Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-30


RoUGH-AND-TuMBLE FIGHT.-About half
past u yesterday nearly two hundred peo-
pie were RECALLED with fight in front of
the Capital Hotel. A young man named
Cooper. while inebriated, had been making
himself obnoxious in that neighborhood
for an hour or more. AT last he stepped
up to Louis Ladrobe, q hack-driver, who
was sitting III a chair in front of the hotel,
engaged in conversation with some gentle
man, and applied To him the most insulting
epithets Ladrobe rose from his chair and
made pass at Cooper, but the latter lodged
the blow, causing Ladrobe 10 fall and
Cooper, who is a larger man, fell ON top of
him. Cooper commenced pounding the
hackman i'll the face, when by-standerS in
terfered and took him off This was only
the beginning of the fight as two more
rounds followed in rapid succession. result
ing III Cooper getting badly punished.
Nearly the entire Legislature was present,
and seemed to take as lively an interest in
the scrimmage as they did in the passage
OF the Campbell cinch bill few hours be-
fore.
A. o. L. W. PrcNIc.-The joint picnic Of
the Ancient Order OF United Workmen of
Sacramento and Yolo counties will take
place tomorrow at Coils Grove. near
Woodland-a very handsome place for the
purpose, and just now appearing at its best.
| The rumor that there would be postpone
ment is unfounded The train will leave
| Sacramento at 5 o'clock, sharp. and re-
turning will leave the grove at P. NJ, land
! ing its passengers in the city shortly after
| q O'clock The Committee of Arrange |
] details have
been so well looked after that everything |
| will pass off smoothly and to the SatiStac- !
! ton of all who attend. Games and amuse- |
ments of all kinds will be so numerous that !
there will be something interesting in pro-
greSs, besides dancing, during the day, and |
valuable prizes will be awarded those who |
are most successful in the sports In the |
advertising columns Will be found notices |
/ of places where baskets Will be called for.
THE FoREsrERs' P1cNIc-At 8 A. NJ. to-
morrow the train bearing eXcurSionistS to |
the picnic and barbecue of the Ancient
Order of Foresters at Natoma Grove will |
leave the depot The weather promises to be |
fine and day of great enjoyment may be |
anticipated. The Knights of Sherwood |
Forest of San Francisco sixty strong. will |
be present rs guests of the Sacramento For
cSterS, and will give an exhibition drill. A |
great variety of games will be introduced.
the successful competitors in them being
awarded the handsome prizes now on ex-
| hibitiOn at the store of J. Hahn & Co.
Fifth and J streets. The barbecue will take
place at 1l:30 \. NJ Lunch baskets of pic
nickerS will be cared for on the grounds
The ForcSterS will meet the Knights of
Sherwood, who will arrive from San Fran
cisco on the P. NJ. train this evening. at
the depot with Il fine band of music. and
will conduct them to the banquet hall at
odd Fellows Temple.
LADIES CHORAL SOCIETY CONCERT To-
NIGHT,-The Ladies Choral Society concert
will be given this evening at the Congrega-
tional Church, Mrs. Fleissner- Lewis direc-
tress. The ladies have spared neither
expense nor pains to make this concert
success, and Judging from the previous
entertainments given by this Society. the
muSic-lOving people have in store for them
a musical treat The second part of Gade'S
cantata, The Fri Kings Daughter will
be performed with Mrs. Fleissner-L Lewis as
the Fri Kings daughter, and Mr.. Ferdi-
nand Urban as Sir Oluf. Mr. Urban. one
of the best tenors of San Francisco. has
been especially engaged for this part The
-
Mr.. Otto FlcisSner acting as organist whose
solo playing will constitute a prominent
feature of the evenings entertainment for
Mr.. FleisSner'S reputation as an organiSt in
Eastern cities was far above mediocrity.
As To THE BLAME-GcncraI Manager \.
n. Towne, of the Central Pacific Railroad.
states that the engineer Of the down train
from Sacramento, which collided with the
up train at Nalona last Sunday, was alone
responsible for the accident The occa-
sion as near as We can get the facts. said
Mr., Towne in answer to inquiry by a report
er, was forgetfulness of orders on the
part of the Sacramento train. That is all
there is of it. The accident was not the re-
suit of our system. The engineer of the
Sacramento train admits that he was wholly
at fault. He was reminded only of his in
structions by the pulling of the bel-cord.
Conductor Knight was taking up the tick
cts, and when the train struck the switch
he noticed that the train had not been
slowed up as much a. it ought and called
to a brakeman to pull the cord. This was
done and the engineer was reminded. but
too late TO prevent the accident
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday VIM. Smith, arrested for having
been drunk, forfeited hIs deposit The
case of Lizzie Belmont, for disturbing the
peace, was continued until this morning.
Nv. Marchalt was tried and convicted
of battery and disturbing the peace. and
fined $50 in one case and s. in the other
THE cases of Pat Roman and John Fall
Ion, for petty larceny, went over until this
morning.. Thomas Kelly, for having been
drunk, was fined S5..The case of :. L.
Rogers, for misdcmeanor, was set for hear
ing June 2d......The case of +. G. Berry. for
embezzlement, was continued until this
morning and that of Hop Sing, for dis
tlTbing the peace, until May ID Roddv
Mcirath was tried by jury on a charge of
battery and discharged
For MIsDEMEANoR.-S. L. Rogers, for
merly a resident of Sacramento. but latterlv
residing in Marin county, was arrested by
officer Arlington yesterday morning. as he
was about to take the O'Clock train for
san Francisco, ON a warrant sworn ont by
Health Officer Ferral. accusing him of mis-
demeanor in maintaining a nuisance on
lot on Fourth street between and O. of
which he is the owner OF agent This lot
is 50 low that il has been covered with wa
ter for many weeks, much to the annoyance
OF people living in the immediate neighbour
hood. Health Officer Ferral notified Mr..
Rogers TO attend to the matter n long time
ago, and on his failure to do SO, sworc out
Il warrant The case came up in the Police
Court yesterday morning, but was contin-
ued until June I'd.
THE BASEBALL SEAsoN-The opening
game Of the State League will take place at
Agricultural Park next Sunday, when the
Eurekas of Sacramento Will contest with
the Haverlys of San Francisco Ii should
he very interesting game, the Eurekas
claiming to be the champion club of the
interior while the Havcrlys hold a similar
position at the Bay There have lately been
extensive improvements adeto the grounds
at the Park, the principal one being the lay
ing out OF new diamond directly opposite
the grand stand, which will enable spec
tators to witness the game comfortably;
besides which those in attendance will be
furnished with score cards, with which to
keep Il record of the runs, etc Good order
will be maintained.
DEcEAsED.--John Bradley, for about nine
years a member of the clerical force at the
Central Pacific freight office in this city
died yesterday after an illness of some