Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-20

POLICE COURT. - In the Police Court
yesterday the case of Richard BIaw, ac-
cused Of obtaining money by false pre-
lenses from Charles Dodge was dismissed
owing to the failure of the prosecuting
witness 10 appear, and the costs were as
scssed against the latter......M. Hanrahan' 5
case Of misdemeanor was dismissed on
payment of costs THE charge of grand
larceny preferred against Joe Daniels, who
stole SIX watches, and also knives revolv-
ers and cheap iewelry from Mrs. $. Alex
anderS store was reduced to petit larceny
as the defendant made il appear that he
took the property on different occasions,
thus bringing the amount taken al one time
below the grand-larccny figure. and he was
pronounced guilty and fined 500. or 100
days in the County Jail.....,John Long,
charged with being drunk. forfeited his de-
poSit......Thc case of All Yen, accused of
perjury in swearing falsely during the trial
of a battery case IN the Police Court
"Wednesday, was dismissed. as the evidence
did not appear sufficient to insure con-
yiction......James Riley, for disturbing the
peace, was fined $50 or 80 days.. The
cases of the parties arrested during raid
on an opium den Wednesday night were
taken up. All Hung, keeper of the place,
was fined $50, or 20 days. Henry Harris,
one of the visitors to the den, pleaded
guilty and was fined $50, or 30 days Mrs
Rowland pleaded guilty, but explained
that she had been suffering from pneu-
monia, and thought smokinga little opium
might relieve her lungs. The Judge was a
little doubtful, but concluded to let her OFT
with s., or 5 days. Ali Coon, another Wis
itor TO the den, stood trial, and, being con-
victed, got the heaviest sentence of all, SO,
or 80 days.
CHARGED WITH CoCK-FIGHTING-Chie
jackson and officer Farrell arrested yester-
day Frank Miller and John Denman on a
charge of misdemeanor, in engaging in
cock-tighting, basing the charge on the law
against cruelty to animals As there has
been Il great deal of this sport" engaged
in recently in Sacramento, the determine
ton Is to find out whether there is a law to
prevent it. 1t is claimed on the part OF
those who delight in chicken disputes that
at present there is not, As they hold that u
fowl is not an animal and that conse-
quently it will be impossible to get 4 jury
to convict.
EXPERlMENTINC.-Thc railroad company
are experimenting 1T their works in this
city i'll the manufacture of wrought iron
brake shoes, and yesterday some of the
new manufacture were being applied to a
number of cars-the new shoes on one
truck, and othe4k the old style, of cast
iron, upon the otARtruck of the same car
to test their wearing capacity and general
usefulness. They are manufactured very
quickly. one blow of the steam hammer
upon the hot metal over a die sufiicing. and
upwards Of 400 can be turned out in the
course Of day.
HIS DREAM.-It is interesting to note the
extent 10 which a mans mind is affected
during his hours of repose by the business
he is earnestly engaged in during the day,
and dreams of the most singular descrip-
ton have been reported Sacramento
county's Public Administrator furnishes an
example. Night before last he dreamed
that well-lnown citizen had died and
been placed in his coffin, but somehow he
wouldn't stay dead, and the Administrator
thought he had to sit aStride the coffin TO
keep him from getting out
SERGEANT BARw1cS's RrroRr-The rain
fall, which ended early yesterday morning,
amounted to 90 of an inch, according to
SlS!ldl service measurements. making t0.Bc
inches for the season, against 1917 inches
10 an equal date late season. At 8 o'clock
last night the barometer was rising on the
north Pacific coast and falling on the
middle and southern Pacific coast, with
southerly winds. Weather threatening TO
light rain in Oregon and Washington Terri
tory, and clear weather in California.
CONCERT AT PESRYS.-The Penryn Choral
Union. assisted by the following members
of the Roeklin Glce Club, Prof. 5. C. Bur
bank, Mr. and Mrs NJ w. Cooley. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. W. Avery, Mrs. T.. d. Barber, Miss
Emma /. Smith, Ira Allen and A. d. Glaze.
VIII give y concert tomorrow evening NJ
PenFyn, for the benefit Of Hugh Jones, who
lost his arm by an accident at the Pine
quarry.
Auction SALE or CArrLE-Next Wednes-
day the 18th, there will be large auction
sale of cattle at the hop ranch of A. Menke,
near Brighton. There viii be offered 80
head of cows, 20 head of beef cattle, 30
head of 2-ycar-olds, 100 head OF yearlings
and fine bulls. Also, some good draft
mares. If it should rain on the 18th. the
sale will take place next day.
AMONG the Nottingham lace ends we find