Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-11-25
BRIEF NOTES.

Fleet at 10 A. N. to-day
Hiram Garrett, dairyman, is confined tc
his house by lame leg, consequent upon
his being kicked by horse short time
since.
These arrests were made Yesterday
Harry Hansen, Pat Rich and John Clancy
by officers Frazee and Strader, for being
drunk
The local passenger train from San Fran
cisco was 80 minutes late in its arrival yes
terday, owing to the high wind and slip
perry rails.
The Chainey class in Delsarte's system OF
expression meets at Encampment Hall at 9
P NJ. to-day and 7:30 to night, and is open
Tor new members.
Yesterday was the most unpleasant day
OF the season in Sacramento, a high wind
prevailing, heavy showers of rain falling.
and the air being cold.
The Pink and Blue party that was to
have taken place at Arno tomorrow even
ing has been, on account of the continued
wet weather, postponed.
Frank Dupoister has brought back from
San Francisco the tH o-year- old FLIES Edle-
weiss and Maggie D., which were engaged
In races of the Blood Horse Association.
Rain fell freely yesterday at all points
between this city and Colfax, but above
that place it was showing but not hard.
| IL IS reported that the American is higher
than before this season.
| Edward Jaynes. clerk at Lambert &,
| CO.'S grocery, fell from step ladder yester-
day and broke one of the bones of his foot
IN consequence of its striking against the
IRON Sill of the store door.
| The Sacramento river rose slowly yester-
I NJ md Of :
feet l inch. AT II o'clock last night it was
| up to Is feet inches, and will probably be
considerably higher to-day and tomorrow.
A citizen, disguised with the constant
rainfall, calculated yesterday: "What do
| the Trustees want to be hunting mountain
| lakes, TO get water, for? At this rate Sac
ramento will soon have big lot of water
| to sell ~
| Some time Monday night a horse in
| Lockhart's stable, on Eleventh street. be-
| tween and K, kicked another horse
breaking one of its fore-legs just above the
knee; The animal, valuable one, had to
| be killed.
Michael Keefe, who killed his wife at
Vallejo on Monday, and then attempted
suicide, formerly lived in Sacramento coun
ty, and was sent to State Prison for killing
a man near Folsom, but was pardoned out
oSiOlS LIS leIll eA plreQ.
a. Null is having brick bulkhead con-
structed alongside his lot on the northwest
corner of Eleventh and X streets. extending
rom X street to the alley, and it is under
stood that he intends to have a fine build
ing erected there in the spring.
A. Pendleton writes from Nicolaus TO the
RECORD UNION under date of November
18th: 1t began raining here at 8 O'Clock
last night, with heavy wind. The fall of
water up to A. NJ. was "A of an inch, max
ing Tor the season, 7,54 inches. Quit
enough for awhile
Residents in the upper portion of the CITY
complain that the electric light masts are
not lighted until an hour after the contract
time, and in consequence last evening they
were for time left in darkness. and the
muddy and sloppy crossings were almost
impossible in consequence.
William Kay was yesterday in the Pro-
bate Court granted letters of administration
upon the estate of Samuel Kay, who it
will be remembered, was murdered. to-
gether with his wife, at Folsom two or
three months ago. His bond was fixed nj
$1,000 and John Macomber, Samuel STAN
per and Charles Jolly appointed appraisers.
Charles NJ. ProdGer has had the Protest
ant Orphan Asylum connected with the
hose-house at Nineteenth and L streets bv
electricity, N order that an alarm of fire
| may be quickly given if necessary, or as
! slstance called in any case of urgency.
| Chief Engineer Sullivan put up the anna
ratus without charge, Mr. Prodger furnish
! ing it.
AT an uptown saloon party of gentle
| men were enjoying themselves during the
small hours yesterday morning, when one
| offered to bet the drinks for the crowd that
he could crawl into a soda-water bottle and
not remove his clothing either The wager
being accepted, he placed a soda bottle on
the floor, went outside the door, got down
upon his hands and knees and crawled in
TO it Shouts of O. Set 'em up
Hackmen and Others who have occasion
to drive through the streets at night com
plain that in front of some of the business
houses the canvas awnings are pushed out
over the street by means of poles, in order
to keep rain from the sidewalks and at the
same time not shut off the light In many
instances these awnings are allowed to so
remain during the night, and they are dan
gerous to the drivers of high vehicles, who,
happening to drive close to the sidewalk,
are apt to be knocked from their seats.
1t seems probable that something will
have to be done relative to improving the
carrying capacity of the sewers in the
street, at the corner of NJ, has been SO
crowded that the water it could not carry
was forced up through the trap and flooded
| the street. and water was yesterday boiling
| up through the trap at the corner of the
alley on the west side of Fourth street be-
| tween NJ and n. 1t is said that the sewer
| pipe is small at the portion of the city
where it should be large, and consequently
cannot accommodate the water that is
| drained from other portions of the city
Harry Hansen and Pat. Rich, two steam
| boatmen who were on a spree, INDUCED in
| a wrestling match on Front street, between
| L and M, yesterday about noon, during
which the former, who is a very powerful
man, threw his opponent at will The
| amusement degenerated into fight. Officer
frazee arrived, and, not considering him.
| self competent to arrest both men, tele-
| phoned for assistance, and local Strader
responding, the disputants were taken to
the lookup. Frazee says that citizens who
were present before Strader came wanted to
know why he did not take the men him.
self, but when he asked if any of them
would assist him, none would volunteer
In Department One of the Superior Court
yesterday the case of James NJ. Bayles VS..
D. P. Coons was tried by jury. On the
| 1st of November, 1882, defendant leased a
piece of property in Suffer township from
John James for a term of three years. with
| the privilege of five years if the property
was not previously sold Subsequently
plaintiff bought the place from James, and
| latterly sold it TO f. H. Slack On the LIST
of last October he gave notice to plaintiff
that the lease would expire on the 1st of
this month. On the latter date defendant
had not vacated the premises, but declared
his Willingness to go as soon as he could
| harvest his crop of potatoes, which work
the rain interfered with Plaintiff gave
him notice to leave in three days, and, as
| he had not done so. brought suit Defend
ant in his answer to plaintiffs complaint
alleged that on the Goth of October he made
an agreement with plaintiff whereby, for
the sum of S33, he was to be allowed the
use of the land during the month of No
yember. On the trial of the case he de-
clared that he only wanted three days to do
his harvesting, and was then willing to va
cate The jury returned verdict in his
favor. Add C. Hinkson appeared for plain
tiff, and A. L. Hart for defendant
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-Fun Fun
Fun They are coming, Monday evening
next, November 30th. First appearance in
nine years in this city of the celebrated
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