Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-21
BRIEF NOTES.

! 6. b. Cooper was kicked by horse
i Thursday, and suffered the fracture of a
rib.
Deputy Sheriff Montgomery, of Yolo
county, brought TO the city yesterday. en-
| route TO Stockton. an insane man named
John Abshur
The Sacramento river was falling yester-
day, and at IL o'clock last night was down
TO II feet 6 inehes--a fall of 9 inches in
twentyfour hours
Owing to the washout on the Southern
Pacific Railroad, passengers and freight
were not started from this city for points
on that road yesterday
Snow was falling at the Summit yester-
day. There is depth of four and half
feet OF 1t at that place ten inches at
Truckee, and six inches at Cisco.
Arrangements have been made whereby
the Pacific coast will have q daily mail
from the East. Heretofore no mail left
Chicago for California on Sunday
Fifteen carloads of beef cattle passed
through from Nevada to San Francisco
Yesterday. The cattle men are hurrying
their stock over before the cold weather
sets in.
In Department Two of the Superior
Court yesterday the divorce case of Katie
Flynn VS.. Michael Flynn was dismissed on
motion OF the plaintiff, and defendant was
given Judgment for costs.
Mr.. Lavenson, 4 merchant of Rocklin.
weli-known in Sacramento, made an assign
ment on Thursday to Nathan Pulverman,
OF San Francisco. His liabilities are about
$lo,UOO, and assets about $4,000
The ladies of Westminster Church will
hold fair the week before Christmas.
when they will offer for sale. at reason
able price, quantity of useful and orna-
mental articles, suitable for Christmas
gifts.
W. r. Barnes, who was stricken with
paralysis on Thursday, mention of which
was made in yesterdays RECORD L MON,
was no better last evening The attending
physicians regard his case as being yerv
critical.
temperance address will be delivered
at the Sixth-street NJ Z. Church tomorrow
evening by Hon. John B. Finch, of Indi-
ana, Chairman of the National Prohibition
party, who is said to be an interesting and
eloquent speaker.
Owing to the falling of the river. very
little water is now running through the
break on the Yolo levee. and the road out
OF Washington, which was flooded to a
depth of about eighteen inches at one
place, will soon be in sight again there
In Justice Haines' Court yesterday the
case of Mrs. Helen Putney, charged with
malicious mischief, was continued until
December Sd. The case of Freeman, John
son and Bates vs.. Dodge and Kendall, was
continued until l P NJ. to-day, and a Jury
trial waived.
]. r. Mcpherson took from Senator
Stanferd's ranch at Vina to Palo Alto YES
terday two carloads of fine young horses,
principally trotters of Electioneer stock.
Also three stallious-Ione, by General
Benton; viii Crocker by Electioneer, and
thoroughbred by Shannon.
R. S. Carey writes from his ranch in
4olo county, that the recent storm caused
Putah creek to rise to almost an unprece-
denied hight. The levees constructed
during the past summer stood well, and no
damage was done to the farming lands
through which the stream passes.
Two of the employees of the gas company
had an alteration on the sidewalk on
Eighth street, in front of the Clunie build
ing, yesterday afternoon. A third took
hand, and for few moments there was a
lively skrimmage. Outsiders interfered,
and the colnbatantS were separated before
either had received any serious injury
The barometer at o'clock last night, ac-
slowly rising from Tatoosh to San Diego,
with southerly winds, and clear to fair and
cloudy weather, except Dayton and San
francisco, where light rain is falling. A
fair weather sunset is reported from Tatoosh
to San Francisco the latter being the ONLY
Signal Service Station in this State report
ing foul.
Last Wednesday, in San Francisco. Alice
Mansfield was granted q divorce from
Henry II. Mansfield. Mansfield, it will be
recollected, was convicted in the Superior
Court of Sacramento county of bigamy, he
having married young lady of this county
while he had wife living in San Fran
CISCO, and is now confined in Folsom
prison. The divorce was granted on the
ground of his conviction of felony.
The steamer Sonoma arrived Yesterday
from San Francisco with a barge-load of
lumber and shakes for the Friend & Terry
Lumber Company, lumber of w F. Frazer,
and shakes for the Puget Sound Lumber
Company. The steamer San Joaquin No.
), arrived from the upper Sacramento with
barge-load of grain. Cleared, steamers
Dover and San Joaquin, No. 3, for the
upper Sacramento, light; steamer Sonoma.
Tor San Francisco, light.
Frank Robertson was feeling good " at
the Turner Hall saloon, and taking hold of
one end of the bar, lifted it up, and moved
it few inches 1t happened that the bar
was connected with some shelving, and the
removal caused a smashing of glassware,
and damage estimated by the proprietor at
$50. Local officer Martin put Robertson
under arrest, but the latter asked permission
to go back after his hat, while the officer
waited for him. AT last accounts Martin
was still waiting.
There is great deal of water on some of
the roads leading into the city, but it has
not seriously lnterfered with travel A Sac
ramentan who went down below Freeport
on duck-hunting expedition reports that
he found two large ponds of water, averag-
ing foot in depth, between the Three-mile
House. on the Freeport road, and Willow
slough. In fact, only about half mile of
the road could be seen. The bottom was
good, however, and the only inconvenience
was the necessity to journey along at
walk. Just beyond Willow slough there
is bad piece of road, and another between
Swindeman's and the Freeport levee. The
gentleman did not have much luck in
hunting, there being so much water every
where that as soon as the ducks in a lake
heard the gun they got their backs up and
started on an excursion into the interior.
CANNOT ACCEPT.-A number of old per-
sonal friends of Senator Stanford sent him
dispatch Thursday, requesting the pleas
ure Of entertaining him at quiet dinner
in this city prior to his departure for the
East and asking him to name an evening
that would be convenient. An answer was
received from the Senator yesterday, as
follows: Joseph Steffens. Sacramento:
The telegram of your committee has been
received. My time is so much occupied in
arranging for my departure that | find it
impossible to make an appointment for
any evening Approaching your kindness,
and thanking you all, beg to remain your
old friend, Leland Stanford
ARREsTs.-These arrests were made yes
terday John Doe, by local officer Stra-
der, for being drunk; R. d. Cooper, by
officers Nash and Rider, for disturbing the
peace: Andrew Heinberypr bv officers