Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-13
BRIEF EoTEs,

Two car loads CT immigrants arrived from
the East this morning.
The Fire Commissioners have given direc.
ton to have the water pressure at hydrants
tested on the occasion Of fires.
Sacramento Uniformed Degree. Camp No.
l, l. o .. T, paid fraternsl visit last even
ing 10 Occidental Encampment.
One Of Che team of horses that ran away
from the depot Monday evening was recoV-
cred yesterday forenoon in the upper portion
of the ci5y.
The steamer Constance brought up from
| San Francisco yesterday the barge Centen-
NAL, loaded with Lumbar, ETC., for Friend,
Terry & Co.
The casa of G. L. White VI. H. G.. Smith
is still on trial in Department Two Of the Su.
perior Court, but will probably be submitted
to the jury to-day.
The First Artillery Regiment will have
battalion drill and dress parade at the
Armory this evening. The public will be
admitted to the galleries.
! Work on the track at Agricultural Park is
about TO be advanced rapidly, in order that
horsemen may begin putting their animals il
condition fer the spling races.
The only arrests made yesterday were those
| of Ed. Rand and Dan. Coleman, by officer
/ Farrell, for vagrsncy, and John Doe, by
! officer Frazee, for disturbing the peace.
In Department One Of the Superior Court,
Judge Armstrong, there will come up for
/ hearing to-day the Hobbs contested will case,
involving $50, 900 or $40, 900 worth of prop
erty.
| The State Prison Directors returned yes
tsrday from Folsom, accompanied by the
counsel IN the Warden investigation case, and
others who had been attending upon it, and
| returned to their homes.
City Engineer Bassett reports that the
dams and jetties recently built to aid in the
protection Of tie north levee are proving eff
cient, and will probably answer the purpose
for which they we're constructed.
At the City Free Library meeting Monday
night the only business transacted was select
ing books Seventy volumes were
ordered purchased, and will be on the shelves,
open to the public, in a few days.
The Woodland papers are sorrowful be-
cause there is no thester in that town in
which the combination managing the Sacra.
merto Tivoi and other theaters can give
performances and include Woodland in their
| circuit.
It has been announced that Cullen and
Cummins. well-snown base ball players, of
Mary were under engage ent to 60
East IN the spring to play with the Reading
club but such is not the case, only the for
mer having been engaged.
DIR. B. 3. Bonham, formerly prominen.
| physician Of Yo'o county, where he practised
the profession about eight years, died at Los
Angeles en- January 20 n. He was aged &C
years at thu time Of his death. During three
or four years of his residence in Yolo county
he occupied the pulpit st Davisvilla.
! 1t il surprising that, although the weather
I / e. 4 IL
| the State to be colder than we have it here,
! people Visiting Sacramento yesterday, even
| those from the mountains, complained Of the
! cold. Evidently it is in order 20 denource
| Sacramento as hot or cold, as tie season may
| be. without regard to what the Thermometer
may indicate.
Il is reported that prisoners discharged
| from San Q1sutin upon expiration OF cen.
/ tsnce do not now receive money to enable
| them to live few days, nor trsnspor alton
to their homes, owing to the fact that the
! fund from which such payment should be
made IS exhausted, and consequently they
are thrown out to beg, steal or starve, unless
they have friends to come to their rescue.
At o'clock Monday night the shermome-
ter was down to 81, and ice was forming.
the wind began to blow, and at 10 P. II. it
! had r. to 33'. AT q a. N it was down to
! 81, ~ IL some localities in the city as low
as 23' Ice thres-fcurths Of an inch thick
| formed during the night. No damsge will
occur 20 orange trees Of Consequence, as our
| late rains have moistened the ground we'll
Yesterday 10 Department Oae Of the Supe-
rior Court An Hoy was tried on a charge Of
| burglary in entering the premises Of Jane
| Stafford and stealing q lot of clothing Dis
! trict Attorney Carey conducted the prosecu-
! tior, and G. I. Jones the defense. The Jury
| fsiled to agree, six b,ing positive that there
was no evidence upon which to found a con-
victi0p, while the other six were equally sure
| that the defendant was guilty.
Articles of incorporation of the Peoples
| Railroad Company of America have been
! filed in the Secretary Of States office The
capital stock is represented by 3,500,000
shares, at $50 each, Of which 600 have heen
subscribed. Their object is to build railroads
! in the United States and to run lines from
| Los Angeles, Buffalo, Philadelphia, New
! York, Boston, Washington, Baltimore,
! Louisville, New Orleans and various other
| cities The Directors are Emil Kennedy,
! J. c. Shoemaker and J. II. Rice, of Indian
apolis G. A. Broughton, of Chicago; Il. J.
Breckenridge and w. B. Hoke, of Louis
vile: c. +. Swezy, of Marysville. Cal;
Jacob Roberts, of Philadelphia /; w. 7.
lander. of CAmbridgepors, Mass; c. NJ. L.
oNAEoSutE anu 1AapuAECbt VI oOAsc1
| City; Daniel Parsons, of Detroit, and
Phineas Solomon, of South Bend, Ind.
The TIvoLL-The Tivoh was crowded last
evening to witness the sensational DIANA,
" The Hidden Hand The play is well pre-
sented, snd the specialties quite good. The
trsiRed dogs are somsthing quite wonderful,
while the music of the jubilee singers in the
plantation scene is good
BRITISH SocIETY's BALL.-This evening,
at Jacobs Hall, the British Mutual Benefit
and Social Society will celebrate the eighth
anniversary of the organic alton with grand
ball, which will be preceded by a short but
very interesting literary and musical enter
tainmsnt.
AUCTION SALE.-Bell & Co. will sell at auc
ton at 10 A. N. to-day, at their sales
room, corner of Eighth and K streets three
hundred lots OF psr)or, bed Dom and dining
room furniture, Brussels ami Ingram carpets,
stoves, ranges and kitchen furniture.
CHOICE Eastern cod6sh, whole and bone.
less ; Lake Michigan salt white FISH, very fms
at II. II. Paulk's cash grocery, Sl4 X street. :
SLAcK-wIBE walking and bicycle.ridiug at
Eureka Bal Mosque.
DoS'r fail to see the Little World" sos ]
street This is the last week
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