Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-13
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SPRING RACES.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SPRING RACES.
The Capital Turf Clubs spring meeting
opens at Agricultural Park to morrow. The
stock is all here and in training. and makes
an exceedingly fine showing. The outlook is
for an entertaining, well managed and agreea.
BILE meeting. The club has wisely placed the
tickets at a low hgure-50 cents general ad-
mission. ladies free and this under the at
fractions of the programme will probably ill.,
sure good attendance each day. 1t is timely
now to give resume Of the entire pro-
gramme. Tomorrow we are to have in the
running stake Theodore Winters 5, h. Duke
Of Norfolk, Skaters Haddingtor and Allan
Is. The same day running stake. James
Mem Skaters Night Hawk, Miller's b. b.
Boots. Winters ch. (. Atlanta and May D.
The came day running stake. with Winters
b. (. Clara w, Miller's lilly by Monday, and
George Howson's ch. {. May B.
On Thursday afternoon q trotting purse,
300 class, with Smiths br. m. Adelis, Shears
b. 3. General, Hicks b. m. Pearl and Cow
ards b. e. Starr. The same day q trot.ing
purse, with Smiths b. G. Clairmont, Gold.
smiths br. 8. Iqca, Cox's br. M. Pauline and
McCoon's g. g. Blackmore.
Friday We are to have a running selling
race, with Skaters HaddingtoD, $500;
SchwartZ's lilly, sister to Lottery $780, and
Appleby's Bslshaw. $500. The same day
running stake, with Skaters Niehthawk,
MillerIs Boots and May ID.
On Saturday there will be q trot of the
2:45 class, with Smiths Dr. m. Adelia, Hicks
b. IN. Pearl. Shears b. s. General and Cox's
br. 5. Don Pedro. The same day a pacing
match. with Tryon's b. g. Mac, Toomey's b.
&. st. Valentine, Shears b. 8. Revenue and
McDonald's b. &. Buzzy. The same day and
the last of the sport, gentlemen's buggy
stake, with Toomey's b. &. Robin Hood, Nc
Nsssers b. IN. Mollie A. and Youngs b. z.
Colonel.
BOARD OF EDUcArIoN.-The Board of
Education met last evening. Present, Messrs.
Petrie, Slater, Stalker, Hancock, Butler and
Tracy. The Finance Committee reported in
favor of allowing the following bills, which
were ordered paid: o. G. Jackson, S25; T.
Kern, $3.50 80; North German Fire Iusur.
ance Company $40 10; Capital Gas Com.
pany. 81 90; Palmer & Sspulveda. 81 SO !;
b. y. Bugbey. $50 so; Union Insurance
Company, $22 80; California Insurance Com
pany, $50; w. A. L G. S. Houghton, S91 50 ;
Carrie & Croly. $50 %; John Breuner, So /;
Henry Eckhardt, 81 80; Calvin & Chapman,
81 so; Commercial Insurance Company, $40;
s. II. Davis, 81: w. r. Strong. 81 so; John
SHELTON, 81; J. II. Merrill, So IS Telegraph
Mill, S17 So The bill Of w. A. L c. S.
Houghton. for S29 %, was referred to Mr..
Slater. The matter of putting in transom
adjusters was referred to the. Committee on
Building and Repairs. with power to act
FOURTH OF JuLY.-Ths Literary COMMITTEE
Of the Fourth of July celebration met at Il
n. yesterday. Owing to the fact that the
literary exercises are to be held in the evening
and Immediately preceding the fireworks dis
play. it wac decided TO contine the features of
the programme to prayer, by the Chaplain !;
reading of the Declaration and an Grafton,
thus preserving the main traditional features
of the observance. Rev. DIR. David Deal was
appointed Chaplain John Z. Carey, Reader,
and Henry Edgerton, Orator. The music
Ja>it.,, which this programme will be inter.
spersed will be instrumental, and will con.
stltute an open air concert. A meeting of
the various committees appointed by the
Fourth of July meeting will be held at the
Courthouse this evening. Il is the desire of
.he Mayor that all parties who wish to see
proper celebration on the anniversary Of our
ufLlOn DlTLl SHOULD Do present.
RAILROAD WAsHoUT.-Dispstchesr received
in Sacramento yesterday report serious
washout on the main line of the Central
Pacific Railroad near 0reana, Nevada, Sun
day evening. The weather Sunday at the
place mentioned was threatening; dark
clouds rolled up and a heavy rain storm set
in. Shortly after o'clock, when the storm
lot "a srhk haEs 81 IL.
burst occurred. The fury of theetorm was
like tornado in its violence. On the road
between Winnemucca and Humboldt about
300 feet Of the track was tern up and the
-roadbed washed away. Fences, trees and
crops in the field were badly injured. The
west bound overland train was detained for
fifteen hours. Section hands and construc-
ton trains of the Truckee division were sent
to the scene of the accident, and repairs made
as expeditiously as possible.
NANCY HAMILToNs SENTENCE yesterday
Clinton L. White, attorney for Mrs. Nancy
Hamilton, who murdered her husband nearly
two years since, appeared before Judge Dem
son and stated that his client was now anx-
ious to begin serving her term of seven years
ct San Quentin, without waiting for remit
titur from the Supreme Court On motion of
the attorney, the certificate of order hereto
fore given to the Sheriff to withhold the COM
mitment and prisoner until the decision of
the Supreme Court, was revoked and Mrs,
Hamilton will, in all probability, go to the
State Prison to-day.
POLICE CoURT.-Ju5ge Henry dispensed
justice in the Police Court in the following
manner yesterday Richard Van was found
guilty of petit larceny, and will be sentenced
tomorrow; All Hee was tried for petit lar
ceny and discharged John Murphy was held
TO answer for burglary, bail fixed at 81. 900;
Il. IL. johnson, charged with the stealing Of
eggs from the Fountain stables, was found
guilty and sentenced to pay fine of $50, or
serve sentence of 60 days in the county =iail:
Agnes Miller and Josephine Barrensen,
charged with petit larceny, were discharged.
VISITING AGENT.-H. H. Russell. agent
for the San Francisco Spirit of The Times, is
in this city representing the interests of that
journal. 1t is paper among tie ablest and
bsst known On the coast. 1t has always
shown, when opportunity offered, the desire
to advance the interests of Sacramento. and
has indeed been friend to this city 1t is a
good miscellaneous journal for the family
valuable to the farmer, breeder Of fine stock
and to those interested in the sports of the
turf and news of the day relative TO stock for
the course, farm and road.
BODY REoovERED.-The body Of the young
son of Peter Burns, of this city, an account
of whose drowning near Yolo bridge few
DAYS since has heretofore been given, was
yesterday recovered. The father hiss been
constantly on watch at the river in the vicin-
ity where the boy was last seen ever sincs he
was drowned, and just before shutdown last
evening he saw the boys head as It raised
Just to the top of the water. He called for
assistance Of party who was near by with
boat, into which the body was taken. The
Coroner was notified.
New BUILDING.-John Bruner, the well
known furniture dealer of Sacramento, is hav
ing erected on the site Of the old pillow fac
tory, street, between Tenth and Eleventh
"a haudsous- reI-hziel- baiiaines 1t wild be
AZ loot front. Y feet 1eep. two story and q
basement. The first flor will be fitted up
for two stores, and the second floor divided
off into rooms for families.
OPEN AR CoNcRRT.-Ths First Artillery
band will give concert at the State Capitol
Park this evening. The following music will
be rendered: March, "Artillery;" overture.
schottische, Those Brilliant Eyes lsonp
5n1 dance, march, Hawkeye :" polka
Kutscbke; !" galop, Hold Our Own; =
Home Again."
MERCHANDISE REPORT. : The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
Sth.. For Adams, McNeill & Co., 325 kegs,
12A. Arrels and 10 half barrels molassss, 10
boxes canned fruit; Booth & Co., 6 boxes
maple sugar; I. Isham, los boxes maple
sugar.
LARGE TEAM.-W. F. Woslfork drove into
the city Yesterday with twelye.mule bell