Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-25
CONCISE LOCALS.

The Sacramento river has reached feet 6
inches.
The appeal papers in the contested election
csse Of Coglan vs. Beard were filed on Satur.
day.
VIM. NJ. Lyon has has placed a bror re
lion on the crest of his newly arranged es.ab-
lishment.
Wells, Fargo & Co. end the Postoffice will
keep Sunday hours to-day. There will be no
session of the Courts, nor will any Govern
ment offices be op:n. A great many stores
will also be closed.
Tbs Board of Supervisors met SATURDAY.,
al the members present, but beyond allow.
ing few demands on the County Treasury
10 business was transacted. They adj >urrod
to meet Tuesday, January ID.
Il has been stated that lawyer Cstln is
trying to effect a compromise ia a bond
coupon suit between the city aud one Davis,
of San Francisco Mr.. Catlin states that he
does not know Davis, nor did he know such
a suit had been brought until he read It in a
newspaper.
1t was reported on Saturday that the re.
mains of Henry johnson, who was drowned
from the steamer Daisy On its trial t,ie up
the American river in May last, had been
found not far below where he was drowned,
BY some miners. At a late hour last night
Coroner Vermilya hai not been notified.
Chinese clock thieves are still plying their
vocation in the city. Yesterday morning.
about o'clock local officer Martin arrested
a Chinainsn on Eighth and K streets with q
small nickel one under his blouse. It has
been identified. aud was stolen from the room
OF w. r. Mcdonald on Fiftesnth and P
streets.
John Smith, James Ripley and Henry
Bagley, wtra arrested Saturday evening in
the Scroggs building, on Tenth and X s,reets,
for stealing chickens. They were just in the
act OF dressing them for the market Ripley
was sentenced to 100 days in the County jail
for the same offense on the Sd of February
last. The others are old offenders.
At meeting of Elk Grove Lodge. F. and
A. NJ, held Saturday evening, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year
Silas G. Stewart, w. NJ; James A. Elder.
5. W; John N. Andrews, J. W.; Norman
|. Stewart, Treasurer; Richard Alien. Sac.
retary; j. T. Chinnick, S. D.; G. B. Ken.
nard, j. D.; J. G. Jones, Tyler; Thomss
Tsrvener, Marshal.
A cclored man known as "Old Nose. " who
has been seen on the streets Of Sacramento
for many years, has passed away. He was
found dead in his cabin on Saturday morn
ing. A subscription is being raised for his
funeral which will take place to. morrow from
/
he was, and persons who have known him
sinca the early days of Sacramento ssy he has
not aged any since then.
The rainfall Of yesterday morning amounted
TO .06 Of an inch, making total for tie
month of .S54 of an inch and for the season
7.Oll inches. The rainfall for the past seven
yesrd TO o corresponding date, according to
the records kept by S. II. Gerrish, is as fol
lows: 1881, 1S0 inches; 1850. 1926
1 t,ataae x IL
| 1877. 042 inches; 1876, $3.50 inches; 1879,
| 9.051 inches.
| The Lind League meeting held at Grand
Armory Hall last evening was well attended.
James Murphy delivered an address on the
wrongs of Ireland. A piano duet was given by
Misses Laura and Ida KendaI; Alexander
| Lyons gave two recitatione, entitled "The
Curse of Reeulus," and "Nobody's Child :"
recitation and song was given by J. ?.
| Hsrkins; recitation by Miss Lsura Kendal,
and songs by John Maloney with piano &C.
Compartment by Mr.. Webster), after which
the meeting adjourned.
CHRISTMAS OBsERvANcES There was a
general Observance of Christm as in all the
churches yesterday. At the Christian Chapel
in the evening John Currie preached On "Tte
Gift of God" At the Methods. Episcopal
Church South the pastor delivered sermon
on ''No Room" Ebenezer Church, of the
Evangelical Association, had services in the
evening, at which the pastor officiated, The
pastor of the Church of United Brethren in
Christ delivered sermon on "The Beauty of
the Age" At Kingsley Chapel there were
praise services at $50 P. NJ, after whici Rev.
| Ii. G. Benson delivered a sermon. There
were special services at st. Pauis Episcopal
Church. At the Westminster Presbyter an
Church thera wss Christmas Eve
praise service by thu Sabbath school,
Christmas praise services were heId in
the Congregational Church by the choir.
with new and choice selections If music ap.
propriate TO the occasion. A Ca-istmas ser
mon was delivered by the pastor at the Sixth.
street Msthodist Episcopal Caurch, after
which revival services wers held. A special
praise service was held St the Calvary Bap.
tist Church, which was conducted by the<
pastor. There were services conducted by
the pastor at the Fourteenth-stsset Presby.
terrain Church. At tie First Baptist Causch
revival services We're held, which were con.
Quoted by the pastor. Tara were Christmas
trees at the Calvary Baptist Church
and St K;ngsley Chapel oa Saturday
evening. Last evening there was q
Christmas tree for the Saniay-school
at the German Lutheran Church. and
programme OF rscitaGtOn8 ana music YVES
carried out. Union Christmas services will
be held a. the Y. NJ. C. A. rooms at 1920
| to-day. Too usual Christmas services were
held at st. Roses Church yesterday, end to-
day there will bs seven masses held between
the hours of 5 A. NJ and 10:30 A. NJ; at the
| latter hour will be grand high mass, with
special choir in attendance. Ths Christmas
festival f the Protestant Orphan Asylum Will
be held at Turner Hall tomorrow evening
Thara will ha q Of,
ing, etc, carried out by the children. The
management of the Asylum invite the public
to attend. Contributions for he Christmas
tree will be received. Ths Christmas tree
and the exercises of the Bethany Sunday
school will be given to- night in the basement
of the Westminster Presbyterian Church on
SIKH street. The Christmas festival of the
German Evangelical Sunday. will be
held at the church, Tenth street. between o
and ?, at O'Clock this evening.
THE MARKETs.-The display made by the
marketmen on Saturday evening was unusu-
ally fine. They seemed determined to main.
tain the reputation for public spirit and
enterprise for which they have always been
noted. There were but few establishments
in the city which had not made preparations
for the occasion, and those who entered into
the matter diO so with the determination 20
excel previous efforts. A fine display of fat
bsef, pork, mutton, poultry and game was
presented to the gaze of visitors during the
day aud evening. The fisgs, banners mot.
| toes aod evergreens added much in beauty to
the display. Especial efforts were made by
NJ. +. Odell and G. r. Allen of ths New
York Market, corner of Tenth and K streets
Mohr & Ycerk, 1924 and 1925 J street Ross
& Ankener of the Capital Market, Seventh
street, between II aud 1; Rosedale Market,
J streat, between Seventh and Eighth Ger.
ber Bros, street. between Ninth and
Tenth; Smith & Wilson, Center Market,
Toird street. between and K; G. w
Morehouse, Fulton Market Fifth and X
streets; the Tenth and M.strees Market;
market at Twelfth and Z streets, and Others.
The fruit, vegetable, game and poultry mar
ketF, without exception. were handsomely
decorated, III. G. May & Co.. propriet9rs
of the Fulton Market, corner Fifth and K
streets; d. DeBernardi & Co, 30S and 30
K streets; Christianson Bros, 703 street !;
! II. Longton. proprietor of Peoples Market,
J street, between Sixth and Seventh, and the
Rosedaie Market, j street, between Seventh
aud Eighth, being among the most prominent.
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