Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-11-06
BRIEF NOTES.

Judge Mcfarland has granted Annie Sny
der divorce from E. P. Snyder.
/ The State Board of Harbor Commissioner
paid into the treasury for October $50. .066 20
The La Cattle Club met at Turner Hal
last evening and enjoyed a social dance
| About seventy couple were present.
M. Devine was the one who was arrested
and fined Saturday for disturbing the peace
and not w. II. Devine, as was stated in the
Police Court report.
The wing dams constructed on the Ameri
can river by James Touhey, to protect the
north levee, have been completed and re-
ceived by the city. They cost $500.
The Chinese were having quite jubilee on
| street yesterday. Their gongs, fddles and
tom-toms were played all day. They claim
that they were celebrating Masonic anni
versary.
Sunday morning at o'clock one of the
big engines, No. Ga, was derailed between
Alta and Shady Run. Six wood cars were
wrecked and the tender badly damaged. Toe
engineer and fireman escaped with few
scratches.
If there is no ordinance against the burn.
ing of leaves, weeds and rubbish at nightfall,
when the air is heavy, thus filling the streets
and houses with disagreeable and unhealthy
fumes, then there should be one passed imme.
diately and enforced.
The Board of Supervisors were in session
for few moments yesterday. Carle &
Croly were awarded the contract to build O
bridge across Deer creek for 81, 479 The
only other bidder was the Stockton Bridge
Company, who offered to do it for 81, SIS.
Farmers who live in American Township
complain loudly of the excessive tolls they
have to pay for crossing the Twelfth-street
bridge. It is the only bridge in the county
that is not free, the one most used. and Ger.
tainly the one of all others that should be
free.
A detective in conversation with q reporte,
yesterday said g The city is full of thieves
large number of old convicts are in town.
They are not smart, neither are they expert
but they are desperate, and will commit al
most any crime if they are offered an oppor.
tunity."
A Chinaman engaged in cleaning windows
| in the front of Whittier & Fuller's store yes
terday afternoon, fell from his ladder and
through large pane of glass. He went
| through the window like a circus rider
| through a balloon. He received several very
ugly gsshes.
The forty.f7e or fifty men, who went into
| the country Sunday to see a slogging match
| between two colored men, are so much
ashamed of their conduct that they will moi
| admit that they were present. When
| SlauGhter's attending physician was asked
yesterday how his patient was getting along,
| he replied, l am sorry to say his chances
for recovery are quite good"
The temperature, wind and weather yes
terday at II NJ, as received by Sergeant Bar.
wick, was: For Olympia, Az, south and
| light rain Portland, Az south and cloudy
| Fort Candy, 46o, south and cloudy Rose.
burg, Al, east and cloudy; Mendocinc. 49,,
north and fair; Red Bluff, 57', northwest
and clear /; Sacramento, 81, northwest and
clear; San Francisco, 530, north and clear
Los Angeles, &C., west and fair San Diego,
6l'. west and cloudy; Salt Lake, 45', calm
and clear Cheyenne, So, southeast and fair
Denver, AZ, south and clear North Platte,
A, south and clear; Omaha, AS, north and
fair.
CoRoNER's INQUFsT.-An inquest was held
last evening on the remains of Christopher
Rave, found dead Sunday morning in the
Capitol grounds. A letter written in German
to his sweetheart, in which he wrote his de.
termination to suicide, was read to the jury.
de had been with couple of friends during
the evening up to midnight, and was not only
perfectly sober, but cheerful and talkative.
The three separated near the Capitol two
going home and the other turning into the
Park to blow his unbalanced brains out on the
grass. The revolver is rnurderous-looking
piece of ordnance, which the reckless man
lately purchased, no doubt for the express
purpose of killing himself when he no longer
possessed the courage to stand up and make
o manly fight against trouble. The verdict
Of the jury was in accordance with the above
facts.
NoTIoE To CoNTRAoToBs.-Sea pro-
posals will be received up to November 10th,
at P. NJ, at the office of the Secretary OF
the State Agricultural Society. for work to
be done at Agricultural Park, as follows
Grading enc mile of new race track moving
buildings and fence, and erecting bulkhead
and stock sheds, according TO plans and
specifications at the Secretary's offics. A
certified check of $3.50 to accompany each
bid, as gusranles that the bidder will enter
iuto a contract and give bonds for the faith
fol performance of the work. The committee
reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
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