Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-21
CAPITAL CHIPS,

There arrived from thu East yesterday by
the emigraut train 120 passengers.
The public schools of Sacramento will open
on Monday, the I'd day of October.
David Lubin of this city has received
patents on bottle aud cuff button.
Hops 10 large quantities are brought iato
the city daily for shipment to the East.
The Democracy of the Second Ward held
meeting last night in their hall on Sixth
street. The attendance was small.
The Board of Supervisors advertise for bids
for county printing and binding for the term
OF one year. All bids must be addressed to
the Clerk of the Board.
Schroth & Co, Of this city. shipped by
steamer yesterday from the Pheaix Mills,
5000 sacks of -four upon their m onthly con.
signment to Liverpool. England
Last Thursday J. r. Wells, boss corder at
the Capital Wooleu Mills of this city, while
ncamped at Indian Diggings, Amador county,
was kicked By horse and had one Of his
legs broken.
The funeral of James Dillon, member of
the Exempt Firemen's Association, took
place yesterday afternoon. 1t was largely
attended by members of that organic alton,
and also by the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
A brakeman by the name of Charles Hall
fell from the top of a freight car at Emigrant
Gap yesterday morning while the train was
in motion. One of the wheels passed over
his right hand, crushing it. The injured
man was brought to the Railroad Hospital in
this city.
The New CoMET.-Any one who will rise
at o'clock in the morning can get o good
view of the new comet. This cratic visitor
to the solar system is then above the eastern
horizon, little to the south of the point
where the light of dawn Is strongest, flashing
upward toward the zenith like brilliant
brand. Ii may be seen plainly long after the
sun has risen above the Sisrrs Nevada range.
1t may be that the tail is visible above the
eastern horizon even before the break of day,
Tor sc times when the atmosphere is steady it
may be- traced, after the sun is up, for proba-
bly, distance OF ten degrees The nucleus
Is very bright. quite as brilliant as the planet
Venus, which Is at present the glory and the
beauty OF the western heavens in the even.
ing. A pair of sharp eyes can no doubt pick
out the comets head at midday, provided
they only know where to look for il.
ANTI-DEBkIs GUARD MEETrNG.-The mem.
bers of the snti-debris organization assem-.
bled in the east hall of the Pavilion last
evening and we're thoroughly drilled by their
Captain, Jos. P. Wisemau, and members of
the local militia. A large and appreciative
audience was present, who manifested con.
siderable interest in the proficiency exhibited
by the young gentlemen. The members
were highly enthusiastic and resolved to act
as an escort to the delegations arriving from
abroad TO attend the Anti-De5ris Conven-
ton on the 26sh, and for this purpose they ad.
journed to meet on the night previous to the
holding of the Convention, at the same
place. The Pavilion has beeo placed at their
disposal by the Board of Supervisors.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The following
freight passed Ogden on the 18th for Sacra.
mento: For Weinstock & Lubin, Ia cases
and 1 box BOOTS and shoes Hale Bros L Co.,
l box linen; G. II. Gilman. cases boots and
shoes; w. j. O'Brien, boxes shoes; Stand.
ard Oh Company, 800 cases oil; Durham &
Csrrigau, S6i sheets plate iron Huntington,
Hopkins & Co, 76 bundles galvanized sheet
iron, l case hinges.