Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

NFN IHIMBLE- RIG GAME Yesterday
officers Kent and Farrell arrested NJ. L.
Goforth and A Paquin, on a charge Of
petit larceny, alleged to have been COM
United in swindling man named Henry
Ranbke, out OF $50 by means of q new
device OF the thimble-rig order, a week ago
last Friday in a saloon at Fifth and X
streets. After losing his money Ranrbke
went TO San francisco, and the officers
having heard of the circumstance, had him
swear out warrant on his return The
device is an ingenious one. The tools "
consist of a thimble.' about two inches
long, made Of tin, and resembling minia-
lure shaker such as is used in saloons to
shake up lemonades etc, about - nickels,
and two dice. Five of the nicllels are
sOldered together, and a SQUARE hole is
mace IN the bottom of the pile large enough
10 conceal one of the dice. When sucker"
Is 10 be caught, the nicllels are stacked up in
apple, the sOldered nickels on top, with the
die stored away in the hole, resting on the
nlcke! Just below. On top of the whole
pile the other dice is placed. The nanipu-
lator, after showing the latter die, which
we will say Is an ace offers to wager that
by lighting match and burning it around
the box he can change the face Of the die
from an ace to six. He turns aside to
taJAAAA- u liltttills ana u confederate RAISES
the thimble and removes the die. The
sucker seeing it removed, thinks he is
certain TO win, and hastens to bet The
money having been staked, the manipulation
raises the thimble, and in doing so soueezes
The top OF it so tightly that the sOldered
nlckels are retained in il, and the concealed
die, arranged so that il is q six, is exhibited
10 the astonished sucker" whose money
IS pocketed while he is pulling his brain
TO know how such things can be.
BOARD OF HEALTH.-Thc City Board Of
Health met at the office of Dr. Lame Sat
urday evening, all the members present,
and DR.. Cluness presiding. City Attorney
Anderson, Health Officer Ferral and
Plumbing Inspector Bassett were also pres
ent The object of the meeting was to
consider an ordinance, submitted by the
City Attorney outlining the duties Of the
Health Officer and Plumbing Inspector.
and providing for the punishment of own
aFa, contractors and builders who failed to
C. .4struct cesspools, drainage pipes, etc, in
accordance with the manner prescribed by
the Board The ordinance is the embodi-
ment Of the existing resolutions adopted
by the Board, with very few amendments
and several additions. The ordinance as
read IS clear, concise and comprehensive.
II Will be presented 10 the Board of Trus-
tees today, with a request that they pass
sthe same. Drs. Cluness and Nichols were
appointed committee to wait upon the
Board at that time and urge its passage.
The subject Of cesspools was discussed at
great length, all the members of the Board
participating. DR.. Cluness said he believed
IN small cesspOols, and having the same
empued often. He did not believe in them
al all when they could be dispensed with.
He said if the Shone system, which was
now being tested by the Trustees. proved
success, cesspOols would be entirely dis
penseG with
DEArH or LAUREN UPsoN.-The death
OF Lauren Epson, who was fer many years
editor Of the Sacramento Union, and very
widely known, occurred at the asylum in
Stockton last Friday evening L. A. Epson.
O! this city, his son, was present at the
time of his death, and accompanied the
remains 10 Sacramento, where they arrived
on The Saturday afternoon train. Several
OF the Older citizens, who were intimately
acquainted with the deceased during the
period of his active life and who learned OF
ms death prior 10 the arrival of the train.
were At the depot to meet the remains The
funeral, which was private, took place from
the residence of his son Yesterday afternoon
at , o'clock. Rev. w. c. Merrill conducted
the services, which consisted of reading
scripture selections, prayer, and singing by
a quartet-MrS. Hansbrow, Mrs w. +.
Smith, A. Sanborn and H W Carroll. The
reTnalns were inferred in the CITY Gene
terv. The pail bearers were John Mcneil
Judge y. Greene Curtis, l.. Williams, J. III.
Carroll, ). /. Felter and Charles McCrearv.
PoIcg CoURT-In the Police Court, Sat
urday, sentence in the cases of Henry
Wittpen and F. Camenzind, for disturbing
the peace, was continued until the 18th. at
The request of defendants, to give them an
opportunity for the filing of a motion for a
new tral......Dan Gallagher for having
been drunk, w9s fined s.. or five DAYS
below......Andrew Humberger. similarly
charged, forfeited his deposit William
Mcintyre was adjudged guilty of disturbing
the peace, and will be sentence to-day.
K. u. Cooper'S case of disturbing the peace.
Went over until tomorrow ...... The case of
Eugene Walton, for disturbing the peace.
was dismissed on payment of costs, at the
request OF the prosecuting witness Tom
allowed 10 go on promising to leave town.
City TREASURY. were the re-
ceipts for the week ending Saturday, No.
vember 2lst: From Joseph n. Herndon,
cemetery dues, S24 IS; A. S. Woods, water
rates, $40 75 n. A. Kidder, harbor dues.
SIC; W. A. Henry, Police Court fines,
$40; George A. Putnam, city licenses,
$242 IS; II. L. Buckley, delinquent city
taxes, 1885 80. Total receipts, 81 1874 %.
Total disbursements, $24I 10. Total amount
in city treasury, 1929. 1913 05.
ALL-wooL cashmeres, IS cents. Half
wool cashmeres, double-width, Il cents