Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-07
BRIEF NOTES.

! Three carloads ofimmigrants arrived this
morning.
The Osmond Tearle theatrical company
returned East from San Francisco Sunday
evening.
A Butler and West Club will be organ
lied in Pioneer Hall (basement) Thursday
evening.
The saddle horses stolen from T. D..
SERVER last Saturday evening have not yet
been recovered.
The steamer Governor Dana arrived from
the upper Sacramento with grain Sunday
evening, and returned with barge light.
At Florin last Friday night Jones &
Smiths saloon was burgaTized and robbed
of a shotgun, revolver, quantity OF cigars,
etc.
The clerymen who had been attending
the Conference of the United Brethren in
this city returned to their homes yester-
day.
Deputy Sheriff Donlan brought up from
Santa Barbara county last evening a man
named A. NJ Ruiz, who is en- route to the
State Prison at Folsom to serve three years
for grand larceny.
The tunnel being constructed beneath
Second street, near H. has met with dis
aster, rush of quicksand and water kav
ing caused such cave that hole was made
in the street and tunneling operations had
to be suspended.
w. A. Caswell, the new lessee of the In
ternational Hotel, celebrated his taking
possession by giving house-warming BAN
Quet to a large number of his friends last
evening The occasion was enlivened by
music furnished by the Hussar band.
Yesterday afternoon, while H. A. Caul-
field was sitting in his buggy at the scene
of the fire on street. a passing hack struck
his vehicle and capsized it, Henry finding
himself, in less time than it takes to tell it,
lying on the ground beneath the works"
The horse did not run, and no damage was
done, except to the owners breath
Coroner Clark last evening impaneled a
jury in the case of Winnie Marchant, who
was killed by C. B. Pressy last Saturday
morning. After viewing the remains the
jury was dismissed until this evening, when
the inquest will be held. The postpone
ment was had because of the belief that
additional evidence could be obtained by
this evening.
Officers Ash and Franks arrested last
evening, on a warrant from Vacaville, a
man named James Keene, who is charged
with petit larceny. 1t is alleged that he in
vile from Vallejo, to sleep in his room, and
then got up in the night and robbed him Of
SIS, all the money he had, leaving HIM to
borrow money to get back to Vallejo with.
An officer is expected to come for the pris
oner this morning
In Department One of the Superior Court |
yesterday Judge Armstrong granted writ |
of mandamuS in the case of 5. h. Harvey |
VS.. the Board of Supervisors of Sacramento |
county The petitioner had a claim for |
services as Constable against the county, |
which the Supervisors declined to allow. |
He brought suit in Justice Tubs Court |
against the county. and recovered judg- |
ment AS the Board still refused payment, |
he made application for writ of manda- |
mus to compel the payment.
BRouGHr Up AND GAVE BoNDs.-A dis |
patch to the RECORD MON from San Fran |
cisco published in yesterdays issue, stated |
that D. NJ. Burns, ex-Secretary of State,
having returned from the Sandwich Islands |
to San Francisco, had surrendered himself |
to the authorities hearing that warrants |
had been issued for his arrest. Last even
ing he was brought to Sacramento by of
ficer Cummings, of San Francisco, and ].
J. O'Connor, of the State Controllers Office.
At the station-house two charges were en-
tered against him, one of felony and the |
other of enlightenment. Subsequently he
gave bonds in the sum of 81, 800 on the fell
ony charge, c. Green and +. A. Smith as
sureties and s., 600 on the other, with Geo.
K Rider and Daniel West as bondsmen.
Mr.. Burns denies having appropriated the
States money, and charges the defalcation
upon his Deputy, Thomas II. Reynolds.
He alleges that he discovered that the lat
ter had been taking the money few
months before he (Burns) went out of Of
flee, accused him Of it, and he admitted it.
AS near as he ascertained, the sum taken
amounted to between $11 900 and $4,000; it
might have been more, but Burns does not
believe it was in excess of $50 900, while the
amount of the deficit found by the Con-
uoller is S31 900. He says he would have
made the deficit good out of his own
pocket, but he had lost all his money in
mining speculations, and saw nothing bet
ter to do than to let the matter rest.
YESTERDAYS BLAzE.-Abolr P. NJ. yes
terday an alarm of fire was sounded from
box %, located at Thirteenth and streets.
The department responded with their
usual promptness, and discovered the fire
to be on the south side of J street between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth. The fire origin
ated in small tenement house, the prop
erty of George Crosby. In few minutes
the entire building was in flames and the
roof of the house on the east, belonging to
Stephen Dwyer, caught on fire as did also
the side next TO the burning building. The
Crosby building was entirely consumed,
and was not worth over a couple of hun
bred dollars and is covered with insurance.
Dryers house was damaged to the extent
of $500 and was uninsured. The furniture
in the building belonged to Mrs. Reed and
was damaged about $780, but is fully
insured.
LArTER-DAY SAINTs.-Apostle A. II.
Smith, a son of Joseph Smith, the founder
Of Mormonism, of what is called the
Latter-Day Saints, is holding series
of meetings at the Chapel, Twenty-fourth
and X streets, where he will preach each
evening of the week. They claim to have
no connection with the Utah Church They
do not believe in polgygamy. His sermons
Adam as God. The headquarters of the
Reorganzed Church of Jesus Christ is at
Lamont, Decatur county, Iowa. Mr.. Smith
is assisted by Rev. A. Haws.
RESTAURANT AT AUcTIoN.-At 10 A. NJ. to-
day Bell x Co. will sell at auction the
United States Restaurant, No. 800 J street,
between Third and Fourth. The property
includes a fine bar mirror bar, glassware,
bar fixtures and ornaments, pictures, tables
and chairs, crockery, glass, wooden and
tinware, silver and plated ware, cutlery,
gas fixtures, French range and fixtures
complete. The restaurant will be offered
as whole, and, if not purchased, will be
disposed of in detail.
THE public will please take notice that
cheap, spurious and vile imitation of Hen
ley's Celery, Beef and Iron has been put ON
the market, and sold in many instances as
the genuine article. Celery, Beef and Iron
is sold only in bottles bearing our stamp
and labels, and consumers are cautioned to
be careful to purchase from reliable parties
and see that they are not imposed on. To