Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-05-12
BRIEF NOTES.
The public schools open tomorrow.
CITY taxes become delinquent to-day.

City taxes become delinquent to-day.
The Sacramento river has risen to % feet
a inches.
Five carloads of immigrants arrived this
morning from the East.
The Fish Commissioners meet at 10 4. NJ
to-day, at the Union Hotel.
meeting of the City Board of Educa-
ton will be held this evening.
The County District Lodge, !, Q. G. T.
will convene at Gait tomorrow.
George s. Knight and wife left with their
theatrical company for Reno last evening
The Gait Gazette says that farm hands in
that vicinity are scarce, and farmers find il
difficult to get help.
A farmer in from Gait yesterday says that
cheat will prove a most serious drawback
to the wheat crop this year.
The Double Uncle Toms Cabin Com
pany passed through the city yesterday, go
ing to Dixon from Wheatland.
The Folsom Telegraph, publication of
which had been suspended for few
months, rcappeared last Saturday.
J. j. Gallagher, sick man who came to
the Railroad Hospital from Oakland some
time since died there early yesterday morn
ing.
The non-commissiOned officers of the
First Artillery Regiment are ordered to
meet at headquarters at 5 o'clock this
evening.
Att. y. Porer's office this evening, at s
o'clock a meeting of all interested in
arranging for a series of open-air concerts
for this season will be held.
A large number of the passengers from
the interior going to San Francisco yester-
day We're ON their way 10 attend the Odd
Fellows demonstration Wednesday.
A few evenings since the seven year-old
son of Carl Meyer who lives at Seventeenth
and l. streets, was thrown from horse
and sustained fracture of the left thigh.
Two boys were arrested Saturday by of
| ficers Ash and Arlington on a charge of
robbery alleged TO have been committed in
taking $40 from an intoxicated cripple,
whom they followed to his room.
Twenty carloads of people attended
! Sacramento Stamm'S picnic at Natoma
| Grove yesterday, and had good time. \
| few young men disturbed Others by wrang
ling and fighting, but they were suppressed
as speedily as possible.
The Supervisors have no money in the
road fund, and cannot at present do much
toward repairing the road leading out of
the city via Twelfth street. 1t is proposed
to make arrangements for substantial i'm
provements to it next fall.
John Krusc, who attempted to drown
himself in China slous last Friday, was
released from custody Saturday, as he
seemed able 10 take care of himself, and
had only been suffering from the effects of
too much Intoxicating beverage.
The roll of honor for the Grand Island
of A1AfI al
lows: Sarah Desmond, 100; Fannie Des-
mond 9S: Mabel Ruggles, 96 Lille
Woods. 50; Eddie Meyers, 90 George W.
Hall, So; Elite Ruggles, SO; Dora Myers,
81 Minnie Desmond 90
A very much inebrated female, who had
been creating disturbance at Fourth and
l. streets, was arrested about II O'Clock
Saturday night and created sensation by
her loud screams and resistance. Before
reaching the station-house she had almost
relieved herself of clothing.
The Gait Gasctte says; A Hicksyille
farmer DESTROYS of summer-fallowing
piece of land this week, found ii necessary
to first cut the crop of hay before blowing,
and instead of saving and gathering the
hay he burned it, and gives for his reason
that hay will be 50 cheap and plentiful this
season that ii would not pay to trouble
with it.
The Governor has issued patents to
swamp and overlooked lands as follows
II. Miller and Charles Lux, ESQ acres in
Tuiare county: c. W. Clark and Fred Cox,
$3.50 acres, in the same county; Alexander
5. Allen Kern county 100 acres; George
Vivian, MERGED, 1910 acres; George TAFT,
Contra Costa, $500 acres.
The Solano Republican of Nav 9th saws
j. II. Underhill, OF Sacramento. was
found near the railroad in fremont town
ship in this county, last Monday, in a de
mented condition. He was taken to Davis
vile and officer Wells sent for 10 bring
him down to Fairfield. Underhill was ex-
amined before Judge Gregory Wednesday
and committed to the insane asylum"
William Monahan was taken to the sta
tion-hoUse by K. 7. Hatch few DAYS ago
on suspicion Of insanity, and Saturday. as
he did not appear to be improving men
tally, he was sent TO the county jail to be
examined by the Board of Physicians He
has an idea that parties desire to do him
violence-burn his feet and otherwise in
jurc him. He managed to wrench an iron
Stat from his hedstcad while in the city
prison, and gave the officers great trouble
before they could get it from him and put
irons upon him.
CLAY PIGEoNs.-At the Red Mems picnic
at Natoma Grove yesterday there was
clay pigeon-shooting match, in which
twenty-eight shotgun experts participated.
There were eight prizes ranging from $40
down. Following are the scores made:
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Books FOR INDIGENT misunderstanding
the consideration for adoption Of the school
books, by the City Board Of Education it
has been well known To every member of
the Board and the public that personal sub
sides for influence or in other words
for rotes-has been lurking around in all
directions. Mr. Chaddcrdon made stand
ing proposition that if any of the publish
er> desired 10 show fayors III the way of
subsidies or commission. that it be in the
shape of donating books for the use of in
digent scholars, who are furnished books
by the Board at the public expense. In
this way, he said. the commission would
inUrc To the direct benefit of all taxpayers.
Under this suggestion Bancroft d Co OF
San Francisco, whose readers are in nom
nation tor adoption, sent a box OF 257
readers to the Board, TO be disposed of in
case their readers are adopted. Agents for
other readers. upon ascertaining this fact at
the opening of the bids, filed offers TO make
similar donations. An adjourned meeting
Of the Board will be held THY evening.
when the question Of which set of readers
shall ne used in the city schools during the
next four years will, it is expected be de
cided
PREMIUM RtwBEREIrs.-Probably the
finest exhibition of Strawberries ever seen
III Sacramento came from the ranch of J..