Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-29
BRIEF NOTES,

Two carIoaC5 OF immigrants arrived last
night
The annual meeting of the Veteran Odd
Fellows, for the election of officers, will be
held this evening at o'clock.
The various street crossings of Sacramento
sre so thoroughly covered with soft mud that
pedestrians travel with difficulty, especially
after night.
7. B. Lovdsl's horse and buggy, stolen
from Tenth and Z streets. last Tuesday even.
ing, were recovered near Brighton, where the
thief had left them.
1t is reported that Mrs. Martha Hebb, who
some months since seriously shot her hus.
band, Henry Hebb, at Walnut Grove, is
lying dangerously i'll.
There came down from Chico yesterday a
Chinese theatrical troupe of ten persons,
under engagement to give a season in Sacra-
mento, reinforced by local talent"
The jury panel will assemble at 10 A. N. to-
day for the purpose of trying the cases on the
criminal calendar. The first case that will
be thus tried is that OF the People vs.. Coffy,
for perjury.
Next Saturday being Candemass Day. the
usual ceremonies will be observed in St. Rose
Church, commencing at S o'clock A. NJ.
Those who wish to make donations for wax
candles can call at the pastors residence
during the week.
L. L. Lewis 4 Co.'s delivery horse in.
dulged in a runaway in the upper portion o;
the city yesterday afternoon, firing stove
out Of the wagon, ard finally, at er enjoying
himself for several blocks, came to halt in
front of the store, and stood there until some
one came snd hitched him.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson, of San Francisco.
brought up last night, en- route to Folsom,
four prisoners, viz Thomas Brady and John
in the second degree Henry Sullivan, seven
years. for an assault with intent to commit
robbery; Joseph Austin, three year,, for
petit larceny.
The little garden plats in front of the sta.
ton house have been laid out in such an
artistic manner as to attract immediate atten-
ton from all passers-by; but the Chief of
Police and the head gardener were Indignant
yesterday on discovering that some one had
stolen, in bcoad daylight fine rose bush
which had been procured for planting in one
of the beds.
There was not very good house at the
Metropolitan Theater last evening on the &C.
casion of the benefit of the attaches. A fair
performance was given by number of vol
un.eers. amateurs and professionals, probably
the most taking feature of the entertainment
being the songs by the little children, Pearl
Jackson and Eta Cooley, reinforced by the
latter's wee little brother.
During the present storm the fall Of snow
on the mountains was as follows, up to last
evening Alta, inches; Blue Canyon, q
feet; Emigrsnt Gap, , feet Cisco, 4 feet ;
Summit feet; Truokee, q feet. The snow
plOws have no trouble in keeping the track
clear. At II o'clock last evening it was snow
ing at the summit, and the barometer was
lower than it had been before during the
storm.
The examination of Lieutenants George A.
Nihell and Preston f. Simonds, of Company
c, First Artillery regiment, located at Ne
vada City. a. to their qualifications for the
positions of First and Sec lnd Lieuteaants of
that company, took place Saturday evening,
and was in every way satisfactory to the
Board of Examiners. Captain Rspp's com.
pany il in frst-clsss condition, has an excel.
lent srmOry, is well differed, and is q credit
to the regiment.
Last Saturday, at Woodland the Case #
Roberts. who wss accused of ssssulting Nes-
tor, came up for trial III the Police Court,
n stor had been stopping with Roberts and
his family and hsd evidently aroused jealousy
by his close attention to Mrs. Roberts. A
Nv uiSuLs elbCe IGODtT Is became lneelSeQ at
the conduct Of Nestor and his wife, and pre-.
cseded to inhicl severe puni-hment upon
Nestor who subsequently had him ares ed
After hearing the testimony, the jury re-
turned verdict Of not guilty.
About o'clock Sunday morning parties in
the vicinity OF Fifth and X streets heard a
man crying loudly for help. They examined
into The matter, aud found that the voice
came from beueath the sidewalk on the east
side OF the hutton Market Inquiry was
made as to how and when the man got there,
and who he was, but he could only say that
he didn't know where he was, it was awful
cold 0nd dark, ne must have besn there all
night, and for Gods sake to get him out. By
that time msn connected with the wood
yard near by appeGed with lamp, compre-
hended the situation after moments iu-
quiry, and then went beneath the sidewalk
from his own premises, made his way to
where the prisoner was, and brought him
out. 1t trsnspired that the man had been on
spree, the alley gate back of the market was
open, he blew iu, made his way beneath the
sidewalk az far IS he could, and laid down for
a sleep. When he woke up he was in pud-
die of water, chilled through, and the dark
ness was 50 great that he was bewildered and
terribly frightened.