Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

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POLICE CoURr-At 10 o'clock yesterday
morning there was the usual crowd of spects.
tors IL attendance at the Police Court. All
Chung, who had been convicted OF petit lar.
ceny on Saturday, appeared for sentence
The Jud2e, through the interpreter. informed
him that he must either pay s fine Of $50. OF
Eerve Is days IN the chain.gang. Johu Grouse
q youth OF about 10 summers, stood up in the
dock and pleaded guilty to the charge pre-.
ferred against him, that Of having been
picked up in the streets in beastly state Of
intoxicstiol. He said he worked near the
Three- Mile House that on Saturday he
stopped st wayside Jun on the Riverside
road and took one drink; that glsss seems
to have done the work. lie has no recollec-
ton of what trsnspired afterwards, and ia
totally ignorant of how be got to the city OF
into the City Prison. He was fined S. OF
the alternative Of FIVE days in the jail.
James Salworth, for the Same charge, failed
to put in an appearance, and forfeited his de.
post. s. d. Mansfield, the old gentleman
who sells jswslry on the street corners and
smuses the children with siight-of hsnd
tricks, accused Of selling without license,
was discharged on o showing that he had
since renewed the same, which hsd only ex-
pired a few days since. The examination of
Charles johnson and Frank Morrow, charged
with forgery, was continued until Wednes-
day, the City Attorney claiming that he
would not be ready to prosecute until that
time. Antoine Shetland, charged with dis
turbing the peace, was discharged on pay
ment of costs. W. f. Wilson, who was coz
victed on Saturday last Of keeping a very
disoTderiy house on the southeast corner of
EIfshkh ND fuNr e.
The Judge reviewed the testimony, remark
ing inst it was about time that such disrep-
utable houses, resorts for the lo9, vile and
wicked, were closed up in Sacramento, and
sentenced Wilson to pay fac Of $50 or be
imprisoned in the County Jail for sixty days.
Wilson evidently was surprised st the sever
ity Of the sentence, and as he was being taken
down stairs mutlerej, "That will be all
right; viii take c repeal"
TIE Billings WILL CASE Yesterday
being the day SCI by Judge Mcfarland for
an accounting Of the administrator Of the
estate of Z. j. Billings, deceased, and the
appointing Of a new administrator, caused
the Court room TO be filed with those d.
reetly and indirectly interested in the estate.
John L. Aunto0n and George Z. Bronner
are applicants for the position. The entire
amount charged against the estate by Lewis
n. Billings, during the short tine he has
bean administrator, is S14 7j0 &C His st
torney fees ard commissions amount to up
wards Of 81, 600. The itemizsd report is
quite lengthy. The following is a few of tho
most prominent charges; Young & Young
attorneys s. 600; commissions Of the sd-
ministrator, So 919; extra services Of admin
istrator on account, 5000; extra service,
frnnkIa and Of aIr E1~
count Of persons interested in the estate, or
representing such interested persons, and
others interested in the administration OF the
estate by themselves end with others solicit-
ing, advising and procuring the Euretie5 Of
the administrator on his bond TO apply TO be
released thersfrom on account thereof, aud
said administrator was compelled TO give
other sureties in place thereof, 81, 500. Some
of the heirs say they will not allow the bill,
claiming that il ia neither Just nor legal.
After hearing the arguments on bshalf Of
both che applicants for administrator, the
Judge took the matter under advissmeut, and
viii in all probability make the appointment
to-day.
ATTEMPT AT BUReLABY.-Ffiday night
local officer May wss walking through the
alley between Third and Fourth, and ]
streets, when he saw FIVE suspicious. looking
Chinsmes, but an investigation showed moth.
ing wrong excepting that the gate at the rear
entrance to Billingsley & Co.'s place Of bust.
ness was open, This be closed and later in
the evening again found it open, and made
another investigation, with Che game result
as before. The next day It was discovered
that seven anger holes had been bored almost
through the floor from the basement under
the main store end directly dnder the office.
The place had been nicely cut cut, leaving
but thin shell, which could be easily broken.
The officer has spent several hours since
watching the rear Of the store, but the would
be burglars have evidently "tumbled" The
most singular part is that the outside bsse-
ment dco.. on which there is a spring.lock,
was found uGdisturbed. showing that the
parties must have had key.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES. ohm Hog5ersg has
commenced a suit for $40, 500 damages in the
Superior Court against A. H. Powers. The
complaint sets forth that the plaintiffs four.
yesr-old daughter, Hattie Haggerty, was shot
and seriously wounded on Thursday evening,
July 9th, OF Seventh street, between 2 and
Q, by Lucius Powers, the tsn-yeat-old son of
the defendant. The plaintiff claims that the
defendant is liable for damages, inasmueh
as he permitted his son to take a loaded pis-
tol, 60 on tie street aud discharge the same
at passsrs by. It appears that q Chiuaman
who is employed "a 3 servant by Mr.. Powers
had o small pistol, which he handed TO the
boy, stating that il was not loaded. Juss at
that moment soma little children came BY,
and the boy, thinking TO brighten them,
snapped tho pistol, with the result SIS above
stated. Tue little girl was severely wounded
back Of TIE lefs ear. Grove L. johnson and
Martin & Jones ara plaintiffs attorneys.
NoTAR1Es PUBLIC. = Governor Stonsman
yesterday appointed Notaries Public 70 re-
side as follows: w. L. Prathsr, Oakland,
Alameda county; Charles Rhine, Clayton.
Contra Costa county; q. NJ. Gill, Bishop
Crg elk, Contra Costa county; Daniel L.
Bishop, Lower Bske, Lake county John K.
Lay, Mercsd, MERGED county Samuel w.
Moore, Bodie, Mono county; A. J. Hull,
Napa City, Nspa county james A. Gibsou,
San Bsrnarjino, San Berunrdino ccanty
Thomas J. Daley, San Diego, San Diego
county; John Pitcher, Spsuishtown, San
Msseo county NJ q. Brophy, Colms, San
Msteo eounay; Julius Les, Jacksonville,
Santa Cruz county.
CHIEF CLERK APPOINTED. Gale
mas been appointed Chief Clerk in the United
States Land Office in this city. Mr.. Gale
Yves Deputy Secretary of State during MIR.
Burns term. Local land offices are only
allowed assistants by direction Of the Sscre-
tary Of the Interior, who fixes the term aud
salary. TIE Sacramento Office has been
allowed one clerk during the past two years
and an order having been recently made con-
tinuing the allowances fer the fiscal yesr end
ing June 80, 1884, MFR. Gale has been APP
pointed by the local officers.
CONCERT AT THE PLAZA To.EIGEr.
First Arsillery Band viii give an open-air
concert st the Plaza this evening. The fol-
lowing pieces viii be rendered; March,
, .ss1T2emem brence of Home; overture, "Ss-
lute TO Erin :" waltz, Spring Flower !"
eisrionet sole, L. Sylph )" quadrills, Med
lev = selection. - Plantation Echees =
r,SEIs. "Isssf By Jaaf;Y scsotti=cbe, issTs
You , Home, Sseet Hsms."