Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-09
BRIEF NOTES,

There were no arrests made by the police
yesterday.
To-day is the twenty-fourth anniversary
OF the first flood of 1862
L. B. Isham, of Woodland, purchased a
line hack in thisscity yesterday, for service
at the Yolo county seat.
Sheriff William Harkey, of Suffer coun-
ty, took TO Stockton yesterday an insane
man named William Fitzgerald.
The Crystal Social Club will give party
at Jacobs Hall tomorrow evening Tick
cts 90 cents, admitting gentleman and lady.
San Francisco creditors attached the store
OF Kwong On Hong 81 Co., on J street, be-
tween Third and Fourth, last evening, and
IL Is now IN charge of the Sheriff.
Frank Stevens, alias Shelby, who was ar
rested here Tor burglary committed at
Lodi, was yesterday taken TO that place by
Constable S. o. Solar, who came after him.
Miss Margaret J. Good, who was ex-
amined by the Lunacy Commissioners on
Monday and pronounced insane, was yes
terday taken to the Asylum at Stockton by
her brother
J. B. Haggin's renowned thoroughbred
stallion, Sir Modred, recently purchased in
Australia, was brought TO the city Monday
evening from San Francisco, and is now
quartered at Rancho del Paso.
Some twenty head of sheep are impris-
oned on a small island at the mouth OF the
third Brannan Slough. They have eaten
all the grass and brush, and will die from
starvation in a short time if they are not
cared for or removed.
A Deputy Sheriff of Santa Barbara coun-
ty passed through yesterday, taking to the
State Prison at Folsom two prisoners.
named Gonzales and Morego, who are un-
der sentence for arson-the former for
seven years and the latter Tor five.
a movement is on foot to petition Coy
ernor Stoneman for the pardon of George
Howard, alias " Rebel George" now serv-
ing ten-year term in the State Prison at
Folsom for swindling a traveller out of S1S5
| IN this city something over year ago.
The Sacramento river has fallen about
1our inches, and during the past two days
the northwest wind has caused it to bring
! down quite quantity of tules, etc, show
ing that much water is running into the
stream from the overlooked districts above
A notice has been posted up in the wings
| back OF the curtain in the Clunie Opera
| House stage, by the management, stating
that their stock company will be discharged
on the 18th inst. II is understood that the
boards for the ten weeks following will be
occupied by travelling combinations.
| A large number of excursionists from
the East were visiting the city Yesterday
They seemed to be especially pleased with
the appearance of the orange trees. loaded
down with ripe fruit. Some of them haC
been visiting Los Angeles, and were sur
prsed to find the oranges so much earlier
here than at that place.
In the Police Court yesterday the entire
day and part of the evening were taken III
with the second trial of A Paquin and NJ
l.. Goierth for petit larceny The Jury
again failed to agree, standing eight fol
conviction and four for acquittal City At
torney Anderson and C. l.. White prose
cuted, and Grove L. Johnson defended.
1t is reported that the valuable voune
stallion Sidney, one of the best bred trot
tiers in the State died at Arno a few day.
! ago. He was running at large and be-
coming frightened at something, dashed
| beneath piece of trestlework His heaC
struck against an iron bolt, causing {
wound through which the brain escaped.
Elias Steipman, manager of the Arje
Baseball Club, has made arrangements t.
have the next game in this city contes
between nine composed of Morris, Car
roll, Incell, Hariie, Donahue, Fisher, Tay
lor, Meegan and Levy, against the Ariels
which club will also have a picked nine
Morris and Carroll are regarded as thu
strongest battery in the country.
Sheriff Huntley, of Placer county, passed
through the city yesterday, returning home
from Stockton. He says, referring to thu
case of DOnnelly, of Lincoln, who was re
Gently found murdered in a shocking man
ner, that there is strong circumstantia
evidence against Timothy Mckay, who i.
under arrest for the murder, but whethe
it is sufficient to convict is matter of doubt
The first baseball club in this city wa
the Sacramento, organized November IA
1889, and held its meetings at the clul
rooms in Hitler & Andrews buildings
corner of Third and streets. The officer.
we're: President, L. n. Robinson; Vice
President, j. E. Isaac; Treasurer, E. B
Mott; Secretary, VIM. B. Penny Core
spending Secretary, NJ. l.. Glasby; Direct
ors-A. Morrill,, J. G. keenan, ana J. w
Covell.
The only individual who seemed to b
employed around the State Capitol YES
terday was the State Gardener, who j
always at work, as the beautiful and wei
kept grounds will testify. The clerks i
the various Offices with the exception c
the State Library, were sitting aroun
smoking white labor cigars =? and dis
cussing the Subject of civil service reform
and the possibilities of its being enforce
in this State, providing the Republican
carry the election in 1886.
The postal authorities desire the careles
public to understand that all fancy Chris
mas and New Years cards trimmed wit
laces and satins, or hand-painted, whe
sent through the mails must bear tn
merchandise rate of postage of one Ger
per ounce. They also wish it understoo
/ that all such cards cannot be sent t
Europe through the mails, as they ar
classed as dutiable goods. The grand an
nual influx and importing of Christina
cards has not yet got well under way,
few only being sent to England and tn
continent.
\ Chinaman went into a scent bee
saloon on J street last evening, and bough
a glass of beer. Just as he placed the glas
to his lips preparatory to drinking the &c
man decoction. a Hibernian entered til
saloon. He grasped the glass from the c,
lestiaps hand, dashed the contents into tt
latter's face, eXclaiming: Begorra, yo
have taken all of our work, and now, /
jabbers, you want to drink all of our bee
To HI with all of yees." The Chinama
did not wait to be told that he must go
, He did not stand upon the ceremony
going, but got up and got
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK SALES.
SAN FRANCISCO, December S, 1885.
noRNINI SESSION.
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