Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-14
BRIEF NOTES.

Three carloads of immigrants arrive
this morning
The Masonic Grand Lodge meets in Sal
Francisco to-day.
! The election in Ohio takes place to-day
and local politicians were yesterday bus,
| prophesying.
On Saturday next q partial eclipse of tn,
sun will be visible on the Pacific coast
commencing at 4:22 p. NJ.
A hare shoot, for $25 a side, will tax,
place tomorrow between Jacob Schmit
and William Naughton
The Republican county canyassers viii
hold meeting this evening at Howell's
and the Democrats at Franklin
| The Sacramento river has risen two OF
three inches under the influence of the rain
and yesterday evening registered s feet.
The new ballot paper sent out by the Sec
rotary of State this year is pale blue in
color instead of flesh color, as for few
years past
James Tuohey contractor for repairing
| and strengthening the wingdams in the
American river, has about completed the
| job, having but about one more days work
to do.
have returned to the city from Fresno.
having completed their work for the
season, the circuit being over, with the
| exception of the races at Los Angeles.
The steamer Flora arrived yesterday
from the upper Sacramento with barge
load of grain, and the steamer San Joaquin
No. 3, from Port Costa, light. Sailed
Steamer Flora, for the upper Sacramento,
light.
A crowd of downy youths makes
practice of nightly gathering at the corner
OF Tenth and n streets and making the air
blue with foul language, to the disgust of
decent people. 1t is full time for the nui-
ssnce to be abated.
Company B, of the First Artillery Regi-
ment n. G. c., at their last regular meet
ing elected Sergeant John Best Junior Sec
ond Lieutenant vice Woods, resigned, and
w. E. McEwen Junior First Lieutenant,
vice Lowell, resigned.
The entertainment given al Changers
Hall last evening under the auspices of
Sacramento Division Sons of Temperance,
was quite well patronized and proved quite
an interesting affair. The exercises con-
sisted of Rotations, vocal and instrumental
music.
Early yesterday afternoon a truck heavily
loaded with grain, while passing along Sec
ond street, broke through at the place where
the tunnel for the pipe to drain China
slough has been eXcavated, and sank to the
axle. 1t was got out after an hours work,
and then the street was put in shape to pre-
vent repetition of the trouble
Two fine man-traps were left last night
by the parties engaged in tearing down the
old Sacramento Theater, they being open
ings in the sidewalks heretofore used as
stairways. Each of them is about four
feet wide and eight long, and they were
left without barricade or light to warn
people passing that way of danger.
Deputy Sheriff Lee returned from Lake
county last evening, bringing back the two
young men arrested by the Lake county
officers for stealing two saddle horses from
7. d. Servers stable in this city NJ
Rowland, Mr.. Servers foreman, followed
the thieves from Sacramento, and was
instrumental in securing their capture.
The rise in the river that will doubtless
follow the rain-storm will be of great ben
eft to navigation, as the water had become
so shoal in many places that steamers and
barges had trouble. One of the places was
in the draw of the Sacramento and Yolo |
bridge, where barges have passed on the |
" touch and go principle for several days |
In Department One of the Superior Court |
yesterday motion was made for the with |
holding of the commitment in the case of
Robert Rae, recently convicted of grand |
larceny and sentenced to ten years in State
Prison, pending proceedings on appeal |
Judge Armstrong denied the motion, and
Rae will probably be taken to the prison at
Folsom in a day or two.