Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-15
BRIEF NOTES.

Two carloads of immigrants arrived this
morning.
The closing exercises of ST. Joseph's
Academy will take place next Monday at
Bpm.
The cool weather prevailing recently has
been of great benefit to the grain crop in
this county.
Sheriff Wilson has taken J. Cummings
who Is TO serve term of two years for
robbery, to the State Prison at San Quentin
The Grand Lodge of California, I. O. O.
I F., in session at San Francisco, YESTERDAY
elected Elwood Bruner, of this CITY, Grand
Warden.
General T. ]. Clunie's fine large ware
house on Front street. below r, is well adj
vanced toward completion, and will be
finished next week.
The taking of the census of the children
of the State commences o-day, and must
be concluded by June 1st James McCleery
! is Census Marshal for this city.
Two carloads of people attended the pic
mic yesterday, at Cothrin's Grove, of Sac
ramento Lodge, No. 21S9, Grand United
Order of Odd Fellows (colored).
w. w. Dudrock, a man about 55 years of
age, who arrived here from the East re-
Gently, got on a spree Tuesday night, and
was robbed of $780, about all the money he
had.
Detective Fuller, of Oakland took back
to that city yesterday William Haney, who
was arrested here by officer Sullivan on a
charge of petit larceny, committed in Oak
land.
The barge Aid, tender to the snag-hoat
Seller, having been thoroughly repaired
here, left yesterday morning for San Fran
CISCO towed by the San Joaquin, No 2, to
take on load of coal
w. O. Bowers took possession of the
Golden Eagle Hotel as proprietor yester-
day. 1t is understood that extensive i'm
provementS will be made to the property,
inside and out, Immediately.
Mayor Brown being in San. Francisco,
! the Postotfice Commissioners will not meet
again until tomorrow. Meanwhile any
parties DESTROYS of presenting proposals
for the sale of land suitable for site can
send them in.
Some of the friends of Peter Humrich,
who was recently appointed a special Off
Ger, have presented him with a handsome
star, of unique construction, in commem-
| Grafton of the efficiency he displayed in ar
resting the noted tramp Slippery Dick.
Sheriff Hale brought up from Alameda
county last evening japanese prisoner
| named Jow Tung Chung, who is serving a
| life term at Folsom for murder, but was
taken to Oakland recently to act as a wit
| ness in a case, and is now being returned
to prison.
The Sacramento river was down to
| twelve feet ten inches yesterday morning,
having fallen three inches in twenty-four
hours, probably in consequence of the
recent cool weather having checked the
melting of what little snow is left in the
mountains.
The steamer Constance arrived from San
Francisco yesterday with barge load of
lumber for W. F. Frazer and the Friend &
| Terry Lumber Company. The Clara Bell
| cleared for the lower Sacramento with mer
! chandise, and the Constance for San Fran
cisco, light.
The Signal Service reports at 8 o'clock
last night showed u rising barometer in
Oregon and falling in California, with
steady temperature, westerly winds and
clear weather in California, and cloudy to
threatening and light rain in Oregon and
| Washington Territory.
| Garland & Goldsmith, who recently pur-
chased from Joe Courtney the running
horse Porter Ashe paying $500, have sold
| him to MesSrs. Doyle d Lucas who bought
! Philip S. few days ago., and are said to
! have received 81, 800 for him. Both horses
will go East in a day or two.
The room of William Grentner, at the
residence of NJ. E. Dolan, in Washington,
was entered on Tuesday night by thief,
| who, while Mr.. Grentner was asleep, stole
his purse, containing about $50 80 The
room is entered directly from the yard, and
its occupant had not locked it.
Yesterday Judge Mcfarland, in the case
| of Alice NJ Valensin VS. G. Valensin,
| granted a motion for a modification of the
| injunction heretofore granted, and for ali
mony Also dill ected that defendant pay
| plaintiff, within five days the sum of 500,
to be used in carry on the suit.
The new trading steamer, which is in
| progress of construction on the Eolo side
of the river, was successfully launched
about $50 P. NJ. yesterday. There is still
great deal of work to be done upon her, but
it was desirable to have her in the water
before the river fell much lower.
| A number of members of Sacramento
Commandery. X. T., purpose visiting
Marysville next Sunday, to attend the
funeral of the late Sir Knight George J..
| Cole. Those who wish to 90 can leave
their names with w. B. Miller A special
tram will leave Sunday morning returning
the same day.
1t is reported that the vigorous resistance
made by the Natoma Company, near Fol-
SON. to the raiding of their vineyard by
grasshoppers has been successful, the force
of Cinnamon employed driving the hoppers
into bitches. The same plan was success
ful at Vina, but to attain success energy
and eternal vigilance " were necessary.
Geo. L. Seybolt, Postotfice Inspector, adj
vertises for proposals for the lease to the
Government for suitable premises to be oc-
cupied as a Postoffice at Sacramento for a
| term of four years. Proposals will be re-
ceived at the POstotfice until noon on the
23d inst. Evidently it is not anticipated
| that the new PoStoffice will be completed
right away.
The Superior Judges of Alameda county,
| sitting in bank, heard on Tuesday the
habeas corpus case of Patrick Campbell, of
Smartsvillc, the hydraulic miner, and re-
manded him into custody, though by con-
sent he is not really in the care of an
officer. Next Monday, at P. NJ. he will
once more try habeas corpus for liberty be-
| fore Judge Mcfarland in this city