Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-17
BRIEF NOTES.

-Four carloads of immigrants arrived from
| the East this morning
Gregory & Barnes shipped TO Ogden yes
terday u carload OF caulitiower
The Sacramento river rose an inch yes
terday, reaching the 22-foot 3-inch mark.
Mrs. Stephens viii lecture in Pioneel
Hall on Spiritualisn tomorrow evening.
The steamer Varuna came down from
the upper Sacramento yesterday with .
barge lead of wood.
The Forester Gun Club will hold its
monthly pigeon shoot at Agricultural Park
tomorrow morning.
The force employed at the railroad shops
in this city will be reduced about 100 this
week, owing 10 a lack of work.
The agricultural implement firms of this
city are doing large business at present.
The farmer is getting ready for the harvest
season.
Some of the cars of the Oakland local
train are in the railroad shops in this city,
being thoroughly oyerhauled and painted
the regulation color.
The following arrests were made yester-
for disturbing the peace; John Whiskey,
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The passenger train from san Francisco
yesterday noon was half an hour behind
time in its arrival, owing to the large
amount Of way business to be done.
The Governor has appointed and COM
missioncd 2. J. Sullivan a Notary Public III
and for the city and county of San Fran
cisco, vice Otis Y. Sawyer, term expired.
The little six-year-old son OF Jacob Ger
bert the proprietor OF the brewery at
Twentieth and o streets, was badly bitten
in the thigh yesterday by Il ferocous dog.
In Department One of the Superior Court
Yesterday James Muir, a native of Scotland
was admitted to citizenship on the test
mony of Matt. f. Johnson and John john
son.
Two first-class tickets from San Francisco
to London have been lost They are of no
use 10 the finder who will be rewarded by
returning the same to the c. p r r. ticket
Office
The groves of young trees planted on the
railroad company's grounds are growing
finely, and the grass plats and flower gar
dcns in the rear Of the shops presenta beau
tiful appearance.
Odd Fellows who attended the demon
Strati0n ut San Francisco Wednesday are
struggling back, but it is expected that the
greater number Of those who have fingered
below will return to-day.
NJ L. O'Niel, John Filand and John
Ford who were yesterday in Department
One of the Superior Court sentenced to one
year each at Folsom prison, Will be taken
up to that institution this morning.
Clarence Heard, who was sentenced at
Red Bluff on Monday to a term of three
years in the State Prison at Folsom for car
robbery, was brought down yesterday. on
his way to that institution, by Deputy
Sheriff Z. f. Leonard
The CottOns continue to draw at the
Tiyoli, the house last night being crowded
to its utmost capacity. Miss Idalene Cot
ton was presented with diamond pin by
the members OF the company. The same
programme this afternoon and evening.
The Marysyille road was found by those
who Travelled ii yesterday TO be in excellent
condition, repairs having been made at the
bad place few hundred wards north Of
the American river bridge, which enabled
vehicles to pass without encountering mud
or water.
VIM. MOnahan, who has been under ar
rest about week on suspicion of insanity.
was examined yesterday BY the Board OF
Examiners and ordered set at liberty, the
belief being that his arrangement was the
effect Of TOO much liquor, from which he
had recovered.
Proposals for privileges for the British
picnic, al East Park next Saturday, must
he handed III to-day. Bids for privileges
for the Farmers and Changers picnic, at
Beach's Grove on the 2lst, will be received
up to , P. II. to-day by F. p Lowell, at the
Changers store.
In the showwindow OF an uptown auc-
ton house where oil paintings are disposed
OF, appears painting labeled as follows !:
Scene on the North Fork of the American
River, in Placer County" 1t represents Il
broad river, with a fleet of schooners,
steamers and ships plying the waters
The barge Butte City, which has been oc-
cGpying the marine ways on the Tolo side
of the river, has been thoroughly repaired
for some time except the side nearest the
river, and that could not be reached be-
cause the water was up against it. Des-
pairing of fail in the hight of the river
for some time it was determined Yesterday
to launch the barge, turn her around, and
then haul her out, so that the work of
calking and painting might be completed.
f. P. Evans, of San Francisco, the blind
gentleman who has been in the CITY for
several days endeavOring to interest the
people in the effort 10 have an asylum for
the adult blind provided for at the next
legislative session has lost a number of the
magazine entitled Steam" and he will
greatly appreciate the kindness of the finder
if lie will leave the same al this office 1t
is covered with blue morocco, and CON
tained personal Endorsements which he
highly priced
1t was reported yesterday that the case
of wife-beating reported from the vicinity
of Twenty-ninth and NJ streets THURSDAY
evening did not properly represent the con-
dition of affairs The new version is that
the head of the family came home. found
that the COW had not been MIXED. and
made disturbance III consequence Be-
fore the argument was over, his better half
and the children has walloped him into
the belief that time could be saved oy milk
ing the COW himself
Chief Jackson having. given sufficient no.
tification TO the boys that ba!l-playing
and kite flying in the streets and alleys
would be prohibited in accordance with CITY
ordinances, and little attention having been
paid to the notice, he last evening ordered
the members OF the force to arrest all whom
they found offending in that manner The
especial occasion for this order is the fact
that several teams have been frightened and
caused to run away recently, in consequence
of the boys games, and citizens are COM
planning loudly.
New FISH TRAP.-On cleaning out the
tank of engine No 226 which runs on the
Oregon division, the workmen discovered a
number of catfish that were probably taken
from the Sacramento river. These fish
seem to increase rapidly, and will soon be
into everything. That great scientist, John
Macarthur the pleasant clerk of the round
house, had nine of the fish placed in a glass
tank in his Office to enable him to study
their habits for his work on The Fish OF
the Sacramento Valley
PRISONERS EN- RourE-Sheritf Murray,
of Amador county, brought to this city yes
terday, en- route for the State Prison at
Folsom, George Fox, who is to serve one
year, and Thomas Paulding fourteen
months-both for burglary. Deputy Sheriff
+. Lewis, of Alameda county, also brought
TO the city, on their way to Folsom, John
Tracy and Frank Desmond, who are to
serve eight years each, for grand larceny.
You've PIoNEEEs.-The young pioneers
under the direction of Mrs Matte h
GrunsSy, gave an entertainment to the
pioneers at the latter's hall last evening
The entertainment consisted of literary
and musical exercises all of which were