Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-25
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

at the Congregational and Sixth-ssreet NJ. I
churches were largely attended last evening
the audience rooms Of each being crowded t
Overlooking. At the Sixth-street M. Z
Church The praise service was conducted b
Mr.. Lenore and Miss Boil. DR.. Dwinel
preached the sermon from the words, "Tur
you to the stronghold, We prisoners Of hope.
The thought OF the discourse was that life i
an imprisonment, but it is an Imprisonment o
hope. There's a stronghold to which sinner
may flee. That stronghold is Christ. and sin
ners are now invited TO turn to it, Mr. anG
Mrs. Stebtins sang 81 Shall Be Satisfied,
after which fifteen minutes conversations
meeting was held. "We're Gathering Home
ward, One by Ore" was then sang by
Mr.. and Mrs. Stebbins. At the Congrega
tional Church, the Introductory praise ser
Mr.. aud Mrs. Stebbins sang "My WANDERING
Boy" After prayer ana notices, Mr.. Steb-
bins sang as a solo MY Ain Countrie >
Rev. Mr.. Rice preached upon the text. 1.-THE
blood OF Christ, His son, cleanseth Us from all
sin" The great problem of the race. he said,
has been, how can man be saved from his
sins? Mankind was driven to the atonement
made by the blood of Christ for the remission
of sins. In the discussion of the subject he
said man cannot be saved by his own moral
ltY, because he is himself immortality. An
after-meeting was held after the service.
A monday prayer meeting will be held each
day this week from half past u to l o'clock
In the parlors Of the Congregational Church,
commencing to-day. A childrens' meeting
will be held at $50 P. NJ. o-day at the Con-
gregational Church, to which all children are
invited Mr.. and Mrs. Stebbins will sing at
this meeting. A union gospel meeting will
be held this evening at the same plaza. Mrs.
Stebbins will hold Bible reading on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this week at 8
p. n. of each day. The meetings will be
held in the Sixth-street NJ T. Church, and
MIR. Stebbins will be present, too, during the
opening exercises each day to sing with Mrs.
Stebbius.
OBJ FELLOWS PICNIc.-The annual union
picnic of the various Lodges of the hide
pendent Order of Odd Fellows in this city
will be held tomorrow at Natoma Grove,
the proceeds to be applied to the Odd Fell
lows library fund Extensive efforts have
been put forth to make the present occasion
equal or excel the popular picnics given by
the Order in former years. An abundance
of ice-water viii be furnished and no liquors
will be allowed to be sold Swings foot. ball
and other amusements will be provided, and
prizes viii DC awarded for various games.
In archery a silver medal will b. awarded for
the best score made by lady, thirty arrows,
at thirty yards, and also a similar award Tor
best gents score, thirty arrows, 81 forty
yards. In baseball a silver medal will be
given for the best score by senior club, aud
another to the best junior club. Twenty
prizes are offered for running, jumping, sack
race, ege-race aad other competitive amuse-
ments. Warden Pockrnan will open the
State Prison for the inspection of visitors
after 3 P n, and corveyances can proba-
bly, be procured fcom the grounds for that
purpose. The train Will leave the depot at S
A. NJ, and stop at Tenth and Twentieth
streets, and all way stations. Round trip
tickets, 81. Children, from ) to Il years,
30 cents; under years, free.
CLOSING OF MAILs.-Under the new rail
road time schedule, which went into effect
yesterday the time of closing the mails has
been spondincly changed. and viii here
after be as follows For San Francisco, via
Bericia, at $50 y. u. and $3.50 P. NJ. Fer
southern California and Ariz ma, connecting
with train from San Francisco at Lathrop,
lilo a. N. For northern California and
Oregon, via the OREGON Division, 2:10 P. NJ.
Mail will be forwarded in locked pouches
direct FROM the Sacramento PostOtfice to
Offices in the counties Of Nevada, Placer and
FL Dorado. These will be closed at 2 p. NJ.
The mail for Woodland. Williams and Colusa
closes At 1915 a. II. For Woodland, Graf
ton and Davisville at G P. NJ. Folsom, Single
Springs and Placervi!le, $50 A. NJ. and for
Folsom only at $50 P. N. 1t will be OBJ
served that the above are the hours of closing
of mails at the Postoffice, and not OF the de-
parture of trains upon which they are carried.
POLICE CouRT.-IR this Court on Saturday
William Harris, previously convicted Of petit
larceny-stealing pistol from John Crow
ley-was fined $50 and costs no funds
gone to County Jail for thirty days. All Lo,
for keeping an opium den, was fined $50 and
costs, and term CT ten days in the City Jail.
L. L. Reichart, violating fire ordinance !;
matter complained Of abated and case dis
missed. Silas Russell found guilty of main.
tanning nuisance, and to receive Judgment
to day. This examination Of Minnie Fountain,
William Hodzer and En-. jackson, for bur
glary was held and cases taken under advise
ment uusil to-day. Maud Williams and Tom
Kelly were examined upon charge OF con-
spirscy and discharged. Jeremiah McCartY
was given two days in che City Jail as a
healthy beggar. The case Of James TIOL en-
schlager, for disturbing the peace, was con
tinued until the 9th, and that OF II. h.
johnson, va-rancy, until the 29th inst.
Mutual IHFRovFMEET. A society has
been organized by several young gentlemen
in the city for the praiseworthy object Of
mental and mutual improvement, 1t has
been chr.ssened the Philoma.hean Society,
and It's meetings are held every Friday even
ing ut Howe's Hall The exercises consist f
debates, recitations, aud articles upon selected
subjects. Tho present officers are AIorti-
meT I4indIsy, President; Prentice S. Mas,in,
Vice President Albert S. Meade, Secretary
as. l. Vaudeville, Treasurer: Henry b.
Treichler, ergeantat-Arms, and Woody
Maslin, Page. The Society has now twenty
members, and the number could be largely
increased with benefcial results to other
young gentlemen whose evenings are en-
ployed in less profitable manner.
. PAID To THE CITY.-The following amounts
were received by the city for the week
ending Saturday, April %, 1881: S. r.
Caldwell, cemetery dues, $40 r. D. Scri
yer, water rates, $2,2l6 \. A. Kjdder,
harbor dues. SO so; w. A. Henry, Police
Court fines, $40 Ed. II. Mckee, rent Of
lot, $50; Geo. A. Putnam. dog licenses,
81 20; Geo. A. Putnam, city licenses
$3.50 90; Geo. a. Putnam, city taxes,
50, $40 80. Total. So, 1856 06.
EASTERN ExcUgsIoXIsTs.- 4 company Of
excursionists from the East, composed Of
Messrs. Gardner, Newbold and Rierson, Of
Boston, Directors of the Chicago, Burlington
ami Qlincy Railroad, passed through this
city for the East On Saturday afternoon, &C
compsnied by their wives, and travelling IL
special drawing room coach frorn the above
road. They recently came to this coast by
the Southern route, aud are completing th'
first Of this class OF gilt edged trips, IL
swinging around the circle"
INSANE ES RourE.-Sheriff Thomas o.
Lander county, Nevada, passed through OF
Saturday with an insane man named George
L. Lane, en- route to asylum at Stockton.
To ACCOMMODATE those who may wish tC
make purchases for the picnic tomorrow, oul
stores will remain open until 9 o'clock THU
evening. Mechanics Store.
THIS WEEK will be pregnant with big re
suits. Hale Bros. are literally carrying
everything before them with their great table
movement in dry goods.
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