Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-16

DEGRADED GIRLS.-Another circumstance
showing the advance which the Chinese are
making towards American civilization, and
the depth of degradation to which American
girls can reach, was unearthed yesterday in
Chinatown. Some police officers had no.
ticed two girls on 1 street quite frequently
within the lastfew days, and last evening local
officer Karcher and officer Campbell found the
girls in plsce kept by Lee Yung, formerly in
tsrpreterin tie Police Court. They were arrest
ed and taken to the police station, where they
gave the names OF Pauline Fisher and Phil
omena Edge. The former stated that she
came up week ago with Lee Yung, and
that she promised Co marry him, but guessed
"now she wouldn't" For day or two she
lived in 3 room in the Albion House at
| Yung's expense, but he moved her down to
the north side of l street, near Second,
" cause his business was near there" The
other girl just came up cause Pauline was
lonesome and wanted company" The girls
are aged about eighteen or nineteen
years, and say they were born and
brought up IN San Francisco. They
were very cool and composed, and took the
matter as an everyday occurrence. A charge
of vagrancy was entered on the station slate
opposite each of their names, that being
probably the only crime for which they can
! be convicted under existing laws. Yung did
not desert the girls, and later in the evening
he appeared with two Chinese merchants
Les Zee and Ly Shun-who gave bonds for
| the girls in the sum of $500 each, after which
tbs females were allowed to depart.
THE EXPOSITION BUrLD1SG.-Yeaterdpy
architect BurrelI and Superintendent Cook,
of the new exposition building, laid off the
grounds for thu foundation. Contractor
Robert McKillican Is in the city, and states
that the lumber for the building is now being
loaded on barges at San Francisco and will
be here this week. Next week carpenters
will begin work on the frame. Huntington,
Hopkins & Co. have been awarded the con-
tract for the iron work. A lot of trees,
shrubbesy, ETC., on the site OF the building,
were removed yesterday and set out in other
portions of the Capitol Park, S row of palm
trees being placed along the north side of the
GsRitel on the first terrace. Mr.. McKilli-
can is Pushing the work as rapidly as possible.
The date for laying the corner stone has not
been SETS but viii probably take place next
week, under the auspices of the California
Grand Lodge of Masons.
| ELEG-aET FURNITURE BY AucrIoN.-To-
day at 10 o'clock Shsrburn Smith will sell
the elegant household and library furniture
belonging to Mr.. George F. Parsons. at his
residences, southwest corner Sixteenth and G
streets. The goods sre to be sold on account
of departure from the State. Every piece Of
the furniture is of the best quality, and in
frst.clsss condition. Il consists Of parlor,
dining groom. library, bedroom and Kitchen
furniture. besides garden tools. A partial
lat of the goods is given elsewhere this NOR
ming.
I PoLIu; CoURT.-The only occupants of the
Police Court dock yesterday morning were
three women. They were disposed of SIS fol-
lows: Sarah Leslie, malicious mischief,
pleaded guilty, fined SIS; Mira. Dryer, keep
ing . diaorderly house, discharged on pay
msnt of ,,ests Mrs. Touher, grand larceny,
discharged.