Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-25
BRIEF NOTES.

The weather was SO chilly last evenine
thas many citizens gave their overcoats al
airing.
| Warrants upon the general fund are pay,
able 1T the State Treasury up to, and in.
Guiding, No. 1888.
In Depa.r tment Two of the Superior Court
yesterday Ella Wyman was granted di.
yorce from Aus -ust Wyman.
Another carload, of Chinese laborers for
the California and Oregon extension went
up to Delta yesterday from San Francisco.
These arrests were made yesterday
Hattie Fisk, by officer Farrell. for defraud-
! ing creditor; Mrs. Frank Dodge, by the
same officer, for battery.
The case of NJ. d. Reed, charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses,
was yesterday-in Justice Henley's Court
continued until to-day.
The steamer Seller and her barge are
lying on the Yolo side of the river. about
| opposite the foot of o street, preparing for
the construction of awingdam there
Deputy Sheriff Wells, of Solano county.
arrived here last evening with Geo. Kelley.
whom he was conveying TO the State
Prison at Folsom to serve a term of twelve
months for burglary.
| The steamer D. E. Knight came down
from Marysville yesterday, en- route to San
Francisco with grain. The steamer San
joaquin, No. 4, took to the Bay from this
city barge load of grain.
A. D. Martin, the old gentleman who
was taken in charge Wednesday evening
Tor causelessly fiourishing pistol on Sew
enth street, between J and K was yester-
day morning released from custody.
h. III e IL
who was drowned near the mouth of the
American river Tuesday afternoon. was re-
covered late yesterday. The Coroner
deemed it unnecessary to hold an inquest
in the case.
r. W. Lewis, of the firm of Lewis &
Johnston. fell while going down the stair
way leading from the printing Office to the
basement OF the building yesterday MORN
ing, and broke the same leg that was frac-
tured several months ago.
Joseph Randall, one of the trio of East
ern safe-crackerS who operated in San
Francisco, Oakland and Sacramento two or
three years ago, and is now serving term
OF fifteen years at San Quentin, has been
granted new trial by the Supreme Court. |
The Directors of the Thirteenth District
Agricultural Society have determined to |
hold no fair this season at Maiysville, for |
the reason that it is impossible to get a /
sufficient number of good horses at this |
season OF the year to make q successful |
showing.
A thief entered the room of Walter D. |
Wiley, at the Lull House, Wednesday |
night, and stole that gentlemans watch |
and chain and IS in money. The thief |
took Mr.. Wiley's pantaloons from the |
room to the lower floor of the house to rob |
them of their contents
Some one started rumor last evening |
that the grand stand at the Stockton race
track had fallen during the afternoon, kill |
ing ana lnJuring great many people. Ma
turally those who had friends attending the
fair there were worried until it was aScer-
tanned that the report was canard.
a man named Leonard, who had been
in the employ of T. D. SERVER, was dele
gated Wednesday afternoon to accompany
L. NJ. Llndley to his home and then take |
that gentleman's horse and cart back to
the stable. He had failed to return with
the turnout up to a late hour last evening.
A young man named Pierce English had |
difficulty at the hook and ladder house |
early yesterday afternoon with some of the
members of that company. and before the
parties cooled down he is reported to have
had encounters with three of the firemen
separately, and to have rather had the best |
of it throughout.
An old Chinaman, nicknamed Brandy" |
because of his fondness for the ardent"
of that class, was crossing the Third-street |
bridge to the depot yesterday afternoon
when he fell in fit, and it seemed probable |
that his time had come. Officer Woods |
went to his aid, and with such success that |
he IN short time was able to go home.
The yacht Ashie " arrived here yester- |
,lu,r ,,,,1xf D..
dore Eckley, of the San Francisco and Pa |
cific Yacht Clubs, and family, and will |
remain week or ten days. The yacht, |
though drawing only about three feet of |
water had considerable difficulty in getting |
up, owing to the sandbars in various |
places.
Quite high wind prevailed early yester- |
day morning before the rainfall, doing |
some damage to shrubbery, and causing |
the leaves to fall from the trees and cover |
the ground in manner suggesting the adj |
vent of autumn. The top was blown |
from a fine orange tree in T. G. Nays gar
den, causing the loss of II large oranges |
which were growing upon it.
At an informal meeting of the Woodland |
Board of Town Trustees, Wednesday after |
noon, it was decided that no blame at
tached to any one for the failure of the
engine to get 10 the fire at DR.. Strong's last
Friday night, the confusion of reports as
to location of the fire having undoubtedly
been sufficient cause for the delay. Certain
recommendations for reorganization of the
department are under consideration, and
will be developed in few days.
The cases of several Cinnamon who
were connected with riot in Woodland
August Sth, occupied the attention of JUS
tice Ruggles, of that city. during the first
half of this week. District Attorney
Sprague and f. f. Baker appeared for the
people, and J. G. Ball, C. T. Jones and
Joseph Craig for the defense The result
was that All Lung, All Fuen and All Coon
e. China Joe " were held to answer before
the Superior Court. Two others were dis
charged.
Yesterday the Controller received for the
State S504 66 from the estate of Antoine
Toache, who died intestate; also from the
estate of J. w. Davis S94 IS. The State,
since its organization, has received sos, 300
in this manner. At the last session of the
Legislature Assemblyman Walrath intro
duced bill in the Assembly, which, if it
had become law, would have compelled
the savings banks to surrender to the State
millions of dollars that legally belongto it.
1t is said that one bank in San Francisco
holds million dollars belonging to parties
long since deceased, who left no heirs
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.
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