Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-09
Awe aTlsEmsNr mEsrIoN.
Business ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Harvey, Payne, Burke, Moore, Carey, Dali
ton and Lucey. The meeting was called to
order by P. J. Harvey, who briefly stated
the reasons for which the committee had
been called together. namely, that OF organ
izing thoroughly and making every effort to
secure the election on Tuesday next OF the
nominees of the Democratic party. Mr..
Carey placed in nomination for Chairman of
the committee 2. j. Harvey, who was duly
elected to thai position. George Nichols was
elected Secretary, and I. S. Moore Treasurer.
The old committee left some unpaid bills on
hand, but they also lef5 sufficient funds to
liquidate oil Of the indebtedness. Resoiu-
tions were passed, which appear in another
column of this D lper, directing the attention
of the Chief of Police of this city TO the sec.
lions of the Political Code requiling voters
to remain outside Of certain bou0ds unless
while depositi0g their ballots. In view of
the great and general good TO be derived from
the obse rvancs of the law, the Republican
City Central Committee is invited to as
sist il aidieg in lis enforcement. After as
sessing the candidates, appointing election
best mode of carving on the canvass, the
committee adjourned.
ATTENTION, KIcKERs-A correspondent,
having read a few days since an article in
these columns from the pen of young lady.
in which the word kicked was used, sends
the following communication The use of
the word kicked" has become general in
nearly all classes to express dissatisfaction
and opposition TO any given proposition. 1t
is noG generally known that the expression
kicked" has its origin in holy writ. The
term is more in use among hoodlums, and
was probably brought to public notice thro lgh
that element. Ii will not, however, possess
the former charm when it is known that
verse 10, chapier xxi. Of Deuteronomy,
contains the original application of the tenn
in these words: =" But Jeshurun waxed fat
and kicked" Jeshu,un was the name by
which the children of Israel were called by
Moses. and he uses the expression to convey
the idea that Israel, having been so prosper.
Gus, grew proud ard insoleut, and kicked
against the power that had led t7em out of
bondage, into a land of plenty. Thus it will
be observed that the old Prophet was the
author of one of our present day slang phrases.
Some of our gospel shaIp' may kick
against this Interpretation if so, and there
is any substantial Xxi king " to be done, we
don't propose to work in the lead.
PoP-C oRN-A small lad has been engaged
in selling popcorn on the streets of this city
for the past few weeks. He is a shrewd little
fellow, has made many friends, and is duing a
good business. Afsw evenings since he entered
the office of hotel on K street with large
baskets full of pop corn balls. He sold al
most every person in the room come of his
corn, and had four balls left. AS he doffed
his little hat and said Good evening gen.
tlemep, much obi Led for your trade" and
started for the door, one of the by-standers
called to him, saying, L will give you
twenty five cents. sonny il you win eat those
four balls of pop corn inside of twenty min
utes" "It's a bargain, sir; | will try and
do it." Dofing his hat, the little fellow
glanced at the cl )ck, and commenced eating
the popcorn in manner that furnished lots
of fun for the spectators With the aid of u
Y" got away" with the corn Ia Just fifteen
minutes. The money was paid over to the
pop corn merchant, and as he wendell his
way home h was heard singing. Empty is
the basket" etc. Although considerably
swelled, he was happy.
A CuRIosITY.-G. G. Briggs, who resides
near Salsbury's station, in this county, re-
Gently dug from the earth, four feet below the
surface. and underneath the roots Of veneer
able oak that has withstood the storms of
two or three centuries, something that GER
tainly can be classed among the curiosities.
l. is two feet six inches in length, and has the
shape of q cigar, and is entirely unlike any
thing fout j ia the soil of that neighborhood
1t has riu gi1g, metallic sou d. So far no one
has been able to ascertain what it Is. One
expresses the opinion that it is pessle used
by the ancients in pu!verizipg their acorps
Others think it ia an aerolite. John Eitel,
an assayer Of this city, says he thinks that it
is the handiwork of an ancient race of people.
Mr.. Briggs has presented the curiosity to NJ,
T. Brewer & Co, Of this city, who have me
same on exhibition at their place of business.
LITERARY SocIETY.-The members of the
Literary aud DEBATE Society of the Sacra-
mento Institute held their regular weekly
meeting Tuesday evening 10 their hall at tie
college. Rev. Brother Agnon and Professor
Kellum were reelected as President and
Vice-President Of the society; Thomas =.
Lennon was elected Secretary, and William
J. Hoehn Treasurer. Neat and appropriate
addresses were made by the elected officers,
as also by those whose terms of Office had ex-
PRED Then J. Quinn delivered an extract
entitled adam and Jefferson :" essay,
" Henry Clay" \. Stanley recitation, " The
Minstrel Boy" Y. Gum Grafton, Wash
irgton, r. Ii. Smith.
PoLIcsCouRT.-In this Temple of Justice
yesterday was transacted the following bust
ness: Gregoaia Isquirdo5 case of petit
larceny was dismissed for want Of prosecu-
ton an examination was bad OF the charges
of burglary against Jack Denny, All King
and An Pocu, resulting in the holding to
answer Of the two former and the discharge
of the latter; Amado Cadoss was a6judged
guilty Of battery; Lew Docks case Of hid
naping went over till Saturday; James Muir
ply, drunk, and Jake Smith, accused OF
disturbing the pesce, were aojuiged rot
guilty on o charge Of battery, however, the
latter was adiudged guilty, and fined $780,
COUNTY HOSPITAL REPoRr-Dr. G. A.
White, Superintendent of the Hospital, re-
ports as follows for the month of February
last: Number # patients in the hospital
February 1st. lG0; admitted during the
month, Sc; discharged. 43 remsiDiDg, 173
meals furnished destitute applicants and
chain gang, 81. The current expenses have
been: Salaries. SS0S subsistence, Sl.375 &c;
sundries, S20S 80; total, 8, $50 .. There
were no deaths during the month.
COMMERCIAL Since the last report the
following vessels have arrived Steamer
Varuns, with barge of grain from the upper
Sacramento in transit. Steamer San Joaquin
No .. from San Francisco. with general mer.
chandise and light barge. Steamer Neponset,
from upper Sacramento with general pro-
duce. Departed Steamer c. NJ. Small with
grain for San Francisco San Joaquin No. 2.
for San Francisco, with barge of grain
BOARD oP SUPERVISORS Board net
at 10 A NJ. yesterday. Present, full Board.
The petition Of residents of election precinct
No. "a. in American township, asking the
Board TO consolidate that precinct with No.
10 was read and ordered on file. 4. He'll.
bron presented his verified statement OF the
number Of prisoners in the County Jail dur.
ing the month, and wss allowed for the feed
ing of the same S22G 6S.
INSANE En- RoUrs An insane woman
named Mrs. Eliz ,beth Brown, of Browns
Station, New, passed through yesterday, on
her wav to the Asylum at Stockton. She
was in charge Of = Brown and Irwin Crane,
the former her husband and the latter her
son. iu-law. She was so violent that she had
10 be confined with str ps. and Ia her raVines
saws that her mission on earth Is to harmonize
the Irish and Chinese.
MERRILL BRos open to-day their Feclnd lot