Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-31
SHORT NOTES.


Julius Strutz has sold his business at No.
420 street to Martin & Co. The new firm
Is composed Of 8. ]. and J. q. Martin.
Seventeen of the Boston excursionists went
East last evening. The balance of the party
will start for the "Hub" on Wednesday
| next.
The interior of the County Jail. under the
direction OF jsiler Newbert, has been entirely
renovated and reprinted, and presents neat
and cheerful appearance.
The match game of baseball played Tues
day between the Spauldings and Oxfords was
well contested, and resulted in favor of the
former by score of 4 to 8.
Lot Z in the block bounded by M and N,
Eighth and Ninth streets, was sold at auction
by Sherburn & Smith on Tuesday. Carl
Strobel was the purchaser at SO, 600.
l. is reported that a compromise has been
effected between Charles Gillespie and the
Board OF Superviso.s. Gillespie agrees to &C.
cept 81, 600. and give title to all his interest
in the hospital tract Of land.
That Woodland is rapidly increasing in
population is evidenced from the fact that
the School Census Marshal's report this year
shows an increase over last of los children
between the ages of and II years.
Tuesday evening the following were elected
officers of Confidence Lodge, No. rs, K. of
r, for the ensuing term: 4. V. Boyne, P.
e.; A. J. Plant, G. C.; James Davis, V. c.;
I. w. Younger. Prelate; w. T. Bird, Mas
ter-at-Arms.
1t is said that the name Of the boy recently
drowned In the river, and buried without
Identification, was Lloyd Hutchinson. His
father is said to be hair lresHer, who lives
on Third street, between Folsom and Howard,
San Francisco.
A garne OF baseball was played at Agri-
cultural Park yesterday, between the Wells.
Fargo and Holbrock, Merrill & Ssetsons
The express boys WOE by score of 10 TO Is.
The game lasted two hours, and was wit
messed by large number Of spectators.
Yesterday. notwithstanding the immense
crowd assembled at the City Cemetery, and
the reckless management of teams many of
which were in the hands of inexperienced
lady drivers, not single accident of any de.
ecription happened. Some one remarked in
the afternoon that Sacramento has moro
gentle horses than any other city on the face
of the globe.
TREASURE HUETERs.-The Vigo Bay
Treasure Company has been Incorporated |
and the articles filed with the Secretary of |
State. The purposes for which it is formed |
are "to acquire snd exercise, for the benefit |
and profit of its members. the right conceded |
by his Catholic Majesty. the King Of Spain, |
to Messrs. Francis w. Kennedy, Stephen P. |
NJ. Tssker and Edward E. Jones TO explore |
the bottom of the Bay of Vigo. in Spain, and |
extract therefrom the treasure they may |
find" The principal place of business is
San Francisco ; the term of its existence is |
twenty-five years; the amount of its capital |
stock is $4,000, divided into shares of 81 |
each. The Directors are John 81. Reding- |
ton, Oliver Eldridge, Henry T. Tesche- |
macher, William Norris and Horace T. Cut |
ter, all of San Francisco.
A SOCIAL EvENT.-The social event of the |
season in Chinatown was the wedding recep.
ton Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lui Sam. held Satur-
day and Sunday evenings. The wedding |
took place Saturday in San Francisco, after |
the most approved American custom. The |
groom belongs to the Presbyterian Mission |
School Of this city. The bride was a member |
of the Methodist Home, San Francisco, and |
named Wong Choy. The reception to their |
American friends took place Saturday even |
ing, at Che Presbyterian Mission. Sunday |
they received the entire population of 1 |
street from Front to Fifth, and finished the |
day with grand supper at restaurant on |
street, between Second and Third.
THE EVENING CoNoERT.-The open air con-
cert given by the First Artillery Band, and |
the songs rendered by the members of the |
Grand Army of the Republic, at State Capt. |
toll Park last evening, was fitting close to |
the exercises OF Memorial Day. The band |
to is composed of some of the best |
musicians in the State. and the excellent |
NV Inst aVonino from |
the balcony of the State Capitol was q "a. |
musical treat, and highly appreciated By the !
thousands who had assembled on the green |
terraces below. The evening IVES cool and |
pleasant, and the entertainment lasted until |
almost 10 o'clock.
Picnic To DAY. - This morning at $50 |
o'clock the picnic excursion party of st. |
Roses Church will leave N-street wharf for |
Baaoh's grove. near Freeport, on tie steamer |
Governor Dana and the barge Mammoth, the |
latter having been especially fitted up fer the !
occasion. Many who DO not wish to start ct |
such sn early hour will go down by the road |
with private conveyance. The day will I'M |
be fine, and all who attend can ex.
poet to have an enjoyable time. The steamer |
San Joaquin No. will go down in the after |
noon and assist to bring the party back by |
Daylight.
BUILDING STREET CARs.-At tie Central |
Pacific Railroad shops in this city they are
building large number of street cars for the |
cable road on Market street in San Francisco.
They ars neat in appearance, and are differ |
emit from anything heretofore built in the |
street car line. The dummy and the coach |
are combined in one car. It is claimed for
this style Of csr that they are more cenven
lent, can be handled with greater ease. and
the liabilities TO accidents much less than
those now in use on California street.
PREPARING CATALoGUE.-Ths Trustees
of the City Free Library at their last meet
irg instructed the Librarian to make cata-
logue Of all the books belonging to that il
sei:utipn. The work is progressing finely and
will be ready to deliver TO the printer in
about three weeks. The number Of volumes
in the Library is something over 10000.