Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-22
lDGsL INTELLIGENCE.

Police COURT But little business was
done in the Police Court yesterday. The
usual number OF DRINKS did not appear in
fact, the only persons the Judge had to deal
with officially were three women. Maggie
Williams and Minnie, her sister, having
been convicted on the day previous Of being
Migrants, came up for sentence. The Judge
reviewed the testimony upon which they
were convicted, and stated that the evidence
all went to prove the fact that they were bad
women, idle, dissolute, aud that the presence
of such characters on the public streets had a
demoraliZing effect on the youths OF the city.
He proposed to make a crusade against the
disreputable class OF both sexes who lived in
the low sluus and dens OF the city, and, with
the cooperation Of the police force, they
would make Sacramento &" too hot for them"
He sentenced them to forty days each In
the County all One of them tearfully i'm
plored the Judge to allow he' to leave the
city, and she would pledge herself never to
return. The Judge withheld the commit
ment in both cases tweuty-four hours, giving
them time TO leave the city. Mrs, johnson,
for disturbing the peace, was fined SD
Teachers INSTITUTE. - The Institute
opened yesterday morning with prayer by
the Rev Vi. McKelyey. Miss Sarah Jones
then sang song entitled Strangers Yet.
with piano accompaniment by Miss Matte
X. Powers Mr. Mann then gave an exceed
ingly interesting lecture on composition
spoke Of its being introduced soon after
child could read, By reading stories to the
pupils and then requiring them to write all
they could reclllect Of it, using their own
language He paid great attention to letter
wuting; have the pupil &c. correct form for
commencing and closing letter, etc. de caused
much amusement by reading several comp7-
sitions written by scholars in San FranCiscs
school upon the sleeping scene " in " Romeo
and Juliet" Miss Purueu then addressed
the Institute, giving her ideas Of the duties
Of teachers. Alter recess Professor Mann
took mp the subject Of grammar, and made
many valuable suggestions IN regard TO that
study. Ia the afternoon the Institute was
addressed by the Superintendent, and Miss
Powers gave a select reading. After recess
the Institute &c urued, at ", after hay-
ing voted to hold the next session during the
inst week in May.
WILL Go To JAIL FIRST. Yesterday each
member Of the Board of Supervisors was
served with a certified copy of the order Of
Judge Armstrong, citing them to appear
before him at 10 A. NJ to-day to show cause
whv they should not be punished for con.
tempt in falling to allow q stenographers bill
after the same had been ordered paid by the
Court. The Supervisors have intrenched
themselves behind counsel, say they will not
allow the bill, and have already taken steps
to test the authority, in the Supreme Court,
Of the Superior Judge.
OFFICERS ELEcTED.-At the last regular
meeting of the Sacramento Turn Nerein So
ciety. the following otH ,ers were elected for
the ensuing term President, f. Hebron {;
Vice. President. A /. Bruno Corresponding
Secretary. B. Ruhl Financial Secretary, II.
Stober First Treasurer, John Bauer Second
Treasurer, c. york First Turn Leader, 4.
Weiruanu Second Turn Leader, ii. o. Sey-
mour Librarian, George Beruhsrdt; Prop
srtyman, j. Storch Trustee, Geo. W. New
man.
EarLoYEs DISCHARGED. --One hundred and
ten men aud quite a number Of boys who
have been employed in the car and paint
shops Of the Central Pacific Railroad Com
psny have been laid off FOR lack Of work IN
those departments. For several months past
those departments were,oveTcrowded. Since
the cars for the street railroads of San Frsn-
cisco were finished there has not been suth-
cent work 10 keep them all busy, hence the
discharge.
CALIFORNIAN C1UB.-At the last regular
meeting Of the Sacramento Caledonia Club
officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows: Chief, Tom Scott tre.electeol e;
First Chief. d. McCraw; Second Chief, A.
Logan; Third Chief, Tom Cunningham ;
Fourth Chief, Robert Robertson Surgeons,
Or. Cluuess and DR.. Gardner.