Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-23
BRIEF NOTES.

High School diplomas await the call of
their owners at the office of the City Board
| of Education.
The steamer Flora arrived from the
upper Sacramento with barge load Of
grain yesterday.
AT the State tair Elias NJ. Leite received
the silver medal for the best stringed in
struments, of California make.
A warrant was sworn out Yesterday bv
| Dora Schaefer for the arrest of William
Shaefer, on charge of threats against life.
These arrests were made yesterday: W.
| hickey, by officer Rider, for embezzlement;
VIM. Schafer, by officer Frazee for threats
against life.
The Pioneer Flour Mill is filling a con-
tract for 500 tons of flour for China, ship
ping about 100 tons to San Francisco daily
per steamer.
The Chinaman who was reported Mon
day evening to have been cayed upon in
mining claim at Folsom and killed, is not
yet dead, but pretty badly hurt.
Two carloads of Chinese laborers came
up from San Francisco yesterday, en- route
to Delta, to be employed in extending the
California and Oregon Railroad.
The Pacific annual conference of the
M. Il. Church South will meet at the Sew
enth-street Methodist Church October 9TH.
About 100 ministers and delegates will be
in attendance
Miss Ida |. Clinch will establisha school
IN vocal culture and instrumental music at
No. lll6 Seventh street. October LIST, con-
Quoting 1t in u thorough manner and on
moderate terms.
The highest temperature yesterday at the
California Signal Station was: For Red
Bluff, 970; Sacramento, $50; San Francisco,
73'; Keeler. 93o; San Luis 0bispo, $50; Los
Angeles, 930; San Diego, 500
The drawing for the Domestic sewing
machine took place last evening at 500 j
street The lucky number was No 1872,
and the lucky holder of the ticket Mrs. w.
II. Coker, who resides at No. 415 p street.
julius Conrad, the last of the five men
recently held 10 answer in the Police Court
for gaming, was released from the County
Jail yesterday, William Bell and A. j.
Rhoads becoming sureties for him in the
sum of $500.
In the list of State Fair premiums pub
lished in the RECORD UNION, in the fourth
department, class ", musical Instruments
Nj. ). Hammer was mentioned as receiving
the silver medal for string and reed instru-
ments 1t should have read NJ. L. Ham
mer.
According to the report made by a
sport, who returned from Stockton yes
terday, the gambling fraternity are not
receiving much more encouragement there
than they did here during the State Fair,
Sheriff Cunningham and the Chief of Po-
lice showing disposition to raid every
game that can be found.
Among the passengers who arrived from
the East yesterday, ell route to San Fran
cisco, were the family of the McSweeney
who campaigned for Cleveland last fall.
The fact of their coming out is believed to
be an indication that Mr.. McSweeney, who
desired Pacific coast appointment, is in a
fair way to get one. He did not accompany
them.
Street Commissioner Nielsen went down
to Santa Cruz yesterday to thoroughly ex-
anime the Santa Cruz pavement" which
has been in use there for several years,
and gain information as to its suitability
Tor service III Sacramento, there being a
probability of at least two blocks on J
street being paved with it very soon if it
" fills the bill"
The Governor has signed land patents as
follows: S. A. Gyle, Tehama county, 44O
acres; James Noel, San Bernardino, 100
acres; VIM. A. Tucker, San Bernardino,
3ZO acres +. NJ. West, PlumaS, 100 acres:
c. II. Holmes, Sonoma, 67.12 acres; James
Davidson, Siskiyou, 100 acres Bartholeme
Andre, Toulumne, $50 acres; Hyppolett
Andre, Toulumne, $40 acres.
A correspondent writing from Placer
vile says that about year ago Marco Va
roza, farmer, who resides near that town,
grated a sprig of an Italian chestnut into
young and thrifty black oak tree. Since
that time the graft has grown to hight of
over ten feet, and is strong and healthy
The correspondent adds: " In another year
the oak will be bearing chestnuts'
w. r. Hickey was arrested yesterday by
officer Rider on a charge of embezzlement,
preferred by William McGiI, of Vallejo.
1t is alleged that Hickey was intrusted with
a passenger vehicle and team by McGill, to
carry passengers at the State Fair, and did
considerable business here in that line He
did not make any payments to the owner
of the property, but spent the money he
collected, and besides ran up a bill at
livery stable which McGill, who arrived
here yesterday, had to pay before he could
get his turnout. Hickey was preparing to
leave town when the warrant was served
upon him.