Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE POLICE MIDDLE.


police department generally. The City At
torney says if he was to indulge in charge
making he would have little else to consider
The paper seems to have been prompted BY
Captain Woods volunteer denial of some re
marks dropped by the City Attorney in con
versation with Mayor Brown on last Wednes
day. Although the Mayor advised the Cap
tain that there was nothing before the Board
he still insisted on making statement Mr.
Anderson informs the Board that the com.
munication must not be considered in the
light of charges, but only to negative the
Captains statement, and says that it is usu
ally time enough to enter plea of not guilty
when complaint is lodged. He also says that
all the facts were in possession of the Board
and that if they should follow precedents al
ready established by the Board it would re.
quest him to formulate specific charges upon
Its own information, and that he is always
ready to respond to the call of all depart
ments Of the city government. Since Cap.
tain Woods has denied that lie assisted tbs
defense, Mr.. Anderson says that he
never rendered, nor did any officer
under his immediate command render, any
assistance to the prosecution, but on the
contrary advised him (the City Attorney
that Mock Soon and the other defendants
were innocent and prosecuted, and that 1t
was only Rider against his enemies" That
be was on the point Of dismissing all the cases
on Woods say-so, but Judge Henry declined
until an examination was had. That at the
examination most remarkably clear case of
willful and premeditated murder was made
out He refers TO the fact that Woods thinks
himself securely intrenched behind the ma
jJrity of the Board, but unless he changes
his course may find his mistake when he at
tempts to dictate the policy of the Depart
ment of Justice He deprecates the demon
allied condition Of the force, and calls upen
the Board TO rise above and superior to per-
sonal matters, even though the majority may
feel sggrievsd at the defiant course of the
Chief, and not to use the power simply be-
cause that power vests in the Board
at is excellent
TO have a giants strength, but tyrannous
To use it ike giant
He says he does not wish to be understood
as making charges, but claims that the COM
munication Is simply TO set the Board right
in these matters, and if possible to bring
f. about harmony, and to give every officer an
opportunity TO perform his duty, and when
any dereliction occurs to hold the offender to
strict account
The WEATHER.-The temperature, wind
snd weather at y N. on Saturday and yester-
day, as received by Sergeant BarwicB, was
For Tatoosh, yesterday, So, south and light
rain Olympia, 46', south and cloudy, and A /,
calm and cloudy Portland, 40', south and
foggy, and AZ, south and fair Fort Candy,
yesterday, so, southeast and cloudy Rose
burg, So, northwest and cloudy, and Il east
and fair; Mendocino, Saturday, so, south
east and clear Red Bluff, 49,, east and fair,
and AZ, calm and clear; Sacramento, 40',
northwest and foggy, and AZ, west and Jog
gy San Francisco, 5l', southeast and cloudy,
and so, northwest and fair; Los Angeles,
go, east and clear, and IL, east and fair {;
San Diego, 6j', west and clear, and 67 :,
northwest and cloudy Salt Lake, 81, calm
and fair, and 81 northwest and clear; Chey-
enue, 81, west and clear, and Az, north and
clear Denver, Az, south and clear, and Al Z,
south and clear; North Platte, so, west and
fair, and so, west and clear; Omaha, II +,
southwest and fair, and 81, southwest and
clear; Ysnkton, yesterday, SO, west and
fair Davenport, yesterday, 90, southwest
and clear.
The BILLIARD EXHIBITION. large num-
Der Of people attended the three-bal French
carrom billiard match at the Golden Eagle
Hotel billiard parlors Saturday evening. MI.
McCleery, the champion billiardist of the
Pacific coast, and Thomas F. Gleason, Sac
ramento player, handled the cues. The con-
ditioHs OF the game we're that McCleery u AXE
100 points or no count, and if he made run
of 300 points he was to receive 500 from
Colonel McNasser, the proprietor OF the
hotel. On his eleventh inning, by brilliant
play, he got the balls into position on the rail,
and without apparent effort succeeded in run
nj LEAVING ne ballg in tha
ton, after having followed them around the
table. The score stood McCleery, 422 best
runs, a, p, 800 average, IS All. Gleason,
Is; best runs, II, 10; average, All. There
was sn exhibition game yesterday afternoon
and evening between Mr. McCleery and a
local amateur. The Professor also gave SD
exhibition Of brilliant fancy shots.
ALMOST a TRAGEDY.-Two determined
men, with their hands on their respective re.
volvers, came very near shedding blood in
this city one day last week. A man from
one Of the upper counties, hunting an enemy,
found whom he supposed was his man in
K-street hotel, and stood for an opportunity
for o dead shot. A friend Of the other, motto
ing the suspicious actions and the hslf-hiddeu
weapon of the would-be slayer rightly d.
Yined that ne meant to shoot warned the
INTENDED fiCINt Wneu LnaE individual,
though perfect stranger to the armed man
borrowed a pistol, aud for q half or three
quarters Of an hour the two men watched
each other ike cats. Finally the mau-hunter
noticed a strange mark on the features Of his
vis.s.vis. and he threw up his hand with an
ejaculation Of surprise, for be had found the
wrong man, and the person before him was a
total stranger Explanations were made,
and the aveuger departed to search else-
where
SAcBAMENTANs INVESTING IN LAND.-The
San Diego Sun Of the OH instant says: IAN.
other large sale-that of the Gueiito rancho,
belonging to Louis Hsuck, of this city-wss
contaminated yesterday, through a. Went.
scher to Albert Gsllatin, of the firm OF Hunt.
ington, Hopkins L Co., and George +. Bates,
of the fru of Freeman & Bates, Of Sacra-
mento. The ranch is situated about thirty
miles east Of San Luis Rey, and comprises
Is. 2SS 30 acres Of fine land. The price was
IS 50 per acre. Emil Schelenberg, of Ber-
uardo, has already been appointed general
manager Of the ranch, and it Is the Intention
of the new proprietors to stock the ranch with
cattle, to plant l., eco acres in wheat, and to
set out an extensive vineyard
COMMERCIAL The following vessels have
arrived at Sacramento during the past week
Steamer San Joaquin No 2, from San Fran
cisco, with general merchandise, and barge
of lumber for the Sacramento Lumber Com
pany. The Dover and Vsruna, from the
upper Sacramento, with batges OF grain.
AlYsrado. from the upper river, with general
merchandise. Steamer Reform, from San
Francisco, with barge Of Lumber for the
Friend & Terry Lumber Company. De-
married. Dover and Neponset, for the upper
Sacramento. with general merchandise and
the steamer Reform, for the Bay, with barge,
light.
For blankets of every grade and quality
call AZ headquarters and get them st factory
prices. Capital Wooden Mills.