Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-05
BRIEF NOTES.

Ssventy.six emigrant passengers viii arrive
this afternoon.
The Board of Supervisors will meet in
regular session to-day.
Yesterday was mid-Lent. Appropriate
services were held in the churches.
The Sacramento river has been rising
slightly for several days, and now marks IL
| feet inches.
The auction sale Of household furniture,
advertised to take place this morning, at res
idence No. 1926 G street, has been post
poned.
Mortimer Lightfo0t, q prisoner serving q
term in Folsom Prison for murder commit
ted in Sssnislaus county, was taken to that
county Saturday IS witness.
! A game of base ball was played yesterday
between the Union and Eagle clubs for a
purse Of $50. The game was won by the
Union by score of Is to 10.
! P. T. Dolan, of the Folsom Prison guard,
on Saturday returned from Woodland with
| the two prisoners which were taken to Yolo
to testify in the Taylor murder trial.
In the Superior Court this morning the
! trial calendar for this month will be set.
| During the week both Departments will be
in session for the trial of cases. The trial of
the jury cases will commence tomorrow.
To-day at noon is the hour set by the Con.
stitution of the State for property.owners to
make an inventory of their earthly posses.
sions-a statement under oath-which will
have to be delivered to the County Assessor.
There was but one case before Judge Nc
Far!and on Saturday. being that of M. A.
Cross ys. Sacramento Savings Bank and Sac
ramento Bank. 1t has been on trial for two
dsye A further hearing was continued until
tomorrow morning.
The Superintendent of the City Cemetery
reports thirty.seven deaths in the city during
the month Of February, being the largest
number ever recorded in this city during that
month since the mortality records were
opened. the highest number heretofore having
been thirty.Gve.
Adam Smith, Past Great Incoaonee of the
United States Great Council Of Improved
Order of Red Men, accompanied by Charles
Z. Spencer, LETT this city last evening to visit
the tribes in the reservation in the northern
portion Of the State. The first place visited
will be Dutch Flat.
TIE street railway company are repairing,
renovating and repainting the street cars.
There are six cara belonging to each branch,
but at the present there are but FIVE running,
two being undergoing the repairs. Next
week all the blue" cars will be taken off,
and "red cars run on both lines.
Officers Jackson and Farrell last Saturday
evening arrested four young men on the cor
ner of Second ard k streets. while engaged
in fighting. They gave the names of Patrick
Gallagher, VIM. Harris, Fred Grant and
Jas. Quigley. They will have to answer in 4
the Police Court this morning to a charge Of
disturbing the peace.
A concert for the benefit of the pips organ
fund of the Sixth.street Methodist Episcopal
Church will be given this evening. The fol-
lowing named ladies and gentlemen will take
part Mrs. DR.. a. E. Bruno, Miss Mary
Milliken, Miss Raymond Haskell, Miss Jen.
ME WoodF, Mrs. Pepper, Miss Lizzie Griffin,
Mrs. Carter, Miss Kaibel. Miss Amelia Boil,
Elwood B,uner, Charles Beaumont and J. A.
Baillargeon.
The stssmers Dover end Governor Dana
have been at work for several days in raising
the Varuna, which was sunk a few miles
above Knights Landing. The eunken steamer
was loaded with flour, but as it only sank to
the boiler deck the four was all saved with.
out any damage. At Last accounts the work
of raising was progressing satisfactorily, and
it was expected to complete it on Saturday
evening or yesterday morning.