Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-27

ABOUT THE ENGINE.-In answer to the
card published in Saturday morning
RECORD UNION TO the effect that the Fire
Commissioners had not refused the Demo-
cratic clubs the use of a fire engine for pa
rade purposes, and that if the clubs had
applied for one through responsible parties
the request would have been granted, John
Young, Chief Engineer of the Cleveland
and Hendricks Fire Brigade and J. J.
O'Hare published a card in the evening,
stating that the card of the Fire Commits
sioners was not true, as they had applied to
two of the Commissioners for an engine
on behalf of the Democratic Fire Brigade
and been refused. Saturday evening. after
the Democratic parade, Young and 0 Hare
met c. a. Gillespie and Thomas Rowe,
members of the Fire Department, at Fourth
and X streets, and wrangle ensued rela-
tive TO the published statements, ending in
a tight, which seems to have resulted favor
ably to the two last mentioned Their op-
ponents yesterday Swore out warrants for
their arrest, each on two charges of battery.
and Gillespie for disturbing the peace also,
1t being alleged that he called one of the
compliments liar or something of that
sort, while the procession was moving.
Hearing that the warrants had been issued,
and gave bonds.
Y. ". c. A. MEETINGS to
notice given in Saturdays RECORD MON,
mass meetings were held last evening in
the Congregational and the Ninth-street
Baptist Churches in the interest of the
Young Mems Christian Association There
was a large attendance at both places, the
other churches having RETAINED from hold
ing evening service. Brief addresses We're
delivered by clergymcn and others inter
ested in the work Of the Association. set
ting forth the good il had done, its aims
and Its needs. a. l. result, the sum of 500
was pledged at the Congregational Church,
and collection of SO 80 taken; while at
the Baptist Church $500 was pledged and
SIS 30 collected, making a total of ST.
12t Is. This was considered encouraging,
and efforts will be Immediately taken To
secure the balance of the s., 800 estimated
to be necessary for the carrying on of the
work OF the Association for year.
SIR MosEs MoSrEFIoRE- Yesterday at
the Jewish synagogue in this city, and in
fact in all Jewish synagogues throughout
the civilized world was celebrated the cen
tcnary of the most famous man Of his race
attained his one hundredth birthday on
Friday last, October oath, and is a hale
and hearty old man, whose five score wears
sit lightly on his shoulders. \ man of I'M
bounded wealth, his entire life has been
devoted in untiring efforts to ameliorate the
condition of the prosecuted and oppressed,
not alone OF his own race but his beneii-
cence has extended to all mankind. He is
OF Spanish extraction, and was born in
Leghorn, in 1854 He, at comparatively
early age, removed TO England, where he
was married in 1872 and where he now re-
sides at East Cliff Lodge.
CoMMERcIM.-The following steamers
arrived at Sacramento since last report
San joaquin, No. ,, from San Francisco.
with general merchandise and barge of
freight for the upper Sacramento and
barge of lumber for this city; Varuna and
Flora, from the upper Sacramento. with
barges OF grain; Frank Silva. from San
Francisco, with barge of lumber for the
Friend and Terry Lumber Company
Departed: Naruna, for the upper river.
with barge OF freight; San Joaquin, No. D
for San Francisco. with barges of grain, |
Neponset, for the upper river. with mer-
chandise, and Flora, for the upper Sacra-
mento, with light barge.