Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-17
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
DIsTILLERY IMPRovEMENTs.-Th John
ston Brandy and Wine Manufacturing Com
pany of California held their annual stock
holders meeting on Monday and re elected
all the old Trustees and officers. The com
pany's works have been put in complete or
der for the present season, and will open anC
be ready to receive grapes from the lst Of
September. Heretofore the grapes received
by teams were unloaded from the wagons
and cars on the levee, and elevated to this
third story of the building to the crushing
room by an inclined railway, but the raising
of the levee along the river front will make
the grade too steep for teams to ascend with
heavy loads, and an endless elevator has
been constructed, which is made Of a rubber
band IS inches wide, on which are placed
caps or boxes at a distance of two feet apart.
and these ara filled with grapes from plat.
form on the ground as they pass to the third
story, where they are dumped directly into
the grape crusher. Grapes received in cara
on the track will be run down an Incline to
the platform below. from which they will be
carried up to the elevator. These improve
IleDgs Will RTSdtlJ ldCtllJdJ6 bDe nanGllnn OF
grapes brought to the distillery. Platform
scales have also been erected upon the prem.
ises, so that teams can be driven upon them
and an entire load weighed at one time.
From the reputation and demand acquired at
the East for their brandy. their entire vintage
will hereafter be manufactured into this pro-
duct as moro remunerative than wines
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-The Board of
Supervisors met at 10 a. NJ yesterday, all
the members of the Board present. The
matter of cancellation of taxes for past years
upon lots Is and Il in block is, town of Fol-
som, was referred to the District Attorney
for his opinion as to the powers of the Board
to cancel such assessments. Claims were
allowed in favor of G. l.. French for $50.
George Williams So, Mary A. English 50,
Martha Morgan So, John Downer sec 90 J.
ii. Miller $50 so, and Charles II. Putnam
$50 80. Mr.. Bailey had the Clerk read from
q newspaper the resolutions adopted by the
Sacramento Grange at its meeting, and
motion was made to have them spread upon
the minutes of the Board. Mr.. Wilson sec
onded the motion, and adding, Its the first
time the Board has received word of COM
mendation from any quarter, and may be the
last /; let's have them spread upon the records
by all means" The motion was carried.
The Board then adjourned until 10 A. NJ. to
enable it to visit and inspect the Hicks bridge
to-day.
POLICE CoUM.-In this Court yesterday,
William Finney was found guilty of battery,
and viii receive judgment to-day; Tom
Green forfeited s. for non-appearance to an
swer charge of drunk; Pat DAILY pleaded
guilty to weakness for fire-water, and was
fined 81 but this even was too heavy for his
exchequer, aad he will serve it out by remain
ing two days in the City Jail All Mon was
found guilty of committing an aggravated as
sault upon fellow Celestial, during which
he cut an ugly wound in the hand of the pros
ecuting witness; John Kelly was found
guilty of disturbing the peace, and was fined
S25; he couldn't pay, and was transferred to
the County Jail. J. B. Hilton, charged with
violating the Health ordinance, was granted
a continuance until tomorrow James Rob-
inson, vagrant, was allowed to rest until the
sd instant for his case to be heard the case
of Luke Grogan, for disturbing the peace,
was continued until September 1st The
Court then adjourned.
BURGLARY. About o'clock yesterday
morning man named George Goss went into
the clothing store of John Trarbach, on the
northwest corner of Third and K streets, and
bantered for the purchase of pair of pants.
He refused TO pay the price asked and went
out, and while the clerk was out a moment
later to sweep the walk on K street Goss
entered the rear part of the store, on the
Third street side, and stole four suits of BOYS
clothing, which he packed into large basket
which he had upon his arm The clerk dis
covered him just as he had thus disposed of
them, and stoutly collaring him held his man
until party near by was hailed and sent to
the police headquarters, when officer Levy
responded and took the much-clothed indi-
vidual to the lookup. Goss was employed at
the Boston Bakery He will be required to
answer to the charge Of burglary in the Sec
ond degree.
LODGE INsTITUTED.-A lodge of Colored
Odd Fellows was instituted in Sacramento on
Monday evening, when the following officers
were elected and installed: I. 7. Brown, P.
n. F.; Z. C. Brown. n. f.; D. A. johnson,
P. n. c.; b. A. johnson, n. c.; r. J.
Fletcher. V. c.; H. II. Williams. Z. S.; r.
H. Small, P. s.; w. H. Quinn, w. T.; r.
G. Ferguson, w. c.; Z. A. Small, r. S. to
II. c.; H. G. Saunders, l.. S. to n. G.; w.
S. Lee, r. S to V. G.. G. II. johnson, l..
% 10 VI. - l. w lllldils. w. II
/. g. The Lodge was instituted by Past
Noble Fathers w. d. Carmack, A. B. Tur-
ner and Charles Ward, of Golden Gate Lodge,
No. 2,007 (San Francisco, Grand United
Order of Odd Fellows.
INJURED BY KICK.-While some of tbs
butchers in the employ of Gerber Bros. were
driving out to their slaughter-house, near the
County Hospital, nut came off from one of
the spindles, letting the wheel run off. The
horses were stopped. and Stephen White got
out and had unhitched the traces of one Of
the horses, as a matter of precaution against
accident while repairs were being made, and
as he reached over the tongue to unhitch the
inside trace Of the other horse, the animal
was startled and kicked, striking White in
the face. causing serious injury and render
ing him unconscious for several hours. He
was improving nicely yesterday, and it is
thought will recover from it and without
being much dishgured.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
14th: For Lindley & Co.. 10 tierces hams !;
Weinstock L Lubin, case underwear; Cali
fornia Iron Company, box household goods;
i. X. Hammer, Y boxes musical instru-
mems; D. M N1edmann, barrel ana box
candy; Waterhouse & Lester, 800 bdls wagon
spokes Huntington, Hopkins & Co., IS
plates iron, barrel rigging Adams, Nc.
Neill Il Co., 20 cases coffee, box cards A.
A. Van VOORHEES, & Co., barrels emery
cloth j. b. Haggin, 3 boxes iron managers.
POSTPONED information received
by the Forester Gun Club of this city, it is
learned that the shoot which was to be held
by the Placerville Sportsmen's Club, on the
9th of September, will not take place, on
account of the death of the President of the
Club, a. j. Kennedy who had the whole
matter in charge. 1t became necessary to
declare off the contest, as sufficient time did
not remain for other parties to perfect the
arrangements.
COMET SEES.-The coming comet is re-
ported as having been seen by parties at San
Francisco at about o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Notwithstanding the moonlight was very
bright the nucleus is said to be brighter than
that of the late comet at its first appearance.
1t is also in about the same point of the
heavens as the former one when first dis
covered.
SLIGHT BLAZE slight FIRE occurred
about o'clock last evening in a small frame
residence on Third street. between r and s,
occupied by Miss Haldson. 1t was put out