Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-15
BARBECUE MATTERS A VARIETY OF
ITEMS ABOUT IT.

- NAV he said that Sacramento is on bar
becue boom.
The Republican ladies meet at Pioneer
Hall at ? P. NJ. to-day. They want all Re-
publican ladies to come out. They need
| three OF four hundred pairs of ready hands.
| armed wi b needles and thimbles, to-day, and
as many active brains to give advice and
counsel. The ladies wish 100 young ladies
| also to volunteer to distribute badges on the
| Dist, and to send in their names or come in
person to day. General John f. Miller of
| San Francisco yesterday sent the ladies $50
to aid in the purchase of badge material.
1t is proposed to have canal boat family
of the sunbonnet, linsey. woolsey, old-fash-
Toned pattern on the canal-boat that is being
| built, and bare-legged boy riding the mule
that draws the tow-line.
| The.Sohcitation Committee was out yester.
day collecting -four, cheese, potatoes, corned
| beef, pickles. etc, and met with good success.
! They desire ladies to bake and contribute
| aoughnuts, biscuit, buns, rolls, etc, by the
| thousand.
| The Executive Committee meets to day at
Az NJ, and will make final arrangements
and close up all details and settle the matters
relative to the Gay and night professions.
| The Republican Legion will hold meeting
this evening at Howe's Hall, when arrange
ments for the barbecue will be made. Meet
| ing to commence at $50. All members are
requested to be present.
Several leading merchants and well-known
citizens authorize the announcement that
they intend to propose to Grand Marshal
Bryte to organize, to appear in daylight
| procession IF he will decide to have one on
the 21st), division Of 500 or LOCO citizens,
business men, tradesmen, artisans and others,
with carriages, horses, hacks, and on foot.
They are to be citizens who belong to no pres
| ent Club organization, and who do not gener-
ally appear IN political professions. Already
they say they have some so fine equipages
and 200 men vouched for to appear 10 that
division They desire to show the people
who il is that compose the Republican party
! in addition to the active young men VINO
keep up the Club organizations.
The Finance Committee was out yesterday
and raised q large sum in brief time. They
intend to go on and get more money than at
! first contemplated, as all the indications are
| that d far greater number Of people will be
! here than at first supposed, and food must be
provided for them and shelter and feed for
horses.
Grand Marshal Mike Bryte had the first
meeting Of his Aids last night, they assem-
! bling at the Golden Eagle Hotel. 1t was the
| largest meeting of Marshals Aids ever held
| in Sacramento. The utmost enthusiasm pre-
vailed. Mr.. Bryte at once Increased the
number of his Aids, and he will now appear with
a large cavalcade which will of itself make up
| q good procession. 1t was decided that the
! Grand MarshaIs sash color shall be yellow,
/ Chief Aids red, and Aids blue. George W.
Ficks, o. P. Dodge and 7. II. Berkey were
named committee on regalia. The meeting
decided to receive all delegations at the de-
pot on the DIST, on the arrival of all trains
and escort them to position.
TIE Bows III Blue have sent out invitations
to all camps of the organization in the State,
to come here on the 2lst and be the guests of
the Sacramento Camp.
Letters have been received from several
towns in interior California, signifying that
clubs, organizations and delegations of citi-
zens will come to the barbecue.
SIGNAL SERvIcE-A special officer of the
Signal Service Department at Washington
was in this city yesterday, inquirirg into the
efficiency of the service on this coast, and the
feeling of the people concerning it. He as
certained here that the service reports as to
velocity of wind, humidity of the atmosphere,
rainfall, thermometrical and barometrical OBJ
servations, are accepted as standard 10 au-
thority, are of great value TO the people, and
are given Win exceeding promptness and
regularity. But he also discovered that the
forecasts Of the department. relative to the
weather OF this coast are comparatively val
ueless He says he has found that we have
three are more climates Oh this coast, affect
ing distinct sections and having little relation
to each other. and that the probabilities can
not be closely cast at Washington for the
State at large, but should be ascertained by
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to which all the coast reports should be sent
instead Of to the Washington station. He
is so convinced of this fact. and that the
coast, valley and mountain climates here can
be better registered at a central station here,
that he viii. on bis return to Washington,
recommend the establishment of a branch
central Office on this coast.
BOARD OF EDucATIoN.-The City Board
Of Education net last evening in special ses-
sion, to consider what should be done relative
to overcrowded classes and the establishment
of an uneraded school at Twentieth and 0
streets. The Board yeted not to establish
such school. on tie ground that it has not the
money in hand to pay the additional teacher.
It was ordered that the Superintendent trans
fer fifth grade scholars from Seventh and e
streets to Thirteenth and G streets, sufficient
to eaualize the classes. After a long debate
the Board declined, beyond authorizing an
attempt to equslize classes, to take action re-
gardiug oyercrowded classes at Sixteenth and
n streets, as reported by the Superintendent,
who urged the establishment of new I'M
graded class at Twentieth and 0 streets, but
ordered more seats and desks to the Sixteenth
and n streets building. After some formal
orders the Board adjourned.
You've OFFENDER CoNvIcrED.-On the
18th of September three boys were arrested
in this city by officer Carroll, they having in
their possession some jewelry, which was
found to have been taken from the pocket of
Mrs. Jack Hayes at the Oakland races few
days previous. 1t was afterwards found that
the stolen property was placed in possession
of these boys by one Jack o BIien, who COM
mitted the larceny. Officer Carroll was at
the trial in Oakland two or thee days since,
and yesterday received a letter stating that
0'Btieu was convicted. He is only 10 years
of age, but has previously been several times
convicted Of minor offenses and confined in
the House OF Correction.
PoMrIoAL CHANGE PREDICTED. = Upon
receipt of dispatch from Chicago announce
ing that Indiana had surely gone 5000 Re-
pl3llSdu int IjtlSe, VIII q gam OF at tedsJ one
Congressman for the Republicans and five or
six more in Ohio, a Democrat, upon reading
it from the bulletin board in front of the
RECORD UNION office, turned to a party as
soeiate from the Green Island, and, with
double. elongated countenance and detected
expression Of voice, remarked: well, that
settles it that means no change in the Adj
ministrationi" well, replied the Irish
man. Il guess there.l be a change after
awhile-after death, oinyhow y
SALOON BURGLARY.-The Merchants Elk
change Saloon, kept by G. Dangler, on Third,
between and X streets, was entered by
burglars night before last. Entrance was
effected through the rear door, the lock of
which was sprung and opened. The only ar
ticles taken we're two or three boxes of cigars
and some soda water. A large brass key and
tools which were used in opening the door
were left behind by which circumstance it Is
thought the burglars were frightened away
and left without taking an inventory OF eff
feets.
foRGoT TO SToF.-A man coming to town
in a hurry from Yolo yesterday with horse
and wagon, was going up the grade to the
railroad track in Washington at good speed.
when his horse fell down, and the driver, not
noticing the stop, kept on travelling. and