Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-18
BREvrrIEs.

The party who advertised in the RECORD
UNION for e lost purse is requested to call al
this office.
The State Board of Equalization met yes
terday, but transacted no business. 1t will
sit all this week.
L. U. Shippee purchased fine thorough
bred St. Clair mare 8 few days since from NJ.
Barrett, of this city.
The Sacramento river last evening stood
at the 20.foot Finch mark-a fall of inches
in the preceding twenty-four hours.
The measles have broken out in the Prot.
estant Orphan Asylum. Twenty new cases
were reported at that institution on Satur.
day last.
The steamer Pioneer arrived yesterday
from San Francisco. She had in tow the
barge Thomae, laden with lumber for the
Friend & Terry Company.
Burglaries are becoming quite frequent in
this city. The residences of VIM. Hook and
James Henderson have both been burglarized,
and the latter had considerable property
stolen.
The Odd Fellows at Gait will observe the
sixty.third anniversary of Odd Fellowship in
America by a grand celebration and picnic
April Goth, to be held at the Wiser grove, in
the suburbs of the town.
Eberle ireland, gentleman living nine
miles east of Gait, was about to shoot dog
on Tuesday last, when the revolver was pre-
maturely discharged. The ball took effect in
his leg and was Embedded in the ligaments
connecting the knee. pan with the shin bone.
E. Corostock, of Comstock's Grove, re-
turned from a trip up the river yesterday.
He reports that the crop outlook never was
better, and that all the farmers are happy in
the thought that they are almost sure to be
blessed this season with an unusually abund-
ant harvest.
The new Board of Fire Commissioners of
Calf met few evenings since and organized.
John Brewster was chosen Chairman, and
Don Ray, Secretary. The Board fixed and
established the fire limits, and described the
same by metes and bounds ON the official
map of the town.
Yesterday morning mention was made of
the stealing of some of the orphan contribu-
the rear of the Metropolitan Theater, gen.
tleman found where the scoundrels had
broken two of them open. The number of
one of the broken jugs was found to be los.
J. 7. Cardwell has purchased at Stockton
the steamer Daisy. She is intended for the
navigation of the American river, between
this city and the town of Folsom. She will
make her first trip on Friday or Saturday of
this week. Look out, Folsomites, for the YES
sci ; she's coming, sure, and "shes Daisy"
Charley Stubs, boy who resides with his
parents about two miles beyond the County
Hospital, fell from WINDMILL, on Saturday
last, a distance of about fifteen feet and broke
both the bones of his lower left arm, just
above the wrist. He received immediate
medical attention and is getting along nicely.
The monster new locomotive recently con-
structed at the railroad shops in this city
made trial trip to Rocklin Sunday after
noon. Attached to the locomotive was pas.
senger coach containing Superintendent r.
Fl. Pratt, Master Mechanic A. J. Stevens.
J. r. Watson and other gentlemen connected
with the railroad company. The trip was
made without an accident, and everything
worked to the entire satisfaction of the con-
structors. This locomotive. which weighs
GIL tons, is said to be the largest one in
America