Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-09
BREvITIEs.

The Gait Dramatic Club has been re-
quested to give another performance soon.
Among the shipments eastward yesterday
there were twelve carloads tf barley and two
of wool.
The Modoc took a barge load of abou:
200 tens of wheat down to Port Costa on
Saturday.
Wheat sowing is about completed in many
parts Of tbs State, and summer following has
commenced.
One of the coayicts at Folsom prison.
named James Anthony, who is an electrician,
is preparing an electric light for the prison
yard.
The anvil chorus, performed with full
chorus, orchestra and anvils, will be the OPEN
ing of the concert of Professor Skinner at the
Metropolitan Theater tomorrow evening.
The north wind of the past three days has
had very drying effect upon the streets and
surface of the ground, and it is thought will
iDiure the grain crop prospect if it continues
much longer.
A prisoner in the city jail named Casey
made an effort to gain his liberty by playing
the ruse of calling for water and darling ont
of his cell door as It was opened. Officer
I4evey captured him. however, before he got
cell.
Coroner Vermilya decided that there was
no necessity for holding an inquest upon the
Chinaman mentioned last Saturday, whose
remains were partially cremated by the cloth
ing in which he was laid out taking FIRE from
the tapers and punk lights placed about
them.
The suit of DIR. jerks, of Gait, against
Mrs. Res, of that place, for malicious prose-
cution in suing the sons of DR.. jerks and j.
G. Thompson for setting fire to tree of Mrs.
Rea's while trying to smoke out rabbit, has
been concluded before Justice Gilmer. The
defendant was found guilty, and is required
to pay $500 as damages and the costs of the
suit.
FROM New MExIoo.-G. r. Richter,
formerly of this city, and now at Grafton,
Socorro county. New Mexico, writes to a
gentleman in Sacramento about the mining
camp there, as follows: This camp is in q
ravine in the Black range, and contains about
fifty Lighthouses, the same number of tents,
four frame. buildings finished, and eighteen
more in course of completion. There is about
six inches of snow on the ground here now.
The climate is about the same hers now as in
Virginia, but don't know how il will be in
the summer. The mines around here are
looking very well as far as prospected. and
are mostly owned by Eastern parties. There
are three stores here, which carry from 81, 600
to Sc, 600 worth of goods. There is no insur-
ance upon property here yet. This camp is
rather rough, but there are no Indians nor cow
boys here. Town lots are worth from $50 to
$500 per lot. There are plenty of nice places
in the neighborhood to be taken up-spleudid
for cattle raising, and enough to feed 10, 600
head. There are also plenty of hay ranches
and hay sells for S35 per ton.
FIRE YESTERDAY MoRNING.-A fire oc-
Cured in Chinatown. on the south side of I,
between Second and Third streets, about
o'clock yesterday morning. An alarm was
turned in from the box at Third and J, and
quick response was made by the fire depart.
ment, but the place was SO iuaammable that
the contents of Chinese cigar and notion
store were pretty thoroughly destroyed. The
damage to the stock is estimated at about
$500. and is covered by insurance at the
agency of John I. Carey. The damage to
the building is probably $500.
RESIDENT AGENTs.-There has been filed
with the Secretary of State certificates show.
ing the appointment of resident agents for
companies OOlnS DusiIesS III LtliS otate, as
follows: By the Menlo Gold Quartz Com
pany, of New York. designating Joseph Say
der, resident of Grass Valley, Nevada
county, upon whom civil process may be
served IN any suit against said company. By
the Hite Gold Quartz Company, of New
York, designating Albert S. Boutwell,, a resi-
dent of Hite's Cove, Mariposa county.
CONCERT AND BALL.-The sixth grand
annual concert and ball of the Caledonian
Club will be held at Turner Hall on Wednes-
day, January 25th, and the club intend TO
surpass all previous efforts.
Communicative San Joaquin No. 8 left
yesterday for Chico Landing with load of
merchandise, and having the barge Denbigh
Castle in tow, loaded with merchandise and
piles.
DIREcToRs APPoINTED.-The Governor has
appointed Charles H. Gushing and J. H.
Houghton as members of District Board of
Agriculture No. 1.