Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-12

BRIEF NOTES.

Two carloads of immigrants arrived this
morning.
The Sacramento river has fallen to II
feet s inches.
Deputy Assessor Shellars during the past
week collected poll-;aXes for $50 Chinese.
The steamer San Joaquin arrived yester-
day from San Francisco with merchandise.
The Kate Castleton troupe passed through
yesterday, en- route from Auburn to Wood
land.
1t is reported that the railroad company
will soon shorten the time of the overland
express trains materially.
Officers Rider, Woods and Ferral arrested
three tramps yesterday who came under
the heading Of healthy beggars
John Horsley has brought down from
Marysville three fine young trotters, and
purposes training them at the Park.
Frank G. Waterhouse Of this city, was
yesterday granted a patent for regulator
for dynamo electric machine, and Richard
c. Irvine, also of Sacramento, was granted
. patent for biting and driving harness.
Two parties OF immigrants, including
several families, arrived from the East
by the immigrant train, and yesterday
afternoon left for their destination. part
going to Lincoln and the remainder to Live
Oak.
Two or three days ago one Of the work
men engaged in rebuilding the Pioneer
Mill-a very heshy man, weighing fully
$50 ENTHUSIASTICALLY slipped and fell a
distance of about forty feet, alighting
| astride of a scantling. He had to be con-
veyed home, and is still laid up The ply
stefan summoned found that no bones were
broken. thanks to his being SO fat
The steamer Knight, No ,, built recent
ly at Yuba City, to run in the trade be-
tween Marysyille and San Francisco, in
conjunction with the ID. T.. Knight, came
down the river last evening about dusk, en-
route to San Francisco. To he inspected.
She is well designed for the trade. has
plenty of power and on her trial trip gave
full satisfaction to builder and owner
Martin Arnold has commenced suit in
the Superior Court against the proprietors
of the Saddle Rock Oyster House for s. 500
damages for the use of his name in con-
nection with that place of business. Ar
mold was its original proprietor, but sold
out and went to San Francisco. The pur-
chaser fthe place was not successful and
sold it to the present owners. Recently
Arnold returned TO Sacramento. and went
into business again. The proprietors of the
place have retained his name on the doors.
and on the globe of the lamp in front. but
so that it reads ArnOld'S successors and
" Successor to Arnold
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
Judge Henry saw people running to a
locality on K street, near Third, as though
something exciting attracted them. Natu-
rally he fastened in that direction himself.
and found large crowd assembled wit
Messing the excrtions of two men, who
were indulging in a Ough-and-tumble
fight, rolling around on the Cobbles and
punching each other as best they could
The Judge looked around for an officer.
and not seeing one called upon citizen,
Mr.. Horne, to assist him. They proceeded
to separate the combatants, who were tired
enough to stop fighting readily, and put
ting them in a street ear conveyed them to
the calaboOse. They proved to be two
ranchmen, acquaintance, who, getting too
much " beverage on board, had quarreled.
A correspondent writes the RECORD
UNION as follows . Can you say whether
there is going to be an election for police
men this spring? The Police Commissions
ers will not tell. If one is asked, he SAYS
he is willing but the other two are not, and
so ii goes all around. If there is to be an
election, those who would like to be appli-
cants should have time to PREF arr their
recommendations. In response to this
inquiry, reporter conversed on the sub
iect With Judge Henry, one of the Commits
sioners, yesterday, and was informed that
the Board would meet tomorrow at l P. NJ.
to consider matters relative to the Police
Department, and it would then be decided
whether an election would be held. There
is one influential body of citizens that has
already considered this matter, and voted
that an election was unnecessary-thc pres
ent force,