Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-26

dall sang " WefG 1hou IN the Coid Blast.
Members of the Club danced the Highland
reel, and little May Mcdonald danced the
sword dance by special request and won loud
applause. Mrs. Fitch sang Within a Mile
OF Edinboro Town" and was recalled. Mr..
Carter sang Mary of Argyle" @. NJ. Gray
gave one of his character acts in Dutch, caus-
ing much merriment. Mr.. Carter sang
Sands of Dee" and the quartet
again appeared in the closing number
of the programme. A little miss from Stock
ton, however. first danced the Highland fling
and was loudly applauded, and p. Durno also
gave the same dance. Before The floor was
cleared the Chieftain invited the audience
to join the club in singing Aud
Lang Syne," which it did, the Club
members meantime uniting in an old.fashioned
Misunderstanding, Dancing then began, and
continued through twenty-one numbers. AT
Ia. N. supper was served by w. T. Peter.
son in the lower hall, where a neat spread
was made on four long tables, that failed tc
hold the large company. The committees OF
the evening were: r. Kigour, q. ID. Stew.
bingham, A. Andrews. Floor Director, ID
Mckay. Floor Managers-T. J. Scott, 2,
Durno and R. Kilgour.
Police CoURT.-The following business
was transacted in the Police Court yesterday
Pat Fitzgerald, arrested as common drunk,
charge was reduced to drunk, to which he
pleaded guilty, but in view of his solemn
promise to swear off, and never touch in.
toxicating liquors again, and out of considera.
ton for his family, he was discharged and
allowed one more opportunity to reform.
He was warned however by the Judge that
il he again appeared before him upon such a
charge, he would not repeat the act of leniency,
but would extend to him the fullest benefit
of the law Manual Silver and Dolpha Sill.
yer were tried for battery, and found not
guilty. II. Smith and Frank Smith were
tried, found guilty of disturbing the peace to
a limited extent and were fined each one 81
and costs. The cases of Armada Cordosa and
Josephine Kelly, for battery, were partially
tried and continued until to-day. The case
of Mon Lee, charged with violating the wash
house ordinance at his place, on Fifth street.
between l and J. was continued until to-day
by which time it is expected the evil COM
planned of will be corrected. The case
against William Gale for outrage upon Ad-
die Gale, and the case of Saddle Fisher as
an accessory after the fact, came before the
Court ard their examination was commenced,
and after hearing portion Of the testimony,
it was continued until A. NJ. tomorrow. The
Court then adjourned.
INSULTING HooDLUMs.-There are num-
Der Of young bloods in the city who pride
themselves upon family standing, but who,
nevertheless, are hoodlums Of the most dam
gerous type and their conduct almost nightly
is such that it would shame the most
despised class of tramps. Their principal
occupation is to congregate evenings on J
street, quite generally at the corner of
Seventh, and, ranging themselves on each
side Of the walk, make the most vulgar and
obscene remarks to any Ladies' who may pass
by. Complaints of these insults are con-
stantly made, and several gentlemen have
already stated their intention that, upon the
next provocation given, they will visit the
scene of their operations. and summarily
abate the nuisance by reducing their numbers.
EXEMPT FIREMEN's ELEoTIoN.-The an
nual election of the Exempt Firemen's Asso-
citation of Sacramento was held at their hall
from 3 to P NJ. yesterday. The following
are the officers elected. President, P. S.
Lawson Vice-Presidsnt, Grove L. johnson I;
| Second Vice President J. G. Devine Sec
rotary, J. Domlngos Treasurer, George A.
Putnam Trusteeg-Martin Steinmetz B.
". brennan, Daniel Brown, L. A. Epson,
D. De Bernardo, Hiram Cook and j. w. Nj.
Smith. The present membership Of the As
sociation is 203. There were 142 votes cast
yesterday, and most of the other members are
absent from the city-some In San Francisco
and other parts of the State, and many scat
tered in other States and Territories.
BOARD OF TRADE.-The Sacramento Board
of Trade held its annual meeting last evening
at the Board of Trade rooms, when the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year were
elected President, Albert Gallatin; Vice
President, J ohm Mcneil Treasurer, II. G.
Smith Directors, Joseph Steffens, James |.
Felter, G. McCreary. VIM. NJ. Lyon, @. II.
Hubbard, W. A Houghton. At meeting
held by the Directors subsequent to adjourn
ment of the Board, George L. Bates was
elected Secretary and Attorney for the
Board. The following were elected as the
Arbitration Committee I. NJ. Lindley, l..
Williams, A. H. Hopkins, @. T. Wheeler,
Sparrow Smith, w Il. Knights, G. NJ. Mott,
+. a. Smith and II. Hurd.
QuENoHING THIRsT.-Offcer Rider arrested
an impecunious individual at a saloon on K
street who was trying to trade off a new oil
cloth satchel for two drinks of beer. This
was regarded as suspicious circumstance,
aud he was put into the lookup while the
subject of ownership of the satchel was in.
vestigated. The fellow thought it was tough
If man as thirsty as he was had got to Ian
guish and suffer when the proceeds of the
travelling bag would relieve his condition
Besides he said, there are plenty of people
who are not only drinking up sstchels but
houses and whole blocks, and they are moi
arrested for it.
SACRAMENTO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE
The second lecture of the Sacramento Educa
tional Institute will be given at the Sixth
street Methodist Church this evening. com
meucing at o'clock, by Professor j. II
Wythe, NJ D., of Oakland. Subject, ' Liv
ing Matter" How living things originate
how they are built up and how they grow
will be discussed according to the most recent
views of scientific biology. The lecture vii
be illustrated with numerous crayon draw
ings.
FREIGHT MovEMEETs.-The following ca,
loads Of freight were received in this city
Yesterday: One of lime. of wheels, of cal
materials, Z of wood, II Of coal, 5 of stee
rails, . of granite, of lumber, l of nails, 1 o
shingles. The following car loads were
, shipped Eastward Twelve of barley, 2 o
wool, of beans, of rice, of liquors, Of
hides.
PRISONER DIscHARGED.-Upon the hear
ing of the case Of All Yen, upon writ o
habeas corpus, of which mention was mad
=. yesterday, Judge Clark discharged the de
PENDANT upon the ground that the commit
: ment failed to show on whom the assault wa
co.nmitted, but only that the act occurred Of
Sherman island.
Loss SErTLED.-The insurance companie
have adjusted the loss upon the stock of A
. Hamburger, caused by the recent fire in hi
store at the corner of Sixth and J streets
paying little over 81, 500 as the damag
caused by fire and water.
o STocK-TAKISG at the Mechanics Store
S To-day we shall close out several lines c
v goods in all departments Remember to day
and until closed out Weinstock & Lubir
o proprietors Mechanics Store
e THEY ARE 40 CENTS PER PAIR Three
. button kid gloves, all sizes and shades, at til
l. Red House.
LADIES FRENCH KID SHOES, reduced t
;. 81 per pair, at Red House.
TO-DAY T-Mechanics' Store.
y TO-DAY mechanics Store.
THE Boot and Shoe Department will /
y represented to-day. Mechanics Store.