Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-24
Business Advertisements
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
AN oLp-TIbig CIRCUS.

AN oLD-TIMB CIRCUS.
There il NJ accounting for the charm that
attaches to the circus, and which insures it a
welcome in most communities. Sacramento
has always been recognized as =" good circus
town." to use the language Of the showmen.
John J. Foster. the very shrewd and cslcu-
latiug advance agent Of John Robinson'S
triple circus and mensgerie, has baen in this
city the past two days. and rays that the
reputation Of this county Is vel understood
By the fraternity OF travelling Ehowmen, AMI
for that reason he has closed contracts for the
exhibition Of Robinson's show in this city for
two days and niehts-an act OF wisdom on
his part. for memory does not furnish al
instance wherein a really worthy sswdust
Performance has had cause TO complain of
lack Of patronage here. This people proba-
bly, remember when they were young"
and for season each year nearly
all mer are willing to "be boys again, and
sit out two hours performances in the dust
and crowd aud discomfort incident to the
circus. for the FAKE of the memories Of boy
hoods days. "Old John Robinson is ore
Of the veteran showmcn Of the Union. Full.
grown men, whose bsards begin to show the
gray tinge Of the setting sun of lie, reTnem-
Der when, Is boys, they saved their pennies
weeks in advance to enable them TO visit
John Robinson's circus in "the old home"
But age has at dulled the managerial energy
Of the vsttran-rather experience and the
support Of his FIVE grown sons as assistant
managers have given him courage, and
taking his announcements to bs true, he
comes to Sacramento on the 14sh and 18th Of
August with o show altogether too large,
grand, startling, novel and oversha1owing TO
be described in the ordinary language of or
binary mortals He promises n day street
parade OF uneq nailed sttrachveuess, and q
tent-peTfof superior 20 any that has
ever been given here. Usually the adjec!i-
val enthusiasm Of circus managers must
be taken with grains OF allow
snce, for they well understand the
value of high sounding phrases, and the
virtues OF gaudy paper" on dead walls.
But the exchanges at hand seem to bear out
all Of Robinson's claims, and these claims are,
that this circus Is trinity of shows, three in
one, and mensgeiie added that 10 extent
and variety is the :" boss" of sll others The
Cincinnati Enquirer descends from itsreserve
to say that the entertainment " SURPRISES by
far any of those of the days gone by which
have borne the name of the veteran :" the
Lsadville HeTdtd-pubiished where a sort Of
pioneer and uuabashed criticism prevails
gives it a column of lsudssion, and the Den
Robinson promises so much, that only show
bills will do justice to the subject, but il is
fair TO assume chat he is by far too shrewd
and experienced q manager to promise much
more than be can fulfill With Robinson is
another veteran, Dan Rice; the French
clown Lowlew; George Holland, welt
known on this coast; the S,ickneys notable
equestrisns; Barry, n well. known rider, and
others OF ecul prominence. Robinson an
nouncss double mensgerie Of fifty cages of
animals, a collection Of elephants, ostriches
and cameis, regiment of men and brigade
Of horses, and other attractions that will ell
young America for the next three weeks with
anticipstcry delights, and awaken the
curiosity Of old gray-beards, pooh pooh !"
il IS they may, in their assumed invinciblity
to the strange charm of the circus.
SEVERELY Hurt. - Yesterday morning
while James Burns was driving on the Free.
port road his team became frightened and
ran away. Mr. Bprns was thrown from the
sent violently head first. BE was a moment
rendered senseless, and his head and face is
badly bruised and cut up. Mr.. Riehl, who
lives near by, went TO his assistance, and the
wounded man was taken to the residence OF
Mr.. Riehl, where everything was done posi-
bic to bind up the wounds and alleviate the
sufferings of the unfortunate man. Medical
services were secured as speedily as possible.
At last accounts last evening MIR. Burns was
resting comfortably, but the extent Of his in
juries were net known. The runaway team
was caught short distance from Riebrs
farm. The horses legs were badly cut up
and the harness aud wagon considerably
injured.
TIE BT4IARD TouRNAMEST.-The third
game Of the billiard tournament was played
at the Union Hotel Saturday evening be-
tween Lloyd Amsden and Edward Robbins.
It being o well-known fact that these two
gentlemen ara experts with the cue, there
was a large attendance present to witness the
game. The playing throughout was brilliant,
and when Amsden scored 1913 points at one
run he was warmly applauded. The game
was for 400 points up, and was finished on
the twenty third inning. The following was
the score: Amsden-16 IA IL 10 5 As
123 10 IL 20 9 "a 3S 4 3 81 900. Rob-
bius-14 16 his Il 8 97011 IS So 0
301 1-163. The game this evening will be
between Am#den and Chapman.
ACCIDENT TO FIREMAE.-An alarm Of
FIRE at about 6 P. NJ. yesterday was turned in
from box 80. It was caused by a coal-lamp
explosion in shooting-ssllery on K street,
between Fourth and Fifth. No damage re
suited. When the department turned out in
response TO the alarm engineer Henry Connie,
of steamer No. l, in pulling one of the men
up on to the engine, Lost his balance and fell
in such q way that both bones of the
right leg were broken just above the
ankle joint. Comte was cared for at the en-
gine-house last night. To-day he will be re-
moved to comfortable quarters in the truck
house on Fifth street, and good nurse pro-
vided for him.
CALIFORNIA ToTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY.
The California Total Abstinence Society met,
organized and adopted their by-la;ss and
constitution yesterday AFTERNOON. They
open with upwards of forty charter members.
TIE object OF the society is to shield its MEM
bsrs from the evils Of intemperance, to afford
mutual assistance in case of sickness or acct
dent, aud to elevate their characters as men.
The officers elected are President, J. d.
Moynahan; Vice-Presidsnt, M. Brennan !;
Treasurer, T. McCabe: Secretary, 2. A.
Byrns; Marshal, Frank Swift. They will
meet again next Sunday afternoon.
COMMERCIAL The following vessels have
arrived since last report Steamer Varuna,
from upper Sacramento, with barge of wood
in transit steamer San Joaquin No. 2, from
San Francisco, with barge CT merchandise for
u1per river; steamer G. M. Small passed the
CITY en- route from San Francisco to Marys.
vile steamer Pioneer, from San Francisco,
with barge of lumber; schooner d. @. Has,
kins, from San Francisco, with lumber. De-
parted: Steamer Varupa, for the upper Sac.
ramento, with barge of merchandise; steamer
San Joaquin, for Freeport, with barge Of
wood, and San Francisco, with barge oil
freight.
LATE ARRESTS following names ap'
pasred on the slate at the police station at Il
o'clock last night: Tom Foley, a drunk, waf
found sleeping on the sidewalk and was taken
In by Coffee, local John Ross, for the same
offsnse, was taken in by officer Frszse-; Jake
Hammond common drunk, by officer Ell
dred All Lue, for burglarlzng Hall, Lnhrs
& Co.'s store, by officer Eldred; Charles
Atwood, battery, by officer Carroll; Clara
Stern, enticing, by officer jackson.
LAND LEAGUE MEETING.-Grand Army
Hall was filed to its utmost capacity last
evening, on the occasion of the weekly meet
inc of the Land League. An acknowledge
ment from Patrick Ford for 1910, forwarded
july oh. was received. A member of the
League then delivered an eloquent and patri'
otto address, and songs were sung by Miss
Vivian Ray, Mr.. Clark and Mr.. Robinson,
and recitations by Alexander Lyons.
Cry TREASURY REcElPTs.-The following
we're the receipts for the week end,
ing Saturday, July %. 1882: R. D. SERVER,
water rates, 50 329 70; S. r. CALDWELL Gem
: etery dues, S27; N. a. Kidder, harbor
dues, 81 80; Z II. Mckee, labor, S29; w.
a. Henry. Police Court fines, $40 90
George A. Putnam. city licenses 81 473 60
ditto, dog licenses, $50 16. Total, SO. S91 81.
CRY FREE LIBRARY REPoRr.-The follow
ing is the report of the City Free Library for
the week ending Saturday, July 22i: Num-
Der of books issued during the week, 16l
fiction. 547; history, 80; biography. so
travels, 4S miscellaneous literature, 4s; re-