Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-14
BRIEF NOTES.

The Police Boat Club has named its boa
Aurelia.
The Sacramento river is down to Is fee
3 inches above low-water mark.
Thirteen carloads of tea went East from
San Francisco yesterday morning
Six carloads of cattle from Nevada wer,
unloaded at the stock yards Saturday.
| The Police Court was not in session Sat.
urday, Judge Henry being out of town.
Chief Jackson has designated officer Ar.
lington to be night officer at the City
Prison, transferring officer Rider to street
duty.
Deputy Sheriff F. NJ Roberts, of Yreka,
passed through the city yesterday, en- route
for the Stockton asylum with an insane
prisoner.
There will be Good Templars' reunion.
at Gait on Tuesday evening, August 9Th.
to which all the lodges in the county have
been invited.
Watermelons are in the markets, but are
so scarce that they bring fancy prices.
There will be plenty of them and cheap
within week.
Scores of Sacramento people appeared to
be afflicted Yesterday with a desire to go
fishing. When they returned they did not
seem to be afflicted with too many fish.
Charles Pommer has sold to Charles 2.
Nathan his two-story building situated on
the south side of j, between Sixth and
Seventh, the consideration being 81, 400.
The sidewalk on the west side of Fifth
street north of o, which has been very
shaky lately has broken down, much to
the disgust of pedestrians passing that way
There were yesterday seventy-fve car
loads of freight from the East in the rail
road yard in this city to be delivered to-day.
This is the most ever known to be here at
once.
The Walnut Grove stage team had run
away from Tenth and K streets Saturday
morning but were stopped after travelling
few blocks without any damage having
been done.
Three carloads of fruit were sent East by
Saturday evenings express train and one
last evening. The expectation of fruit and
vegetables from Sacramento is business
assuming immense proportions.
Californians are turning the tables ON the
Eastern people who have been shipping
their goods out here. A carload of beer will
go East from San Jose to-day us an expert
ment toward building up trade for it
A little boy, named Dannie Ball, whose
parents reside at Ills Eighth street, be-
tween K and L, fell from the rear porch of
the building Saturday afternoon, and re-
ceived severe bruises. He fell about thirty
feet
City Attorney Anderson and Judge Nc
kune have gone to San Francisco to file
demurrer in the United States Circuit Court
in the city bond case of Hausmeister VS.. |
Porter, which is set for hearing at II A. NJ. |
to-day.
Complaint is made that Twelfth street, |
from to X, is filled with lumber on both |
sides. There is barely room for two yehi- |
cleS TO pass, and III case of runaway, a |
person caught in the narrow lane could not |
turn out nor avoid collision.
1t is said by gentlemen who came down |
from Chico yesterday that the Democrats
held mass meeting there SATURDAY. even |
ing and attracted a crowd by engaging a
ight-rope performer to give an open-air ex-
hibition near their place of meeting.
Several of the delegates from Sacramento
county to the Congressional Convention at
Benicia, and also many other gentlemen
Interested in the action of the Convention.
vent below yesterday. A large number
will leave for Benicia by the 6 O'Clock train
his morning.
The water in the river has fallen so low
hat the San Francisco boats have been
to return to their old landing at
he float, foot of X street. They have, dur
ng the high water, been landing alongside
he steamer office, which is much nearer
he freight shed.
Adrian Barlow, whoshot himself through
he head on X street, between Second and
'hird, early Saturday morning, as men
Toned in the last issue of the RECORD
MON, died about 1 o'clock that morning.
'oroner Clark held an inquest in the case,
nj no new facts were developed.
An elderly French woman, patient at
he County Hospital, attempted suicide
aturday morning by jumping from the
econd story of the building to the brick |
avement below, a distance of about % !
eet, but did not succeed in her endeavor
eceiving but slight injury. She was dis I
because of sickness and lack of ]
lends.
Sergeant Barwick says there was
prinkle of rain at Los Angeles last night, | !
18th dense fog at the Bay at clock yes
erday morning. At s o'clock last night it | &
Tas clear and fair everywhere except Los
angeles, where it was cloudy. Wind \. W.
long the Pacific Coast, except Red Bluff !
nd Sacramento, it being s. f. at the former
nd 5. at the latter.
Mention was made two or three days
go hat the first bale of hops of the season !
lad been shipped to San Francisco from
he Lovdal ranch. r. ]. Merkley laugh
ngly says he shipped hops to the East two |
r three weeks ago-by H. NJ La Rue, who
ook quantity of Merkley's as specimen
o show the people at the National Demo- |
ratio Convention what CALIFORNIA; hop
rop would be like
Friday evening J. ]. Campbell, d. D. G. {
:, installed the officers elect of Gait Lodge
10 49, Knights of Pythias. for the ensuing ;
erm. For p. c., II. G. Emerson; c. C.,
}. II. Brown VIC, L. Young NJ. of A,
}. b. Woodson; l. G., Frank Tyrrell; o. ]
l., ID. Vanderhoof; Attendants, H. b.
Brown and Fred Wright. After installa- !
ion the Lodge repaired to the Harvey
Iotel and with their lady friends sat down
D a. most excellent banquet \ very
leasant hour was spent over the festive
GARD.