Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Equalization during its meeting on Saturday
received applications for reduction of assess
ments from parties and upon property as fol
lows: John Mcfarland, northeast quarter
section H. and north half section IA, in town.
ship 3 north, range east; and west hall
section "a, township north, range 5 east
from $40 per acre to So. G. w. Clark,
Swamp Land Survey No. SOL, Grand Island,
township 5, range 4, 430 acres; from Sc 020
to s., $50. +. HI. Sullivan, Swamp Land Sur
veys SOB and 100 from S13, 575 to So, 900.
NJ. c. Hawley 4 Co., upon merchandise
from $50, 600 to $4,000. Sam1 De Costa,
south half of northeast quarter section 3,
township north, range 4, so acres from
$500 to $3.50 Williams Il Bixler, swamp
land; from $1S7, 500, being about S14 per
acre, to Sc per acre /; and on improvements,
from $1,000 to $1,000. Board adjourned till
10 A NJ. to-day.
SOCIAL CLUB.-A meeting was held on
Saturday evening at the rooms of l.. K
Hammer of several citizens of Sacramento,
for the purpose of organizing social club
similar to the Bohemian Club of San Fran
cisco. Among those present were w. r.
Ormsby, c. Waterhouse, DIR. w. II. Bald
win, DIR. Ii. III. Pierson, Fred Kim, w. E.
Gerber, T. H. Berkey, Gus Weimann, Frank
Geo. Conway, J. T. Griffitts and Louis Bein.
A temporary organization was effected, with
Judge benson as President and L. III. Berkey
Secretary. The object of the club was
stated to be for mutual and social intercourse
and improvement. A committee upon Or
ganization and ways and means was ap.
pointed, after which the meeting was ad-
jOurned till next Wednesday evening.
POLICE ARRESTS. The following arrests
were made on Saturday and yesterday: All
Loon and All Cute, for violating the health
ordinance, by officer Smith G. NJ. Prast,
disturbing the peace, by officer Jackson H.
e. Hays for battery, by officer Smith Mark
Smith, drunk and sleeping on the sidewalk,
by Deputy Constable Barron Mrs. Jeffries,
disturbing the peace, by officer Jackson !;
VIM. Ford, disturbing the peace, by officers
Frazee and Lee; Thos. Harrigan, disturbing
the peace, by officer jackson; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Victor, DRINKS, by special officers Thorp
and Bauquier Jimmy johnson, vagrancy,
by officers Ferral and Rider Gus. Reifarth
and Ed. Sweeney, by officers Frazee, Martin
and May; NJ. Il. Feraut, battery, by officers
Ferral and Rider; James Devine, drunk, by
Y,
vagrancy. by officers Rider and Ferral.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS. The following car
loads of freight have been received in this
city since last report: Twelve of sand, l of
merchandise, 4 of crude oil, 10 of lumber. l of
potatoes, 3 of -four, q of wheat, 9 of lime, l
of granite, ] of currants, of canned fruit. l
OF salmon, l of wheels. . of wood, 1 of coal, 3
of cattle, 1 of sheep, of tin, l of sewer pipe,
"a of steel rails, l of iron, of mules, of
syrup, Of iron pipe, of Boca beer. The
through ear loads were forwarded
East: Two of ore, 20 of wool, l of malt, of
canned goods, of coffee, of wine, 50 of
coke, 8 If hides, l of honey, of merchandise,
of sugar, | Of cement, ) of salmon, of brick,
L of vegetables, of potatoes.
AWAITING TRIAL.-The only prisoners at
present in the county awaiting trial are Harry
Miller, alias Pale.faced Harry" Theodore
Henning and Wong All Kan. The two
former are to be tried for obtaining $3.50
from a stranger sometime since in this city,
by means of the strap game, and the latter
for grand larceny-takihg money and goods
TO the amount of $3.50 from a fellowC China
mans cabin on the ranch of Solomon Runyan,
near Walnut Grove. Beside these Benson
Beckley is awaiting examination, which COM
mences to-day, for shooting DR.. Summers.
NV DEPOT AT DAvIsvILLE.-The rail
road company has just completed new
freight house at Davisville. 1t is larger and
more convenient in every way for receiving and
delivering freight than the old one, besides
being much more respectable in appearance.
The company now has a force of men at
work on the passenger depot, which is to be
thoroughly overhauled. and the Office, bag
yage.room and waiting-room so arranged as
TO make them more convenient, both for EN-
ptoyes and the public.
CRY FREE LIBRARY REPORT The follow
ing is the Librarians report of the City Free
Library for the past week: Whole number
IF books issued, $50 :.of these 465 were works
IF fiction and juveniles, history, II biog
raphy, Is travels. q miscellaneous literature,
10 poetry and drama, 2 theology, s science
and art; average number issued per day, so
average number of readers per day, 30; the
highest point reached by the thermometer in
The library rooms during the week was 81,
afternoon.
BorroM FAILING OUT-On Saturday
ing last about 200 feet of the railroad track
between Suisun and Benicia, and about FIVE
miles west of the former place, sank down
distance OF from fifteen inches to two feet,
making 1t impossible for trains to pass. Con
all trains between here and San
Francisco went by the Western Division on
until evening, when a track
was completed, running around the sink, and
rains commenced running by that route
again as usual
CITY PAYMENTS. following payments
we're made To the City Treasurer for the week
ending Saturday, July "a, 1880: w. C.
Farnswortb. cemetery dues, $50; r. D.
SERVER, water rates, s25 80 /; N. a Kidder,
larbor dues, SO; w. A. Henry, Police
Court fines, s37 so; George A Putnam,
lily licenses, $516 As; George A. Putnam,
log licenses, 81 40: George A. Putnam,
delinquent taxes, SOS 6S. Total, SO, 3S9 SO.
LEARNING TO SwI9.-One of the Superior
Court officials commenced learning the art Of
at the Natatorium on Saturday,
md succeeded finely, except that he seemed
% be a little out of balance, and his feet per
listed in rising out of water and his head
COX the opposite direction. He is not will
ne, however, to admit that there's anything
wrong with his equilibrium, but claims the
is constructed wrong side up.
BEcKLEY EXAMINATION. - This morning
Sheriff Hebron, accompanied by District
Attorney Buckley, Charles I. Jones, who
,epresents the defendant, and Win. j. Davis,
,fficial reporter, will go to Walnut Grove,
,aking Benson Beckley, whose examination
or the shooting Of DIR. Summers is set for
10 A. II. to-day before Justice Of the Peace
It that place. 1t is thought probable the
will continue two days
DROWNED About 3 o'clock Saturday
afternoon Willie Kendel, aged IA years, son
# Philip Kendel, proprietor of the Western
Hotel Barber Shop, while bathing in the
river near the mouth of the
American was drawn into the current and
drowned. Several persons have since made
Iiligent effort by diving aad also dragging
he river, to recover the body, but without
uccess.
Ar HowARD's SPRIyGs.-The following
,acramentsns were at Towards Springs,
AXE county, on the Odd instant: J. +. w.
daier. Evan Todhunter, C. Z. Ostrander and
rife, Mrs. J. s. Dennison, Miss Maud Den
Tames NJ. CALVIN, Ben. w. Martz Mrs.
Tohn Keber and daughter. and Mrs. a.
shrenport.
BOARD OF SUPERvISoRs.-The Board of |
met on Saturday but no business |
ominp before it, final adjournment for the /
asu,on MAS taken.