Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-14
BRIEF NOTES.
Five carloads of immigrants arrived this

lngton, mas appointed j. u. Bright as his
deputy.
The steamer San Joaquin No. . came I'D
from San Francisco yesterday with lumber
and merchandise.
Mr.. Glasscock has arrived here from
above With the trotting horse Telegraph
and handsome colt, 10 be worked at the
Park.
Arrangements have progressed so far
that it is understood W. o. Bowers will en-
ter upon the proprietorship of the Golden
Eagle Hotel to-day
An empty section house at Coldstream,
six miles west of Truckee, was DESTROYED
by fire yesterday morning, presumably
through the carelessness or righteousness
of tramps.
In Department Two of the Superior
Court yesterday Lizzie McGanan was
granted divorce from T. j. McGanan, and
the right to resume her maiden name of
| Lizzie Francis
p. Ii. Murphy, of Brighton, sent yester-
day to the City the first consignment of
cultivated blackberries seen the present sea-
| son. The earliest variety of apricots is also
to be found in the shipments of our fruit
dealers
The Woodland Democrat of Tuesday saws
| that reports continue to come in that the
gram is doing remarkably well throughout
the country, except the very late sown
which will generally be partial, if not an
entire failure"
| A boy about 10 years of age, named
| William Merkindollar, employed on the
| Grant, sWore out warrant in Justice Posts
| Court yesterday for the arrest of a man
named Henry Myer employed at the same
place. Tor committing battery upon him.
Among baseballists it was announced
last evening that Mclaughlin and Costello,
OF the Unions, had joined the Atlas and
| that the latter club now felt confident of
their ability to cope with any club on the
! coast, and were willing to try issues with
any challengers.
| Owing to the Court being occupied with
| the Reynolds case, the cases of H. A.
Kramer, for murder; Henry Denny burg
| larry, and W. II. Hawk, assault with
deadly weapon, were yesterday in Depart
| ment One of the Superior Court continued,
| 10 be reset for trial.
dispatch was received Yesterday BY
Chief Jackson stating that Jas. Moriarlty,
who was arrested here on Tuesday by officer
Kent on suspicion of his having stolen
gold ring and pencil, which he was offering
for sale, was wanted at MERGED to answer
on a criminal charge.
The case of f. II. Felck, charged with |
keeping disorderly house at the San Fran |
| cisco Casino Saloon, on X street, was yes
terday in the Police Court dismissed, on |
motion of the prosecuting witness, the de- |
PENDANT having promised to regulate mat |
tiers satisfactorily at his place hereafter.
The trading boat which is in process of |
construction on the Yolo side of the river, |
has advanced 50 far toward completion |
that she will be launched in a day or two |
Her boiler will not be placed on board |
until she is afoat 1t is desired to have |
her in the water before the river falls much |
more, making the launching more difficult |
1t is reported that Messrs. Doyle and |
Lucas, of st. Louis, have purchased the |
running horse Philip s, paying the price |
asked, 5000 Mr. Siebenthaer's ownership |
of the horse has brought him small |
fortune He took the animal for a board |
and bar bill of $3.50, has won several |
thousand dollars with him, and now makes |
good sale.
Quite a number of Sacramentans have |
become ranch owners in the vicinity of |
LOOMS with view to engaging in fruit |
growing, either as a business, or as pleas
ure side TO the other busy cares of life.
Among these may be mentioned T. w
Maslin and sons, w G. Williams. !. T.
Hill, George Callahan, r. H. Petit B. f.
Pike and J. G. MARITIME.
The case of J. Mcmahon, charged with
the murder Of J. Brady, by knocking him
from the steamer Dover during a difficulty
in which they We're engaged about two
weeks ago, was partially examined in the
Police Court yesterday, and continued until
to-day. The evidence presented so far is
not strong against the defendant, tending
TO show that he was in the difficulty acting
to great extent in selt-defense.
Officers Farrell and Kent took to the
station-house yesterday an inebriated Irish
man who refused to give his name, but who
was bleeding from Il cut over each eve
while his rghteye was entirely closed from |
the effect of a blow. Steve Rinaldi, pro-
prietor Of saloon on l. street, between
Third and Fourth, was arrested by the
officers for having inflicted the injuries,
and gave bonds to appear and answer on a
charge OF battery. His statement of the
matter is that the man used the fouest
language to him at his place Of business,
refused to leave when ordered out, showed
fight and got hurt.
One of party of citizens who were look
ing at shad at one of the markets yester-
day stated that he had at one time assisted
in making one of the largest-if not by all
odds the largest catches of that fish
known. 1t was on stream leading into
the Bay of FGndy, and the haul was
made by means of net stretched entirely
across the stream. When the tide was
coming in the net was lowered, but when
the tide was running out the net was
spreng, and formed a barricade about
thirty feet high, restraining all the fish
that had passed up the stream. AS con-
sequence, on one occasion, $4,000 fish
were captured, of large average size.
Tho irtr1, IN, tho noca Of Uo,, JrDor |
HES VS. d. d d. Falconer ct al, which has
been on trial in Department Two Of the SUI
perior Court for several days, rendered
verdict yesterday in favor of defendants for
$3.50. The Falconers entered into a con-
tract to construct Mr.. Van VOORHEES, resi-
dent at Fourteenth and II streets, within
certain time, and gave bonds in the sum of
5000 for the fultillment of the contract. !
As the work was not done in the specified
time and there were other points of dis
agreement suit was brought against the
contractors for damages. Defendants filed
a counter claim, alleging that the plans for
the building were altered after the contract,
that they were hindered, etc, and that there
was still a sum due them on the contract.
AN INTERESTING SUIT At LAw.-Dr. w.
Z. Cluness returned yesterday from Placer
vile, where he has soiourned the past
eight days as a witness in the suit of
Adams vs.. Lombard. Both the parties to the
suit-Mrs. Horace Adams and O. D. Lom-
bard formerly of the firm of Goss IL Lom-
bard of Sacramento, are well known here.
The suit was brought by Mr.. Adams who
has since died., in 1850, TO recover one
third of the proceeds of the Mount Pleas
ant mine, located at Grizzly Flat FL Dorado
county. The trial commenced five weeks
ago last Monday, before Judge Williams,
and judgment was rendered, favorable to
Mrs. Adams, at about midnight Tuesday
night The points to be decided by the
jury were: First" How much bullion
was taken from the mine between July, 1858,
and September, 1882" Second" What
was the value of the mine July "a, 1882"
Third" What was the value of the mine
on the "a of September, 1SS0?' The jury
found the amount produced from the mine
between the dates named to have been a
little upwards of 500 500; that the value
Of the mine in July, 1880, was about S225,
500, the aggregate being 1924, sos 2S. The
jury has still 10 determine what the run
ming expenses of the mine were during the
time, and then arrive al the net amount
to which Mrs. Adams is entitled, which, at
the lowest, viii be very mupificent sum.
The case a attracted much attention tbrouub- |