Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-16
CAPITAL cHIPs.

| A car load of Folsom granite arrived yes
terdsy for the State Capitol fence.
Studies will be resumed at ST. Joseph
Academy rext Monday, August Dist.
A lemonade social with "Rebecca at tn,
Well o.night at the First Baptist Church
The Democracy of the city seem to be or
ganizing for the campaign better than the
Republicans.
So busy are the fruit commission merchant,
| In this city that they employ packers both
day and night.
A street car collided with truck yesterday
at Third and K streets. A stampede among
the passengers, but no damage done.
Workmen were yesterday engaged in clear.
ing away the weeds along the fence of the
Capitol grounds on the L street side.
A new and elegant one-story. and. basement
frame building is being erected ON the Forth.
east corner of Fifteenth and L streets.
The farmers are bringing into the city daily
many wagon loads Of wheat. Choice wheat
is worth at the mills 81 GO per hundred.
Company B, of the First Artillery Regi-
ment, will meet Thursday evening at their
armory to make hnal arrangements for the
encampment.
Country real estate seems to have q boom
at present The real estate dealers of this
city are driving large business in the way
of selling farms.
starr" horse belonging to w. A. Cas-
well and valued at 5000, died of lockiaw
Monday last. He was good roadster, and
had record of 2:34t.
Yesterday Deputy Assessor G, Fl. Harvey
arrested and took to tbs city prison China
man who, upon being asked for his poll.tax
refused to give his name.
1t was reported on the street last evening
that shark measuring thirteen feet, one Of
the man-eating species, had been caught in
the river opposite the city.
Captains Shellars and Garrett are doing ex.
cellens work ct Agricultural Park with the
chain-gang. They are cleaning up and reno
vating both inside and out.
1t was not the Capital Brewery wagon chat
ran over Chinaman few days since, break
ing his leg. 1t was vehicle belonging to
another firm who sell water and hops.
The barber shop of Frank Fleming, on K
street, between Tenth and Eleventh, was en-.
tered by a burglar some time Monday night.
Several razors and other property were stolen.
sod Uncle Nose" the colored man who
claims to be 1872 years of age, has bought q
little wagon and gone into the pedding bust
ness. Bis chief stock in trade consists of
boiled eggs.
A block OF granite weighing seventeen tons,
intended to be used as one of the gate piers
for the State Capitol grounds. was discovered
to be full of SEAMS. The stone.cutters will
use it for other purposes.
There is on exhibition at the Mechanics
Store handsome medal from Charles Wilkie,
to be presented to the best drilled cadet in
the Governors Guard. The pIizs is to be
contested for at Camp Raymond.
William Johnston, of Richland, announces
himself es a candidate for the office of mem.
Der of the State Board of Equalization, sub.
ject to the decision of the Second Congress
sional District Republican Convention.
The amount of grain being moved by the
Central Pacific Railroad at present is simply
enormous. The trains laden with wheat on
the Oregon division are so large that most of
them have to be hauled with two locomotives.
The street cars have been doing large
business since the circus came to town. r.
S. Carey and his son know how to run a rail
road. They try to accommodate, and their
efforts are appreciated by the travelling pub.
lie.
A. Johns, who resides on the Freeport
road, about three miles below the city, had
twenty sacks of wheat stolen from his farm
night before last. Mr.. Johns says that his
neighbors have also lost small quantities
within the last few days.
A man named Peter. Colebaker, while as.
sisting in thrashing grain yesterday on
farm near Fiorin. met with severe and pain.
full accident. One of the prongs of derrick
hook passed through his left hand. He came
to the city for treatment.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Supervisors of Sacramento county
up to August 18th for burying the county
dead for the term of one year from that date.
Bids TO specify the cost for burial at the
Hospital or the City Cemetery.