Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-07-04
Tc-DAY's CELEBRATION.

A proclamation by Grand Marshal Bryte
appears, modifying the orders fer the cele
bration to-day. The Governor has forbidden
the troops to appear, and the Grand Marshal
has abandoned his procession, for reasons
fully set forth in his proclamation. How.
ever, the people are invited to assemble o.
the Pavilion at II a NJ sharp, where exe1-
cises will be had which viii be mingling OF
the commemorative, and of expressions Of
sorrow over TIE assault upon the President.
Tae Aids are 10 NEE. at the Colleen Eagle
Hotel at 10 a. NJ. dismounted, and escort the
officers Of tbs day to the Pavilion, where
there will be prayer by Rev. l. L. Dwirell,
singing of national hymns by Mrs. Addie
Carter reading of the Declaration OF hide.
rendenee by Miss Lucy O'Brien, reading Of
resolutions by Senator Grove l.. johnson. OF
the citizens committee, on the murderous
assault upon His Excellency, The President
If the United States, music by the Artillery
Band and Grafton by Hon. w. b. G.. Brown.
in which he viii make appropriate references
to the fearful event of Saturday. The young
ladies who were to personate allegorical char
acters in the procession are invited to occupy
positions on the platform at the Pavilion.
All members OF military organizations are
invited to be present at the Pavilion. a very
large attendance is anticipated at the Payil
ion to-day. Il has been deemed proper to
permit the fireworks, which are all up
to be displayed and this will be
done at $50 on Capitol Park extension. The
works are set up Just west of the State Print
ing Office, and face slightly southwest. The
troops of the Fourth Brigade are ordered by
General Shsehan to appear at the company
armories, as already called for, where the
companies will parade and be dismissed.
This is necessary to be done in order TO COM
ply with the law, and the attendance at
these parades affects the standing Of the CON-
panies in the National Guard The order of
Governor Perkins, Conmander-if- Chief, APP
pears in full in the proclamation of Grand
Marshal Bryte. Richard Dale, Chairman,
and Captain Frank Ruhstaler, Grand Mar.
shall, Issued orders suspending the parade and
exercises of the Fantasies uatil z future date.
The city is being very generally decorated,
and the principal streets are being lined with
green bushes, after the pleasing custom which
prevails here.
The artillery salutes will be fired at sunrise,
noon and sunset to-day.
THE RACES To-DAY.-The races of the
Pacific Blood Horse Association will be cor
tinued to-day at Agricultural! Park. They
promise to be of superior character, and some
excellent running may be anticipated The
first is the two-year-old stake three-quarters
dasF, with Sunday, Hanlon, Duchess Of Nor
folk and Annie Laurie. This race will start
at Ills 2. NJ, sharp. The next, purse for
heats of one mile for four-year-old tillies and
under, with Laura Winston, NJ. Norris and
Winnifri4d. This race will start exactly at
2:10 p NJ The next is the railway cup,
handicap stake, dash Of q miles, with Clara
D.. Jennie B., Conner, Duke of Norfolk,
Collier, Haddington and Coombs. In view
of the fine work these animals have done, fine
effects may be looked for to-day. This race
will start at 3 P. H., sharp. AT $3.50 P. II. the
last race of the day and season will start. 1t
is to be for a consolation purse, dash of II
miles, for horses run at this meeting that
have not won. Entries can be mads up to
within few minutes OF starting hour.
4 SUGGEsToN.-Boysw who propose to be
blown-up to-day, by loading toy cannons with
gravel or shot, or BY fooling with gunpowder
in any form. or by looking down . pistol to
see the charge come out, OF any like foolish
ness, viii save reporters trouble by sending
IN their names aud address as fast as they are
carried III to have the pieces tied up. If too
much distributed TO attend to this courtesy
! toward the press. themselves, their parents.
who have aided in the matter of getting up
this kind of news, by furnishing their darlings
with cannon, pistols and powder to blow
themselves up and mutilate others, will con-
fer lasting favor by sending to the reporters
facts as to fatal results.
CONVICTED. On Wednesday c. ]. Freese
was placed on trial at Colusa, before Judge
Hatch, for embezzlement, in appropriating
some 81 600 belonging to Wells FARGO A. "a
at Arbuckle. The jury retired at p NJ.
Saturday night, and came in at 1890 A. NJ.
yesterday with a verdict of guilty. Freese
will be sentenced next Saturday. He was
prosecuted by c. I. Jones of this city, and
District Attorney Hart, and was defended by
10 Hamilton and John T. Harrington. The
trial is spoken of as deeply interesting one,
and as very ably conducted on both sides.
To-DAY's ORATIoN.-The Grafton to be de-
livered by Hon. w. B. G. Brown to-day at
the Pavilion will be published in the second
clifton of the RECORD UNION at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.