Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-08
BRIEF NOTES.

The Sacramento river registers q feet 10
inches.
One carload of Immigrants arrived from
the East this morning.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company is
applying the automatic brake to It's emf
| grant cars.
A light sprinkle of rain fell in this city
yesterday afternoon, and there was quite a
heavy fall during the evening.
| Nichols box factory was Yesterday sold
by Sherburn & Smith at auction. 1t was
bought in by VIM. Beckman for 50, 500.
George Hastings, who lives near the city,
lost over 100 head of hogs during the past
week, owing to the disease known as hog
cholera.
The box Office for the Leavitt Combina-
| ton will be open this morning at the thea
ter, where seats can be secured without ex-
ira charge.
The annual meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, in the Ninth
Street Baptist Church
Since the late rain wheat has been NOV
ing to market rapidly, and now there are
three special trains at work on the Northern
road alone transporting it.
Isaac Ralphs has filed his official bond as
Notary Public for Sacramento county
with the Recorder, in the sum of $1,000.
with Thomas Steele and George \. Makee
as sureties.
Richard Elston, who confesseS to having
burglarized the railroad depot at Elk Grove
last October, was yesterday taken before
Justice Henley, who held him to answer
before the Superior Court in $1,000 bail.
The steamer D. E. Knight passed down
stream yesterday, en- route for San Fran
cisco from Marysyille; steamer Clara Belle
arrived from the upper Sacramento, with
produce; steamer San joaquin No. >, from
San Francisco, with merchandise
The Sacramento Bank has declared a
dividend for the semi-annual term ending
December 3lst at the rate of per cent. per
annum on paid-up capital stock and term
deposits, and 81 per cent. on ordinary de-
posts, payable-on and after to-day.
Sheriff Huntley, of Placer county. passed
through yesterday, conveying to the Asy-
I IIII at Stockton an insane man named b.
Whit. Sheriff Lord. of Nevada county
also passed through, taking to the Asylum
at Napa man named James Purdy
General J. T. Carey, ex-District Attorney,
has established his law office at $50 J street,
southwest corner of and Seventh Judge
Armstrong has entered into partnership
with Add. Z. Hinkson for the practice of
law, and the firm is located at 627 J street
P.J. Hennessy. who fell from the second
story of the Clarendon Hotel two or three
evenings since, receiving injuries to his
spine and internal injury also, was last
night in such a critical condition that it
was feared he would not live until this
morning.
Mrs. Marinda Thomas, the destitute
widow, who with her four children were
quartered at the station-house Tuesday
night, was yesterday granted by Division
superintendent Wright a pass for herself
and little ones to Chico, where Mrs.
Thomas sister resides.
Evidently there was some mistake in the
report OF shortage of money in the county
treasury of IOlo, as the Democrat of Tues |
day says: The funds in the county treas
ury were counted Monday afternoon, found |
correct, and Mr.. Smith, Treasurer-elect. |
entered upon the discharge of his duties" |
The railroad company is filling its ice |
house at the depot with cooling material |
for next seasons consumption. 1t is |
brought from Prosser creek, and, if it NAV
be considered fair sample, ice consumers |
have reason to expect better article for |
the coming season than has been supplied |
for many year
The Poundmaster has hit upon an in |,
genious method for bagging untagged dogs. |
He takes with him a decov in the shane of |
4 meek-looking representative of the ca
nine family, and while the contraband cur |
is engaged in making the others acquaint-
ance the manipulation of the wire-noose |
slips up and captures him.
Warren Post, No 81, G. a. r., will pub
icly install its officers at Changers Hall |
this evening, at s o'clock, H. A. Burnett,
Junior Vice Department Commander Of
lclatlng. After the installation there will |
be musical and literary exercises and dane
ng. The Post will meet at clock for the
of the usual business.
Officer Coffey returned last evening from
San Francisco, bringing up Edward Friel.
he last of the members of the gang of
burglars lately operating in Sacra-
nentO, to be apprehcnded. The particular
,harge against him is the burgiarizing of
Mrs. Smiths residence, at Fourth and S
treets. He protests that lie is innocent
as a Finance Committee, exam
ming accounts presented against the coun-
Y. W. J. McManus made application for
appointment as County Expert, and the
natter was referred to the Contract Com
nittee, which has also under consideration
he application of A. J. Hopper for the
anne appointment.
D. D. G. G. G. W Nichols, assisted by
treat Representative Chas. f. Spencer, and
}. J. ). g. f. Bronncr, raised up and in
tailed the officers of OwoSso Tribe No. 80,
mp. o. r. NJ. Sachem, Henry Guthrie
sen. Sag, K. III. Greer Jun. Sag, Charles
Fehl; Prophet, John T. Stafford Warriors.
!. c. Medley. F. Hurst, J. Anderson and
Braves, p. Flaherty, NJ. Souza, John Sveti-
lich.
At the annual election Tuesday evening
he following officers of the Woodland Fire
Department were elected W. d. Card,
President; I. S. Spaulding e-President;
Z. b. Mosby, Foreman Thomas Pctch,
FIRST Assistant; w. X. Beamer, Second
Assistant; II. c. Schroeder. Treasurer
lanes Redpath, Secretary; T. J. Babb
engineer; VIM. Hammer Stoker p. W.
" estlake and Theo. Kuhn Pipemen.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-"E East Lynne"
vas played by Miss Rose Eytinge and her
company, last evening, in the same excel
ence that has characterized every perform
NICE during the engagement. This evening
he talented company makes It's last APP
'earance here. The play will be Led
Astray.' 1t will be presented for the
benefit of the charitable fund of the Sacra-
nento Paid Fire Department. fund all
90 small and which. following every fire,
liable to be called upon to relieve
ONE fireman who has been dangerously
injured while in the heroic discharge of
luty. These men are paid, It's true, for
eryice, but none the less are they the
heroes of peace, who, when incapacitated,
must rely upon the charity of the people.
t has been a very long time since the De
'artment has made an appeal such as it
low prefers, and ii is reasonable TO assume
hat the theater Will be filled tonight to its
ull capacity. 1t was in the play g Led
Astray" that Miss Eytinge made such a
notable success in New York some years
go, and her admirers claim that none
ave ever excelled her in it. Beside the
ause of the beneticiarieS, therefore, the
,Hblic has strong reason for attendance at