Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-04
BRIEF NOTES.

! The annual meeting Of the Capital Ga:
/ Company will be held at noon to-day.
/ The hydrant water and streets Of this city
were never much muddier than at present.
The City Board of Health will meet at
o'clock this evening at the office Of DR..
Hatch.
At the State Printing Office the State Ag.
ricultural Society's annual report is being put
in type.
At II o'clock last night snow was falling
at the Summit, and rain west of Cisco /; bar.
ometer low.
"Skipped by the Light of the Noon did
a good business Saturday and last evening.
The company return to San Francisco.
The Rider cases will come up in the Supe-
rior Court this morning, when an effort will
be made to have the indictments set aside.
This evening the Exempt Firemen's Asso.
citation will install its officers, after which
there will be banquet at the Capital Hotel.
Whitaker & Ray and Ralph Miles sold
their band of some 5000 sheep last week to a
San Francisco butcher, realizing SIS, 900 from
the sale.
st. Rose Church was thronged Saturday
with those DESTROYS of witnessing and parti-
cipating in the ceremonies in honor of Candle
mas Day.
The case of NJ. L. O'Neil, for embezzle.
ment, was on Saturday, in Justice Gilmer'
Court, continued week, owing to the illness
OF a witness.
The Board of Supervisors will meet to-day,
and presumably take action concerning the
matter of licenses as relating to places where
liquor is sold.
Forty-three immigrants, including thirty
nine males. passed Carlin yesterday, en- route
to California. They will arrive in Sacrs.
mento tomorrow.
The Board of City Trustees at their meet
ing this morning, will take action relative to
the locating of a hose company in the eastern
portion of the city.
Several mushroom parties were out on the
Norris Grant yesterday, and all came home
with baskets laden with those delicious
"growths of . night"
LeMay's hop circular, dated London,
January 10 b, says: Choice Americans in
good demand and rather scarce; low, plenti-
ful, with a small trade"
The Sacramento river during the past two
days has fallen little and risen a little, and
is now about st stapdstiIl in that respect,
at about y feet inches.
Sacramento sportsmen will have to lock to
Goodsll shot 16S ducks one day last week at
Teal station, below Suisun.
Officer Ash on Saturday recovered some
shot and powder TASKS recently stolen by
Thomas Murray from the Walden barn, on
f street, bstw2en Eighth and Ninth.
d. J. Simmons leaves to-day for San Jose,
where he plays the Jeffrey. Lewis Combina-
ton Monday and Tuesday, and at Stockton
Wednesday, arriving here on Thursday.
Daniel Denny, who was arrested in Wash
ington Friday night for insanity. was or
Saturday taken to Woodland. He was then
less exci5able than during the previous even
ing
The Sierras and Coast Bsnge present a
beautiful appearance at present, snow cover
ing their sides well down to the foothills. It
IS said that more snow fell on the Coast
Range during the recent storm than there
has during any storm for many years.
The Union Veteran State Central Council
met Friday night il San Francisco. A. W.
Seton, Of Sacramento, was declared an As
sociate Councilman by dispensation, and
grant authority to cooperate with Colonel
|. :. Moore, Of Sacramento, ill organizing a
Veteran camp IN this city.
James Mitchell publishes q card this morn
ing Offering 20 run any man 100 yards for
$500 side who has lot a better record than
10 seconds for the distance, the race to take
place at Brighton. lie also challenges any
man TO run or walk without resting, eating
or drinking until one or the other gives out.
Mcz Nellie Jacobs wife of John Jacobs.
an old and wel-known resident Of Woodland.
died Friday afternoon of anthrax, from which
ahe had been suffering for some time. The
deceased was a native of Canada and aged IS
years. The funeral took placs yesterday I'M
der the auspices Of the Order of the Eastern
Star.
About haf-past s last evening lacy who
resides in the Lady Adams building, X street,
between Front and Second, was just entering
the doorway OF ths building, returning from
church. when man snatched little satchsl
from her hand and ran off. The satchel con.
tanned o check for 500 oa d. 0. Mills x Co.
aud a prayer book. Payment of the check
will be stopped, bat the prayer book may do
the thief some good.
The Directors Of the Odd Fellows Library
met Friday evening and held an election Of
officers SO follows President, Thomas Warm
by, Of Industrial Lodge Vice President, w.
c. Felch, Of Eureka Lodge; Secretary II.
f. G.. Wulff, of Ell Dorado Lodge Treasurer,
5. Al0rris, of Schiller Lodge; Finance Com
mittee, w. b. Davies, Charles Cooley and
William Schwafz; Book Committee, w. c.
Felch, Mr.. Powers and Mr.. Smith.
The Chinese residents of the city made a
final effort Saturday to obtain permission
from the City Trustees to discharge FIRE.
crackers, asking to be allowed to do 50 only
from P. II. until midnight, and offering to
give bond for the payment Of any damage
that might be occasioneG, but the Trustees
were firm in their refusal, and the Cel5stials
had to give up their hope to terminate their
New Year holidays in blaze of glory.
At their meeting held Tuesday evening
last, Cresco Lodge, Nc. 203, l. o. G. T., of
Calf, elected the following officers to serve
shee w. V. T., Mrs. S. J. Oxepder Secre-
tary, A. NJ. Aubertus; F. s., S. Oxender re-
electei); Treasurer, w. II. Meacham ire
elected; NJ, j. G. Fugitt; I. G., Miss Ka-
tie Brewster; O. g., J Ohm DObson The
officers elect will be installed tomorrow even.
ing.
Passengers over the Central Pacific are
considerably puzzled by little railroad set
up on the trestles at the Gold Ran station,
and wonder what it is for. The Reno Ga-ctte
says it is simply toy constructed by Captain
Davidson, the agent, for bis children. He has
q little locomotive, that runs around as nicely
as the big ones around Cape Horn. The gauge
is shout foot, and tie track is an oval, SO
L
tive Is a couple of foes high, and is a perfect
engine snd tender; steam is generated by
means of a cosl.oil lamp.
Yesterday afternoon as Peter Fitzsimmons
was walking through Fourth street be was
for a while alongside of man whom be did
not know, who was going in the same direc-
ton, and who appeared to be drunk. The
man spoke few words, and followed them
up by striking Fiizsimmons in the face,
knocking him against some barrels. Fitz-
simmons recovered himself, and knocked his
assailant into the gutter, where he immedi-
ately became covered with mud. Special
officer Ferral, who was near by, fastened to
the spot, and took him to the ststion-house
He gave the name OF Owen MCLAUGHLIN.
Yesterday afternoon man who gave the
name Of CHARLES Conlsy offered new spirit
level fer sale for p cents at an uptown ss-
loon. Peter Byrne, who felt confident that
the level had been stolen, followed him down
town in search Of an CtFicsr and meeting
Psxon Mcdowell told him of his puspiciouy.
| McDowsll undertook to arrest Conley but
the latter attacked him. and Mcdowell
| Knocked him down. Judge Henry came
along directly af,erward sud assisted Nc
/ Dowell, and. in answer to q whistle. off Ger
I Dillman and special Ferral soon appeared
/ and Cooley was taken to the lookup, but not
/ without difficulty, as he w6s fun OF fight.
/ Before being arrested he threw away pair
/ Of mahogany lemOn.squeezsrs, silver mount
1 ed. which were subsequently, picked up, and
/ for which the police desire an owner. He had
| also in his possession a piece OF saw blade,