Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-23
LOCAL IITELLTGENCR.


LOCAL INTELLTGENCR.
An HoNoRED MEMBER-0n the 23d day
OF October, 1879, General Ulysses Simpson
Grant was in this city, and upon that occa-
sion was entertained by the Society OF Cali
fornia Pioneers, and by them elected an
honorary member. John S. Miller, who
was President Of the Society at that time
handed the General the Pioneers auto
graph album, in which, in a bold, clear
hand, he wrote the following: " arrived in
san Francisco the first time in September
possibly late in August, 1852, via Panama,
coming up the coat in the steamer Golden
Gate Was stationed 4 few weeks at BENZ
cia. Afterwards went to Fort Vancouver,
now IL Washington Territory. Remained
there until September, 1858, when | was
promoted to a full Captaincy in the Fourth
United States Infantry, which took me to
Humboldt Bay, in this State, where | re-
mained until the spring of 1854. Left San
Francisco in July 1854, via the Nicaragua
route for the East, and only returned to the
Pacific coast on the 21st of September, 1879,
coming from Japan, or by the east the en-
TIRE way from our eastern SeabOard. This
day was made member of the Sacra-
menJO Society of California Pioneers, an
honor which highly prize. U. S. GRANT
JOHN AND RICHARD IN TRoUBLE-AIl is
not gold that glitters, and it is sometimes
hard to detect silver from plated ware
This several parties, who have been patron
ling an auction store on J street, have
learned in the past few days, and have
dearly paid for their education. \ man by
the name of Lack, who seems 10 have
lacked the necessary knowledge to enable
him to discriminate between gold and
brass, purchased yesterday what was repre-
scented TO be an elegant gold hunting-case
watch, paying therefor $26. He after
wards found it was brass. worth about %
cents, and is now invoking the aid of the
law 70 get even ON the John Doe and
Richard Roe who thus imposed upon his
ignorance and credulity. John and Richard
were both arrested last evening, and will
have an opportunity to explain to Judge
Henry the modus Operandi of how they
succeed in palming off worthless jewels
for first-water diamonds upon written
guarantees.
QUEER BATHING PLACE-It is published
rs fact that crowds Of men and boys
i'S''-y iS9''t " '1iV 'ei d Slioi uIS'"lIOe
above the olo bridge Tor bathing. Now,
while bathing is both luxury and pro-
Inoter Of health these hot summer DAYS
and evenings, there are people who do not
relish the idea of having to drink and
make their tea and coffee OF water in which
4 mass of perspiring humanity had Just
been washed Some men are noted for
their uncleanliness, and it is certainly not
p,ea I3 ~ tliilh 'a' WE are io iiai, 20
etc. etc. furnished bv the AVERAGE traInp'
Physicians are well aware that disease is
easily disseminated by means OF water used
lot drinking purposes ana VINO should men
with diseased bodies be allowed to wash
themselves IN the river only few hundred
yards about the sucuon-plpe? rms is
matter that 1t might be VIGIL tor the Board
Oh fea!lh, or some other authority 10 con-
slder-
Ro-rev FvprprrxrF FOR Crrrrnpry A
Il, g -
9,'''' 'i'' e' Oii'i''i e'' VI ''ii''e
years, who had been playing about partly
SG,lSs ~ vi @
the character of the work. and after closing
the doors Of one of the rooms found they
g"lLa hq' gel our. Ihey crled themselves ',
uoa.Se, 9"t no one nearu mem anu tile
fuoI niue lhLIiSS ildu 10 9pehu the hlSnt III
'heir prison. nan uead rom iright' hey
were -o'Ihd ana released the next morning,
when the carpenters went TO work. me
most singular part OF the affair IS that the
parents OF me chlIGTeh are NOT known 10
nave mace any efforts TO ma their lost
darHnSs- but perhaps they neglected To
count noses 'N@' h'ght before me i''iHily re-
l1o AIllAIIoN -iA'fkHS'--' Yesterday ;
'eS9'o'' .. 'i'e O''''-'S po"iU u IA lN''A''
non 'le lo'l"" my iiiii'e'i ci'i"eiS aPie'''e
N accordance with summons OF the Board,
20 show cause why their assessments tor
taxable property should not be raised Jas.
haSeburg. [. /. Nathan. Joseph liam, }.
Heyman, Simon Cohen, John Breuner,
President of the Peoples Bank, Neubourg
& Lagos, W. d. Comstock' j. Il; DAVIS, d.
and a CHoiot Each nerson was placed on
oath, and after hearing the several state
ments the Board took them all under con
e''''' ''''oi'
INSPECTING LrNEs.-There arrived ycster-
dav from the Fast h,, snacial train n marty
u W '9'elll Unloh telegraph olncialS' con-
80 f:o,,-oI tloIi " ~
Division; r Jaynes, Superintendent of the
Pacific coast lines NJ {. Bristol, Chief OF
the construction Department; c, II. sum
mers Electrician, and II. L. Roberts Pm
yate secretary. Inc party made but q
oriei stop III ms city. and lett by the regu-
iai ram III tI'G io' Gan FRANCISCO
return East by the southern route
TNooRPoBATED.-ArtiH of incorporation
% 'i'' 10 i'i''' anu "''" ''"ei'' ASSocia-
ton OF California were yesterday hled in
the Office of the Secretary of State. The
purpose Of the Association is to care for its
them with suitable accommodations and
medical attendance etc. Directors-W. +.
Taylor, George II. Powers, W. H. Ward, J.
W. Kceney, w. L. Bates and NJ. p Light
Place Of business, San Francisco.