Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-05
BRIEF NOTES.

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! The Sacramento river has receded to
feet inches. and is becoming quite clea
for this locality.
The decoration of places Of business il
the city for the Native Sons celebration hai
already commenced.
4 new stone pavement has been laiC
! around the Capital Brewery at Twelfth anC
l streets, 260 feet in length.
Ninety carloads of tea arrived from Chini
bv the last steamer, and a portion of it vii
go East by special train this morning.
Wild geese having been flying over the
city for several nights past, and it is be-
lieved by some that an early winter is thus
foretold.
A ranch team had runaway on II street
about noon yesterday, but was stopped al
the corner of G, before any damage had
been done.
The patent upon shutter-workers men
toned in list of patents Just issued, was
granted to f. Z. Masters and [. J. Kimball,
of this city.
Work upon the CANAL to connect the
slough with the river is progressing very
slowly, bed of quicksand, full OF water,
having been reached.
The large number of rooms already en-
gagged at hotels and lodging-houses indi-
Gates that there Will be a great attendance
here during the State Fair.
A bet was made in this city yesterday,
in which a Republican wagered $50 with q
Democrat that Blaine would carry Calitor-
fornia by 10000 over Cleveland.
The Board of Trustees of Woodland have
decided to postpone Indefinitely the propo-
sition to adopt the electric light system in
that town, deeming it premature at this
time.
There came through from Massachusetts
Yesterday morning consigned to Captain
Ayers,of the Ordnance Department, l. S.
a., Benicia, two very handsome black Nor
gan horses.
The uniform rank OF the Blaine and
Logan Club of Woodland has adopted a
neat and tasty uniform, consisting of a
white shirt, dark pantaloons, belt, and
plumed helmet.
People about Woodland have been feel
ing no little uneasiness about 4 reported
case of leprosy in the county jail. There is
no cause for alarm, as it is not leprosy the
prisoner is afflicted with.
Woodland Parlor No. 30, Native Sons OF
the Golden West, has received a beautiful
silk banner, obtained by subscription of
citizens through the efforts of Mrs. r. S.
Spauldining and Miss Matte Lee.
The Board of Police Commissioners APP
pointed yesterday Frank Fredericks, j. J.
O'Hare F. a. Depue, o. II. Wing, Richard
Cummings, p. Nash, J. c. Scroggs and c.
Foote as special policemen during the Fair.
The report of the State Controller for the
irt1 FIJI fisna1 ShnWS that tho "A nj
receipts amounted to $4,67S912 OF, and the
expenditures $4,314, 234 81, of which the
general fund is charged with 81, S16,G16 81,
and other funds s., 497, els %.
John L. Orr, one of the men working at
the foundry building at Front and n
streets, left his vest hanging in what he
believed to be safe place yesterday, but
some one managed to get TO it and stole 3
watch from one of the pockets.
Coroner Clark held an inquest last even
ing upon the body of Harry NJ Weaver,
the brakeman who fell from freight train
near Gait Tuesday night and was run over
by the cars and instantly killed. The jury
returned a verdict Of accidental death.
The pacing horse Killarney. who caught
cold while coming up from San Francisco
on the steamer Monday night, and was at
much improved in condition, was eating
heartily yesterday, and will soon be well.
The Native Sons Yesterday stretched on
a rope across Seventh street, from pionee
Hall to the Krebs building, banner Oh
which is Inscribed "Head9uarters of Mar
shal \. S. G. W" In the center of the
banner is the representation of a large
bear.
The steamers Flora and San Joaquin, No.
3, arrived from the upper Sacramento yes
terday with grain. Sailed, steamer San
Joaquin, No. ,, for San Francisco, with
grain steamer San Joaquin, No. 3, for Port
Costa, with grain; steamer Flora, for the
upper Sacramento, light.
Yesterday some parties from Nevada
county were in the United States Land Of
ice proving up on a presumption claim.
Hard words passed, one tried to prove the
other a bigger drunkard than himself, and
ii took the united efforts of the Register
and all his deputies to prevent fight be-
tween the contestants.
Three Italians sculptors have been en-
gagged by Secretary of State Thompson to
clean and polish up the Columbus group of
statuary in the State Capitol. The statuary
has never been thoroughly cleansed since
it was unpacked, and several stains made
by the sawdust have detracted much from
the beauty of this fine work Of art.
a Democrat stepped into newsstand
yesterday and bought Hdrper'S Weekly.
While there he took occasion to lecture the
newsdealer on the improperly of selling
the Police Gdzete and other tlashy Htera-
ture. The dealer replied: Those papers
you mention may be more immoral than
the one you have just purchased. but, my
word for it, they are not half so Nasty"
The Woodland Mail of Wednesday says
that - in digging near the Advent Church
yesterday, G. Willis found the channel of
an extinct stream, striking a bed of gravel
at a depth of six feet. Mr. W. has had oc-
casion to sink many similar excavations in
Woodland, and never before has he found
anything Of the kind. The stones are all
worn smooth, plainly indicating the action
of water"
Detective Len. Harris was bitten in the
left hand by a little sand-ty few days
ago, and is now suffering great pain in con-
sequence, while the hand has swollen
badly. He thinks it astonishing that a man
who has been in Arizona and New Mexico
the length of time that he has, where scor-
pions and other poisonous things abound,
should come home to be put to suffering
t.N ilI1vIlN CllCliOC ny d !llStId HUT llN
a Chinawoman named Lee Foy was ar
rested at Stockton Wednesday on a war
rant sworn out here BY All own, accusing
her of grand larceny. Officer Farrell
brought her back from that place yester-
day evening. 1t is probably one of the fire.
quent cases in which the Courts are made
to assist Celestials in keeping females as
slaves. The arrest was MADE at Stockton
by Chief Edwards, of that place, who gave
officer Farrell all assistance possible. Far
rel thought before he left Stockton that he
would need something substantial in the
way OF aid, as Il number of Cinnamon
appeared disposed to make serious trouble.
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS, CUBA.-Scnor
Seratn Costales says: was cured Of
facial neuralgia of six months standing by
few applications of st. Jacobs Oil, the
great remedy
BOYS Cleveland soft hats at Red House 5
VISIT Red House to-day.