Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-27
BRIEF NOTES.


The State of California has now in her
treasury SS47, $50 33.
The old wheel foundry at the railroad shops
is being converted into brass foundry.
The swallows have departed, but strsWber-
ries have again made their appearance in the
market.
One hundred and sixteen immigrants will
arrive in this city by the overland train from
the East to day.
Flags generally throughout the city yes
terday were placed at half.mast, out of II.
spect to the memory of James McClatchy.
In these days the heavens are darkened,
the rains are falling, and the voice of the UNI
brella borrower may be heard in the streets.
The following appeared on the slate at the
station-hou at y o'clock last night An
Yeu, vagrsncy j. johnson, drunk Louis
Tepes, vsgrsncy.
Some days ago it was stated that B.
Rowells was arrested in this city for a charge
of grand larceny. 1t should have been dis.
turbing the peace.
J. E. Farnum and Bank Commissioners
W. +. White and E. A. Litchfeld were in
the city yesterday, engaged in examining the
Sacramento Bank.
The tan cases are set for hearing before
Justice Tubbs az P. NJ to-day. The Dis
trict Attorney and A. l.. Hart will appear
for the prosecution, and Henry Edgerton for
the defense.
The indications are that no further work
will be done on the drainage canal below the
city this year, ewing 10 the failure of resi-
dents along the canal to contribute the amount
recently agreed upon.
Yesterday afternoon the pay car of the
Central Pacific Railroad came up from Oak.
land and paid off the employees of the COM
pany in this city. except those at the shops,
who will be paid off to-day.
At the corner of K and Third streets the
end of an iron rail of the old, ana now un-
used, street railway, is sticking up some three
or four inches above the mud aud is thus
dangerous to horses driven over it.
Oh Friday evening. about 9 P. NJ, two
hoodiums endeavsred to whip another on K
street, between Front and Second, opposite
Mebius' store. The one whipped the two
and also third, who came to their rescue.
No arrests.
Detective Burke, Of the railroad police,
called at this Office and stated that he was
not one of the captors of the Truckee stage
robbers. OIe of them was captured at Reno
by Constable r. Nash, the other at Wads-
WlTbu ny OcpuLJ
Governor Stoneman has pardoned James
Parker, sentenced at October term, 1882 of
Superior Court of Butte county, to ten years
imprisonment for manslsughter. The Execu.
tive action is on the petition of Judge, attor-
neys, most of the jurors and large number
of citizens.
Skating at the Pavilion this evening COM
mences at o'clock The defects in the floor
have been remedied, and there will be no
further cause Of complaint on account of
dust. Good music will be in attendance, and
MIR. Marsh, Bert and Fred Kidder will give
an exhibition of fancy skating.
The Coroner held inquests last evening on
the body of the man who was killed by the
railroad train Thursday, near Arcade, and
the one found drowned in the Sacramento
the same day. The verdict in the first case
was accidental death. The drowned man has
not been identified, and verdict was rem
dered accordingly.
I. A. Burt, the engineer who was running
the head engine of the passenger train at the
time Of the collision near Pine last Wednes-
day, states that he did not Jump from his
engine as reported. but that both himself and
fireman, G. W. Cox, remained in the cab
until the accident was a thing of the past,
and there was nothing more to be done at the
lever.
The Governor has pardoned Henry Baker,
sentenced in the June term of 1880 of the
Superior Court of San Francisco for five
years for burglary. The Judge and prosecut-
ing attorney recommended the granting of a
pardon on account of his youth and previons
good character also the Board of State
Prison Directors. at meeting held June II,
1888, recommended the action now taken by
the Executive.
Yesterday, in Department One of the Su-
perior Court, before Judge Hunt, the plain
tiff in the damage suit of Rebecca Rodgers
VS.. the Central Pacific Railroad rested, and
witnesses fo- the defense began testifying.
The testimony will probably all be heard to-
day. On Sunday the jury will probably go
to China Gulch, Shasta county, and inspect
the engineer killed.