Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-20

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
| A. c. Freeman has returned from the Yosemite
Valley.
Mrs Gsodelll and Mrs. Bregt returned from the
! Yosemite on Friday.
Judge R. c. Clark has returned from his sea side
| sojourn at Monterey
| Bernard Steinmann went to Santa Cruz Yesterday
and will return Wednesday.
Judge W. c. Belcher, who has been at AIarysyille
in connection with the anti-hydrauic mining SUITS
returned to San Francisco Saturday.
Assemblyman E. L. whippie, quite well known
| in Sacramento, was married last week st Santa
Rosa to Nay, the daughter Of Thomas L. Thompson
The concert by the Ladies Vienna Orchestra at
| Turner Hall last night drew out good audience
An excellent programme presented. social
dance followed the concert.
Assistant General Superintendent J. A. fillmore
and wife came up on Saturday for visit, and re
| mained as guests Of DR.. Cluness and family until
yesterday afternoon when they returned to the bay
The following were elected officers at a meeting
of the Eureka Social Club, held yesterday: E. Stein
man, Presi lent; s. Feldheim, Vice President; s.
Rosenthal, Recording Secretary; o. Ross, Treas
urer.
The picnic and drill by the Governors Guard
! fCadets) at E st Park Saturday very enjoya.
BILE affair The Cadets, prior to going out to the
Park. paraded the streets, accompanied by the
Artillery Band.
| 1t is stated that o. P. Dodge and C. G Brown.
who lave been solicited by members of Co. B, First
Artillery Regiment n. G. c., to accept nomination
for the Captaincy made vacant by the resignation OF
]. L. Atwood, have declined to be candidates for the
| position.
! Sacramento Lodge, No. 1o2, Free Sons of Israel.
held their semi-annual meeting yesterday, and
elected the following officers for the ensuing term
NJ. Ross, President; B. Wilson, Vice President; A
Elkus, Recording Secretary; P. Nathan, Financial
1r0a II IL.
Outside Tyler.
Mathew Cooke, the entomologist, is preparing TO
instruct and lecture to the Boys Agassiz Assoca.
ton, and preparatory thereto has prepared papers
for the boys to study, giving the definitions of the
various parts OF the anatomical structure OF insects
in order that the youths may better understand him
when he comes to talk to them.
c. 7. Jones Went to Cousa on Saturday as coun-
sci for defense of Harry ketchum, charged with
shooting Mooney at Willows whose trial it is un-
derstood will commence to day. Mr. Jones will
also be associate counsel FIR the prosecution in the
Freese saferobb;ng case which is set for next Sat
urday in the Superior Court at Colusa.
Twenty-four young people left here yesterday
morning in the Golden Eagle sixhorse omnibus,
and drove to the residence OF Mr. and Mrs w j.
Schultz, some four miles beyond Elk Grove, and
surprised the daughter of the hosts. The party
was treated right royalty, and the compliment TO
the young lady was responded to by fine luncheon
| and a cordial welcome
Mrs. Z. B. Crocker departed last evening on the
| overland train for the East and Europe. She will
stop at Reno one day, and there be joined by Mrs
Henry Miller, who viii leave on the overland this
evening for Milwaukee, where she will spend the
summer with her daughter. Mrs. Croeker will visit
at different points liz the East until July 30th, when
she will take steamer for Europe, TO spend two
years in Dresden where her daughter is attending
school.
The Stockton Independent of Friday takes a
whole column to tell q story that sounds "fishy"
about sacramento couple. According to the
paper, citizen of this place went to Stockton to
rest Uhe idea J! His wife consented, and after his
departure dropped on telegram by the husband 10
another OF her sex to meet him in Stockton. Both
women went and thsre was a matinee Oh the
street, and when the storm was over reconcilia
ton, etc., after the approved yellow-eovered novel
style.
Warden Pockman Acknowledges the receipt from
citizens Of Sacramento of large amount of well 1
selected matter, consisting of periodicals. papers,
etc. for the use of prisoners which were greatly
appreciated. The names of the donors were not
known in all cases. but contributions were made by
Eben Owen, Mrs. Bertha Pearl, W. A. & C. S.
Houghton, c. A. Sawtele, Robert Coppin, r. V.
Ray Rev. | L. Dwine Rufus Butterield, Mrs
David Ross "a fine gift) Mrs. George R. Moore, Mrs
John McGraw, George w. Farr, Rev. David Deal
II. P. Osborn, j. L. Huntoon and N. D. GoodeIl.
SILVER WEDDING.
quiet sec al gathering held Yesterday at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Mcconnell, near
Elk Grove, in honor of the twenty-ffth anniversary
city Judge S. C. benson and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
II. McKune, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Clarke, Mr.. and
Mrs F. Birdsall, Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Hubbard, Mr.
and Mrs. VI. r. Beard Horatio Hurd AID family
Frank Miller and e. w. Maslin. From the neigh
borhood of Elk Grove were Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman,
Mr.. Kerr and family. Mrs. Graham and daughter
Mrs. Nickerson, and Others. After partakiug Of
bountiful wedding dinner, a social conc,aye was
held at which Judge benson presided. He stated
that the occasion required important judicial in
quiry, for which he would appo mt all the guests
present as jury to determine the facts. He then
read the following interesting and highly mproba
bic letter:
DEPARTMENT or THE INTERIOR,
WASHINGTON, d. c., February 90, 1881.
To the Cashier Of United States Depository, at
Sacramento, Caliiornia-Sir: The Census Bureau
reports that IN June, 1881, certain parties in your
county (as per list he-ewith) will have completed
twenty Eve yea of married LIE, and each couple
said list Will then he entitled to n silver medal
struck under Act OF Congress Of 3lst September,
1880, provided proofs shall be made described
hereinafter You have already been supplied with
sufficient number OF silver medals, and also with
a small number Of gold medals-ihe latter to be
used for golden we'd dings only. The procedure in
each case is the same, and is as follows
II the parties nemed living together as man
and wife, you will deliver to the Judge OF the Equity
Court Of your county medal for each couple taking
his receipt ther for in tripca'e which vouchers
will be audited with your monthly accounts. The
Judge will at the proper time assemble jury OF six
tweyepe OF eli her both sexes, ard in the
presence OF the candidates viii take evidence to
the affirmative or negative Of the following ques
tons:
Firs;--H Mr. and Mrs. A B. lived together
man and wife with credit for twenty five years?
Second-Have they always loved each other, and
will they undertake to live happily together for
the next twenty-five years, intenling at the end Of
| that period to apply for the golden medal?
Third-Have they any children, and if any, how
| many?
known to show traces of its happiness
upon the countenances of people, evidence must
be sought by pictures or witnesses to ascertain
whether Mr. and Mrs A. g. have kept some or
most of their youthful good looks?
Fiith-1s Mrs A. B. in favor of female suffrage !?
! Sixth-Does Mr. Il. L. support the present ad
mnistration
Seventh-Does the jury consider the condition
of the State good and the weather pleasant?
If all the foregoing found to be answered in
the affirmative by the Jury, then will the Judge
deliver the medal and make report on blanks there
with in triplicate to the Bureau for increasing the
number and happiness OF taxpayers" provided
in the Act OF Congress aforesaid. You will employ
counsel to object to and defeat any evidence that
may be prejGdiced, etc. Respectfully.
! lBEN Z. DICT,
| Third Assistant >ecretary.
| The trial then proceeded, with E. w. Mashn as
counsel for the plaintiff aud Frank Miller for the
! Government. Numerous objections were raised
upAn the part Of the Government, but which were
all ogerruled upon the ground that they were rot
well taken, and the jury rendered unanimous YER
| diet for the claimants and the medal accord
| in2ly awarded It consists OF am exact duplicate
upon one side, OF the liberty side Of silver dollar
and upon the other were the words Dir. and
| Mrs Thomas Mcconnell. Silver Wedding. June 10,
| 1881" The OCCASION throughout vas highly enjoy
able. and towards evening the guests returned TO
their homes, leaving best wishes with the newly re-
married couple.
A HABEAs CoRPus CAsE.-Mrs. J. f.
Howe, proprietor of the Folsom Telegraph,
was arrested upon charge of libel, for pub
fishing Communication, signed "a Team
ster," which was in its reflections upon
Road Ove-seer WV. Freese, and referring TO
him as "the political tool and hireling of
! Supervisor Christy.' Upon this Mr. Freese
caused the arrest, and the preliminary ex-
animation took place before Justice Benson.
who held the defendant to answer. A writ