Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-15
BRIEF NOTES.

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In the Police Court the Mansfield bigamy
case is set for hearing this morning.
| Governor Stoneman has been confined to
his room for the past three days by an attack
| of mslarial fever.
The Treasurer of Lassen county has made
/ his settlement with the State Controller and
paid into the treasury 81, 266 IS.
County Assessor Grifitts' office at the
! Courthouse is being repainted and grained,
and otherwise improved in appearance.
A thief broke into the Toulouse at the
county hospital Tuesday night, and appro-
pristed few tools that suited his ideas.
The chain gang yesterday was engaged in
rounding up and improving the streets in the
neighborhood of the Exposition building.
| On 1.-THE hill last night snow was falling
at Emigrant Gap aud tse Summit and, as
the barometer was low, big storm was an
ticipated.
| Mrs. NJ. a. Mckee, an estimsble lady,
mother of City Auditor E. H. Mckee. died
yesterday, in her 621 year, after lingering
| illness of cancer.
| The old Sloan Baptist Church (colored)
on Fifth street, between n and o, built in
| 1861, is being pulled down, and residence
will be erected ia its place.
1t is reported that John L. Sullivan is
about to have a knock cut at Portland with
Chinese giant, who is said to be the most
powerful man in that section.
The only arrests made yesterday were
those of Annie Kirwin, by officer Frssse, for
disturbing the peace, and Dan Ryan, by the
same officer. for being drunk.
Deputy Sheriff Mscomber took up to the
Folsom Prison yesterday afternoon James
McLsin, who is to serve two years, and Espey
Farley, four years, for grand larceny.
Information is wanted of John Christoph
Kieszling, of Roxbury or Manayuuk, Phil
sdelphis county, Pa, by Frederick Rooms,
1442 Franklin avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Sunday.school Institute will be in ses-
sion to day at 10 A. NJ, and 2 and P NJ at
the Christian Church. The evening exercises
will be in the nature of childrep's mass
meeting.
At Davisville, yesterday. the four China
men arrested two or three weeks ago for steal
ing wood from Todhunter's ranch, near Wash.
ington. we're tried in Justice Kings Court by
jury, and acquitted.
The Tehama County Gun Club guarantees
TO all shooters who think of attending the
tournament March 18th and 18th, at Red
Bluff, that prizes amounting to $3.50 will be
distributed on that occasion.
The overland train due here at 4:30 this
afternoon, was six hours late leaving Ogden.
owing to trouble on the Union Pacific"
and it is probable that it will be about four
hours behind time in its arrival here.
At Visalia the very important case of He'll
bron ct al. VS.. The Last Chance Ditch Com
pany was commenced in the Superior Court
last Wednesday. Thirty. nine witnesses have
been subpenaed for the plaintiffs alone, and it
will be seen that the cost of the suit will
reach large figures.
The Postofice and letter.carriers did
large business yesterday in the way of valen-
tine distribution, but it is doubtful whether
the number sent out was as large as hereto
fore. The weather was 30 cold that friend.
ship, love and affection, unless it was of q
very superior article, got chilled.
A few days ago difficulty occurred among
the convicts at the Folsom Prison quarry, and
but tor the prompt action of Captain Cham
bers, serious results would probably have fol-
lowed. AS it was the prisoners were persuaded
to return to duty without the guard being
called upon to enforce discipline.
The Photographic views taken by John A.
Todd during his recent trip to the mountains
prove to be excellent, and remind one of
sketches from the Arctic regions. The snow
and ice are go clearly brought out as to sug-
gest that the views would be very refreshing
day.
Some rsnchmsn left his team hitched on i
street, between Eleventh and Twelfth, all of
Wednesday night, without any protection
from the cold. A citizen went to look for an
officer yesterday morning, in order that the
owner might be arrested when he appeared,
but the latter got his team before the officer
arrived.
About 6 o'clock last evening the clouds
that bad been overhanging the city during the
day yielded light fall of snow. which soon
after changed into a generous downpour of
rain, About 10 o'clock there was considerable
snow accompanying the rain, and by II the
sidewalks were slippery with "slush" The
rain comes just at the right time as the
recent cold north wind dried the surface of
the ground more than agriculturists desired
to see.
A young lady who resides in Chico sent q
letter, which was received in this city yester-
day, addressed to " Mr.. Tuberose Secretary
of States office" She lays claim to the S.
premium offered some time since by one of
the attaches of that Office for the language of
flowers, especially that of the tuberose. She
complied with the request, and now demands
that the s. be sent to her by mail, addressed
to 81. X. L., Bcx $50, Chico" The money
has been forwarded.
Workmen from the railroad shops and
other citizens gathered on the Third.street
bridge last evening to witaess the beautiful
effect upon the water of China slough made
by bubbles of oil. from some unknown source
below, which, rising to the surface and break
ing, caused series of beautiful colors to ap-
pear. There was much speculation as to
where the oil came FROM but it was generally
considered that some one must have thrown
sn old oil can overheard.
pai IL, N 60 -,
YoIocounty, played the confidence game on n.
L. Drew & Co. and George w. Chesley &
Co, last Wednesday, ordering from the former
81, 800 worth of lumber, and from the latter
large quantity of fence wire, representing
! that he had ranch OF 2 200 ocres near
Blacks Station, Yolo county. He borrowed
$50 at Drew Co.'s and S22 at Chesley's.
w. f. Knox, Jr., of the former place, sus-
pectiag that all was not right, began investi-
eating, and soon had his suspicious confirmed.
He set detective Arlington on Bsiley's track,
and that officer found him at faro game.
He returned the money he had obtained and
was allowed to go.
Articles Of incorporation have been filed Of
the A o. U. w. Hsll Association, for the
purpose of purchasing and owning a lot or
lots Of land in the city and county of San
Francisco, and erecting q building or ball
thereon for the use of the several Lodges Of
the A. o U. W. Directors-Thomss Muir
ray, H. J. Lusk, w. j. Browurigg, j. G.
Severance, G. w. Lemout, J. n. Block, L
f. Loud, Edwin Dsnforth, John Hoesch, j.
| M. Lyons, G. n. Psyson, Jacob Rosenburg,
l.. G. Schord, II. S. Gray, G.. A. Bordwell,
f. w. Rossbsch, E. NJ. Reading, Thomas
Brown, NJ. A. Clark, Bernard Sherry, J.
Latham, Leon Currsr, J. Z. Alexander, Ed
ward Holland, Samuel Booth, q. 4. Written.
Capital stock, $780, 900 divided into 10 600
L. IS h. IL.
dowment Association" Principal place Of
business, San Francisco /; for the purpose Of
paying males who arrive at q years of age
So. 600, and the same amount to females who
attain the age of IS years. and in case of
death to pay the full amount to their pa.