Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-21

REMEMBER his BIRTHDAY" Uncle j ohm
Douglas, the well-known Fourth of July
balloonist and general friend of the children,
will celebrate his ed birthday tomorrow,
February 22d. Uncle John desires it stated
that, while he regrets to leave his old home,
Sacramento, he will in few days go to
Yountville to enter the Veterans Home, and
remain, to which place he is entitled to sd-
mission on account of services rendered in the
United States navy. He says he is very
poor and needs little money to psy his ex-
penses to Yountville, and that if any desire
to aid him, in recognition of bis ever willing
ness to render assistance by sending eff bal
looms on public occasions and extending other
services on the public behalf he will be CRATE
full for any contributions left at w. r. Strong
& CO.. on J, between Front and Second
streets. TIE ever patriotic Uncle John,will
no doubt be gladly remembered by many who
have for a long time favorsbly known him.
FALSE PRETENsEs.-Jimmy Legassa and
John MulIgau we're arrested yesterday by
officers Frazee, Dillman and Farrell, on
the complaint of Alva Seeley. 1t appears,
from the statement of the complainant, that
he met the others on the street, and was en-.
gagged by them to work on g ranch. They
demanded security that he would net fail to
be on hand, and he turned over to them 81 30
in coin and a revolver. He was to meet
them at o'clock, but, as they failed TO APP
pear, he suspected that be had been swim
died, and sWore out warrant for their ar
rest. Officer Frazse recovered the pistol at
place where the confidence men had sold it,
During the afternoon Lsgassa and Muliigan
had difficulty on K street, and the latter
stabbed his opponent with q table fork, but
did not intlict dangerous wound.
CHICKEN THIEF ON Observation-Disclosures II
o'clock en- the night of Tuesday, family
who reside at Thirteenth and L streets, heard
an unusual noise in their back yard in the
neighborhood Of their hennery. Their boy
Henry, who has a ferocious bulldog, turned
the latter loose, and he made a dash for the
hen coop. There was struggle for a mo
msnt, and a man was seen to leap over the
fence, mount horse standing near, and ride
rapidly away. The next morning couple Of
barley sacks were found lying in the yard,
and the seat portion Of q pair of pepper and
salt pantsloons that bore the marks Of the
bulldogs teeth. This is said to be the first
record OF a chicken thief raiding On horse
back.
MASS MEETING.-A call is published in
our advertising columns for mass meeting
of the friends Of temperance and reform this
evening at o'clock, at the First Baptist
Church, for the purpose Of electing delegates
to the County Convention Of the Prohibition
Home Protection party, which is to be held
tomorrow, at 10 A. N, in the Young Mems
Christian Association Hall, Fourth street,
between and X.
ARRESTS. tile following arrests were made
yesterday; James Quig.ey, by officer Kent,
for petit larceny john Doe. by officer Far
rell, for being drunk VIM. Wilson, by de-
tecsiyes Arlington and Brissell, for petit lar
csny, on warrant from Woodland; James
Jsgrssse and James Mulligan. by officers
Fr5zee, DIIlman and Farrell, for Petit lar
ceny.
WAsHNGToN's Observation-Disclosures will
be held il the grammar schools of this
city to-day, in honor of Washingson's birth
day. The schools will adjourn in the after
noon until Monday next. Tomorrow being
s legal holiday To Courts will be held, State
and county Offices aud all the banks will be
closed.
WANTED AT WOODLAND. defective Ar
lington and Brissell arrested last evening
William Wilson, alias Curley Wilson, on 8
warrant from Woodland accusing him of
petit larceny. William has been 10 the hands
of the Sacramento police before.
TIvOLI-A good house greeted the third
performance Of East Lynne" at Turner
Hall last evening. The same programme
tonight.