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

DNH6IS III th6 flclLiCy dSdlISI carrying the
waters of Burns slough along Twenty-fourth
street to Y, and it was decided not to change
the route from Thirty first street.
S. Resspfeldt applied for permission to
erect small frame kitchen with tin roof be-
tween and *, Third and Fourth streets,
and the request was granted.
Bills were examined and allowed, as fol-
lows: j. T. Barron, 81; Baker & Hamilton,
81 20; Huntington, Hopkins & Co, SAG 81 ;
| Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson. 81 25; e.
! Valentine, IS cents; Friend, Terry & Co.,
| SO SO; Frank Lamarsh, $50; III. III. Nc
| Williams. IS 80; Mellor & Son, $500 Joe
Burns, SOS /; H. T. Holmes & Co.. 81 : A. G.
Wiley, SIS 90; Thos. J. Ballou, $50 62; FL.
Eldred, S24 80; A. J. Painter, $3.50 street
| labor, S543 so; levee labor, S67 street
teamsters, S1,059; Day & Joy, SIS /; RECORD
UNION, So so; Comet. Coulter L Co., So so );
Pacific Ice Company, 81 So; Carrie & Croly,
81. $50
METROPOLITAN THEATER -Haverly's Com
edy Company appeared at the Metropolitan
last night to good house. The play was
announced as "Sayres' Farciful Comedy,
The Strategists," whatever "farciful
comedy" may be, for the attempted ad-
/ jective is an unknown word to the modern
photographer. However, it may be well
that it is employed, for no accepted word will
fttingly convey an idea of the absurdity
entitled 'The Strategists." The truth is
| the play is extremely funny, but then all
| the situations out of which the fun bubbles
are forced and unnatural. It is ludicrous,
but the farcicality is the result of plot as
unreal as anything possible to be conceived of
for the stage; it is proper enough, but there
is an inordinats amount of kissing and
squeezing, and the disguise of propriety is
rather thin. 1t is verv well played, but the
actors are aided greatly by the preposterous
situations, and it would be difficult for any
of them to go wrong or amiss of fair degree
of prominence, as the telling Lines are
very evenly distributed among the players
Mr.. Polk enjoys the distinction of having
his name in large type as the star comedian
of the troupe, and he is certainly good,
| faithful actor, who would grace fine
stock company, but Mis- Kate Gilbert, whose
subordinate place entities her only to display
her name in small letters, is the equal of the
star" in this play, and the merriment of
the piece as much depends on her skill, grace
fulness and archness as upon Mr.. Folks cap
ital DISCUSSES. The theme of the play is
g masquerading" Jack Rutledge masquer-
AIDES as his own father, and the father of his
sweethe art, and in these DISCUSSES manages to
entargle both families in the most ridiculous
situations and involve both parents in the
most absurd promises and confessions, in or
DER to gain consent of both houses TO his mar
riage. OF cou;se the success with which he
personates in their own households these
heads of the families depends upon all hands
being such consummate fools that they cannot
recognize their own, nor tell thespurious from
the genuine pater familias. In this all the
Z" fun exists In short, 1.-THE Strategists "
=, Of ha c1asc Of ,.la,-5 hot
lives by keeping ION the road" and
has not in it from beginning to
end meat enough to satisfy the most
ncrtherIy edge of the dullest appetite for
legitimate comedy. The thoughtful cannot
but regret the advent of such trash, and view
the food of such nonsense with alarm ; at
the same time the thoughtful sitting in the
theater when 1.-The Ssrategists" is played
cannot help laughing with the others, just as
the auditors last night laughed-some of them
until the tears came out Of their hiding places
TO protest. The audience was, indeed, al
most continuously in roar of laughter, and
the people thoroughly enjoyed the entertain
ment The play will be given again this
evening and will probably again fill the house,
for the public evidently loves to be tickled to
the very limit of spasms, no matter how thin
the splinter with which the process is worked
cut.
VALUABLE HORSE KMLED.-Two citizens
OF Sacramento procured q horse and carriage
at J. w. Wilson's livery stable last Sunday
for drive down the riverside. During their
drive they got upon spree, and the track Of
! the buggy shows that they pulled the horse
| first to one aide of the road and then the
other, and when down where the levee runs
near the track, ran the horse upon the en-
bankment aud upset the buggy'in such man
ner that il threw the horse down and killed
| it by breaking its neck. The horse was a
| foe bay, one Of matched carriage span,
and worth not less than $3.50, and at best
will result in considerable less to its owner.
| No man should be allowed to have control of
| horse when, from drunkenness, he has less
sense left than the horse itself. If the loss
of life in such cases could be transferred to
the party causing it. it would generally be
less loss to the community.
Police CoURr.-In this Court yesterday
Tom Green was tried and found guilty OF
two charges of disturbing the peace, AID
fined upon them $50 and $50 respectively.
! Dan Long pleaded guilty to being drunk,
and was sentenced to repose in the city jail
| "a hours TO sober. eff. The cases of John
Fnzpasrick, for disturbing the peace, and All
Toy, petit larceny, continued until to-day.
| The examination of II. Nobel upon charge
of incest was then resumed at l P. NJ. and
occupied the remainder Of the day without
being concluded.
DEATH OF r KERcHEvAL.-
was received that Reuben Kercheval, a prom
inent citizen Of this county, who has occupied
seat during two terms in the Assembly, died
/ OF heart disease at his home on Grand Island
yesterday morning. He was in usual health
on Saturday, but taken i'll that evening. He
has been troubled with heart disease for many
years. The funeral win be under the auspices
| Of Sacramento Commandery, knights TenI-
plar, and it is supposed will take place TO-
morrow at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
THE CATTLE STEALING CAsEs.-The cases
of the People VS.. Mackall and Williams,
upon indictment for grand larceny, in which
they are charged with stealing herd Of
cattle from the ranch of Marion Biggs, are
set for trial to-day. Williams was tried upon
the same indictment in June last, but the
| jury failed to agree. There is an extended
array of witnesses for the trial, and the case
is an expensive one, many Of the witnesses
are from other counties.
The LEvEE QUEsrIoN-T The committee
! from Levee District No. appeared before
the Board of City Trustees yesterday and re-
quested that the question of the city siding
in improving the levees below the city be
submitted to a vote of the people ct the same
time the matter of the city levees was, aud
they were informed that it should be SO sub
mitted.
FREIGHT BY RArL.-Car loads of freight for
Sacramento were received yesterday: Five
of wood. of nails, 3 of merchandise, of
ice 8 of lumber, l of furniture, of oranges,
/ Of wine and l of wheels. The following
car loads were forwarded East: One of bar.
1 lev, OF wool, of wine, 2 of salmon, of
merchandise and of oranges.
"WE ARE ALL RIGHT UP TO THE PRESENT
TINE - and the great central table move
ment is affecting city and country TO such an
extent that our House is literally crowded
with purchasers. Dry goods never were
| slaughtered as they are now at Hale's great
table movement.