Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-09
BRIEF NOTES.
Five carloads of-fmmigrants arrived this
manning

Five carloads offmmigrants arrived this
morning.
The people on the Costumes have de-
cided to have picnic at McCracken wire
bridge on Friday, May 1st.
Some thief appropriated two bottle-cool-
ers at Richmond Grove yesterday, and went
away without leaving his address.
The Board of Supervisors have arranged
for the construction of q telephone line
between the city and the County Hospital.
Tuesdays storm appears to have been
greater in the valleys than on the hills No
snow fell on the latter, but considerable
rain.
Mrs. Bell, residing at 1871 n sheet re-
ported at police headquarters yesterday the
theft of bracelet, tablecloth, napkins, ETC.,
from her house.
The steamer San Joaquin, No. ,, arrived
from San Francisco yesterday with mer-
chandise, and the steamer Dover cleared
for the upper Sacramento with meTchan-
disc.
Tuesdays thunderstorm disarranged the
wires of the Sunset Telephone Company
between this city and Benicia, and com
munication was not resumed for several
hours.
Joseph Hahn, of this city, returned on
Monday from Napa county. He SAYS the
valley never looked better than at present.
The grape, peach and almond crops are
very promising.
A meeting of all interested in the lorma-
ton of citizens cavalry company will be
held at Thomas Harper's 623 j street, this
evening AT 5 o'clock, to receive the report of
the committee appointed at the last meet
ing.
Last evening flashes of lightning were
very frequent in the west and southwest
The sky became overcast, and for while ii
seemed as though another storm was al
hand, but the clouds dispersed without
yielding rain, at least in this vicinity.
The Improved Order of Red Men will
hold their annual picnic on Tuesday, May
18th, but the place has not yet been deter
mined. The Joint Committee of Arrange
ments has organized by electing ]. p.
Counts President and d. S. Hyams Secre-
tary.
A gentleman who came in from Placer
vile yesterday in a buggy, said: 81 have
| travelled over the roads for the past thirty
years, and | can tiuthfully say that the
roads from the Ell Dorado county line TO
the city were never in better shape than
now
The use of crude earth oil, or petroleum,
for fuel was begun last Wednesday at the
railroad shops, and it was found to work
well. AS soon as experiments shall deter
mine which of the various burners are
most economical the oil Will be put in
| constant use to make steam.
Yesterday County Expert Hopper pre-
scented to the Board of Supervisors his re-
! port upon the books of the county officers
! whose terms expired with the close OF 1884
| His examination showed that those officers
had conducted their affairs properly, none
| of the books developing errors Of any con-
sequence.
5. H. Gerrish figures it that the rainfall
for Tuesday amounted to 400 of an inch,
making a total for the month of AT of an
| inch and for the season II 16S inches In
| 1881 for that season to date we had 123 O1
inches; in 1888, 14.5S7 inches 1882, 13013
inches 1881. "a 202 inches 1880, 1862
inches 1879, 13.495 inches 1873, u. 72C
inches 1877, 1890 inches 1876 25.03C
| inches.
Sheriff Cunningham, of San Joaquin
| county, who was in the city yesterday, in
| conversation relative to Joseph Marshall
under arrest here for burglary. stated that
| he was shrewd operator In San Joaquin
county he and pal stole horse and
| spring wagon one night from yard and
in order that the wheels should not give
| evidence against them carried the wagon
out into the road and sat it down in the
tracks of passing vehicles, so that it might
not be known in what direction the thieves
had gone with it. The precaution proved
successful and they succeeded in getting
away undetected. Some months later they
returned, committed another theft, were
caught, convicted. and sent 10 State Prison
for eight years.
J Officer Rider yesterday entered a charge
of being deserter from the United States
army against VIM. T.. Mack, who left the
company 10 which he belonged on the %
of last July, jumping from the train BY
which he and his comrades were being
| transported East He came to this
city. and has led an idle life, drinking 6
| great deal, and finally brought up in The
station-house. After serving a term of inn
| prisonment he was recently released, but
I last Monday was arrested for petit larceny
1t was concluded to change the charge tC
vagranCy, and upon that he pleaded guilty
in the Police Court on Tuesday Being
| disguised with himself, and the use he haC
made of his liberty, he requested to be sen
to military headquarters, where he vii
probably undergo a lengthy experienc,
! with ball and chain.
BCGs AND THINGs-The air last evening
was very warm, and in consequence tn,