Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-31

YOUTHFUL DETECTIVE yesterday morn
ing about 8 o'clock, as John Mulligan, one of
the messenger boys of the Western Union
| Telegraph Company, was going from the
RECORD UNION Office to the telegraph Office,
! he saw Chinarnan acting in a suspicious
manner in front of the store of Lindley &
| Co., on X street, between Second and Third.
| He watched, unobsef*ed, the Chinaman
| shoulder and walk away with large sack of
| potatoes. He followed the thief along Sec
ond street, 10 hopes OF being able to secure
| the service of a policeman. In front of the
| telegraph Office on Second street, seeing no
! chance of securing assistance, he proceeded
to capture the thief himself. Another boy
came to his assistance, and the two tried to
hold on to the Chinaman. The thief dropped
the potatoes and got away from the youthful
arresters. The boys got away with the
! spuds, however, and yesterday morning re.
turned them to Lindley & Co., and the latter
Handsomely rewarded the boys for their SER
vice.
OSCAR WILDE's LECTURE.-0scar Wilde,
the young Apostle of Estheticism, whose
name has for some time been and now is in
the mouths of about sll the people, will
lecture this evening at the Congregational
Church. It is announced that the price Of
admission will be 81, which is less than
charged in San Francisco, and that no extra
| charge is made for reserved seats. The seat
ing plan is now open at Houghton's book
store. Mr.. Wilde's subject is cart Decora-
ton. and the Practical Application of the
| Esthetic Theory to Everyday Home Life
and Art Ornamentstion." This is understood
! to be the most practical and interesting of
! Mr.. Wilde's lectures, ard one tending to
| interest much larger number of people than
| other OF his lectures. 1t is probable that the
audience this evening will not only be large,
| but thoroughly representative of the thought
and culture and the best hone-life of this
community.
MORE TROUBLE on THE HUMBoLDT.-The
Central Pacific Railroad track fer miles east
! Of Winnemucca is under water. The snow
melts rapidly during the daytime, causing
/ the water to rise in the afternoon, and the
work of repairing has to be done during
| the night. Such a state of affairs has never
| been known on that section of the road. The
/ entire available force OF the railroad company
! are at work doing what they can to repair
! the damage No trains are expected to pass
! the section of the road washed out before to-
morrow night The West bound passenger
and mail trains are laid up at Wells Station
! and the East-bound at Elko.
| REAL ESTATE AT AUCTIoN.-D. J. Sim
mons & Co, auctioneers, will sell the follow
| ing valuable real estate on Tuesday. April
| 4th, on the premises, at 1870 o'clock: The
east % feet of south 70 feet of lot s. \ and
! O. Front and Second streets, being No. 1410
| Second street, between n and o, with fine
! frame building thereon, cellar, outhouses,
| ETC. The above sale will be positive and
peremptory. as the owners are leaving the
| city. The house is now open for inspection.
Found IL CHINA SLoUGH.-A gentleman
crossing China slough on the Third-strest
bridge last evening discovered the dead body
OF q Chinaman floating on the surface of the
water. The Coroner, who was Immediately
| informed of the fact, took the body IN charge,
and will bold an inquest to-day.
The RIyER.-The river last evening stood
at the I9-foot 5-inch mark. The highest it
has been this year was 10 feet 8 inches. For
the past week or ten days there has been but
little change in its hight. The water II the
river is quite clear, more SO than tor twenty
years past.
PATENT GRANTED.--David iubin. OF this
city, has been granted patent for bottle
and bottle attachment.