Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-07
BRIEF NOTES.

returned East from San Francisco Sunda
evening.
A Butler and West Club will be organ
lied in Pioneer Hall EASEMENT Thursda
evening.
The saddle horses stolen from T. d
Server last Saturday evening have not We
been recovered.
The steamer Governor Dana arrived from
the upper Sacramento with grain Sunda,
evening, and returned with a barge light
At Florin last Friday night Jones
Smiths saloon was burglarized and robbed
of shotgun, revolver, a quantity of cigars
! etc.
The clerymen who had been attending
| the Conference of the United Brethren il
this city returned to their homes yester
day
Deputy Sheriff Donlan brought up from
Santa Barbara county last evening man
named A. NJ. Ruiz, who is en- route to the
State Prison at Folsom to serve three years
for grand larceny.
| The tunnel being constructed beneath
Second street, near Fl, has met with dis
aster, rush of quicksand and water hay
| ing caused such cave that hole was made
in the street, and tunneling operations had
10 De suspended.
w. A. Caswell, the new lessee of the In
ternational Hotel, celebrated his taking
possession by giving house-warning ban
quet to a large number of his friends last
evening. The occasion was enlivsned by
music furnished by the Hussar band.
Yesterday afternoon, while H. A. Caul-
field was sitting in his buggy at the scene
of the fire on street, passing hack struck
his vehicle and capsized it, Henry finding
himself, in less time than it takes to tell it,
lying on the ground beneath " the works"
The horse did not run, and no damage was
DONE except to the owners breath.
Coroner Clark last evening impaneled a
jury in the case of Winnie Marchant, who
was killed by c. B. Pressy last Saturday
morning. After viewing the remains the
jury was dismissed until this evening, when
the inquest will be held. The postpone
ment was had because of the belief that
additional evidence could be obtained by
this evening
Officers Ash and Franks arrested last
evening, ON warrant from Vacaville,
man named James Keene, who is charged
with petit larceny. 1t is alleged that he in
vited an old friend, who was visiting Vaca-
vile from Vallejo to sleep in his room, and
then got up in the night and robbed him of
SIS, all the money he had, leaving HIM to
borrow money to get back to Vallejo with.
An officer is expected to come for the pris-
oner this morning.
In Department One of the Superior Court
yesterday Judge Armstrong granted writ
of mandamus in the case of S. Il. Harvey
VS.. the Board of Supervisors of Sacramento
county. The petitioner had claim for
services as Constable against the county,
which the Supervisors declined to allow.
He brought suit in Justice Tubs Court
against the county. and recovered judg-
ment. As the Board still refused payment,
he made application for writ Of manda-
mus to compel the payment.
BROUGHT Up AND GAVE BoNDs.-A dis
patch to the REcoRD-UNIoN from San Fran
cisco published in yesterdays issue, stated
that d. NJ. Burns, ex-Secretary of State,
having returned from the Sandwich Islands
to San Francisco, had surrendered himself
to the authorities, hearing that warrants
had been issued for his arrest. Last even
ing he was brought to Sacramento by of
ficer Cummings, of San Francisco, and J.
J. O'Connor ofthe State Controllers office.
At the station-house two charges were en-
tered against him, one of felony and the
other of embezzlement. Subsequently he
gave bonds in the sum of So, 800 on the fell
ony charge, c. Green and L. a. Smith as
sureties and $1,000 on the other with Geo.
X. Rider and Daniel West as bondsmen.
Mr.. Burns denies having appropriated the
States money, and charges the defalcation
upon his Deputy, Thomas H. Reynolds.
He alleges that he discovered that the lat
ter had been taking the money a few
So lor l., 1f &
fee, accused him OF it, and he admitted it.
AS near as he ascertained, the sum taken
amounted TO between $11 900 and So, 600 it
might have been more, but Burns does not
believe it was in excess of $50, 900, while the
amount of the deficit found by the Con-
troller is $31 900 He says he would have
made the deficit good out of his own
pocket, but he had lost all his money in
mining speculations, and saw nothing bet
ter to do than to let the matter rest.
YESTERDAYS BLAzE.-Abolr P NJ yes
terday an alarm of fire was sounded from
box %, located at Thirteenth and J streets.
The department responded with their
usual promptness, and discovered the fire
to be on the south side of J street between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth. The fire origin
ated in small tenement house. the prop
erty of George Crosby. In few minutes
the entire building was in flames and the
roof of the house on the east, belonging TO
Stephen Dwyer caught on fire as did also
the side next TO the burning building. The
Crosby building was entirely consumed,
and was not worth over a couple of hun
bred dollars and is covered with insurance.
Dryers house was damaged to the extent
of $500 and was uninsured. The furniture
in the building belonged to Mrs. Reed and
was damaged about $500, but is fully
insured.
LArTER-DAY SAINrs.-Apostle A. II i.
Smith, son of Joseph Smith, the founder
of Mormonism, of what is called the
Latter-Day Saints, is holding series
of meetings at the Chapel, Twenty fourth
and X streets, where he will preach each
evening of the week They claim to have
no connection with the Utah Church. They
do not believe in polgygamy. His sermons
are against polygamy, blood atonement and
Adam as God. The headquarters of the
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ is at
Lamont, Decatur county, Iowa Mr. Smith
is assisted by Rev. A. Haws.
RESTAURANT AT AUCTIoN.-At 10 A. NJ. to-
day Bell & Co. will sell at auction the
OIllici CldtcS NO QUO y STREET,
between Third and Fourth The property
includes a fine bar mirror, bar glassware,
bar fixtures and ornaments, pictures, tables
and chairs, crockery, glass, wooden and
tinware silver and plated ware, cutlery,
gas fixtures French range and fixtures
complete. The restaurant will be offered
as whole, and, if not purchased, will be
disposed of in detail.
The public will please take notice that a
cheap, spurious and vile imitation of Hen
leys Celery, Beef and Iron has been put on
the market, and sold in many instances as
the genuine article. Celery, Beef and Iron
is sold only in bottles bearing our stamp
and labels, and consumers are cautioned to
be careful to purchase from reliable parties
and see that they are not imposed on. To
fill or sell any but the genuine article out OF
our empty bottles is misdemeanor, and
those detected doing it will DE prosecuted to
the extent of the law. Trade supplied al
537 Clay street.
SMYRNA, n. Y, March %, 1SS3-Gents
The New Home Sewing Machine received
in December last works like charm, and
to the best Of my knowledge it is the very
best sewing machine before the public. /
| wouldn't sell mine, if could not get an
other, for an hundred dollar bill. Yours
| sincerely Publisher Tribune. w. a.
! Stephenson. S06 J street, Sacramento, Cal,
agent for New Home and White Sewing
Machines.
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