Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-02
SOCIAL AND Personal.

w H. bdruIeTi Vi NldTNSNllle, was IN town
yesterday.
Mrs II. A. Weaver went to Marysyille
yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. A. S. Woods has gone to San Fran
cisco for few days.
General J. W. Shanklin left Yesterday
morning for Stockton
Hon. \. Greene Curtis came up from San
Francisco last evening.
/. N. Hoag, of San Frannisco returned
home from here yesterday
DR.. VIM. Banta, of Pleasant Grove Sut-
ter county, is visiting Sacramento.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Runyon came I'D from
San Francisco yesterday morning.
Mrs. C. L. Wilson, of Nord, returned
home yesterday from San Francisco.
Charles Johnson and family, of Chico.
went home yesterday from Stockton.
w. r. Chamberlin and Judge Schroeder
of Chico, went to San Francisco Yesterday.
Sheriff Gard, of Los Angeles. went to
San Francisco yesterday, en- route for home.
E. L. Craig, Mrs. VIM. Crutcher and Mrs.
Walkup, of Auburn, came to the city YES
terday.
Mrs. O. X. Hopkins and Miss B. Smith
came up from Oakland yesterday, going to
Sheridan.
Mrs. w. W. Brownell, of Woodland, has
been quite sick for several days, but is con-
valescing.
In the city yesterday: Martin Bayless,
Sheldon Mrs. E. Nichols Buckeve valley:
Peter Tierney, lone valley Vim. A. Scott.
Costumes.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel Yesterday
r. C.. Miner, Davisville; NJ. NJ. Brown
Client, Ky; b. +. Sheppard, GEORGETOWN
w. Hood, Woodland W. G. Jaspar, Wheat
land; D. II. ellis, Red Bluff; Sol. Runvon
and wife, CORTLAND; James II. Lewis,
Dixon ID. c. Halsey, Trucllee; w. H.
Myers, Folsom; T. c. Pockman and wife,
city; W. J. Gallagher, Folsom; f. A.
Hyde, San Francisco.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes-
terday A. Cohn, ]. Well E. w Hovey, L.
Euphrat, San Francisco; John Kendall, G.
II. Boggs and wife, Miss NJ Kendall,
Omaha; f. Pedretti, Isaac Gravedon, Gin,
cinnati; George W Noblett, c. NJ. Reddish,
New York L. H. Sartain, Miss Sartain.
Colusa w. 6. Richardson, Charles b.
knocker and wife, San Francisco; Will.
tltzmaurlce, New York; NJ Breen, Dun
nlgans 7. w. Sigourney, San Francisco;
J. K. Williamson, Austin, New; James Nc
Coullough, San Francisco L. T. Flint,
Oakland.
Arrivals at the State House Yesterday
Z. h. Harris, c. J. Harris, Franklin; John
Wells, Iowa City; Bill Doty, Alex Nc
Donell, J. Dennison, W. II. Graham,
city; George W. Prosser, F. NJ. Faley,
Rocklln; }. Duxby, Elk Grove; +. Booth.
Roseville; Phil Oyer, NJ s. Carpenter,
Costumes; G. W. Morse, Franklin VIM.
Gerdon, Monterey; Pete Hansen, Walnut
Grove; W. Atkinson, lone; F. J. Pierce,
Pleasant Grove; Samuel A. Lewis, Gait
ID. X. Marks, Folsom; S. Kuburz, Clarks- |
vile; }. Hanlan, Brighton; J. G. Woods. |
White Rock; A. j. Peck, CORTLAND: w. |
III. Clark, Idaho; Robert Morrill,, Nash, |
Texas; Charles Young Greenwood.
RATEN AND PoRTER-Raten and Porter. |
two murderers sent from Sacramento coun-
ty to the State Prison at Folsom for life, |
give the management of the prison more
trouble than any other two convicts in that |
institution. Both are said to be insane, and |
nave been treated as such the greater por-
ton OF the time since their Incarceration. |
For long time Raten refused to eat or |!
work ana his condition, from lack of nOur-
ishment, became quite Serious-in fact. he !
was perfect imbecile. About two months |
ago he was placed il the prison hospital. |
He seemed to be pleased with the change. |
ate and relished his food, and has for the |
last month been working at his trade in
the tin and copper shop. He is very anx-
ious to be paid Oft, and says he desires to |
emigrate. Porter at times is very insane,
and requires very close watching General |
McComb says he has aScertained from a |
reliable source that seventeen wears of |
Porter's life was spent in mad house
VINO CAN ANSWER p Governor Stone
man is in receipt of the following letter,
dated at Howard City, Montcalm county, |
Mich, November 18th "To His Excel. |
lency, the Governor of California: | beg |
leave to ask few questions in regard to a |
relative, Levi Butts. He has been in Cali |
foTnia some ten years. Word has lust |
reached Us, IN a roundabout way that he |
was sentenced and hanged some time ago. |
Not knowing what was his exact location |
or business pursuits | take this method of |
inquiry, hoping you can give us some in
formation. If true, please state the time. |
cause, etc. Respectfully, Mrs. Kate Bor- |
den.' The Governor says there is no |
record of the execution of any one by that |
name, and asks the publication of the let |
ter, hoping that ii will meet the eve of |
some one who can furnish the writer with |
some information regarding her lost rela- |
tive.
ARRESTS FOR THE Manufacturing the |
month of November the police took in |
charge ia prisoners, as follows; DRINKS
%; on suspicion, II; attempted suicide, /; |
vagrancy, .; Tor safe keeping, "a injured |
men, ,; petty larceny, II; grand larceny |
4; disturbing the peace, II assault to COM |
init murder, battery, 10; detained wit |
nesses, 4; sick man, drawing a deadly |
weapon, 2; exhibiting, 5; burglary, 9;
visiting opium den, = insanity, l misde- |
meanor, s; receiving stolen property, l ; |
carrying concealed weapon, l common
drunkards, Z assault with deadly weapon,
L; keeping an opium den, l. Thirteen
prisoners en- route stopped at the city
prison, and no less than 104 dodgers"
were given beds.
COMPUTATION OF SENTENcE.-Governor
Stoneman yesterday signed a communication
of sentence for All 10y, who was convicted
of an assault TO murder in San Francisco
in July, 1880, and sentenced to fourteen
years imprisonment at San Quentin The
Board of State Prison Directors recon-
mended that he be committed to six years,
upon the ground that the sentence was ex-
cesslye. The recommendation was signed
by the committing Judge, ID. ]. Toohy
Assistant District Attorney ]. w Trout,
Senator E. F. Drum. He has now served
more than six years, with his credits, and
his Communication is virtually pardon.
LAND PATENTS IssuED.-The following
patents to State lands have been issued
from the State Land Office, and signed by
the Governor Richard Egan, Los An
geies county, 1875 acres; Jesse A. Dryer,
Los Angeles, 100 acres VIM. J. Water
house, San Diego, 800 acres John L. Lutz,
San Mateo, 40 acres James A. Mcdaniel,
Shasta, 120 acres James NJ. Hudspeth,
Snnnma lGl acres. lana Lunch oS AZ,