Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-10
BRIEF NOTES.

Art Gallery, and it was thronged with Wis
ltors from 10 A. NJ. till P. NJ.
The State House coach broke its hind
axle yesterday morning on Second street
north Of /, and lost wheel.
Many of the business places of the city
closed last evening for twenty-four hours,
In honor of the Jewish new year.
Sheriff Mcclellan, of Butte county, took
to the asylum at Stockton yesterday an
insane man named ID. L. Benjamin.
County License Collector Dolan is max
ing life unhappy for " side-show men, by
calling upon them to pay county license.
The case of John Kelley, who killed a
man in Washington a few months ago, is
set for trial at Woodland on the 23d in
slant
Yesterday was a legal holiday, and State
employees were not expected to work, which
probably accounts for the flag on the State
Capitol not being displayed.
The Harbor Commissioners paid into the
State Treasury yesterday S1S,lS6 30; Secre-
tary of State Thompson, fees for August,
| 1884 50; Yosemite Commissioners, Sill.
Governor Stoneman has signed the fol-
| lowing land patents: H. NJ. Streeter, San
| Bernardino, 800 acres; William A. Sickler,
! San Diego, 1922 acres; a. II. EstiH and
others, Fresno, 1,4S5.72.
The drainage pipe has carried to the
| river as much of the water OF China slough
as it can, the water having receded TO the
lower edge of the pipe The slough is
lower than it has been for long time.
Mrs Nancy Dollarhide, an old resident
of Woodland, died on the 18th of August,
at the residence of her nephew, j. Q. Lane,
in Manchester, Mendocino county. De-
| ceased was well known in Yolo county, and
leaves very many friends and relatives to
mourn her death.
Much interest is felt in the proposition
TO have a free bridge over the American
river. Mr.. Haggin is willing to sell, and
the Supervisors express willingness to
buy, if the price is not too high. The
present bridge is doubtless good for few
years yet, with some repairs.
The second-class train for San Francisco
yesterday morning took from the city
large number of impecunious thing
gamblers, who. as it was evident that gam
bling will not be permitted, thought it bet
ter to leave town rather than run the risk
OF being arrested for vagrancy.
Wilbur F. Smith, the well-known horse
man, fell few days ago while unloading
some articles from wagon, and injured his
chest so severely that he finds himself I'M
able to handle the ribbons over his horses
at present. J. a. Goldsmith will drive
Thapsin for him in one of the races to-day
This afternoon r. S. Carey, proprietor of
the City Railway, will convey from the
depot to the Park, in a large and hand
somely decorated open car, the Board of
Directors of the State Agricultural Society
and the First Artillery Band. The car will
be drawn by four gaily-caparisoned black
steeds.
Those who attend the Pavilion at night
complain because there is no street light
at Fifteenth and ! streets. There is
lamp at that intersection, which certainly
should be lighted during the evenings that
the Pavilion is open, though that section
is supposed to be illuminated by electric
lights on the O-street masts.
Flags were flying all over the CITY yester-
day in honor of Admission Day 1t being
a legal holiday, public offices, the Courts,
etc. were closed, as were also the banks
but there was little if any closing of stores
Business men will probably make up for
the latter by giving their employees holi-
day on some date during the fair.
A Chinese firm of Walnut Grove does a
regular saloon business at that point The
saloon is fixed up in modern American
style, and a complete stock of wines,
stated the firm does lively business, are lib
orally ratronized by white folks, and that
the Chinese barkeeper can mix fancy
drinks
Arrived esterday-Steamer San Joaquin
No. 4, from San Francisco, with merchan-
disc; steamer San Joaquin No. 8, from The
upper Sacramento, with grain steamers
ID. e. Knight, Nos. l and ., from Marys-
vile, with grain for San Francisco. Sailed
Steamer Flora, for the upper Sacramento,
with merchandise; steamer San joaquin
No. 3, for Port Costa, with grain.
The Sacramento-river water has been
clearer in this locality during the past few
years than it mad been for a score or more
years previously, probably because most of
the mines are without water to operate
with. Tuesday afternoon and yesterday,
however, the river was somewhat more
discolored than it had lately been. either
from the effect of Saturday nights rain
storm in the mountains, or the starting up
OF some of the hydraulic mines.
The new steamer San Joaquin No 4. ar
rived from San Francisco yesterday morn
ing, with two barges in tow. This was her
first business trip, and the manner in
which she performed is spoken of with
great enthusiasm by her Captain and crew.
She is very fast for a stern wheeler and as
| a towing vessel her ability is remarkable.
Coming up from the bend below the city
yesterday morning with her two barges,
she fairly ran away from the Governor
Dana, which was towing one barge.
Next week section of the Santa Cruz
| pavement will be laid on J street, near the
corner of Fifth, in front of the Sutter build
| ing This pavement has been in use at
Santa Cruz for six years, and wears well.
1t is composed of layer of asphaltum,
| covered with layer of what is called pc
| troleum rock. The cost will be fifteen
cents per square foot, and the pavement is
guaranteed for term of years. The con-
tractor feels confident that the sample
| piece will soon cause the pavement to be
in demand for the business streets.
A widow of this city had a spare room,
and, to exc out a living, desired to rent it
during the fair. AT the beginning of the
week it was engaged by gambler for him
| self and wife, the man saying that. if
gambling was allowed, he would stay two
weeks, but if not, he would leave. Tues
day morning, about o'clock, he and his
wife made sudden departure. and the
widow subsequently found that that they
had stolen and taken away with them a
| table-cloth, towel silk handkerchief etc.
belonging to her. She thinks it a good
thing for the town to be relieved from such
sports as that.
A day or two ago a Chinaman employed
upon a ranch near the city had some disa-
greement with his employer, and quit
work. The sum Of Sc was due him, and
| the Chinaman, seized with the idea that he
might have trouble in getting it, took
possession of a wagon belonging to the
ranchman and brought it to the city. Chief
| Jackson was notified and arrested the &C.
lestial for larceny, but when the matter
was explained, and proved to be misap-
prehension on the part of the Chinaman,
who would have had no trouble in getting
his money, the owner of the vehicle
dropped the matter.
A middle-aged woman, a native of Alex
andria, Egypt, was yesterday taken to the
Station-house by citizens, in the hope that
the officers might know of some one who
| could converse with her. She arrived from
the East on Tuesdays immigrant train,
with her two sons, and stopped over here,
| though en- route to San Francisco. Some
how the boys became separated from her,
and yesterday her anxiety was evidently
very great, and the more distressing because
she was unable to express herself, knowing
but few words of English. The officers
could not find any one who could speak
Arabic, but officer Farren, who was once 6
street Arab, managed by language and
pantomime to make her understand that
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