Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-07

the city yesterday on their way TO san
Francisco, to attend the Grand Chapter, r.
A. NJ, which meets tomorrow, and the
Grand Commandery, K. T., which convenes
next Thursday.
Major f. H. Mckee was elected last Fri
day night as Major of the First Artillery
Regiment for the next four years, vice him
self term expired. After the election the
officers were entertained by the Major and
his wife at their residence, and Il very
pleasant evening was enjoyed.
A special train will leave this city at 6 \.
NJ. Tuesday. taking the Uniform Rank of
Knights of Pythias to Stockton. They will
! be accompanied by their wives-those who
have thenl-the Others by their sweet
hearts, and all anticipate merry time.
The Sacramento Knights will try for the
prize of $500 in the competitive drill.
The Board of Examiners of the First
Artillery Regiment last Saturday evening
examined Peter Flaherty, lately elected
Second Lieutenant of Company &, as TO his
qualifications to act as such officer, and de
clared the examination very creditable To
him. He will doubtless receive his COM
mission from headquarters III few days.
Saturday evening, after the adjournment
| of Department One of the Superior Court,
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| $50 fine imposed upon him by Judge Arm
strong ON the previous day. Some of the
other attorneys in the case had volunteered
to make a motion that the fine be rescinded,
| but he did not wish to have such action
| taken.
The funeral of the late John A. Fox, who
! died on the ID inst, took place yesterday
| from Pioneer Hall, under the auspices of
the British Mutual Benevolent Society, of
! which he had been Il member. The en-
ployes of the firm of \. A. Van VOORHEES, 4
! Co also attended the funeral in Il body, to
pay their last token of esteem to their late
! fellow workman.
| The Butte County Sportsman's Club will
| have a demonstrating tournament at
| Chico April DIST and 22d, free for the State
/ The first match will be at twelve single
! birds 21-yards rise; entrance, SD so; nine
prizes. ranging from Sl20 10 SIS. On the
second day there will be sweepstake and
| pool shooting No postponement on ac-
| count of the weather.
Some Cinnamon had Il game of baseball
| on Front street yesterday, atfording con-
| siderable sport TO spectators, as they threw
and caught as women generally do, and
with very little knowledge of the game.
| One of them sprained his finger, another
| caught the ball in his mouth, and about
that time the game ceased TO be interesting
| to the players, and was discontinued.
The Arizona quails recently received by
! George w. Ellery, of this city, have been
distributed among several of that gentle
mans friends in different places in this
vicinity, and by them released for the pur-
pose of propagating Mr. Ellerv has one
small lot still on hand which he is about to
! forward to Warden McComb, of the Folsom
Branch Prison, who will place them on
| the State preserve
In accordance with request of Sheriff j.
! 3. Burkhart. Sheriff of San Bernardino
county, Chief Jackson ON Saturday sent
the Young man f. b. Boyett, arrested here
last Wednesday for forgery committed in
that county, to Lathrop, George karcher
having him in charge, 10 meet Sheriff
| Burkhart, who was coming up to get him,
that he might be taken back to San Ber-
nardino for examination.
Yesterday, Palm Sunday, the rite of
confirmation was administered at the Ger
man Lutheran Church to the children who
had been examined the Sunday before.
The pastor, Rev DR.. Chas. Taubner,
preached most eloquent and touching
sermon. Church and altar were one mass
of floral emblems, evergreens and flowers.
Several selections were well rendered ny
the singing section of the Nerein Eintracht,
The horse attached to wagon in which
a Chinaman was acting as chief engineer
ran away yesterday, and passed up J street
at a lively rate. In front of the Russ House,
| between Tenth and Eleventh streets, the
runaway coIlided with buggy standing by
the sidewalk, and upset ii. throwing out a
box of glass balls which some one had evil
IDENTIFY intended to use at practice shoot,
breaking more than is usual at one shot.
Turning into Eleventh street. the runaway
kept ON to ! street, where the wagon upset,
the Chinaman was thrown out and slightly
hurt, and the horse captured.