Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-05-22
BRIEF NOTES.

| Inc sacramento river Is Still rising, AND
last evening marked 20 feet 3 inches above
low.water mark.
A prize for clay pigeon shooting is offered
By the SNsfeld Guard, to be contested for at
the picnic to be held next Sunday.
The Red Mems picnic to-day promises to
be largely attended This viii be the last ex-
cursion to Natoma Grove this season.
There is some talk of running an excursion
train from this city to Camp Stoneman, near
Woodland. every evening during the coming
encampment.
| The improvements at the old City Hall are
nearing completion. The stone walks, iron
fence and grass plots will add much to the
beauty of that portion of the city.
| Strawberries have been in the market for
| the past two weeks, but so far the quality has
| been inferior. By the last of this week good
berries and apricots will be plentiful.
The ladies of Sacramento will meet at Pho
neer Hall at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow after.
noon, to perfect arrangements to have a
bountiful supply of flowers for Decoration
Day.
Two steamers and barge have been en-
gagged by Company G (Sarsfsld Guard to
take their picnic party to Beach's Grove
next Sunday. Further particulars are an
nounced elsewhere.
The will of the late w. G. Hopping was
admitted to probate yesterday in the Superior
Cours. The will is dated October 6, 1880.
The requests contained in it were recently
published in the RECORD. UNION.
The expenses for the maintenance of the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Asylum for the month
of March was So, 252 GO, and for April 49,
70S 0S. The running of the Napa Insane
Asylum for April cost S14, 39l So.
The SpaldiHg Baseball Club has organized.
with officers as follows: M. Carraghsr, Cap.
tain A. Noone, Treasurer; G. Stone. Sec
rotary; T. Leanord, Property Man; J.
Jacobs, L. Allen, Vice-Presidents.
j. H. Coffey, who was arrested for per-
jury alleged to have been committed in the
recent Moynihan murder examination, had
hearing yesterday before Justice Giimer
and was held to answer before the Superior
Court.
The benefit to the Howard Benevolent As.
ISOLATION given last evening by Kohlet's con.
cert company was complete success, and
will net the Towards neat little sum. It is
understood that q quarter of the proceeds Of
next Friday evening will be donated to the
Memorial Day fund.
Officer Eldred arrested a man Monday
evening about II o'clock at Tenth and K
streets, whom he suspicioned was riding q
stolen horse. The man was taken to the
lookup, and it has since been ascertained that
the animal was the property of Mr.. Martin,
book-keeper for Woodburn & Barnes, and
valued at 1926.
SACRAMENTO SEMINARY.-The examination
az Sacramento Seminary closed yesterday
morning with classes in French, botany and
geometry. During the afternoon the follow.
ing programme w3s rendered: Piano solo,
"Love's Embrace" Alice Cohn ; essay. ga
Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss" Sadie
Brockway; essay, 1.-THE Last Night of the
Old World" May Drew; essay, "Don't
Fret" Rose Cohn piano solo, Polka Bril-
liante," Clara West essay. My Grand.
mothers Home" Mamie Brockway; essay,
"Great Power Brings Great Peril" Allie
Martin; song. p" Flowers Of the Alps" Lizzie
tree; essay, "a Walnut Tree" Lila Brock
way; piano solo, Era Diavola," Rowena
Cameron ; essay. "a Quotation from Mother
Goose" Mabel Parker; essay, Dreams"
MAY Brady; essay, Tomorrow" Jennie
Albee vocal duet, :" Come Where My Love
Lies Dreaming" Misses Rose and Alice
Coin; essay, "a Visit to Folsom" Annie
Dray; essay. "a Notice" Clara West;
piano solo, "Oberon," Bessie Morris; essay,
MY Trip 20 d SIolu NINE l%lzZIe zones
essay, " The Cataract" Kate Rudolph;
essay, "Sslf- Government, Rowena Dam
eron /; piano solo, Caprice Carlton" Edith
Crabtree; essay, Earnestness is Greater
than Genius, Bessie Morris essay, "Growth
is Slow; Decsy is Rspid," Nora Sims ;
essay, Painting" Lillian Smith piano
solo, premiere Bolero Brilliante," May
Brsdy. The commencement exercises will
take place this evening, but as these are to be
held at the Seminary, it has been found rec-
essary on account of limited space to issue
cards of invitation, which viii be received st
the door.
To BE REPRESENTED. Sacrament will be
represented at the coming exposition at Chi
cago of railway appliances. General Master
Mechanic A. +. Stevens has sent model of
his new improved valve molten for locomo-
tives. By this invention the eccentrics, links
and all the appurteaances usually placed be-
tween the frame of the locomotive and under
the boiler are entirely done away with. The
merit of the invention is that steam can be
cut off at any point Of the stroke and retain
the cylinder full of steam to the extreme end
of tie stroke. This it is believed effects
saving of 3358 per cent. of steam, and conse
quently also of fuel. MIR. Stevens has also
sent drawings of the new mammoth locoInc-
tive that is being constructed at the shops.
and TO be named e. Goberuador THE Gov.
ernor), A description of this engine was re-
Gently given in the RECORD . MON, By which
it was shown to be much larger than the ere
in u=e st Tehachepi, and which is at present
tie largest in the world. The exposition will
open On the Oath inst, and close on the 23d
CT June.
THE Horse HAD BEEN TO a PIcNIc.-Sun-
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spirited steed down L street. He stopped at
watering trough between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets, and alighted in order to allow
his horse to drink he leaned up against the
trough, and having brick in his hat, fell
into the trough, which wss about three feet
deep and full Of water. He was completely
immersed. A lady who was passing on the
opposite side of the street sent her little son
across to request him not to attempt to mount
his horse for fear he might get hurt TIE in
ebriste replied, sob, that will be all right
Tell your mother this horse has been to a
Dutch picnic and got drunk; that's whats
| sha matter"
IT PAYS TO BE Coop JooKEY.-Patsey
Duffey is we'll known throughout the United
States in sporting circles, having the reputa-
ton of being one of the most skillful as well
as successful jockeys that ever mounted in @
race For the past few years he has been
riding on this coast, and not unfrequently
has he received five hundred dellars for riding
3 single race. For the last two years he has
been in the employ of Hsggin & Tevis, but
ia that time he has also ridden all Of the best
horses in the State. He leaves to day for
Louisville, KY, where he enters the employ
of one of the largest owners of thoroughbreds
in the bluegrass country, at q salary of 81, 900
per annum, with the usual percentages added.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs-RoAD MATTERS.
The Board of Supervisors met in regular aes-
sion yesterday, but no business was transacted
excepting TO get the Gates for hearing of some
road matters. The hearing of the report of
viewers on road petition OF Donaldson and
i others was set for hearing Monday, Juae
4th. This report of viewers on petition CT O..
". Clark and others foz road in Center
! Township was set for hesring June S;h. TIE
same order was made on the report of view
ers on pstition of John Donahue and others.
ELI MAYo's BoND.-Eh Mayo, who was
implicated some time since in the spiriting
away of q witness in an alleged case Of bat
terry and attempt at robbery. and who, in
connection with the same casa. was convicted
of nisdemeanor and fined $50 or fifty days
ia the County Jail, has appealed his case to
the Superior Court La order to do SO, the
law requires the execution of an appeal bond.
Me- Msyo has fled lis bond in the sum Of