Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-24
laGBL lHTELLIGENCE.


E MILITARY NoFks.-This evening the Firs
Artillery Regiment will have drill at the
regimeDtal srmory, and will conclude with c
review and dress parade, and perhaps 8
dance, If tho evening is not too warm. Lieu
tenant Colonel J. ". Guthrie, will conduct
ths review and Major Mckee the dress ps.
rsde. Spectators will be allowed in the gal.
leries Childreu viii not be admitted unless
accompanied by parents The Board Of Of
fcers have ordered 500-yard regimental rife
range erected near the company ranges. The
intention is to org anize rifle club TO CON-
pete for prizes in San Francisco contests. and
also Ia the State Of Nevada The 200 and 800
yard ranges are very convenient Of access.
being just outside Of the north levee. Com
pany q has had its range in operation for
some time, aud Companies A and b are put
ting No D Joint range. Lieutenant Miller,
Inspector of Rife Practice, has instructions
TO see that bulkhelds are e<ected, in order to
secure perfect safety 80. The regiment will
open the season with grand military ball
about the lat OF November, on which occa-
sion General TuTnbull, of San Francisco, and
staff will be invited TO review the regiment.
Company 7, Of Woodland, will also be in
vited TO be present . Considerable trouble
has been experienced lately in receiving re-
ports from the city companies, excepting the
CadetP, and . committee from the Board of
Officers has been appointed to visit the COM
psnles and lay the matter before the men,
bers, who, is is supposed, are unaware Of the
bad odor into which they have fallen on &C
count Of the slipshod manner in which the
reports are made. Simple monthly reports
from two of the city companies for the month
OF August, which should hava been received
a5 headquarters on or before the oh Of Sep
tember, have not come TO hand yet, and there
ale various other deliuquences. II Is ru-
mo-ed that unle3s thess matters are attended
to Immediately general court-martih Is
likely 60 be held and Ofti5srs tried for neglect
OF duty. Tns companies are in good condi-
sion aud are composed Of first class material,
and it is doiag them Injustice 70 slow
their reputation tn suffer on account Of the
neglect of the officers .... The young men
who are about to org 4nize a drum corps will
meet at headquarters tomorrow evening.
There are aboaE twenty-five applicants, and
only sixteen are required.
ANOTHER PIoHEaR GoNE.-John I. Pike,
one of Saeramsnto's most respected citizsns,
died after a brief illness at bis residence on
street, between Eighth and Ninth, st 6:55
a A. Sunday. Nj. Pike was q native Of
Ea7tport, Ne, ard st the time Of his death
was 6S yeaz1 OF sge. He csme to California
bY stesmsr Ia 1850 went to the mines imme.
diatelY and wss engaged in mining on and
near Rattlesnake Bar until 1888. In the lst-
ter year he came to Sacramento, where he
formed o partnership in the wagon and car
riage-naSiug business with George w.
Young on the corner of Fourth and L streets.
Mr.. Pike was a practical mechanic, sGd as
such for thirty years daily superintended the
large number of w5rkmeu ia his employ. He
leSves a wife, son, John Z. Il. Pike. fer
Wlrding agent Of Wells, Fargo & &c. in this
city, and q dsu2 hter, Mrs. G. G. Burnett, Of
Ban Francisco. The funeral viii take place
Tuesday, at 1870 P. n, from his late resi-
d0nce on . street,
JOIN I.EBTIsI's TRIAL.-The trial of John
Lsntini, charged with the murder of Mrs
Margaret Troai, on the 22i Of February,
1882, in the southern part Of Sacramento
county, will be commenced in Che Superior
Court on Thursday, the 9th inst. The fol
lowing Witnesses, who reside in the neighbOr,
hood Of Cali, have been subpenaed, and vii
be in attendance /: R0bt. Craig, j. II. Saw
YER, John Wilson, Mrs. Craig, john White
Ms White Henry Scott, Mrs. Gatfney
Miss Belle Gafney, Miss Nettie Gafoey
Bart, Daniels, Mrs. Hancock, Mrs Daniels
e. T. Scott, Raymond Gaffney, Miss Scan
lap, d. H Cautrell, Simon Prouty, Charles
Quiggls. Sam Wrisson, Mrs. Frank Troai
Wm. Rzfety. w. s. Rollins, H. Chase
Frank Troai. Dr. o. Harvey, A. Whitaker
S. Bryant, James Furnish, J ohm Mcfarland
J. G. Sawyer. ?. Planalp. 5. Kreeger, 9: c
Fuggitt, !. Younr, Fed. Cloueh, Will
Wright, D. V. Harvey and j. S. Phillips.
EAST. .BoUsD FREIGHT. - Richard Gra!
furnishes ths following statement of east
bound freight from Sacramento per Contra
and Southern Pacific Railroads. for the monti
Of august: Central Pacifc Railroad-Brandy
100 pcuHds; canned fruit. 224, $40; copper
Ga. 700; c0pser csment, % 97G; flour. Il, $50
fruit (grssIb 2,651 $40; hides, 20. 400; hops
13. 600; iezther, Is, 220 miscellaneous, z $50
onions, SO 600: ore, 81. 790; peiis, l2,7O0
potatoes, I03 $50; salmon. 25S. $50; shineles
z9, 500: vegetables 81, 800: wine, 26 go
wool, 293 79e Total, 3 935 200. Southern
Psci6c Railroad-Brandy, S 960 pounds
canned fr1it, 119 740; canned g pods, Sc 16O
China merchandise. 100; frui5 (greeul, 100
hops, 10 go; leather. Is, $50; miscellaneous
L, 400: sslaou. 347, $50; wine, 100, $50
wool, l5S, 100. Total, S1l,4S0
CoNXEReuL-Duriogt the past week steam
ers have arrived az this port as follows Do
var, Varuua, Flora and San Josquin No. 3
from upper Sacramento, with barges of grain
San Joaquin No 2, from San Francisco, with
general merchandise and barge of freight aDC
barge Of lumber and shingles, ts n. L. Drew
San Joaquin No 3, from San Francisco, witt
light barges barge Comet, from San Fran
cisco. per Hteamsr Pioneer, with lumber fol
T. I i,ar
rado, from lower Sacrame ato. Departed
San JosQuin No. 2, for San Francisco, with
barges Of grain; Dover. Varuna, Flora ant
San JosQuin No. 3, for upper Sacramento. {,
load with grain Alvsrado for upper Sacra
meuto, with general merchandise.
TARGET PRACTICE. E.-While a Chinamsr
was engaged in currying bis horse yesterday
IL stable Just ovsr the north levse, the ami
nal suddenly dropped dead. The sstonishe,
Celestial at the sans time noticed 5looC
gushing from bullet wound In his side. 4
few huadred yards away some military CON
psnies were having 3 target practice. Th'
Chinaulan went over TO where the soldier
were fri.r. and charged them wish. Wa
matter heap kille horses J Ihsy VII
psy for the horse.
AuDrroR's REPoRT.-Receipss for the weal
eading September %, 1888: Wm. Lsuf
kotler, cemetery dues. sSS 10; R. D. Server
waterrstas. 81. .4S9 so; N. A. Kidder. hsrbo
5ues, So 80; W. A. Henry, Police Cour
fines, S2l George A. Putnam, city licenses
1888 20; dog licenses, SO 60; special tax
S5S 81 Total, s., 553 46 Disbursements
81, ,G26 % Total amount in City Treasury
S246, AS 0s
TEzs SrAYIox-HousE SLATE.-The follow.
ing appeared on the slsts at the City Prison
at rnidnigas: George SalnaaiD, drunk and
sleeping O the aiaewslk; John Leds9l' d7;i'
vpp, drunk; Robert McGinlev, Mary Me
C5inlsv. grand larceny. stealing S120 from A.
M. Youneman; Edward Stewart common
druaK Al Ban and Al Yer, battery.