Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-03
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
New BooKs.-The following books have
been purchased by the Public Library, and
viii be ready for circulation July 9th ;
Round About Journey" by Warner ;
Fate of Mansfield Humphreys White /;
The American Horseman," Karr; "Coun-
try Doctor" Jewett; DR.. Day on Head
aches " " Old Lady Mary " q" Mate of the
Daylight" Jewett wild Woods Life, j"
Farrar; "San Rosario Ranch" Howe !;
Over the Border" Chase; Crime of
Henry Vane," Stimson; Thinking Gym
balls" Fawcett; Political Economy"
Perry Summer Thoreau; " Works of
Confucius and Mencius - Mingo, etc. -
Harris; Phebe,' Harris "QuiCksand -
Streckfuss; Banned and Blessed, Wer-
ner; Buta Philistine " Townsend: :" The
Usurper," Gauthicr; Barbara Thayer,'
Jenness The following have been ordered :;
Electricity and Magnetism" by Jenkins :;
Electricity and Magnetism and the Elec-
tric Telegraph" by Lockwood " Physical
Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism by
Gordon Electricity and the Electric Tel
egraph," by Prescott Modern Applies
lions of Electricity" by Hospitaliier " Tel
ephonc. Electric Light, etc by Prescott;
Life of Longfenow," by Kennedy Short
Tariff History of the United States" by
Mason; "Whitticr's Poems" the latest
edition; Chambers Cyclopedia;" John
sons Cyclopedia.'
FURTHER PARrICULARs.-J. +. Myers, of
this city, whose body was found in San
Francisco bay on Tuesday, as mentioned
in Yesterdays RECoRD-U MON, went down
to San Francisco over week ago. He was
widower, and leaves two daughters re-
siding in Sacramento. The Alta of yester-
day had the following particulars as to the
drowning: At dusk yesterday f. L..
Williams found the body of a man floating
about in the mud flats at Butchertown.
After it had been removed to the Morgue,
il was found to be that OF J. r. Myers a
wool-dcaleg of Sacramento, and Il member
of the Pioneer Association of that city. In
his pockets were found two empty purses,
some memorandum, 4 check-hook on the
California State Bank of Sacramento a re-
vOlyer, and 81 10 i'll coin. The body had
the appearance of having been in the water
but tWenty-fOur hours. Ne cause can be
assigned Tor the death, save that the de
ceased must have got drunk, and while 50
walked of some wharf, or probably he
fell through one Of the many man-traps of
the city 'front.'
FIRE IN THE GRAIN.-Captain Foster
who returned yesterday from the west
side" SAYS that on Tuesday. at Whitaker'S
ranch. five and half miles south of Banta
station the barn caught fire, presumably
from children playing with matches, or
men smoking, and was consumed. The
ire extended across the stubble to i stack
of barley, which when threshed would have
Welded about 500 sacks, and destroyed II.
The country is sparsely populated, but
Captain Foster was aStOniShed to see nearly
200 people assemble in a short space of
time 10 fight the fire and keep it from
spreading. They worked Systematically,
and with good judgment The flame crossed
q road into a field OF standing wheat and
burned about seven acres. 1t was then
headed off, so that il turned into little
sag, where the grain was still green, and
was then suppressed.
4 VEGETABLE CURIosITY.--A strange
freak of nature is to be seen in the ward OF
l. Bell, on Q street, III this city Some
weeks since, when an apple tree was in full
bloom, a blossom was noticed As being at
tached to a grape vine near by, as strong in
color and rs full of vitality, apparently as
were those on the tree. Curiosity prompted
Mr.. Bell and members Of his family to
10 note thatthe blossom followed the exam
pie of those on the tree, the flower portion
willing and falling off and the appearance
and rapid growth of an apple following
The fruit has ripened, Is As large as any on
the tree, and, if anything, has L more
handsome color. The portion of the vine
10 which the apple is attached has been cut
off, and will be exhibited at the State FAN
among other vegetable curiositicS.
HAD BEEN BEFORE HIM - Yesterday
several gentlemen met in a wine-room NJ
Town. among them being one who had lived
here years ago, but at present nOn-rcsi-
dent While they were convcrsing well
known Judge of one of the Courts steppc-
in. and a friend introduced him to the re
turned Sacrameutan The latter remarked
that the Introduction was entirely unneccs
sary, a. he and the Judge were old &C
Quaintances. One suggested, 80 Perhaps you
have been before the Judge some time il
the past" "Oh, no, was the reply; bu
the Judge has been before me many ;
time " How 5 that was the immediate
query " We'll, YOU see, / used to be bar
keeper in the Crescent City The Judg'
paid for bottle of wine, and the converse
ZION changed.
HABeAs CoRPUs-Thc case of Henry
Klein, ON habeaS corpus. appealed to tn,
Supreme Court from COlusa. and by tina
Court ordered heard by Judge Armstrong
came upin Department One of the SuperiO
Court Of this county yesterday. Argumcn
was heard and the matter taken under ad
yiscmcnt Klein was convicted in Justice
Court last May of disturbing the peace a
the Colusa thcater. and sentenced TO be i'm
prisOned ninety days. and TO pay a fine O
5000 Failing TO pay the fine, he was to b,
imprisoned at the rate of 81 for each dav
He hopes for release ON habcas corpus OF
the ground that the sentence imposed ex
ceeds the jurisdiction Of a Justice of tn
Peace.
POLICE CouRr-Thcre was but little t,
be done at Yesterdays session Of this tri
buual. there being no new cases and bu
Two old ones on the calendar. George Mur
ply pleaded guilty of petit larceny in steal
ing a saddle and bride, attnbuting his mis-
conduct To the fact that he was drunk q
the time Judge Henry sent him up "a
% DAYS. George Johnston. who passed
cent off upon tonales man for 8 .
piece, pleaded guilty Of petit larceny, an
also got 90 days.
NorARIEs ADMINISTRATIVE Governor ha
aupointed rs Nutaries Public the following
s. +. Coburn. Crescent City, Del Norte cour
~: Thomas Frazier, Placeryille, FL Dc
RADIO county; f. NJ. 0strander, Mercec
MERGED county; NJ. L. Merritt, Castrovlll'
Monterey county; c. b. Seeley. Napa City
Napa county j. NJ. Frey, Newcastle, Place
county; Robert H. Gittoe, Riverside SAINT
Barbara county; Edward DeShields, Re
Bluff, Tehama county.
COMMISSIONERS OF DEEDs.-The GovernC
yesterday appointed Commissioners
Deeds, as follows Moses B. Maclay, Ne
York city; 4. Heaton Robinson. Ne
Haven, Conn; Thomas Kilvert, New Yor
City A II. Osborn, New York city.
STRUGGLE FOR LIFE-The public will b
delighted to hear that Co. "B'' has retaine
the services of Jones, Beebe & Grant &c
their hop" on the night of the gloriou
Fourth
THERE viii be grand social dance an
picnic at Richmond Grove, the Fourth
July afternoon and evening.
UNDERWEAR away down at i. J. Lit
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