Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-06-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

changes and improvements at the Union Iron
Works, on Front street, has been completed,
and upon trial works entirely satisfactory to
It's owners. It is made very much more pow
erful than the former one, and the imperfec-
tions which were found before to exist, it is
believed by the inventor, have been success
fully overcome. One of the main difficulties
in the former wagon was the damaging effect
of the jar, which continually loosened the
nuts and tended to get the machinery out of
repair. The present engine is placed upon
springs over the axle of the two main wheels,
which, from the trials now had, seems to OBJ
viate this difficulty. The leading improve
ment in the new wagon is that of doing away
with the beveled gearing, as also the chain
and wire rope for transmitting power, and
In their place is substituted square spur
gearing. The weight of the present
steam wagon is about seventeen or eighteen
tons, and it is expected will readily haul fifty
tons of grain at load. It will leave in
day or two for ths upper Sacramento valley,
and will probably be employed in hauling
grain from Ricevile and vicinity to McIn-
tosh's Landing, between which points road
has been graded for this purpose. These two
points are about sixteen miles apart and it is
expected that the operator will be able to
make trip with the steam wagon and its
train OF other wagons attached from the
landing TO Riceville and return each day,
making thirty-two miles of travel and trans
porting fifty tons of grain to the river. The
former wagon consumed about one ton of coal
and cord of wood per day. The present one
has been SO constructed as to burn coal en-
tirely. The wagon complete costs about
IS, 900.
IMPROVEMENTS ON STREET.-A fine bus
ness improvement is being made on the north
side of j street, between Seventh and
Eighth, upon the location of the grounds
formerly occupied by the Rosedale Nursery.
Thomas O'Brien. who owns the 40 feet front
next east of 2. H. Russell's grocery, is erect
ing two.story and basement building, the
main floor of which is TO be 40xS0 feet, and
will be occupied by Thomas f., William r.
and George O'Briep, sons of Thomas O'Brien,
as market. The building will be of brick,
with iron aud stone trimming. The base
ment will be completed for storage, and
above it the main story will be Is feet and
the second 13 feet in the clear. Another
building of the same class and finish is being
constructed at the same time on the adjoining
20 feet on the east, by Joseph Guth, of Elk
Grove. The main floor of this part will be
finished and occupied as a store, and the
the contractor and Adam Kinkls is doing the
brick and stone work. The building, when
completed. viii be a fine business structure
and another good improvement for j street
ARREST FOB LIBEL.-A young man named
John Bruner was yesterday arrested upon
complaint Of G. Bsumanu, foreman of the
copper and tin department. of the Railroad
Shops, upon charges of libel for writing and
sending a letter to General Master Mechanic
A j. Stevens, in which the complaining wit
ness is charged with appropriating materials
from the shops for use in a private shop in
the city, which private shop was formerly
carried on by Mr.. Enrenphort, who is now
in the employ OF the company as coppersmith
at Carlin. The letter is said to also contain
other charges, which are of SO strong ma
ture as TO have tine appearance Of being
prompted by personal feelings. 1t is stated
At the shops that Bruner was formerly in the
employ Of the company in Mr.. Baumann's
department, and was discharged by him for
want OF diligence and application to his
work; that he has recently made strenuous
efforts to get back, and failing to do so, wrote
this letter.
MERCHANDISE REPoBT.-The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
18th Huntington, Hopkins & Co., 400 keg;
nails, 16 cases screws, 8 cases and u boxes
hardware, box brackets and / box bolts
Standard Oil Company, 2l0 cases coal oil
w. ID. Comstock, l car furniture ; james
Parsons, 1 case boots and shoes L. Stone
Co, 10 cases hardware, bale blankets ; j
NJ Weidmaun, 6 cases licorice /; Billingsley s
Co, II bundles paper james |. Felter,
barrels and 9 hslf-barrels whisky; W. L
Beville, box household goods Thomas Har
per, boxes boots and shoes.
FREIaHTs By RAIL-The following cal
loads of freight were received in this city
yesterday: Of lumber, 5 of wood, l o
bottled beer, of wine and fruit, of sewer
pipe, of FIRE clay, of sand, 3 tanks of oil
3 Of ice. l of fruit, Of barley, 3 of wheat.
OF coal, ! of merchandise, l of wheels, o
wine, l OF coal, l of wine and l of hand cars
Carloads were forwarded East OF wool,
Of malt, II Of salmon, of mustard seed,
of soap, 3 Of coke, 3 Of wool, / of seal skins
of merchandise, of sugar, l of beans. l o
tea. of wine and 2 OF onions.
POLICE CoURT.-In this Court yesserds,
the case OF d" Baby Houston which cana
up for sentence, was continued until the BIS
instant. Andy Hansen pleaded guilty t
being drunk and was fined So. He will pa,
it by remaining in the city jail for five days
All Fook was held to answer upon charg
of burglary. The case Of 10 Hurtsdo, 70
battery, was continued till the 25th instant
and that Of John Bruner, for libel, was con
tinued until the 28th instant.
TIE FISH MARKRr.-The present saline
fishing season is about over on this part Q
the river. Only about four or FIVE are no'
taken per boat The price is good for thos
caught, averaging about forty cents each
The season has apparently come 10 an abrup
Termination. IS only three or four days sine
boats brought IN from GO to 70. All othe
kinds of fish are also scarce az present.
few perch and pike are ca1ght but the ru
Is very Light.
The NAToMA-RAILRoAD CAsE.-The cas-
of the Natoma Water and Mining Compan
W. The Placervills and Sacramento Railroa
COMPANY was before Judge Deuson in th
Superior Court yesterday for hearing upo
the order 20 show cause why the iHjunctio
should not be made perpetual. The case Wa
argued and submitted.
Held TO AvswER-Ah Fook was yestei
day examiRed upon the charge Of entering th
storeroorn of Booth & Co. and stealing ms
of coffee lie was held to answer to tt
charge of burglary IN the second degree, VIII
bail fixed at $1,000, in default OF which b
was transferred to the Couaty Jail TO ava
TRIAL.
The largest and most complete line {
ladies' cotton, Lisle and silk lace mitts In Il
city. Mechanics Store.
Goops well bought are half sold. This
the reason you can supply yourself with boo
or shoes so quick at the Rad House.
HALE Bros Grand Central Depot prit
list is genuine, and gives our opponents ever
chance Of quoting their goods lower. Ca
they do it?
TO-DAY rs THE DAY, ard the Red Hou
is the place to make your purchases in boo
and shoes.