Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
FREE LIsRARY MEETIsG

uent Aihert hart, Il. w. Brier, and .. ID
Gerrish, Sscre airy. TIE minutes Of the las
regular meeting were read aad approved.
The Li5rerizn's report for the month Of
October was read ss follows: Number oi
books issued during tie month, 3,0S5 clsssi
fsd thus: Fiction, 2 517; history, 1902; bi
ography, 81; travels and adventure. 122
misceli AIT Gus literature, 1874; religion, %
Average number Issued per day, 100
Percentage of fiction, 81 Number # patrons,
1910. Amount of fines collected, Sl4 80.
Tie Librarian reported that on Sunday
evening while S. w. Ripley, the assistant,
was putting the rooms Ia order, he discovered
fire on the upper holr of the back porch,
which had burned through the floor. By the
active exertions of himself and brother they
extinouish I'd it without turning on an alarm.
1t was found that the jsritor of the BuCi.
ness College, which is heId in rooms rented
by the Board to Z. G. Atkinson. had care.
lessly left hot ashes in box on the rorch.
The Board voted 20 request Mr.. Atkinson
to leave duplicate keys with the Librarian, &c
as to avoid TIE trouble that was occasioned
last Sunday. Mr.. Fitch was authorized to
have all necessary repairs made to the build.
ing, with power to act.
On motion Of Mr.. Gerrish, q vote of thanks
John y. LarkiD, of the Sunday Leader, for a
generous donation Of bound flies of the New
York True Sun for the years 1913 and 1874
the following bills were allowed: Pacific
Mutual Life Insurance Company, S37; Cap.
itsl G.s Company, $50 10: II. S. Croker,
eight el-inch library terrestrial globe. So
G. G. Hancock. SIG s.; W. A. & G. S.
HouRhton, SO %; J. +. White & &C., IN
Frsncisc', SGT 50; John SHELTON. SAC 80; B.
Ruhl, SO 10; ). w. Collins. $40; G. G..
Hancock, Sc; Scott & Muir, Sc % A. Il.
Bancroft & Co San Francisco, s. 30; ii. o.
White, s. %; Davis & Gospel, 81 so; Jacob
Hoshn, 81 60; Waiter, Fuller & Co., So
Caroline G. Hancock, S4
Tbs following new books were ordered pur.
chased, after which ths Board adj burned
Concepts of Modern Thought, by Eucken
Pnilolngy of the English Tongue, by Earle
Manual of Arthropology, by Bray Opium
and the Opium Habit, by Csllkens Esrly
History of Mankind. by Taylor; Ancisnt
Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism,
by Ipman Solar Light and Heat, by Allen
Early Kings of Norway, by Carlyle New
Tracks ia North America 1.-TWO Volumes) By
Bell; Kabbala, by Pancoast; Chips and
Chapters for Biologists, by Page History
of Civilization (seven volumes), by Amos
Dsan; Ths Atmosphere, by Flammarion
Builders of Babel and Adam and the Adam.
ties. by McCausland; Solar Physics, by
i ockyear Cause and Effect, by Browne
Physical Geography, bv Ansted Man in the
Past, Present and Future, By Buchner
Chemical and Geological Essays. by Hunt
Stone Implements Of Great Britain, by
Evans; The Recent Origin of Man, by
Southall; Biographies Of Sherman, Sheridan,
Fsrragut. Ericsson, Mitchell and Grant. by
p. q. Headley; Two Cabin Boys; Hud,
sons Bsv, by Ballsntine Grandmother Else,
By NJ. Finlay; Young Moose Hunters by
.. A. Stephens Braxtou Bar, by L. NJ
Dsggett Three Vassar Girls Abroad. by l..
w. Champney; Voyages of Drake, by G. NJ.
Towle; Six Girl, by +. b. Irving Great
Finland. by 81. M. Robinson March to the
Ssa, BY Cox; Doctor Z.y. by E. S. Phelps
Jolly Rover. by Trowbridgs Sun, Moon and
Stars, by Agnes Giberne An Old Fashioned
Thanksgiving. by L. Alcott; Knockabout
Club Alongshore. by @. A. Stephens
Through Siberia, by I'll. Lanasdell Vice
Versa, by T. Anstey :-Inhn Randolph, by
Henry Adams ,Iints on Drawing and Z aint
ing. by VIM. M. Hunt; The Wonderful City
OF Toxic. by Z. Greey; Zigzsg Journeys in
the Occident, by III. Butterworth A Family
Flight Over Egypt and Syria, by E K. Hsle
Origin of Nations, by Rswiinson The War
of 1872. by Rossiter johnson; Recent Polar
SQxEes, The Boys Msbinoeion, The Old
FIR War. by Ressi,ef- Johnson; TIE
INg fsa1s-l Ifeurs. by H--A, Ge6ly
NG.able Thoughts About Women, BY NJ. NJ
Ballou; B,rnard's Mstric System, Putnam's
Metric System. Thompson's Uni6cstion OF
Weights and Measures, Notthrop's Lessons
from Earopesn Schools, Frazar's TIE Pro.
posed Substitution of the Metric System
The Metric Manual, by III. f. Sawyer
Metric Primer, by s. s. Bailey; Bulletins Of
the American Metric Bureau, Putnamt
Metric Chart.
FREIGHT TO ARRIvE-The following freight
for Sacramento passed Deming, N. NJ, OF
the 81 instant: For Hail. Luhrs & Co., 16C
cases canned goods; Adams, Mcneil & Co.
160 cases canned goods. Passed Ogden OF
the 4th instant Fer C. II. Gilman, DO,
shoes. bale dry goods; Duncan Mcdonald
box dry goods; John Breuner, 8 boxes
wood brackets. box chair frames James G.
Davis, boxes wood brackets, so lounge
backs; Hale Bros. & Co., l box hosiery, J
boxes boots and shoes Baker & Hamilton, IL
doZsn buckets; Adams, McNeill & Co.. sc
boxes sauce, packages wrapping paper; w.
A. & G. s. Houghton, l box wood toothpicks,
2 cases envelopes; J. l.. Chsdderdon. 3 bar.
rels paint, bundles sandpaper; G. 7. Bush,
barrels fancy lamps; f. Kolliker, 2 cases
drugs; james 1. Felter & Co., l box cards
Thomas Harper, l box boots and shoes
ages tobacco, z packages wrapping
ages tobacco; c. P. r. r 40 bundles springs
J. n. Carroll, l box books; Mebius 4 Co.,
% cases blsckberries A. Dennery & Co.,
box, clse and ! tiercs lamp chimneys; l..
Elkus & Co., bales cotton goods: A. A,
Van VOORHEES, & Co., case tools w. d.
Comstock, boxes chairs; Kirk, Geary
Co., boxes oil Continental Oh Company
800 cases OIL 10 barrels paint; Huntington,
Hopkins 4 Co, hoxes saws, 8 boxes and ]
bundle hardware, / barrel pulley blocks,
box skates, box cutlery, 8 boxes shells, 13C
boxes nails, s boxes rivets, 80 bars steel,
boxes tacks, 10 coils hsnp packing J. Hahn
& Co., boxes and l keg baking powder, 4
boxes potash, 16 boxes drugs; Weinstock &
Lubin, 3 cases shoes. l box dry goods; III
KEN, sewing machine, bundle carpet; J
4. Cooper, piano; IL. S. Croker & Co.,
boxes books Dale & Co., bale yarn Locke
& Layenson, l bale skins, ) rolls carpst; Ed
ner Bros, 10 barrels whisky J. 3. Corwin
cases cigars; A. Flohr, cases firearms.
SUPPOSED SUIcIDE.-Samrel L. Barrett
who not long sincs left Rocklin, Place.
county, to go to Oregon, came to his death OF
the steamer Qaeen of the Pacific on The nigh
of September Is a. Information received
from Portland says that an investigation o
<
that deceased died by his own hand. He hst
been living with his cousin, w. ID. CollinE. a
yacaville, and war employed in running
steam thrasher near there. He was moody
and taciturn, aid was addicted to the exec,
sive use of liquor He was also supposed t.
be partly derapged He has two sisters anC
brother living at Roseville, Placer county
Cal and three brothers in Oregon. He Wa
member of the Masonic Lodge st Il ;cklin
Before purchasing his ticket for Oregon HI
had about $50 and as S32 90 was found or
his person, it is clear that no robbery wa
committed. He carried razor and shavet
himself, and it is supposed that in al insane
fit he rsed it to cut his throat.
A NEW 0RDER-A uniformed branch o.
the Ancient Order of Foresters, to be known
as the Knights of Sherxood Forest, is to b
instituted in this city this evening. Th'
Foresters ara but little known in California
but are fast becoming powerful Order in III
United States. According to the last ofticia
report their increase during the last year wa
y per cent. of past years. having member
ship of l3l 6l7, aud funds accordingly. Their
are two Courts here,
COMPANY G's PERcESTAGE.-The percent
age Of company G for the month of 0ctobe
is as follows: First ciass-Lieutensn II. w
Rivett, So 8 8: Sergeant A. J. Plant, 50 Is
Corporal C. +. Wal;hsm, SO ; private o. I
Hughes, so Is. Second clsss-Captaia J. 7
D,ltou, 7is; Sergeant p. Fiahe-ty, 70
Hospital Steward r 0'Rourke, 77i; Ser
geant-Msjor J. I. McNif. 76; Corporal ]
P. Mechanics, 73s privstes NJ. J. Auderso
~. NJ. Holland 76. James Mccarthy 70!
Frank Kunz ~.
LODGE INsTALLATIoN.-Lass evening tn
following officers were installed ia Cspite
lNdge, No. 81, L. o. G. T.: P. W. C. T.
ESson w. C. T., J. D. Moynahan
T., Mrs. FL. NJ Rogers W. s.. W
SEtherington; w. f. s.. John Whitaker
w. T., B. +. Murray w. NJ. Bert Rider
w. ID. III +, Mrs. w. Marley; w. /. c., Mis-
Ill. Skana W a C. "a L atuarato;r "