Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-01
BRIEF NOTES.

BRIEF NOES.
| Sheriff Inflow, of Yuba con- ty, took to
| the Stockton Insane Asylum yesterday
| demented Chinaman.
Martin Croasman, who was shot by J. >.
bundock, was yesterday suffering from a
relapse, and his case was again considered
critical.
In Department One of the Superior Court
yesterday Frank DIETRICH. native of Ger
many, was admitted to citizenship on the
testimony of NJ. Miller and VIM. B. Ham
ilton.
IT is said that Professor Gano Kennedy
Will sue the members of the Yolo County
Board of Education for libel, relative to
their action upon the charges recently pre-
ferred against him.
Governor Stoneman has designated
Judge Van Fleet to hold Court in Contra
Costa county next week, in place of Judge
ihomas a. Brown, who is disqualified by
sickness from hearing number of inn
portant cases.
captain Terschuren, of Brannan Island,
on the lower Sacramento, has raised some
mammoth potatoes this year. Two of them
ne sent TO San Francisco, where they are
on exhibition. One weighs twelve and the
other eight pounds.
August Hynes, who a few days ago was
burned, bruised and had limb broken by
the unexpected discharge of blast in the
Cherokee mine, Butte county, was yester-
DAY taken to San Francisco to be treated in
ST. Mary's hospital.
The snag-boat Seller was engaged oppo-
site the old mouth of the American river
yesterday in removing snags that have
been there for years. A blast was fired
about noon to assist in the work, making a
report like cannon.
The steamer San joaquin, No. 4 arrived
from San Francisco yesterday with mer-
Flora, from the upper Sacramento, with
grain. Cleared, steamer Flora, for the
upper Sacramento, light.
Yesterday morning a young lady named
Morrison, while washing one of the win
dows of residence on II street. between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth, turned her head
to look at person who was passing. lost
her balance, fell to the ground and broke An
arm.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson, of San Francisco,
took 10 the State Prison at Folsom vester-
day Charles Reed who is to serve five years
for burglary in the second degree, Sheriff
Snodgrass, of Ventura county, took to the
same institution Frank Jones, under SEN
tence of three years for grand larceny.
The State Sportsman's Association meets
at Chico to-day, in annual Convention, and
Will draw to that place a number of the
best shots in the State. Among those who
went up yesterday to be present were John
NJ. Burnett, Neil Laughanhan, Crittenden
Robinson, Edward Tucker, Albert Donald
son, Ed. Fay, Henry a. Bassford and DR..
II. H. Briggs.
Samuel Dillman has commenced suit
against the Central Pacific Railway Com
pany for $4,000 damages, alleged to have
been sustained by the accident at Davisville
September 49, 1884, when the regular pas
senger train ran into freight train at that
station. The plaintiff was a passenger on
the train from Delta to Sacramento, and
now resides in Fresno.
An elderly woman named Mary Riley.
who came up yesterday from San Fran
cisco, and is sick and without money, in
formed Judge Henry last evening of her
plight, and he had her escorted to the sta
tion-house by special officer Ferral She
was made as comfortable there as possible
and will to-day be sent to the hospital. She
complains that her blood is poisoned be-
cause of mouse biting her on the neck.
Professor E. P. Rowell, late Principal of
the Sacramento Grammar School, has made
arrangements to open private school on
next Monday in the basement of
the Lutheran Church, northeast corner
OF Twelfth and X streets. In his announce
ment to the public, he refers for testimoni-
ais to the patrons and graduates of the
Sacramento Grammar School during the
past five years, while said school was under
his charge.
Miss Emma Smith, Postmistress at Rock
lin, returned yesterday from a months
visit to San Francisco. Speaking to party
relative to the probabilities of a change in
the postotfice of that place, she remarked
that she did not think any would be made,
and further added that she was civil
service Democrat and could not see any
good reasons why she should be disturbed
The fact that she had served under former
Republican administrations, she thought,
should not cause her to lose the Office.
Late Tuesday night it was found that the
fire in the chimney of the Senate building,
on K street, near Fifth, which had been
the cause of a still alarm that evening had
not been extinguished, but on the contrary
was charring the Dashboard and lathing
next to the bricks. Acting Chief Engineer
O'Meara was notified, and called IN some of
the members of the hook and ladder COM
pany, who put the fire out. If it had not
been discovered so opportunity there would
QOuDllSSS nave SODIl DG6H Il DldZS III the
building.
To-day the immediate delivery system
goes into effect in every city in the United
States having a population of 1000. The
stamps required to be put upon such let
tiers can be obtained at any postoffice, large
or small. This stamp is to be affixed in
addition to the usual postage. Consider
able inquiry for the stamps has already
been made here, and ii is probable that for
a few days there will be many letters de-
livered under the new system, parties send
ing them that way for the novelty of the
thing. Whether the system will grow
into popular favor, and become self-sup-
porting is matter for time to determine.
Four or five weeks ago Mr.. West, who
lives on the Yolo side of the river six
miles below the city, gave to James H.
Corbin, as an addition TO the latter's col
lection of curiosities, nine terrapin eggs,
which ne had found in nest. Mr.. Corb1n
put them in a box ON some cotton, placed
the box on shelf in his cigar stand, a toll
cradle cool place, and after while forgot
them. Yesterday he had occasion to
change the position of the box, and was
surprised to see some of the eggs moving.
Closer examination showed that young
terrapins were Matching out, and in the
course of the day one little fellow left his
shell and several others were nearly out.
BROKEN LEG.-Dr. G. A. White, of the
County Hospital, was called out to the
ranch of A. Williams, near Swiss Station,
Tuesday afternoon, to set the broken leg of
one of Mr.. Williams sons. A party in
from there, who claims to know the cir
cUmstances, says the leg was broken in the
| following manner: In the morning Miss
Jennie Leonard, teacher of the school at
Swiss Station, discovered something over
the blackboard that did not belong there,
and ordered young Williams to take it
down, thinking he was the author of the
mischief He declined to do so, and stoutly
denied having put it there. She tried to
| enforce obedience, and, taking him by the
collar, threw him upon the floor in such a
| manner that she broke his leg between the
ankle and knee. He cried and claimed
that she had broken his leg. She made
| him take his seat at the desk, and kept him
! there from 8 A. NJ. to 4 P. ", would not
allow any of the scholars to 90 and inform