Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-07


issued in one month, S,76l, in March per-
oentsge of fiction, ", decrease of four per
cent. from that of last year. Number of pa
irons, 4 81 ; number of books lost, %, nine
of which were paid for; Al books were con-
demned, teiug worn out $50 books were do.
mated ZIG volumes of periodicals were
bound 300 books were rebound, and S2S vol
umes were added to the library by purchase.
The list of periodicals subscribed for was 20
monthly magazines, % illustrated week.-Mrs.
and "a Newspapers 80 newspapers were do
nste5. Fines collected on delinquent and
injured books, 1874 10.
GROWN OLD IN a DAY.-On the lat of
July youthful couple presented themselves
at the desk of the County Clerk and asked
for a marriage license. The officer thought
the girl was rather youthful in appearance,
and informed the young man that ne would
have to bring some proof from her parents
that she was of proper age. The young man
became quite indignant, said it was a case of
necessity, and objected to going to any such
trouble, which he denounced as unnecessary,
and a species Of red tape which he thought
in his case might be dispensed with. The
County Clerk was inexorable, however, and
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The couple left the Courthouse, and returned
with the following document: 81, Ellen
Rawle, the mother of Sarah Elizabeth Car
ner, give my full and free consent that she
marry John Chambers. She was fourteen
years old last May, and has no father
living.E Ellen r. Rawle." After the
Clerk read the letter from the mother
he consulted the law relating to the issuing
of marriage licenses, and again refused to
issue the license, stating to the pleading
couple that the girl was too young" On
the 9TH they again presented themselves at
the County Clerks office, and the young man
signed an affidavit that he was % years of
age, and had an affidavit filled out for the
girl, stating that she was 10. These aft
davits were signed by the contracting parties
the girl in an almost illegible hand signing
Lizzie S. Garner" The license was then
issued to John w. Chambers and Sarah Z.
Garner. The girl had nothing to say at
either visit to the Office, and manifested
total indifference to all that was said or done.
Evidently she does not know her name or
her mother is mistaken, aud one would
imagine, from the difference between her
mstheI's letter and her own affidavit, that
the girl knows more about her age than any
other person.
Police CoURT.-In the Police Court yea
terday j. Morris, charged with disturbing
the peace, was dismissed on payment of
costs. James Anderson, drunk, failed to
appear in Court, and his deposit was declared
forfeited The case of Willie Collier,
charged with grand larceny, safe robbery,
was continued to July 9th. Lorinda Wash
burne, charged by the Health Officer with
maintaining a nuisance, appeared IN Court,
and her case was set for hearing July 105h,
William Love, a healthy beggsr, said he
would leave the city Immediately if dis
charged. His request was granted, and he
started from the ststion-house on bee line
for the Yolo bridge. Robert Hunter, COM
mon drunkard, was sentenced to thirty days
in the County Jail. All Sue, a Chinese
codrtesan, charged with enticing, did not
answer to her name, and the deposit Of $40,
which had been put up in her case, was de-
clared forfeited. L. Fairchild, arrested at
the instance Of the Health Officer, had his
case set for hearing on the 18th of July.
Mrs. Margaret Feeney, charged with dis
turbiag the peace, was found guilty and
fined 50. Charles Corney, who was charged
with having become too full of bad whisky
on the Fourth of July, was read lecture on
temperance and allowed to depart John
Donnolly, vsgrant, was sent to toe County
Jail for tiye days.
CAPIToL PACKING COMPANY The Capitol
Packing Company ceased canning salmon
over two weeks ago, having put up over
500 600 cans. Most Of their salmon has been
shipped to the East, and soon the company
will begin shipping canned fruit. Since the
salmon season closed, the factory has been
running on fruit working over 200 employees.
Their steamer Msrgie now makes daily trips
down the river and back by daylight, bring
ing each time between $50 and 400 boxes of
apricots, and some blackberries and a few
peaches. Currants and cherries are all gone
The former were slmost failure, owing to
the excessive heat of a month ago burning"
them, while OF the latter the company packed
about 80, 900 cans. Blackbsrriss are begio-
ming to come into market in sufficient quanti-
ties TO admit of packing, and the work on
peaches will be thoroughly started in about a
week, The fruit of an kinds, excepting
apples, has been seriously injured by the
hot north winds, causing it TO ripen too fast
The new storehouse of the Capitol Packing
Company, situated in the rear of the factory.
is completed and is in use. It is fre-proof
one-story building. 40 by so feet in size.
IT WAS LoADED.-About o'clock P. NJ on
Thursday the little 4-yesr-old daughter of
John Hsgerty was shot back of the left ear
bv bullet from a small pistol held in the
hands of Lucius Powers, the 1o-year-old son
of a. H. Powers. on Seventh street, between
P and o. It appears that Chinsman who
is employed SIS a servant BY Mr.. Powers had
a small pistol, which he handed to the boy,
stating that it was not loaded. just at that
moment some little children came by. and
the boy. thinking to brighten them, snapped
the pistol, with the result SIS above stated.
The physicians pronounce the wound not
serious. The wounded child was taken into
Mr.. Powers residence, and he, assisted by
his wife, has done everything within their
power to relieve the suffering Of the little one.
The BuLIBGs WILL.-Ths heirs of the
late E. L. Billings yesterday fled petition
with the Superior Court ssking that John L.
Huntoon be appointed administrator of the
estate.