Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
METRoPoLITAN THEATER.-At the Metro
pOlitan tonight John A. Stevens and his
company from the Park Theater New
York. and more recently from the Bush
Street San Francisco, will commence a
brief engagement, appearing in the roman
tic spectacular drama, Passions Slave
The Alta, in reference to its presentation in
San Francisco, remarked Mr.. Stevens
appears in the character of Manuel De
Foe, the prosecuted hero of the romantic
story, and is supported by the full strength
of hiscOmpanv. The piece is well mounted
and the realistic scenes are produced with
commemorate effect. While the play has
been previously presented here, much of
the business is new and many improve
ments have been made, particularly i'll the
more emotional parts. The piece runs
smoothly and the company have become
sufficiently familiar with the drama to
bring ont the strong points with creditable
effect. Miss Lizzie Fletcher as Mamie Bris-
coe acts the role with ability and effect, and
Miss Emily Iytton is exceedingly clever as
Clotilde. the unfortunate Creole. Charles
ley, has an easy bearing, and gives good
impersonatiOn of an unpleasant role. The
tow-e0medy roles are sbillfully presented
by Hudson ListOn and J. w. Summers
while Carrie Clark Ward is very lively and
piquant in her soubrette role of Pattie'
The management announce that popular
prices will be retained-75 and 50 cents.
Seats can he reserved at Houghton's.
WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK-The case
of the Amador and Sacramento Canal
Company vs.. the Plymouth Consolidated
Gold Mining Company, \. Hayward, E. l.
Montgomery and Walter s. Hobert, has
been transferred from the Superior Court
of Sacramento county to the -nitcd States
Circuit Court. The complaint, which was
filed on the 18th of last January, sets forth
that plaintiff owns a canal twenty-six
miles long in AmadOr and Sacramento
counties, called the Amador and Sacra-
mento Canal! extending from dam across
the Costumes river to Sebastopol. the
water Of which canal has been used for
more than ten years. That the defendant
owns two quartz mills in Amador county,
in which are used a large quantity of
water taken from the MOkelumne river
Near the mills is valley, through which
plaiuJif's canal. 1t is charged that debris
from the mills has run down the creek into
the canal SO as 70 materially interfere with
the flow of water. The Court is asked to
restrain the defendants from polluting the
waters OF said creek and for So 900 dam
ages.
Nor GCHTY-Ycsterday afternoon, in
Justice Post. Court, Antoine Cunio was
tried by jury on a charge Of battery, pre-
ferred by Mary Shaft J. X. Brown APP
peared for the people and J. c, Tubbs for
the defense The parties own adjoining
premises east of the city. 1t was shown
that the defendant had placed two tempt
ing boxes near the dividing line of the two
pieces of property, and the plaintiff 5 giddy
hens did not !lee from temptation, but went
and laid eggs in the said boxes. Plaintiff,
not liking To lose the eggs, was in the habit
of going to the boxes and getting them. On
one occasion while she was SO doing the
incident occurred which led to the charge
of battery. She testified that he met her,
slapped one side of her face, took hold OF
her arm and showed her violently against
the fence lie testified that he did not
slap. bat politely took her by the arm, and
said Please, Mrs. Shaft do not come on
my place: 90 over on Your own The
jury. after hearing all the evidence, re-
TUNED a verdict OF not guilty.
Pc-lcr Court In the Police Court yes
tcrday the cases of Fred. Andrews, alias
Curtis, Mamie Lynch. alias Curtis. Gussio
Williams Lorenzo Pachco. Sacks Nc
Kenna and James Gallagher. charged with
Nagrancv. were continued until tomorrow
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John Longfort, Joe Wilson. Joe Carroll
Ed Jones. Fred. Williams John Collins
and Charles Brown. No. >. charged with
vaeyancy. pleaded guilty, and were sen
fenced 20 10 days each in the county iai
lanes Sullivan. Harry Fisher and J
W. Anderson. similarly accused, were dis
charged the Judge being satisfied that they
were handwriting men, temporarily
ou, Of work, and not vagrant
..... Henry Schulmeyers case of battery
went over until tie 25th.....The case o
John Pcudcrsast, for stealing ride in The
cars. was continued..-..The cases Of Lee
Brown and Thomas Eagan, for an assault
To murder. were continued. owing to thu
absence of the City Attorney, and set fol
tomorrow evening al o'clock.
DEATH oy A FORMER SAcRAMENr>N.-
Judsa Lewis Aldrich. who died in Sar
Francesca las, Tuesday evening, was il
carly days resident of Sacramento, anC
one OF the first District Judges of this coun
~. Ia 1851 he removed To san Francisco
and entered upon the practice Of law. III,
was al various times in partnership with
Milton :. Latham, H. ;, F0ote, William VI
Stewart. Jas. A. McDougal and other well
known gentlemen. From 1862 to 1868 hC
prac,iced law u the state of Nevada, ant
was there in partnership with the lat,
Charles De Long, after which he returned
10 san Francisco, and has resided there
ever since In $3.50. he married Miss Nir
ginia Foote, second daughter of the lat,
Henry :. FoOte. of Mississippi. He leave
widow and four childreu-two boys anl
TWO girls-all grown. Judge Aldrich was
cultivated gentleman. kind friend, 500,
husband and father and was universally
respected by all who knew MIN.
TIE PosIrGoN OF THE INTRErIDs.-Th
Marysyille Appcol, referring to the PROPOSE
ton for the Intrepids of that place to com
to Sacramento and play n game of baseball
with one of the Sacramento clubs, says
The Intrepids stand ready to 90 to Sacra
mento to play any club any Sunday the
wish and the Sacramento club manager
have been so informed All the Intrepid
ask is to have the game called sufficient
early 70 allow them to return home on tn
afternoon train The only objection III
Sacramentans have to this IS fear that tn
attendance would not be so large as at
game called later-a somewhat friyolou
excuse The lutrepids would draw an in
mense crowd there and coin money for tn
Atlas or any other club, and all the In
treplds ask is a little above expenses.
CHOSEN FRIENDS PIcYIc-FriendShiE
Sacramento and Sunset Councils, O. c. f
Of this city, in conjunction with Clarksbur!
Franklin and Walnut Grove Councils, wi
celebrate the sixth anniversary on Thur
day, the 2sth, by giving a joint picnic s
Beach's Grove. The excursionists from th
city viii 90 by steamer, leaving the whal
at the foot of \ street at o'clock a. NJ
valuable coupon prize, and many other dt
sirable and useful prizes will be given an
also cash prize of S25 for clay-pigeo
shooting match.