Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-06-01
BRIEF NOTES.


terday, and three this morning.
The commencement exercises of the Sac
ramento Institute will take place at the
Metropolitan Theater this evening.
7. J. Scott, of this city, took several
prizes at the CALIFORNIAN games at She'll
Mound Park, Oakland, last Saturday.
A beautiful nickel-plated fence was put
in position around the Columbus and Isa-
bella group of statuary at the Capitol last
Saturday.
The Chinese, despairing of running gam
bling games in Sacramento successfully,
have established lottery on the Yolo side
of the river
Messrs. Wilcoxen and Morehouse, of the
State Board of Equalization, have been ex-
amlning INTO the Iolo county assessments
at Woodland.
The Sunday Capital has passed into the
conhol of a company of Democrats, who
propose to run it in the interest of the
grand old party
The election in Woodland last Friday
upon the proposition to lew special tax
OF $500 for municipal purposes, was car
ried by majority of 10.
The attention of School Census Marshals
throughout the county is called to the fact
that reports are due at the County Superin-
tendent's office on June 9th.
There was no session of the Police Court
Saturday, owing TO its being Memorial
Day Justice Post will preside this week,
during Judge HenryS absence from the
city.
The foot race at Agricultural Park yes
terday afternoon, between Frank Eldred
and James Dewan, 100 yards for 500 side,
| was won by the former by several feet, in
104 seconds.
AT Recreation Park yesterday afternoon
boy was accidentally hit with ball, with
which some parties were practicing, and
knocked insensible, remaining so for sew
eral minutes.
The Atlantic Gardens, Sixteenth street
between + and G., were reopened as a pleas
ure resort yesterday, and quite a number
of visitors enjoyed themselves in dancing
| and other amusements.
Nearly all of the San Franciscans who
had been here attending the races returned
home yesterday morning. Few of them
increased their capital during the week.
The greater number came here shearing
and went home Shorn.
Yesterday party of men were going up
| the river i'll q little steamer when one OF the
| number was seized with a fit and fell over
board. Fortunately he was rescued in sea
son, and, as SOON as he had recovered con-
seriousness, taken home.
For the benefit of those who are in the
habit of flying kites or playing or tossing
ball i'll the public streets, we quote the
| ordinance: No person shall fly kites
within the city limits, or play any game OF
| ball, or toss or throw any ball in or across
any street within the city,
Quite a number of shooters slipped out
| yesterday after doves, but, as they were a
! day too early, the close season not expiring
until u last night, they were careful not to
| mention the result of their shoot when
| they returned. Several hunting parties
have prepared to go out to-day.
The Gilt-edge Club went picnicking at
Folsom Saturday The following were in
attendance Mr.. and Mrs Edward Rivett,
Misses Clara Cook, Katie Johns, Dora Da-
Wis, Ella Clark, Gussie Clark, Cecilia Rivett,
Messrs. Will Bell, Dexter Dunphey, Frank
kiefer, Mr.. Cook and Al. Coppin
Special officer Thorpe arrested, two or
three days ago, a man named John Rogers,
on suspicion of his having stolen hand
saw which he was offering for sale. Rogers
had evidently been drinking heavily, as he
has had dellrium tremenS since the arrest.
The owner of the saw can get it at the
station-hous
Last Friday afternoon a young man
named Patrick Ahern, lately from Chicago.
went in swimming in the Sacramento. near
the gas works, with a friend, and was seen,
while well out in the stream, TO commence
struggling and then disappear beneath the
surface, having probably been seized with
a cramp, resulting in his being drowned.
Mrs. E. B. Crocker has donated S. 900
to the California Woman's Hospital of
San Francisco, to be applied to the endow-
ment in perpetuity of bed in the free
ward of the hospital. The Board of Trus-
tees and Board of Lady Managers make
grateful acknowledgment of Mrs Crocker's
great generosity. The hospital is a pure
charity, and receives patients from all
parts of this coast.
The following are the receipts of the city
treasury for the week ending May Both :
From A. 5. Woods, water rates, 1888 rs; n
A. Kidder harbor dues $40; Z. H. Mckee
rent, SO; w. A Henry, Police Court fines,
81 so; G. A. Putnam, city licenses, 1854 OS !;
Geo. a. Putnam, city taxes, 81 30 is; H
b. Nielsen, street assessment, 81, $40 10
Total, $S,115 81. Total disbursements.
$15, 29S sc. Total amount in city treasury.
$415, 298 IS.
The following vessels have arrived at
Sacramento since last report: Steamer San
Joaquin, No. ., from San Francisco with
merchandise and a barge of freight; Clara
Bell, from the lower river, with produce
ID. +. knight, en- route from San Francisco
to Marysville. eparted-Steamer Varuna,
for the upper riveT with barge of wood
San Joaquin No. ,, for San Francisco. with
q barge of grain and barge of freight
Neponset, No. ,, for the upper Sacramento,
with merchandise and freight.
Saturday merning about o'clock q
Chinaman was seen floating in the river
near the landing of the steamer Enterprise.
The boat hands and D. S. Beeler tished
him out and officer Kent took him to the
station-house. He evidently jumped in
some distance up stream. He is thought
to be insane, as he asked the officer to
shoot him. His name is All Won, and he
appears to be a stranger here. He will be
sent to the county Jail to-day to be exam
ined by the Commissioners of Lunacy.
c. E. Dingle, School Census Marshal for
Woodland has filed his annual report with
the County Superintendent The re-
port shows that there are in Wood
land 326 children under years of
age, S96 between and 10, OF
which 442 are boys and 454 girls, max
ing a total of 500, thirteen of whom are
cOlored. Six hundred and tWentv-eight
attend public school, 50 attend private
schools, and 186 have not attended public
schools during the last year There have
been Ga births during the year, SO boys and
81 girls.
Saturday afternoon two young men driv-
ing coupes entered upon a race on II street
from Sixteenth street to the park, the
driver OF the losing team to pay for the
drinks" They continued their contest so
long that one of the teams could not be
stopped in time to prevent its cOlliding
with the wheel of a hack standing near
the Park gate, and the result was a broken
pole for the racing vehicle. The horses at
tached to ii wanted to run away, but the
driver brought them 10 stop by causing
them to run against tree, in consequence
OF which the coupe was further injured
Reference was made in the RECORD UNION
abont two weeks ago to the fact that q
young man named Kyle appeared in the
County Clerks office with his sister and a
youth named Louis l.. Sternberg, and in
sisted upon their being married, as they
had run away together from the Bay. a
license could not be issued, however. as
Sternberg was not of age. 1t appears that
the parties subsequently went to Woodland
and were there married. A few days ago
Morris Sternberg, father of the bridegroom, !
suit for the annulment of the
marriage, on the ground that his son was
not OF age, and the consent of his parents
to the wedding had not been obtained.