Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-31
BRIEF NOTES.

yesterday, and passed few hours YER
2 pleasantly.
The steamer Varuna arrived from tn
, .r.;r2rrer Sacramento yesterday with a barg
load OF wood.
Officer Sullivan yesterday, on the com
. plant OF A $. Price, arrested Mrs. Eli
Price for adultery.
An electric light has been placed in posi-
ton in front of the county buildings on
/ street, near Seventh.
Billy Rock, Of the " Senate, got taken il
by the " change racket" operators TO th'
extent of So Thursday.
Charles Freeman, of Roseyille, attempted
suicide few days ago by taking laudanum
but i doctor saved him.
VIII. Cursor & Co. have received iii,
| contract for constructing the opera house a
Woodland, their bid being S6,7l5.
The picnic of Woodland Council, No
y, o. C. F., at Colts Grove, last Wednes
day, was great success in ali respects
Divinia IcGlashan, of this city, has flee
her claim with the Secretary of State to {
trademark for "McGlashan's Elixir O
Life"
Andrew J. Holfelder, who was injured
while switching cars in this city Thursday
morning, as mentioned yesterday, died yes
terday morning at the Railroad Hospital.
Reports continue TO come in to the effect
that the grasshopper invasion Of this county
will work great damage rs soon as the
: hoppers" are large enough 10 move
about
4. Adele, who resides near Cachevilie,
Yolo county, has on his ranch $40 acres OF
seven-headed wheat, which, il is alleged,
will yield between forty and fifty bushels
to the acre.
Notice has been given that the city water
| will be shut off at ! this morning, to re-
main off all day, from the alley pipe be-
| tween q and II, Sixteenth and Twenty
fourth streets.
A party of ladies and gentlemen left the
| city in Laffertv's four-horse vehicle Thurs
day evening for the Alabaster Cave El Do
RADIO county, expecting TO be two or three
days on the trip.
The revival services that have been in
progress at the NJ. Z. Church South, Wood
| land, for some time, have been concluded
| Nine converts were added to the church
| during the meetings.
The picnic which was 10 have been held
at Chico last Sunday, and which many
Sacramentans went up to attend, but were
| disappointed account of the rain, VIII
| take place as local affair tomorrow.
A few days ago g. F. LOOMS, Of Wood
| land, was thrown from his wagon al
| bridge about three miles north of that
place and one Of the wheels running over
his head. he was almost instantly killed.
The following have been elected as Off
| GERS for the ensuing term in Sacramento
Lodge, No. II, X. OF p: P. c., J, W Rey-
nolds c. c.. f. J. Verdou Y. c., T. Schu-
macher Prelate, E. Hughes NJ. at a, J.
Simeon.
The State Library has purchased from
Bancroft IL Co. $500 worth OF books on
homeopathy, which, added to those already
in the library on that subject, makes il one
of the most complete collections of The
kind in the United States.
1t is said that the Turner'S have concluded
not TO have very extensive Improvements
made to Turner Hall at present, but to ex-
pend about s., 800 IN constructing new
stairway to the main entrance and in i'm
proving the ventilation of the hall, etc.
The Young Modoc Baseball Club has
organized with the following officers
George Jones, Captain George TroWbridge
Treasurer W. O'Neil, Secretary; J. Soren-
son, Propertyman. The other members
are: W. Fleming r. Hintze, A. Stoll, f.
Clark; substitutes, D. Clark, ". Groen-
weld.
A dispatch from Salinas says that Judge
Armstrong of this city, who is now acting
for Judge Alexander at that place, had ex-
pressed a determination to hold Court on
Memorial Day to expedite the trying of an
important case, but the citizens were SO op-
posed to such action that he changed his
mind.
Coroner Krellenburg, of Yolo county,
held an inquest last Tuesday upon the
body Of an unknown man found in Willow
creek 1t had been in the water several
days. Deceased wore red flannel shirt,
jumper and buckskin pants. a felt hat
was found tucked inside the waistband of
the pants.
Locomotive No. 165, drawing the Cali
fornia and Oregon passenger train, came in
=" on two legs " yesterday morning, but on
time A pin broke when the train was a
few miles below Red Bluff, compelling the
engineer, Fred. Stevens, 10 disconnect the
machinery and use two driving wheels in
stead of four
The United Brethren will have a Sab
bath-school anniversary at their church,
corner of Fourteenth and X streets, at 7:45
tomorrow. The services will include vocal
and instrumental music and literary eXer-
cises by members of the school. DecOra-
tons and notices will represent California,
Africa, America, Europe and Canada.
Frank Craig aged Is, ran away from his
home at Oakland, came to this city and Sc
cured employment with trainer at Agri-
cultural Park. His father, however, sent
to Chief Jackson to have him found and
taken in charge, and officers Sullivan and
Coffey hunted him up. Yesterday morn
ing his father took him back home His
employer was DESTROYS of having him stay
here, as he was industrious, intelligent and
trustworthy.
One OF the members of the police force
dropped into a saloon yesterday afternoon
with party Of friends to wash bedust out
of his throat after the march to the GENE
terry. He called for white wine, but the
barkeeper by mistake handed out bottle |
containing vinegar The officer after swal- |
lowing his drink, remarked that it was
good beverage to quench thirst but little
too sudden in its operation.
About 10 o'clock last night four young
men assaulted a Chinaman on Third |
street, between J and X, kicking him and
knocking his basket out OF his hands. The |
celestial blew police whistle Justify, and |
q large crowd soon collected. When an |
officer reached the scene the Chinaman's |
assaiants had disappeared, and the officer
was at first inclined to arrest the Chinaman |
for blowing a whistle, but on learning that |
he was more sinned against than SHINING, |
let him go,
The baseball mines representing the de-
pot and freight office departments OF the |
Central Pacific Railroad had an interesting |
game of baseball at Agricultural Park yes |
terday afternoon, Considering the limited |
amount of practice the players have had, |
they played remarkably well, and two or |
three of the men showed unexpected abil- |
ity. The most pleasing thing about the |
game was the good-humored manner in |
which 1t was played The game was finally |
won by the freight delegation.
Irene Lodge, I. 0. e. T., No. 1913, in |
stalled their officers at Siwash few even
ings since, as follows: w C. r., Harry
A. Clifton w. V. T., MRS. Alfred Baker;