Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-19

Balance in Treasury April !, 1854. 500, 1913 6
JOHN Q. BROWN.
President Board OF Trustees
E. H. MCKEE, Clerk.
CHARLEY SINGS CASE. Y yesterday in De
partment One of the Superior Court, durin,
the trial of Charley Sing for murder tn
District Attorney sought to present befor
the jury evidence which the defense OBJ
jected to- and the Court sustained the obiec
ton The Attorney disputed the matter
and finally, when instructed that the evi
dence would not be heard declared that h,
would not go on with the case. The Court
after further remarks on each side, directed
him to proceed with the trial, and, as hi
refused 10 do so, ordered that a fine of 81
be entered against him for contumaciou.
language and failure to obey the ordeI
given. The other attorneys for the defense
MeSsrs Edgerton and Clarken, not beiue
present, the District Attorney moved tina
an attachment be issued for them, and hi:
request was complied with The Cour
then took a recess for half an hour. during
which time the absent attorneys appeared
and, as the attachment had not been served
upon them, it was, when the Court re-
convened, withdrawn. The District Attor-
ney then gathered up some of his papers
and t,.but returned not long afterwards
and the case went on smoothly. As there
were several witnesses in waiting at P. NJ
to be examined in rebuttal, it is probable
that good portion of to-day's session will
be occupied in taking testimony, and the
argument may not commence before Mon
day morning. 1t is reported that the de-
Tense are willing to submit the case without
argument.
REMARKABLE GRowTH.-Samples of grain
growth have been received from l.. D. Jen-
ken, which show the - forcing qualities OF
this glorious climate A stem of barley,
stated to have been plucked from the
ground only six days after the seed was
sown, measured nearly six inches in
length, and another stalk of barley, OF
which the seed was sown March LIST, meas
ured on the 18th instant Is inches. Also,
a stalk of the growth of last year was fur
nished. which measures 20 inches. and is
said to have been the growth of thirty
days Mr.. Jenken adds: 1t Will be re-
membered by most farmers that the spring
of 1878 was exceedingly wet. | sowed bar
ley that year on April 9th and moved it on
June 10th, when some of it measured
nearly five feet. The ground on which this
grew had never been plOwed. All did
was to scatter the seed and drag it in with
an oak brush. 1t was pure sediment which
had settled in basin to the depth of three
or four feet, and sub-irrigated by the waters
of Stony creek. When all the circumstan-
ces are taken into consideration, the almost
wonderful rr1.pNFth of IN Tnpl, dow
the time it was sown is not such wonder
after all. This proves the wonderful capaci-
ties of our best land under favorable cir
cumstances. Had we not a climate unex-
celled in the world such results could not
be produced. But, with such a climate and
good land, all we have 10 do is to tickle the
land with the pillow and harrow and it
smiles into an abundant harvest"
WATCH PREsENTArIoN.-Abou 8 o'clock
last evening there assembled at the resi-
dence of A. l.. Frost, on | street, between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth, about fifty of his
friends The family was taken completely
by surprise. Shortly after they had invaded
the premises, f. j. Clark stepped forward,
and, on behalf of the employees of the
Internal Revenue office, of which Mr.
Frost is the head in the Fourth
District, presented him with an elegant 800
watch. Mr.. Clark's remarks on behalf OF
the donors was replete with compliments,
and covered eleven years in which they
had worked together The names of the
donors were engraved on the watch and
were as follows f. j. Clark, f H. Page,
Thomas Jones, c. f. Merrill, l. J. Rolfe, B.
w. Barnes, Samuel Magoffey, J. B. Rich
ardson, K. H. Sterling P. r. Klein, J. A.
Whaley, f. H. G. Wultf, NJ. A. Howard
John S. Miller, j. A. Buffer, 5. a. Scott, A.
Bryant, George p. Royster, d. Poorman,
w. A. Eliason, Mrs. NJ. A. Kennedy. Mr.
Frost replied in a feeling manner, said he
would never part with the token of their
respect, and invited them into the banquet
hall, where all were gathered around the
festal board and an old-time reunion en-
joyed. Music, singing and Speech-making
was INDUCED in until late hour.
Social LAST EvENING.-The social given
by the young ladies of the Sixth-street NJ
f. Church last evening was enjoyed by a
large assemblage of ladies and gentlemen
who were evidently much pleased with the
manner in which the following programme
was rendered: Instrumental duet, Misses
Goats and Warehouse, vocal solo, Miss n
Wright; recitation, w. H. katzenstein
vocal solo, Miss Lizzie Fisher; instru-
mental solo, Mrs. Byrne; recitation, Mr.
Hunter; vocal solo, Mrs. Pepper.
BARwIcK's REPoRr-At o'clock last
night the river at Colusa was 252 feet and
falling. At 8 last night the barometer
along the Pacific slope was above 30 inches
and falling, except ut San Francisco and
Los Angeles, where it was rising The
wind was northwest and west everywhere
except at Red Bluff and Sacramento where
it was south. The weather was clear ev-
erywhere except at Mendocino. it being
cloudy at that point.
PIONEER .SocrAL.-N. d. Gooden. one o.
the most prominent of the California pic
neers, celebrated yesterday his seventeen
birthday The old boys" in accordance
with their usual custom. would not let the
opportunity pass, and gave him u reception
ut Pioneer Hall last evening They wert
out III full force, wives and daughters, anC
good time was had until the wee sma'
hours.
STILL IN THE LEAD The best Bakers
extra flour, only 81 % per 50-lb sack. Tha
choice Petaluma dairy butter, down to 81
cents a roll. Don't pay 60 cents for butter
when you can get as fine butter as comes t.
the market for 80 cents a roll, at H. H
Paulk's Cash" Grocery, No. S14 X street.
PRIZES PRIZES DO not fail to motto,
the elaborate display of elegant and costly
prizes to be competed for at the Odd Eel
lows Picnic. They are now on exhibition
in the show window of 3. Klune street
between Fourth and Fifth