Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-25

the last eight years. it was 1918 inches. a
difference of only half an inch in favor of
| season of 1880.
METROPOLITAN THEATER-'' Felicia a
new version Of g Coralie," was PLAYED by
Rose Eytinge and excellent support last
| evening. 1t was a finished performance.
and of those better exemplifcations of the
actors skill which interv enc now and then
| 10 break the monotone of mediocrity that
| sweeps along :" the road" Time has dealt
gently with Miss Eytinge, and while toning
down her strength somewhat has deprived
| her of none of that culture or finished art
| that makes her counterfeit presenunents
such admirable dramatic pictures. The
| leading man, Mr.. Vinton, affords her the
| support that is due to practiced artist, and
| possessed of fine stage presence, and a
| rich voice in good training, makes d figure
| that is marked by ease and naturalncss Mr..
| Malone, also, in the difficult role of
| Captain Jack, was fully equal to its de-
| mandS, while Miss May Wilkes, seen here
| for the first time in some years, proves 10
have benefited greatly by experience, and
comes forward in q strong light. The en-
| tire support is good and the company, as 4
whole, is well-balanced and strong Mr.
| Louis HOmeler led the orchestra and PLAYED
| special selections. At half rates, with %
cents additional for seats that people may
| choose to secure, a matinee performance
| will be given to-day, and those present at
| last evenings entertainment can testify to
| the excellence with which Felicia will
| be played Tonight the ever popular emo
tional drama Leah, and tomorrow night
the sensational play " Rose Michel in all
Of which Miss Eytinge is especially strong.
The OWNER FouND.-Yesterday after
noon Mrs Peter Bryding, of the fremont
Hotel, called at the station-house and an
nounced that she had just discovered the
| loss from her safe OF a large quantity Of
jewelry, checks and other valuable papers.
| and having seen in the RECORD [ MON an
| item referring to the recovery of a quantity
of jeWelry from a man who was endeayor-
ing to sell it under suspicious circumstan-
ces, she was inclined to believe that il was
hers. The property found on the person
of Murphy, who was arrested by officers
| Farrell and Sullivan Monday afternoon.
was produced, and Mrs. Bryding immedi-
ately identified it, and found it all before
her. subsequently Murphy was brought
| out, and she recognized him as a man who
appeared at the hotel one evening as a
guest, saying that he had just arrived from
| Los Angeles. The papers that were stolen
at the same time as the iewelry are still
missing, but the prisoner will be apt to
| make known there whereabouts now that
! he has no chance of escaping conviction.
| Mrs. Bryding SAYS that the safe is at times
| left unlocked in the office of the hotel. and
| Murphy doubtless discovered the fact acct
| dentally. The loss of the property was not
! discovered until some of it Vas wanted.
INSANE NoTIoNs.-Last Monday officer
Farrell took in charge an Italian who had
| fallen in a tit on Second street, between and
| j. On being examined by City Physician
| Parkinson, the prisoner was pronounced
| to be suffering from the effects of excessive
| drinking. His condition improved very
| much and on Tuesday it was thought he
| would be well enough to be set at liberty
next day. That evening, however, he com
| planned of 9 seeing things" and was given
| medicine prescribed for patients with de-
lirium tremens. Early yesterday morning
| he became violent, and ran his head so
violently against the iron frame work of
| his bed that he received three bad scalp
cuts lie then butted his head against the
| side of the cell, and threw himself upon his
| head on the floor. The officers, as soon as
! they asccrtained what he was doing,
| fastened him so that he could not do fur
| Their harm TO himself He has great
number of rapidly changing notions, one
being that he is to be made into soup by
| the prison cook, another that he has bull
| dog for sale, etc
THE RIvERs-The American was falling
yesterday, but commenced to rise again
last evening. and will be lively to-day. The
| Sacramento river marked 20 feet inches
at II O'clock Tuesday night. During the
| night and yesterday forenoon it rose 10 u
| feet 10, and fingered at that figure until
! well along in the afternoon, when it again
took an upward tendency. and at II last
| night registered - feet inches. Arcade
| creek and all small streams near the city
were high yesterday, and, as it was raining
| everywhere in this end of the State last
| night, they will be very large to-day, and,
| with the water from the upper rivers
| added, it may be expected that the Sacra-
mento viii be booming - within the next
| twenty-four hours.
RETURNED WITH PRISONERS. - Chief OF
Police Jackson returned yesterday from
Los Angeles, bringing back Al. Tryon, who
] is wanted for burglaries committed here,
and j. Habel and q. Frank, accused of
grand larceny in stealing a chest of tools
| belonging TO Peter Earhardt. The Chief
expected to find Ed. Freel, another burglar
wanted here, in custody with Tryon, but
| the latter's companion proved TO beanother
man, named Frank Quinn, recently dis
charged from the State Prison at Folsom.
| As he was not wanted, he was released from
| custody