Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-07
BRIEF NOTES.
One carload of immigrants arrived froI
the East this morning.

the East this morning.
| The Republican ticket for the city cleo
| ton is published in another column.
| Only one arrest was made yesterday-Ah
| Fen, by officer Sullivan and Deputy Sheriff
Shellars, for battery.
| The City Guard will give another of their
! popular soirees at Arrnory Hall this even
/ ing, the Hussar Band furnishing the music.
The Governor has appointed J. V. Cole
man, c. NJ. Chase and A. Kellogg members
| of the State Board of Forestry, for the term
| of four years.
Mrs. Frances B. Edgerton will give read
| ings from popular authors at the PreSbyte-
rian Church next Friday evening, for the
| benefit of the Missionary Society.
Deputy Sheriff Rider took to the Insane
| Asylum at Stockton last evening an elderly
| man named NJ NJ. Phelps, who had been
| pronounced insane by the examining
physicians.
There was but one case on the calendar
| of the Police Court yesterday-that Of
| John Donohue. for disturbing the peace,
and il was dismissed at the request of the
| prosecuting witness.
| The Supervisors deemed it better yester-
day to allow the claim of w. +, Doan, for
shorthand reporting in the Police Court,
| rather than ignore the writ of mandate
issued by Judge Mcfarland.
A gentleman who was member of the
jury recently engaged in the trial of the
Treadwell case at Woodland, states that the
twelve jurors aggregated 763 years, or an
average of about 634 years each. Nine of
them were old-time Californians.
The claim of the estate Of Diggory Hobbs
I 80. r
penses incurred in the suit Of said Diggory
Hobbs against the Sacramento and Amador
Canal Company, 1898 Is, was allowed by
| the Board OF Supervisors yesterday.
A correspondent writes the RECORD
UNION from Freeport that the Good Tenn
plars of that place gave ball at their new
hall last Wednesday evening, which was a
success in every particular, and Melted
quite sum toward the completion of the
building.
Conductor Fisher. whose feet were in
jured while he was endeavoring to jump
aboard moving train at Marysyile ON
Thursday, was yesterday resting comfort
ably at the Railroad Hospital, and it is be-
lieVed tina, amputation will not be neces-
sary for any portion OF them.
Billy Murphy, brakeman on the Cali
fornia and Oregon freight train. got knocked
from ear by a projecting timber, while
they were doing some switching at Rose
vile yesterday morning, and was consider
ably bruised. He was brought to the Rail
road Hospital, but is not thought to have
been seriously hurt.
A young man named Martin, residing in
the upper portion of the State, was brought
up from the Normal School at San Jose by
two OF his fellow-students, yesterday, very
weak from hcmUrrhage of the lungs, with
which he was recently seized while at the
school. lie was taken to Anderson,
Shasta county, where his uncle resides.
The Excelsior Lime works, located on
the line of the railroad about two miles
above Clipper Gap, are contemplating ship
ping rock to this city and manufacturing
lime here, using coal instead of wood
which is claimed by experienced lime
burners to be the most practical method
materially reducing the cost OF production
The lime is of excellent quality and I'M
limited quantity
The Capitol Packing Company has CON
structed large building for the purposes of
cannery in the vicinity of Eleventh street
and the north levee, adjoining the bonded
warehouse, and a portion of the machinery
and stock has already been removed to it
new cannery will be fitted up in complete
manner, and will be ready for business be-
fore the season opens, which will be about
the middle of April.
Last evening being warm, great numbers
of large black beetles lowered about the
electric lights, and by degrees were disabled
through collisions with the lamps and
wires, and fell to the ground or sidewalks
In some places where the lamps were sus-
pended across the sidewalks the latter be-
came almost covered with the beetles,
greatly to the dismay of ladies passing
along, who hesitated to step among the
ugly, squirming things.
There has at last been an agreement ar
rived at by which the road will again be
open to travel through the San Juan grant
from Greenback lane to Folsom. The
Supervisors will give J. T. Cardwell, owner
ofihe major portion of the property, 81 600
damages, when the money accumulates in
the treasury Of the road district, and 5000
to George Little, also for damages, at the
same time. Mr.. Cardwell reserves the
privilege Of having gates Oh the read, and
inunIates that there will be troI bic if the
travellers do not keep them closed
Usually Chinese travellers are invited to
ride Ill the SmOking-cars of trains. Yester-
day at the depot the officer inspecting tick
cts at the Stockton train indicated 10 a
ChinaWoman, who came along with little
Child in her arlps-thc yoUngstcr dressed
very much after the fashion of the regu-
lation stage" devil-that the smoking-car
was the place for her. She gave him look
that would have knocked him down if he
had been less substantial, and stated. as she
moved toward the door of one of the other
cars. Mono! | gottee babee. Snokee
in car chokum like damn, you betl"
Peter Humrich, a Well-known old resi-
dent did some very good ground and Lofty
tumbing near the freight depot Thursday
afternoon. He got upon the P. NJ Sacra-
mento and Placeryile train at the passen-
ger depot to ride around to Front street,
but when he was ready to get off the train
was slipping along at a pretty good rate of
speed He jumped like railroad thor
oughbred, but there was something lacking
IN his educatIon az regarded stopping, and
for "a few minutes he tumbled around as
though made of india rubber Fortunately
he did MOI break any bones, though his
wardrobe sustained some severe fractures.
A little xc'tement was occasi0ned near
the depot yesterday afternoon by the efforts
OF two Cinnamon to avoid paying the poll
tax. One hurried away from the depot
terveWing another Celestial but a by
stander caught and held him until Sheiars
came up. After Il great deal Of = back talk
the Chinaman spoke English quite we'll
he paid bis tax and received receipt; but
when the officer was endeavoring to collect
from Chinaman No. 2, No. became very
and finally began kicking Shell |
ars The latter knocked him over, but was
Immediately set upon by No. 2, who, in
turn, was Frustrated by n bystander. The |
Celestials appeared somewhat bewildered, |
as they carcsSed their sore noses. and were
willing TO transact business without fur
ther dispute; but one of them was arrested |
for the disturbance he had created
THE COSTELLO CAsEs.-During the past |
two days the attention of Department One |
of the Superior Court has been occupied !
with the hearing of the cases of Thomas +. |