Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-14


given up under the persuasive influence of
the revolver.
Quan then left his victim and started back
for town. Hong followed at a safe distance,
and upon arriving in the city notified the
| Chief of Police Of the affair. A short time
afterwards Quan was arrested in Chinatown
by local officer Fred Karcher and Max
Brown, and while en- route to the police Jail
was detected in trying to throw away the re-
volver without its being seen He was locked
! up, and, when searched, a pawn-broker's
ticket was found secreted upon him, with
which officer Ferral afterwards found the
watch in a China pawn shop, where it had
been deposited for three dollars. Quan yes
terday admitted to an interpreter the robbery
of the pistol and watch, but denied taking
any money from him; but inasmuch as only
thirty cents was found upon Quan when ar
rested, and he had received three dollars for
the watch, there is no doubt but that Hong's
whole story is true, and that the money has
been deposited in some retreat for safe keep
ing. The artful and cool manner in which
the robbery was planned and achieved
strongly rivals the most ingenious plots re-
| counted in dime novels, and goes to prove
that 'tis plain, that the way of the heather
Chinee is peculiar"
THE WRONG SCHooNER.-There's an in
dustrious Scotchman, who recently arrived
from Bonnie Dundee, and is employed at the
railroad shops. His name is Sandy, and his
business is to shine up the engines at the
railroad shops as they come in. During the
recent storm, when many trains were laid off,
his work was diminished. and he, too, was
laid off half of each day. This was dull busi-
ness to man of his habits, and he anxiously
cast about the wharf to see if he could not
pick up an odd job to earn shilling while
off his regular duty. Passing along Front
street his eye dropped upon the prominent
sign on the outside of beer saloon, which
reads, 81. 900 men wanted to unload this
schooner" and although it referred to huge
glass of foaming beer pictured Immediately
above it. he did not notice this feature, but
dropped on it as an urgent announcement
for stevedores. Bringing his arms akimbo,
he soliloquized: "Ah mon, thare's a chaunce /;
a thousand men wanted to unload a schooner.
Sandy, mon. see if he Gamma ring in an our
or taw on thot." So saying, and not to lose
lob by being behind hand on making appli
cation. he hastened over to the wharf to look
for the schooner and enter the arena of steve
dores. He aDxiously searched the river sew
eral times back and forth from the bridge to
n street, and made diligent inquiries OF
BEerYDOlN as GD Wll6Ie Tue FClOpuSI Cuulu DC
found that thousand men were wanted to
unload, but finally gave up in despair, and
went back to see if the schooner hadn't been
unloaded and the advertisement taken down.
Upon reaching the saloon he discovered the
balance of the sign and it dawned upon him
that his innocence had been sWindled Run
ming his arms down his trowsers pockets up
to his elbows, he meekly started off for the
shops, remarking, " All mon, Saundy; you
make au foo i yourself that time. Saundy
will get nae shillin from that schooner"
THE WATER.-There is no great change as
to the amount of water in the south part of
the city since last report. On Saturday the
Y street levee was opened at the outlet of
Burns Slough and at Eighteenth street,
through both of which openings the water
was h1wing freely last night and relieving
that part of the overfiowed section. The
street levee was also cut at Eighth street yes
terday forenoon, through which was flowing
heavy current twelve feet wide last night,
having about two inches fall. Six pumps
were in use last evening, and one or two more
were expected to be running before this
morning. 1t was claimed last evening that the
water about r and Third streets was lower,
which was also perceptible at other places.
Mr. Sims of the lower Stockton road was in
the city on Saturday, and stated that the old
railroad embaakment to Freeport is acting
as a dam to the water this side of it. He
states that the water is about two feet lower
on the east side of the grade than on this,
and that if it was cut through it would
largely draw off the water below the city.
1t might be well for the authorities to inves-
tigate the matter.
DID Nor TAKE THE STEAMER. the
steamer was about to leave for San Francisco
on Saturday morning two young fellows named
David De Costa and John W. Baldwin, who
were arranging to take passage upon her,
were arrested upon a charge of robbery,
sworn to by Henry s. Sheppard. The com
plainant alleges that having formed the
acquaintance OF De Costa and Baldwin few
nights since in Third-street saloon, near l.,
and drank together, he was afterwards
robbed by them on NJ street, near Second,
and SIG in money taken. The defendants
deny the whole matter. Their cases will be
heard by Judge Henry to. morrow.
ELITE ENTERTAINMENT.-Th Elite Min
strel Company gave an entertainment at
Father Matthew Hall last Saturday evening,
at which there was good attendance, and
the young company was well received.
Messrs. Cotton, Scott, Billy Enright and X;
Raymond were the end men, and performed
their parts very creditably. w. j. Hogan,
J. +. Plato and w. r. Hall also took promi-
nent parts. The programme included comic
songs, Dutch, Irish and darky characters.
and concluded with the lsughable farce,
Blue Glass"
CITY RECEIPTS. following payments
were made to the city for the week ending
Saturday. February u, 1881 W, C. Farms
worth. cemetery dues, S14 /; r. D. Server,
water rates, S729; n. A. Kidder, harbor
dues. 50 80; Ed. II. Mckee. county appor-
tionmept of road money, District No. l,
50. 5l9 %; w. A. Henry, Police Court tlnes,
$40 George A. Putnam, city licenses, S420 !;
George A Putnam, dog licenses, Sl4 40;
total, S9,727 10.
SUDDEN DEATH. G. NJ. Brown, for
merly student in the Office of DR.. Simmons,
and who recently commenced medical prac-
tice in the city, died on Friday night after
only short illness. He had been ailing for
day or two, but was about until within
few hours of his death. A post-mortem ex-
animation was at first contemplated, but it
was concluded by the physicians that he died
from natural cause, and no examination took
| place.
LIBRARY REPORT The Superintendent of
the City Free Library makes the following
report for the past week: Number of books
issued. 976. OF which there were of fiction,
| $40; history, So; biography. II; travels, q :;
miscellaneous literature, q; poetry and
drama, % theology, science and art, %.
Average number issued per day, 140; per-
centage of fiction and juvenile works, 81 !;
| = sof+ J.. mar 1ax-
! CoLoRED GRos GRAIN SILKS, extra wide,
at 81 % per yard. Dry Goods Department,
| Mechanics Store.
TUESDAY Nine hundred pieces on separate
counters to select from. Red House.
! TUESDAY Nine hundred, Red House