Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-29
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
PIoNEERs OF Ell DoRADo.-Ye sterday a
couple Of the pioneer residents of I'll Do
RADIO county met III the reading rooms Cf
the Golden Eagle. Having not seen each
other for a number of wears they sat down
to talk over " Old times" A few moments
later they were joined by others. ard before
the afternoon wore away the room was full
of those who spent the years between 1919
and 1850 in what was then in population
and wealth the banner county of the State.
Most of them are now non-residents.
Among the latter were Robert Bell, of Co
Iona; H G.. Maltby, St. Lawrence; r. J.
Van VOORHEES,, J. S. Miller, A. a.
Van VOORHEES, l. J. Orn, Charles
Gildea, Placervllle; \. L. Frost, Kelsey
J. II. Miller, Captain Sawyer Cold Springs.
J. D. Skinner. the present County Treas
urcr, was the only one of the party who
now is resident of the county Mr..
Skinner made quite speech to his former
neighbors, in which he took occasion to
state that the county has been steadily in
creasing in population and wealth for sew
eral years past. He said mining, quartz
drift, seam and gravel, was still a leading
industry, but that farming, horticulture
and yiticulture, was fast coming to the
front. What Ell Dorado county needs, he
said was the continuation of the railroad
from Shingle Springs to Placerville dis
lance of some twelve miles. This he
claimed, would open up one of the best
fruit belts, as well as one of the best lum-
Der sections. i'll the State
SETTLED WITH THE STArE-The County
Treasurers still continue to come in with
the amounts due the State. Yesterday the
following counties settled with the Con
troller and paid into the State Treasury the
amounts due as follows Placer, $16561 80;
Lassen, 1852 "a; Napa, SO $50 %. The
Treasurer of Mono county. 4. i. Tinkum.
who owed the State s., :}27 0S walked into
the office of the State Treasury about P NJ,
laid down ST, $50 10 and q certificate OF
special deposit, signed by the late State
Treasurer for 1896 90, which made the
amount due. State Treasurer Oullahan
refused to accept the tender, saying the GER
titicate was worthless, from the fact that
the money represented was not on deposit
Mr. Tinkham took his coin and certificate
aud left, but in few moments later re-
N-ned and paid in coin the full amount
due from his county. This makes three
counties out of the eleven who We're losers
by the January defalcation who have paid
into the State the full amount due. J. d.
Skinner Treasurer of FL Dorado county. is
lhere ready to settle. but does not know
Pghethcr to pay the full amount or join in
the litigation of the seven counties. who
say they will not settle until compelled so
to do by the Courts. He holds January's
certificate OF special deposit for s., 100.
TAKEN BACK HoME-A dispatch was re-
ceived by Chief Jackson from San Francis
Co Tuesday night, requesting the arrest of
a girl Is years of age, who had run away
from her home in that city and was proba-
bly, coming to Sacramento III company
with another young woman. who, however,
was a widow They arrived here on yes
terday mornings steamer. and were found
soon afterwards and arrested. They had
been in fine spirits prior to the arrest, but
as soon as they reached the station-house
they realized that the matter was serious,
and the one for whose arrest the dispatch
was sent cried bitterly. and Al times seemed
III danger of going into mysteries. Her
father came for her at noon, and their
meeting was a very affecting scene. When
her father told her that her mother was
nearly heart broken with grief in consc-
quencc OF her daughters conduct. the
latter threw herself upon the floor weep
ing rs though her heart would break, and
declaring that it would kill her to meet
her mother. The girl is of prepossesSing
appearance had been well raised, and it
would seem that her companion was
mainly 20 blame for the runaway Her
father took her home by the afternoon
train.
SPORTING MATTERs-Thc sportsmen of
,,.r ,, CON, ,,I.;,;,,,r Of l,jl tir,as
just now, as in the vicinity of the city there
is very little game to be got The market
men say. however, that the professional
shooters are sending in i great many quail,
and that there are many more OF these
birds this season than there have been for
years. Ducks have deserted their usual
haunts, and, though every day some hunter
happens upon place where they are nu-
merous and makes good killing, the next
day the same place viii scarcely yield a
feather. There is 81 much water that the
birds have their choice of innumcrable
locations, and seem to be moving about
from place to place. There are more up
the river than below but only few large
ducks-maliards and canyasbackS. The
scarcity of geese this season is commented
upon by hunters, and they are said to be
not only scarce in this vicinity, but also 10
generally. compared with previous years,
to do half the :" herding forced upon them
heretofore.
PoLcE CouEr-In the Police Court yes
terday Billy Davidson, arrested for being 4
common drunkard, was sentenced TO thirty
days in the County Jail.....T The cases of
john Smith and j. W. Wilson, charged
with burglarizng the premises of Leland
Howe, were examined and taken under
Amusement until this morning ..... The case
of William McCants, for battery, was con-
tinued until tomorrow Thomas Me
Cutcheon, previously convicted of disturb
ing the peace, was fined Sl5, or fifteen DAYS
......James Green, charged with petit lar
ceny, was tried and discharged. ohm
Smiths case of perjury, committed during
his examination and trial for the robbery of
Mcintyre, went over until this morning.
Anna Manning, convicted Of disturbing the
peace, was fined S5......The cases of Frank
Thompson. George Lamb and Frank Muir
ply, arrested for burglarizing Henry d.
RodeS store, at Twelfth and z streets, were
set for examination on the 3lst.
A HACK RAcE.-Some of the hacllmen Of
the city are considering proposition to
have a race ut the Park some time within
the next two or three weeks Robt. Allen,
tire lessee, agrees 10 give them so pair of
blankets as n prize and also the gate
money. There was hack race several
years ago which occasioned much amuse-
ment, and, as some of the teams in use now
are pretty lively, the scheme meets with
much favor.
Coop VALUE turkey-red stand covers, Sax