Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

usual monthly meeting OF the Directors OF
this institution was held May 4th and
showed the following as its operations for
April: 210 persons were helped by the
steward during the month. by 521 dispersal
lions There remained upon the books
May LIST, 10 infirm men, 80 women (ofwhOm
81 were widows, and 81 children-in all 81
persons, who will need some degree ofrelief
the present month. The Treasurer's report
shows SIG so, received from monthly sub
scribers, and $50 So from interest account
in all S137 90 while his disbursements
amounted to 1894 80, leaving a balance in
the treasury of $3.50 30, which will be re-
duced by the bills audited at the meeting
1887 04) to S643 81, and will compel the
reduction of dispenSations during the sum-
mer to One-half the monthly amount of the
winter and spring months.
ONE PLEADS GUILTY.-Walter Lee, one
of the two men arrested by Chief Jackson
last Saturday on suspicion of their being
the parties who robbed Silas Touen's
chicken coop Friday night, admitted 10 the
Chief yesterday that he was guilty. That
is, he and Frank Stewart, the man arrested
with him, and with whom he had been
camping for about a week agreed to rob
TOtten'S coop, and Lee stood on the levee
10 keep watch while Stewart went in and
stole four chickens. They pulled the heads
from the fowls, went into the brush north
of the north levee, built fire and cooked
two, reserving the others for some future
occasion. Stewart has denied al all times
since his arrest that he knew anything of
the theft, and persisted in it even after Lee
told his story before him
NoTAR1Es PuBuc-The Governor has
appointed and commissioned the following
Notaries Public: Jno. K. Palmer, Ala
media to reside al Pleasanton; II. w.
Palmer, Alameda, TO reside at Alameda :;
Thos. L. Landsay, Calaveras, to reside at
Angels Camp; NJ. A. Heron, Colusa, to
reside at Princeton VIM. Faymonville,
Fresno. to reside at Fresno Thos. Bynum,
Lake, To reside AT Lakeport; Chas. :. Bar
nev. Marin To reside at san Rafael; Joseph
G. Moves Napa, 10 reside at Napa City
VIM. Burgess, San Diego, to reside at Ma
tional City; II. W Wright, Santa Clara. TO
reside at san Jose; L. G. Trailer, Santa
Clara, to reside at Los Gates Christian
Hoffman, Santa Cruz, To reside at Santa
Cruz NJ. 5. Babcock TUlare, to reside at
Hanford.
CHEAT IN WHEAT.-Ex-Supervisor Beck
ley was in the city yesterday purchasing
machinery and getting ready for harvest
ing He says the crops in the neighbor-
hood of Franklin, and in fact throughout
the southern portion of the county, will
not be as good as was anticipated some
weeks since. The heavy and lOng-contin-
ont he Of for
several weeks and caused u large growth of
what is known as cheat. The best fields
contain ut least one-fourth cheat. and in
some localities it Is SO bad that the crop
win be cut for hay.
BOARD OF SUPERyIsoRs.-The Board met
yesterday, all the members present except
Me>srs. Steinman and Bailey Minutes
read and approved. The report Of w. X.
Tucker Fl. W Lowell and II. G. Kathan
Viewers appointed on the road petition Of
G. C. Roberts and Others, was read and the
Ease set for hearing Tuesday. May 10Th.
The petition and bond of John McComb
and others for the right of way for road
near Folsom, Were read, and w. X. Tucker
:. i. Boyd and O. :. Frec>e appointed
Viewers. The Board adjourned until 10
8. ". to-day.
PoucE CouRr-In the Police Court yes
terday the case Of james Quigley, for va
grancy. was continued until this morn
ing. That of Mrs l. Cove for misde-
mcanor III violating the health ordinance.
was set for the Sth.....-Pat Duffy arrested
for having been drunk, was discharged. ...-
Ty Lees case of disturbing the peace was
dismissed on motion of the proSecution...-
The case Of John Montgomery, for ma
hcious mischief, was dismissed ON payment
of coSts.....John Does case of drunken-
ness went over ANIL this morning.
INcoRroRArEp.-Artici Of mcorpor,-
ton were filed with the Secretary of State
yesterday of the Buena Vista Mining Com
pany Of Arizona for the purpose of carry
ing on a mining, milling and smelling bus
mess in the district of Amole, county OF
Pima Arizona Territory. Principal place
Of business, san Francisco. Directors.
James F. Lewis. Thos II. Caswell, George
o. Rriter, Benjamin Morgan, Charles W.
Tozer. Capital stock, Sl000Q00o, divided
into 100000 shares.
ST. PAuL's PIc~ic. ~ The St Paul's
Church picnic, which promises 10 be one OF
the most interesting of the season, will take
place NJ Natoma Grove tomorrow. Jones.
Bccbc & Grants Band mas been engaged.
and the best kind of 2 good time j antici-
pated from the general arrangements made.
Those who desire can visit the Branch State
Prison between the hours of 80 and n. NJ.
Baskets will be called for at various places.
as win be seen tv reference To advertise
mcnt.
APPLICANTS FOR TIE BAE.-Tbe follow
iug-named gentlemen viii appear before
the Supreme Court this morning a. appli-
cants 10 be permitted 10 practice al The bar
of the State w 4. Hamilton, B. L. Davis.
A. l.. Shinn, William Gilbert, John w.
Coin. NJ T. Bray, K. Clark, Daniel Suffer,
c. II. Hart, George A. Wentworth, G. F.
Benton, w. II. LAWSON, a d. Mason, Lin
coin White and C. II Oatman. The two
last named are residents Of this city:
DEsr1cABLE THrKv1Ne The wire frames
for holding flowers, which were placed on
the grave of the late Horace Eldred in the
City Cemetery, and which the family filed
each day with fresh flowers, were a few
evenings since stolen. reward has been
Offered f0E their recovery, and the pcrpe-
traitor Of This most contemplate of all
thievery, if discovered, viii be punished to
the fullest extent Of the law.
ASREsrs.-The following arrests were
made yesterday Robert Williams. 10y
Patrick Nash, for disturbing the peace
Frank Stewart and Waiter Lee. by Chief
Jackson for pc.it larceny All Mon, by
Deputy Constable Rider, for embezzlcmeut
Charles Dodge, by officer Woods. on three
charges Of grand larceny.
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DIyoRcE0.-Judge Mcfarland granted q
divorce to Mary J. 0'Bnen from NJ L. G.
0'Briea, on the grounds Of habitual intem-
perance and failure TO provide May ,,
1884
MEMS lightweight summer suits, sill
wool: large variety Of patterns; So to
$40 Red House.
MEEs alpaca and linen coats, 81 to IS 80;
al grades Fed House