Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-25
BRIEF NOTES.

rive from the Eass to-day.
Nevada City proposes to copy the Sacrs-
mento curfew ordinance and send boys home
at SP.M NJ.
The barge Granger will be taken to San
Francisco to-day By the steamer Apache with
II, ,0G0 sacks Of wheat.
Fruit dealers say that apples will be very
scarce throughout the Sacramento valley
during the coming winter.
A large party of friends assembled at the
residence Of ID. j. Simmons last evening,
Seventh, between I and j.
A large quantity of stove.wood is being
brought into the city daily by country teams,
and cells readily for 81 cord.
The people in the neighborhood Of Thir-
teenth and J streets say that the street lamp
at that place has not been lit for over week.
Robert Mellon, the lessee of East Park,
will run street car on Sundays from Twen-
tieth and Il streets to East Park every half
hour.
John Thompson, man from the country,
occupied a bed in the city prison. Oa the
register opposite his name was written the
word drunk"
C. Kean. Treasurer Of Yolo county. set
tied with the State Treasurer yesterday for
paid over was S7,749 a.
The south wind yesterday caused the leaves
to fall from shade trees, and in some portions
of the city the walks were covered with them
to the depth of several inches.
The attendance at the opening of the skst-
ing rink at the Pavilion last night was very
large. A large number put on skates, among
whom were noticed some excellent skaters.
d. |, Eta
following notice: mo shooting aloud" In
all probability ths reports Of firearms fright
eued his stock. Hunters on those premises
should use air guns.
The military dress parade at the new
Armory Hall last evening was well attended,
the ranks of the companies full, and the
parade gone through with in style that re-
Ascted credit on all concerned.
On going home Tuesday evening L. E.
Vendercook discovered some one roboing his
chicken roost, and picking up stick he sue
ceeded in breaking it on the head of the thief,
who afterwards escaped in the darkness.
Frank Kunz and William Naughton went
hunting yesterday north of che city on wa
ger. The one killing the least amount of
game pays the other $40 It was reported
last evening that the latter lost his gun out Of
the wagon and had forfeited his deposit.
State Engineer Hall, accompanied by his
Chief Assistant, O. E. Grursky, are absent
from the city. in the Sierras along the line of
the Central Pacific Railroad. They are en-.
gagged in their last field work prior to the set
ting IN of winter, and will be absent two
weeks.
Department One of the Superior Court is
still engaged in hearing the suit Of Rebeccs
Rodgers vs.. the Central Pacific Railroad
Company In Department Two yesterday,
the case Of q. L. Clark vs. J. r. Foster ct al.
was argued, submitted, and taken under
advisemeDt.
W. NJ Murray yesterday purchased from
Haggin & Tevis the three-yearol old sorrel horse
Ben Timmins, by Californis, out of the
mother Of Fred Collier. The price paid is
private, but the animal brought S400 at pub
lie sale at Agricultural Park track when he
was yearliDg.
Something new in the way Of color is being
put on the Central Pacific road, The psssen-
ger, ,sleepsrs, postal and express cars are being
painted the Pullmanred. sort of compromise
betwesnseveral col0rs. 1t is quite an improve
ment in tint, aud the gold fscings contrast
finely with the dark body OF the car.
Norton Bush, Sacramento artist, has re-
turned from o trip TO the head waters of the
visited and sketched all the picturesque
scenery in the high Sierras in that section.
His sketch-books are full of beautiful trscings
that will be worked out in oil during the win
ter months.
A Lafayette tTnd.) lady broke her husband
Of the saloon habit by walking up to the bar
beside him and calling for beer. She broke
the awful silence ss they walked home with
the remark: II love you, my husband, and
If you are going 60 hell I'm going right along
with you" That story has baen going around
under false location long enough. 1t was
Sacramento woman.
JUST before y o'clock last night husband
found his wife in an intoxicated condition in
a beer saloon on K street. He tried to pre-
vail upon her to 90 home to her children but
the woman, apparently charmed with the
music aud singing, refused to accompany
him. Afterwards the husband, assisted by
his father-in-law, carried the woman from the
saloon to her home. As they passed through
the streets she made them echo with screams
and oaths.
A man about 80 years of age, named Ban
croft, who has been engaged in saving wood
around the city, has not been seen by those
acquainted with him for several days past,
and it Is thought probable that he has COM
mitted suicide. He was stopping at Peter
MeGraw's, on J, betwseu thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, and few days siucs
while despoudaut from ill-health, rem arksd
that he could cure himself by jumping into
the river. He disappeared soon after.
A few days since brakeman accosted q
tipsy chap on Front street with the cbserva-
ton that he was drunksagsin." when the
latter retorted "Go on, ye hirsl;ng Ye
wear the collahr Of e grinding monopoly On
yer nick wouldn't contAminate me hands
wi laboriug for tyrannicsl corp'ration Tn
a man !" Shortly after the foe Of monopoly
had succeeded in pge-empting low-bot-
toned gutter, and was moving in his high
coliared manhood towards The lookup. with
policeman for stiff5ning on each side.