Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-20
BRIEF NOTES.
Two carloads of immigrants arrived
and two this morning

covering from serious altsiCk VI liiiicSS-
There was very large attendance last
Saturday upon the funeral of the late Dr.
F. w. Hatch.
James Touhey has completed his con-
tract for the strengthening Of the wing dams
on the American river.
w. O. Davis and A. w. Mars, of Folsom,
have announced themselves as candidates
for Constables of Granite Township.
There was almost procession of hunters,
in vehicles and on foot, going out OF town
for little shoot, yesterday morning.
The principal merchants of the city have
agreed to close their places of business at I
P NJ during the winter, commencing this
evening.
II. Z. Barton, rancher near Latrobe,
has lost within the past few months, from
some unknown disease, eighteen head OF
valuable horses.
On Friday night thieves broke into the
hennery of Lincoln Sarchett at Fifteenth
aid o streets, and stole Dozen OF line
Leghorn chickens.
The rainfall during the late storm at
Gait was as follows: 18th, 40 OF an inch /;
14th, 10; 10Th, IS; total, 1.31. Up to this
date last year but 10 of an inch had fallen.
The Democratic meeting at Folsom,
Saturday evening is reported by an out
sider," who happened to be there, to have
been very lonesome affair, the attendance
being very light.
The Republicans will not hold any
country meeting this evening, as all want
| to attend the great demonstration IN this
city. The Democratic canvassers Will hold
meeting at Antelope.
A thief entered J. S. Condry's room, at
the Hopping ranch, Saturday evening, and
stole ali of that gentleman'S clothing, ex-
| cept the garments he was wearing at the
| time the theft taking place while Condry
was in town.
At the embryo stakes race over the
| Woodland track Saturday, for foals of 1882,
| but two colts of the number originally
entered appeared beneath the wire-those
| of Geo Martin and R. H. Newton. The
| former won in straight heats.
A boy on Saturday last while walking on
the ear1hen pipe which is suspended from
the Third-street bridge, fell into China
slough at point where the water is several
feet deep. Donald Ross, a railroad employe,
went to his assistance and saved him from
drowning.
| The pump on the Y street levy is
pumping the sewage into the Sacramento
river. Workmen who have been cleaning
out 1.-The tunnel south of Y street will
complete their work by the middle of the
week, when the sewage will again be
turned into the drainage canal.
The Superintendent of the City Gene
terry complains that men and boys are in
the habit of shooting birds and rabbits in
the City Cemetery. Several monuments
have been injured by the vandalistic sport,
and if the perpetrators are caught they will
reveive the severest punishment of the law.
| A petition will be filed with the Board of
/ City Trustees to-day asking that Twentieth
and Q streets be opened up through Rich
mond Grove This will cut the grove into
four parts, necessitate the cutting down OF
the larger portion of the oaks and will
spoil it for picnic purposes. The petition
has long list of signatures of parties who
reside in that neighborhood.
Governor Stoneman has pardoned Isaac
| ?. Newton, sent to the State Prison in 1880
from this county for eight years for grand
! larceny, on condition that he leave the
State and never return-he is 81 years of
age and in poor health-and Edward Day,
convicted of murder in Napa county, in
June, 1874, the latter pardon being recon-
mended by the Prison Directors because OF
! certain facts relative to his trial, and also
| for the reason that his mind is giving way
under his imprisonment
| METROPOLITAN THEATER.-Nliss Hattie
Woods, an electrical wonder, who gives evil
dence of the possession Of marvellous
strength and who has challenged Lulu
Hurst TO test of ability for 81, 600 side
will give entertainments at the Metropol-
itan next Wednesday and Thursday even
| ings. Manager Simmons also announces
that the Carleton English Opera Company
now delighting large audiences at San
Francisco, will appear at the Metropolitan
November 18th and 14th, and at matinee
on the 18th, rendering the operas, La File
| de Tambo Major" The Merry War" and
Fra Diavolo" Prices for the season, 50
single tickets, 81 %. Tickets now for sale
at Houghton's lit is further announced
that the Spanish Students will reappear at
the Metropolitan October 9th, 18th and
26th in a new programme. Admission,
% cents.
REPUBLICANS AT Elk GRovE.-The Re
pubicans at Elk Grove held political
meeting in Toronto Hall Saturday evening
which was largely attended and very en-
thusiastic. The hall and speakers stand
were tastefully decorated, and many ladies
were present. Quite number OF Sacra-
mentans were present, among whom were
Richard Cohn Fred kidder and f. NJ. Ora
ham, vocal trio, who sang several .patri-
otto and campaign songs. Just before the
opening of the meeting there was grand
display of fireworks The Chairman of the
meeting was Hon. Thomas Mcconnell. The
speakers were Henry l.. Buckley, William
d. Hamilton, J. Frank Clark, f. II. Russell
George f. Kuchler, J..H. Miller J. W.Wil-
| son. Dwight Hollister, l.. IL. Fassett, Frank
| D. RYAN, r. T. Devlin and Herbert E
Taylor.
COOP ScoREs.-At target practice yester-
day the following scores were made by
members of Company G.: At 200 yards
Lieutenant Flaherty% 554444453-f2
Sergeant Hughes 4 4 4 4-42
Captain Whites 44444544 3-39. Col
onel Guthrie-3 344 4 81 4 4 so. Pri
vate White 8 4 3 544444-39. Pri
waite Taylor-5 A 4 3 3-37. Private
Pratt 3333454 +36. Private Barry
t-2344 543 3-36. At 500 yards
Sergeant Hughes 5 3 3 5 5 3 ) 5-46
Captain Plants 4444435 55-41. Col
onel Guthrie-0 5 4 / 5 3 SO Pri
waite White-5 ) , 3 4 IA 4-i3. Captain
Whites 4303543 53-35.
Pastoral CHANGE.-Rev. Stanley A. Nc
Kay, for some months past acting pastor OF
Calvary Baptist Church in this city, recently
notified the church that he would not b,
able to accept the permanent pastorate, ant
in consequence of this call has been ex
tended to Rev c. A. Herrick of Freeport
Me, who has telegraphed his acceptanc,
and will arrive here about the first of De
cember Mr. Mckay and his wife haC
become greatly endeared 70 the congreg:a
ton and others and their departure will be
regretted.
RESIDENCE AT AUcrIoN.-Bell Il Co. an
nounce that they will sell at auction a
II A. N. to-day, on the premises, lot Z
in the block bounded by Fourteenth and