Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-24
BREvITIES.

"A little girl yesterday, listening to her
father and mother talking about going to the
Forthcoming opera, and 1t being explained to
her that an opera was where they sang, she
asked, Can we have book and sing, too -
A communication has been received in
favor of cutting canal through the Monte
yuma hills to carry off the water from Cache
slough, but the suggestion would not be new
to our readers.
One hundred and fourteen immigrant pas
sengers will arrive by overland train this
afternoon, of whom 90 are males.
The river marked 81 feet . inches yester-
day, a fall of two inches during the past
twenty-four hours.
LARGE AUCTION SALB.-D. j. Simmons
will sell at 1870 this morning, at the resi-
dence of NJ. Block, No. IL Eighth street, be-
tween Fl and 1, all the furniture, carpets,
paintings ETC., in the above residence. The
sale will include one elegant parlor set of the
latest design, and made to order; one fine
sitting-room set, with clipper lounges to
match massive walnut dining-room set !;
finely-carved marble-top sideboard; walnut
extension table, dining-room chairs, marble
top tables fine French bisque statuary and
bronzes. ornaments, etc.; solid walnut bed
room sets, with dressing-case bureaus spring
and hair mattresses, blankets, pillows and b..
sters fine oil paintings and cEromos Cross
ley, Brussels and tapestry carpets; stair car.
pets and rods kitchen furniture, etc. The
above furniture is nearly new.
METROPOLITAN THEATER-The benefit ten
dered +. r. Davidson and J. H. Doody by
the Capital City Minstrel Club last evening
was financially successful. The theater was
crowded. The performance was varied and
amusing. 1t embraced a first part of burnt
cork minstrelsy and a second part of dances,
gretesque acts, character impersonations,
songs, etc., special acts by Milo the strong
man, and farce, "Senators Adrift." Be
side the chorus Messrs. Morton, Pritchard,
Naghel Crackbon, Kohler, Kidder, Graham,
| Cogian, Buck, Bryan. Sawyer 0'Meara, Sui
| livan, Gray, Leavy, Parker, and others took
part. The orchestra was under direction of
Ell. Gregory, and was good.
POLICE ARRESTS All Bee was yesterday
arrested by officer Jackson for embezzlement.
@. SCHNEIDER, battery, by officer Atwood );
| C. SCHNEIDER, disturbing the peace, by Chief
Karcher and officer Campbell Mrs. II.
SCHNEIDER disturbing the peace, by same !;
| Nash Frank Clark, Thomas Roruk, B.
Spring, B. Shook and T. Murray, for mali
cious mischief, climbing overhead in the
| theater, by officers Campbell and Flick and
! locals Martin and Ostwaldt.
REBU1LDING.-John Wagner is tearing
down his livery stable On Ninth street, 'front.'
ing the west side of the Plaza, and will i'm
mediately rebuild much larger one. The
new building will be 81 feet front, two
stories and basement, running 60 feet back,
with an addition or extension of same width,
one story and basement, and 100 feet in
depth, making the whole building 81 feet by
| 100 feet 1t will be brick building and is
already under construction.
DIsTURBANCE.-Mr. and Mrs. G. SCHNEIDER
were engaged for some time yesterday after
noon in spirited contest to see which of
them should have possession of the property
! known as the Central Hall building, on K,
between Seventh and Eighth streets, and
which attracted large crowd. The diff
Guilty was finally concluded, temporarily at
| least, by both being arrested for disturbing
| the peace, with an extra charge of battery
against Mr.. SCHNEIDER.
| PERSONAL. - Adjutant- General S. W.
Backus started East on the overland train
yesterday afternoon to represent the National
| Guard of California at the Presidential in
augural ceremonies. The Oakland Guard
have failed to secure funds sufficient to make
! their proposed trip for that occasion to
| Washington. T. j. Clunie left yesterday for
| San Francisco, where he will reside and
practice law.
| ENTERTAINMENT AND BALL.-An enter
tainment and ball will be given under the
management of committee of ladies of the
| Spiritualist Union, at Turner Hall next
Monday evening. The opening address will
be delivered by Hon. Warren Chase. Music
for dancing will be furnished by Jones, Beebe
Il Grant.
HELD TO ANswER.-The examination in
the cases of J. r. Childs and Matte Bryant,
arrested in connection with larceny of $50
| from the residence of Mrs Ludwig, on Fifth
street, was concluded yesterday, aud the de-
PENDANTS held to answer, with bail fixed at
81, 600 each.
CoMMERcIAL.-The steamer G. NJ. Small
came down from the upper Sacramento since
last report with barge of grain. The Gov
ernor Dana departed for Colusa, and the G.
NJ. Small departed with barge of grain for
San Francisco.
INCORPORATED There have been filed with
the Secretary of State articles Of incorpora-
ton of the San Anselmo Chapel of San An
selma valley Trustees-W Barber, M. NJ.
Tompkins, A. Todhunter, c. +. Emmett, S.
| Hoffman.
COMMISSIONER OF DEEDS srnor Per
kins has appointed S. W. Carpenter Com
missioner of Deeds for the State of California,
to reside at Tombstone, Arizona.
|
MERCHANDISE REPORT. = The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
Dist: For Continental Oil Company, one
tank of oil.
NOTARY PUBLIc-The Governor has ap.
pointed J. NJ Stow for Contra Costa county,
to reside at Walnut Creek.