Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-14
LOCAL INTELLlGENCR.

Parental Folly Yesterday as a repre-
sentative Of this journal was passing
through Chinatown he found a large group
Of Mongolians gathered at the corner of
Fourth street seemingly greatly interested
N some object III their midst. This object
proved TO be little white girl of perhaps
z or years Of age, who stood there chevy
ing cud Of gum and replying to all sorts
OF vie lnterrogatories from the Cinnamon
On being asked what she was doing in that
vicinity, she replied that she was waiting
for pair of shoes belonging to her father,
which a Chinese cCbbler was repairing for
him. The reporter waited until she re-
ceIyod her shoes and then sent her off
nome. Whoever the parents Of that child
may be. they were certainly very thought
less, to say the least, to send her into the
heart OF Chinatown on any GRAND. There
was nothing to hinder the Cinnamon. who
were plying her with lewd questions, from
either coaXlng or carrying her into one of
their underground dens for the vilest of
purposes. tits certainly very strange that
any father or mother should be ignorant of
the danger of sending Il little grl unat-
tended into such a locality-or, knowing
the danger, that they should be so indiffer-
ent as to her possible fate.
A SOUNDED. - 7 4sterday widow
named Lizzie Sims swore out a warrant at
the police station for the arrest of A. Nc
Donald on charge of obtaining money
and other articles from her under false pre-
lenses. According to her statement. she
had accepted proposition from Mcdonald
10 serve him rs housekeeper at his alleged
home in Stockton. He borrowed what
money she had and also took charge of her
trunk, and then left for parts unknown.
The lady finds herself and little girl among
strangers and peHnjlCss. She is at the In
ternatiOnal Hotel.
ECrHoNlous.-Two of the Cinnamon who
yesterday pleaded guilty in the Police
Court to having violated the anti-gaming
ordinance, answered to the names of We
Lie and " You Sing Counsellor Jones.
the attorney for the gang, was calling his
numerous clients before the bar, one az a
time and in a loud voice shouted We
Lie about dozen times before the pro-
prietor Of that name answered lie was
about to accept the general acguiescence of
those in attendance that il was quite posi-
bic the defense would lie, when his man
put IN an appearance.
BETTER ADvEErIsED.-B. +. Harlan. of
Woodland, Yolo county who lately re-
turned from trip through the East. in
forms the Democrat that the reason why
immigration goes to the southern part Of
the State is clear enough to a man who
travels. The southern portion Of Califor-
MIA Is advertised as an evergreen land, flow
ing with milk and honey, while the north
crn counties are set down as dry, arid
o'0ins, scarcely tit for habitation He saw
fho had this very idea of the coun-
-, and were consequently going south.
FoR SANTA CRUz.-Blank applications for
special rate tickets are now in the hands Of
the brigade, rcgimental and company com
mandcrs. The immediate friends of the
military can procure them, and on pre-
sentation at the ticket office Saturday.
round trip tickets viii be issued for s. 10.
Persons using this ticket must 90 on the
same train as the military, but can return
at any time during the encampment Of
Ulcers horses must be ut the cattle yard not
later than y O'Clock noon to-day.
Missed GOOD THGNG.-The professional
rollers of DRINKS missed a fine opportunity
yesterday Officer Rider was sent at noon
to bring in n drunken man who lay asleep
on the sidewalk near the Sacramento Bank.
at Fifth and streets. At the station house
he gave his name rs Robert Anderson. In
one of his pockets was found a purse con-
tanning $50 in gold. How he escaped fall
ing into the hands Of the Philistincs dur
ing his spree OF the night before is an I'M
solved mystery.