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

WILL Go INTo CoURT-Horace Stevens
recently clerk in the Surveyor-Generars
! office, whose furniture and household goods
were seized by Charles Dodge one day last
week, during Mr. Stevens absence from the
city, on the claim that Stevens had hypo-
thecated to him warrants for his pay for
the months of May, June, July and August
and then, after being discharged from the
office. left town without making any ar
rangement for the payment of the money
borrowed states that he had no intention
of running away, but left to attend to GER
tain matters of business, intending to re-
turn in few days; that he resigned his
clerlship because of poor health that his
Indebtedness to Mr. Dodge is only 1926, OF
which there will not be any due until June
LIST, and then only S133, and that he has
plenty of property from which to pay the
entire Indebtedness He claims that he
left S133 in Il drawer when he went away,
and his wife forgot to take with her u pair
of diamond earrings, worth Sl33, and that
both money and jewelry were lost or ap-
propriated when the furniture was taken.
He thinks that under the circumstances he
has good case against Mr. Dodge, and has
retained an attorney to bring the matter
before the Courts.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs PIcNIc.-To-mor-
row the Knights of Pythias will have their
fifth annual excursion and picnic, Natoma
Grove, Folsom, having been selected as the
scene of the days enjoyment They will
be reinforced by carload of the members
of the Order and friends from Woodland,
and the Uniformed Rank and others of
Gait will also be present. The Committee
of Arrangements are confident that they
have not neglected anything, and that all
who attend can anticipate a day Of pleas
ure. In addition to the large number of
games and other amusements, in which old
and young Will find something interesting,
PRODUCTION of an exhibition drill by
the Uniformed Rank, and the pre-
sentation of medal to the best
drilled knight. The First Artillery Band
will provide music at the dancing plat
form. 1t will be well for the excursiOnists
to be promptly on hand at the depot, as the
train leaves the city at $50 \. NJ. sharp.
THE WEATHER.-At o'clock yesterday
morning there was clear to fair weather
from Olympia to Sacramento, and cloudy at
Los Angeles and San Diego. AT u NJ. yes
terday the barometer was falling, so also
was light rain from Olympia to Fort Candy,
and cloudy weather extending south to
MendocinO. Wind northwest ut all points,
except Olympia, Portland and Fort Candy,
where it was south. AT s last night the
barometer was falling generally; that is
from Olympia to Los Angeles, with sOutherly
] ! i l. tl,,,
set was reported from Olympia to San
Francisco. 1t looks as though another
meteorological disturbance was approach
ing from the sea 1t is to be hoped that
like its immediate predecessor it may pass
away without precipitating an appreciablC
amount of rainfall in this part of the coun-
try.
CHICKEN STEALING.-Last Friday night
! two thieves entered the premises Of Silas
Totem in the northern portion of the city
and were appropriating chickens when Mr.
Totten ran out and drove them away, get
! ting good view of the men as he did so
! On Saturday he saw two men on the street
! who looked very much like those who haC
| been taking his property, and attempted tc
! interview them. but they ran away. He
] pursued, anu llltN Ntit AlNtsi
! Twelfth and c streets A telephone mes
sage was sent TO the station-house for al
officer, and Chief Jackson, getting " lift
in K. J. Merkley's buggy, soon answered
| the call and took the prisoners to the lock
up. There will probably be charge o
! burglary entered against them.
DEATH OF BARNEY CLARK.-The Woo
River Times, of April 18th, published
at Haley, Idaho, gives an ac
count of the death of Barney Clark
| Clark, who was well-known old-time Cal
ifornian, and for many years kept thu
Union Hotel, in Sacramento. In the tiusf
days of Washoe he went to Virginia City
! where he fitted up gorgeous establishment
! which, with losses he made III stocks, re
suited in his financial wreck. Barney haC
been lost sight of to many old acquaintance
for years. but according to the Times he haC
been at Haley for year or more. Hi
death was the result of chills and pneu
monia He was buried under the auspice:
of the Pacific Coast Pioneers.
AUCTION SALE.-D. J. Simmons & Co
will sell at 1890 \. NJ. to-day, all tn
new and desirable furniture in the store o
]. W. Wilson, 415 J street between Fourtl
and Fifth, consisting of parlor sets i'll bro
caded silks and damask; walnut, oak, ma
Pile and pine bedroom sets; spring, excel
sior, wool, hair and straw mattresses
marble-top sideboards, walnut bookcases
marble-top library and extension tables
chairs and rockers, mantcl mirrors ant
looking-glasses, walnut hat stands, walnu
and maple bedsteadS, smoking and cas-,
chairs, hair-picking machine, burglar-proo
safe, etc.
Comic OPERA-Next Wednesday eyenin
at the Metropolitan Theater the comic oper
of " the Doctor of Alcantara will be per
formed, under the direction of Miss Emm
NJ. Rowe, assisted by d. +. Mckinley a
stage manager, with the following cast c
characters: DR.. Paracelsus, Albert J. Plant
Senior Balthazar, Martin Beasley; Carlos Chi
sonl. Miss Gertie Jones Don Propours
(Alguazil) Al. Pritchard Perez, w. A. LIZ
bassee Donna Lucrezia (wife to the doc
tori. Miss Julia Lauchlin; Isabella Che
daughter). Della Berry lnez cher maid
Miss Lulu Morrill,.
SACRAMENTO TIvoLI.-" isaacs, or State
: Evidence had successful run at til
Tivoli last week. For this week Tru
: Devotion F" will be the attraction, with tn
, old-time favorite in minstrelsy, Ben. Co
ton, Mrs. Nellie Cotton, actress and voca
list, and their daughter, little Idalene, in th
principal roles
AIREsrs.-The following arrests wei
made Saturday and yesterday: Jam,
Quigley, by officers Farrell and sullivan
} for vagrancy; Mrs. L. Cove, by officer Co
fey, for misdemeanor; John Doe and P.
Duffy, by officer Franks, for being drunk.
THE cheapest, clearest and best beer G
he market is the Fredericksburg expor
G. W. Chesley, sole agent.