Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-09

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METROPOLITAN THEArER,-The Days,
having closed a very profitable season at
the Bush street. San Francisco where they
played Vacation or, Harvard ". Yale -
to full houses for three weeks, will COM
mence an engagement of three nights at
the Metropolitan this evening. 1t is one
OF the most amusing absurditieS ever put
upon the stage, full of mirth, music and
athletics, introducing the sweet graduates
of NassaT-lvelv, musical, and guilty occa-
Sionally of the use of little slang in their
conversation-an the hearty and spirited
youths of Harvard and Yale, proficients in
all manly exercises if moi prominent mem
bers OF the classes in Latin and Greek, re-
inforced by their English tigers There
is also introduced u lady of the old school,
Miss Priscilla Plush and a man of letters
Professor Smvthlin, who are made by the
young people to almost regret that they
were ever born.
Work FOR THE HEALTH OFFIcER.-For a
week past q most horrible stencil has pre-
vailed in that portion of the city living
between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets.
and \ street To the R-street levec People
living near the levee think it comes from
the dump-pileS on the other side, where
all kinds Of filth are daily deposited by the
owners of brickyard lots which they are
trying TO fill up. while those nearer t. the
Capitol park are satisfied that the smell
comes from the Thirteecth-street sewer
The odOr most noticeable IS decidedly of
the sewer variety. and il Is quite certain
that the Thirteenth-street drain Is clogged
up somewhere. Whatever is the cause Of
the stencil, the Board of Health should in
IthrA ~
have already been made sick, and there is
danger of diphtheria breaking out in that
locality. The stencil is worst of course,
when the wind comes from the southeast.
CHINESE sANTSEss.-About , p.
NJ yesterday two Chinamen-Ah Wee and
En- Poy-were about to cat their dinner in
the basement of 4 house on Fifth street,
near !, when disagreement occurred, re-
Sulting IL All Wees drawing pistol and
shooting at his companion, but missing
him. The ball, an unusually large one,
passed through a door and partition and
was stopped by brick wall. Officer Ash
arrived soon, but was unable 20 find the
shooter, who had run away Subsequently
the Cinnamon sent word TO the station
house that they knew where he was, and
Ash went after him. lie could not be found
however.
Police CoUgr.-In the Police Court Sat
urday John J Cusick was tried by jury on
a charge of committing battery upon
Frank O'Brien, and found guilty He was
fined $50 and COSTS. Charles Cornell, ar
rested for disturbing the peace, was dis
charged. ..... Richard Cote was tried for the
petit larceny of hoe, and acquitted.
Gus. Benning, charged with having been
drunk, forfeited his deposit. James Sulli-
van and Ed. Rand were convicted of being
common drunkaris, and received sentence
of thirty days in the County Jail ...... Fannie
Evans and Title Williams, taken in for ex-
hibiting. forfeited their deposits.
NATIVE Sons PARTY.-The eighth annual
party of Sacramento Parlor, Native Sons of
the Golden West, will be held at Armory
Hall Tuesday evening, the 18th instant
and is expected to be very fine affair
Concert music will be rendered from s
o'clock until $50, at which time the grand
march will commence, to the music of
Jones d Watson's orchestra.
THE CORRECT DATE.-An error in the adj
laSt isement published concerning the glass
I'D Moot TO take place at Live Oak made
the 1ate Saturday, February 18th. 1t
should have read Sunday, the 18th.