Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-06

The Day We Celebrate.
At the cali Of Mayor Brown. about seventy
five citizens assembled at the Courthouse last
evening to take preliminary steps toward
getting up a celebration for the coming Fourth
fully. Mayor Brown was elected Chairman,
and o. P. Dodge, Secretary.
ON motion, the Chair was instructed to ap-
point a committee Of five to select finance
committee.
The Chair named W. A. Anderson, r. NJ
Clarken, K. 3. Harmon and 4. H. Powers
The committee retired and in a few minutes
returned and reported rs follows. First Ward
G.. V. Chesley, James McNasser. 4. 5 Hopkins
second Ward. W Wilson. CHRISTOPHER Green
Z. A. Boyer. Third Ward-Frank Smith, NJ. r.
Beard, L. Elkus. Fourth Ward-Samuel Colt
heb, James Mcclure, A. H. Powers.
The Secretary was instructed to inform each
OF the committee of their appointment and
request that they commence the canvass imme-
diately.
Judge Cantweu moved that the City Trustees
be instructed 10 contribute 5000. He said. how
ever, he would not be captioUS about the sum if
they contributed $500; il would be perhaps
enough.
Mayor Brown said. although the city con-
tubWed elto0 last Fourth, he could not promise
they would do 50 well this year is their finances
were rather short.
W. a. Anderson moved that d committee of
three be appointed by the Chair to recommend
committee OF nine on general arrangements
no should have power TO appoint all Sub-com-
mittecS.
The motion was adopted, and the Chair ap-
pointed y. !. kGOadS, IL. Is. Nielsen and General
Wiley. They were instructed to be careful in
their selections and to report at the 1leXt meet
ing
several present gave their ideas as TO how the
day should be celebrated and nearly all were
IN favor of an old-ashiOned celebration without
the usual Suide fireworks.
Manager simmons said he would donate the
r~t ofthc Metropolitan Theater for literary ex-
e-ciSe>.
General Wiley spoke on behalf the Native
sons of the Golden West saying that they would
tender their hearty and sincere support to the
committee, and strive 10 make the celebration
OF the natal day success. He also remarked
that We have another celebration this fall OF the
natal day of California, and the Native Sons
proposed TO make It memorable by celebrating
II in proper manner in this city Ii was pos
sihie, he said, and altogether probable that the
citizens and Trustees also would be called upon
TO contribute toward that celebration
The meeting adjourned to Wednesday ut
750P. ST.
BOOKS FOR THE FREE LIBRAEY.-The follow
inE new books have been received at the City
Library. and are ready for circulation Rod
and Gun Cub," Fosdick; Roman Singer"
Crawford; Life of Margaret Fuller" Ossoli;
AZ Daybreak,' stirling; only an Incident"
Iitchticld: .'Eusti>' Bolt; Average Man"
Grant. Natural Law in the spirit World
DrummOud: Three Villagers Howells; Man
ual of Electricity NOad The Queen Jour
nal. Kitty Conquest" King; Tiger Lily
SChaycr; Midsummer Madness. Kirk; Pre-
miUm Speaker" social stage Exhibition
Dramas Baker: lone Hundred Dialogues,
Fowler; Free Speaker Fowler, zone Hundred
and Thirty Dialogues, MunrQe; Dialogues and
Dramas" Nunroe; Little Dorritt,' Dickens
"Frescoes.' Ouida (tamel; "Irvings Impress
sions of America Hatton; Biography of
List" Ballou. Due West" Ballou: In the
Tennessee Mountains" CraddOck: Fifth Ave
nue. 70 Alaska Pier, out of Town. Mitchell;
''Xomun's Reason, HowellS; My Reminis-
ceuccs,' Cover; Lives OF the Presidents, -
Weaver; Man Before Metals Jolly: Animal
Intelligence Romance; Organs of speech, ~
Meyer.
ArrEMrTFu SuIGDE.-C harlcs Griffin who
two or three months ago was convicted in a
Justices Court Z, Folsom on two charges of mis-
dcmcanor in smuggling articles into the State
Prison and sentenced 10 two terms in the
county Jail, one of six months and the other of
three escaped. il win be rccolected. few
weeks since, but Was TeCapturcd ut san Fran
cisco not long afterwards and returned TO this
city. Last Wednesday evening. between and
clock, he informed jaller \cWbert that he
was very i'll, and afterwards admitted that he
had taken poison. NeWbert gave him doses of
mustard and water and then sent for phySi-
Clan. and the prisoner was soon placed ont of
danger He stated that he had become tired
of imprisonment and discouraged and thought
il better TO end his trouble at once. The poison
WIS obtained Of a prisoner NhOm he met in the
san Francisco CslaboOSc. and he managed To
keep IL concealed about him when he was again
locked up here, the Sacramento officers suppoS-
ing that he had been thoroughly searched at
the Bay, and not examining his clothing as
carefully Is usual.
THE Following is the text of the
supreme Cour: decision in the case of Meyer vs..
Brown. rendered on Wednesday: We are sat
isted with the opinion delivered when this case
vas considered on demurrer to the petition.
a. Pac G. /. j., 1881 The views then expressed
are decisive OF the case rs now presented in
favor of the petitioner. 1t is therefore ordered
that "A wUit of mandate issue tOthe municipality
and its authorities annually 10 levy and collect
for municipal purposes on all real ami personal
property within the city limits, except such n
l. exempt 10y l4'C, tax of one hundred cents on
the one hundred dollars, and that fiity-tive pei
cent of the revenue thus derived within the city
limits for municipal purposes to be set apart and
appropriated 10 an interest and sinking fund "a
be- applied 10 the annual interest and final re-.
dcmptiOn of he bonds issued for the city in.
dcbtedncSS, in accordance with the Act Of the
Legislature OF The state, adopted April p 1856,
Leg BEoKIN-J. ]. Dolan a brakeman on one
ofthe California Pacific trains had his right lee
CURED at Woodland yesterday morning. He wa.
engaged in coupling together two cars loadeC
with lumber when his foot caught in frog. an,
ne fell To save himself from being run over
he caught hold of the aiT-brakc hose, and I,
some extent saved himself, but his leg Wa
struck BY the brake-bcam and wheel, anC
bruised and fractured in such way that tn,
kncc-ioint viii probably be stiff He wa
brought to the Railroad Hospital as soon aS pos
-ible and yesterday afternoon was resting Il
easily rs could be expected.
CoVMrrArIoN OF SETESCE-The sentence O
Charles f. Lawson. sentenced in August, lSS5
from Alameda county for burglary, secont
degree and sentenced to State Prison for tw'
years has been committed by the Governor 4
year. The sentence of Robert Manning
sentenced in March. 1874, from san Francisco
for murder in the second degree, 10 life lmpuS
Onment, has been commuted 20 seventeen years
on the ground of good conduct, failing health
previous character and excessive term, and ol
the recommendation Of senate Committee OF
State Prisons of the Legislature of 1883. that hi
sentence be commuted to fifteen years.
BOARD OF SUrERvTsoRS.-The Board met nj I
A. NJ. yesterday, all the members present Min
utes read and approved. Mr.. Mclaughlin movet
that the Sheriff furnish the Board "A list of al
parties paying licenses, and all those liable (,
pay licenses quarterly Carried unanimously
Mr.. Steinman moved that the ordinance payinj
bounty loI tne SCAips Oi coyotes, etc., DE re
scinded. Carried-the city members voting il
favor of the motion. and the country member
against IT, The demands against the county 70
the month of May. 1881 We're allowed, and tn
Board adjourned until 10 \. NJ to-day.
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