Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-04
BRIEF NOTES.

Edgar II. Rivett has been appointed a
mail carrier for this city
Shade trees are being planted on the east
side of Second street, from 1 to the depot.
The State Board of Fish Commissioners
will meet at their Office in the Union Hotel
at 10 A. NJ. to-day.
Verteil, the magician and ventriloquist,
will give an entertainment st the Atlantic
Gardens tomorrow afternoon.
The contents of an ice-cream wagon were
Unfortunately scattered on K street. be-
tween Fifth and Seventh, yesterday after.
noon, by the horse running away.
The Hussars reelected Heilbrou Captain
last night, and afterward the company's band
serenaded him at his residence, No. GIG j
street. He took 'em in and treated EN-"
Horace Eldred left for San Francisco yes
terday. He took with him five blsck stes6s
for certain Sir Knights, to be used during the
Conclave. His rapid trotter. the Equine
Wonder, will be taken bglow Tuesday.
TIE First Artillery Band we're out on a
serensding tour Thursday evening. They
visited the residences Of a large number Of
prominent ctizsns, and were cordially re-
eeived wherever they went.
Uncle John Douglas, the greatest of all
to the Sacramento teleg-aphic strikers anime
foot balloon, which will be sent up this even
ing. He has chris:sned the eriEl ship The
Brotherhood"
The large force at work constructing a
temporary bridge over the Truckee. where
the one was burned Tuesday evening, are
progressing finely. Trains can crors Sunday
morning, Until that time passengers, m all
and baggage will be transferred at that point
NJ. Madden, contractor, is building hop
house for A. j. Vermilya on the Costumes
river at cost Of 81, 500. He has Just com.
pleted hop house on the south side of the
American river, near Brighton, for Henry
Olsen. It is 44x72 feet in size, and cost
81, 700.
A special order was Issued from the Adju-
tant- Generals office yesterday granting leave
of absence for thirty days to General Charles
Cadwalader, of Red Bluff, Commander of
the Fifth Brigade. n. G. G.. He will visit
his son-in-law in New York city, and will
visit other places in the East.
The trial of Samuel G.. Mott has been con-
tinued in tbs United States District Court at
San Francisco until Tuesday next. He was
indicted by the United States Grand Jury for
having passed a counterfeit $50 greenback on
the cashier of Wells, Fargo & Co. in this city
on the 18th of March last. He is out on
81, 600 bail.
Ladies are in the habit is the fashion,
you know-of carrying their pin-money in
large.sizsd leather sstchels. Travelling along
the streets late Of evenings these grip-sacks
are often snstched from their hands by
tramps Several cases have been reported
lately, but the thief in no case has been en-
riched very much for his daring robbery.
G. F. Seal, whose name was forged to a
draft recently, and which was negotiated by
Frank Morrow and Charles Johnston, who
are now in the County Jail held to answer
on charge of forgery, reside in Portland, Or.
Having read an account in the RECORD
| UNION of the trial of the parties referred to.
he wrote to the California Bank, who nego-
tiated the draft. stating that it with several
others was stolen from him several weeks
since.
An item claiming that the use of the word
telegraphez to denote a telegraph operator,
was incorrect, and that telegraphist should
be used instead, was clipped from an ex-
change az curiosity. but while Sc corralad
accidentally made its appearance among our
local brevitiea. While telegraphiss 10 sd.
INVISIBLE and proper, it is o synonym OF teleg-
rapher, and the latter is preferred and used
almost exclusively by the best speakers and
writers.