Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE EARS OF A KEG.

It would have been far better for Adam
Damn if ne had left his ears at home when
he went to the Turner'S masquerade the other
night. He was disguised as beer keg. and
carried of one of the leading prizes by
his skillful personation. OF course, as keg
he had no use Of his hands, and very little of
bis legs. His head was covered with huge
beer measure, and saving only his nose and
mouth, left free for breathing purposes, there
was very little Damn to be seen, except,
however, his ears. Those parts of his anst-
omy are too well developed to be easily hid
den. By that sign all his friends knew him,
and they Immediately sought to greet him
and extend their congratulations upon the
very marked success OF his disguise AS his
hands were imprisoned they had nothing else
left to shake but his ears, and those they
manipulated with degree of familiarity that
put Adam into such rage as the oldest of
bis friends had never seen him. He thought
the entire nation had turned out TO pub his
ears. Over and over again he was sorely
tempted to throw the disguise to the winds
and take sweet revenge then and there, but
after 30 much trouble, and the patent fact
that the Judges were much attracted by his
Character" it would not do. He dare not
speak, for who ever heard of talking keg
and besides that woald give him away" SIS
he could no more disguise his voice than he
could his ears; so, for two long and weary
hours, he was martyr to his disguise to an
extent that, in past ages, in higher cause,
would have secured him the crown OF a saint
It was over at last, but Damms ears are still
objects of compassion. He is nearly deaf
IN one, and the other has been in a sling all
the days since the ball His friends daily
call on him at his place of business to oondole
with him, and ask him why or earth he does
not have few sections Of the enlarged auricu.
lar appendages amputated? and, full Of
wrath, Damn only replies, as hq gtowers at
the wagS, Because it is the fashion TO wear
EN- 50"
FACT VS.. FIcrIoN.-A sensational story
was given to print on Saturday afternoon
that tramp had been convicted in tie Police
Court on that day Of bread stealing and fined
81 80. That the Court, Bailif, City At
torney and others in attendance were moved
with pity by the statement of the thief. who
claimed that he took the bread to save him
self from starvation 4; that they Immediately
raised, by taking up collection, the amount
of the fine, paid it into the Court ard allowed
the tramp to go forth free man. This latter
.nbtbcklCGb II t6ioos AuO lows u hnO
case are Substantially as follows: John
Williams, person whose misd5eds have often
brought him before this bar of justice, had
stolen from doorstep, on o street, where he
had seen a baker deposit them, four loaves
Of bread. An officer caught him in the act
and took him to the City Prison. He was
arraigned on Saturday, pleaded guilty, and
stated that he only took them to save him
self from starving, and that st the time he
I'll l. g..
condition. The Court replied that if the
prisoners sssry was true, the taking of one
loaf would have satisfied his hunger, and in
taking the loavss from the door of family
to him unknown, be knew not but that he
was robbing a family of poor children of
their daily bread" who perhaps were ga
much need of food as was the defendant. The
Judge fined him, aud he is now in the City
Prison serving cut his sentence. Tue case
was one that excited no sympathy for
the criminal, and all thought he escaped with
. light sentence.
A FArHER's JeY.-Abous a year ago the
wife of Mr.. Pomir, of Tahoe. left him, tax
ing along with her their little girl, then but
little past two years of age. They were over
in the State Of Nevada, and there the mother
took sick and died. Mr.. Pomip, on hearing
of the death of his wife, sought for the
child, but could learn no more than that it
had been given to fsmily who subsequently
left with it for California. J. B. Campbell,
of Tahoe, who is spending the winter In Sac
ramento, and whe wss acquainted with the
circumstances above referred TO, incidentally
heard that there was little girl at the Sacra-
mento hospital that had been left sick in the
County Physicians charge by family who
claimed that it did not belong to them and
who said they were tired of taking care of it.
The thought occurred to MIR. Campbell that
the little eirl in question might be his neigh
boris child, and to satisfy himself on this
point he went TO see it. The child by this
time was well and hearty, aud was recognized
by Mr. CAmpbell IN an instant as the lost
wait. He at once sent the news of his dis
coyery to the bereaved father, who, rs may
be supposed, lest no time in coming to Sacra-
mento 20 meet again his long lost little one.
The father WAS overjoyed at the r, ,overy OF
his lorg loet child, and little as the child was
il hsd not forgotten its father, and the J y
ns their meeting was mutual.
COMMERCIAL. since last report !:
Steamer q. E. Knight, Marysyills, with
barge of grain in transit; steamer G. NJ.
Small, San Francisco, with barge Of mer-
chaudise steamer San Joaquin No. 2, San
Francisco, with general merchandise, and
barge for Sacramento Lumber Company /;
steamer Reform, San Francisco, with barge
Thomas with lumber for Friend Terry
Lumber Company steamer San Joaquin No.
3. upper Sacramento, with barge of grain in
transit. Departed: g. NJ Small and barge
of merchandise, for Marysviile; ID. L.
knight, for San Francisco, with barge OF
grain; San Joaquin No. 2 for Vallejo, with
barge grain San Joaquin No 8. with barge
of merchandise aud lumber, for upper Sacra-
,.nento; steamer Rsfurm and light barge, for
San Francisco.