Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-26
BRIEF NOTES.

The Stevens dramatic company left for
San Francisco yesterday morning.
Alice ". Wagner was yesterday, by Judge
Mcfarland, granted divorce from Ernest
II. Wagner.
1t is said that the fish in the lakes south
of the city are dying in almost as great
number as those in China slough.
Edward Downes premises, 1924 Il street
were visited | V a chicken thief Saturday
night and relieved of eight fine fowls
Fifteen carloads of oranges went East
from Los Angeles byspecial train last even
ing, making twentyeight carloads in two
days.
In the Superior Court yesterday the pass
ing of sentence upon c. r. Clarke, convicted
of murder, was continued until June Sth,
at 10 4. NJ.
The boys have caught the kite fever, and
people are beginning to complain to the
police of their horses being frightened in
consequence.
The Collecting Committee of the Grand
Army will start out this morning to solicit
funds to be used i'll arranging for the cele-
bration Of Memorial Day.
The steamer Gov Dana leaves at $50 A.
NJ. to-day, from the foot of \ street. to con-
vey the Knights of Pythias and their
friends 10 the picnic at Beach's Grove
AT Jerome Park, New York, to-day J. 3.
Haggin's colt Tyrant will run in the
Withers stake, mile dash for 3-yeaT-oldS
The odds against him are about to l.
Several horses have arrived from San
Francisco and other localities to take part
in the races of the Capital Turf Clubs
spring meeting. which commences to-mor-
row.
Albert NJ johnson filed Yesterday with
the County Recorder his official bond as
Notary Public, given in the sum of s. 600,
with \. c. Freeman and Grove L. Johnson
as sureties.
There Will be a meeting of citizens at
O'Clock this evening, at the Courthouse, to
consult as to the advisability of getting up
a picnic in aid Of the funds of the Howard
Benevolent Association,
Sam Ginsberg, the Second and J fruit
dealer yesterday discovered in q box of
Mexican lines Il centipede seven inches in
length. 1t being such an excellent speci-
men, it was preserved in alcohol.
Next Wednesday evening an entertain
ment will be given at Enterprise Hall,
Walsh's station, by the Brighton school, of
which Miss Rooney is teacher After the
entertainment there will be a dance.
Deputy Assessor Sam Blair sworc out a
warrant before Justice Post yesterday
against man named Herne, who had not
given his true name when interviewed by
the Assessor, but gave that of John Jones.
The ''Uncle" Billy Hicks estate was sold
at auction at the Court house Yesterday, by
Sherburn e Smith, for the executors, and
purchased by James Hicks, a nephew of
the deceased, for $24, 800 1t comprises
,060 acres.
The San Francisco Merchant has pub
lished in pamphlet form, covering nearly
200 pages, a stenographic report of the
third annual State Viticultural Convention,
held at San Francisco last December.
Price, 80 cents.
In conversation yesterday, District Attor-
ney Buckley stated that he intended TO
have the remaining cases against Thomas
II. Reynolds put on the calendar of the
Superior Court next Monday, for trial at
the June session.
James Jackson, of GOuge-eye was in the
city Yesterday, and reports that he has lost
400 acres of excellent barley by the ravages
of the grasshoppers. William H. Dixon,
who came in from the Costumes last even
ing says they are taking the entire corn
crop in that section.
The case of John Kelly, who killed Al.
Atkinson in Washington few weeks ago,
or rather inflicted knife wound from
which Atkinson died in this city few
DAYS later. will be taken up for examina-
ton in Justice RuggIes' Court, Cache Creek
township, about twelve miles from Wood
land, at > p. VI. to-day.
George Richie shot large gray eagle ON
prriS GRANT a f'ayEr Gay- since
wounded in the wing and captured, and
has been presented by Mr.. Richie to a.
Heinrichs, as a trophy for Fire Engine
Company No. ,. The bird measured seven
feet from tip to tip Of the wings, and when
shot had two rabbits as prey securely pin
Toned in its talons.
The Postoflice Commissioners will hold
a meeting at / 2. NJ. to-day, when a vote
will probably be taken upon the question
of site for the new building. 1t is under
stood that the present premises have been,
or will be, leased by the Government for
postotfice purposes for the next four years
as per call for proposals recently made.
The owner OF the property offered it at the
old rent, and agreed to make some necessary
improvements.
Yesterday afternoon Chief Of Police
Jackson's team got to acting badly while
StdlllDS At Ilt CORNER Oh 'FRONT.' anu
streets. and the Chief, who was sitting in
the buggy, talking to officer Arlington, took
the whip from the socket to touch the
horses up. As they wore open brides, they
saw the whip raised and started oil. In
attempting to prevent a collision with the
iron hitching railing in front of the station
house, the Chief pulled the horses little
too much to one side causing the buggy to
partially upset. throwing him out. He
chung to the lines, and was dragged several
wards, principally through the water that
had accumulated in the gutter near Il
sprinkling-cart hydrant, and when he got
up. his appearance was somewhat aston
ishing Worse than all, he had sprained
his right ankle badly, and may be laid up
for several days. The horses and buggy
escaped injury.
SACRAMENTO INsurUTE.-The pupils Of
the graduating department of the Sacra-
mento Institute We're examined yesterday
afternoon in literature, higher arithmetic,
evidences OF Christianity, elementary and
university algebra. mcnsuratiOn, geometry,
plane and spherical trigonometry. In the
literary examinations the works of Cold
smith, Johnson Hume B.ron and Lin
gard were enumerated and their styles crit
icsed. The questions in the mathematical
branches, though in 4 manner necessarily
technical, were practical in their nature one
Of the problems IN mcnSuratiou was: Given
the width OF the Sacramento river, and
the velocity of the current, required the
number of gallons of water per hour "aSs-
ing certain point The volumes Of lies,
cylinders, couCuutric and spherical rings
were found quickly and accurately. The
cases in plane trigouometTy were demon
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