Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-25
BRIEF NOTES.

the East this morning.
Jessie E. Robb was yesterday, in Depart
ment One of the Superior Court, granted
decree of divorce from Joseph C. Robb.
Six tons of poultry, for Thanksgiving
Day use, were forwarded to San Francisco
from points on the Northern Railroad yes
terday.
The ladies interested in the entertain
ment to be given for the benefit of the
Towards will meet at Pioneer Hall at P.
N. to-day.
A meeting of the Republicans of Ward
81 will be held this evening at Siebentha-
ler's, Twentieth and H streets, for per-
manent organization.
The case of Ed. Doheny, charged with
receiving stolen goods, in connection with
the Hodson burglary, will come up in the
Police Court this morning.
Trustee Nielsen has employed an officer
Whose special duty it will be TO patrol
China slough and see thatno person throws
any garbage or filth into its waters
Yesterday in the Superior Court Horace
Stevens, accused of felony, was given until
tomorrow morning to plead, and A. d.
January was given until December LIST.
Mrs. Sarah E. Dunlap, widow of the late
Presley Dunlap, and lady much esteemed
by large circle of friends and acquaint-
| auces, died yesterday morning, after a short
illness.
Constable Oliver Sanders brought to the
County Jail, from Costumes township, yes
terday afternoon, man named Elijah
| Miller ChrlSty, who appears to be suffering
| from mild form of insanity
d. H. Harlow has been arrested by Chief
| Jackson for embezzlement, it being alleged
that as an employee of the railroad conf
pany, he sold his time, and subsequently
drew pay from the company for the time
sold.
The Secretary of State was busy all day
| yesterday canvassing the election returns
| from the various counties in the State
| They are all i'll with the exception of Del
Norte and San Diego. The canvass will
probably be concluded to-day.
VIM. Angel was tried in Justice Gilmer's
Court yesterday for battery upon an old
man named Billy McShane, whom he
assaulted with a garden rake at the County
Hospital few days ago The Court found
him guilty and fined him $40, or forty days
in the County Jail
The remittitur from the Supreme Court,
in the case of the Bank of California VS..
Controller Dunn, directing the payment of
interest coupons on Central Pacific Rail
road bonds, was yesterday received here,
and the Controller will proceed to pay
coupons Nos. 80 and 40 which are the last
Of the series.
One Of the gentlemen who came up from
San Francisco Sunday night on the new
steamer Neponset. No 2, mistook shadow
on the water for gang-plank while going
ashore after the steamer arrived here, and
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cued. and yesterday was apparently none
the worse for his cold bath.
J. O. Shafer, a well-known resident OF
Woodland, was found lying dead near the
old Methodist Church i'll that town Satur-
day afternoon, and from the condition oil
the body it was evident that he had been
dead several hours. During the forenoon
he had been about attending to business
apparently i'll as good health as usual.
Early Sunday morning officer Ash dis.
covered that quantity of rubbish beneath
the sidewalk on the east side of Second
street, about half way between the alley anc
| street. was on fire, having probably be
come ignited from cigar stump, cigarette
or match thrown down by some passer-by
The blaze, which might soon have assumed
dangerous proportions, was speedily ex-
tinguished
The new steamer Neponset No. ., owned
by Mendis & Bemis, for whom she was
recently constructed at San Francisco from
plans prepared by John W. Rock, was
launched last Friday left San Francisco
about 10 o'clock Sunday morning and ar
rived here shortly after II, midnight She
is fine-looking craft, about the size of the
Flora, admirably arranged for service as
trading boat and having plenty of power
for towing and room for freight. She also
has several state-rooms and a neat dining.
room. Yesterday afternoon she went w
the river on a little excursion, having on
board number of ladies and gentlemen
friends of the proprietors, and was pro-
nounced decided success.
The San Francisco officers, upon whose
dispatch a Chinawoman and two Cinnamon
were arrested here by officers Kent and
Sullivan, on their arrival from the Ba7
Friday night-the men for abducting the
woman-Inadc fatal delay in not coming
up for their prisoners promptly as yester-
day the woman was taken before Judge
Armstrong on habeas corpus, and as the
officers had not received warrant from
San Francisco for her detention, the Judge
ordered her released from custody. Imme.
diately afterward All Long procured a mar
riage license III the County Clerks office
and married her as soon as possible The
next move viii probably be TO get the two
Cinnamon out Of the station-house.