Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-05-17

A GENUINE SURPRIsE.-Company G, FRS
Artillery Regiment (Sarsfeld Guard), Cap
tain T. w. SheehaD, left its armory on K
street last evening for the Pavilion, where il
had an hour and half of active drill, anc
then it marched back to the armory to de-
post the company arms and enable the me m
bers to put off the regulation uniform. A
: more surprised set Of men never CAPPED with
establishment than the members of that com.
pany when they plunged into the armory and
found the hall in full possession of the ladies'
who are proud to be attached to that COM
: mand either as wives, daughters and sisters,
''cousins and auuts," of members, with now
and then a sweetheart thrown in to console
the bachelors They were all there, and the
!, ladies had with them a band Of music, and
had laid out on long tables in the hall a
splendid luncheon of substantial food,
with desert of ice-cream, lemonade and
fruits. It was the completest surprise
of which local history bears record, and
the wonder is that where go many women
were concerned in it that the secret was so
successfully kept. The members of Company
G were, however, equal to the occasion.
They charged on the invaders with success
ana IOuuu lHtu CapblNtS. he Objects
and men at once resolved to second the eff
forts of the ladies to have jolly good time,
and accordingly secured consent from the au-
thorities of Sumner Post, No. 8, to use Grand
Army Hail. next door, and it was imrnedi
ately lighted up and placed at the disposal
of the ladies, who brought forward the band,
and dancing began and continued for some
two hours. OF course, under such circuni-
stances, the party must have proved, as it
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this is the way the militia is to treated by the
fair sex, the n. G. G.. will become so popular
that the State cannot procure material suffi-
Gent to arm all who will wish to enlist and
fall to the good luck of the Sarsfelds, who
have now had two lofty affairs within a
quarter.
CoUNTERFEITERs ARRIsTED.-At an early
hour this morning two men were arrested in
the city as part of gang of counterfsiters
that are manufacturing and passing counter
felt coin, and of which it is claimed large
amount has recently come into circula-
ton. The utmost secrecy in regard to
the arrests is being maintained and up to
half-past o'clock this morning it was i'm
possible to obtain but shadow of the mat
ter. It may be stated, however, that of the
two arrested one is William Lawlor, Of this
city. The name of the other person arrested
was not ascertained. The headquarters
of the gang, it is stated, was
at the st. George building, and that
the dies and entire apparatus for carrying on
the business, together with quantity of the
spurious coin, were captured with the arrests
already made. There are two or three others
known to be in the gang, and their arrest
by this morning is probable.
METROPOLITAN THEATER-Robson and
Crane, the renowned comedians, with their
own company, will appear this evening at
the Metropolitan Theater, for an engagement
of one performance only. in their latest and
special comedy. entitled "Sharps and
Flats" They are making speciality of this
piece, and are reported as acquiring great
success in its presentation. 1t is comedy
IN four acts, being highly-colored satire on
stock speculation in San Francisco. The
company will remain here but one night, and
then go East to fill fixed dates
INCORPORATED. There have been filed
with the Secretary of State articles of in
corporation of the Eldora Consolidated Min
ing and Milling Company of San Francisco.
Directors-S. A. Winall, William Z. Dor
nell, w. B. Rowe, P. Crowell, T. w.
Hutchinson. Capital stock, $4,000, 900. in
1896, 900 shares. Also, of the Farmers Ex-
change Bank, to be located in San Ber-
nardino. Directors-J. ID. Boyer, j. w.
Waters, J. H. Stuart, r. Grid, Byron
Waters, II. l.. Drew. Matthew Byrne. The
capital stock is 500 600, and there are in
the association 1000 shares.
PERSONAL United States Fish
Commissioner Livingston Stone and wife are
at the Langham. G. w. jackson, Deputy
County Recorder, left on Saturday evening
! for the East, on accounted the illness of his
| father and sister in Wisconsin. Assembly
man Leake, of Dixon, and his family, and
Frank Cox, Of this city. left for the East last
evening upon visit. Frank Anthony and
family also left for Idaho. their future home.
Matt. Clarken, w. C. Belcher and c. II.
Swift were in the city yesterday.
DELINQUENT TAxEs.-This is the last week
that delinquent city taxes will be received
with only the five per cent. penalty. A list
of all taxes not paid this week will be turned
over for collection next week, when
an additional penalty and cost will be added.
The collections have been large thus far.
| Out Of S237, 600 assessed there has been col.
lected 1927, 600, leaving smaller amount de-
| linquent than usual.
| RUNAWAY The truck team of Mr.. May
| loOh % runaway, SouoSo ~ oAO DASHhiE6 "a
the king.bolt, yesterday. They started in
front of the former premises of Whittier &
Fuller and ran to 10 front of the Mechanics
Store, where a hind wheel of a teamster
from Grizzly Flat, named Webster, was hit
and knocked off, and an axle of the buggy of
Wilcox l. Powers sprung, when they were
stopped.
POLICE ARREsTs.-E. G. McHenry was
yesterday arrested for being drunk and sleep.
ing upon the sidewalk, by officers Levy and
Ash. Theodore Klebs, for disturbing the
peace by officer Valentine. Robert Jelliger
and Jerry Nugget, for sleeping in railroad
car, by Coleman, local.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-The Board met
at IL A NJ. yesterday, pursuant to law. The
bond of the American River Bridge Com
pany for the ensuing year was read and APP
proved. After allowing a claim of Sl4 in
favor of A. Mccarthy, the Board adjourned
to II A. NJ. to-day.
The BROKEN machinery of the steamer
Solano has been repaired and trial trip will
be made to-day across the straits from Port
Costa to Bsnicia. The overland train leav-
ing Oakland wharf this afternoon will be
transferred on the steamer il found to work
acceptably.
ANNUAL CoMMENcEMENT.-The examina-
lions of classes are now being held at the
Sacramento Seminary, and the annual COM
mepcement will take place tomorrow even
ing in the Assembly room at the Capitol.
GROVE L. JOHNSON has been elected by the
Grand Lodge, L. o. 0. F., of this State, as
Grand Representative to the National Grand
Lodge, 10 be held at Cincinnati in September
next.
IT IS reported that the little twelve year
old girl of Mrs. Nancy A. Hamilton, while
on her way East to her friends, was attacked
by man on the emigrant train and an out.
rage attempted.
THERE are messages at the Weston Union
Telegraph office for George II. Wright. Gen.
G. Blanchard, Moore 4 st. Clair, James X.
Byrne and Allen Bryant.
A LADIES gold watch and chain were stolen
yesterday morning from the storeroom of j.
A. Gunter, on l street, between Nineteenth
and Twentieth streets
LADIES that were not served at the Boot
and Shoe Department yesterday during the
rush, please call to. day and oblige proprietors