Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-22
BRIEF NOTES.


otss on the Grant few days ago.
The road is again open connecting with the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad via Mohaye
and the Needles.
Thirty-two carloads of beef cattle from
Nevada passed through the city yesterday,
going to San Francisco.
This being Washington's Birthday, there
will be no session of the Courts, and the pub
lie offices will be closed.
The steamer Daisy and barge load of grain
passed through yesterday. en- route for San
Francisco from the upper Sacramento.
There will be a social entertainment at
Red Mems Hall this evening, to which all
Red Men and their families are invited.
A number of Sacramento Caledonians are
going up to Folsom to-day, to attend the
Caledonisn ball to be given there tonight.
In the Superior Court, Department One,
yesterday, the jury in the case OF All Yung,
for an assault to murder, returned verdict
of not guilty.
There were lively times at the freight de-
pot in this city yesterday, owing to the ar
rival of vast quantity of delayed freight
from the East.
A heavy fog developed the city early yes
terdsy forenoon, but it cleared away toward
noon, and the remainder Of the day was as
pleasant SIS could be desired.
The prizes to be awarded at the Turner
masquerade on the 2Sth are on exhibition in
the show. window of j. Hahn & Co, Fifth
and J streets, and attract much attention.
Constable e. S. Fitzgerald came up from
Livermore yesterday to get John Gibson, who
was arrested by officer jackson for stealing
buggy robe from that place and selling it in
Sacramento county.
o. P. Goodhue, for many years engaged in
the lumber business in this city, and latterly
o member of the City Board of Eiucstiop,
died at San Francisco yesterday after linger-
ing illness, aged A years.
1t ia said that the reason the Sixth-street
M. E. Church was not open for the temper
ance meeting of Emily Pitt-Stevens Wednes-
day night was because there was g misunder-
standing whether the church was certainly
engaged for the occasion.
There are at present II inmates in the Yolo
County Hospital, and it is said that all but
four or five are paupers, quartered there be-
cause of their inability TO support themselves.
The question of poor farm is being agitated
as an economical measure.
The Western Pacific passenger train yes.
terday afternoon brought back a number of
people who had previously taken passage for
Los Angeles and other points below, but
were unable to get through on account of the
floods in the lower country.
VIM. B. Todhunter, of Washington, Yolo
county. recently brought over from his ranch
in Nevada about dozsn and half of fine
gamecocks. The gentlemen who have been
conducting chicken disputes in this city dur
ing the winter had better look out for them.
The Coroner's jury at Auburn yesterday,
in the case of the two men killed by the fall
ing of a section of snowshed at Tamarack,
found that they came to their death by acct
dent, in consequence of switch being turned
by Joe Rabbit. who had no authority to do
so.
Master Mechanic Gregg, of Wadsworth,
New, has just received from the railroad
shop of this city two steam heaters 60 be
used in the new library building. The build
ing is completely finished, and Wadsworth
can now boast of the finest appointed IL
brary in the State of Nevada.
Constable Todhunter took over &c Wood
land yesterday VIM. Wilson. alias "Curley
Wilson, arrested here on Wednesday by de-
tectives Arlington and Brissell on a warrant
accusing him of committing petit larceny at
Woodland. It is charged that he simulated
drunkenness in saloon, and, the bsrkeeper
going cut for minute or two, robbed the till.
The Forester Gun Club viii have their
opening shoot of the season 1T Agricultural
Park at $50 A. N. to-day. In addition to the
usual contest for the gold Medals there will
be shoot for q supper, j. w. Todd and
Henry Gerber having been selected as Cap
tains of the teams toto which the Club will
be divided. Abou. 600 pigeons have been
provided, and superior lot, so that there
will doubtless be shooting all day.
Wednesday evening, iwhen the California
and Oregon express train had just about
reached Sesma, the engineer discovered
began kicking about it, and when the train
was stopped it was found that the animal had
as a last supreme effort kicked out the head.
light of the locomotive. His heels were found
by the headlight, showing that he died on the
field of glory, but the balance of his person
was lying by the side of the road.
Ed Stewart, who was arrested here On
Tuesday by officers Ash and jackson for
petit larceny committed in Dixon, and was
taken to that place next morning by Dixon
Constable, hut managed to escape from the
officer over there. returned to Sacramento
put up at the Central House Wednesday
evening, and yesterday morning went into
the Wooden Mile store and chatted for go g
little time with Mr.. Tryon. Later in the day
he "skipped,' the officers know rot whittier.
during the winter the advisability of Joining
the rush TO the Ceur d'Alene mines in the |
spring, and it appeared probable that the |
city would be represented there by large |
delegation. Lstterly, however, accounts |
from the mines are not very encouraging, |
and, as It appears that the hattering reports |
come in great part from those interested in |
getting large number of people there, the |
Sscramentans are rapidly losing interest in |
the scheme.
THE WEATHER.-Sergeant Barwick re-
ports The temperature, wind and weather
at II NJ. yesterday was: For Portland,
so, south and cloudy Roseburg, ST. west |
and fair; Red Bluff, so, north and clear !;
Sacramento, 49', northwest and clear San |
Francisco, 49', northeast and foggy Salt |
Lake, 42', calm and threatening; Cheyenne, !
39', northwest and fair Denver 49', north |
east and fair; North Platte, $50, southwest |
and cloudy; Omaha, 20', south and fair ;
Yankton, 2l', south and cloudy.
PROPOSE TO REFUND. Supervisors Stein
man and Smith have introduced in the Board
Of Supervisors a proposition to refund por.
ton of the county's indebtedness. The mat
fer was laid over for consideration until Tues
day, March 4tb. The county owes $3.50, 500,
and the annual interest is S49,67S. Nothing
but interest has yet been paid. There are
now S126 900 worth Of bonds subject to pay
ment, and it is proposed to refund these, issu-
ing 5 per cent. bonds, payable in ten years.
ARREsTs.-The following arrests were made
yesterday William Harris, by officers Dill
man and Farrell, for smoking opium }.
Johnston, by the same officers, for visiting
an opium den; - Nugent, by the same
officers, for being drunk.
INDIGO blue prints, polks-dot and stripes
for combination suits, cents per yard to-day,
at Red House.
TO-DAY Arnold's pink and white striped
and plaid prints. 5 cents per yard. Red
House.
GIRARD Music STORE, removed from No.
723 K, to corner Seventh and j streets.
THE sale of an article is the criterion of its
merits, Damiana Bitters have large sales.
DAsIIANA Bitters make the old young and
the weak strong and healthy.