Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-18
BRIEF NOTES.

The crawling of Twelfth street from +
to is almost complete.
| The Sacramento river is down to 8 feet L
inches above lOwwater mark.
The funeral of Captain August Winda,
yesterday was largely attended.
Two carloads of immigrants arrived yes
terday, and two came this morning.
New steps have been erected at the ter
races in the walk leading from the north
| east corner of the Capitol.
Owing to detention on the Union Pacific
| Railroad, the overland express train from
| the East was nearly two hours behind time
| in its arrival here.
The remains of a man were found float
ing in the river near Freeport Friday after
noon, but they were so decomposed as to
be beyond identification.
J. F. Nounnan e. Co., contractors for
building about fifteen miles of levee for
the Suffer County Land Company, adyer-
tise that they want one hundred teams for
scrapers.
A special train arrived here from Truckee
early last evening, bringing Captain Rob-
erts, of San Francisco, and party of ladies
and gentlemen who had been pleasuring at
Truckee and Tahoe.
The First Artillery Band serenaded Frank
Foster at his residence Saturday evening,
in honor of the anniversary of his birthday.
Mr.. Foster acknowledged the compliment
i'll his usual hOSpitable manner.
On Saturday last workmen commenced
the laying of the granite blocks on Fourth
street, between and X. 1t will be COM
pleted in about two weeks and will be one
of the best paved blocks in the city.
H. A Weaver announces that he has
purchased from the State Agricultural So
ciety the exclusive right to publish the
official paper for the Pavilion and Park.
1t will be called the State Fair Daily Guide
In this city yesterday morning the
weather was quite wintry clouds obscuring
the sky until nearly noon, and overcoats
being in demand. 1t presented great con-
trast with the weather of week previous.
The hop kiln of Robert and Harry
COombs on the Costumes caught fire Sat
urday afternoon. Before the flames could
be controlled the floor of the building and
about 5000 pounds of hops were consumed.
Judge Armstrong Saturday morning rem
dered 10 decision in the Mary Touhey
habeas corpus case, declaring the Judgment
as recorded in the Police Court books in
sufficient, and discharging the petitioner
from custody.
The Gait Gazette says: 1t has leaked out
Mitchell and other leading lights of Gait
Democracy went to Sacramento this week
to fix up the slate for the approaching DEM
Ocratic County Convention.
Michael Ryan, who so mysteriously dis
10 e H.
Tuesday night as detailed in Saturdays
REcoRD-UNIoN, has not been heard from
yet, though, since the facts were published,
his friends have made search for him
Cresco Lodge, No. 203, |. O. G.. r., of
Gait, have elected the following delegates
to the Grand Lodge that convenes in San
Jose in October: p. H. Latouwette, w. p.
Dunshee w. H. Meachan, and Miss Alice
Mcintyre were chosen at the last meeting.
As alternates, A. NJ. Auburtus, Jas. Fergu-
son, Miss Georgia Glasscock and Miss Media
Latourrette were selected.
The Band of Hope at Gait is in flour
ishing condition. The newly elected Off
GERS are as follows: Superintendent, G. w.
Clement; Assistant Superintendent, Geor-
gia Ray; Secretary, Ida Fugitt; Chaplain.
Media Latourrette; Organist, Miss Alice
Mcintyre; Treasurer, Jennie Gibbons; Ii
brarian, Eta Smith Usher, Viola Packard.
The band now numbers 1876 members.
The canal and tunnel being constructed
by contractor Touhey for the purpose of
draining portion of the water from China
slough into the river constituted an object
of interest to many citizens yesterday, and
the opinion expressed as to whether the
experiment would be success or a failure,
and the reasons advanced for said opinions.
were sufficient to fill book of immense
proportions.
Mention was made on Friday last that on
the evening previous valuable horse was
injured on Riverside road by running to
free itself from old cans and other articles
tied to its tail by unknown parties. The
horse belonged to Mrs. Amanda Butler,
who swore out a warrant before Justice
Sherburn, of Sutterville, on Friday, against
Oliver Newman, Alfred Lovdal and Frank
krider as the only persons who were at the
place when the mischief was done, through
which the horse was injured. They were
arrested subsequently,, and upon giving
bail the trial was postponed until the Both
instant.