Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-29
BRIEF NOTES.

Three carloads of immigrants arrived last
night.
The pay car arrived here yesterday and
ssttled with the railroad employees.
Yesterday the Sacramento river was rising
little. and during the afternoon reached 70
feet inches.
The Mapleson Opera Company will pass
through the city for Salt Lake by special
train tonight.
Up to o'clock Thursday evening there
had been at Woodland total rainfall of
10 % inches this season.
A large number of the members of the
Legislature have gone to San Francisco to
pass away the time until Monday.
Half a dozen baseball games between
Junior clubs are on the programme for to-
morrow if the weather is pleasant
The funeral of the late Wilism L Hern-
don will take plaza at 2 O'Clock Tomorrow
from his late residence. o street, between
Eighth and Ninth.
1.-THE Child of the Regiment" still con-
tinues to draw good houses st the Tivoli. Il
will be repeated at the matinee this after
noon and again tonight.
Health Officer Ferral is engaged in making
out his annual report, to be submitted to the
board OF heAltn next WEEK. Ii Will IOrGl b
pamphlet of over forty pages.
The Prohibitionists of Yolo county will
hold a Convention at Woodland to-day, to
elect delegates to the State Convention, to be
held at San Francisco April II h.
Coroner Clarke held an inquest yesterday
upon the body of the man found f Eating in
the Sacramento Wednesday Afternoon. but no
evidence was obtained as to bis identity.
IL
yesterday Judge Mcfarland admitted George
W. Howell, native of England, to citiz an-
ship, on the testimony of B. and l. Kreutz-
berger.
OF the 80 900 eggs of the lanG-locked sal
mon received a Jew days ago at the State
F sh Hatchery at Shebley's from Bucksport,
Maine, only about one and one-half per cent.
were spoiled.
Railroad pen ard others in large numbers
testified, by their preseucs yesterday at the
funeral of lhe late Walter Robb. the high re.
gard they had entertained for him. R.v.
Mr.. Rice conducted the religious ceremonies.
Officer Ash arrested two Cinnamon yester.
day afternoon for misdemeanor, in selling
veal that was too young to be proper food.
They claimed thst they did not sell, but gave
it to a Chinaman who was sick snd asked
for it.
Officers Frszee and Campbell last evening
arrested John Dolan and Frank Riley, on
the complaint of james Kennedy, who al
legas that they knocked him down on Front
street, between K and l., best him, and
robbed him of 81 or s..
A hunter near Sacramento some time sinca
killed female coyote that had seven little
ones, but recently rancher back of Wheat
land killed one of the warmth" that had
eight youngsters in her lair. He received
Lice little SUM as bounty for their scalps.
Mrs. H. A. Hobart, President of the
Minnesota Womsn's Christian Temperance
Unien, delivered lecture on temperance
last evening to large audience in West
minister Presbyterian Church. The lecture
was able, eloquent, and was frequently ap-
plauded.
When the electric lights were lit at
Twelfth and J streets last night il was as
light rs day for blocks around. Soda Dick,
who lives 10 the same block, says his chickens
evidently thought it was daylight, left their
roosts. and he asserts that the hens sought
their nests and commenced laying eggs.
Rev. A. J. Frost delivered lecture at the
Ninth.s.reet Baptist Church last evening.
Subject, Lying as Fine Art" The
lecture, which was an abe one, was listened
to by large audience. An admission fee of
% cents was charged, and the proceeds are
to be used in defrayipg the expenses of re.
painting the church.
At the suggestion of Ell. f. Smith, Seore-
tary of the State Agricultural Society. the
Xopos and Gazette Clubs have under consid.
GRAFTON a proposition to jointly give party,
complimentary to the Legislature and State
officers. in the new Exposition building, in
order that the legislators may have an oppor.
Unity of viewing the structure when thor
oughly illuminated. 1t ia probable that the
matter will be carried to successful termins-
ton.
The Pacific Electric Light and Motor
Company. whose headquarters are in the
Pioneer Planning Mills, ut Twelfth and J
streets started up their works last evening.
This company uses the Thompson- Houston
system, and Sacramento is the first place on
the coast where it has been put ia operation.
Some twenty lamps were lit last evening,
and for several hours gave strong, steady
lights. It is the expectation of the company
to be in preparation for a general lisht.up
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