Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,


A SUBSTITUTE FOR A HAYDK sRcHIEF.-A
few days since lady called upon the wife
OF a well-known fruit dealer. whose place
of business is not mile from Third and X
streets and spent the afternoon. When
she went home she forgot pair of drawers
belonging to her baby. On the husbands
return his wife called his attention TO the
forgotten garment, and remarked. Dave.
put 1t IN your pocket and hand it to her
husband when he comes into the market
tomorrow" Dave promised to do so. but
kept forgetting it.. His wife, to make sure
OF 1t, the following evening put the little
par OF drawers IN his coat pocket Her
husband the next day was invited to dinner
at the French Restaurant, with several la
dles and gentlemen. In the midst of
Jolly conversation, David thrust his hand
INTO his pocket for his handkerchief. and
commenced vigorous rubbing of his nose
with the diminutiVe drawers. The ladies
Shreked, the gentlemen roared, and for the
life OF him he could not divine what was
the cause of the uproar until one of the
ladies, pointing to the child's garment,
asked: Did you find that handkerchief at
picnic?" He had TO join the laugh, but
1t Is hardly safe to ask him much about it.
AK INSANE Mans PRoJEcr.-About noon
yesterday telephone message was re-
ceived at the station house from the Office
of Beatty u benson requesting an officer to
call there and get visitor who was evil
IDENTIFY insane. Officers Farrell and Kent
responded, and were introduced to J. G.
hieghan, who represented that he had
come here from the State of Nevada to Sc
cure an attorney to act on behalf of the
TApOnIa confined in fha 10 A
lum, he believing they were sane and
illegally detained. He declared that he
had himself been kidnapped and incarcerated
in the asylum, and subjected to the oper-
alton of an electric battery which the Off
Gals used, and by means of which they
could tell everything that was passing in a
mans mind. The officers, concluding that
he was escape from the asylum, humored
his vagaries, and, on a promise to show
him to the office of an attorney who would
conduct the case on behalf of the Nevada
insane, escorted him to the County Jail.
He was exceedingly indignant when he
found out the nature of the institution he
had been taken to. The Commissioners
will examine into his mental condition
this morning.
INCoRPoEATED.-Yest erday the following
articles of incorporation were filed in the
Office of the Secretary of State: The Deep
Channel Gold and Silver Mining Company.
to carry on and conduct the business of
mining and extracting metals, gold and
silver, from bank of gravel in the Deep
Channel Gold Mining Company's claim, in
Kenshaw township, Butte county, Cal.
Principal place of business San Francisco
Directors-Charles F. Draper, San Fran
cisco; William Surryhue, Oakland; w. w.
Tenny, j. a. Logan, San Francisco; f. G.
Woodward, Oakland. Capital stock, $10,-
600, divided into 100 shares of the value of
500 each......Also, the Duncan Divide Com-
pany, for the purpose of acquiring placer,
gravel and quartz mining claims, acquiring
water rights, manufacture lumber, ETC.
Principal place of business San Francisco
Directors-George w. Cope George o.
Davis, w. G. Hughes, John Hensley, Jay
G. Kelly Capital stock, $10,0OO,00O, di-
yided into 100000 shares of the par value
of 500 each, all of which is subscribed.
AUCTION SALEs.-Sherburn & Smith will
sell at auction at 10 A. NJ. to-day, at sales
room, No. 323 K street, large consign-
ment of boots, shoes and slippers. in lots
to suit the trade. Terms cash; sale posi-
tive. Bell IL Co. will sell at 10 A. NJ. to
day, at salesroom, 1905 street, horses. top
and open buggies, spring wagons passen-
ger wagon, tire-proof safe, ice chest, water
coolers, beer chest, round tables, new
spring mattresses, lounges, walnut center
table parlor chairs, glassware, etc. Terms
cash.....Sherburn Il Smith will sell next
Wednesday, at 1880 A. NJ, on the premises,
the east q feet of lot g. and J, Seven
tenth and Eighteenth streets, together
with the fine one-story and basement frame
house of ten rooms, bathroom, closets etc.
1t is a desirable piece of property, deserv-
ing the attention of those desiring home
or to make an advantageous investment
THE NEW PAVING MATERIAL Street
Commissioner H. B. Nielsen returned yes
terday from Santa Cruz, where he went to
make an examination of certain sub
stance found near that city which makes
an excellent pavement. 1t is the same as
that put down in front of the Suffer build
ing, at Fifth and streets, this week He
is satisfied that it will do well in this
climate, will make a smooth, clean, noise
less pavement, that will be very easy on
horses. He brought home with him speci-
mems OF the raw material, also piece of
pavement that had done service for four
years on much-traveled thoroughfare.
and showed no evidence of wear He is of
the opinion that in course of time it can
be put upon our streets as cheaply as either
cobbles or gravel.
COMPUTATION OF SENTENcE.-Ye yesterday
Governor Stoneman committed the SEN
tence of Louis P. Smith, who is serving
sentence in the State Prison at San Ouen-
tin, from four years to three. He was con-
victed at the May term, 1888, in the Supe-
rior Court of Los Angeles county. The
Communication was granted on the recon-
mendation of the Prison Directors, on the
ground of his previous exemplary charac-
ter, the urgent request of many prominent
citizens familiar with the facts in Hanford,
Visalia, Pomona and vicinity, and the per-
sonal request of ex-senator Atwell, ex-
Senator Brett, Judge w. w. Cross, clergy
man w. n. Cunningham, n. w. Motheral,
Judge McKeeney and others. He will be
liberated from prison to-day. The commu-
tation in reality amounts to a pardon.
LADIES black buck gauntlet gloves, 80
cents per pair. Misses Isle gloves, two and
three-button, cents per pair. White
Japanese silk handkerchiefs, hemstitched,
% cents. Polka-dot silk handkerchieis, Is
cents each, in our sale to-day. Red House,
Buy your blankets in our sale to-day,
Red House.