Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-25
BRIEF NOTES.

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inches.
The City Board of Education will meet
this evening.
Nine carloads of oranges were forwarded
to the East yesterday.
Three carloads of immigrants arrived yes
terdav. and four this morning.
The Aimee Comedy Company will arrive
from the East this morning, en- route for
San Francisco.
The commencement exercises of Napa
Ladies Seminary will take place next
Wednesday evening.
a great number of turkeys have died in
the foothills from an overindulgence III
grasshopper banquets.
Judge Henry made an order Saturday
looking to the suppression OF the business
of professional bondsmen.
The sentencing of C. r. Clarke, convicted
few weeks ago of murder, is set for 10 A.
NJ. to-day in the Superior Court.
The commencement exercises of the
State University will take place next
Wednesday, commencing at 1890 A. N.
Friday night quantity of tools were
stolen from the building in process of cree.
ton on II street, between Twentieth and
Twenty-tirst.
H. Lagos grocery, Second and O streets,
was visited by a burglar Saturday night,
and robbed of the contents of the till
about 10 cents
Sherburn & Smith will conduct the auc-
ton saleoi Uncle Billy Hicks ranch, on
behalf of the executors, at the courthouse
door at u NJ. to-day
These arrests were made yesterday
Carrie Lee and Maggie Wilson, alias Pressy,
by officers Kent and Farrell, for vagrancy
D. D. Swift, by citizen Carroll, for battery.
Constable Harvey on Saturday arrested,
on the complaint of Road Overseer 4. 5.
Lindley, of American township, three
Cinnamon who had resisted the payment of
road tax.
Work has been commenced on the brick
foundation of the new Catholic Church at
Gait, and the structure will be completed
at an early date. DR.. Harvey donated the
lots for the purpose.
Sheriff Mccoy, of Yuba county, took to
Wheatland Saturday the two men, Henry
Harris and William Martin, who were ar
rested on Friday by officers Sullivan and
Cotfey for a burglary committed at that
place.
The new Central NJ f. Church was well
filled yesterday morning, on the occasion of
the dedicatory exercises, and again in the
evening. Bishop Fowler OBLIGATED in the
morning, and Rev. DR.. Suatton in the
evening.
The following is the report of the Gait
school for the past month Number of
boys enrolled, As; girls, 81; total, 106
average number belonging, 81; average
number attending, 80; per cent of at
tendance, 50.
At a regular summoned meeting of Court
Star of Woodland No 6,S54, A. 0. F.. Past
Chief George w. Myrick was elected the
delegate to represent the Court at the Exec
utive Council for the United States, to be
held at Detroit, Mich, August 18th.
The Amity Clay Pigeon Club held its
first shoot for the club gold medal yester
day, near the Two-mile House, Yolo coun
ty. They shot at twenty-five pigeons each,
and Mr.. Sims won with a score of twenty
one, over nearly dozen competitors.
Some boys who were blaclberrying near
the American-river railroad bridge Satur-
day report that horse went down to the
river Just below the bridge in the after
noon, mired down in the quicksand, and
was drowned. His carcass should be re-
moved.
The attendance at the British picnic at
much smaller than had been anticipated.
a joke got started that party of Russians
were reported to be in the ncighborhood of
the Park, and the British did not wish to
90 out for fear of trouble.
The residents of Chinatown have post
poned the opening of the tan game, which
they had intended TO put in operation yes
terday, owing to the attention of the police
being called to their proceedings by an
item in the RECORD MON. They are very
anxious to know who gave it away,
as Mclean slang would express it, 10 the
reporter.
4 buggy in which two young men were
riding upset on K street yesterday after
noon, throwing the occupants out. The
horse ran down X street to Fourth and
was stopped. Midway between Fourth
and Fifth streets the vehicle to which he
was attached carromed against another
which was standing by the sidewalk. but
did not do much damage.
The case of J. X. Smith County Treas
urer, against the Controller of State, ask
ing for peremptorv writ OF mandate COM
polling the Controller to allow the Treasurer
COMMISSIONS on his settlement with the
State, was argued last Friday morning in
the Superior Court Of Yolo county, District
Attorney SpTague appearing for Smith and
Joseph Craig for the Attorney General
After hearing the arguments, Judge Ca
rOuette ordered that a peremptory writ be
granted
The Stevens Company closed its engage
ment at the Metropolitan last night
presenting the drama " Unknown" very
touching picture, and full of passages in
which Mr. Stevens is given the opportunity
to do some effective work, and which he
we'll improves. Miss Emily Lytton had
the leading female character, and proved
her claim to native ability. For one so
young, she is remarkably proficient in her
art, and gives promise of excellent work in
the future.
At DR.. Manlovc's ranch, Brighton, the
grasshoppers have appeared in great num-
Der. All of the expedients reported as
having been successfully used in getting
rid of them in other places have been tried,
but We're of no avail. 1t was found, how
ever, that the choppers could not stand
buhach, but folded their arms and legs and
went to rest forever when it was applied to
them. Accordingly a wash of soft soap
and water and buhach will be used on the
vines. etc. that are threatened.
A Sacramentan, who wears a little
| Ratchet as a charm on his watch chain. re-
ports that there is a cherry tree at DR..
Millers ranch, Rattlesnake Bar, which is
| three feet in diameter at the butt, seventy
| feet in hight, and thirty-iive feet across the
| thickest foliage. From this tree the doctor
has for several years averaged from the sale
of its frdit about 500. The narrator of
| this note" could not tell the average
price per pound received for the cherries,
else the number Of tons of fruit gathered
might be arrived at
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SMYRNA, \. Y, March 90, 1SS3-Gents:
| The New Home Sewing Machine received
i'll December last works like charm, and
to the best Of my knowledge it is the very
best sewing machine before the public. l
wouldn't sell mine, if | could not get an
| other, for an hundred dollar bill. Yours
sincerely, Publisher Tribune. W. a.
Stephenson, 606 J street, Sacramento, Cal,
agent for New Home and White Sewing
Machines.
THE largest stock of hand-painted and
embroidered satin fans in the city, either
| light or dark shades, at Hale Bros & Co. :
MARRIED.