Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-15
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LONG SHOTS" Osman," whose adventure
with skunk was recently chronicled in the
RECORD. UNION, has been hunting again. He
went down to Whitcomb's with a friend after
ducks. The shooting was not very good. but
during the afternoon he made two very fine
shots indeed, killing birds at a great hight
with both right and left barrel. The ducks
fell near a friend who picked them up, but
substituted in their place two that he found
lying ia the tule near by-twO that had been
killed on some other day by other sportsmen.
Osman gloried Tot little over the splendid
shots he had made, and next day declared
con6dentially that he had heard of instances
where birds had been killed at such hight
that they smelled bad when they reached the
ground, but never believed the story. He
didn't feel that it was such lie, after all, for
his long shot ducks didn't seem to be very
fresh Some of the boys suggested that he
must have filled his gun barrels with soft
mud, to make the charge carry further, but
he denied the soft Impeachment, asserting
that Peterson had a monopoly of thst iuven-
ton, and the front end Of his gun didn't look
IS if it had been a success.
Cor LEFT.-The Commodore" we'll
known K.street merchant, intended to leave
for San Jose by yesterdays 1l:40 train. As
that hour drew nigh, friends who were at the
store suggested that he had better be moving
toward the depot He thought there was
plenty of time, and devoted his attention to
various matters. The friends left and sta
toned themselves at Third and J streets, to
see him fl by when he found time getting
short. Presently he appeared walking
leisurely down the street, and stopped to
have little conversation when he came TO
tbs parties waiting for him. They told him
he had Just two minutes to go on, and he
then suddenly recollected that l1:40 didn't
mean ten minutes to y, as ne had somehow
got it into his head it did, and the way he
passed through laird street, and over the
bridge at the head of that street, was very
creditable for a little fat fellow. The train
pulled out when he was half way across the
bridge, rather to bis relief, for his burst of
speed was about over, and he felt 1t would De
a week before he could reach the depot. He
hasn't got down to his regular breathing yet.
VIEWING THE SCENE.-The evidence in
the Mock Soon murder case had all been
introduced by P. NJ. yesterday, and then the
Court swore Deputy Sheriffs Orn and Dunn
to take the ju to the scene of the shooting
scrape, that the members of that body
might be shown by Deputy Sheriff Heintz,
previously Instructed by the attorneys in the
case, the localities relative to which test
mony had been taken. Yesterday was the
sixteenth day of the trial, and the argument,
which will be commenced this morning, will
probably occupy two days more. After this
case has been disposed OF the case of Charley
An Sing, also accused of murder in connec-
ton with the same unpleasantness, will have
to be tried, and, following it, the cases Of
half dozen residents of Mongolia for riot,
Ali growing out of the same odd Fellows
Lodge trouble.
NoTARIEs APPoINTED.-The Governor yes
terdsy reappointed and commissioned the
following Notaries Public, their terms of
office having expired: w. A. Yates, Center
VILE, Alameda county; Ed. Hardness, Big
Bend, Butte county C. E. Cummings, Fern
dale, Humboldt county; William Singer, Sr.,
Marysville, Yubs county; John r. Casa
day, Castroville, Monterey county Charles
A. Gardner, st. Helena, Napa county; w.
K Spencer, Grass Valley, Nevada county ;
+. B. Whiting, Quincy, Plumas county; j..
+ Brown, San Jose, Santa Clara county ;
James T. Isascs, Shasta, Shasta county g..
S. S. Hill, Oakdsle, Stanisaus county John
McNish, Hills Ferry Stanislaus county; S.
p. Rogers, Modesto. StsUislsus county; G..
0. Garter, Tulare City, Tulsre county.
FELL INA Chinauan who was fishing
with drop net from one Of the barges on
the river front yesterday, slipped as he was
hauling up his net, the plsuks he was stand
ing upon having become quite wet in conse-
1uence Of his operations, and fell overheard,
taking header" into the stream. Fortu-
nstely he chung to the rope he had been haul
ing upon, and which was made fast to the
barge, and though it took him some time to
reach the end Of the slack, he finally man
aged to pull himself back to the side OF the
barge yelling Justify for help. Men who
were in the vicinity went to his assistance
and lifted him upon the barge. As coon as
he could clear the water from his throat he
returned thanks, belly good-belly good,
you q"
POLICE Court. In the Police Court yes
terdAy the case Of A. w. Churchill, charged
with an assault with deadly weapon on
John Scott, was tried and the defendant dis
charged The cases of All Sing, for misde'
mesnor and disturbing the peace, were dls
missed upon payment of COST The cases
Of All Hoey and All Sung. for misdemesnor,
went over until this morning. So also did
the cases of Frank Mitchell and John Null
gan, for illegal voting All Chung's case Of
misdemeAnor was dismissed on payment Of
costs Lou Crackbon, accused of an as
sault with q deadly weapon, pleaded guilty
Judgment was deferred until the 18th.
THE YoLo LEvEE.-It appeared to be the
belief of those working yesterday at the scent
Of the threatened break in the Yolo levee, 81
the upper end of Washington, that the cut
ting away of the embsnkment had ceased
thanks to the large quantity OF rock filled in
by the railroad company. More of that ms
terial is still being used, and before opera
tions case there will be such bulkhesd @
rock that the place will be secure against any
attacks the river may make, less than foo'
overlapping the levee.