Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-12
BRIEF NOTES.

Two carloads of immigrants arrived from
the East this morning.
The Board Of Officers of the First Artil-
lcry Regiment meets at headquarters tins
evening at 5 clock sharp.
The steamer Dover arrived from the up
per Sacramento yesterday with grain, and
returned with a barge, light.
a thief on Wednesday stole 4 silver
watch from a room in the rear OF d. j..
Considine's restaurant, X street, near
Third.
The frame work of the Convent building
st Woodland is completed. This building
will be the largest structure in Golo
county when finished.
An alarm of fire was sounded from Box
No. 30 about o'clock yesterday morning,
but il proved to have been occasioned by
the burning of some rubbish.
1t is estimated that the yield Of corn in
Yolo county this season-nearly all being
grown in the river district-will amount to
5000 bushels, all of excellent quality.
Albert j. Plant has assumed the cap
taincv of the Governors Guard, and pro-
poses to take active measures towards re-
cruiting its ranks to the required standard.
Charles Mewen, who attempted to COM
nit suicide few days ago, by shooting
himself in the head and body, and was sent
to the County Hospital is reported to be
apt to recover.
Officers Sullivan and Cotfey arrested at
the Park Yesterday afternoon man who
gave the name of Scott Ollia on a charge
of attempting to commit robbery, by trying
10 cut another mans pocket out.
The Board of Supervisors of Yolo county
have appointed the following County
Board of Health: Health Officer Dr. A.
Strong; associate members, DR.. J. Clark,
DR.. Thomas Ross. DR.. 9. IL. Jackson and
L. p Everett
These arrests were made Yesterday Jno
Doe, by officer Franks; Mary Jackson and
Malvina Jones, by officer FraZee, and
Charles Leonard by officer Kent, all for be-
| ing drunk: Scott Ollia, by officers Colfey
and Sullivan. for an attempt TO commit
robbery.
The work of digging the canal TO drain
the slough is advancing a little more rapid
iy, the workmen having got into tirmer
ground. The pump has been placed i'll
position close 10 Second street.and will keep
the water down sufficiently to enable the
excavation to be pushed along.
Iibbius Simkins. who committed suicide
by taking morphine few days ago, was 4
member Of Sunset Lodge, No. 81, OF
Marshtield Oregon. His funeral will take
place at l P. NJ, to-day, from Odd Fellows
Temple. under the direction of the General
Relief Committee of the Order in this city
Officers Wing, O'IGarc, Scroggs, Foote and
Belhartz arrested early yesterday morning
| twenty-five tramps whom they found
sleeping in freight cars and barns. The
parties arrested were subsequently con
victed in the Police Court of vagrancy. anC
sentenced TO ten days each in the county
jail but the commitments were withheld
on their promising to leave town by ?. II
The Sacramento river, which for about &
week had registered eight feet, five inches
has from some cause taken an upward ten
dency, and during the past two days ha;
stood at eight feet, nine inches. The rise
can scarcely be attributed to the rain Of I
few days ago. y weather sharp account:
for it in the theory that We are going It
have an early winter, and the springs have
commenced running in consequence.