Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-19
MINOR Hssr1os.

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At the annual meeting Of the Philharmonic
Society held on Tuesday evening, DIR. Q. A.
Pinkham was elected Musical Director.
Governor Perkins has appointed Augustus
Frederick War; Commissioner of Deeds
for California, to reside at Liverpool, Eng
land.
The only name recorded at the Police Sta
ton last night at IL o'clock was that of
Henry White, who was locked up for safe
keeping.
The Grand Jury were in session at the
Court-house yesterday examining criminal
cases. No report has been made to the Court
this week.
The Second Ward Republican Club has &c.
lected Hows's school rooms, Sixth street,
between K and L streets, for its head
quarters.
In the Superior Court yesterday Judge
Denscn granted Lena Kohne decree of 6i-
vorce from her husband on the ground of ex-
treme cruelty.
An owner is wanted at Police headquarters
FOR reversible overcoat that was taken from
two young men who were trying to dispose Of
it for the sum of 50.
The Sacramento Cracker Company yes.er-
day shipped rs, 900 pounds of pilot bread,
which completes the present contract for sup.
plying Indian Agencies.
In the Superior Court yesterday. Mrs.
Dace was allowed SIG as witness before the
| Grand Jury in the examination of Minor
Walden, charged with perjury.
No witness appearing in the Police Court
yesterday to prosecute r. Oppenheim, who
was arrested for cutting down tree on
Eighth and / streets, the case was dismissed.
/ Yesterday afternoon officers Lee and
Arlington arrested two girls, aged about IA
years, who were in the act of leaving their
homes in this city to go to Marysville. The
girls were returned to their homes.
Yesterday horse attached to butchers
cart started from the corner of Tenth and n
streets, and ran up Tenth street to the corner
of o, where it collided with grocery
wagon, up,etting things generally, but doing
but little damage.
The Women's Christian Temperance Union
gave New England dinner yesterday at the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, on J street. The dinner was well
pstronized by citizsps of the city. There
will be another dinner of the same kind to-
day, commencing at 11:30 A. NJ.
The candidates on the county Democratic
ticket held large and enthusiastic meeting
at the Slough House on Tuesday evening.
Last evening the Republican candidates ad-
dressed the people at Franklin on the issues
VI LLc uty. LUG was large. ana
much enthusiasm was manifested. Both candi-
dates and speeches were alike well recaived
Toe ladies of st. Pauls Church met vester.
day afternoon at their rooms, on Eighth
street. between L and j, and orgsnizsl a
society to be known as the Guild of St.
Thekla." The following named were elected
officers Miss Kittis Van VOORHEES,, Presi-
dent; Miss Carrie Stevenson, Vice Presi.
dent; Miss frankie Spaulding, Secretary,
and Miss Lille Wilcox, Treasurer.
CASES OF DIsREPUTABLE HoUsEs.-In the
Polics Court yesterday, on motion of City
Attorney Anderson. all the cases against
women charged with keeping houses of Ill
fame were dismissed. There have been five
of the women tried and no conviction Sc
cured, three being acquitted and in the cases
OF two of them the jury failed to agree. In
sll there has been lS6 jurors summoned by
officer Lee. There is an ordinance in this
city tending to regulate houses of prostitu-
tiop, and City Attorney Anderson expressed
the intention 70 do all in his power toward its
enforcement. The ordinance is as follows
" It shall be unlawful for any woman beibg
lewd or unchaste, or having the reputation of
being prostitute or lewd woman, or for any
woman residing or being in q bawdy house or
house OF ill-fame, or room or house having
tie reputation Of being bawdy house. house
ct assignation or ill-fame. to stand or be at or
in the vicinity of sny door or window of any
such room, or house, or on the sidewalk in
front thereof, and by position, looks, motions,
gestures, or words, entics or endeavor to en-
tice any person to enter the house or room,
or by their appearance there or behavior TO
denote to or inform passers-by of their char
acter or reputation, Or the character or repu-
tatioa of the house or room. The penalty
may be aby sum not TO exceed $500, or ten
days imprisonment, or by both fine and i'm
prisonment." Chss T. Jones, who has been
attorney for the defendants in nearly all the
cases, said that the ordinance should be en-
forced as FIR as il was In his power to enforce
it. The cases against those charged with
renting tie houses to the women were also
dismissed.
KNIGHTS OF SHERWOOD FOREST A Con-
elave of the O;der of Knights of Sherwood
Forest was instituted in the city last evening,
to be known as Conclave No. r. The fol.
lowing eff GERS were elected: r B. Har-
mon. Commander; Fred. Dussmsn, Vice
Commander; 1. L. Osgood, Psymaster; R.
\: McLsnnan, Adiatant; Fred. JOY, First
Lieu. enant; J. J. McKinnon, Second Lieu
tenant; B M. Dean. First Sergeant; DR..
CHARLES e. PiDkhsm, Second Sergeant; Chas
A. Waring, QIartermaster-Sergsa d. Z.
Alexander, Master at Arms. The officers
were installed by Dsputy Past Commander
VIM. Roam. The Knights are uniformed
branch of the Ancient Order Of Foresters, and
it ia the intention to meet once week and
drill. The nsxt meeting will be held Friday,
at the Office of DR.. Pinkham.
THAT RICH Boy The Captain CT Police
of Oakland telegraphed detective BrisseI last
evening that he would send an officer to-day
for thu boy arrested in this city with over
50, 800 in his possession. Il has bsen learned
that the owner of the money is tbs mau in
whose favor the drafts were drawn, r. K.
Nelson, who is at present stopping in hotel
in San Francisco, but is a resident Of Mitchell.
Wasco county. Oregon. He reported to the
police at the Bay that he had lost it some.
where between the Sixteenth-street depot.
Oakland, and the end of Oakland pier It is
understood tina. detective Brissel will hold
the boy until the owner of the money appears
to claim his property. Mr.. Nelson was ex-
pected in the city last evening, but did not
arrive.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - The following
merchandise for Sacramento passed Ogden
on the 18th instant: For w. J. O'Brien, 2
boxes shoes; w. d. Comstock, 5 cases mar
BILE; Baker & Hamilton, % boxes rivets /;
Weinstock & Lubin, l box rubber goods; }.
G.. Davis, l box walnut furniture G. H
Gilman. 8 cases hats; Huntington Hopkins
& Co, 81 bundles boiler fues, 5 boxes hay
knives, barrel castings box iron washers !;
Liudley & Co., 300 cans lard; J. w.
Schwamb. l box molding Hale Bros & Co :,
3 boxes clothing, 4 boxes boots and shoes.
| COMMERCIAL. The steamer Reform ar
rived yesterday from San Francisco with a
barge loaded with lumber for Sacramento
firms the steamers San Joaquin No. ard
No. came up from San Francisco loaded
with general merchandise the steamer Flora
departed for the upper Sacramento river with
barge light; the Neponset also arrived
yesterday with a load of general merchandise
from the up-river country; the Modcc de.
parted last evening for San Francisco with a
cargo of merchandise.
BUILDING INPRovEMESTs.-John Breuner
is erecting warehouse on the east side of
Sixth street, between K and l.. The build.
ing will have frontage of 40 feet. with a
depth of 60 feet. 1t will be one story with
basement. The estimated cost is 81 ,000
Charles Schmidt has torn down an old frame
building on the north side Of X street, be.
tween Fifth and Sixth, for the purpose Of
erecting in its place one-story brick, with
basement. The building will be 20 feet front
by 60 in depth. Estimated cost, s.. 800.