Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-26
BRIEF NOTES.

The Sacramento river is falling quite
rapidly and is down TO 10 feet inches
&c Medley, who was taken suddenly
i'll Friday night, had an epileptic, not
paralytic, attack.
J. D. Butler aged rs, an old and we'll
known resident of Madison, Yolo county,
died last Thursday.
A Building Association has been organ
lied at Woodland, TO assist the members in
procuring themselves homes.
The annual election of the Exempt Fire
mems Association will take place to-day.
between the hours of 3 and P. NJ.
There were no arrivals of immigrants
this morning, they having .come through
on yesterday mornings express train.
Miss Sallie Wolfskill of Winters, sent
twenty-one boxes of oranges to the Fruit
and Flower Mission of San Francisco, for
distribution among the poor.
AT the skating rink Saturday evening
Charles W. Fox and Ed. Morris had race
for a gold medal. It was a close contest.
Morris winning by one second.
Chief Jackson went up to Red Bluff Sat
urday, and yesterday brought from that
place Eddie Lee, alias Reynolds, who is
wanted here on charge of petit larceny.
James Roddy, a bootmaker doing bust
ness on Third street, near L, died last even
ing after an illness Of about week, though
he was able to be in his shop on Saturday.
D. o. Cook, who disappeared from the
city several months ago, and made his way
TO Chicago, is being looked after by rela-
tives there, as he exhibits signs of mental
arrangement.
Dr. C. Loewen, of Capay, took an over
dose of morphine Saturday morning, from
the effects Of which it is feared he may not
recover. He had been unwell for some
time previous.
Sheriff Bowie, of Trinity county, on Sat
urday took TO the Stockton Insane Asylum
Mrs. Jane Fitzen. She docs not ordinarily
appear to be insane, but has attempted to
poison her children on several occasions.
The Grafton of Grove L. Johnson at the
Caledonian Anniversary, last Friday even
ing, upon Robert Burns, was greatly ad-
mired by the assembled friends of the
Scottish bard, and will probably be pub
lished.
These arrests were made Saturday and
yesterday: VIM. Irvine, by officer Far
rell, for battery; John Manion, by the same
officer for disturbing the peace; J. w. VIII
son, by officers Arlington and Brissell, for
burglary in the second degree.
Between u and l o'clock A. NJ. yesterday
about a dozen young men engaged in a
street fight, which lasted for nearly quar-
ter of an hour. 1t commenced in front of
the Metropolitan Theater and wound up
in front of the City Hotel. Some of the
belligerents were badly punished and sew
eral suits of broadcloth demoralized.
Mrs. ]. f. Sullivan, formerly Miss Lizzie
o Meara, young lady who was born and
raised in this city, where she had very
large circle of friends and acquaintance,
died Saturday afternoon, in her 23d year.
She had been i'll for some weeks, but the
case was not thought dangerous by her
family, and her death was very sudden.
The electric light masts on Fifteenth
street are in position, the work of raising
them having been completed yesterday
The dynamo, lamps, wire, ETC., to be used
i'll the street illumination are on their way
from the East, and Will arrive within a
week. No lamps will be used on the masts
until everything is ready for permanent
business.
Sergeant Barwick has received the rain
fall from 1889 to 1877 from c. II. Pyle,
Yreka, Siskiyou county. These observa-
tons were taken at the Scott mountains,
on the south side, at an elevation of 1000
leet- Also the rainfall at 1Teka, by the
same gentleman, from 1917 to date, form
ing an excellent record OF the most north
erly county of California.
Westwick & Nielsen grocery, corner of
Fourth and . streets. was burgiariZed Fri
day night, and the contents OF the till and
quantity OF groceries taken Thieves at
tempted the same night to burglarize Fred
BieWener meat market, at Fourth and VI
streets, but were frightened away by the
dog inside. The same night II. Rode's
store, at Twelfth and streets, was robbed
OF quantity OF cigars.
W. D. Morrill,. of Rocklin. who had
been sick in this city for some time. died
Yesterday morning. He was a member of
the ROcklin Lodge. 4. O. L w The fine.
raj will take place this afternoon, under the
direction OF Union Lodge, NJ. u, of this
city. Mr. Morrill, was an Old resident Of
Sacramento, and Will be remembered as
having been for many years stage carpenter
at the Metropolitan prior 10 his removal TO
RockHn.
Sheriff Mcclellan. of Butte county. took
back TO San Quentin YESTERDAY Chas. Chan
man, 10 serve the remainder of his term of
TWENTY-FIVE wears for murder. Kiefer. who
was accused of complicitv in the crime
killing a Chinamanl. had his fifth trial for
the oliense at Marvsville last week. the
jury, after being out twenty-six hours. rem
dering a verdict of not guilty Chapman
was taken up iroE San Quentin to be used
as witness III the ease.
Officer Arlington and detective Brissell
arrested yesterday J. w. Wilson, part
ner OF Smith, who was taken into Gus
tody one day last week for stealing Bris-
sells valise from waiting-room at the
depot. The charge against Wilson is burg
larry IN the second degree, committed in
entering the premises of Leland Howe last
Tuesday, and stealing quantity of tools,
some of which he and Smith sold, while
others were left at junk shop by them,
the proprietor OF the place declining TO
purchase.
Officer Farrell. who went down TO An
tioch to serve warrant upon two China
men accused OF kidnapping Chinawoman
from this city, has returned, but without
any prisoners. The Chinaman who went
down with nm TO point out the offenders
concluded, after his arrival at Antioch,
that he did not care to have them arrested,
but wanted Farrell TO arrest the abducted
woman and bring her back. As The officer
had no warrant nor other authority Tor so
dong ana had no intention OF beng USED
as q cat s-paw IN q kidnapping case, he IL
termed the Celestial that he would have
nothing further to do III the premises, and
came nome.