Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-31
BRIEF NOTES.

: Two years ago to-day there was quite
/ snow-storm in Sacramento.
The Sacramento river is slowly falling,
and has receded to "a feet / inch.
A special meeting of the Board of Su-
pervisors will be held next Saturday.
State and county taxes are now delin-
quent. and penalty of five per cent. is
added
The Evinger case was yesterday in the
Police Court continued until Friday for
argument.
A thief managed to steal S. P. Maslins
overcoat from the Governors office at the
| Capitol yesterday.
Appearances indicate that the public
reading-room of the w. c. T. u, of Wood
land, will have to be closed because of the
citizens failing to render the necessary sup
port.
The Government snagboat Seller came
down from the upper Sacramento yester
day. The steamer Varuna also came down
with load of grain, and returned in the
afternoon.
Frank Fairchild, who was on Monday
sentenced to Imprisonment in the State
Prison at Folsom for ten years for grand
| larceny, will be taken to that institution
this morning.
The obsequies of the late Elias Hess took
| place at the family residence, No. 1716 II
street, yesterday afternoon, and were
largely attended, Rev. H. H. Rice officiat-
ing The interment was private.
Weather in this city yesterday was
cloudy and cold, the sun, though evidently
DESTROYS OF appearing, being unable to
break through the clouds. Last evening,
, however, the moon and stars were visible.
! On dispatch from Truckee, detective
Hickey on the arrival of the overland train
yesterday morning, arrested a Chinaman
named All Tan, who is charged with grand
larceny. Constable C. H. Wade of Truckee,
will come over after him this morning.
Sheriff Hall, of Stanislaus county. passed
through the city yesterday, conveying to
the State Prison at Folsom prisoner
named John Mum, who is to serve term
of ten years for manslaughter. Some time
ago he was convicted of murder, and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment, but got a new
trial, with the above result.
A dispatch from Stockton says that A.
| W. Rosenthal, who joined the Salvation
Army in this city recently, and went over
to Stockton to assist in the regeneration of
that place, became infected with the ungod-
illness manifested there, committed petit
larceny and ON Monday last was sentenced
to thirty days in the chain-gang.
Tramps are picking up everything in the
clothing line they can find, and they find
pretty well. Last evening coat belonging
to one of the railroad yard men was left by
its owner in the scale shed at the foot of |
street, and in few minutes it had disap-
peared, though the railroad men were
working in the vicinity almost constantly
| 1t has been suggested that it will be well
Tor the police to keep an eye on the crowds
OF young men who may be running
around" tonight, with a view to prevent
ing repetition of the malicious mischief
that has been perpetrated ON New Years
eve for some years past; and in case it can
not be prevented, to be able to reach the
perpetrators subsequently.
A small boy, who was engaged in catch
ing driftwood on the wharf between the
Water Works and bridge yesterday, Jumped
| from timber of the wharf to the shore
| but, not jumping quite far enough, fell
| back into the stream. The water was not
deep just there, and he scrambled out
| quickly and started for home on the double
quick, another boy having let him have a
dry coat 10 prevent his freezing while on
the way.
At a regular meeting of Capital Council
No. 81 |. o. c. T., the following members
were elected for the ensuing term c. c.,
NJ. Wilson; V. c., Mrs. NJ Vogelgesang
Prelate, Mrs. E. a. Rooney; Financial Sec
rotary, \. Younger; Recording Secretary,
E. Evens; Marshal, A. Landau Warden,
Mrs: r. Marks; l. g. F. Rooney; O. G.,
| William Maley; Trustees. j. V. Horner,
d. Hickey, S. Wild; Medical Examiner,
DR.. Lame.
The veteran Odd Fellows Association of
Sacramento held their regular quarterly
meeting last evening at Odd Fellows Tenn
| pie, Ezra Pearson presiding. Officers for
the ensuing year were elected as follows
| S. B. Smith, President; T. C. Jones, Vice
President; James McClcery, Secretary;
John We'll, Treasurer; Charles Cooley,
Marshal: II. b. Nielsen, NJ Miller f. J.
| Clark, w. D. Stalker and S. Morris, Direc-
| tors.
In Department Two of the Superior
! Court, yesterday in the matter of the estate
of f. L. Billings, deceased the report of
sales of realty by g. VI. Mott Commits
sioner, was confirmed with the exception
/ of that portion relative to the lot at Tenth
and NJ streets, which had been sold at auc-
ton for S., 700 H. Z. Clark appeared in
Cosrt and offered 10 per cent. more for the
property and the Court confirmed the sale
to him for $4070.
The following officers have been elected
for the ensuing term by Friendship COun-
! ell, No. s., O. c. F.: P. C. c., Theodore
Schumacher; C. c., F. II. Kiefer; V. c.,
Miss Bertha Reeber; Prelate, Miss G. d.
Jurgens; Secretary, A. Weimann (re-elect-
| ed Treasurer, r. S. Frazee (re-elected)
Marshal, f. H. Schardin; Warden, Mrs.
Ella Weimann: Guard, f. Wilhelm;
Sentry, j. P. Brissell; Trustees-N. L.
White, John Watt and F. Gehring Repre-
scntatives to Grand Council-P. c. C. V, A
f. Hornlein and c. c., Theodore Schu-
macher Alternates to Grand Council, p.
V. c.. Miss NJ. ]. Putnam, and V. c., Mrs.
Danioth.
DeBernardi & Co. have a number of
wooden turkeys, chickens, bologna sausage,
etc, which they use as signs in front OF
their market Yesterday morning tramp
was observed to be hanging about the place
in a suspicious manner, and was watched.
After a while he slipped up to where the
| imitation sausage were, and presently by a
quick motion conveyed one into his coat
| pocket. Just then one of the clerks stopped
| him, and inquired if he hadn't been around
! long enough to do better job of stealing
! The fellow didn't seem to care much about
| being saught, so long as there was no move
ment to arrest him, but went off greatly
-! disguised when he was laughed at.
ORPHANS MADE HAPPY.-As is the usual
! custom with the management of the Pro
testant Orphan Asylum, the children of
that institution were treated last evening
to their annual Christmas Tree The tree
was loaded down with good thngs-cornu-
copias of candy, oranges, apples, sweet
meats Of every description toys for the
! boys and girls, warm mits, red-topped
boots, elegant shoes, whole suits of
warm clothing, etc, while in the midst of
all was one of the jolliest of all Santa
Clauses A large number of ladies and gen
| tlemen were present, and it was hard to de-
termine who enjoyed the scene most-the
children who feasted their eyes upon the
wealth of goodies or the older folks
made happy by Witnessing the joy depicted
upon the faces of the poor fatherless and
motherless children. The management of
the affair was under the direction of c. NJ.
Prodger, philanthropic young gentleman,
who for many years has devoted much of
| his time and means towards proper main
tenance of this institution. He was.ably
seconded by the lady officers of the society,
and many others who are ever ready to
join in this noble work. The contributions
were numerous and useful
! METRoPoLITAN THEATRR.-Miss Boyd and
her troupe presented the drama " Solomon
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