Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


PTosEKE BASQUET.-As is their usual
custom, the Society of Sacramento Cali
fornia Pioneers celebrated Admission Day
with banquet The newly-elected Board
of Directors invited all the members of the
society TO their hall last evening, where all
were highly entertained After spending a
lew hours III pleasant converse in the main
hall, all were invited to the spacious
dining-room in the basement, where
sumptuous feast was spread. The speech of
welcome was made by the President, Geo
w. Chesley. Among the invited guests were
noted the following: John Boggs, Jesse D.
Carr, Christopher Green, H. S. Croker
colonel II. S. Latham, A. S. Hopkins JAS
Devine, John Andrews, George W Han
cock, X. II. Newton, Colonel Moore, John
Egan, Judge J. Mem. Shafter, Captain
Ii. A. Burnett. Toasts were made and re-
Sponded 70 as follows The Day we Cele-
brate," by Hon. J. A Egan 1.-The General
Government" by Colonel Moore "Our
Quests, by Jesse D. Carr; THE Resources
OF California" by Hon. John Boggs "Our
Native Sons. by J. S. Devine; q Northern
California" by DR.. Latham 1.-The San
Francisco Pioneers" by Dr. Justin Gates:
" The Press of California" by J. A. Fill
cher; The Stock and Farm Interests of
California" by IL NJ. LaRue Forestry"
by c. n. Chase The LADIES, by G. w.
Hancock; general remarks by DR.. Caples
and DR.. Nixon.
TIRE WEATHER.-Sergeant Barwick re-
ports that the storm in the north Pacific
coast region appears to be passing eastward
without reaching farther south than
Northern California, and there only in the
shape OF cloudy weather in fact it has
not made itself felt any farther south than
Roseburg Or, in the shape of precipitation
of moisture, and then only to an inappre-
clable amount. The barometer was rising
north OF this State and falling in California,
while westerly winds prevailed along the
entire Pacific coast cloudy weather in
Washington Territory and Oregon, and
clear weather in California. The highest
temperature, according to the Signal Ser
vice reports. was for Olympia, GO; Spokane
Falls, 65'; Dayton, 6S0; Fort Candy, Gle;
Portland zoe; ROseburg, zoe; Cape Mendo-
emo. 60; Red Bluff, $50; Sacramento, S9o;
San Francisco, 6fo; Keller, 800; San Luis
Obispo, re; Los Angeles, SO, and San
Diego TO. The rainfall during the pres
ent storm in the north Pacific coast region
was for Olympia, so of an inch Spokane
Falls, rs Of an inch; Dayton, SO of an
AAANAA lVAt NsAAibAs 81 VI dl iDEu, 1OTI-
land, SO Of an inch; Roseburg, a sprinkle.
HowARDs-At the last regular meeting
of the Directors of the Howard Benevolent
Association the Steward reported that as
sistance had been extended to 20 men, A
women and % children, making q total of
165 persons during August, by the granting
of 74S dispensations, including 12l articles
of cast off clothing valued at SIS 90 donated
TO the Association by ladies and gentlemen
of Sacramento. The demands for clothing
have been on the increase during the past
month, and the supply at the depot is now
rather reduced and new contributions
would be gladly received by the officers of
the Association. The total collections of
cash during the month was 500 10, and the
total donation of cash was s.. As the de-
mands on the charity of the Association
are equal to the average for any previous
year at this season it is evident that the
Association is laboring under a feeling of
financial depression. Two deaths of heads
of families have increased the burdens in
the past month.
THEY ARE HEELED. The lone Valley
Echo, in recent issue in referring to two
well-known citizens of Sacramento, saws {:
The we'll known commercial travellers.
Messrs. Woodburn and Petit, are up doing
the lakes. The other day some friends in
Sacramento, realizing the dangers the two
doughty travellers were daily encountering.
and doubtless desiring to furnish them
with a weapon, the mechanism of which
they could easily understand, forwarded
them tin musket accompanied by let
ter which explained that the gun was to be
used as protection against Jack rabbits
and squirrels. Since receiving the murder
Ous-looking weapon the couple have told
big yarns with impunity and run some
very tall bluffs. It is to be hoped that the
unprotected soiOurnerS in the mountains
will combine their forces and disarm the
deSperadoes. They might hurt themselves.
CONSCIENCE STRICKEN-Men often do
wrong, but there always comes time when
they repent and wish to make reparation.
To beat a street-car company is regarded by
many as huge joke and they often after
wards love to brag of how they have
Swindled the soullesS corporation out of
i've cents. The Superintendent of the City
Railway received letter few days since
inclasing ten cents. The letter is given in
full, as follows: Winnemucca, August 5,
1885. To Superintendent Sacramento
Street Cars Please find inclosed ten cents.
l cheated you out of five cents once last
spring. Your sincere friend. E. G."
SERIOUSLY .lYJURED.-0n Friday evening
last, while S. W. Marks, of Franklin, was
riding one of his colts, he was thrown, and
quite seriously injured about the head and
shoulders. His brain seems to have been
injured, he has been in an insensible state
since the accident, and his recovery is con-
sidered very doubtful. His mother. Mrs.
l.. D. Marks, of Placerville, has been tele-
graphed for, and is now at his bedside.
Mr. Marks is well known in this CITY. hay-
ing for long time served as a clerk at the
State House Hotel, and at present is Con-
stable of Franklin Township.
LUCKY SAcRAMENTANs. = Lucius and
William Beckley, sons of P R. Beckley, of
franklin, some months since located lot
of land in Calaveras county. A couple OF
weeks ago they discovered valuable gold
bearing quartz lode on their land, and since
have partially developed it. As soon as the
mine was discovered they were offered
$1,000 for it, which they refused.
Yesterday John Eitel, of this city. made an
assay of the groupings and found that it
asSayed to the ton $50 in gold and SIG in
silver.
ARREsrs.-The following arrests were
made yesterday: Cad. Jones, by Chief
Jackson and local Robinson, for embezzle-
ment; Louis Holburn, by local Putnam,
for peddling without license; Josephine
Mochabo, John Elliott and Sam Gale, by
local Goods, for disturbing the peace; Ii.
A Wolf, by Chief Jackson, for disturbing
the peace; Charles Leeper, by officer Ash,
for insanity NJ. Brock and z. Morgan. by
locals Dolan and 0schwald, for disturbing
the peace.
SEE our new advertisement of sale of
ladies' underwear, shawls, etc, commenc-
ing this morning at 5 o'clock. Red House,
THE best values in towels, table linens,
spreads and blankets are TO be found at the
Red House.