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

marked IS feet Z Inches above low.wa&er
mark.
Frank C. Wsterhouse. of Sacramento, was
yesterday awarded a patent for sn electric
arc lamp.
An entertainment and ball viii be given at
Firanen's Hall. Folsom, on Friday evening,
by the singing class Of Prof. Karl Henraich.
James Young, who was convicted of muir
der 10 the first degree three weeks ago in
Woodland, has been sentenced 70 the State
Prison for the remainder of his natural life
by Judge Bush. A motion for new trial
was denied.
Yesterday Deputy Sheriff Wilson, of San
Francisco, took four prisoners to the Folsom
State Prison-John Cassidy, Thomas Burns
and William Giiland, convicted of burglary.
and John Parker. who is sentenced for ten
years for kidnapping.
Dsn Mccarthy, who yfss arrested some
time sgo near the Cosuulaes river by officer
Arlington and Sheriff Cunningham of San
| Joaquin, has pleaded guilty to stage robbery
in Monterey county, and was sentenced to
twelve years imprisonment in the State
Prison ct Folsom.
Through sn error it appeared yesterday
morning that the Board OF Supervisors had
authorized the District Attorney to engage
assistant counsel in the casa of Gillespie VS..
Sacramento County az a compensation not to
exceed 81, 000 Any one with knowledge Of
the methods Of the Bosrd would have readily
seen thst there must have been an error OF
81, 800 in the report.
Yesterday afternoon a horse attached TO q
light delivery wagon belonging TO Julius
Strutz started from the store, 400 street,
aud ran down Fourth 60 I street, thence to
Third, and in turnirg the corner into j street
the sest to which the lines were attached,
was thrown out, and dragging on the ground
pulled SO hsrd on the horses mouth that il
soon cana to q standstill. Two brave police
men then mounted the wagon and drove the
recreant horss to its starting place.
ARRESTED FOR PERJURY.-The ghost of the
missing Moynihan. like another mads in
mortal bythe laie William Shakespeare, viii
not down. Nearly the whole of the recent
Taylor. Mehanny examination will sgain be
thought before the Police Court This time
by the arrest of Joha Il. Ctffey, charged
with perjury in the recent examination. The
warrant of arrest was Issued on complaint
sworn to by B. Lucey, also q witness in the
lats examination. Lucey alleges that the
portion Of Ccffey's testimony, in which il ap-
pears that Lucey was sesn, after the nan dis
appeared, in the company of three men who
were accused of numbering Moynihar, is
false in every particular. Lucey states that
the testimony was given to injure him. he
having been instrumental in sending Coffey
TO State Prison about seven years ago for the
forgery of the firm name of Ksnney 4 Lucey.
Officer Farrell arrested Coffey last evening
about 6 o'clock, and he viii be taken before
the Police Court this morning.
"FoGG's FERRY. =" Fogg's Ferry is the
title of romsntic comedy drama, in four
acts, which will be presented at the Metro
poisan Theater on next Friday evening by
Miss Minnie MAd3ern, supported by her own
company. The company is on it's wsy from
The Park Theater, New York. TO SaG Fran
cisco. In New York this piecs had the I'm.
precedsnted run of $50 nights. Il is stated
that the play viii be produced here with the
original effects that were used during its long
run at the Park Thester. Ths same piece
will be presented on Saturday evening and
Saturday matinee There will be no extra
charge for reserved seats. which can be Sc
cured after Thursday at 10 A. NJ
THE RAIN.-There were several showers
yesterday, amounting in all to .27 of an inch
of rainfall, according to Signal Service rec.
ords. There was more or less rain at all the
Signal Service Stations on the coast. the most
bsing st Visalis, where &c of an inch fell
The rainfall yesterday, according to records
kept by S. Fl. Gerrish, amounted to sc of en-
inch, making total for the month of .443 of
an inch, for the late storm 1859 inches, and
for the season IA 947 inches, while the rainfall
last year to corresponding date was but
| 13 013 inches in 1881. "a 202 1880, IL. 962
1879 13 1876; 1873. 81 720 1879, Z 99O; 1876,
| %. $50.
ATTACHES BENEEIT.-The bsnefit per-
Torrance at the Metropolitan Theater last
evening drew very full house, and the audi
ence was tt o oughly appreciative. The vari-
Gus parts were spplsuded as strongly and re-
appearance often demanded ss persistently as
if the parties before the footlights were star
actors OF the first magnitude. The benefit
proved an entire success, and was thereby
enjoyable to the stage boys from twofold
standpoint.
Dull TINES. Doe, brother of John
Doe, and related by marriage to Richard
Roe, appeared in the Police Court yesterday
morning to answer to the charge of battering
s.nsll boy. After hearing the evidence
Adam was discharged by the Court without
even the usual rsprimsnd. The only other
cass was that of Mary Riley, charged with
eQICtIP. CG5 Ql4 lOt hlo TfGA ~ SDC tOi--Oa4'j
and hsr deposit was declared forfeited.
FURNITURE AUCTION. = Bell & Co, auc-
tioneers, will sell this morning, at 1880
o'clock, elegant bedroom and parlor sets.
spring and top mattresses, bedsteads, bureaus.
washstauds, tables, Brussels and iugrain car
pets, and household furniture of all kinds.
The sale will take place on account OF own
er's departure for Oregon, and at S09 X street.
whers it has besn removed for convenience OF
sale.
POULTRY WANTED.-A large lot Of the
choicest poultry, all to be in prime order. as
none other will be taken. Sixty dozen
fat chickens, As dozen spring chickens. 10
dozen ducks, 100 fat geese. and 800 fat tur.
keys. Parties having the above poultry will
do well to correspond with us. as we will pay
the highest market price. ID. DeBsrnardi
Co., 308 and 80 K street.
The new lines of ladies' French kid, but
ton shoes--just placed in stock-from Buck
iughan & Hecht; Porter, S'essineer & Co. ;
Calm. Nicklesbrrg Co.; Kenney. McPort.
land & Co., New York, and other celebrated
Eastern firms, can now be found at Shoe
Department az Red House.
LADIES Jersey Lisle gloves, IS cents /;
ladies' white hemstitched handkerchief, all
linen, two for % cents ladies colored border
hsndksrchiefs, fast colors, 10 cents; ladies
unb!eached hose, 12l cents; ladies' full
finished, extra quality, extra length Balbrig-
gan hose. 25 cents, at the Red House.
EXTRA QUALITY 5-s table damask napkins,
81 % per dozen; colored farmers, satin
rx;rts II cents and 81. Remnants Of table
linen csssiueres and domestics at extremely
Low prices. az the Red House.
CHILDRRN's colored border handkerchief,