Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-04
JAMES \. bARWltk,
Observer Sergeant, Signal Corps, U. 5. a.


CALEDoNIAN GAMES To-DAY.-The fifth
annual gathering and games Of the Caledo-
mans will be held at East Park to-day, at
which great attractions are offered, as prepa-
rations have been made in the line Of all
classes of interesting and amusing games,
with $3.50 offered in gold coin, twenty gold
and silver medals, and a large number of
other valuable and useful articles, TO be
awarded as prizes for athletic sports. Ath.
letes will be present to compete from other
parts Of the State. The Committee of Ar
rangements make the following announce
ments The procession for street parade viii
start from Pioneer Hall at A. NJ. Games
will begin at 10 A. N. and continue until z
p. N. Competitors will have to present
themselves to the Secretary Immediately az
ter the call of the bugle. The decision of the
judges will be final, and all games will be
governed by the bylaws of the North Ameri-
can Caledonian Club. A staff of officers will
be present day and night to preserve order
In the evening the park will be brilliantly
Illuminated, and the opeE-air ball will open
at 7:30 and close with the prize waltz at II
P. N. Music viii be furnished by the First
Artillery band day and evening. Ladies
with escorts will be admitted TO the ball free.
No disreputable characters will be allowed to
enter the grounds. The price of admission
will be 80 cents children from 10 Il years
old, % cents. The Caledonians have way
of making their annual games very attractive
and successful, and to-day viii probably not
be an exception. Twenty-Five members Of
the club at San Francisco and ladies, and
several from Bodie, arrived yesterday, and
the Stockton Club is expected this forenoon.
SHERMAN IsLASD.-D. /. Perkins, Of En-
maton, Sherman Island, writes under date
of June 1st as follows: " Everything about
here locks dreary water al around. Moth
ing is being done toward repairing the breaks
I had hoped, short time ago, that some
thing would be done. A forcs Of men was
busy stopping the breaks, but all OF sudden
work was stopped and the men were all dis
charged. It is very unpleasant TO gaze upon
TO- 600 acres OF beautiful land al covered
with water. II is Notwithstanding. How
ever, I hope that something will be done, as
the landowners have been called to meet on
the Sth OF this month TO revise the bylaws,
and after that is done l hope that some ac-
ton will be taken to put the levees in good
order this season. AT a meeting held here
short time ago by the full Board of Trustees
an assessment of S. per acre was levied and
made payable in thirty days"
LAND LEAGUE PIcNIc.-The first annual
Picnic of the Sacramento Land League will
be given tomorrow at East Park Grove.
The Executive Committee Of the League
are sparing no pains or expense to make this
picnic one OF the most pleasant affairs of the
season. Games for the amusement of old
and young have been arranged, and twenty
seven valuable and handsome prizes will be
given to the winners. Among the features
of the occasion viii be e tug of war between
twelve married and twelve single men. A
white Guinea pig will be among the prizes
for the boys. Music will be furnished by
Jones, Beebe & Grants band. The street
cars will carry passengers to and from the
park every ten minutes. Admission, so
cents; ladies free; boys over y years Of age,
halfprice.
PERSONAL. John i. Jackson leaves
for San Francisco this morning, to be absent
few weeks. Mrs. Joseph Hahn and family
leave this morning for sumnering in the
Napa valley. DR.. G. NJ. Nixon has returned
from his trip TO Oregon. Superintendent J.
b. Wright went TO San Francisco yesterday.
The Oakland papers make complimentary
notice of the opening address and parts in in.
strumental music taken by Miss Mile Greg
DRY, daughter of Mrs. J. Gregory of this city,
who was one Of the graduates at the recent
commencement of the convent College of the
Sacred Heart in Oakland Max Lowenthal
of Sacramento was among the graduates at
the recent commencement of the State Uni
versity at Berkeley.
JEwELRY SwINDLE.-The San Francisco
Post, referring to a purchase recently made
in that city by Sacramento lady, and in
reference to which application has been made
to Chief of Police Crowley for assistance,
says :" The lady few days ago purchased a
pair of bracelets for $50 from Leon Van
Fleet, Montgomery-street ieweler, who, it
is alleged, represented the circlets to be solid
gold. Later she learned from several Jewell
ers that the bracelets were lacduered oroide
and were worth about S13 at the most An
effort will be made to recover the money paid
by persuasion, and If that fails the jeweler,
it is said, will be arrested, charged with OBJ.
tanning money by misrepresentation"
THE WEATHER.-There was another light
shower yesterday, enough to make the air
fresh, and at midnight there were prospects Of
more. S. II. Gerrish reports that the thun.
der shower of Thursday night gave 0 O57 of
an inch of rain, making a total for the sea.
son of %. 800 inches. The last rain we had
was on the sd of April. excepting o few drops
on the 22d of May, which was hardly percep.
tible. The amount of rain in $780, for sea.
son, to date was % 705 inches; in 1879.
17.162 inches in 1873, % 092 inches; in
1877, S.760 inches /; and in 1876, 26 1880 inches.
ARRIVED YESTERDAY FROM PHILADELPHIA
Child's goat, solar tip toe, button; child's kid.
solar tip toe. button; childs fine English and
French kid, button shoes, at the Red House
The entire stock of watches, jswelry, ETC.,
of J. Hyman, Jr., No. SOC j street, to be
sold regardless Of cost till June 25th.
--LATEST styles in mems soft hats. Hat
Department, Mechanics Store.
TOILET and laundry soaps. Notion De.
partment, Mechanics Store.