Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-10


BOARD OF SUPERv1soRs.-The Board met
yesterday, all the members present. Min
utes read and approved The committee to
whom was referred the bids for building a
bridge across Crevice creek, near the Stone
House, reported, recommending that the
contract be awarded to Dean & Bohn al
1873, they being the lowest bidders also
recommending that the contractors give q
bond in the sum of 81 600. Report adopt
ed. The same committee also reported
upon the bids for building a bridge across
the American river, near the city, recon-
nlending that the contract be awarded to
Garlic Il Croly at $737, they being the lowest
bidders, and that they give bond in the
sum of $500. Adopted. Mr.. Blair moved
that the sum of 800 be set apart in the
fund of Road District No. 2 to pay for the
bridge al the mouth of the American river
Carried. On motion of Mr.. Christy, it was
ordered that G. c. Roberts, Overseer OF
Road District No 4, be instructed to re-
move all distractions from the east end of
the Greenback road, in said district.
WAITING FOR THEM.-The San Francisco
Examiner of yesterday says j. FL. Reed,
the Sacramento merchant accused of hay
ing obtained goods to the value of 800
from Neustader Bros. by false preteHse,
was on trial III Judge LAWYERS Court yes
terdav 1t is charged that Reed repre-
scented himself to the firm as being worth
some $4,000 in stock, fixtures and capital,
on which statement Tie firm shipped him
the goods. An expert who had examined
Reeds books was placed on the stand to
testify as TO the results of his research into
the accounts. and during the examination
was asked by Reuben H. LLOYD, who APP
peared for the prosecution, Did Mr.. Reed
offer you any inducements to make his
books look as favorable as possible? He
offered me a suit of clothes if | would put
his stock and fixtures at $1,000 What
did you put them att Sl2,lSS TO- Did
YOU get the clothes? % There was burst of
laughter in the COURTROOM during which
the prisoner muttered, Not yet "
AMBITIOUS TnEE.-There was shown at
the REcoRD-UNIoE office yesterday a speci-
men Of the work performed by Bartlett
pear tree on the ranch of w. c. Smith,
Florin, which tree appears TO be ambitious
to perform all the pcar-growing that Is to
he done Il had upon il at one time-that
IS, October Sth-a "dead-ripe' pear of
large SIZE; another, ripe, but not so large;
third. green, about the size OF duck ;
egg; a fourth about as big as Il marble
and fifth, which had been formed but
about TWO weeks. probably, while the tree
on that day was in full blossom for further
production,
BAD CHARACTERS Early
yesterday morning officers Ash, Arlington
and Rider raided an opium den and ar
rested Henry Denney, Albert Wilson and
two women whom they found there. In
addition to charge of visiting an opium
den, the men will also be charged witt
vagrancY. Yesterday forenoon officer Ash
searched the room at n lodging house where
the men lived, and found there a number
of files, three or four keys which were il
process Of being made into skeletons,
and q pair OF nippers, TO be used in turning
keys in the locks of doors.
PoIcE CoURr-In the Police Court yes
tertay the case of ?. McQuade, for misde
meanor. WAS dismissed on payment o
costs....John Huebschman was convicted
of battery. and viii receive judgment to
morrow...".D T. Edwards, accused of burg
larry, in entering room and stealing a coat
was discharged, Reed, owner of the coat
decliningto prosecute. Charles was founC
guilty Of dollars worth Of disturbing thu
peace-at least that was the amount of hi,
fine.
REPUBHcAx MAJoRTIEs.-A correspond
ent writes asking the majority of the Re
publicans on the State ticket in this county
at the last gubernatorial election for the
offices of Surveyor-General and Superin
tendent Of Public Instruction. For tn
first Office Mimic received 3.763; Wiley
2,7iS; majority, 1,0l5 For the second
NJ .
majority OF JAP. Stoneman's majority il
the county was lS9.
STATE CAPIToL IMPRovEMENrs.-Smith (
Muir, of this city, have been awarded tn,
contract for remodeling and improving tn
ventilation of the Senate and Assembl,
Chambers of the State Capitol A consid
cradle work is also to be done to the drain
age system of the building The work i
TO be finished by the LIST of December an
is TO cost 5000.
IMPRovING THE CHANSEL.-The Unite,
States snag boat Seller is engaged in deep
cning the channel of the Sacramento a
Salmon Bend, or Fifteen-mile Bar, wher
freighting craft recently had so nue.
trouble. She has increased the depth {
water fully one foot, and there is now /
the channel 4 feet inches, with the pro:
) pect of further improvement.
ARREsrs.-The following arrests wer
made yesterday: Henry Denncy, ALDER
Wilson, Minnie Mead and Bell Jones, b
officers Arlington, Ash and Rider. for VII
iting an opium den; Henry Denney an
Albert Wilson, by the same officers, for Va
grancy: John Doe, by officer Ash, for ba
tery; All Yin, by officer Kent, for VI
erancy; Harry Mace by officer Ash, f
yagrancy.