Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-26
BRIEF NOTES.

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the State Treasury $3.50.
a new sidewalk is being laid on the
Fifth-street side of the Metropolitan build
ing, Fifth and K streets.
The steamer San Joaquin, No. 3, arrived
from the upper Sacramento yesterday with
bargeload of grain, en- route for San Fran
cisco.
At Henderson's planning mill, Woodland,
S. S. Holden, an employee, had his left
hand caught in the machinery and lost two
fingers.
The subscription list for Clara Louise
Kellogg's grand concert, to be given at the
Metropolitan Saturday evening, September
9th, is now open at Houghton's.
The only business transacted in the Su-
perior Court yesterday was the granting OF
a divorce to Lilly S. Brown fom Henry
Brown, on the ground of desertion.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought ND from
San Francisco yesterday, en- route TO the
State Prison at Folsom, a prisoner named
| Hugh j. Carroll, who is to serve two years.
c. SCHNEIDER yesterday swore out war
rant for the arrest of P. O'Connell, on a
charge of misdemeanor, alleged to have
been committed in selling horse that was
! afflicted with CHAMBERS
The funeral procession yesterday of the
late Peter Trope was very largely attended.
The Knights Templar and other Masonic
| organizations turned out well, headed by
the First Artillery Band
The Chico Guard must be large COM
pany. Its members were passing through
the city Sunday and Monday, en- route Tor
home from Camp SLOVENIAN, and quite a
squad went up yesterday.
The two locomotives that were thrown
I from the rails at Tamarack station on the
! occasion of the recent accident were brought
to the railroad shops Monday night They
are both seriously damaged.
Yesterday forenoon a defective fue in the
rear of the Cosmopolitan Restaurant, K
street, near Fourth, ignited some light stuff
IN the upper portion of the building. The
hook and ladder company extinguished
| the blaze without giving an alarm.
The Valensin case has got into the United
| States. Courts, on a suit of Mrs. Valensin to
recover $1,000, which she alleges her hus-
band owes her, the case having been trans
| ferred from Department Eight of the SUI
| perior Court of San FRANCISCO on the allie
CATION that defendant is an alien,
Judge Stidger, of the San Juan Times,
! was IN the city yesterday, en- route to San
| francisco to give testimony before Com
! missioner Houghton in the hydraulic min
| ing contempt case pending before Judge
Sawyer. Several others from the mountains
went down yesterday for the same pur-
pose.
A. r. Miller, of Blacks, Yolo county.
while unloading hay in Woodland Monday
afternoon, was thrown from the top of the
wagon to the ground by the unexpected
starting OF the horses, and, falling upon his
head. received scalp wounds and was rem
! dered unconscious. AT last accounts he
had revived, and is not believed to be dan
gerously hurt.
The San Francisco. steamer reached the
| bend of the river below the city about 7
| o'clock yesterday morning, unloaded hall
| Of har freight upon the barge waiting for
her there, and then started for her landing
but grounded on the Y-street bar, and re-
manned there for about an hour, finally
reaching the levee about 10 o'clock. After
unloading she returned and brought up the
barge.
Sacramento horsemen, commenting upon
! the recent ill-luck of California horses in
/ the East, and referring more especially to
the wholesale defeat of yesterday, express
| the belief that the animals are becoming
stale" They were put in condition early
IN the season, owing to the favorable Cali
| fornia climate, and are consequently get
| ting out of form earlier than the Eastern
cracks.
Monday evening a lady passing along
Eleventh street, between o and z, stepped
| upon broken plank in the sidewalk, fell
| through and spralned an ankle so seriously
| that she Will be lame for some time. The
owner of the sidewalk will probably have
to respond in a suit for damages. There
are number of sidewalks in the city in
such dilapidated condition that similar
accidents may be expected at any time.
! Health Officer Ferral, officer Kent and
J. n. Herndon, Cemetery Superintendent.
investigated yesterday an alleged case of
smallpox on Third street. between and
| J, the patient being a Chinawoman who
had been sick for several weeks. Officer
Kent, who has had the disease, declared
! that it was not case of smallpox, or, if it
was, The woman was convalescent. 1t
| doubtless was some other complaint affect
ing the skin
Sergeant Barwick reports that the
| highest temperature yesterday, according
| to the Signal Service reports, was: For
Tatoosh Island, 630; Spokane Falls 100:
Dayton, SO; Fort Candy, go; Portland,
500; Roseburg SIC; Red Bluff, 900; Sac
ramento, Sc; San Francisco, $40; Keller,
$50; San Luis Obispo, 740; Los Angeles,
| o. Dan DleSO, 10. AT noon yesterday
| there was a thunderstorm prevailing at
Salt Lake City, and light rain was falling
at Cheyenne, with reduced temperature
cast of the Rocky Mountains to Omaha
Officer Matt Coffey has brought suit in
| the Superior Court against Sweetser &
Alsip to recover the sum of 81 600. He
alleges that he paid them January 81, 1885,
800 to bind bargain for the purchase of a
! block of land between + and q, Twenty
eighth and Twenty ninth streets, for 81 900,
| the property being owned by George E.
Bates, and the firm representing that they
were his agents. When time came to
make second payment they refused to re-
| celve the money or execute a deed. He
declares that they were in reality not au-
thoriZed to act for Mr.. Bates at the time he
bargained with them, claims that the prop
erty is woHh s., 500, and that he has been
! damaged 10 the amount claimed.
| AUCTION SALEs.-Sherburn & Smith VIII
sell at auction next Monday, at 1890 A NJ,
the entire stock and fixtures of David
+! Cooper's saloon, Second and streets. in
GLIDING a large stock of fine whisky,
brandy. wines and liquors, in bottles and
| barrels; English ale and porter in bottles
and casks; cigars and tobacco large De
| uOlt sdies WdlHul par counter, piaIG gSaSS
bar mirror; beer and ice chests, bedsteads
and spring beds; Richmond range and
fixtures kitchen safe, tables, chairs, etc..
Dock d Co. will sell at No 1905 K street,
between Tenth and Eleventh, at 10 A. NJ
to-day, a good work horse, good spring
wagon, set of single harness, Mason 4
Hamlin organ, in good order, etc. Also, a
lot of paintings and furniture, to close a
! consignment.
4 FELL INFO THE RIvER-About O'Clock
yesterday morning Waterman Hatch, John
Ames and W. A. Dewey rescued from
| drowning a man who had fallen into the
river near the western end of the Sacra-
mento Yolo bridge Word was taken to
the station house, and officers Ash and
Arlington repaired to the scene and as
sisted in getting the man out of the stream
and conveyed him to the police office. He
was SO far exhausted that he was unable
to give his name, but few hours after
wards he was much improved in condition
and said his name was Joseph Mcclure
He did not know how he got into the
water, but it is believed that he had been
drinking to excess.
METROPOLITAN THEATER-At the Me.
tropolitan this evening the charming act
ress. Miss Kate Castleton. sunnorfed hv +