Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-06-06


bulletin boards were watched yesterday by a
large number of people anxious to obtain the
latest intelligence from the Convention at Chi
cago The platform was scanned as fast as
placed in paragraphs upon the boards and gen
orally commented upon well drawn, broad
and positive, and, Wthal, that II contained tone
of enthusiasm admirably adapted to a Blaine
candidacy. Last evening there was large
gathering at the RECoED-J MON office. which re-
manned, reading and discussing the dispatches
as they were placed upon the bulletin board,
until the message announcing adjournment
until this forenoon was received ut three min
Utes before midnight The hopes that vote on
Presidential candidates would be taken, kept
the audience in earnest expectancy and lively
spirits, and the necessity of retiring without
vote being taken caused disappointment. vote
Will, however, be taken Immediately upon as
sembling to-day, and the result Will no doubt
be known here by not later than 10 o'clock.
60 a LITTLE FURTHER. A correspondent
writes us: 81 notice in your paper that the
Forester Gun Club has done good thing con-
corning dove-shooting, in resolving not to hunt
those birds until after the LIST of July. Won't
they 20 a little further, and extend their infu-
ence for the protection of young ducks? The
present SenselesS law, unless something is done
will result in the killing off of all the mallards
and other ducks that breed here. and we will
not have any shooting until the immigrant ducks
come and by that time the roads will be 80
muddy nobody can get out oftown
REsCINDED THE ORDINANCE.-The Board of
Supervisors yesterday. by a vote of city
against country members-four to three-re-
scinded the ordinance passed few months ago
offering bounty for the scalps of coyotes foxes,
etc. The claims for tounties have been aggre-
eating quite II large sum, and the city members
appear To be acting under the belief that the
city should not have to bear a portion of this
expense, any more than the county should be
called upon TO assist in paying the salaries of
the police department Of the city.
NOT ExEMPT.-A correspondent, writing from
Folsom to the RECoRD-UNIoN, inquiries: Please
inform us if the supreme Court of this State has
decided that a soldier, having his honorable dis
charge papers, is exempt from paying road and
| poll tax y The County Assessor does not know
of such Il decision having been rendered, and
works under the law which makes every male
citizen except California lndians) between the
ages of2l and 60 years liable to a poll tax. The
road tax captures male citizens between the
| ages of y and 10 years.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-At the MetropOli
| tan this evening Evans. Bryant and Hoey'S
" Meteors viii commence Il short engagement,
| introducing opera, comedy drama, variety and
| minStrelsy, and concluding with the highly
| amusing sketch, The Book Agent" The COM
| pany carry with them their own band and or
! chestra. Wherever they have appeared the
| press has spoken of their performances in high
| terms, and recently at San Francisco they
| scored great success.
LINpLEY & Co.'S BRANDs-T. NJ. Lindley &
Co., Of this city, have filed claim with the Sec
rotary of State for the following trademarks /:
| The "a a. A." brand for tea, consisting of
| three AS in n diamond: also, TO the word
| Peerless for brand of syrup; to the word
| "Cherlb" for brand of coffee and baking
powder; " Planet Mills for Il brand of spices;
Sterling" for oysters, syrup and cigars - Cap
| ital - for hams, bacon and coal oil.
! Police CoURT-In the Police Court yesterday
the cases of Fannie Wright and Daniel Martin,
for disturbing the peace, were continued until
| June 10th .. The charge of disturbing the peace
! pending against Henry A Caulfield set for
hearing this morning \. Chandler, arrested
| for sleeping on the sidewalk, was discharged.
| DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CoNvESTIoS.-The Demo-
| cratic County Convention win meet at l p NJ.
to-day at Turner Hall, for the nomination of
| delegates to the state Convention, which meets
| at stockton next week. The County Convention
| will be composed of 30 delegates.
OPES-AfR CoNCERT.-The Evans, Bryant &
| Hoey uniformed brass band, of 10 pieces, will
| give an open-air concert in front of the Metro
| Dolitan Theater this evening, between the hours
| IF and o. clock. This band is said to be one
| of the finest in the State.
| ~
Poison OAK.-Oak- poisoning is positively pre-
| ,It-ip he.