Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-16
CAPITAL CHIPS.

terday.
To-day is the anniversary of the battle Of
Waterloo.
The drives in the suburbs Of the city are in
excellent condition.
Tomorrow is the l07th anniversary of the
battle of Bunker Hill
Peaches are getting to be quite plentiful in
the Sacramento markets.
The Fourth of July Committees meet at
the Court-house tonight.
The catch of salmon in the Sacramento
river this year is very light.
Sacramento has a boy who it il said can
shoe horse in seven minutes.
The Sacramento river stood yesterday after
noon at the 19-foot Pinch mark.
There was brilliant display of lightning
In the northern heavens last evening.
There are 314 convicts 10 the Folsom State
Prison. Nine are sentenced for life.
Horsemen from all parts of the State are
in the city attending the spring races.
A new Parlor of the Native Sons Of the
Golden West is being formed in this city.
| The State Printer mas issued in pamphlet
form the premium list for the coming State
Fair.
The police officers of this city are having
new uniforms made at the Capital Wooden
Mills.
Pools on the races that are to take place
to-day were sold at the Golden Eagle Hotel
last evening.
The Ricket estate will be sold at Mormon
Island to-day by George +. Bronner, Public
Administrator.
Deputy Sheriff Thomas, of Nevada county,
| passed through en- route to Stockton with an
insane Chinamap
There is gray mare at ths station house
awaiting an owner. She evidently has run
away with buggy.
| A horse attached to q wagon ran away
about noon yesterday at Tenth and L streets.
Ii collided with a street car.
! Governor Perkins has appointed William
\ Grain as Commissioner of Deeds for this
State, to reside at London, England.
| John Didion is having a beautiful glass
| front put into his building on the south side
of j street, between Fourth and Fifth.
Earl & Studley. of San jose. have filed
/ with the Secretary of State their claim to the
trade mark " Yosemite for canned goods.
| The salmon-canning factory at CORTLAND
are doing very extensive business Nearly
all of their canned fish is being shipped to
New York.
Deputy Sheriff Ben Chambers took from
Sacramento to the insane asylum at Stockton,
| yesterday, the insane woman, Mrs. Marie
| Frankovic.
The Cooke excursion party, which came
from the East by the Southern route, will
pass through Sacramento Sunday evening en-
route home.
The Third Ward Fourth Of July Commit.
tee have finally commenced canvassing. Pa
triotism among the Third-warders seems to be
on the wane.
The plaza in this city presents lively
scene nowadays. Yesterday there were
| twenty wagons loaded with new.mown hay
standing there at noon.
I The Turner's from San Francisco and Oak.
land will arrive here Saturday evening at
reception will arrange accordingly.
The Raymond excursion party passed
| through the city en- route East Wednesday
evening. Several of the party stopped over
for few oaYs'to visit friends in Sacramento.
| In the Police Court yesterday the only
! business transacted was the trial of Chinese
| opium cases. Seven cases were taken under
| advisement, FIVE were continued and three
were dismissed.
The Chinaman who was arrested by Con.
stable Scott, of Roseville, for peddling cigars
without a license, was taken to San Francisco
yesterday morning by United States Marshal
Moses NJ. Drew.
A social and literary entertainment will be
given at the Sixth.street M. f. Church this
evening. All are invited and good time
promised. Admission. % cents. Ice cream
and refreshments win be served free.
w. +. McCracken. of the Costumes, has
forwarded by rail to San Francisco % head of
thoroughbred horses. Among these are the
well-known stallion Dave Hill, Jr. They are
consigned to D. McCarty, and will go into
immediate training.
The arrests for opium smoking are almost
equal in number to the arrests for the viola
ton of the Sunday law. If each arrested
party calls for trial by jury the Court will
have plenty of work to engage their attention
tor some time to come.
SUDDEN DEATH.-George Smith. men,
Der of the Board of Education of Sacramento
county, and who resided upon ranch few
miles from this city, left a few days since TO
visit his father and mother. who reside at
Troy, Me. A dispatch has been received by
w. A. HoughtoL stating that upon arrival Of
the train at Chicago. Mr.. Smith was found
dead in his sleeping.car berth. He was sup.
posed to be in good health when he left here.
and his sudden death is unexplained. He
was native of Maine, but has been in this
State for many years. He was a widower
and left no family surviving him. except
daughter r. years old, who was remaining
here with friends during her fathers visit to
the East. 1t is understood that the remains
of Mr.. Smith will be brought here for inter-
ment.
INDIcTED.-I.ouis Parker, the brakeman
who was implicated in connection with A. 81.
Wensley, the conductor, in robbing the Uni
ted States mails on the railroad between FL
mira and Madison, has been indicted by the
United States Grand Jury. He, it will be
remembered, turned States evidence and
testified against Wensley in hopes to save
himself. His game did not work, and he
will have to suffer the penalty of the law for
his crime.
OPEN-AIR CONCERT To-NIGHT.-The First
Artillery band will give another of their pop
ular open-air concerts at the Plaza this even.
ing. The following pieces of music will be
rendered %lss o..l March Governor Hays"
Musical Pow Wow" "Andante and
Schottische." '.Schubert,s Serenade," alto
solo, by N. S. Holt; Concert Galop,"
Home Again"
esterday Gabriel johnson. of
Nicolaus, brought his stepsen Albert. who is
insane, to this city. He was 50 violent that
he had to be put in straight. jacket. In
sanity first appeared about two weeks ago.
He does not sleep much, refuses to eat, and
reclines most Of the time in an exhausted and
unconscious condition. He is about 10 years
of age. and will be sent to-day TO one Of the
insane asylums.
LATE ARRESTS. following names ap-
peared on the slate at the Station-house at II
o'clock last night Louis Rumpsch, for va
grsncy by officer Dunlevy VIM. Davidson.
common drunksrd, by Ostwald, local Mike
Blake, disturbing the peace, by officer Carroll;
Frederick Rasmussen, drunk, by 0schwsld
local.
EN- ROUTES. = E. B. Thomas, Deputy
Sheriff of Nevada county, passed through en-
route to Stockton to-day with an insane
Chinaman. Also, Gabriel Johnson of Suffer
johnson, an insane.
GAIT FIRE COMPANY. The newly.or-
ganized fire company of the town of Gait has
purchased from the Fire Department of this
city Kimball hook and ladder truck. The
truck is good one. and will be shipped to
Calf to-day.
A Busy MARKET.-Our reporter in search
of items called on Longton & May with
view of finding out why it was that while
other dealers were complaining of dali times,
they were always busy. One of the firm,
having minutes spare time, gave him a few
points. We give it in his own words: I'VE
are handling immense quantities of currapts,
cherries, raspberries and other perishable
fruits, and have special advantages in this