Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-21

! 1T 1t be the so-called committee formed by
George Cadwalader. then | do not regardit
as fairly representing the people (although
pers nally composed of good citizens), for
believe that committee was organized by said
Cadwalader for the sole purpose, on his part,
of embroiling the city Of Sacramento in eX-
pensive litigation. that he might reap some
pay as attorney therein. L do not, however,
believe that majority, or even respectable
minority of the men whose names he has
used will aid him in his ruercenary purpose,
though | believe all viii seek to labor for
| Sacramento.
3. | live in Sacramento have an interest
in its success. l have labored and will labor
for its welfare. Hence as your invitation
states that the meeting is called upon
urgent business connected with the welfare
Of Sacramento" | will be at the place ap-
pointed at the time appointed, and will, for
the sake of Sacramento, neglect my duty as
a Senator / am ready at all times to meet
with any number of the citizens of Sacra-
mento and consult with them as to measures
! best calculated to advance her interests.
4. If George Cadwalader is connected with
the committee of which you sign yourself
Secretary, as | presume and in fact feel GER
| tain he is | trust that he will be able to treat
! the persons invited by your committee with
politeness at the meeting tomorrow. Very
respectfully yours, GROVE L. JOHNSON.
/
A SQUARE GALA card appears in an
other column, calling meeting of citizens to
assemble at the Pavilion tonight at 1880. for
the purpose of taking into consideration mat
ters relating to the tax levy made last Satur-
day by the Board of Trustees. There have
been many meetings concerning levees, taxes,
bonded Indebtedness, unpaid coupons, ar
rangements with creditors, refuuding of the
city debt, committees of tifty-siX committees
| of seven by nine, and other star chamber pro-
ceedings but the call for tonight is the first
| open one that has been made where the
merely plain citizen or undecorated member
| of the community may appear and feel that
| he has right to be present where matters
| touching his interests ara being discussed.
! The other calls to adjust matters of common
| Government have been made by postal card,
and invitations by the Board of Trade, and
it is significant as well as amusing, that in all
these cases the parties to it have initiated
the Three Tailors of Tooley Street."
who began their fulminations with the
pretentious I'VE, the People of En-
gland" The meeting tonight will probably
result in the appointment of q committee TO
wait upon the Trustees, who will proceed &C
cordingly to wait upon the Trustees. The
/ productive industries of the city are likely to
suffer in consequence of the numerous able
bodied men engaged in acting as committees
TO wait upon the Trustees, just now it is
difficult to determine, when a body of gentle
men are seen proceeding in the direction of
the City Hall, as TO what particular meeting,
clan or faction they belong. We shall, how
ever, try to keep the public posted unless the
situation becomes too complex, and com
plexity is liable to arise from the fact thai
none of these committees ever make a formal
report or are discharged by the bodies which
appoint them. How they ever cease to be
committees after they are once appointed is
one of the things as Dundreary would say,
that " no fellow can find out.
THE MILITARY DRILL - The Oakland
Guard, Captain Levy, gave an exhibition of
company drill at the Pavilion Saturday
evening to a very good audience. Sixty men
were in the line. Their average age was q,
and the average hight five feet nine inches.
The men of the company are very well Sc
lected, their bodily build being so nearly
alike as to make the company appearance
exc edingly uniform. The drill was an ex-
cellent entertainment, and proved highly
creditable to the command. The programme
presented the company first in full marching
order; company inspection followed, and
then, arms being stacked, the Guard retired,
and presently appeared in fatigue dress and
went through the cahsthenics of the company.
| After again retiring, the command, in full
dress uniform, gave all the marching
movements, the manual of arms loading and
firing, the silent manual, the bayonet eXer-
else and the skirmish drill. The company
appeared to best advantage in its marching
movements, in that respect being very
nearly perfect. 1t was less successful in the
bayonet exercise, and decidedly at fault in
| the skirmish drill. In the manual at arms
it was very fine, and is probably the best
drilled company in the manual in the State.
The First Artillery Band furnished music for
the occasion, which concluded with social
dance. The company returned to Oakland
yesterday morning. 1t is making an effort to
go to Washington to be present at the in
auguration of General Garfield. The ex-
penses of the trip for seventy-hve men viii be
S17 GOO. OF this sum there has been guarAn-
teed SIS, coo. If the company goes East ii
must leave on Thursday of this week.
SHE CANE TO THE REscUE.-About two
months ago man named Kennedy, who, foI
want of funds to pay a fine, was serving out
a sentence with the chain gang, and whose
term had within about two weeks expired,
succeeded in making his escape, and faith.
full search for him failed to disclose his where,
abouts While officers Garrett and Shellars
were experimenting their gang at Twelfth
street and the north leyee day or two since
!, Kennedy was seen in the vicinity, and after
, brisk chase was captured. He was con
J veyed to jail for safe keeping during the re
mainder of his unexpired term. But just
, here is where the most interesting part Of thI
situation is developed, for it appears that in
, stead of lying around idly, as some would
, have DONE during these two months that he
has been eluding the officers, he was shyly
engaged In counting, winning and marrying
, Young dansel in the city, who, hearing of hi
: arrest, came promptly forward, paid the bal
ance of his fire. snapped her fingers in tht
l jailer's face and triumphsntly departed viii
r her spouse.
: ELECTRIC L1GHT-A. G. Waterhouse anC
DIR. B. B. Brewer, inventors of the electri
: light which has been exhibited in this city
e went East in December in its interests
They soon after procured a patent upon tn
; invention, and have now made satisfactor.
arrangements with the United States Electri
Light Company of New York for its manu-
5 factory and introduction. DR.. Brewer ha
l. | returned, arriving here last Saturday, ant
6 Mr.. Waterhouse win remain in New York t
:, superintend their construction. The igh
= will soon be introduced in leading cities il
the East, and a supply will be received il
t this city, it is expected, in about six weeks
e Much is expected from the Sacramento in
|, yention in this line, and it is claimed that b
actual test recently made at the East it wa
found superior to all others.
= PEOPLES RIGHTS See Hales new adyel
tisement.
" LADIES and misses felt hats, &c, 10c an
15c. Millinery Department, Mechanic
Store.
CoURT OF INQUIRY Read Hale's new az
vertisement.
=
CoRsErs See Hales new advertisement