Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-09
BRIEF NOTES.
Three carloads of Immigrants arrived

Three carloads of Immigrants arrived
| from the East yesterday.
/ B. +. Pike announces himself this morn
i ing ITS candidate for County Treasurer.
In Department Two of the Superior Court
yesterday +. III. Miller was granted a di-
vorce from Sarah Miller.
Miss Annie Kloppenburg, of Sacramento,
received a premium of SO for the best dis
play of domestic bread at the State Fair.
Some of the young Republicans are or
ganizing a mounted brigade, to parade on
the occasion of Republican demonstra-
tons.
Among the freight to arrive from the
East to-day or tomorrow are three carloads
OF bullets for the Government arsenal at
Benicia.
Parmalee Morgan, the runaway boy
Tuesday evening was taken home by his
father yesterday.
D. r. SERVER, of this city, is agent for the
Hardin Fire Grenades, which were success
fully tested on Tuesday at the corner of
Fourth and X streets.
About ten applicants, all ladies, appeared
yesterday morning before the City Board of
Examination, to be tested as to their fitness
The Fourteenth street Presbyterian
Church has applied to the Superior Court
for leave to mortgage its property and the
matter will be heard next Monday.
The candidates ball." given at the
Union, House Tuesday night, was attended
by as many ladies and gentlemen as there
was room for, and all had fine time.
The Plumed Knights and other Republic
cans will hold meeting at the Wigwam,
Sixth and L streets, at s o'clock. The
Blaine and Logan Glee Club will attend.
Deputy Sheriff H. Jewett, of San Luis
Obispo county, took Victorio Obvious and
Purialone Sanes to Folsom Prison yester
day, to serve seven years for grand larceny.
1t is stated that it was not Daniel Flint
that was driving the team which ran over
Mr. Sims on J street Tuesday morning, but
w. X. Wise, who was at the time driving
Mr.. Flints team.
Last evening, during the absence of the
family, the residence Of r. D. SERVER, Fifth
street. near j. was entered by 4 thief or
thieves and pretty thoroughly ransacked,
considerable property being taken.
There was shown at this office yesterday
beautiful specimen of pine cone meas
uring 1Ss inches in length, and being abort
as near perfect as cones are ever found 1t
came from Oliver Plummer's ranch in
Placer county.
Chief Engineer Sullivan and members of
the Fire Department have been engaged for
several days in following up the line of the
fire alarm telegraph and trimming off
branches'of trees to prevent them from in
terfering with the wires.
The Woodland Democrat says that F. S.
and J. W. Freeman have sold their Capay
valley ranch of over 400 acres to NJ. V.
Sparks. of Oakland, at a fair price, not yet
made public, but which must be some
where between $4,000 and 100000.
Officer Sullivan returned yesterday from
Portland, Oregon bringing back China
woman named Sing Haw, who is charged
with grand larceny, in stealing 5000. An
other Chinawoman, connected with the lar
ceny, could not be got, having gone to
British Columbia.
The alarm of fire from box No. 81 at 3 P.
NJ Yesterday was occasioned by the ignition
of quantity of asphaltum which a China
man was using upon the roof of a building
at Fifth and streets. The blaze and dense
smoke greatly alarmed the Celestials, and
one OF them ran to give an alarm, exclaim-
ing, Heap too muchee fire, you bet. Ling
him bell, quick -
Sheriff Kirby, of Solano county, arrived
here last evening with four prisoners, en-
route to the State Prison at Folsom:
Thomas Lawrence, attempt to commit
burglary, four wears; James Kirby and John
c. Burk, grand larceny, the former ten years
and the latter twelve years and John Will
hanson, forgery and grand larceny, three
years on one and two years on the other
charge.
H.G. Rise, a resident of Sacramento,
applied yesterday To Judge LAWYER, of San
Francisco, for a writ Of habeas cor
pus ON his child Mable Rose, who is
now in the custody of his wife, Mary
f. Rise a resident of that city, who
is, as alleged, incompetent TO maintain
the child, and who unlawfullv detains her.
The writ was granted. commanding the
appearance of the child in Court to-mor-
row.
Chief of Police Jackson drove down 10
the ball at the Union House Tuesday even
ing with double team. accompanied by
three ladies and friend from San Fran
cisco named Smith. A short distance be-
low the SiX-NIile House, in endeavoring to
avoid another vehicle, the Chief drove too
close to the edge of the grade and his con-
veyance upset, turning bottom up. the
horses also being thrown. jackson was
badly bruised, and yesterday was confined
to his room. The others escaped with
trifiing injury. The vehicle was damaged
and the horses badly shaken up, The
party attended the ball all the same.
The Board of Supervisors Of Yolo county
have levied the State and county tax at
81 10 on each 500 of taxable property.
They also canvassed the vote cast recently
in Road District No. l on the question of
voting special tax for road purposes-pro-
tecting the roads by repairing the levees
near Washington-and declared the propo-
sition carried, the vote being 1l2 for and %
against. The tax was levied at the rate OF
81 cents on each 800 of taxable property.
Next Tuesday the Supervisors will open
bids for the levee work. The plans and
specifications call for over 100000 feet of
lumber and pilIng, and 10000 yards of en-
bankment. As time is short bids will not
be advertised for, but all contractors who
wish to send in estimates can do so. 7. c.
Snider of Washington, President Of the
Board, has the plans and specifications.
POTATO THIEvEs.-About $50 \. NJ. yes
terday local officer May observed from the