Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-30
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

MADE QUICK TRIP. -Wiliiam Love, who
was arrested at Walnut Grove by officer
jackson Monday, and brought back to this
city on charge of grand larceny in stealing
horse and buggy belonging to Lee Stanley,
as mentioned in yesterdays RECORD UNION,
was wanted in Chico for purloining a coat.
He says he saw officers on Sunday afternoon
inspecting the register of the hotel at which
he stopped and making inquiries, and, sur
missing that they were looking for MIN, he
concluded to absent himself. He tried
several stables to get horse and buggy. bus
failed until he arrived at Stanley's Driving
about town for a little while, he fually went
down the Riverside road, turned up to the
Freeport road at Sutterville, and then, not
knowing what direction to travel, let his
horse go as he pleased 1t was then nearly
dark, and from that time on he had rough
ride the road being exceedingly muddy and
having many holes in it. Just before he
reached Walnut Grove his buggy upset and
broke shaft, and in getting his horse
free he cut the harness in several
places. At Walnut Grove he rep
resented himself as q traveller who
had been driving about on business
several day7 and met with an accident He
made inquiry as to where he could get his
buggy and harness repaired, and expressed
willingness to wait two or three days as he
was tired. Next day, however, he posted
himself as to the roads, tried to get q saddle,
and, failing in that, determined to use q
blanket instead, and leave town On horse Jack
Monday night. Officer jackson mad mean
while, after telegrsphing In every direction,
followed him down the FreepOrt rosd, leaving
town at 10 a NJ Monday. At Freeport he
got his only positive information that he was
on the right track, Phil Riehl having seen
Love drive rapidly by, and surmisSd that ne
was doctor called ia haste. Travel below
Freeport had been light that morning, srd
the officer had little difficulty in keeping in
view a narrow buggy track in front Of him,
finally tracing it to Walnut Grove. and feel.
Ing tolsrsbly sure he was on the right scent,
although none Of the fsrmsrs along the line
of the rosd had seen the fugitive pass BY
Love, when confronted by the officer, insisted
that he was q gentlemen travelling upon brsi-
ness and owned the horse and buggy, etc;
but when Jackson identified the horse as the
one taken from Stanley, and the cost Love
wore az one answering the description of that
stolen from Chico, he weakened, and finally
confessed. Jackson left his tired horse there,
and hitching up the stolen horse, brought his
prisoner to town, arriving about $3.50 P. NJ.
after trip Of about sixty miles.
The STENoGRAPH.-W. S. L aake, Deputy
Clerk Of the Supreme Court, furnishes the
following description Of the stenogrspb,
which is destined, so lis inventor claims and
hopes, to work a revolution in stenography,
and supersede, to a great extent, the present
system of shorthand reporting The ma
chine is by no means what one might mag
inc il to be who had not taken some interest
IN telegraphic, type.writing, and similar in-
struments, being small in size and light in
weight, and OF such compactness as to be
carried when folded in the overco1t pocket.
There ale IN the machine ten keys, one prin-
cipal one, which extends beyond the others,
aud which both thumbs strike in regular sue
cessioE in spelling word. This key is
known as % Then comes row of keys.
which are pressed by the fingers of both
hands, and are numbered from right to left
OF the left hand, and from left to right of the
right hand. Then comes the space key, or
the blank between words, which is under or
almost under, the fofehuger Of either
hand. \ circular roll Of paper Is
placed on the opposite side of the ma
chine from the operator, on which the
characters are printed or impressed. Strik-
ing any oae Of the keys causes the paper t.
move forward a short distance. At each
movement Of the keys, or shy OF them, an
ink-ribbon is pressed against the paper, max
ing the characters thereon. This ribbon
moves slowly along as the writing takes
place. When it ia sll or nearly all wound
upon one reel, it may be made to wiad itself
upon the other by moving little arm
hand at the back Of the instrument to the
left 1r right, as the case may be, Tie hands
are used in writing upon the stenograph in
the same manner that the feet are used IL
walkiu--lsiug FIRST one and then the other.
The key are 20 be struck by ths finger 70
which they belong. In writing on the sten0-
graph, silent letters are always omitted. All
words are written phonogrsp hically-that Is,
IS they are pronounced Mr.. Lsake, who is
An expert teleErepAic operator, thinks ne
can revolptiouizs telegraphy by introducing
some Of the principles OF this instru-
meus into tsegrsphy, by which he will
be enabled t. telegraph qnjrtUp.e the num-
Der cf words nov Transmitted by the most
expert operator in the same time.
SINGULAR Accountability Wilkinson, q
well-knoan maiket-Aunter and fisherman.
went with his brother recently to the vicinity
OF McCounens station to hunt and ,hey
wer, having good luck, one Of them killing
one day by the discharge Of both barrels Of
his gun Iity.two geese. They pitched their
tent at a spot where a bouss had formerly
stool, but had afterwards been removed
away, leaving a tall Missouri chimney stand
Ing TO mark the Location, The tent was set
up close to the chimney, the hreplac= Cf
which was found very convenient by the
campers, Last Sunday night, when the Wind
blew 40 hard the chi ney was thrown over
upon the tent and its occupants. Tuey were
both almost completely covered with the
debris but one could use his hand, and, by
deg-ees, uncovered himself, and then helped
Billy, who was iusensible As soon as pos
sibls a wagon was obtained, and he was CON
veyed TO a ueichboying farmhouse, where he
Is at present, badly hurt, having, It Is thought
receive internal injury. His brother came
to the city yesterday for surgical aid.
A HOSE COMPANY To BE EsTABLIsHEp.-
Yesterday morning the Board Of Fire Com.
uissiouers. Chief of the Fire Department
Coruelius Sullivan, and the Board Of Trus-
tees met for consultation at the new City
Hall The object Of the meeting was to con.
slider the DISABILITY Of establishing a hose
company st Njns tenth and L streets. After
considerable discussion the plan Of the Citi-
zans Committee was adopted, and the Chief
Engineer directed to prepare q plan for
building suitable for the purpose, aud submit:
the same to tbs Board st 10 A N. to-day.
The arguments for and against the Holly sys-
TEN were the same that have heretofore been
used and from time to time published The
Board is Of the opinion that the Holly Is Of
itself sufficient, and the Fire Commissioners
very naturally disagree with them. The
meeting was one of unusual harmony, each
one present asserting that his endesvoTs
would be in favor Of the mos. economical and
efficient service.
IRELAND STILL LIVES. The lecture by
Thomas Brennan, the able and eloquent Sec
rotary Of the National Land League in Dub
lin. Ireland. will be given st Armory Hall
this evening, at O'Clock. on the general
issues involved in the question # Irish na-
tionslity.
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