Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-14
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Tbs tournament cf the California
Schuetzen Club was held Sunday
Mechanics Fair will open September
llth and continue 20 October l3sh
The Haverly Baseball Club defeated tie
Redingtons Sunday, Score, to /.
A $4,000 fire occurred in the South San
Francisco Orphan Asylnm Saturday night.
The proceeds of the Modjesks perform.
ance for the benefit OF the Childreu's Day
Home netted 81, 900.
The receipts for duties ct the Custom
house for the past Nsak were Sl5S. &c 2
making o tGt... since January i Of e..
lS4. 66l 50.
Forty Chinese Passengers y IA, stssner
San Juan for Psnama were granted return
certificates Saturday, The total number #
certificates issued to date is s. 230
Past Grand Master John BIills Brown,
formerly of Sacramento, but now Of the
Naval Department IN Washington, will
arrive on Wednesday. A large delegation
of Knights and other Masons will 90 out
to meet him sn6 escort him 10 the city.
The contract for constructing granite
wall around the lot Of James G. Fair on
sAAO SOiHoA Vi OtAlAOAul1 anu ElAhOu HIIG6Ie,
preparatory to building that gentleman's
city reaidence, has been LET. Work was
commenced On tie wall last Friday. The
contract price is S45. 900.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co. have brought
suit in the United States District Court
against the Collector of the Port Eugene
L. Sullivan, TO test the validity of his
action in collecting import duty on sacks
returned here after having been used in the
expectation of grain from this port.
The examination of applicants for ad-
mission into the Customs service began
Monday under the superintendence Of
Civil Service Commissioner L. D. Thoman,
who arrived from Washington Saturday
night. There are thirsy.fiye applicants for
this department, and twenty-five nave ap-
piled for positions in the Posteffiee. They
will be examined Wednesday.
The Internal Revenue receipts in the
San Francisco District for the week end.
ing August llbh were as follows:
IeeI sl2,565
spirits ...-........--.......-... 45,670
Tobacco and cigars rs......-................ 17,7a9
Miscellaneous. ..-......-................ 3,6lI
Total. Observation-Disclosures. s79,6s5
Previously since July ylst...,............. 2ss,44s
Total July 1st to August l1th........... ssls,o7s
The Supreme Court calendar for the en-.
suing term consists OF 203 cases. The
Court VIII open in this city on Monday,
September 81, at 10 a. NJ, and viii hear
arguments In bank until Wednesday, Oc-
tober 81. The Court viii then &c to Los
Angeles for short session, reeuming de.
partment business in this city ou Monday,
October 22d, and continuing until the lat
of November. A session OF She Court will
then be held in Sacramento, and on the
81 OF December department business will
be resumed in this city, The last day of
the term designated is the 2lst Of Decem-
ber.
A. N. S. Carpenter, who is veil known
In local political circles, and who was Read.
ing Clerk of the Assembly in I577-7S, was
arrested this morning By Deputy Sheriff
Barnes, Of Solano county, and police off.
Ger Thompson, on charge OF forgery,
alleged to have been committed IN Vaca-
vile last April. Carpenter, it is stated,
went from this city to Vscayille and forged
the name Of Frenchman named Bouchard.
then absent from the State, to deed for
land Of considerable value, which forgery
was not discovered until few DAYS ago.
when the title to the property was searched
for the purpose of sale.
There has been great deal Of talk
about members of the Royal Hawaiian
Band being afflicted with leplosy, and
about their being quarantired upon their
arrival here on the Mariposa. As matter
of fact. the subject had been fully dis.
cussed before it was decided to grant them
permission to leave the islands. Past
Grand Commander West, VINO represents
the Hawaiian Knights at the Conclave,
Hon. Rollin M. Daggett, United States
Minister, and Hon. Edw. E. Thorne, all Of
whom have just arrived from the islands.
state positively, and are willing to certify,
that the members of the baud are entirely
free from leprosy.