Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-06
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

An entertainment was given by Capital
Lodge No. 81. I. O. G. T. at Fireman's Hall,
last evening, at which There was large at,
tendance The entertainment consisted OF
readings, singing and recitations, engaged IN
bv Misses Davis, Josie Wilder. Lily Muir,
Annie Walker. Mrs. Katzenstein and Messrs.
George B. Katzenstein, E. n. johnson, ). j..
| Young and Master Joe Russell. The enter
tainment concluded with laughable comedy
in two acts. After which those present joined
in a social dance under the auspices of the
Oliver Twist Dramatic Club.
A little boy, II or u years of age, was
taken into the Police Station several days
since. A letter has been received by the
Chief of Police from Gridley stating that his
mother is desd, and his father, who is a
| drunken, worthless person now lives In an
other part of the State and does not look
| after the lad. Some person might do an act
of kindness to the boy by providing him with
| a home, and also find him seryiceable In re-
turn.
Officer Levy yesterday found quantity
of yeast powder 10 bottles on g vacant lot at
Sixteenth and E streets. They have on them
the label of j. II. Carroll & Co., of this city,
and were evidently deposited at the place in
which they were found by some thief who
intended to call again, or possibly he wished
to raise" the grade Of the lot.
A leather-covered valise was left night be-
fore last underneath the sidewalk IN 'front.' OF
the Congregational Church. Just who has
concluded to use that locality for a baggage
store-room is not known. The valise is now
at the police headquarters, where 1t may be
identified.
Joseph Costing, who resides near Freeport,
and who broke his leg some time since, has
met with the misfortune of breaking it again
at the same place from falling out OF chair
to the floor while endeavoring TO put some
wood in stove near which he was sitting.
Patents have been issued at Washington to
The following Sacramento inventors; frank
Bachelor, wheelbarrow and seeding ma
chine: Theodore w. Schwall. combined
ticket case and whistle A. j. Stevens, fric-
ton brake for steering apparatus Tor vessels.
Silas Russell, who resides at Twenty-ffth
and l streets. was yesterday arrested by Off
Ger Domingos for maintaining an extended
pigsty upon his premises, which, it is claimed.
smells loud and amounts to nuisance of
triple extract quality.
A social will be held at the First Baptist
Church on Ninth street, between L and NJ,
this evening" when Mrs Pierce of San Fran
cisco, Misses Wilsey, Wood, Clinch. Messrs.
Crandall. Palmer, Grove, and Rev. a. j.
Frost will take part.
The stampede at the State House Gay be-
fore yesterday. at the supposed giving away
of the porch awning, was caused by chair
breaking down which was occupied by
heavy person. The awning is safe and
sound.
The Government snag-boat for the Sacra-
mebto river being built at Stockton, is well
under way in construction, and will be CON-
pleted and ready for service as soon as June
LIST, in accordance with contract.
The furnaces of the steamer Dover are being
changed from wood to coal burners, and as
soon as completed probably by tomorrow
or Friday-the boat will leave for Mcintosh
Landing for a load of wheat.
E. A. Girvin, Senate reporter of the Rec
ORD UNION last winter, has been appointed
official reporter of the new Police Court in
San Francisco. He was married last week
to Miss Mary Flick.
The alarm of fire at 7:15 last evening was
caused by the burning out of the kitchen
smoke-stack at the State House. No dam
age was done, and no water thrown.
Mrs. Hidden, the old lady residing upon
the Riverside road, who was recently seri-
ously injured and had a limb broken from a
fall down stairs, is recovering.
Among the car loads of freight forwarded
eastward from this point yesterday were Of
wine, malt l, salmon l, wool l, sugar l, oil l,
and of barley.
J. W. McCurdy, OF this city, leaves to-day
for Independence, Inyo county, to engage il
business at that place.
Seventy immigrant passengers, includ
ing sixty males, will arrive by overland this
afternoon.
There was a slight fall of the river yester-
day, and last evening it marked 20 feet and l
inch.