Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-26

I IIal FUuT EUITI at
low bills for services rendered by in the capacity
of official reporter OF the Superior Court Of this
county in every case where doubt may arse.
There is the calendar set for trial, entitled
''Gillespe VS.. Sacramento County and as it is a
civil case, and as have sustained numerous losses
viii state that in view OF the intimatiOn referred
to- shall decline to act in that for the defend
ant unless am assured in advance that the defend
ants portion OF the fees will be paid AS the case
may be lengthy, aud the reporting expenses may be
heavy, would suggest that, in the interest OF pub
lie economy, you direct your counsel to insist in
Court that the case be not reported Ii the plaintiff
then wants it reported he will have to pay the re-
porter, but will of have exclusive use of my
notes. / have notified the District Attorney that
will not report the case for him without an express
direction from the Board. Respectfully,
WINFIELD j. DAVIS,
Official Court Reporter
ART ENTEBTAiNMENT.- Bric-s-B rac
Club held its reunion last evening at its art
room in Odd Fellows' Temple, Ninth and K
streets. The studio of Mr.. jackson, adjoin-
ing the art-rooms, was thrown open for the
accommodation of guests also. he gather.
ing proved to be very pleasant one. The
art display was exceptionally fine, nearly all
the pictures being new. By general request,
the Directory Of the Club ordered that the
art-room remain open from 10 A NJ to P N
to-day, for the free admission of the public TO
view the collection. The following pictures
were exhibited By Benuni Irwin, portrait
IN oil. By Miss Alice Way, portrait in
crayon. By Mrs. Bingay, two large por-
celain plaques in oil and one flower piece on
plaque. By W. +. jackson, portrait in
crayon, and the following in oil: above
Soda Springs The Semi Nude, +" " Cascade
Greek, Laurel Grove (Sonoms Wood
Scene in the Sierras, - "Early Morning on
Sunset Lake, study of head unfinished,
Gorge on the Side of Mt. Tallsc IA new
and large piece, probably the best work the
artist has yet done-unfnished) Little
Silver Lake (snother large and new study"
By Norten Bush, four tropical ps5els, two
in colors, two In black and white :" Entrance
to Golden Gate, San Francisco (new);n
moonlight in the Rsdwood5 NEW, and
among the best of the artists more recent
works. :" Cascade in the Mountains (new
study" two large narlor screens. with con-
cave plaques; "Voicano Momotombo. ON
Lake Menqgs, Nicaragu. (new) :" Uncle
Sam Mountain, Clear Lake ;" Hills of San
Carlos = River San Juan, Nicaragua :" two
tropical pictures, Morning" and EVEN
ing )" tropical sketch; one animal picture,
"On the Alerb."
STOCKTON INSANE AsYLUM.-State Treas.
urer January and II. J. W. Dam, Governor
Ssoneman's executive Secretary, have re.
turned from Stockton. The Governor and
Secretary of State Thompson went to San
Francisco from Stockton. The Governor
will visit the State Normal School at San
Jose before his return. The gentlemen men
toned went to Stockton to examine the plans
and specifications fer the addition to the In
sane Asylum building at that place. The
plans and specifications are by Percy & Ham
ilton, architects of Stockton and San Fran
cisco. The plsns were examined, and it is
understood that they would have been sp-
proved had the Asylum Directors given effi-
oial notice that their Board had Endorsed
them. AS it was, no action was taken. The
appropriation for the new building is S145,
900, and S15 900 for improving the water
supply and sewerage Of the asylum buildings.
The new building will be similar in shape to
the female department building, and will be
440 feet long. The wings or L portions are
TO be Three stories high and 167x175 feet in
dimensions. The central portion will be &c
feet front and 16l feet deep and four stories
high. It will be separated from the wings
by corridors 5000 feet, with driveway for
carriages The walls of these corridors will
be Of stone and iron, made perfectly freproof,
30 that q FIRE which would consume either or
both of the wings would leave the central
portion intact. The style of architecture
will be the same as that of the new building.
Y.M. C. a. REUNIoN.-The ANIMAL May
reunion of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
Citations of the coast was held at the associa-
tioa rooms in San Francisco on Thursday
evening. The general exercises consisted of
devotional exercises, followed by remarks by
the President of the San Francisco associa-
ton, A. B. Forbes; Rev. f. A. Horton, of
Oakland; Rev. J. @. A. Henry, of Sscrs-
mento j. NJ. Buf6ngten, President of the
Oakland association Leslie 4. Gay, Of Los
Angeles; S. D. Fuller, General Secretary,
Sacramento and interspeTsed with singing
by a male quartet. A parlor programme
consisted of selections by children's orchestra !;
vocal solo, Miss Rose Ceursen recitation,
Miss Belle Mshan; piano solo, Miss NJ &C.
Fsrland; vocal solo, Miss A NJ. G. Still !;
reading, Mr.. Kincsid. of Boston orchestral
selection reading, 1.-The Polish Boy" Miss
Mary A E. Blake. An exhibition in Gales
themes was also given.
SOME GooD WORK Trustee Nielsen is
having the alley between Ninth and Tenth,
o and streets, filed with grass roots from
school grounds and street scrapipgs. For
wears this alley has been an eye-sore to that
portion of the city. Three times within three
wears it has been declared by the Board Of
Health to be public nuisance. During the
same time there have been four applications
made to the Board of Trustees to raise it to
the official grade. During the wet seasons 3
foot or two of water always stands in it. Mr..
Nielsen saws that before the wet season again
sets in he will have it nearly hlied to the
grade.
RESIGNATION DECLINED "A meeting of the
Congregational Church was held last evening
to consider the resignation rendered by the
pastor, Rev. DIR. d Rinell. As the result Of
the dsliberstion, motion was adopted that
DR.. Dginell remain as pastor OF the church,
and that he be requested to Withdraw his
resignation.
THE RArEN CAsE.-It was stated in 3
contemporary yesterday that the Supreme
Court did not. as generally expected, take
mn the apuesl case of Simon Raten, the muir
derer Of James Lansing. The fact is that the
appeal case was argued nearly three months
ago and submitted, and decision Is daily
expected.
DEATH OF Mrs. SNIpRR.-Mrs. nj. j..
Snider, wife of DIR. T. A. Snider, and mother
of Mrs. j. H. Glide, died after lingering
illness at the family residence. 9lS NJ street,
yesterday afternoos. The deceased was an
estimshle lady, and one of the pioneer women
of Sacramento.
The STATIoS-HousB SLATE The follow
ing is copy of the slate at the station house
at IL o'clock last night Mrs. Lsreener. nee
Adams, 8 common drunkard ; Charley john
SOB, disturbing the peace old man Harris,
! drunk JOHN CAlbert. robbery.