Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-27
BRIEF NOTES.

John T. Fogarty denies that he is can
didate for Insane Asylum Director. He
says there's nothing in it.
i To-day the State Capitol building will be
draped with mourning emblems out OF re-
spect to the memory of General Grant.
Robert Allen. lessee of Agricultural Park,
has been suffering from an injury received
in a set-to with George Borchers few days
ago.
Early last evening stranger fell in q fit
at Second and X streets, and was taken 10
the station-house by officers Kent and
Arlington.
Many hundred cords of wood have been
hauled for the past few months to Gait,
nearly all of which is intended for ship
ment to this city
Hale Bros. q Co. have erected a new flag
staff at Ninth and X, where "Old Glory y
| is half-masted out of respect to the men,
DRY of General Grant.
LOUIS Gerber, of the firm of John Gerber
| & Bro, arrived home last evening from
| Tehachapi, with go head of beef cattle to
supply the Sacramento home market.
| Fire Commissioner John Conran, who
has been i'll for several weeks, has so far
recovered as to be able to sit up, and eX-
poets to be around again in few days.
! Charles Miller, Edward Brooks and
| Frank Sprieger have been convicted of va
grancy by Justice Scully, of Washington
and sentenced to twenty days each in the
Yolo county Jail.
| A 100-yard foot-race was run at the Rec
| reation Grounds yesterday between two
| members of the knickerbocker Baseball
| Club, w. Newbert and j. Goldstein, which
was won by the former.
| Thomas Orr has finished thrashing for
the farmers near Folsom. He reports the
average wheat crop to be one-half the Gus
tomary yield The partial failure is due to
the grasshoppers and the drought.
William F. Roeder, former well known
resident of Sacramento, but at present To-
Gated in San Francisco, is visiting this city
on his wedding tour, having been married
! to Miss Gussie Richter, of San Francisco,
on July ODD.
All Jim was confined last week in the
Folsom Jail, being charged with the theft
OF blanket from Mr. Faber, of Latrobe
However Mr.. Jim is no longer in the Jail,
for Sunday night his friends dubbed to-
gether and dug him out.
Department One of the Superior Court
has revoked the letters of administration
issued to the Public Administrator in the
matter of the estate of the late Robert Dor
sett, admitted the will TO probate, and
issued letters to Miss Mildred 5. Jones.
Ex-senator Slater of Oregon, and Sur
veyOr-General Wiley, of this city both of
whom were candidates for Commissioner
of the General Land Office, are, it is said.
new applicants for the position of Assist
ant Commissioner of the same depart
ment.
A correspondent says: While our friends
at Sacramento have been looking for site
for their Postolfice building, S. o. Pierce,
Postmaster at Shingle Springs, has not
only decided this question for his town,
but has actually erected the building, and
a right neat office it makes, too
Saturday night and Sunday were unusu-
ally cold for this season of the year. The
sky remained overcast with heavy clouds,
and house fires and overcoats were neces-
sary for comfort. The sudden change may
have been due to the advent of the cold
Day When We Get Left " Company The
company came very near getting left V on
its baggage, but the clerk of the weather
fulfilled his part Of the programme.
Posters are out announcing that race
will take place in Gait Saturday next,
August 1st, between w. J. Martins sorrel
horse Finnigan, Mr.. Tylers. gray mare
Mag, and J. X. McKinstry's bay horse Cap
tain Jack. This race hasbeen talked of by
local sports for several weeks, and doubt
less very exciting contest will take place
Other races will follow. On Sunday a
match game of baseball is announced to
take place in the afternoon, to be followed
by boxing match in the evening.