Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-05
BRIEF NOTES.


morning.
Yesterday the Sacramento river receded
to is feet inch.
Uncle John Douglas sent up number of
hot air balloons very successfully yesterday.
Travel by the trains was very light yes
terday, and conductors and train men
seemed to feel lonesome
Mark Foster had the engine-room of the
water works, and the awning in front, nice
ly decorated with flags yesterday.
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
will dedicate the new chapel at Twenty
fourth and K streets tomorrow at 10:45 A. NJ
The little steamer Margie brought up to
the Capital Cannery yesterday, from the
lower Sacramento, her first load of fruit OF
the season.
AT A. NJ. tomorrow there will be game
of baseball at the Park between the Wells
Fargo and depot mines, and an interesting
contest is anticipated.
The Surveyor General paid into the State
Treasury Thursday the following amounts:
Fees for the month of June 1854, for the
State Land Office $500.
Many of the wholesale and other business
houses of the city will not be open to-day
declared holiday from Thursday until
next Monday.
The date for closing entries to the races
of the Third District Agricultural Associa-
ton. Chico, has been extended to August
1st, thus making the closing day uniform
ali around the circuit.
The ladies of the Seventh-street NJ. E.
Church were quite successful with the
oh fnl- III tlnyy H.,
ladies Of the Protestant Orphan Asylum
also did good business at their booth in
the Exposition building.
The Sunday Capital issued a Fourth of
July edition, printed in red and blue It's
new proprietor, n. e. White, announces
that it will be run as clean" newspaper
and family journal, and intimates that it
win have Republican leaning as regards
politics.
Hon. J. N. Barton, at one time resident
of this city, has been dangerously i'll for
some weeks at his residence in Ferndale
Humboldt county His son, who resides
in this city, received a telegram last even
ing stating that his father was better and
would likely recover.
Thursday evening a horse ran away on
Second street and dashed toward the Sacra
mento and Yolo bridge, reaching it just as
the rear car of the express train from San
Francisco leftits eastern end. A few seconds
earlier and the runaway would have met
the train on the bridge.
To enable Engine Company No 2 to turn
out in better style for the Fourth Of July
celebration, c.. r. Parsons, on behalf of the
tire insurance companies represented by
him, presented the driver with magnifi-
cent whip of finest make, and having a
solid ivory handle richly carved in floral
design.
The following is the roll of honor of the
Walnut Grove School, Mrs. NJ. NJ. st. Clair |
teacher: Nellie Damn 80, May Emerson
49, Willie Brown SO, Nellie Condway 95, |
Ella Eastman So, Lizzie McCurt so, Tom |
McCurt IS, Louis Fallman IS, Amy Dye |
So, Fred Jackson 50, Nellie Fountain So. |
and George Fountain 50.
The regular installation of officers of
Court Sacramento, 6,S61, A. o. T., took |
place Thursday evening as follows: Jr. P |
c. R., B. NJ. Dean; c. R., J. W Patterson ; |
Sub. c. r., Fred W. Day; Treas, Fred A !
Morgan Financial Sec, George Z. Parker; |
Sec B. A Worthington; S W, |
Martin White; ]. W, g. A Stewart; s. |
B., W. A. Hill J. B., Fred Uhl, and Ply
sician, G. B. Glow, NJ. D.
The Native Sons and Daughters of the |
Golden West-the real original article
were present in Sacramento yesterday in |
great numbers every train from the noun !
tains having brought about as many as the
platforms of the baggage cars, upon which
they are permitted to ride free, would &C
They were all rugged out in
their best garments, and appeared to think
the white mans jubilee very interesting.
Yesterday afternoon citizen who had
taken half dozen drinks too many went
into the back room of a saloon, sat down
and fell asleep. But for his heavy snoring
he would have been let alone; but some of
the boys concluded they would waken
him. 4 small Chinese bomb was exploded
beneath his chair without effect Then
one eight or nine inches in length was dis
charged, but still he slumbered. Another
of the same size was tried, and when it
burst some of the supports of the chair
were scattered, and the electric light globe
shattered, but the only effect upon the
sleeper was to cause him to look up, as
though he thought some one was calling
him. After looking around vacantly for
few seconds, he fell asleep again, and it was
not believed that the angel Gabriel could
rouse him.
THE HoP MARKET.-Emmet Wells Hop
Circular for June 9th remarks as follows
concerning hop prospects: The week
shows no improvement in the English
plantations; in fact, each cablegram re-
ceived notes the condition growing worse,
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