Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-11-12
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

days in the trial of the case of Harvey Curtis
VS.. Nettie Gilman ct al, George w. Tyler.
George Hanlon and w Armstrong appear
ing as attorneys for the plaintiff, and Greed
Raymond c. L. White and W. A. Anderson
for the defendant, Mrs. Nettie Gilman The
action Is 70 reform and set aside deed made
by Mrs H. c. Curtis to Mrs Gilman on Oc-
tobeT q, 1879, conveying 4S0 acres of land in
y 0io county and an undivided half Of the
Capital Hotel property. valued at about $50
0QO, on the ground of fraud and mistake. 1t
appears from the testimony that Mrs Curtis
Is the mother of the plaintiff, and also of Mrs.
Gilman, and she now claims that the deed
was intended to create trust in favor of her
self and the Plaintiff. A large number of
witnesses were examined for the plaintiff in
support Of the allegations of the complaint,
and yesterday at o'clock plaintiff closed.
Whereupon defendant moved the Court for
nonsui-, on the grounds that the evidence did
not disclose any trust in favor of plaintiff;
that the plaintiff could not maintain the &C.
ton, rot being the administrator Of the
tate: that the action cannot be maintained,
no distribution of the estate having been or
dered and that the deed does not purport to
convey any interest of the plaintiff, but only
the interest of Mrs. Curtis. The motion was
argued at length and overruled. The case
was then continued until this morning, when
testimony for the defense will be heard.
Much interest is manifested in the case.
Police CoURT-In the Police Court yes
terday, NJ. Dolan was examined upon the
charge Of burglary committed at the Bruce
House, where the pictures were sought to be
taken from the parlor, and he was held
to answer with bail fixed at 81, 900. Pat
Ryan, common drunk, was tried, found
guilty and sentenced to go days in the County
Jail. Rit Lambert was tried upon o charge
of visiting an opium den, found not guilty.
All Ham, for keeping an opium den was
tried, found guilty, and fined $40 and costs.
John Dunn, drunk, pleaded guilty and fined
50 aud costs. James Howard, disturbing the
peace, case dismissed, no complaint having
been filed. Paul WEIGH, drunk, forfeited
deposit Of 50 made upon a charge of being
drunk. The cases of Charles King, robbery,
K. Biggs, disturbing the peace. r. Biggs, at
tempt TO commit rape, and Sam Sanborn,
carrying concealed weapons, were continued
till tomorrow. The examination of George
A. Basler wss resumed. The testimony for
the prosecution, direct, was concluded. A
motion by the defense to dismiss the case
was then made, argued and over-ruled. Tes-
tiT1ony for the defense was then proceeded
with, aud at 3 o'clock the case WAS continued
till II A. NJ. to-day.
PERSONAL Edward York, of the State
Engineers corps, has received the appoint
ment of Assistant Chief Engineer of the
Mexican Central Railway Company, which
is building line of railroad from the City of
Mexico to the Rio Grsnde Mr.. York, ac-
compSnied by his family, leaves this city
Tomorrow for the City of Mexico where he
will take NO his residence. He goes hence to
st. Louis, thence to New Orleans and from
there by steamer to Vera Cruz Senator
Watson, Of the Truckee Republican, passed
through en- route home yesterday. J.
T.. Dixon has returned from MERGED
county. Railroad Commissioner J. S. Cone
was in the city yesterday. w. G. Tyler, of
the Alameda Superior Court, is in this city.
from Shasta to the Bay yesterday. Judge A.
l.. Rhodes, of San Jose, and also Judge
Reyneld Assemblyman-eleet from Santa
Clara county, are in the city.
FREMONT BAR-Oficers of the steamers
which came from Fremont Bar yesterday re-
port the work on the wing dam as progressing
very successfully. All the piles have been
driver, and the brush work is being put in
The current il the channel has been already
greatly accelerated, and the effect is seen
upon the bar, 1t being partially cut away, but
leaving benches or knobs of material stand
ing to within about thirty inches of the sur
face as yet over the entire space. These, it is
thought, will within a few days be washed
away, and uniform depth of four or five
feet SIT least be obtained, A few days will
determine. Most of the boats pass Six. Mile
Bar without difficulty
PROTECTING PLANTS. A correspondent
who has had much experience in the raising
of plants aud shrubbery in this vicinity writes
as follows; It is great waste for people with
gardens full OF tropical plants to burn the
leaves which fall from the trees and then en-
desy0r to protect their shrubbery with old
clothes and newspapers. The leaves should
be placed around the plants near the roots.
They produce heat and are the best protec-
ton from cold during winters. In Francs
and Itsly leaves are purchased and brought
to the city gardens for this very purpose
while here they are burned and the plants al
lowed 90 freeze.
NEW PAsToR.-The congregation B,nai Is
rael has called to its pastorate Rabbi ]. Bloch
of Littla Rock, Ark That gentleman arrived
Wednesday, and will this evening. at half
past o'clock, make his first address to the
congregation at the Synagogue. He will then
assume conditional charge. The subject of
the address this evening will be "The Three
Principal Phases in Jewish History" Satur.
day st $3.50 a. NJ he will speak again subject,
1.-The Hebrew Mother Sunday at P. NJ.
he will lecture subject, 1.-THE Genesis of the
Hebrew People" The new Rabbi is of the
reform or new school of the Hebrew Church.
THR WEATHER.-S. II. Gerrish makes the
following weather observations The north
wind lulled Wednesday night; at o'clock
the thermometer was down to 49'; at 6
O'Clock it was down to 32'-freezing point.
The air was so dry that not much white frost
was seen, except in wet localities. At SUIT
terville it was down to 29', So below freezing
point. This season has been almost exactly
like that of 1861. No rain fell Except a
sprinkle in 0ctober) until the 11th of No
venaber, after which it rained. as is well
known, almost iacess antly until the middle of
February.
TR1MMISG.-The State Gardener is cutting
hack the Towering shrubs and trees in the
Capitol Park Except evergreens) with vigor
So extensive is the cutting. that it has made
a marked change III the appearance of the
grounds. These trees and shrubs were so
heavy with foliage the past season. that such
as did flower made poor showing IN that
way. They were so thick also along Tenth
st-ses tia4 thev osstructed the view of the
grounds and building. The present thinning
out will result in greatly improved growth
next season.
PgIsoNEBs FOR Folsom. = The following
prisoners under charge of Sheriff c. T. Eos