Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-13
BRIEF NOTES.

All passenger trains arrived in Sacramento
on time yesterday.
Two carloads of immigrants arrived
from the East yesterday.
The steamer San Joaquin No. 2 arrived
from San Francisco yesterday with mer-
chandise.
NJ. Owens, at Fourth and streets, has an
Irish thrush over years of age. 1t is totally
blind, yet Sings like a nightingale.
The weather on the hill last night was
clear, but the Indications there, and ia Sacra-
mento also, were that another storm was
brewing.
But two er-ests were made yesterday
Jlck Goraham. by officer Dilman, for being
drunk John Lewis, by Constable Harvey,
for being healthy beggar.
The Sacramento river rose to the 22-foot
mark yesterday. It was falling at Colusa
yesterday morning, and will probably be on
the decline at this point to-dsy.
The concert and ball given at Jacobs Hall
last evening for the benefit Of Charles Clay
ton was largely attended. Mr.. Clayton, q
favori.e musician, is quite i'll, hence the ben.
eft.
1t is thought that the evidence for the de-
feuse in the Mock Soon murder tlisl, and
also the evidence in rebuttal, will re nearly
al in by this evening, 60 that argument can
begin tomorrow.
Sacramento horssmen who went to San
Francisco day or two ago to attend the sale
Of MIR. Valensin's trotting stock returned yes
tsrdsy, having had their trip Tor nothing, as
the sale was postponed.
Chris Lagos Is getting signatures to petit
ton which he intends presenting to this Gov
eruor, asking the latter TO commute the
sentence CT the murderer Raten from hanging
to imprisonment for life.
Parties who arrived here yesterday by the
Western Pacific train stated that the Ssn
Joaquin river at the railroad trestle was as
high when the train crossed yesterday as it
had ever been known to be.
It was expected that the Prohibiiionists
would swear out warrants yesterday for the
arrest Of saloon-keepers who sold intoxicating
drinks election day, but it does not appear
thsl they found any one violating the law.
A gentleman who has baen travelling in the
upper Sacramento valley says that the crops
are looking remarkably we'll, while the acre
age is unususliy large. The farmers are de-
sirous that there shall be but little more rain
for q while.
Charles Atwood. the railroad yardman VINO
was crushed between cars near the foot of
street few weeks ago, and who, after ap-
psrently bsing well on the way toward re-
covsry, had q reiapse and fell into a very crit
ical condition, was reported yesterday to be
somewhat improved.
Another white frost yesterday morning,
and now the fruit-growers aud gardeners ere
in misery, fearing that there will soon be a
black frost, destroying the fruit crop pros
Dect. One Of the fruit,growers declared that
it might be expected any time curing the next
two uonth7, 81 he had known heavy frost
in this vicinity in May.
Several serenades were rendered last night
by the Tiv3i band, under leadership Of
Frank Meyer, 10 honor of The Republican
victory of Tuesday. Among those compli-
meuted were the newly elected officers-O.
q. Jackson, Chief of Police w. A. Ander-
son, City Attorney; S. J. Jackson, Fire
Commissioner, and the RECORD UNION office.
Parties who have paid much attention to
the Sacramento river since the last high
water declare that is currents and eddies
have been very interesting study, COM
bined with tee indications of securing
out" Except immediately in the middle Of
the stream, the current has changed very
frequently, large eddies appearing unex-
pectedly.
The dispatch from Council Bluffs. pub
lished yesterday, concerning the arrival at
that place of the fast mail train from the
East, was Of such a character as to cause
many to believe that the train was c)ming on
to California, bus such Is rot the fact, as no
arrangement for running such train has
been made by the Union or Central Pacific
Railroads..
A gentleman dowa from L! Dorado county
yesterday says that in the afternoon Of Sun.
day las the heaviest hsil-storm on record
prevailed st Placerville. He ssserts and
says ne will take sn oath, that hai,ssol es fell
which were two aud one-hslf inches in
diameter. They fell so thick and fast that
the buildings on the opposite side of the
street were obscured from vision, although It
was about noon. Hail covered She ground to
the depth of ten inches, Next.