Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-17
BRIEF NOTES.

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The steamer Dover arrived from the
upper Sacramento yesterday with grain.
Sixteen carloads of beef cattle from Ore
gon were sent to San Francisco Sunday
night.
n; D. Rideout has been appointed adj
ministrator of the Glenn estate. vice s. =
Wilson, deceased.
There will be high mass celebrated in St.
Rose Church this morning at o'clock in
honor of st. Patrick's Day.
Yesterdays session of the Police Conrt
was held in the Courtroom for the first
time since the station-house fire.
Officer Kent arrested Yesterday China
man on suspicion of his having stolen a
chicken which was found in his possession
At the Pavilion last night there was an
exhibition of steam bicycle bv Professor
Copeland. The attendance was quite large
Bob Perry, who beat Jack DOYLE with =
pistol on Sunday after the latter had drawn
the weapon and shot at him. has not been
caught sight of by the police as vet.
Sheriff Wilson will take to the State
Prison at Folsom this morning Woods and
illPpeli, VINO were yesterday sentenced
to serve four years each for robbery.
The citizens of Winters have held meet
ing and appointed a committee to ascer
tam the cost Of organizing hook and lad
der company, and supplying the town with
necessary outfit.
j. A. Devilbiss, of Winters, has imported
from Missouri lot of squirrels and turned
them loose on his place. He gives warning
III me lhters Express to all not to trap or
shoot any of them
Joseph Hackett, young man who at
ore tme was a telegraph operator at the
depot IN this city, but latterly has been liv-
ing at Rockiin, was brought TO the Railroad
Hospital yesterday, suffering from rhcu-
matisn very severely.
Sunset Parlor, No. 26, y. S. G. W, held
an election for delegates to the Grand Par
lor, which Is to assemble in San Jose April
I4th, last Saturday evening. resulting in the
choice of J. L. LaRue and w. r. Ormsby;
aiternates, Frank I. johnson and Charles
Z, Burnham
Yesterday morning two Milesians were
observing the eclipse at the depot, and their
conversation led one to inquire. " Afrah.
now, why is it at all that the sun gets that
way Sure, was the response, = it only
comes this way once in while when
something going to happen, and perhaps
It's all on account of st. Patrick Day
Sim Gould, who was arrested at Wood
land last Sunday upon warrant sworn out
by his tather-in-Iaw, accusing him OF kid
MAPPING his (Gould's) daughter from her
mother III this city. was not brought here,
having made application for release on
habeas corpus, and the case being set for
hearing next Saturday at | P NJ, in Wood
land
\ man named John Welch was arrested
and brought to the city from Dixon vester-
day by officer Farrell, on Il charge of en-
bezzIcment, preferred by Thomas J. KIM
ball. who alleges that about month ago,
while he was sick, he gave Weich a so
piece, with which to get him a cup of cot
fee and bring back the change Instead of
doing so, WEIGH and the money disap-
pcared.
Last evening some one started rumor
that woman of the town had been found
sh0ckingly murdered i'll her room on |. |
street and soon the story was spread far
and wide. Inquiry at the Coroners office
developed the fact that q woman known as
= frankie, who had been sick for several
days, had died and been removed to the
5, but 1t was apparently only
natural death.
A short time ago the Mcdonald lot |
was source Of great annoyance to the |
people living in its vicinity in consequence |
OF water standing upon it. Now the same
people complain again, bat it is because |
the water has gone and the promises are !
used by small boys as Il baseball ground. !
The " kids are there i'll all shapes. sizes !
and nauonalities, and it is said that they |
can make more noise, use nastier language |
and swear III greater variety than the same !
number OF humans in any portion of the |
country.
Two Indians, under the influence Of |
liquor, snatched a watch from a Chinaman |
Oh / street yesterday afternoon and ran !
with IT, but were finally captured Fear the |
railroad works by officer Kent, and lodged |
in the lookup. They threw the watch |
away during their flight, but it was recoy-
cred. Chief Jackson and officer Kent com
menced an investigation as to where the |
Indians got the liquor they had been drink
ing, and arrested the man who sold it, lie !
admitted the sale, but asserted that he
thought they were MeXicans Section 397
OF the Penal Code makes it a misdemeanor
to sell Liquor to any habitual or common
drunkard or Indian. If that section was
strictly enforced it would be the means OF |
breaking up the gang of unfo,tunates who |
hang around Chinatown drinking that vile |
decoctlon known as China gin" and |
might also be great benefit in many in
stances where heads of families are running !
themselves in health and finances.
SPRING MILLISERY OPENING.-The spring |
opening Of the millinery department Of the |
Red House took place yesterday in accord
ance with previous announcement. There |
was an unusually large attendance of ladies |
to take view of the extended variety Of |
styles and materials to be in vogue during |
the spring and early summer season for the |
female head gear. Many OF the styles are |
very becoming, and will be much admired |
by the lords Of creation as well as the |
ladies, While other fashionable styles
are fully ugly enough to meet the custom
airy freak indicative of total deprayity, |
which the leaders of bonnet fashions are |
constantly decrying Many Of the kinds of |
used for trimming, as well as the |
new styles of ornaments, are very hand |
some and Will be an incentive to extremely |
urgent demands upon the paternal pocket |
hook for investments in these too lovely |
Tor anything Among the leading styles
are the Dew Drop. Arcadian, Socora, ELS
worth, Viola, Blossom, Pacific. Coquette,
orleans, Springtide, Clio, etc The leading
ines Of trimmings consist Of sprays, buds,
md ostrich plumcs, with bright c0lors pre-
but rich III hues, and artistic
Il blendings and effect. The millinery par
ors OF the establishment were very neatly
md attraciively decorated for the occasion,
displaying artistic taste, and the attention
upon visitors in showing goods
md furnishing information, was evidently
we'll appreciated. The opening will con
niue during the week. and no doubt be