Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-08

ON mOuOn OF Stelnman. the Clerk was
directed to advertise for bids for the sur
render of Courthouse and Jail bonds and
County Hospital bonds.
On motion Of Smith, the Clerk was lii
reCted to make an application 10 borrow
$4,000 from the State Board of Directors
of the State school fund.
On motion Of Bailey il was ordered that
the Over>eers of Road Districts Nos 10 and
II pillow each side of the upper Stockton
road, preparatory to grading the same.
The Board adjourned until 10 o'clock A.
NJ. to-day.
WE'LL SPRINKLED.-I esterday the street in
front of the Courthouse suffered severely
from too much water. Upon inquiry it was
found that Trustee Nielsen had. put on an
extra street sprinkler to watch the contract
ors and water the streets wherever he found
them dry Yesterday the extra sprinkler
found the street above referred To as dry as
n bone and at once wet it down. Soon after
the contractor passed that way. and, taking
IN the situation, at once ran his sprinkler
over the same place. This made it pretty
muddy, but the contractor did not feel sat
istied, and passed again over the ground.
By this time gum boots were necessity il
field, but shortly after put in another APP
pearance and gave the street a fourth flood
ing. As no enterprisiug boat-owners We're
in the neighborh0Od, people whose business
required them to cross al this point had u
wade. 1t was suggested by bystanders that
the contractor apply some of his surplus
energy in getting around while the streets
are dry, and by stopping when sufficient
water is on the street. To wet down some
other place, and in this way he might he
able to wet down his entire district easily.
PRISONERS FOR FoLsoM-The fifty prison
ers drafted to be transferred from san
Quentin 20 Folsom, were taken on the
North Pacific Coast Railroad cars at Point
San Quentin Tuesday morning at Is o clock
arrived nj Sacramento at 1908. and were ri
once transferred to Folsom State Prison by
special train, arriving inside the grounds At
- +. VI. Among the prisoners transferred we
noticed John showers concerned III the
Majors affair NJ Santa Clara; the Quacken-
bush brothers from Marin. sentenced for
life: Red Mike, the terror of the Western
Addition san Francisco, and Asahcl Hewitt,
who mudeTOuSly assaulted the foreman ot
one of the shops at San Quentin. There
are ten prisoners with life sentences among
James 3. Moore, Turnkey of the Folsom
prison r. J Murphy, ambulance driver
K. : Bugg. !. 7. Fortune, and Levi Greer.
NJ \ Wilson, Deputy Sheriff of san Fran
cisco. was also q member of the escOrtiug
party General NrComb made the arrange
ments for the transportation and accom-
panied the party from San Quentin to Fol
som.
FINE STIR wBERRIEs.-A visit 10 the fruit
ranch of +. Greer. three and onc-half mile
from this city, between theupper and lowe
Stockton roads on what is known As Fruit
Ridge. will convince any one a TO wha
can be done towards turning our plai1
lands into blooming and productive or
chards and vineyards. Mr.. Greer com
mcnced setting out fruit trees and vine
about three wears ago, and already ENJOY
abundant satisfaction and good returns
upou his improvements. He has some o
the finest Strawberries ever raised in TIM
vicinity. and the vines are very heavily
loaded. One variety which he calls tn
Poor Mans Friend much resembling
the Wilson in color and shape, are mann
moth in size and a good hardy berry 70
shipping purposes.
Police CouRT-Yestcrday the Polio
Court was IN session until 6 o'clock p. u
The case Of Charles Dodge charged witt
grand larceny. was examined and takel
under Amusement until Tomorrow.
Henry Edwards disturbing the peace wa
sentenced 10 fifteen days in jail. {
Warren. drunk, fined Sl0......Frank Stew
art and Walter Lee petit larceny. continue
until tomorrow.
In RoUIE--rhis morning Deputy Shcr
III Wilson, OF San Francisco. will conyc.
to the Folsom State Prison two prisoners
convicted Of grand larceny. who wcr
brought up from the Bay last evening
They are James Tiernan. who is 70 underg
six-vCar term Of imprisonment. am
Frank Iaboquet, who goes for eight years
They are both old convict>.
CoycLupEB.-The second trial of the cor
tested election case of Coglan Vs. Beard. il
yolying the title to the office Of Count
Clerk. was concluded yesterday in Depar
ment Two of the Superior Court OF tn
county, before Judge Spencer of San JOS
After being argued by the respective coul
sci of the parties, il was taken under adrlst
ment by the Judge.
OBSCENE PICTURES. young man COZ
yicted on the 9Th inst. in Justices Cour
before judge Tubbs, came up for Sentent
Yesterday morning, and as the case y;
intended only for a test one, he was let q
with 81 fine. The question Is settled 10
until appeal IS taken, ut least aud dea!e
in this class of merchandise viii have
stand from under.
RENANpED-Ah Die, the Chinese riot
who recently applied to the Superior Con
to be released from custody, was dispose
Of yesterday. The Court dismissed I'll
writ of habcas corpus issued on his appl
cation, and sent the prisoner back to jail,