Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LABOR OIATiSTICS,-JO nn D. 1-uOs, CCm
missioner of Labor, and Hugh J. NOLAN
Deputy Commissioner, have issued circular:
to labor organizations in the State, request
ing information as to their strength, affiia
tion and bylaws be furnished. They have
also issued q circular t. wage.workers, re-
questing answers to tfty-tYo different ques'
lions as to name, occupation, nationality,
married or single number Of children, hours
constituting q days work, how steadily they
work, wages paid, whether the dwelling
lived in is owned or rented the number OF
its rooms, what provision for escape in case
of fire exists in the workshops, were there any
strikes among wOrkmen and how did they
end, are girls employed where the men work
and what wages do they get, Is the occupa-
ton unhealthy, how many Chinese are EN-
ployed, what is the cost Of supporting fam
lily, etc. The Central Pacific Railroad Com
pauy has assisted Commissioner Enos by
seeing that these circulars are distributed
among their employees, and this has, in some
instances, led TO the report that the in.
quiries are prepounded by the company. The
information derived is to be used in a report
by Mr.. Enos to the next Legislature.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS The Board met
yesterday, all the members present except Mr..
Bailey. Minutes read and approved. Claims
of county officers were read and filed. Mr..
Steinmsn offered the following resolution,
which was adopted "ResoIved, That here
after the Board will not psy demands for ex-
animation of insane, except such as are certi-
fed to by the Judge before whom the parties
were examined" Upon application of the
Trustees of Swamp Land Reclamation Dis
trict No. 407, it was ordered that an election
of Trustees for said district be held ct Isle
: Ton, March 10, 1884. at the Office of William
SPOOL, between the hours OF 10 A. NJ. and 3 P.
NJ, and that George A Moore be appointed
Inspector and Samuel Lavenson and Charles
G. Perkins, Judges of said election. Mr..
Steinman moved that the Chair be authorized
to sign the contract with tne County AS
SCISSOR for making the next county assessment.
Carried-Ayes, Steinman, Mclaughlin, Blair
and Gottleib; noes, ChrisJy and Smith.
Police CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terdsy the case Of Amelia A. Churchill &C.
cusad of graHd larceny, was partially exam.
ined and continued for further hearing until
to-day. John O'Niel, alias Buck, charged
with burglary in entering the Hsrbormsster's
Office, breaking open a trunk and stealing
clothing, was held TO answer and bail fixed
at 81, 600. The cases of Yeuk kee and seven
other Cinnamon, fo- misdemeauor in violat-
ing the health ordnance, went over until to-
day, james Maloaey and Joseph Lourie,
arrested for sleeping in a railroad car, pleaded
guilty and viii receive sentence this morn
ing. The csse Of James Whelan, alias
Whslebone jim, for an assault with deadly
weapon upon officer Ash, will come up to-
day.
THE WEATHER,-The temperature, wind
and weather. at y N. yesterday, from the
Signal Service records, we're: For Olympia,
90, south and light snow; Portland, 81
southeast snd cloudy; + ort Candy, So,
southeast, IS miles per hour, and sleeting
Roseburg, So, southwest and clear Red
Bluff, AZ, south and cloudy; Sacramento,
AZ, north aud clear; San Francisco, AS,
east and fair /; Los Angeles. 81, east and
clear; Salt Lake. pc, south and clear
Cheyenne, IS, southwest and clear; Denver,
90, southeast aud clear; North Platte, IL
northwest and cloudy; Omaha, 1S', north
aid cloudy; Yankton, zero, north and clear.
THE EUREKAs BAL MAsQUE.-Arrange.
ments for the eleventh annual bal
masque of the Eureka Social Club are pro-
crossing smoothly, and it promises to be the
finest affair of the kind yet held in this city.
There will be about sixty members of the
Club, with two beautiful tableauI cars, in the
lead, and of the great number Of tickets al
ready sold an unusually large percentage of
the purchasers will appear in costume. The
band will consist of twenty FIVE musicians
Boyne has entered upon the work Of decorat.
ing the building.
BROUGHT To THE HosPITAI.-A carpenter
named Osborn, while working yesterday
morning upon the roof of building which
the railroad company is erecting at Vallejo
junction, slipped In consequence Of the frost
the Railroad Hospital in this city by the
noon train, and found to have broken bones
of his wrist and leg.
THE BIcYCLIsTs The attendance ct the
Pavilion last night to see the wonderful per.
formers on the bicycles was quite good. They
appear in matinee this afternoon and their
last performance viii be tonight. Those
attending have free use Of skates after each
performance. Those who have not seen thes,
champions of the silent steed should not
fail to call tonight.
AUCTION SALE.-Bell & Co. will sell at Il
A. NJ. to-day, st their sslesroom, Eighth anc
K streets, l psrlor set, l easy-chair, larg,
ebony rockers, 8 Brussels carpets, l walnut
bedroom set, cottage sets, spring and tot
mattresses, 10 wooden rockers, , ranges,
new Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine
chairs, tables, lounges, crockery, glassware
etc.
THE TIvoLL-The BLACK Crook hal
almost had its run, the matinee this after
noon and tonight being the last times it viii
be presented. The attendance last night wa'
fair.
FoR THIS DAY OSLY.-To-day Mr.. Poht
offers to the public the opportunity of pur
chasing that portion Of his stock damaged By
the late rain. and begs TO announce that ever,
article has been re. marked-the sale price il
plain figures All the clothing has been ar
ranged on separate counters so as to facilitate
selection Every article must be cleaned out
the sale being q special one, and for this do!
only. As many inquiries have been made. in
tending purchasers will do well to make 81
early call to Politz's special one day sale. a
the Capitol Clothing House, GOO and COZ +
street, Sacramento.
LAST matinee of Black Crook to-day
Saturday, February Och. Do not miss tn
opportunity.
FEATHERS and tips in Millinery Depart