Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-21
BRIEF NOTES.

BRIEF NOTES.
The Government snagboat Seller ba.
deepened the water on the Y-street bar will
! her scraper from 81 TO Il feet.
: The cases of the parties arrested in Wash.
ington for gaming were on Saturday, in
28th "-''-- 'ne
Lem Chung, formerly Police Court in
terpreter IN this city, returned on Saturday
rom an absence of over two years in
China -
; Or: Strong's residence, on Pendegast ave-
nue., Woodland, was destroyed by fire last
friday night. Loss partially covered by
insurance.
Detective Holland. of Oakland, took 10
mat place Saturday a boy named Willie
heene, arrested here for the larceny of an
ACCORDION.
Alexander Dunn, of this city. has been
appointed Gauger for the Fourth Internal
revenue District, and will enter upon his
duties October LIST.
Governor Stoneman received a dispatch
Saturday announcing the death of Peter A =.
FORESTER, State immigration Commissioner,
at san Luis Obispo Friday night
Scores of sports went over to Stockton
yesterday IN the hope that the authorities
there Will permit gambling during the fair
to be held this week. VIII they?
About forty carloads of stock and goods
exhibited at the State Fair were forwarded
! to Stockton yesterday. including two car
loads OF racers shipped by express train.
The police are to be credited with good
! work during the fair. They not only sup
! pressed gambling, but burglaries, rob
berries, and minor offenses were scarcely
! heard Of.
The Governor has appointed John II
hrause Notary Public for Yolo county, to
reside al Marysville; and A Wilcox as
! Director OF Agricultural District No. >. vice
c. A. Rillin.
There was general exodus from the city
Saturday evening and yesterday of visitors
10 the State Fair, Still, quite q number are
here TO see the finish OF the race at the
! Park this morning.
The morning train from San Francisco
was about half an hour behind time in its
ARRIVAL here yesterday, having been delayed
IA consequence of train No ,, bound down,
being little late at Il meeting place.
). }. Morrison, of LOOMS, was in the
city yesterday, and has gone to San Fran
CISCO to transfer a portion of the Placer
county exhibit from the closed State Fair TO
The Strictly Business" Baseball Climb
of Woodland, has challenged the ToIIy
Boys, of Dixon, TO n game for " fun.
money or marbles" The Woodland club
suggests that it be played at Davisviile on
| the 9th.
Captain Pumyea, of the Oakland police
force, arrested in this city on Saturday
Samuel WoTtheim better known as
Woodland Sam" who is accused of rob
blng man Of $40 at faro game in Oak
| land few weeks ago.
thief stole last Tuesday from box on
| the platform of one of the passenger trains
running between this city and Oakland two
coats, belonging to brakemen Downes and
COOK. On Friday the garments were re-
covered from a secondhand establishment
III Oakland.
Governor Stoneman has received q note
from George w. and Clara V. Penman, of
San Francisco, saying I'VE herewith add
two dollars toward erecting the Grant mon
ument IN Sacramento. Long may it stand
IN honor of the brave old hero Sweet
peace to his memory"
Several property owners on J street who
have been watching the laying of the expe-
rImental strip of Santa Cruz pavement on
that street, near Fifth, express the belief
that it will be a success, and say that they
Will have 1t laid in front of their premises |
II 1t serves as well as they believe it will.
The drawing at China Hall for the iellies. |
etc, exhibited at the fair by Mrs. J. S.
Watson resulted in ticket No. 50 drawing
the tirst-prize lot, and No. l73 the second. |
The owners of those tickets are requested
to call at the Pavilion at o'clock this
morning and remove the goods
Saturday evening 7. D. SERVER rode n
little gray mare to the Park, to oversee the
work of his hacks. He came to town on
one of the vehicles, and told one of his
employees to bring the mare in. Through
some mistake she was left there. hitched TO |
tree, and has not been heard from since. |
The Directors of the State Agricultural
Society having objected to the giving away
OF any sewing machine in the Pavilion, the |
drawing tor the q New Home" offered by
W. A. Stephenson, will take place at sos J |
street at o'clock this evening; and that
for the Domestic" offered by A. J. Pom !
mer, at sos street, tomorrow evening.
The Governor has issued pardon to NJ |
II. Anterior, who was sentenced from
Santa Clara county to twenty-five years in
the State Prison. He was pardoned on the
recommendation of the Board of State
Prison Directors and a number of promi- |
nent citizens of that county. He was CON
victed of murder in the second degree
Constable Harvey took possession on Sat
urday of a young cinnamon bear, on an at
tachment tor a debt owed by the owner of
the animal in Marysville to the amount of
$34 80, due as board bill. Not knowing
what else to do with the bear, Harvey
lodged it at the station-house. Some of the
officers think of purchasing it, and then
going on bear hunt
Coroner Clark held an inquest last Sat
urday upon the body of Frank Lebhartz,
who died in a cell at the station-house
Thursday morning. 4 post-mortem exam
inatlon had been made previous to the in
quest, showing that deceased was suffering
from Inflammation of the lungs, stomach
and bowels. The jury returned a verdict
OF death from natural causes.
a horse attached to bakers wagon had
a runaway in town Saturday morning,
and brought up just this side of Willow
slough, five miles below the city, where the
wagon was subsequently found in the
| ditch, considerably demoralized, and pieces
Of the harness remaining, but the horse
| had disappeared, The contents of the
wagon were strewn over the road.
Special officer Garrison appeared at the
| station-house early yesterday morning
covered with blood, which had flowed from
four or FIVE wounds on his head. He said
! that he had followed three suspicious
| characters, and they turned upon him at
! Fifth and J. streets and "paralyZed" him.
| He certainly had been roughly used 1t
was reported yesterday that the officer had
| been drinking and got into difficulty, but
| he declares that he had not.
| Barwick says: There appears to have
been quite a hot wave in California yester-
day, as witness the following Signal Ser
vice reports. AT P. NJ. last night the tenn
! perature at Red Bluff was $50; highest dur