Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

AOCAL lNrkLLlGENCE.
PUBLIC LIBRARY MEErING.-Thc Board
of Trustees Of the Free Library met Tuesday
evening Present, W c. Fitch, President:
5. H Gerrish. Secretary, and 4. S. Hop
kins. The Librarians report for October
was read, us follows Number of books
issued during the month, 3,201-classiied
as follows Fiction, 2,619: history. IS:
biography, As; travel and adventure 100
miscellaneous literature, 1SS; religion, 21
poetry and drama, Il; science and art, 104.
Average issued per day. 103 Per
Ccntage Of fiction, 81 amount of fines col
lcted, 81 30; number of catalogues sold,
, number of books repaired in library by
librarians, 90; number Of names OF patrons
on the register, 5,679. The Board voted
unanimously to rent the lot back of the
library building to W. r. Strong Il Co. for
q drive way 10 their tree ward adjoining
from December 1sI to April 18th. The
thanks Of the Board was unanimously ten
dered to Josiah W. Leeds. the author, for
copy OF his book . The Theater' Also 10
Edwin Alden Il Go. for donation Of their
work, " American Newspaper Catalogue
1888" After allowing the following bills
the Board adjourned: Pacific Mutual Life
Insurance Company, $50 Capital Gas Com
pany, 81 60; The0dor Berendsohn, $44 Il;
b. RUhl, $36 So; Sacramento News Com
pany, 50 p Earle, Potter & Co. s. So.
THE FOLSOM BRGnGE-Somc weeks ago
the Board Of Supervisors let 4 contract 10
the san Francisco Bridge Company to make
certain repairs to the wire bridge across the
American river ~ Folsom The contract
oTS have not as yet begun upon the work
but most of the material i on the spot. 1t
appears -hat the specifications provide for
plankiny the bridge; hut the contractors
say that before that is done certain other
work mot embraced in the plans will be
necessary in order to enable the cables to
withstand the extra weight upon them. \
representative of the Bridge Company ap-
pearcd before the Board of SuperX iSOrS YES
terday afternoon, and laid the facts before
that body Some of the members were IN
favor of having the work performed accord
ing to the contract, while Others favored its
amendment and paying the contractors for
their material. No action was. however,
taken IN die matter, and it may he further
considered to-day.
IiIGH-STANDAEn FRUtT.-A box Of APP
pies and pears grown at Anderson, Shasta
county, has been received from I. Zumwalt.
ST., showing the quality that can be grown
in that section. The apples We're of several
choice winter varieties, some of them
Weighing IS much as pound. and all Of
the finest texture and flavor. They were
fully tie equal OF any of the Oregon ap-
pies which are shipped to this state each
year as superior 20 those grown here. The
points Of difference generally conceded to
the Oregon-grown apples are more solid
flesh and greater acidity. Those received
from Shasta county are, however, fully
equal in both 10 the Oregon apples. and ii
is evident that the northern part of the
State i vet to he the finest section for MANY
kinds @: fruit The pears received were
also excellent in size color and flavor.
SUPEEvIsoas.-Th Board of Supervisors
met yesterday. pursuant to adjournment,
all the members being present Bids for
making excavation and doing the bridge
work on She Twelfth street extension were
received from Dean e BOhn and referred
10 the Contract Committee. Bids for Hos
pital supplies were received As follows
Groceries-D. Dicrssen, s. Dwycr and II.
Winters. Bread-G Recber and f. J.
kuchlcr. Meat Gerber K Bros The
bids were referred 10 the Contract Commit
tee. Bids for painting the roof of the
Courthouse were received from ". W
Wade, Jaraes Hickey, =. J. McNanuS, P. 5.
Lawson, ,. ". Carey, u. J. keegan and II.
McNianus. Referred Adjourned till 10A.
N. to-day.
toUEry PHYSICIANS REroBT.-Followin
is the report of Dir. White, Superintendent
of tie County Hospital, for the month of
October: Number of patients in Hospital
October lsJ III; admitted during month";
-; born, died. :; discharged, IL re-
manning, 30, meals furnished destitute
applicants. I35. Mortality List Jas, Man
ice. aged 63, native Of ireland cause of
death, consumption. las. Braunan, y,
Pennsylvania, hcmorrhage Of lungs. Rob
ert Kelly, 10, Ireland, alcoholism. Il. 7.
jacobs. -, Virginia, ur9mia. Horny
Wei. -. Ohio. uremia Patrick Mona
han, 50, Ireland typho-malarial fever.
Infant OF Mrs. Wells, IS days, California,
marasIuus.
ARREST OF SALooY-k EErERS.- Chief Jack
son and officers Kent and Rider have
arrested T. NJ Stevens, Charles Ieisen, J.
Maggie, J. II. Corbin, + Myrick, Frank
Ruhs.aler, Barney Kane Julius Danioth
and John Eme;ine on charges Of having
violated the law prohibiting the selling of
liquor on election dly The parties all
gave bonds and went right along with their
business. In the Police Court yesterday
the arrested parties all demanded jury
trials and the cases were set for hearing on
the 18th.
PETIT LAEcENY.-Early last evening n
rough-loOking fellow was seen to emerge
from J. T. Stoll's harness store with q
buggy robe under his arm The proprietor
was notified of the fact, and the man was
followed and arrested. He gave his name
II 81. Z .
an opportunity to explain the transaction
before the Police Court.
4 SNAIL Row-Y estcrday afternoon,
while several hundred persons were assem-
bled in front OF the RECORD MON office
awaiting the receipt OF election news. Pat
trick Nash and another man got into such
3 heated debate over politics that they came
to blows, bat were separated before either
was greatly damaged.
THE TIyoLI-Thc Cotton family, with
their excellent support, III Under the Gas
light are drawing good houses at the
Tiyoli nightly. They have become prime
favorites. The management have extended
an invitation to the children OF the Protest
ant Orphan Asylum to attend the matinee
on Saturday.
Held OvEE.-CharleS Cullen, one of the
men arrested for illegal voting, was ycster-
day examined before United States Commits
sioner Z. !. Robinson and held 10 answer
before the Grand Jury. John Corcoran,
arrested on suspicion of having done like
wise. will be examined to day.
Arrr1oy or MoxDAY.-On Monday next
Sherb,,rn & Smith Will sell at auction all
the handsome furniture and effects in the
residence at 1927 O street, also 4 delivery
wagon, garden hose, tools, etc
RuxAwAY.-About dark last evening q
ieht-colored horse attached to o long, light
wagon dashed down p street at full speed
and disappeared in the gloom without hay
ing cx9erienced any serious setback.
QUAIL. fresh daily; country eggs, 45 cents
per dozen; winter squashes, mountain
apples, honey, nuts, and winter dehcacies
always on hand, at Fulton Market. Fifth