Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-21
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Meeting of Police Commissioners.

Meeting of Police Commissioners.
Last night the Board of Police Commits
sioners met in consultation with City At
torney Anderson at his office. The Mayor
stated that the object OF the meeting and
consultation was to take decisive steps to-
wards inforcing the provisions of Section
$50 of the Penal Code, prohibiting faro and
other games. A list of games now in
operation, furnished by Collector Putnam
TO the City Attorney, was presented, show
ing the locality and owners of the games,
as well as the date of the expiration of
licenses. The licenses for faro dealing have
all expired and those for tan games will
all expire in few days. 1t seems that
some of the licenses are issued for lotteries,
and that this was never authorized by any
act of the Trustees. 1t was the unanimous
voice of the Commissioners that all games
prohibited by Section $50 of the Penal Code
be at once closed, and that notice be given
by the Chief of Police to the owners or con-
ductors of games to close up tonight, under
penalty of arrest and prosecution. It was
also recommended that the Board of Trus-
tees be requested to pass an ordinance max
ing it misdemeanor to visit any of the in
hibited games.
Some discussion was INDUCED in with
regard to the strange action of jurors in
cases of this class. This discussion was
suggested by the action of jury yesterday
in acquitting two prostitutes for exhibiting
themselves on the streets under the pretext
of license to sell liquor. 1t was finally
determined that the Board of Trustees be
called upon to instruct the City Collector
not to issue any license for the sale of
liquor to any one of doubtful character, nor
to women keeping houses of i'll fame. and
that before the license is issued the City
Collector consult with the Chief of Police,
who is most likely to be informed as to the
character of the applicant
Last evening Chief Jackson sent officers
Frazee and Rider out to give personal no.
tice to proprietors of games that twas their
last night OF immunity from arrest if they
continued gaming.
REGULATIONS IN GERMAN-To-morrow
evening, at Eintracht Hall, oil K street,
Miss Helene Wagner will give recitations
in the German language, the selections
comprising the grave and humorous. The
young lady comes recommended as the
possessor of splendid Evolutionary ability.
and voice of great compass, under almost
perfect control, capable of expressing in
rapid transition the extremes of sorrow
and mirth. Her readings are free from the
straining for effect frequently painful to
the auditor, and her gestures quiet, natural
and appropriate She is of excellent stage
presence, and little above the medium
hight graceful, and her features very ex-
pressiye. Those who attend the readings
tomorrow evening will find that an inter-
esting programme has been prepared, and
without doubt will be much gratified with
the manner of its rendition.
CHOSE HER HUsBAND.-Y esterday morn
ing, when the habeas corpus case of Louisa
Smith (nee Mendler) came up for hearing
before Judge Mcfarland, the attorneys, I.
S. Brown, for Charles Smith, the lady's
husband, and Judge Curtis, for her father,
presented the facts The Court, after hear
ing them, ordered that she be set at liberty,
to go with whoever she pleased, but ad-
vised her not to be hasty in forming her
determination She said she was DESTROYS
of going with her husband, but her father
threatened, if she did, to have him sent to
State Prison for ten years for perjury, in
swearing falsely as to her age. After
while. on hearing from Mr.. Brown that the
perjury case would not, i'll his opinion,
amount to much she concluded to 90 with
her husband
RAILROAD MATTERs.-It is rumored that
in the near future some changes will be
made in the time of arrival and departure
of passenger trains. making the California
and Oregon and the noon train from the
Bav get in little earlier, and the Delta and
Stockton trains leave little earlier, be-
sides other changes. 1t is also said that
in few days both trains on the Sacra-
mento and Placerville road Will run through
To Shingle Springs, instead of one laying
over at Folsom, as at present; and that a
Sunday passenger train will be put on,
which will give the up-country people an
opportunity to come 10 the city and attend
Divine service, and otherwise improve
themselves.
PARDoNED BY THE GovRRNoR-Governor
Stoneman has committed the sentence of
James Coleman, who was convicted at the
June term of the Superior Court, 1881 of
Butte county, of the crime of jail-breaking
and robbery, and sentenced to seven years
imprisonment, to a term of five years. This
was done on the recommendation of the
Prison Directors, on the grounds of ade-
quate punishment, faithful service and in
the interest of prison discipline. and that
he now has served with credits) a five
years term.
DAsh DALI lO-MORHON.- ne ClilOil ana
Alta Base Ball Clubs of this city will play
a game at the Park at P NJ tomorrow
for $50 side. The Union nine will con-
sist of Mclaughlin. Robbins, Leonard,
Costello. Gormley. Barry, Duffy, Stanton
and Crone. The Atlas, Meagher, Renfro,
Treichler, Poorman, Borchers, Ahern, Hill
bert, Flint and German. A very interest
ing game may be expected.
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BRowN BREAD AND BEASs.-New Eng
landers can get the food of their youth
cooked TO perfection at the New England
Bakery, Seventh and streets.
RruyASrs.-Two hundred yards of cas-
simere and tweed remnants will be offered
next Tuesday at the Capital Wooden Mills,
$40 street.
Buy no sewing machine until you have
seen the BEST, the light-running DomesS
tic" Office, sos street.
H,rr1sEsy OPENING at Mrs. Barber d
Pealer's, March 26tb, 9th and 18th.