Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-27
BRIEF NOTES.

The City Library will be closed to-day.
Two carloads of Immigrants arrived from
the East this morning.
| But one arrest was made yesterday-H
c. Brown, by officer Farrell, for misde.
meanor.
| Thisis the anniversary of the birth of the
| Empress of China, and the residents of Chi.
natown will celebrate it.
Whittier, Fuller & Co. have filed with the
Secretary of State the words Rubber
Paint as trademark.
The Governor yesterday appointed Chas.
ii. Croker First Lieutenant of COMPANY
g, Second Artillery Regiment.
The emigrant train was several hours he
hind time in its arrival here from San
Francisco yesterday, having been detained
at Oakland.
The Postoffiee will be open TO-DAY
thanksgiving Day. from u NJ. toIp.
NO deliveries will be made by carriers ey
cept from the office at the above hours.
Sheriff Davis, of Colusa county arrived
in the city last evening, en- route to the
State Prison at Folsom, with William
Thompson and John Hascock, who are to
serve SIX months each for robbery.
The contractors for repairing the Yolo
levee are taking advantage of the fine
weather, and pushing things " SO spirited
ly that 1t Is believed the entire work will
be completed by the middle of next week.
A room at the Grand Hotel was BURGLAR
lied Tuesday evening, and a quantity of
bedclothing, besides shirts, underclotbing
etc, taken. Officer Ash arrested two men
who are believed to have committed the
theft.
The Democratic City Central Committee
met at the Capital Hotel last evening for
the purpose of nominating q ticket for the
coming school election. After a brief ses-
sion it was decided to adjourn to Friday
night, when ticket for School Trustees
will be nominated.
This afternoon, in accordance with an
agreement made previous to the election, d.
w. Knox will at = o'clock give j. S. Curtis q
Wheelbarrow ride from the railroad depot
up } and down X street, and then across
the bridge to Washington. Bagpipes will
furnish the music
A Thanksgiving social was given at the
Christian Church, Eighth street between n
and y, last evening which was largely
attended. A very fine musical and literary
programme was well rendered A small
admission fee was charged for the benefit
OF the Sabbath-school fund.
Detective Coffey returned to San Fran
cisco yesterday morning with the two Chi
namen arrested here for kidnapping a woman
from San Francisco. The woman kid
mapped and the Chinaman whom she subse-
quently married here, are still in hiding
and have not been heard of
The money derived from the payment of
the election wager last Saturday evening
between George Leichardt and VIM. Lauf-
hotter was divided yesterday Laufkotter
gives his SAG 70 to the Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum, and Leichardt donates similar sum
to the Christmas fund of the Protestant
Orphan Asylum.
Yesterday in Department One of the
Superior Court, w. A Gett, attorney for
Horace Stevens, charged with felony in
embezzling State money, moved to set aside
the information filed against his client.
and, at his request, the case was continued
until Monday, December LIST, that the
motion might be argued.
Arrived yesterday, steamers Dover and
Clara Belle, from the upper Sacramento,
with grain and produce steamer San Joa-
quin No. 9, from San Francisco, with mer-
chandise; steamer c.. NJ Small, from
Marysville for San Francisco, with grain.
Sailed, steamer Dover, for the upper Sacra-
mento, with merchandise.
Elijah Miller Christy, brought to the
county Jail from Costumes township Mon
day afternoon to be examined as to his
sanity. has not yet been passed upon by the
physicians. His condition does not appear
to have changed since he was locked up,
he apparently being neither better nor
worse. This is the second time he has been
arrested on suspicion of insanity.
The water in China slough is falling very
slowly now, the quantity running into the
river from the pipe being not more than
half the pipes capacity So far the slough
has fallen about two feet, and it may be
that the small amount of water passing
through the pipe is due to the reduction Of
the pressure but the pipe is still foot and
a half or two feet below the surface. and
might be expected to do better.
In the case of Alice NJ Valensin VS.. G.
Nalensin, which has recently occupied
much of the time of Department Two of
the Superior Court, Judge Mcfarland yes
terday made an order modifying the in
junction heretofore granted plaintiff. and
as it now stands Mr. Valensin is authorized
to take control of certain horses and colts,
and to have the use of pasturage, barns,
etc, and to sell such of the stock as may be
necessary, but not to exceed One-fourth of
it; also to sell certain grain in warehouse
at Stockton, to pay heinterest on the mort
gage on the ranch.
LAST NIGHTS FEsTIvAL.-The ladies of
the SeveRh-Street NJ. E. Church gave a fes-
tival at Howe's Hall, Masonic Temple, last
evening, which was in every sense of the
word grand success. 1t was an Old Folks
Concert, and by the very best local talent
Several booths were presided over as fol-
lows: Dressed dolls and all kinds of fancy
articles, suitable for Christmas presents,
Mrs. Governor Stonenan, Mrs. DR.. Snider,