Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-31
BRIEF NOTES,

Woodland is talking OF having an opera
house.
H. !. Merkley has sold his four.year-old
Norman stallion to MIR. Rose, Of Gait, for
$1,000.
It is said that the Kelly via Vermilya road
to Sacramento from the Costumes is nearly
impossible since the storm.
Lock.boxes have been established 10 the
postoffice at Cortland, and that little village
is beginning to put on city airs.
The fancy table disposed of by the roulette
table at the charity entertainment Tuesday
night was won by ticket No. l66.
The Sacramento river begins to assume a
proper winter appearance, but has not risen
more than five feet since the storm.
C. W. Reed & Co., nurserymen, shipped a
carload of young trees to Chico yesterday,
and another large number to MARTINEZ.
Early last evening the wind shifted to the
north, the clouds cleared away, and the indi-
cations are favorable for clear weather.
The Exempt Fireman's Association will in
stall its officers next Monday evening, and
subsequently have banquet st the Capital
Hotel.
The rain leaked in through apertures in the
roof of q. Pohtzs clothing store, Sixth and
X streets, night or two since, and damaged
large quantity of goods.
The people Of Woodland are looking to see
what Sacramento will do in the matter of
drainage, etc believing that what will work
well here will be desirable for use in their
town.
The Ladies' Aid Society, and friends of the
Methodist Church in Gait, have decided to
give an entertainment for the benefit os the
church on the evening of the 14.h of Feb
rGary.
The young man Moore, Who had his arm
30 badly injured by an accidental gunshot
several days ago, is doing very well, indeed,
and his physicians are pleased with his con-
dition.
The only record on the ststion-hou:e slate
last night was that of John Boring, who,
knowing that there was warrant out against
him for battery, surrendered himself and put
up a deposit.
The case of NJ. L. O'Neil, for embezz E.
ment. was yesterday further examined in
Justice Gilmer's Court, and then continue d
on account Of the absence Of witnesses until
Saturday at l P. NJ.
Two carloads of immigrants arrived from
the f asst last night. 1t is noticed that large
humber of those coming now are old Cal.
ifornians returning, having become di, eusted
with Eastern weather.
At II o'clock last night the weather on
the hill was clear and cold. AT Blue Can
yon there was depth of 4 feet of snow /;
Emigrant Gap, feet; Cisco and the Sum.
NIT, 7, and Truckee, about 4.
Consulario Francisco, arrested few days
since for insanity, is still at the County Jail,
but will probably be examined to-day. He
appears to be more properly subject for the
hospital than for the insane asylum.
Burglars attempted to break into the store
of West & Heath, at Michigan Bar a few
nights since. Tney cut through the IRON
doors, but were evidently frightened away
before they could make an entrance.
Officer Frederickq, about O'clock yester.
day morning, found small bay horse straying
about with halter attIched. He took the
animal 10 Miller's stable. on Ninth street,
where the owner can get his property.
The body of Lawrence Young, who COM
misted suicide at the City Prison last Sun
day, was yesterday buried by undertaken
Clark, who had waited as long as possible to
see whether friencs Of the deceased would not
appear.
Constable Jones and Deputy Sheriff Wells,
Of S1lano county, brou. hit to this city yester'
day one of the parties against whom warrants
were recently sworn out for violating the FISH
law, and the three others will come up on the
boat this morning.
Some of the young ladies in the neighbor-
hood OF Gait and Hlcksville have a local rep
utation as Nimrods. One, it is ssii, makes q
regular business slaughtering geese with her
rifle, while the other hunts for the market
with considerable success.
/ 4 Sscramentap, who desired to obtain
some fine young orange trees sent an order
I t. Los Angeles for the desired article lately,
/ but received answer that the greater portion
( of the trees there had been trost-biseu, and
he was unable TO get what he wished.
Ga Saturday. the Oh inst, the oGicers Of
Franklin Grange were duly installed, at which
time the lady members took occasion tc pre-
sent to the retiring Secretary. Mrs. S. G..
/ Bradford, who had served faithfully in th ..c
capacity for eight years, with a besutifr, pold
pen and holder and so inkstaud. |rne nrer-
entation was made by Mrs. Z. 9. Johnston.
| Following is IA report of the American river
school for the r.onth ending January %,
/ IeS4i TOTAL number of pupils enrolled, 40
average daily attendance, ~; total number
Of days attendance, Si2; total number Of
! days absence, 10; total number of times
| tsrdy, 20; on roll of honor-Miss Minnie
and Alice Hoyt, Lille Cutter, Hattie ellison
and Amelia Fuller.
| A coupe in which two ladies were return.
! ing from the charity entertainment got
stalled about A. NJ. yesterday on Third
street, between \ and o, where an excava.
ton had been made 10 lay gas pipe. As il
was impossible to extricste the vehicle, the
driver escorted the ladies to their destination,
/ and then took his horse to the stable, leaving
{ the yehicle In he cot ont in the norning