Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-19


Police CoURT.-His Honor came into the
Courtroom yesterday fresh as daisy from
his Woodland trip. In the dock he found
JOHN Hughes, who had been assisted into the
station.heuse the night before very drunk.
.Tohr WAS sober snd penitent and, taking
courage from the benevolent cast of the Judi.
cial brow, confessed his sins and was told TO
pay s. and sin no more. Thomas Connor, o
vageans OF the first water, and whose appear
auce Indicated no acQuaintanceship with wa.
ter at ALL went to the County Jail TO be
housed from the coming winter storms for
forty days aud nights. p. J. Brogan squirt.
ed water on Dutch George and was arrested.
George got into dry shirt, then on TO
the staud, and asked that his prosecutor be
forgiven. His prayer was answered, and
Brogan wss let off for g 30. The cases of
Louis jackson and james Fisher, arrested
for petit larceny, were continued. All Tick
was found on the sidewalk in whisky-logged
state, and docEed for repairs. He was SO
much ashamed of his uncommon descent to
the condition Of o drunken Caucasian, that
he swore that lie had only tainted but he
was ordered 60 pay So and in the future up
hold the dignity of his race and steer clear Of
shose bad habits that are only the prerogs-
tives Of Mclean men.
A REw BATs-A citizen who lives up
town, and is batter in a frst-class ball club,
furnishes the following item, which has been
written on his fsvorite subject, evidently
after much research The attic of the Sac
ramento Library building is noted as q resort
for bats; they gain access to that portion of
the building through an iron grating on the
south end All the bats Of Sacramento make
their abode here, on account of the wisdom
and learning to be found in the fret and
second stories. These bats take grest pleas
ure in occupying these quarters, because OF
the knowledge in natural history and mathe-
mates which is taught in these departments !;
and both Of these sciences are necessary in
determining the history and number OF bats.
Every evening about o'clock they leave
their hahita:ion By thousands and tens of
thousaA6s--the locusts Of Egypt are nowhere
when c5IsDared to this host in number. They
seemed to pour forth for about half an hour,
in volume ike the smoke Of furnace. 1t is
not possible to determine the exact number
but /. IL supposed there are about II, ,050, ,04l
bats.
SUIT FOR DAMAG Es.-Lewis 7. Mitchsll,
of Gait, las commenced suit against the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, in the
Suuerior Court of this county, for $4,000
damages. The papers were filed with the
County Clerk yesterday by plaintiff 3 coun.
sci. Hou & Buckley. The complaint says
that Mitchell is a ssamster who has been en-
gspsd IN hauling freight to and from the
railroad DEPOT ct Gait; that sometime during
the month Of August he fell through hole
In she floor of the depot, receiving such iu-
iuriss as 20 render him a cripple for life,
hence the damages claimed.
AUCTION To-MoRRow.-The welfknown
Antiquarian Book Store, at SO7 K street-in
the Clunie building-will be sold out at P.
NJ. tomorrow by the well-known auctioneers,
Bell Co. Among the articles to be sold are
LOCO assorted books and novels, one Sala-
uandsr fire.proof safe, showcases, counter
and shelving also, the household furniture,
carpets, tables, chairs. lounges, crockery and
glassware.
IS MEMoRIAM.-The pupils of the Sscra-
mento High School, through efforts put forth
by Misses Emma Whittenbrock and Florence
Simon, have purchased beautiful monument,
to be placed at the resting place OF the late
Professor Kirk W. Brier. The monument
can now be seen at the marble works OF j.
C. Devine, on K street, but will be sent to
Oakland within few days.
"I.AvarRY, the beautiful" is oncs more
among u.s. and simultaneously with her has
come the latest novelty, the Langtry shoe.
r. aaJa at Red House