Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-16
BRIEF NOTES.
Officer Franks arrested two empty-bottle
LhinVcs Saturday nirht

Officer Franks arrested two empty-bottlt
thieves Saturday night.
One carload of immigrants arrived yes
terday and three carloads this morning
The old steamer Neponset is TO be hauled
out on the Yolo side of the river to have
her hull rebuilt.
The eclipse of the sun will commence il
this city at IA A. NJ. to-day, and will las
about two hours and three-quarters
The Kate Castleton troupe left yesterda,
morning for Oakland, and the Ben Cotton
troupe passed through from Woodland tC
Modesto.
4 thief entered Henry Beideman':
chicken-coop C street, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth, Saturday night, and stolt
/ eight fowls.
Charles Wassow, who fell while WORKING
on the Pioneer mill building last Monday
died at the County Hospital Friday nigh
from the effects of his injuries
In the Superior Court of Yolo county The
| jury in the case of George vs.. The Contra
! Pacific Railroad Company which had beer
on trial for several days, failed to agree and
We're discharged.
D. Vanderhoof and II. G. Emerson have
Lodge of Knights of Pythias to the Grand
Lodge of that Order, which convenes al
| Los Angeles next month.
\ number Of shotgun experts enjoyed a
| pigeon shoot. the first of the season. al
Agricultural Park yesterday morning
There Were several contestants, but Messrs
| Watson, Todd and Stevens were the most
successful.
Fred. Graft, OF Narysville, W ho broke his
leg two or three days ago in consequence
OF the falling of ladder upon which he
was standing while trimming trees, was
| yesterday taken TO San Francisco for surgi-
cal treatment
NJ. S. Thompson, of No. "A North Second
street, New Bedford, Mass, desires in
formation as to the whereabouts of John
ii. Sullivan, tanner, who worked in a
tannery at Tenth and streets, in this city,
seven years ago.
Deputy Sheriff Fredericks arrested man
named George Williams Saturday evening
for burglarizing a residence He stole q
| beetsteak from the kitchen and lady's
satchel, containing some money and small!
articles, from an inner room.
George F. Bronner is ambitious to serve
the Government in the capacity of Internal
Revenue Collector of the Fourth District
His petition, which will be forwarded to
President Cleveland IS signed by all the
State officers, and many of the business
men of the city.
The Governor on Saturday granted par
don 10 James DOoley, who was convicted OF
murder in the second degree in Butte coun-
ty in 1878 and sentenced to twelve and a
half years imprisonment in the State
Prison. The pardon was issued on the
recommendation of the State Prison BIZ
rectOrs.
Last Friday night flock of ducks
ballys flew over the city, and some of
them came in contact with one of the cleo
tric-light masts on Q street, the result being
that three fell to the ground A citizen
picked up two, but the third struggled
along on the ground for while and finally
mustered strength enough to fly away.
\ colored man named Charles Othello,
aged % years, who has kept bootback
stand near the Golden Eagle Hotel, was
found dead in his bed Saturday morning.
under circumstances indicating that he
died of hemOrrhage of the lungs, he having
had lung trouble for some time. The
Coroner deemed it unnecessary to hold an
inquest.
The Police Courtroom and the offices Of
the Police Judge and City Attorney, which
were damaged by the recent fire at the
statiOn-hOusc, have been handsomely pa
Pered, painted, whitened, and so nicely
fixed up generally that they are decidedly
q pleasant place to visit. 4 siXty-day sen
tence in such handsome Courtroom
would be almost luxury
In Department Two of the Superior
Court Saturday the jury in the case of John
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ownership Of piece of land at Sutterville.
rendered Il verdict for the defendant. II
has been before the California Supreme
Court and the Supreme Court Of the United
States more than once, and may be taken
before them again on appeal.
For the benefit Of the Government OBJ
servers who are attending to the eclipse at
Delta Washington time was Yesterday
sent through from Washington by means
OF continuous telegraph line, the clock in
the National Observatory being connected
with the wire III such a manner that the
pendulum's movenu 'nts did the telegraph
ing. The wire worked admirably.
Yesterday little seven-year-old boy,
who was presented with - gold piece,
took stroll on X street with his golden
treasure in his pocket. At a store on X
street, between Eighth and Nipth, he pur-
chased an /. y. l.. bulldog pistol, }S-cal-
iber, for 81, and went home with the gun
in his pocket. An officer returned the pis-
toll to the store and made the proprietrcs,
return the money.
So far J. J. Baras has received no intclli-
genCc as 10 the fate of his son, whom it is
supposed was drowned in the Sacramento
river on Thursday last. The finding OF his
coat in 4 small row-boat led 10 the belief
that he was drowned, A party who was
well acquainted with the lad says that he,
with several other boys, was seen in a boat
near CORTLAND Friday. His parents say
that he was well treated at home, and
would not absent himself in that manner,
and they are Of the opinion that he was
drowned.
Saturday morning Sacramcntan arrived
at the northern end of the Third-street
bridge Just as the Woodland and Delta
train was pulling out Of the depot. He
proved equal to the emergency, however,
and pursued ii like a racer, the crowd III
the depot cheering him on with all sorts of
cries. He succeeded in over
hauling the train and acknowledged the
plaudits of the admiring populace by TAX
ing off his hat and bowling About the
time the train reached the Sacramento and
Yolo bridge, however, he had asccrtained
that ne was gong the wrong Way-hS deS-
tination being Stockton! He jumped of
and hurried back to the depot, and the
good-natured crowd gave him a lively
welcome.
An UNrLEAsANrNEss.-About half-past ,
Yesterday afternoon two members of the
sporting fraternity. Bob Perry and Jack |
Doyle, met on K street, short distanee-t
north of Second, and the latter drew pis- |
-ol and fired at Perry, the ball passing+
through the side of his coat. Perry closed |
upon Doyle, took the pistol from him and |
beat hum very severely over the head with |
It, cutting the scalp SO that the blood |
flowed profusely. Another man, named |
Charles Donnelly, is said to have assisted /
Perry Neither Of them can be found by |
10 ,ankinn thn.. I.n..;