inches of water when
first RIM. She was afterwards repaired, and
made in some respects heavier in constrUc-
tion. TIE machinery of the boat is still good,
and viii be transferred for other use. Her
hull had become very much rotted aud IN
safe The last service rendered by the Red
Bluff was under Colonel Mendell In the re-
cent construction of the wing dam at Ere
mont Bar.
MERCHANDISE RFPoRT.-The following
freight ior Sacramento passed Ogden on the
28h ultimo For Standard Oil Company,
270 cases oil; C. P. r. R. Co., IS cases cop
per, 81 kegs nails Batchelder. Van Guelder
& Co, 800 bundles harrow frames: Water
house < Lester, $50 bundles and 8 crates
spokcs, 43 bundles rims 132 bundles hubs, 9
bundles shafts, 8 crates sinsle-trees; Hunt
irgton, Hopkins 4 Co., box locks, II bun
dies paper, boxes brushes l barrel potato
Washers, l box scales, 2 boxes files, box
hardware. 5 boxes knives, 8 barrels Irvine
Hall, l4uhrs & Co., l box cigarettes l box to-
bacoo
AUCTION SALEs.-Bell & Co. will sell at
Al L -
salssroom, No. COS street, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, without reserve, one fine
cabinet organ seven stops, as good as new
enc fine rep parlor set of seven pieces, one
Brussels carpet, two ingram carpets, one rep
bed-lounee, one extension table (waluutl
lace curtains aud cornices, one refrigerator,
seven bird cages, one fine No. Buck cook
stove, with copper boiler, heater and fixtures
complete. Also large lot of crockeTy, glass
and woodenware, etc.
Po11oE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday Charles English pleaded guilty Of
being druak, to which ofense his charge was
reduced. and he was fined 50 and costs
Fannie Brown, keeping house of ill-fsme,
was tried and found 81 not guilty !" Richard
VIM was found guilty of being drunk, and
will receive Judgment to-day; the case of
Thomas Nicely, grand larceny, was continued
till 20 day.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS. Gar loads of freight
wers received yesterday in this city as fol-
lows Thirteen of coal, 2 of ground barley, 2
of corn, Of sand, % of wood, / of granite,
. of OIL, ? OF lumber of canned goods l of
WHEAT l Of feed, Of merchandise and l of
wheels Through car loads East were for
wa-ded Twenty eight of tea, 3 of silk, "a of
barley, , of honey, 5 of wool and OF wine.
CONCERT AND BALL. = The Sacramento
Turn Yereia viii give concert and ball at
their hall next Sunday evening. The Turner
Harmonic will render some entirely new
songs. Also the ever popular "Blue Dan
ube Waltz" and by special request, the
Polish Quartet. Music by Church, Jones &
Beebes full band.
TEACHERS INsTITuTE.-The session of the
County Teachers Institute opens at 10 o'clock
this morning in the Sacramento Grammar
school building q. Sixteenth and j streets,
and win continue until Friday evening. The
evening sessions will be held in the Sixth
street III. E. Church, commencing at 5
o'clock.
CoNVIcrs En- RoUTE.-Deputy Sheriffs
john Wheeler and James Wheeler of Siski-
YOU county passed through yesterday, having
In charge Frank Rock and Cyrus Fitzhugh.
sentenced to imprisonment ia Folsom State
Prison for term of one year each. for the
crime of grand larceny.
BxgoUroR's SALE or REAL Estate
Robert Roberts, executor of the estate of
Epn;os w. Frazier, deceased, viii sell at auc-
ton to-day at 10 a. AZ, in front OF the Court
house door. lot 1, in the block between . and
r. Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. In this
city.
CoMvEnorAL.-The Ceres passed down yes
terday with barge H. c. Miller loaded with
grain. The steamer Neponset has arrived
from the upper Sacramento with cargo OF pro-
duce. The steamer Daisy is receiving repairs
at the wharf between NJ and n streets.
IL oRDKa TO oByIArE the great rush of
yesterday, which necessitated for time the
closing OF our doors, we would suggest that
ladies should endeavor to come carrier IN the
day. as purchases can then be made with
mere ease, and our people can pay more st
tentiou sud devote more time 10 customers
h1echanics' Store.
TIE ORIGINAL BRtc-A-BRAo LuNoH-B.,
B. and c.-Thursday, at 10 o'clock.
IIoHr Brown CLoAKING CLOTHS for 81 70
at L. Bic l's, Eighth and J streets.
BADIFs.-We have counter piled full of
cotton aud merino hosiery, fancy and solid