Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-18

| SETS Au)utent-Uenefai Oh maine, Ad]u
tant- General of South Carolina If lib
Sergeant keeps up his energetic work h
will have the library full in few weeks.
Judging from what we saw at the las
two drills, the regiment will have prize il
its new Color Sergeant.
Rancho Del Paso Sale.
The attendance at the sale of horses a
the Rancho del Paso yesterday was not 81
large as on the preceding day, owing NJ
doubt to the cloudy and threatening
weather. The horses first Offered were o
the draft class, and the bidding at time:
| was quite spirited. The prices averaged
! better than did those of the foadsters solo
| Thursday Twenty horses were SOLD
for 81, 920, an average CT $40. The names
| of the purchasers were: DR.. Forester, D.
McCarty, S. B. Gallagher f. Birdsall, S. J.
! Peters, ]. Van Gorden, Captain Johnson
| John Dolan, f. Burke, s. NJ Fitzpatrick
James Coyie, z. l.. Coons and Wells, Fargo
& Co.
Forty-sx three-year-olds were sold for
| 5000, an average Of $40. The purchasers
were: Il. F'risbie, Dan McCsrty. Dr. For
ID. Donahue Wells. Fargo d Co, James
Coyle, Joseph Hines, W. S. Mesick, A.
Meiss, William Hilyer, D. \. Lindley, NJ.
Miller, L. B. Clark, NJ. Sessions, Albert E.
Cess
Thirty-eight head of mules were sold to
John Boggs, of Colusa, for 81 $40, an aver
age If $50 per head.
Three horses not on the catalogue brought
1928.
Two Shetland ponies, 3 stallion and g
mare were sold to Daniel Brown, of Peta-
luna, for Sl20.
Trotters were sold as follows Mollie Nc
CURE. b. m, foaled i'll 1875, ty Inaugural
ton, dam Mollie, by the Backus Horse, J.
c., foaled in 1882. by Alaska. dam Belle
Ely, by Inauguration, A. J. Rhoads, sacra
mento; $3.50. Bay mare, foaled in 1879, by
Norwood, dam Kittie, by Old Spot, J. G.
CouZens, 1915. Black gelding. f0aled in
1881, By Western, dam Wuodbine by
Woodburn, Captain Johnson, Stockton;
$185.
Thorcughbreds were disposed of as fol-
lows Chestnut filly, foaled in 1883. by
Longield, dam Julian Morgan, by Lodi
second dam Trampolette, by Billy Cheat
ham, j. Van Gorden, San Francisco; $40.
Chestnut gelding foaled in 1882 by Long
field, dam Nanny Hubbard, by Hubbard J.
Van Gorden; $1l0. Black gelding, foaled
"
John Mackey: $40. Chestnut gelding,
foaled in 1878 by Hubbard, dam Demircp,
by Lewis Melbourne. Dan McCarty, San
Francisco; $3.50 Chestnut geding, foaed
in 1889, by Longfeld, dam by Hubbard, j.
Van Gorden; $40. Chestnut gelding,
foaled in 1883. by Wheatley dam Folly, by
Planet, J. Van Gorlen: $3.50.
The bidding on thoroughbreds and trot-
tiers was not at all spirited, and those offered
were knocked down at price which was
considered much below the actual value,
and in consequence the balance were with
drawn. The amount of the sales yesterday
was about the same as that of the first day.
making the total amount of sales nearly
$4,000.
METROPOLITAN THEArER. - The second
week of the Grismer-DayicS engagement
ends tonight. 1t has been a successful one
The Metropolitan management is entitled
to the credit of having successfully inaugu-
rated the era Of low admission prices with
q force upon the stage that has been accus-
toned to play to dollar sittings. In this
connection it is but justice to note as fact
in local dramatic history that the same
has secured for Sacramento
probably its full measure Of dramatic en-
tertanments. Under it we have had as
large share of the better and best troupes
that come to the coast as could be expected
when the limited dramatic patronage of
this community is taken into account.
More or less local expression of discomfort
has been made during several years that the
interior does not secure all the companies
that come to, or play in San Francisco. but
the local amusement record shows that we
have had in Sacramento more of such com
panieS than visit other interior points, and
that the local patronage is not equal
the greater ventures on the part of any
This journal has held !
however, that competent
stock companies can be profitably played |
here for extended seasons Mt reasonable |
rates, and the present experience ju5titieS !
the assertion. With next week the CON-
pany now at the Metropolitan will enter |
upon its third week. and the promise is |
that the public Endorsement Of the expert |
ment will continue to be given-as it should !
be. Michael Strogoff" was played to q |
good house last night. 1t will be given
again to night, and for the last time to-
night. This afternoon, for mat
inee entertainment, Monte Cristo will !
be given. The third week, which really |
begins new engagement, will open Mon |
day night, with the sensational English |
THE HUssARs-The Sacramento Hussars |
held meeting in their armory last even
ing, which was largely attended. The |
new recruits paid their |
fee, signed the constitution and |
were mustered in: j. Harberson, John |
Kroner, f. Z. Girard, James 0. Coleman,
John Steen, Edgar Lee Brown, Harry r. |
Crouch, f. w. Birdsall, Charles Thompson,
". Lambert and Thomas Harper. Captain |
Hebron addressed the new members, |
stating the present condition of the affairs |
Of the company, and informing them of |
heir duties and what would be expected of |
hem as citizen soldicry d. Z. Kerr was |
: ected Orderly Sergeant. The company |
mas a splendid armory in the basement of |
The City Free Library building, complete
cavalry outfit for company of seventy-ive |
men, and several hundred dollars in the |
Each of the newly elected MEM
)ers was presented with a handsome |
Uniform. After the business of the meeting |
was over, the company partook of a fine
provided by Captain Hebron,
md were RECALLED by some excellent music |
)y the Hussar Brass Band of sixteen pieces.
foasts were offered and responses made by |
Thomas Harper, Judge W. 4. Henry, l..
Lothammer, F.. c. Roder, Captain Hebron
and others. 1t is said that twenty applica
ions will be acted upon at the next meet
ng. The company decided to hold picnic |
some time next month, and Committee on
Grounds and Arrangements was appointed,
With instructions to report at the next
meeting.
CHARGED WITH GRAND LARcENY.-A man
named Hugh Rennie, familiarly known ms
Scotty," swore out warrants in Justice
Posts Court a few days ago against Ned
Foster and Ned Burns. accusing them of
grand larceny. His statement is that last
about Fair time, he entered q t
place OH the northwest corner of Second |
md J streets, where & sort of lottery
game was being conducted, the green
norm being invited to purchase envelopes
he contents of which indicated what the
lrize would be. Rennie concluded to
speculate, and took his purse. containing
sISn from his in ordpr IN tni-n from |