Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-10-17

Police CoURT.-In the Police Court yes-'
terday A. Canton, arrested for grand lar
cent n scaling property from man who
occupied a room with him at the Western
Hotel. was allowed to plead guilty of petit
larceny, and will be sentenced to-day -.
r. u. Coopers case of battery was dis
missed on payment of costS.....T The case oil
c. y. Pressy, charged with murder in kill
ing Marehant was continued until the
Dist. The City Attorney had expected that
the defense would practically waive exami-
nation, and on it appearing that the de
Tense intended to make a contest, he an
nounced that he was not ready. The
case OF Thomas Teddy, boy about thirteel
years Of age, accused of threats against the
life of another boy, was dismissed at the.
request of the father of the latter. Albert
Tryon and Harry Mace pleaded guilty on
q charge of vagrancy and were sentenced
to fifty days each in the county JAIL.
Harry Denny, arrested on a like charge !.
was tried and acquitted The charges oil
visiting an opium den pending againS :
Denny and Tryon were dismissed.
VALUABLE BooKs.-During the past week
quite a number of rare and beautiful books
have been added to the State Library.
Among the most valuable are a collection
of The Works of J. l.. Gerome in One
Hundred Photographers, bound elegantly
in TWO volumes, in size II by IS inches.
They cost 500 q volume. e Etchings in
Satin 10y Eminent Artists, in one volume
handsomely bound, 20 by 26 inches; cost,
800. Mansions of England in Olden
Times two volumes, 500 each. In size
it is rs by 20 inches, elegantly bound in
leather. Upland Game and Water
Fowls Game Fish of the United States, y
and q The Soldiers of Our Civil War are
all atlas-szed volumes of the most elegant
steel-plate and water-color engravings, de-
scripuye of the subjects indicated IN their
titles These books are now on the Libra
rian's table and prove very attractive to
visitors.
MmEorourAS THEArER.-At the Metro
politan this evening the Spanish Students,
whose musical entertainments in this city
recently were very highly spoken of by
lovers of the art, will reappear, and they
will also give entertainments tomorrow
afternoon and evening. In addition to
their programme of instrumental music,
the Students will also sing selections from
Spanish operas The management has re-
duced the price of admission to % cents to
all parts Of the house which will give
every one an opportunity to hear a merito-
rious performance. At the matinee to-
morrow children accompanied by their
parents viii be admitted free, as will also
be the children of the Protestant OEahan
Asylum
Nor OF Az ISQUIRING MIND.-An elderly
gentleman, who has been employed as con-
fdential clerk in one of the leading bust
ness houses of this city for the past thirty
-, L
ter He is a strong, robust healthy indi-
vidual, but it is asserted, by those who
know well. that in all those years he has
not seen the State Capitol, nor the Central
Pacific DEPOT He boards nj hotel tive
blocks from the store, and his daily walk is
confined TO the sidewalk between those two
places. His mind seems 10 be entirely
engrossed in business, and he never for an
instant thinks of anything else
NorARIEs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Stone
man has appointed and commissioned the
following Notaries Public c. L. Calvin
Oakland Sydney Rhorer Berkeley; c. f
Dodge, West Oakland; S. NJ. Bishop, Co
luSa; Isaac z. Jackson, Georgetown, Z
Dorado county; David Shaspeare, st. He
lena: J. H. Fletcher. townsville: 0. s
Hubbeil, San Diego; VIM. l.. Higgins Sar
Francisco T.. 5. Lippitt, and VIM. B. Has
kell. Petaluma; Peter c. Jurgens Travers
John Lambert, Woodland T. J. Rumery
Brownsville.
THE ADDITIONAL TAX LEvY.-The Trus
tees were to have met yesterday mornin,
for the purpose of leyying special tax il
obedience TO the writ of mandate issued il
June last by the Supreme Court Truste,
Gutenberger was not present, neither wa
Judge S. c. benson, counsel Tor the bond
holders. After an informal discussion 70
a few moments between Judge Beatty
associate counsel of Judge Denson-Mayo
Brown and Trustee Nielsen, action in th'
matter was deferred to 10 a. NJ. to-day.
CANDIDATES MEETING AT ANTELOPE
The Republican county candidates held :
meeting last night at Antelope. Addresse
were delivered by the following gentlemen
on the issues of the campaign; j. f. Clark
F,H. Russell, w. B. Hamilton, j. Herr!
Miller. Geo. H. Kuchler, J. W. Wilson
Dwight Hollster, II. l.. Buckley, Rober
II. Deylin. II. w. Taylor aud j. b. Deyine
The meeting closed with three rousinl
cheers for Blaine and Logan The candi
dates returned to the city about midnight