Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-22
BRIEF NOTES.
One hundred and forty.one emigrant pas.

One hundred and forty-one emigrant pas.
seugers will arrive this afternoon.
/ The fare for the round trip for the cou-sine
excursion on April LIST has been put at 81.
/ To-day is the eighty-sixsh anniversary oil
the birth of Emperor William Of Germany.
An entertainment viii given this evening
BY the Westminster Presbyterian Band Of
Hope.
| The steamer Dover arrived from the upper
Sacramento yesterday with two barges OF
grain.
The annual excursion and picnic of Sacra-
mento Stamm; No. 124, u. 0. r. NJ, will be
held on Sunday, April 29sh.
There has been no perceptible change in
the Sacramento river for several days. 1t
now marks IL feet 5 inches.
There viii be two races at Agricultural
Park on next Saturday-one running and one
pacing. The entries are published elsewhere
this morning.
w. A. Curtis has associated himself with
VIM. NJ. Lyon in the commission and pro-
dues business. The new firm is known az
Lyon & Curtis.
A musical and literary entertainment will
be given by the students OF the Sacramento
Institute st the Metropolitan Theater on next
Monday evening.
The Davis Manufacturing Company yester-
day filed with the Secretary of State their
claim to the word Magic SO trademark
for a corn msdicine.
Last evening Lou Houck, alias Doc Dayis.
the Ohio murderer, was q passenger on the
overland train which left this city at 7:55.
he was in charge of several officers and was
chained TO his berth.
In accordance with the action of the State
Board of Agriculture at their meeting last
evening. some material changes are made
this morning in the advertisement calling for
plans for the proposed building.
At Cali, yesterday. Charles S. Smith,
while loading gun, succeeded in blowing the
whisksTs from one side Of his face and nearly
lost an eye. This is the fourth almost mirac-
ulous escape near there within a short time
The Odd Fellows of this city met last even.
ing and elected officers to manage the regular
yearly picnic, which will take place next
month. The officers are as follows: Edward
NJ. Martin, President; w. B. Davies, Secre-
tary Richmond Davis, Treasurer. A commit
tea on transportation and grounds was also
selected.
LAST evening Sergeant Barwick said the
barometer was falling rapidly as Olympia and
Portland, but the outlook was not as encour-
aging az IL might %. lie also reported
sprinkle OF rain at San Diego yesterday. It
was cloudy at this place nearly oil day yester-
day, but the moon could be seen through the
clouds at II o'clock last night.
Chief Karcher has received letter from
FL. Q. Overaker, Plano, Collin county. Texas,
aslKing for information of the whereabouts of
the writer's brother, Phillip w. Oversker,
who was last beard from in this city in July,
1866. The man for whom inquiry ia made
belonged to a cavalry company which was
organized in Stockton by Colonel Brown.
William B. Hester, of Virginia, but ct
present directly from the Chief Signal Office,
Washington, d. c., arrived in town yester.
day to assist Sergeant Bsrwiok in bringing
rain, if possible, to this country, Mr.. Hes-
Ger will remain temporarily as an assistant at
the signal Office in this city until new sig
nal station is opened on the Pacific slope, at
which time he will be placed in charge of it.