Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-09

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ons, dischsrging firearms within the city linz
its, and an attempt to commit murder. The
city Of Sacramento at this time is overrun
with tramps, hcO}iums and opium tends,
WHO prowl about at all hours Of the day and
night. and are the terror Of the people who
reside in the suburbs and on tie outskirts Of
the city. They carry pistols, knives and other
murderoCs weapons, and are insoient and IN
sui.ine to women and children. In fact they
! have become SO numerous that it IL not safe
| for women without escorts to be on the streets
after night, and not unfrequently those
/ in company with husbands and brothers
have TO run the gauntlet at almost every
! street corner. Lately the Sacramento dude
/ a branch Of the ho0dlum which, if anything,
| is more despicable than the Tar Flat round
er-congregate ct the lamp-it corners Of the
principal streets, pose in theatrical attitudes,
! sing snatches of songs such ss they heard in
/ low dives, stare at every lady that passes, and
make remarks that brings q blush to ths
| cheek of every high-minded woman who is
compelled to pass the place disgraced by the
presence Of theae brainless. little csned,
derby-hatted, tight-partalooned, withou.-a.
cent in-his- pocket, indecent fellows.
FIRE LAST EvEENG.-Lsst evening, q few
minutes past O'Clock, a fire broke cut in the
stationery store CT Il. C. Megerls, on the
southwest corner of Fourth street and the al
ley between and K streets J. ". Reaves,
st the Coroners Office, was among the first to
observe the fire. and with Others broke into
the store and brought out two arrnfuls of
books and papers, but by that time the
flames had compassed the whole inside of
the store. The Fire Department were soon
on the ground, and stream of water extin-
guished the flames in q few minutes. MIR.
Megerle lives In the rear of the store, but
| himself and family were absent at the slime.
The origin Of the fire is unknown, but there
are two theories advanced. One is, that .
small lamp left on the rear counter exploded,
| and the other that cigar or cigarette stump
was dropped among some papers before the
store was closed. The fire and water com.
! pletely ruined the stock, consisting OF sta
| tiOnery, books, papers and some stuffed
! birds. Mr.. Megerle estimates his loss ct
81, 800. The furniture in the rear was only
| damaged by water. When the froat doors
were opened the flames causht to the awning
and injured it considerably. The injury to
| the building is only the cost of replastering
and the damage to the awning. The build
| ing IS owned by James Bailey, now resi-
! dent OF New York, and is fully injured.
! The insurance on Mr. Megerle's stock snd
| fixtures is 81, 800 in the Fireman's Fund Of
| San Francisco. The furniture is insured for
| $500-covered by o joint policy in the Impe-
rial, the London and the Northern Of Lon
| don and the Queen Of Liverpool. The prompt
work Of the Fire Department prevented what
might have been large confiagration.
a. 0. U. Won Saturday, evening last
Union, No. q, Sacramento. No. 50, and
Lily of the Valley, No. II, D. of Fl. Lodge,
held their fret public installation of officers,
on which occasion large number of mem
bers, their families and friends, responded TO
the invitation, and witnessed The ceremony
of installing the following otfcers: For Lily
Of the Valley, No. Il, d. OF E.: 2. ". S.
of H, Sister S. Roth w. S. OF f., Sister
II. o, White 5. OF H, Sister .. II. Frau
els; 5. N, Sister G. A. Walker; Secretary,
Sister Annie Ash Treasurer, Sister ]. W.
GuthTis 1. w, Brother d. Hurley o. W,
G. Vogelgesang. For Union, No. 81: 2.
NJ. w, Jos. Judd; NJ. W, W. a. Henry !;
Foreman, d. Hickey; Overseer, J. G. Ma.
gam; Recorder, J. Bradley; Financier, II.
J. Norton Gecsiver, y. G. Davis; Guide,
J. A. Woods [. w, L. Swift o. W., A.
! Hubsrt. And for Sacramento, No. so: 2.
| NJ. w, A. Walters; NJ. W., D. K. MulliD :;
| Foreman, d. Hurley OverseeT B. Schwartz;
Recorder, G. B. Katzaustein Financier, Nj.
| Il. Beard; Guide, S. j. Risdon l. W., T.
Kearnsn; o. W., 7, Bark. D. d. G. NJ, 8.
/ A. Wolfe, assisted BY 2. G. III. W. John
| Bradley, ?. G.. NJ. w. q. T. Aiken, and
| Grand Guide E. J. Gregory, conducted the
| installation ceremonies, after which select
literary and musical entertainment was intro
I ducsd, in which w. II. Henry, L. J.
Gregory, Miss NJ. GREGORY, Ms. Davis,
| Miss Annie Ash, Misses Henry aud Mrs. S.
| L. Risdon took part, and during its presenta-
| ton drew forth many encores and much ap-
| plause. During a recess light refreshments
were served, aud ct near midnight ths as
semblage dispersed, well pleased with the
| evenings entertainment
! INSTALLATION AND BAEoUET.-
Chinese benevolent Institution has been
started in Sacramento and their new hall
was dedicated on Saturday last. The name
of the Order is Fong Tuck Hong. Invita-.
tons had been sent out to number Of prom
inent citizens to be present at the barquet in
tbs afternoon. The new hall, which is st 2O7
! | street, has BEEN elegantly fitted up. Henry
! Fisher, the well.knOwn caterer, set table
fhs length of the hall, covered Wish
81 the good things usually served on such &C.
casi0ns. Ty Shaug, the President Of the
! institution, presided at the head Of the table
with considerable dignity. Among the guests
present who replied to toasts, and msds re-
marks suitable to the occasion, were General
| John T. Carey, City Attorney Anderson, c..
| T. Jones, George Rider, Major Wallace
George W, Ficks, L. G. Chandler and Con
| Sullivan. Tbs best brands Of champagne we're
served Eishoub stint, and the banquet, which
| lasted over two hours, was very enjoyable
The President says thu Fong Tuck com
mences under very favorable auspices, having
over 600 charter msmbers. The Initiation
fee Is Sc 30, and each member has 20 pay a
| smsll amount each mcnth 30 dues. Ia case
Of Sickness tbs sick brother is entitled to 60
much per week. Wh5n he IS out OF employ
! msnt and needs assistanes he is properly
cared for He is entitled to cersAie amount
when ne gets married, and au additional sum
at the birth ef his FIRST child. When he gets
OLD and decrepis the Society pays his passage
bsciz 81 China. The Secretary of tbs 0fGeI
Is Gy Yuag, and Charles Sing is tbs inter.
prefer.
a WEATHER PROPHET Sergeant Bar.
wick viii not BIS idle, and when not busy
taking observations or something else, he is
figuring on the weather, past, present and
future. a week ago he found tho following
il a newspaper: az WatsrtoVn. n. Y,
man. who has kept an account of The
weather. claims that it invariably repeats
itself and gives the following as the result OF
his observations, viz: An years ending in o
0 or l ara extremely dry those ending ia =,
3, 4, ) or 6 are extremely wet th5ss ending
in Z or are ordinarily well balsnced; those
ending IA 6 have extremely cold winters
those ending in have en- early spring; those
ending in l have late spring those ending
IN 8 or are subject to great foods" He has
devoted his spare time since TO demonstras,
ing TO his owa satisfaction that the Water.
town msn's theory is not applicable to past
Sacramento weather. He finds that but OF
the years ending in or l for the past 80
years fell below the average. and but l OF
thsss can be called extremely dry" Oh
the years en6iug in ,, 5. 4, ) or 6, ten fell
below the average, while but were "ex-
tremely wet" OF the years ending ia z or s,
there was but Uses, when 10 inches fell
that was ordinarily well balanced" the
others being ON the extremes The years
ending in did not vary but a little over IS
from the average temperature. The mean
temperature of but one spring ending 10
reached the average. The Wstertown mans
! theory on foods is the only one that was
guessed anywhere near correctly, and that
was scarcely an average guess.