Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-20
BRIEF NOTES.
The Sacramento river is down to feet 1

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The Sacramento river is down to s feet !
inch.
| Another carload of bookbinding ma.
chinery has arrived from the East for the
State Printing Office.
| John Eitel'S showcase, in the stairway
| No. 81 street, was broken open Friday
night and robbed of mineral specimens anC
other articles.
C. H. Cronise, Deputy County Clerk o
| Yolo, has resigned his position at the Court
house. The vacancy will probably remain
open month or six weeks.
These arrests were made yesterday jim
Martin, alias Yorky, by officer Farrell fol
being drunk; John Doe, by citizen Myers
for being drunk Wally Nolan, by loca
officer Nash, for disturbing the peace.
Wong All Chung, the Chinaman who
was stabbed by fellow countryman a few
days ago, was on Saturday so far recovered
that he left the station-house, where he has
been treated. The man who cut him has
disappeared.
| The Chinese gaming cases, transferred
| from Washington, were tried on Saturday
in Davisville, and resulted in the acquitta
of the defendants. They were subsequently
rearrested, and the cases set for next Satur.
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The Sacramento Electric Light Company
Sixth and H streets, has just placed in
position new set of steam boilers, and 6
pair of lofty smokestacks. They were
manufactured at Cunningham's boiler
works, in this city
| On Wednesday last ]. L. Houx, of Fol
| som. received a telegram from Colusa stat
/ ing that his nephew, Thomas Merry, who
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about a month ago, was not expected tC
live. Mr.. and Mrs Houx Immediately left
for Colusa.
| The police, by direction of Chief Jack.
son, have notified prOprietors of saloons
| cigar stores, etc, that if any poker or dice
games in which percentage is taken are
| allowed on their premises, they 1.-THE pro,
prietors Of the establishments will be liza
| bic to arrest.
Sheriff StanUley, of Mendocino county
and one of his deputies passed through on
Saturday. conveying TO the State Prison at
| Folsom Billy Malmaquist, who is to serve
life term for murder; John Consello, tif-
| teen Years for murder in the second degree
Sanford G. Campbell, five years for bur-
glary in the second degree.
AT go o'clock Sunday, July 18th, fire
was discovered in the building used as a
cook-house by the section Cinnamon at
Clay Sacramento county. 1t was under
good Roadway when discovered, and some
good work was done to prevent the flames
| spreading to the adjoining building. This
was saved, but the cook-house was totally
consumed Loss, probably $3.50 or 5000.
BY the explosion of coal oil stove at
| Stockton last Tuesday Miss Goodspeed, sis
ter OF DR.. GOodspeed, of Gait, was severely
| burned about the face, and came near losing
her eyesight. The lady is now in Gait, al
the residence of her brother and is i'm
proving so rapidly that she will be entirely
well in few days. Her eyes. which were
| thought at first to have been injured es-
capped the flames, and the sight is not in the
| least affected.
| Charles Elliott, an old sailor and Mexi-
can war veteran, yesterday morning took
possession of a Chinaman's horse and
wagon and drove off Two or three Celes-
| tials overhauled the vehicle in the neigh
borhood of Twelfth and G streets and
stopped the horse, but in doing so upset
the wagon and damaged it. Local officer
Martin arrested Elliott and took him to
the station-house. No charge has been put
against him, the officers feeling satisfied
from what they knew of him, that he had
no intention of stealing it.
The Gait Gazette of Saturday says 1.-The
appointment of Jesse Mitchell, of this place
to the position of Waterman of State Treas
urer's office is most commendable one
| The people of Gait unanimously Endorsed
| Mr.. Mitchell, and State Treasurer Oullahan
promptly carried out their preferences by
making the appointment yesterday of theil
! choice, and as tribute of respect to the
memory of c. c. Fugitt, by whose death
| the position was made vacant, and who
was held in the highest esteem by all the
officials connected with the State Treasury
| department.
On Wednesday evening last the officers
of Gait Council No. II, o. c. F., were in
stalled by the District Deputy, Thoma,
| Bromley, of this city, who was present with
his wife. a full attendance was on hand
to witness the ceremony, which was ably
performed by the District Deputy, assisted
| by members of the local Council This
lodge was instituted over three years ago
and during the term Just ended its mem
bership has witnessed a healthy growth
Three friends from this Council have
passed beyond the river since its organiza
! tion-Thomas Fowler, Mrs. j. g. Rae anC
4! C.. C. Fugitt
A boy Is or Is years of age of respectable
parents, got drunk Saturday evening, anC
was arrested for breaking glass in saloor
| window. The proprietor of the place sub
sequently stated that he did not wish Il
prosecute, as the glass, he felt assured, wa,
accidentally broken, and the damage haC
been paid for. Chief Jackson endeavoreC
to ascertain whether the boy got intoxicat
| ing liquor in that saloon, but the proprietor
declared he did not, and there was no evi
dence to the contrary. The boy was re
leased from custody and taken home. Ii
| this connection it may be stated that The
law relative to selling liquor to minors vii
hereafter receive closer attention than i
has.
Judge Van Fleet on Saturday ordered
! Henry Denny charged with burglary, dis
charged, saying 1t appearing that thu
case was heretofore tried by a jury and fully
presented upon all the evidence available
in the case, and the jury having, after due
deliberation, failed to agree upon a verdict
and having been discharged and it appear
ing satisfactory 10 the Court that, from thu
character Of the evidence in this case there
is no reasonable probability that verdic
81 conviction can be secured herein, anc
that another trial of said action would no
result in the futherance of justice, it is or
dercd that the indictment be dismissed
and that the defendant be discharged from
custody" Denny says that in day or TIVE
| he will leave the city to ship on an ocear
steamer, and that hereafter his life will b,
credit to him If he can make it so by en-