Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-16
BRIEF NOTES.

morning.
The Sacramento river receded yesterday
to % feet ,! inches.
The public schools of the city resumed
their sessions yesterday.
The only arrest made yesterday was that
of Jack Harrison, by officer Kent, for bat
terry.
The work of whitening the interior OF
the County Hospital and painting the ex-
| terror has been commenced.
The Mountain View House, a pleasant
summer resort near Dutch Flat Station, in
a locality unrivaled for scenery, is open for
| visitors.
A large number of Odd Fellows who had
been in attendance upon the celebration at
San Francisco returned by yesterdays and
last evenings trains.
William Conner, who has served a term
in the State Prison at Folsom, although
only about Is years of age, is under arrest
at Woodland for petit larceny
There were yesterday ninety-six patients
in the County Hospital-the lowest num-
Der for three years. Just now Sacramento
and vicinity are remarkably healthy.
The Young Pioneers, under the direction
of Mrs. Matte X. Grunsky, will give an
entertainment to the Pioneers and their
families at Pioneer Hall this evening.
The people of Woodland are agitating Il
proposition for Open-air evening concerts
during the summer They have had them
heretofore, and, like Sacramento, can't do
without them.
Sealed proposals for privileges at the
police picnic, to be held at East Park on
the 18th inst. will be received up to the
Dist inst. by officer Charles Farren at the
Police office The right to reject all bids is
reserved
Clarence Heard who was taken TO Red
Bluff on Wednesday by detective Brissell
on charge of robbing railroad cars, plead
ed guilty when brought into Court there
and was sentenced to three years in the
State Prison.
n. p. LangfOrd, Examiner of National
Banks for the Pacific coast, has completed
an examination of the Bank of ID. o. Mills
Il Co., and finds it in good condition. hold
ing in vault larger amount of coin than
the law requires.
While working at the fire Wednesday
night, J. I. Barron, a member of the Fire
Department, was struck on the head by a
piece of debris when the roof fell in. and
received such injuries that he was COM
PEELED to go home.
The Fish Commissioners were to have
held Il meeting next Monday in this city
but, owing TO the press of other business
that is occupying Judge Dibble's attention
it has been decided not to meet until the
next regular day-the second Monday in
June.
William Monahan, who was sent to the
county Jail few days since to be examined
for insanity, is still in that institution.
being detained until it can be seen whether
his mental arrangement was not caused by
excessive indulgence III alcoholic stimu-
lantS.
The Grammar School pupils of Yolo
county were examined at Woodland Tues
day as to their ability to graduate. \ class
of "A presented themselves, Is of whom
were from Woodland, 3 from Eureka dis
trict, , from Davisville, from Grafton and
l from Woodland Prairie.
About 6 o'clock last evening man went
into d. Dierssen's grocery. Ninth and |.
streets, armed with 4 pitchfork, with which
he threatened to kill the proprietor of the
establishment The latter knocked him
down with considerable emphasis. and he
soon after went away contented.
The Marysville road. leaving the city via
Twelfth street is in goo1s condition. except
for about a score of wards north of the will
lows, Just beyond the last bridge. There
the road is under water. but the latter is
only about foot deep, and there is no oc-
casion to fear trouble if the main road is
adhered to.
\ petition in Insolvency was filed in the
Superior Court Of San Francisco last Mon
day by VIM. Rmyon, of Santa Clara
county. The petitioner has been engaged
in farming, teaming and express carrying
in Sacramento. SOnOma and Alameda coun-
ties. His liabilities amount to 50 400 % {:
assets nothing.
The Woodland -HdH says; ' In regard to
the baby show at the Red Mems picnic
Monday, we have been importuned by a
score Of Woodland mothers to state that no
Woodland babies were placed on exhibit
ton, which accounts for Sacramento carry
ing off the prize The Woodland mothers
are too modest to enter into competition
which would be sure to result in their IA
vor.'
The following gentlemen have been APP
pointed rs a committee to canvass the en-
ployes at the railroad shops for subscrip-
tions to the open-air concert fund: .. p.
Dodge, NJ. J. Burke, J. I. Vaudeville. \ .
Sanborn, Z. J. Eamcs, Robert Fuller, Ed
B. Hussey, G.. c. Bonte and Matt. Flynn.
1t is desirable that the canvassing commit
tees should commence work as early as
possible.
Killip & Co. have found that there was
an error in their figuring as to the value of
Paris mutual pool tickets sold upon the
last heat of the second-class pacing race
last Saturday, the correction making the
tickets of the ten persons who pur-
chased the '' field ON that heat worth
So 90 each. instead of s. 90. the amount
paid by the pool-boX The mistake arose
through the clerk having accidentally
made tranSposition of figures Holders
OF those tickets can obtain their money of
J. w. Wilson.