Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-22
CAPITAL CHIPS.

Sacramento river. Z feet inches.
The Office of the Central Pacific steamers
has been reprinted, and presents fine ap.
poarance.
TIE State Board of Equalization are in
session at ths;r rooms in the State Capitol
building.
A new sidewalk is being constructed in
front of Daniel Browns property en- X street,
between Ninth and Tenth.
Flags were placed at half.mast throughout
the city yesterday on the receipt of the news
of the death of B. B. Redding.
Sheriff Mccoy, of Yuba county, passed
through yesterday en- route to Napa with an
insane man by the name of John Mcconnell.
A large pocket.book marked /" Thomas J.
Conigan Tor Corrigsn), Sacramento, Cal. ;" was
found upon the Riverside road, which the
owner can find at this Office
VIM. A. Davies, at present Deputy State
Controller, announces himself as candidate
for Controller, subject to the decision of the
Republican State Convention.
Souvenir programmes for the opening night
of the new Metropolitan Theater can be had
free of charge at Hougbten's bookstore, J
street, between Sixth and Seventh.
On the och instant the Masonic Order of
Rocklin will dedicate their new hall. Some
of the fraternity Of this city are making prep
arstions to be present on the occasion.
The bicycle riders of late in some parts of
the city are appfopriating the sidewalk to
their use. The other evening as Young
man was turning the corner of Eighth and L
streets rapidly, he almost ran over two little
girls.
Walter Leman, the Oldest American actor
of the Pacific coast, will deliver the dedi-
catory address at the opening of the Metro
politan Theater On Monday evening, August
2S,h, and Judge Henry, of this city, will re-
cite the poem.
M. NJ. Odell and son, and Hiram Garrett,
have arrived from Oregon with drove OF
$50 hesd of fine beef cattle for the Sacra.
mento market. They also brought from the
"web.feot country twenty-five head of fine
young horses. They report stock scarce and
hard to get.
Samuel Ruggles and Charles Fcgi1, c>-es-.
vlcss, tried to rob the old negro Nose at o
dice game in thu Mint saloon, corner of Sec
ond and X streets. yesterday morning. They
were arrested by officers Cafferty and Brissell,
taken to the city prison and a charge of va.
grancy booked against each.
Complaint lie being made that property
owners in the vicinity Of o street, Tenth and
Eleventh, north side, and Seventeenth and
h streets, Seventh street, NJ and N, and Eff.
teenth and ID streets, are allowing the weeds
to take possession of the sidewalks The
police say they have served notices, and hope
those interested will attend to their harvest
at once, as hay commands high price.
The Democracy of Brighton have selected
the following citizens of the Fifth Supervisor
District to represent them in the coming
Democratic Convention Thomas Wait. S.
ii. Pugh, Joseph Bowers, John Rooney, Ell.
DoonaD, L. B. Sharp, o. T. Davis, James
Riley Those selected from Reuters are
Edward Kelly, Antoine Menke, Peter Robin
son, s. Quail, Charles Defending, Frank
Smith and Herman Schmidt. -
A SHOOTING ScRAPE.-About half-past IL
last night people in the vicinity Of Second
and streets were startled by pistol shot,
followed Immediately by the screams of a
woman. An officer who was On the corner
entered the lodging-house one door east of
Wells Fargo & Co.'s office, kept by Mrs.
Davis When the officer entered the parlor
he found the propristress in frenzisd state
of excitement and crying bitterly. In the
room with her was young man by the name
of Johnny Hortz. Hortz had pistol in his
hand, which he had taken from Mrs. Davis
oieSk slc iiau utCu . SiiOt AT MID. one was
demanding the weapon, and told the
officer that Hortz had insulted her daughter.
The latter would not give up the
pistol, stoutly denied having iusulted her
daughter, and demanded that the daughter
should be brought into the room and saw
whether the mothers statement was false or
not. The officer tried to place the woman
under arrest for attempt to murder, but she
resisted. went into an adjoining room,
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eff ,er from the premises at the point Of
carying-knife. The officer on reaching the
street secured the services CT another police.
man, retraced his steps to the lodging house,
arrested and conveyed to the police station
the would be murderess. She was afterwards
released on giving sufficient bonds to appear
in the Police Court this morning.
A CHIsAMAN MURDERED. Last evening,
about o'clock, Chinaman by the name of
Yee An Doom, member of the Hop Wah
Company, was shot in Chinese restaurant
on the east side of Third street, between 1
and j. The deceased aud All Sing, who is
charged with the murder, were sitting at
table eating, when the latter drew FIVE
barrel Cols's revolver and shot him. The
bullet entered a little below the ribs on the
right side. He lived but few minutes after
the shot was fred. According to the state
mens Of the Chinese cook, be uttered but
three words, AZ am shot," Officer Green,
Nash local and Deputy Sheriff Rider were
on the ground in few minutes after the
shooting. The pistol was found on the floor
under the table. Tho officers arrested All
Sing, the only Chinaman that was in the res.
taursnt at the lime the shot was fred, and
conveyed him to the staten house. Shortly
Afterwards Carroll local arrested the cock and
had him locked up. Chief Kercher, District
Attorney Buckley and the arresting officers
interviewed a number OF Cinnamon with re-
gard to the shooting, but nothing could be
learned additional to what is above stated
1t appears that both Cinnamon are employed
IN wash house on K street, between Tenth
and Eleventh.
Police CoURT.-Ye yesterday the following
cases were disposed of in tho Police Court !.
Larry Sullivan, alias John Connolly, found
guilty of vagrancy; Judgment was deferred
until this morning. A. Hammell, who had a
charge of drunk written opposite his name,
forfeited his deposit. Mike Blake and Geo.
Roland, arrested for robbing man in front
OF saloon on b street, were found guilty of
grand LARCENY and held to answer to the
Superior Court. Their bail was fixed AZ
$1,000 each. VIM. Norton and John Davis,
charged with drunkenness, were on motion Of
the City Attorney discharged. John Nolsr.
alias Johnay Williams. an opium fiend, was
held for vagrancy, and fined $50 or sixty DAYS
in the County Jail By reason of not having
sufficient collateral a Deputy Sheriff trans
ferred him to the County Jail, where, il put
In the chain gang, be may serve tbs city to
better advantage.
SALE OF PLEDGED PRoPERTY.-A sorral
horse, an end-spripg buggy, and one single.
collar harness. will bs sold at public auction
in front Of Ole Fifth street, at 10 A. N. to-
day. Tie property Is pledged. and will be
sold fer cash to Fay an Indebtedness.
No abatement in the interest taken in
HAle's final clearance sale.
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