Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-08
Eel INTELLIGENCE

themselves together and formed what
known as the Sacramento Functional Iasti
TUE. The officers are: Felix Tracy, Pfesi
dent; Henry II. Rice, Treasurer; Kirke w
Bfier, Secretary. There has been guaran
teed to the association means sufficient &
carry u on Tor year at tire least. IL has is
sued a pcospsc as, ia which it IS set ou5 tina
no tee Tor tuition or membership viii b
charged. 1t addresses itself 20 salesinen
CLERKS, ho5kk5epers, mechanics, apprentices
and TO youag men and women generally from
IA years OF age upward, who wil prove thei
esrnestuess and zeal for education by exhibit
ing self denial enough to attend punctually
ana all such the Directors propose to do Ghei
utmost 20 hensHt. The Institute Is to opel
Monday evening at the Presbyterian Church
SXtG aud l. streets, wish free lecture b,
Professor II. p. Norton, Of the State Nor
NAL School, his subjzc5 being g The Tramp
PARADISE A Suggestion IN Social Science,
O5her lectures viii soon follow. if sutficien
young people sign the roll Monday night t,
indicate fair appreciation Of the etfor
made. The intention is, in that event, I,
early take comfortable rooms. aud there give
one or two evenings in 8 week other iustruc
ton, aided by geographical, mathematical
astronomical and philosophical apparatus
wllcn viii be procured as needed. How
soon TINS regular course Of study can be in.
augurated ID as yet undetermined. The Di
r5c50rs say that theic object Is to aft Jrd oppOr
tunisles VI which many yaun5 psuple are
now dsbarred to induce them to resist temp
tatlon and frivolous anus sEnen5s, aud to avoid
resorts " to Kill tine, which are deemed de-
structiYe Of the 5attsr part Of youth. The
purpose Is tn make Il free to all, and to invite
ali young people whose vacations prevent
fbeIr attendance M rau,-'lp a-iucr fiona iprff-
tutiJns, 70 attend, this ore, and thus awaken
an appetite for thorough residing, and create
a thirst for useful and prac5ic.r knowledge,
and set up systematic habit Of thought in
the mind, aud to 50 direct the Institute as to
make all the instruction highly entertaining
oral and object lessons having constantly
the preference.
INCORPORATED. There have been fled
with the Secretary of State the following
certificates Of Incorporation Oakland Town
ship Railroad Company; object. to maintain
a steam railway in Alameda county with
depots, bridges and piers Place of business.
San FrlnciSco Dirsc.ars-AliIad e. Davis.
Seth Cook, Daniel Cook, Joseph Clark, Ed
ward Barron. Capital stock, $500 600, in
5000 shares If 500 each III Dorado Re
duction Company Capital stock, 81. COO, 0G0.
in 10000 shares Of 800 each. Directors
Frank SHAY, T. II. Horton, G. Green. 3.
j. Shay f. G. Laayit5; place Of business,
San Francisco South Hjl Gold Mining
Company; place Of business. San Francisco.
Directo 81. a. Booth ". H. Wideman,
+. a, Berlin, /. a. Nudge, 4. e. Ham
mond. CAPITAL stock, 500 COZ, in 100000
shares u s. each.
PoLTcE CoURr.-In Che Police Count yes
terday fom Daley, common drunk, was sen.
fenced to serve term Of forty days in the
County Jail, with It's attendant privileges.
When the case o. L. c. Bruce fer libel was
called, the City Att0rner stated that be had
fully investigated the matter since the arrest,
and was now satisfied that defendant did not
write the lihelous letter. I'll therefore moved
that the charge against defendant be dis
missed, aud Il was so ordered. Frank Smith.
who was examined the day previous for bur
Elary, as being connected with breaking into
the carpenter shop Of Faconer Bros, at
Seventh and | streets, was held to answer
and bll fixed az 81 COO. The Chinese TheateI
nuisance cases were again continued until the
1lth inst. The Court then adj urned.
EXAMINATION To-DAY.-The exarnina tor
OF c. w. Brown, arrested for stealing tn,
span Of horses from the ranch Of james Jack
son, near Elk Grove, and which were sold il
this city by defendant on Thursday, viii bi
held before Justice Gilmer to-day. commenc
ing at 10 a. NJ TIE defendant is a new
conner 90 the police OF this city. He is abou
30 to 80 years Of age, fge feet uins or ter
inches in hight, Il hit complexion. brown
hair, OF American birth. and Of good business
like appearance. He now claims that he go
the horses from man in this city, but whel
asked by the Chief of Police for q description
OF the person from whom he received them
he absolutely and in a very iudeBendent maa
ner refused to give any description or furthe
Information.
CRIMINAL CASES. The trial in the case o
the People against George Williams, 70
robbery of MeMartiu, was concluded yester
day, and the defendant found guilty. q
charged. The trial Of John H'ggerty, 70
participation in the same robbery, was thei
commenced, District Attorney Buckley con
ductiBs the prosecution, and Joseph Wali
the defense. The ca was still on Trial at al
jaurnment, and viii be resumed at 10 o'clocl
This morning.
CoHEERCIAL.-The steamer Harriet passs,
up yesterday Light, to bring down bsrg
load OF grain. The Governor Dana, wbie
Is again engaged in grain carrying, departe
for the upper Sacrament with the barg
Garfield, TO return with grain. She cam
down Thursday evening with the barge Js
ciuto. having about 1900 sacks of wheat
consigned to parties at Wallet and San FraI
cisco.
PoLIoE ARREsTs.-The following arrest
were made in the city yesterday: Dan Co
fee, drunk, by local officer Nash y. f. Cor
molly, for vagrancv, by officers Frazee an
Smith; Mrs William Thomas. for disturb
ing the peace, by officer Smith All Hin
and Yu Lee, for grand larceny, by Office
Smith and w. J. Ping, Constable from CO
luss couaty; johanna Burns, disturbing tn
peace, by officer Smith.
COUNTY WARRANTs.-0wing to the lsrg
number of claims presented against the count
for December, the Board of Supervisors di
not conclude their examination until yestel
day afternoon, aud the Auditor will not hav
the warrants ready for delivery uatil mex
Monday.
AUCTION SALE-Sherburu & Smith wi
sell at their salesroom, 1913 K street, at 10 4
n, to day, the furniture aud fixtures of tn
NtANt DEAtCu I1Obci. <alsU . DttltIu LADl
and a very large variety of furniture an
household goods.
BUSINESS CHANGE. E. Dixon, late prc
prietor of the Crescent City Hotel, has sol
out his business to 3. Baker, formerly pro
prietor of the Central House. The transfe
was completed on the 4th instant
STATE DINNER overnor Perkins, it
understood, contemplstes giving dinner I
the members of the Legislature aud the Stat
officers on or about the 10Th instant
CHILDs pebble goat box-toed, solar-tiI
button shoes, sizes to !, at 81 20; s to II
at 81 SIS per pair; lace do, 4 to z. 81. Mt
chsnics' Store.
MISSES kid button shoes reduced to
cents per pair, at the Red House.
BLACK CASHMERE. 46 inches wide, all WOO
80 cents a ard, at Hale's on Monday next.
GREAT CLEARING SALE at L. Bisn's, Eight
and j streets.