Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-19
BRIEF NOTES.

The Sacramento river last evening was
down to the 14-foot mark.
But one carload of immigrants arrived
| from the East this morning.
| Sacramento Parlor, No. g. n. s. G. W, in
| stalled their officers last evening.
| The only arrest made yesterday was that
of John Doe, by officer Coffey, for being
drunk
An electric light has been placed in po-
| sition at the intersection of Fifth and K
| streets.
Sunset Parlor, No. 2e, N S. G. W, will
be publicly installed this evening at Pho
neer Hall.
The Forester Gun Club will have its
monthly shoot at Agricultural Park at 10
A. NJ. tomorrow.
The proposition to organize county fair
| for Yolo county is being discussed by the
| Woodland papers.
| John Gassner. formerly proprietor of the
Craft House, Woodland, has purchased the
Putnam House at Auburn.
The Knights of Sherwood Forest will
give midsummer night festival at Rich
| mond Grove Saturday, July, 18th.
The new Pullman car Elko was turned
out of the shops yesterday and went down
to Oakland by the afternoon train.
Several of the delegates TO the Demo-
cratic National Convention returned by
this mornings express train from the East.
The Fire Department were engaged yes
terday afternoon in pulling down unsafe
walls at the scene of Thursday nights fire.
At II A. II. to-day, in front of the Court
house Sheriff Estill will sell at auction
what is known as the Sutteryille Brewery
property.
OF the three carloads OF immigrants that
arrived from the East yesterday morning,
two carloads were composed of Italians
and Portuguese.
A gentleman representing the Alameda
delegation TO the State Republican Conven-
ton, yesterday engaged p rooms at the
Golden Eagle Hotel.
The committee collecting funds for the
Admission Day Celebration were out few
hours yesterday and collected 81 300 on J
and X streets, from Front to Fourth
The First Regiment Of the National
Guard of California, four hundred men,
will camp here during Fair week and par
ticipate in the celebration of Admission
Day
Yesterday. in Department Two of the Su-
perior Court, Michael Hughes, native OF
Ireland was admitted to citizenship, on
the testimony of W. H. Beatty and w. 3.
Hamilton.
EX-Chief Engineer Fish, of the LeadviIle
Fire Department, who is visiting the city
was one of the best assistants the Fire De
partlnent had at the fire Thursday night
When the bell rang he had to turn out
a farmer from the southern part of the
county yesterday brought to the city 900
sacks Of new wheat, which for plurnpness
and weight TO the bushel was pronounced
by old wheat buyers to be the finest they
ever saw.
A special meeting of the Board of Fire
Commissioners was held last evening. The
only business transacted was the adoption
of motion to purchase 1000 feet of hose.
and the acceptance of the resignation of r.
A. Fisk as electrician.
L. D. Wool, former resident of Sacra-
mento and Washington, died at Roczlin
yesterday. The remains Will be brought
to this city, and the funeral Will take place
at P. NJ. tomorrow, under the auspices of
Capitol Lodge, l. o. o. F.
The Azalea Steam Yacht Club have
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing term" President, F. F. Tebbets Vice
President William Mclaughlin Secre-
tary, N. r. Beard Treasurer, Colonel Ed.
r. Hamiton Superintendent, Frank Nc
Keeyer.
a ." hop" will be given at McGregor
Bros hop ranch, on the Tolo side of the
river, about four miles below the city. this
evening for the benefit of the boy, Freddie
Harms, who is sick, in consequence of his
having been shot several months ago, and
IS ~ destitute condition.
Thursday was the 33d anniversary Of the
foundation of the Independent Order of
Good Templars in this country. There are
now 10000 members of the Order in Cali
fornia, in addition to 1900 members of
Bands of Hope A public demonstration
will be made in San Jose in October
James Hagerty and William Lesson
escaped from the changing at Woodland
on Thursday, but wererecaptured by Under
Sheriff Spaulding at Cacheville. One of
them had but one and the other three DAYS
10 serve, but they will now be apt to re-
ceive punishment for attempting to escape.
J. o. Gould who is running thrashing
machine on Dry Creek, was in the city yes
terday. lie says the grain along Dry
Greek and in the neighborhood of Pleasant
Grove Is better than on any former year.
The grain stands up well and is easily
harvested. The grain grown on red land
yields better than that on the bottom
In the case of Powellson, the notorious
vagrant and lover" it was shown before
the Grand Jury at San Francisco, that Kate
Crowley and Ann Bigelow, Wayerly place
courtesans, had visited his victim, Lily
Nichols, at the City Prison, and had prom
ised her that if She exoneratcd Powell
son he would marry her. She agreed to
do this, and perured herself for the
lover" who declined to keep his part of
the agreement.