Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-05

SAN Francisco, October 4th.-The Gar.
field Monument Committee met this evening
and effected permanent organization, but
transacted no further business.
Grand Lodge, L. o. G. T.-Heeiing al
Vallejo.
VALLEJO, October 4th.-The Grand Lodge,
I. o. g. T., assembled in annual session in
this city this morning. The forenoon session
was spent in comforting the Grand Lodge de-
gree upon some sixty-eight delegates. The
COMMITTEES on Credentials reported over 500
delegates entitled to seats on the floor, of
whom some 800 are present. The reading of
the annual reports of the Grand officers will
occupy the afternoon session.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
VALLEJO, October 4th.-In the session of
the Grand Lodge of Good Tempiar5 this
afternoon the reports Of the G.. w. G. T., G..
w. S. and G. W. Treasurer were read The
Grand Templar Hon. Robert Thompson, in
his report, congratulated the Grand Lodge
on the prosperity of the Order. He discussed
the propriety of open lodges, urged the
formation of Boards of Hope. and recon-
mended the establishment Of Grand Lodge
library. A part of the report, of unusual
interest to the Order, relates to the purchase
of 800 acres of redwood forest in Sonoma
county, 90 be kept as q place of summer
resort. The proposed purchase will be one OF
session. The G. W. s. reported gain Of
members during the year of 1862 The
present total membership is II, PAL. There
were expelled from the Order during the year
79S, Withdrawn 2 600, suspended 8. 232. One
hundred and twenty lodges were organized
during the past year. making the present
number SAL. The Treasurer reported the
receipts of the year at $50. 70l 81, and a cash
balance in the treasury of 81 456 %. The
Orphans Home has 145 children.
THIRD DISPATCH.l
VALLEJO, October 4th.-Ths delegates to
the Grand Lodge. 1. 0. G. T.. were given a
formal reception by Vallejo Lodge, No. GA,
this evening. The exercises comprised a
literary and musical programme, concluding
with a splendid collation..
The San Jose Fair.
San JOSE, October 4th.-Ihe first annual
exhibition of the Santa Clara and San Msteo
Agricultural Association, No. 5, opened yes
terday. As is usual, everything is in con-
fusion the first day, and the fair will not
open in full blast until this evening. The
prospects are good for a most successful. ex-
hibision. There is a large and fine variety of
agricultural products, and the exhibit of
thoroughbred horses and cattle is fully up to
the average In the forenoon there were
light showers, which had the effect of placing
the track in a splendid condition for the
races. The attendance was not large, but
better than the managers expected.
The first race was running contest for a
purse of $500, for two-year-olds. one-mile
dash. The entries were Stanf0rd's Precious,
Baldwin's Anita, Van Buren's Forest
King and Winters Duchess of Norfolk.
The Duchess was the favorite in the pools
The race was won by Duchess, Forest King
coming in second and Precious third. Time,
1:454
The second race was free-for-all, one and
three-quarter-mile dash, for q purse Of $500.
Three horse started-Stanford's Bonnie
Jeany, Baldwin's jim Douglass and Jennie
B., the latter taking the lead. 1t was closely
contested and the result was surprise to
everybody. jim Douglass, who sold lowest
in the pools, won, beating Jennie 3. by half
length. Time, 3:07.
The third race was mile and repeat for
district two-year-olds. Il was tame affair,
and was won by Stanford's Market in two
heats. Time, 3:l34-2.593. The other horses
were BERTHE Hayward, Wild Flower and
Dandy.
SAN JOSE, October 4th-The fair is now
opened in good style. The entries ore all
made, and the streets present more ANNA
Ted appearance. Still there is a difference
from last year. The street peddlers are
missed, and the conversation OF gamblers,
who blocked the passages to- our leading
hotels. They are not here. The Council
passed an ordinance refusing to license any
games Of chance, and raised the license for
peddling to $50 Tue exhibit at the Pavilion
is very line, and far exceeds that of any pre-
vious year. The exhibit of stock has also
never been excelled, and the parade at the
fair grounds this forenoon was the largest
and finest ever witnessed at any fair given in
this county. The attendance at the races
was much larger than yesterday.
The first race, for the 2:30 class. was con-
tested by Empress, SUSIE Hancock and Bull
let. Empress was the favorite. and won in
three straight heats. Time-2:31, 2:31, 2:291.
Hancock won the second money and Bullet
the third.
The second and last race was for the 2:24
class, and Echora, Crown Point and Del Sur
started. The former vas the favorite. Echora
won the first. second and fifth heats. Time
pa. 2:25d. 2:30.
Tomorrow there viii be q trotting race for
three-yesr-olds. and miscellaneous exhibi-
ton OF equestrianism, bicycling. foot racing,
jumping in sacks and SO forth. No gambling
is allowed at the grounds, and the police are
very vigilant and active. The fair promises
to be one Of the most orderly and successful
il every respect ever given here.
MERGED Matters.
MERGED. October 4th.-The iacendiaries
who set fire to Miller & Lux's barn, on the
West Side, reported last week. were arrested
yesterday and brought before Justice Clarke
at Los Banos. and bound over for the action
of the Superior Court. The act seems to
have been prompted by malice towards Mil
Ter s. Lux's foreman, named Davis. Thirty
one head Of fine team mules and horses, and
one hundred and fourteen sets Of harness
were burned in the barn.