Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-04
A MULES ADVENTURES.
How He Came to see the Elephant and
Rroupbt Tn at the Calaboose.

| yesterday forenoon O mule was ODselFeu
padding across the Sacramento river to a
point near the old gas works, where he
landed, shook himself like dog and then
started around town to see the sights, y
| the same as any other countryman. Some
one who assumed to know said that he
had swum down the river from Billings
ranch, about seven miles, which would in
dictate that he was not at all lacking in
determination He took a glance at the
Pioneer Mill, inspected the river from the
Sacramento and Yolo bridge, then visited
the railroad shops and passenger depot,
and from there passed over to | street.
Getting disguised with that quarter very
soon, he decided to promenade the bust
ness streets, and soon was the observed of
all observers on ] street. If there is any
thing q mule prides himself upon it is his
ear for music-there he is great; and he
has fine voice, too; plenty OF volume.
1t was very natural, therefore, that the
subject of this item should desire, while he
was in the city, TO look over the latest
things in music and musical instruments
and he started to enter a music store for
that purpose. The proprietor, not
recognizing genius under rough exterior,
intimated that his room was better than
his company, and "shOo-ed" him out
with chair, but it wasn't good thing to
do, for the visitor, waxing indignant, in an
endeavor to cast the dust of the music
mans store from his feet, nearly threw his
hind shoes at him. From there he mean
dered down the street, taking in the objects
of interest; and finally, in social, off
hand way, stepped into Miss Cuthbertson's
millinery establishment, between Fifth
No hai1,u ,rai.a1 Yrncr r,rOr,r+
ly in the store he passed into the manu-
featuring room, where his inquiring gaze
was met by several inquiring and consid-
erably scared ''gazeS' on the part of the
ladies employed there, who Immediately
commenced TO see how little space they
could occupy, or to modestly retire from
the apartment. In fact, the meeting
probably because of the visitor not having
been introduced-was decidedly embrrass-
ing, each party seeming to wish the other
wasn't there. Some young men of the
neighborhood volunteered to eject the
mule, but, having seen him a few minutes
previously kick a fly from high wagon seat
they were rather shy of his business end
However, though he was from the country,
he could take the hint that he wasn't con
sidered eligible to the sewing circle and
walked out upon the back porch About
that time he began to feel unwell-in fact
the swim in the chilly water of the Sacra-
mento, and the " cold shake " he had re-
ceived at the stores where he had called.
had laid the groundwork for asevere attack
of collie, and he concluded to lie down.
Then the brave young men put a rope
around his neck and endeavored to remove
him, but he got down into the ward as best
he could, then into the alley and around TO
J street again. Feeling better, he attempted
to enter some of the dry goods stores, and
was especially taken with the style of the
White House, but the proprietors, fearing
that he was something OF a tough, or capa-
bic of furnishing the groundwork for play
rivaling the " Bull in a China Shop
firmly announced that they did not care for
his custom. With farewell flourish of
his heels he left the vicinity and went to
have some fun with the crowd of boys that
had gathered to greet him. Tom Scott
hove in sight on his mulus but didn't STAY
long Some time afterwards officer Sulli-
van found the countryman at Second
and | streets, very shaky on his pins,
and forwarded him to the lookup. where
other visitors from the country occasionally
bring up after seeing the elephant. BY this
time the collie had become very severe.
and his hind legs Wobbled about distress
ingly. Chief JackSon'S sympathies were
aroused, and the manner in which he in
quired - What's good for mules" showed
the kindness of his heart. Some of the
answers he received were not exactly per
tinent to the occasion, though it was shown
that almost all present had an idea upon
the subject. Finally, an eX-Brannan Island
rancher suggested a certain preparation,
which the Chief Immediately sent for
declaring that if the animal got well, and
no one came to claim him, he would be
invaluable, judging from what he had been
told of his kicking ability, to clear the
sidewalks which some merchants persist
in obstructing. Carter Jackson was pres
ent, and recommended salt as a good rem
edy for collie but hesitated about advising
its use, as he didn't believe the mule was
worth his salt" Chief Jackson expressed
a different opinion of the animals value.
saying He amt no hi roarin mule, of
course, but he'll come mighty handy for
use by the mounted police !" At last ac-
counts the beast was still alive, and had
been made as comfortable as possible.
New INcoRPoRATIoNs.-Ar of incor-
poration have been filed in the office of the
Secretary of State as follows OF the Tyro-
lese Mining and Smelling Company, to
operate in the East Fork Mining District
situated on the headwaters of the East
Fork of Salmon river, in Custer county,
Idaho. Principal place of business, San
Francisco. Directors, A. Perutz James
Wolffsohn, VIM. Adelsdorfer, Ben De Leon
S. Bergman. Capital stock, S10,00O,O0O
divided into 100, 900 shares Also, of the
Emerald Mining Company, in the same
district with the same directorate. Capital
stock, $5,000,000, divided into 5000 shares
of the par value of 800 ach.....Also. of
the St Luke's Hospital, at No. Goa Com
mercial street, San Francisco. Directors
George H. Mendell, Joseph G. Eastland,
VIM. Babcock, Edward r. Taylor, C. V. S.
Gibbs, VIM. Banding ALSO, of the Gar
vanza Water Company, for the purpose of
acquiring, distributing, selling and other
wise using water for irrigation and for
domestic use on the lands Of the San Rafael
rancho, in Los Angeles county and adioin-
ing lands Directors, Andrew GlaSsell.
George S. Patton, Andrew Glassell. Jr..
Hugh Glassell A. G. Patten. CAPITAL
stock, $4,000, all of which is subscribed.
Nor WANTED IN JAPAN.-Detective John
Cofey came up from San Francisco yes
terday to get the necessary papers from the
Governor to secure Calvin Pratt now
under arrest at Yokohama Pratt. some
time during the first of last month. de-
frauded the Pacific Bank, of San Fran
cisco, out of S12,5OO by the means of
forged checks, and escaped justice by tax
ing the steamer Gaelic for Yokohama on
the 10th. He evidently thought. once in
Japan, he would have immunity from ar
rest, owing to the fact that no extradition
treaty exists between the two countries.
Secretary Bayard was telegraphed at
Washington, and he immediately cabled
the japanese authorities. The Japanese
are on the most friendly terms with this
nation, and they voluntarily offered and
did arrest Pratt upon his arrival, and will
surrender him to the person designated by
the Governor to receive him. The Gov
ernOr has commissioned. as agents to re-
ceive the fugitive, detective John Coffev
and Charles S. Bachelor. The latter. who
is well acquainted with Pratt, goes along
for the purpose of identifying him. Their
papers are addressed, "To his Imperial
Highness, the Mikado of Japan
POLICE CoURr-In the Police Court. YES
terday the case of Fred Mckenzie, for bat
terry, was continued until to-day. John
Baker was examined on charge of grand
larceny, in robbing u drunken man named
p. J. Murphy, in the San Francisco Casino
saloon Wednesday evening, out of $780, and
was held to answer. Edward Duffy was
tried by jury on a charge of petty larceny.
in stealing dollar from Murphy in the
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