Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-23
BRIEF NOTES.

Thos. McCants publishes card this morn
ing.
To-day is the 919th birthday of William
Shakespeare.
The First Artillery Band, in card this
morning, state that the vacancies in their
band have been filed. and that the band will
hi all engagements.
The union picnic Of the three Methodist
Sabbath schools, which was announced for
the 24th instant, at Cothrin's Grove, has been
postponed until further notice.
The burglary trial Of VIM. Avery occupied
the attention Of Judge Armstrong on Satur.
day, and was not completed, Holl and Buck
ley are conducting the defense, and District
Attorney Carey the prosecution.
CHARGED WITH GRAND LARcENY.-A few
days ago several San Francisco young men
were engaged to come here aud work for the
Sacramento agency of the Wheeler & Wilson
sewing machines. Their names were I. S.
Billse and q. M. Chase. Later Charles
Connors and Henry Furry came for the same
purpose, Counors coming frat and bringing
the trunk of Furey. The baggage was left
in the room of Chase and Billse. It is
charged that Chase and Billse robbed Furey' e
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charge of grand larceny. Among the articles
found in the possession of the young men
were lot of sheet music and musical instru.
ments stolen from Conper's music store, in
which the machine Office ia located and to
which Chase had key. Chase was arrested
in San Francisco, and officer Jackson brought
him to Sacramento last week.
THE GEE CAsE.-The trial of the Gee iii.
vorce case, before Judge Mcfarland, was
closed on Saturday afternoon, and the case
submitted to the jury about o'clock without
argument. First-Was there any desertion
on the part of the plaintiff? Second-Was
there any desertion on the part of the de.
PENDANT? After being out about three hours
the jury returned verdict of mo" to both
propositions. The fact that the parties had
not been living together for some months,
which was in evidence, caused smile to
Illuminate the faces of Court and counsel
when the verdict was rendered.
CoMMERoIAL.-Since last report river
steamers have arrived as follows San Joa-
quin No. 2, from San Francisco with general
merchandise and barge of freight for upper
Sacramento; San joaquin No. 3 and Dover
from upper Sacramento with barges of grain !;
ID. h. Knight, en- route to Marysville with
general merchandise. Departed-San Joa-
quin No. 2, for San Francisco with two barges
gesin; San Joaquin No. and Dover, for
upper Sacramento with barge of freight and
barges light.
REAL ESTATE AUCTIoE.-The south quar-
ter of lot z, in the block bounded by Front
and Second, 1 and streets, together with
the one-story and basement brick building.
will be sold to-day at II A. NJ. by Sherburn g.
Smith, auctioners. The lot is 81 feet inches
on Second street by $50 feet on thu alley, and
the buildingis GO feet deep. This property is
located in the center of large number of
recent Improvements, and near the new rail.
road depot.
ANNIVERsARY.-It has always been mat.
ter of doubt as TO the exact date on which
Shakespeare was born but as the date of bis
baptism is accurately known, and reasoning
that the custom of the day was adhered to,
of bsptizing the infant on the third day sitter
birth, Shakespeare was born three hundred
and nineteen years ago to-day, and as he died
on the anniversary of his birth, he died two
hundred and sixty-seven years ago to-day.
CITY TREASURY. Receipts for week end
ing Saturday, April 81, 1888: R. D. SERVER,
water rates. 81, 921; N. A. Kidder, har-
Dor dues, 81 50; W. A. Henry, Police Court
fines. 50 so; Geo. A. Putnam, city licenses,
81, 637 %; Geo. A. Putnam, city taxes, S10,-
600. Total, 3,568 %. Total disbursements,
So. 901 63. Total amount in City Treasury,
SIG. 40S 50,