Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-10
BRIEF NOTES.

The pay.car returned frcm Ogden with the
express train last evening.
Three carloads of immigrants arrived by
the express train yesterday morning.
The Emma Abbott opera troupe left by
Saturday evenings esst-bound train.
Entries to the tretting and running races
for youngsters for the next State Fair close
to-day.
Street Commissioner Nielsen and force of
men were paying attention to the north levee
last night.
The case of J. E. Dyer, charged with per.
jury, comes up for hearing in Justice Giimsr's
Court at 6 P. NJ. to-day.
Thirteen carloads of beef cattle passed
through the city yesterday, en- route for San
Francisco from Nevada.
The cases of the parties arrested for grave
robbery will be called in Justice Tubs
Court st 10 o'clock this morning.
The only arrest made Saturday and yes
terday was that of Daniel Cupolia. by officer
Fredericks, for obtaining money under false
pretenses.
There will be temperance mass meeting
in the Nintt-street Baptist Church this even
ing at $780, A general invitation to the pub
lie is extended.
The Lodge of Good Templars at Orland,
Coluss county lost all its books, ETC., by
recent fire. but full supply of everything
needful has been furnished from Sacramento.
The water running in upon the low lands
of Yolo county through the break above
Washington made noise that could be heard
over the lower portion of the city last night.
A man named VIM. Blake has been ar
rested for grand larceny in stealing horse
belonging to Manuel Silva. The warrant
was sworn out before Justice S. G. Foster, of
Brighton.
The accumulation of drainage water in the
lower portion of the city was SO great Satur-
day that the pump at Y street was put in o.
Grafton to get rid of it. The pump was run
ming yesterday and last night.
The revival meetings at the NJ. E. Church
South have been well attended during the
past week. notwithstanding the stormy
weather. Rev. II. G. Christian is conducting
the services. Much interest was manifested
last evening, and several joined the church.
Several tbefts and burglaries have been re-
ported during the past is hours, including
the stesliug Of Sl64 from the pockets Of
man who was asleep in mis- room At hotel,
$50 from an intoxicated individual WIN wss
"stood up" and $40 from residence in tie
neighborhood of Y street.
Mrs. Il. Lyon was enenJly DlrIeQ IN Tie
fscs last Friday by the explosion Of gas gen.
Grated by the use OF gasoline to clean pair
OF kid gloves. There was such an odor in Che
room after using the fluid that she concluded
to burn piece of cloth TO neutralize it, and
when match wss struck the yapor exploded
Chief Ksrchar received dispatch Satur-
day that the oftics of the Friend & Terry
lumber yard at Gait was entered by thievas
Friday night and the safe blown open, bat.
as it did not contain any money, the thieves
got little for their pains. From blood marks
on the ofiioe floor, it is thought one Of them
got hurt.
Owing to the strong current steamers pass
ing up the river with barges in tow had to
exercise great care in passing through the
draw of The Sacramento and Yolo bridge yes
terday. This was especially the case with
the y. L. Knight and G. n. Small, which
doubled teams in towing the barge Msrys.
vile, loaded with coal, up stream.
a Chinaman explained Saturday to the
lady who employed him that Gardner dug up
men from the cemetery to use their bodies in
his chemical works in the manufacture of
poison to kill gopbe-s, squirrels, birds, etc.
He remarked, "Some men make belly good
poison some not much good" The lady
thought it was not bad idea, believing that
she knew of one or two alive that the poi
son" man must have been anxiously waiting
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