Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-28
AnYERTIsEMENr MENTIoN.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

.Christy and Buckley being present. TIL
minutes Of the last meeting were read an
approved. Upon motion OF Mr.. Butler the sale
of the Miller ferry for $50. to A. J. Bump
and the boiler for 800, to George Switzer
were approved, and the Chairman was au
thorized to convey the said property to pun
chasers. The Chairman of the Board wa
also instructed to notify James Barrett Of tn
sale of the ferry and direct that he deliye
the ferry boat and equipments to said pur
chaser. A petition was received from j. Fl
Wallace and others asking the establishment
of a new highway. as described by them, il
Road District No. 6, which petition was Sc
for hearing at 10 a. NJ on March 8, 1881
An application was received from resident
of the Third Ward asking that relief b
granted destitute family in that part of tn
city. The matter was referred to Supervise
Blair with power to act Upon motion 0
MIR. Christy, the members of the Board from
the city were authorized to confer with tn
Board Of City Trustees in relation 10 chang
ing the course of Burns slough so as to keeE
It's waters outside the city, and they wer
given power to act in the premises Tht
rates of toll on the Miller ferry were, upoI
motion, liked the same as those upon tn,
Freeport ferry. The clerk was instructed t.
notify the owners of toll bridges and ferries
to make their annual report and file new
bonds on or before the 9TH proximo. Claims
were examined and allowed as follows: w
S. Cushman for S2j. John brennan SOY %
and G. &. Adams SD. The Board then ad
journed Cor the term.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
18th instant For C. w. Clark, 2 barrel.
crystaliized quartz; Locke & Lavenson,
rolls o; carpeting; Weinstock & Lubin, Il
cases of hats, case whips and 3 cases shirts
Huntington, Hopkins & Co. 8 cases hard.
ware, l case iron hinges, COZ bars iron, 1874
kegs nails, pieces axles, 30 boxes hardware,
200 half dozen bundles shovels, 80 bundles
iron, II half kegs nails, l package show -cards
and Is cases iron screws A Coolot, l case
playing cards Biliingsley & Co., z barrels
cotton Irvine, barrels cotton cordage Ba-
ker & Hamilton, l box hardware Whittier,
Fuller i Co., l box picture cord, cases
wood brackets Il. c. Stone & Co., boxes
names, S boxes hardware; J. CT. Davis, 4
boxes oak chairs c. ?. r. r. Company, 8
bars steel l box machinery John Black, l
box hardware; Schoen Bros, box hard
ware 4; II. Eckhardt, l case gun-wads, case
paper shells; a. Meister, l box carriage
springs Hale Bros. & Co., ! case C.. ?.
goods L. K. Hammer, l piano Hall,
LuhTs q Co., 70 boxes plug tobacco, 81 bar
rels molasses Gus Lavenson, cases shoes.
That. DRESS AND MoNEY.-Perry Dun
can, alias Windsor, who avenged himself for
the Inconsistency of his Second-street idol by
cutting with a knife and destroying costly
silk-velvet dress belonging to her, was tried
on Saturday and found guilty as charged.
He conducted his own defense in decidedly
self-satisiying way, and succeeded admirably
in proving the old adage that he who is his
own lawyer has a fool for a client" He
brought forward witnesses to prove his good
character, bus none of them knew he ever
had any. After his conviction upon this
charge he was tried upon the charge of petit
larceny. for taking small amount of money
from the premises Of the owner of the dress,
against which he defended himself, and was
again convicted. He then concluded to give
up the legal profession, and in default of
funds was sentenced to a term of 100 days in
the County Jail for the first offense and 40
days for the last. making his spring term 10
days.
Police ARRESTS. following arrests
have been made in the city since last report :
John Brown, for battery, by Cafferty. local ];
Frank CastelIa, battery, by officer Woods /;
All Chung and All Tue, for disturbance of
the peace, by officer Campbell George Eisen-
minger, for violating the runners ordinance,
by officer Rider; Frank Schultz, for battery,
by same officer; I. D. Muse, for battery, by
Ostwaldt, local Pat Mclaughlin, disturb
ing the peace, by Bross and Croft, citizens
Charles Weisen, Mike Dayton and Riber
Sharp, va-rancY, by officers Rider and CAT
ferty; John AIuloy, same charge, by officer
Carroll; All You, enticing, by officer Jack.
son He Fay, grand larceny, and All Wing,
resisting an officer, by officer Campbell and
Max Brown.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS. - There were re
.ceived in this city Saturday and yesterday
carloads of freight as follows: Thirteen car
loads of lumber, of wood, 30 of coal, Of
wheat, of steal rails, of wool, 8 of iron, ;
of nails, l of scrap-iron, 3 of wheels, l Of
plows | of brandy, l of wine, one of corn,
of -four, of bolts, Of iron TASKS, 6 of mer
chandise and / of fruit. Carloads were
shipped East as follows; Twenty of coke :
of beans ! of glue. of wool, of barley, ]
of merchandise. | Of hides. of canned goods,
l of cement and of quicksilver. Seventeen
carloads of cattle passed through from Reno
to San Francisco yesterday, also carload;
of -four from Sesma and from Red Bluff fol-
San Francisco.
INSTITUTE LECTURE.-The fourth lecture Of
the present course before the Sacramento Lit
erary Institute viii be given tomorrow even
ing, commencing at s o'clock, in the Congre
gational Church, by Professor H. B. Nortor
of the state Normal School, Ipon the sub
ject of " Euglands Judgment Day" Tit
high and well known standing of Professor
Norton as a lecturer, and the intense interes
he always carries with his theme, will un
questionably attract another crowded house
such as have attended ali the lectures givel
under auspices Of the Literary Institute dur
ing the present course.
BRIDGE C1osED.-The railroad bridge be
tween Sacramento and Washington will b
closed to-day and so remain until the recen
damages to the draw are repaired, which it i
expected viii occupy several days. A ferr,
will be maintained across the river during tn
interruption of travel over the bridge. Tn
landing on this side of the river will be Jus
above the Pioneer Mills The work of making
repairs viii be under the direction of Mr.
AIouder, who has charge of construction OIL
the California Pacific,
SOCIAL ENTERTAINMENT entertain
Enent and hall to be given under management
of the ladies of the Spiritualist Union vii
take place this evening at Turner Hall. com
mencing at half-past o'clock An opening
address will be delivered by Senator Warrel
Chase, after which there will be musical an,
literary exercises. After these are conclude,
there will be dancing, for which music vii
be furnished by Jones, Beebe & Grant.
CRY REcEIPTs,-The following payment
were made to the City Treasurer for the weel
ending Saturday. February 20, 1881: W.
Farnsworth, cemetery dues. S126; K. D
Server, water rates, 81, 224 %; W. a. Henry
Police Court fines, $50; n. A. Kidde1
harbor dues $40; George A. Putnam, cit
licenses, sos 81; George a. Putnam, do
licenses, 81 20: Ed. Il. Mckee, schoC
tuition, $50 total. 81 66S II.
SOMETHING NEW in calicos, percales an
cambrics to be opened up to-day at the Re