Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-04
BRIEF NOTES.

Two carloads Of immigrants arrived from
the East this morning.
Six car loads of oranges came up from
Los Angeles yesterday, five of them 10 so
East.
The steamer D. E. Knight brought down
TO the city on Thursday two barge loads of
hop poles.
The steamer Varuna arrived yesterday
from the upper Sacramento with barge
load of wood.
Snow fell on " the hill' Thursday night
and yesterday and rain pretty well down
upon the foothills.
Business is picking up little at the
railroad shops, and the number Of opera
uyes is being increased slowly.
A meeting of the Board Of Police Com
missioners will be held this morning to
consider charges preferred against local
officer.
Nearly all of the members of the regular
police force have been detailed for night
duty, owing to the burglaries recently com,
mitted,
The Sacramento river marked fourteen
feet three inches yesterday-a rise of about
five inches, caused, doubtless, by rain in
the upper portion of the State.
The City Board of Examiners will hold
an examination Of applicants for teachers
certificates at the Seminary building, Tenth
and I streets, commencing Wednesday
next.
District Deputy Frank D. Ryan ard other
members Of the Order of Native Sons of
the Golden West went over to Dixon last
evening TO institute q new ParlOr Of that
organization.
A light fall of rain was noticed in this
city about $50 last night, and there were
several sprinkles between that time and
midnight, at which time the indications
favored more dampness.
Health Officer Ferral has found in a
building on the bank of the slough China
man who appears to be suffering from
leprosy. The Board Of Health will decide
whether he is afflicted with the disease, but
his fellow. counuynlen say ne is not.
The Metropoliton Theater is being over
;; hauled and thoroughly renovated. The
dressing rooms and portions Of the stage
are being reprinted, the front vanished,
the carpets taken up and cleansed and IN
many places replaced with new ones.
4 large number of workmen are engaged
upon the new theater at Eighth and k
streets The brick walls are finished to the
! first floor, a hight Of nine feet The work
| will be pushed vigorously, andi: is said the
building will be finished by the middle of
/ August
Last Wednesday night H W Carroll &
| Co.'S distiliery at Fiorin was destroyed by
, fire, causing heavy loss, which is partially
! covered by insurance. As the buildings
| had not been occupied lately, the fire must
have been caused by tramps accidentally,
OF else have been an incendiarism.
Chief Jackson has issued an order direct
| ing that the practice OF Cinnamon in con-
Quoting fish and meat markets and stores
| for the sale OF merchandise generally on
! the sidewalks in the Chinese quarter be
broken up, as the Celestials have gradually
extended their limits until the sidewalks at
times. especially on Sunday, are nearly
| impossible.
Mamie Wilson, young woman OF the
! town, was arrested yesterday by officers
! Sullivan and Farrell for stealing $40 from
John Sealey visitor to the city from the
upper country, who had called upon her
! Charges of larceny are being preferred
against these women SO frequently that il
| Is probable that q large number OF them
will soon be arrested for yagrancy
At Woodland Thursday evening a num-
| Der Of prominent viticuturists Of Yolo
county assembled to meet Charles A. Wet
more, Eiticultural Commissioner, and con-
suit with him relative to the organization
| of a local society, working under or il con-
! junction with the State Commission Mr..
Wetnore delivered an interesting address,
at the close of which, on motion of Mr..
| Culver, q committee Of three was appointed
to frame q plan Of organization at some
future time. The committee consists of
DR.. Ross and Messrs. Clark and Cooper.
| On motion, the Chairman OF the meeting,
n. Wyckoff, was added to the committee.
A resident of Freeport is the owner of a
white horse. The night before the 1st OF
April some Of the youngsters of that vi
cinity procured black paint, and went to
work upon the animal to see if they could
| not improve upon nature. The body was
soon striped in a fearful and wonderful
manner, like a zebra, halter was painted
around the head, and then the animal was
given black eye. When they came to the
legs they painted Ter red "a fiery red
| Next day, when the owner found his horse
-! He was unable to ascertain who the
perpetrators of the Joke" were, but en-
deayored, unsuccessfully, however, to Sc
cure the arrest of several whom he sus-
| pected. 1t is reported that he also came to
the city TO secure an attorney, but found
that law was too high-priced here to be in
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