Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-21
SHOULD BE ENFORCED.

SHOULD BIZ BNFOkChD.
EDS. RECoRD-UN1oN 1 with to call
especial attention of voters, as well as canGi-
dates for school offi,es to Section 1876 of
the Political Code, which reads as follows
mo School Trustee or member of any
Board of Education must be interested in
any contract made by the Board of which he
is member, and any contract made in vio-
lation of this provision is void"
The above should be strictly observed and
enforced, and no one who expects to be sin
terested" in claim of any kind against the
Board Of Education should be candidate
for School Director, nor allowed to take Of
fee by votes of the people. Let candidates
be above suspicion ss to their Intentions or
position under the law, and let the people
closely scrutinize the purposes of parties
seeking office, or who are being put forward
for any reason other than that they are, by
well.defned public sentiment, the unques.
toned choice of the people. PARENT.
SPECIAL STAMP FOR SPECIAL DELIVERY
The First Assistant Postmaster. General in
his report says, in speaking of the carrier
system I" This service meets the general de-
mands Of business and social life, but fails to
letters of exceptional Importance" Letters
are delivered by carriers in this city from
about a. N. to 6 P. NJ, mora frequent deliv-
cries being made in the business and less fire..
quent in the suburban districts. Between
these deliveries two or three hours frequently
intervene. Letters received, therefore, after
the carriers go out on their trips whatever
their Importance, must lie in the Office until
the next trip. After the close of the dsliv-
cries for the day carriers letters must lie over
till the rext morning delivery. which delay,
in many instances, fails TO meet the wants
of the writer or the object of the commu-
nicstion. The public demands more speedy
delivery Of certain class of correspondence.
To meet this want the First Assistant Post
master-General suggests that stamp be pro-
vided, which, when affixed to letter, whether
mail or local, in addition to the ordinary
postage stamp, shall be regarded by the office
addressed IS emitting the same to immediate
delivery up to 10 o'clock P. NJ. To provide
for the instant delivery of letters having this
special stamp, it is suggested that boys be
employed and required to procure receipts
from the party addressed, or some one au.
thorizsd by him TO receive such letters, in a
book to be furnished for the purpose. This
would work well in Sacramento, as several of
our most important mails arrive late in the
afternoon, and cannot be delivered by the
present carrier system until the next morn
ing. Such delivery would save a vast amount
Of telegrsphing between this city and the Boy
POLICE CoURT.-Yesterday afternoon the
first gun of the China riot case was fred, and
a stenographer employed at $40 per day and
20 cents per folio for transcription. the decis-
ion of the Supervisors to the contrary not.
withstanding Mock Soon was put on the
rack, and the examination of witnesses com.
menced. Officer jackson was placed on the
stand and subjected to legal six-eun battery
fire until the shadows of the Yolo levee
reached halt across the river. When the
Court learned from the witness that the muir
dered Chinaman was conscious or unconscious
Of his approaching death the officer wss al.
lowed to retire. The next witness was a
Celestial, child.like and bland, ana on that
rock he built himself. He was initiated
right and left, but the hottest cross fire failed
to dislodge him from his position of perfect
innocence and ignorance. The Court ad-
journed until 10 o'clock to-day.
AUCTION SATURDAY.-Sherburn Smith,
suctioneers. will sell at auction, on Saturday,
November 24sh, at their sslesrooms, No. 1923
K street, at 10 A. M, large and varied as
sortment of household goods, sll consigned for
auction, and including cottage bedroom sets
and spring mattresses, lounges, tables, chairs,
carpets, stoves, etc I; ladies' aide-ssddles, and
single harness lot of gilt and walnut frame
pictures At the same time and place, by
order of George +. Bronner, Public Admin
istrstor, all the office and library furniture of
DIR. Montgomery, deceased, including three
fine bookcases, an elegant library table, ma
hogany and msrble-top tables, Office tables,
arm-chairs. ETC.; also, in settlement of an
other estate, one square piano ; also a small
remaining stock of q grocery store-a good
chance to buy groceries cheap. All Of this
sale are consigned goods, and will be absolutely
sold to the highest bidder.
RACE THANKSGIVING DAY.-Robert Allen,
the lessee of Agricultural Park, announces
pacing race for Thanksgiving Day. The
entries are OdelPs Shaker, Nolan's Gray
Frank, Tryon's Primes, and perhaps Bay
Frank, a San Francisco PAGER. The first
three named are very fist, evenly matched,
and no doubt. the race will prove very
interesting one.
MILITARY COMPANY AT WHEATLAND.-A
number of the youpg men of WheatlAnd have
enrolled themselves and are DESTROYS of being
admitted as a company in the National
Guard of California. As funds are scarce, it
is not at all likely that the company will be
admitted. An independent company can be
organized, and the State would probably loan
the arms.
QUICK TINE james CARROLL of this city.
received postal csrd on the morning OF the
81 Of November thst had been posted in his
native town, Maggie. Switzerland. on the
evening Of October Itch. Sixteen days from
the heart of the Alps in Switzerland to the
western shores of the American continent is
remarkably quick time.
IT IS NOT necessary for us to make great
blow in the newspapers to sell what few sec.
onds we have this year in white blankets.
We only have out of the entire years run OF
our wooden mill, some 300 pairs of white
blankets, slightly soiled and imperfect, and at
the prices we will give you they will only last
lew days. So improve the opportunity and
call early.
The latest attractions for the ladies. Mrs.
P. A. Callihan will have grand clearing
sale, consisting of trimmed and untrimmed
hats. Ladies do not fail to call as it will be
rare chance, commencing on Friday and
Saturday of this week, November sd, 24sh.+
THIS morning commences our sale of some
1900 choice remnants, On which the prices
have been greatly reduced, making 1t col.
lection Of rare values in dry goods seldom
met with. Hale Bros. 4 Co.
READ the Red House a6vertis ament and
learn how low frst-class furnishing goods can
be had for. Red House.
L III i
half in buying furnishing goods this week at
the Rcd House