Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-02
BRIEF NOTES.

| Bills against the charity ball entertainment
must be presented on or before next Monday.
Some body appropriated bundle of over
slls from in front Of c. Robins clothing store
or Thursday.
An overcast was stolen Thursday evening
from Alexander's store, K street, between
Eighth and Ninth.
| W. f. Gerber, County Recorder, received
! fees during the month of January to the
amount OF S459 80.
Mrs. Hoyt. residing st Seventh snd F
| streets, had four valuable rings stolen from
| her room January 24th.
Company 3, First Artillery Regiment.
turned ont in good numbers yesterday after.
| noon to attend the funeral of the late J. B.
King.
A dispatch received at Woodland from
Senator Miller ssys that F. A. Pedlar has
received the appointment Of Postmaster at
that place.
VIM. Emmons, who was run over by
wagon January 10Th, is still very danger
ously i'll, and st times his life has been
despaired Of
The bondsmen Of the late D. E. Callahan,
eXCounty Treasurer, will meet to-day to
hear the report of the committee appointed
two weeks ago.
Il was expected that the Sacramento river
would rise Thursday night, but on the con-
trary it fell, and last night it had receded to
y feet inches
The usual ceremonies of Candlemas Day,
the " Feast Of the Publication of the Blessed
Virgin. will commence at st. Rose Church
at a. NJ. to-day
The Sacramento County District Lodge, l.
O. q. T., will meet in Firemens Hall at 10
A. N. today. There will be addresses and
discussions Of interest.
Lily of the Valley Lodge, A. 0. |. w,
will give social entertainment after the
business of the degree, this evening, at Gran
gers Hall, Tenth and X streets.
Colonel James A. Laven, License Collector
st San Francisco, snd who formerly lived in
this city as a telegraph operator. died at San
Francisco yesterday of consumption.
1t is stated on good authority that there is
ro truth in the report that George Harvey is
10 be appointed Assistant Superintendent of
the Sacramento Division, c. ?. r. Il.
Information is wanted by George Harris
3l6 street, OF his brother. John Harris,
lately working in the railroad Ships, @ho has
been SICK, and wandered from home yes.er-
day.
Il Is Understood that the United States SUI
pTeme Court viii meet to-day to consult upon
the hurtado aud Raten cases, and determine
the decision, after which one Of the members
will write it,
Weather On the mountain last night was
squaiiy, with rain at Blue Canyon, aud snow
from there 90 tie other side. The barometer
was falling, and the Indications were good for
continuance OF the storm.
There was bus light attendance last even
III upon the Temperance lecture delivered by
c. a. Batemsn, Grand Lecturer of the I. 0.
G. T., 81 Westminster Church. Tbs lecture,
however, was very interesting.
Sergeant Barwick is very much pleased
with the new location Of his office in the Lyon
& Curtis Building (room 80 third fl ! J, and
thinks the exposure Of his instruments better
tn n in any office he has mad charge Of.
Chss. NJ. Coglap, County Clerk, reports
the fees Of MS Office for the month Of Janu-
airy TO have aggregated 1926 40. He issued
during tae month 81 marriage licenses, aud
tt Superior Court granted four divorces.
TIE British Mutual Benefit snd Social
SIciety, ia celebration of their eighth ami.
verssry. will give ball at Jacobs Hall on
the l3 h instant. Previous to the ball there
will be a literary and musical entertainment.
A long and interesting story, in which the
evils attendant on the pernicious habit of pro.
crastiDation are graphically depi3ted, will be
found in this mornings Issue, on the seventh
page. 1t is from the pen of A. H. Estill,
and is entitled Delinquent Tax List"
There will be a public meeting and installa-
ton CT Ulcers Of Sieam Lodge, |. O. G. T.,
this evening at o'clock, in Firemen's Hall.
Eighth street, between j and X. There will
be an interesting musical and literary pro
gramme, and an address by Rev. G. A. Bate
man, Grand Lecturer of the Order.
It is being considered whether the Exposi-
ton building would not be good place to
hold the free concerts summer evening".
There is plenty Of room, aud these who feel
disposed can dance q LITTLE while light
charge for seats would pay the gas bill. The
music fund would have TO be gsi-ei as here
tofose.
4 man named Farrsll had MS watch
slaiched away from him by another iRdi-
vidnal about o'clock yesterday morning on
Third street, between l. aud NJ. Officer
Ash VINO was near by, pursued the tnief,
but he succeeded in hi3ing himself in the
lumber piles on Second street sud escaped
capture,
The Auburn A,yas says that r. G. Bcecl,
inridge, OF Sacramento, has exchanged his
property, consisting Of house and lot at
Seventeenth and o streets, for 9 ranch be-
longing TO IL. Z. Ament, who lives at Bloomer
ranch. The ranch comprised eighty acres,
OF which Mr.. Ament reserves ten acres. Mr..
Brgckin,idge was led to make the change on
account OF bis health.
Captain d. c. Rumsey, who lives st the
head Of Capay valley, reports the rainfall
there for the storm up to noon Wednesday
1 60 inches; for the seasop, So. Amount
to same date, 1882, G.79; same date 1888
Is. Mr.. Rumsey says this season is very
much like 1889, when to this date only
) 20 inches had fallen yet the season gave
the basvV rainfall of u 81 inches
A well-knowu railroad conductor residing
in this city couldn'G L" see any fun" in attend
ing the charity entertainment, and the VIC
men folks OF his family went without him.
| When they returned home. about 1l.30. he
was in bsd. Their description of the sff air
enthused him to such extent that he got
up and dressed himself, went to the bali and
stayed until the LAST dance was over. Better
late than never ie evidently his motto.
The Auburn Argus says that the Putnam
| House III that place is reported tc have teen
sold TO q Mrs. McCabe, OF Sacramento. "a
lady Of that name was up here last week and
after carefully inspecting the house from cell
lar 20 attic, made AZ offer which was taken
under advisement by the owners until Fri.
day, when one Of them, f. d. Adams, went
to Sacramento to close the bargain. we sup
pose. The formal transfer has not yet been
made, but will doubtless taken place within
few days"
NJ. Il. Rose of thia city, has been boring
an artesan well near Arbuckle, Colusa
county, on the ranch Mr.. Hymen. The well
has been sunk nearly 800 feet, but without
striking the desired volume of water. Re-
Gently the bottom of the well seemed to give
way baueath the pressure OF the boring apps
ratus, and section of the auger dropped
from the clasp in which it was held, and all
search has been unayailing in recovering it.
! But this is not sll strong gust of air was
perceived as soon as the bottom dropped
out of the well, coming up through the zinc
tube, and this current has increased measure
| ably in strength since it began. So strongis the
current of air that piece of board weighing
one and one-baf pounds, placed over the
| opening, was lifted up by the pressure. The
air is alternately cold and warm. The we'll
has been visited by large number of inteli-
mt gentlemen, who are at loss to explain
this atmospheric phenomena.
A New ORCHESTRA TIE Symphonic
| is the name of a new orchestra organized
few months since in this city and which it is
intended shall occupy higher plane in or
chestral music than has heretofore been
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