Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-01
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


METROPOLITAN THEATER. - To night
Alma Stuart Stanley and her company of
comedians viii commence a brief engage
ment at the Metropolitan, presenting the
new play by Stanley Mex emma. The plot
is about as follows: Ephraim Midway, Il
young man. is married to an old wife. who
is the President Of q missionary society.
and firm believer in the doctrine of re-
preston. She keeps her husband down
and her nieces down, and she is down on
the theater. Deacon Sigh, the Secretary
of the stalWart sisters, is great supporter
OF Mrs. Midway, and an arch hypocrite.
The deacon pretends to believe in keeping
people under, but he loses no opportunity
Of indpiging his own little appetites. He
keeps continually crying out that every
body else Is too young TO see the error of
their Ways and he is never done bowling
about the wicked world. One dav Mild
way and his nieces 90 to the theater and
have good time. The wife finds it out
and there is a row. Midway rebels, goes
oil and invites the actors to the house in
his Wlte's absence. He gives the company
grand supper at the hotel, and remains
out late with them. He is so late that his
in company with Sheridan O'Neil, the
leading comedian of the company. to a
neighboring hotel, and paints 'er red He
goes to New York with the company. His
nieces follow him. They finally JON the
company, and are on the stage Of the
Hyperion Theater rehearSing new play,
when Sigh comes after them. Mrs Mild
way has relented, and makes an effort TO
bring back her husband. She discovers
the deacon's duplicity, takes some good
advice and makes up her mind that the
repTessiVe system is not the true one. She
declares she will, in future, go to the thea
ter herself, and wherever else her husband
may find amusement. She goes back to
the company, takes u great liking to Miss
Mary SaundersOn, the leading actress, and
finally joins IL the general Notification.
WANT THE MONEY RErUR1ED.-The case
of Red Jacket Tribe, No. Is, Imp. O. r.
NJ, IS. J. A Gibson ct al is being tried in
Department One of the Superior Court be-
fore = Jury. Some time ago Gibson, who
Vas Treasurer of the Tribe, owned two lots
on G. street, between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth. The Tribe had money in its treas
ury, and It's Trustees were authorized TO
look FOR a good investment for it and re-
port Il the Tribe. 1t is alleged that Gibson
persuaded the Trustees TO purchase from
him one and one-half lots Of the property
mentioned above for 81 800, and that they
did NOT report the matter 10 the Tribe for
its sanction and approval until after the
purchase was made. The Tribe claims
that the price paid was far in excess of the
value Of the property. and brings suit to
recover the money, on the ground that the
Trustees did not have authority to COM
plete the transaction without action being
taken by the Tribe The following Jurors
are trying the case: John Ochsner, James
Coyle, Ben Cohen, George W. Baker, Peter
Robinson, Charles Flohr, Russell Howell,
Wm. Fry. w A Fountain, Chesterfield
Wells. C.. w. Siddall, George Peters.
PoLleE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday the case of Charles Sullivan, for
petit larceny went over until this morning.
John Doe and Mrs. Moynihan, accused
OF having been drunk, were discharged. .....
c. NJ COgill and Joe Burns, arrested for va
grancv, were convicted and sentenced TO 60
days in the county Jail; and Charles j.
Bennett, Dan King, Joe Robinson and Jim
Wilson, similarly charged, We're sentenced
10 90 days each. The commitments were
Withheld in ali the cases to allow the par
ties 10 leave town, and later in the day
they Josephine Machabo, charged
with exhibiting, forfeited her deposit. F.
W. Stciumeyer. accused of malicious mis-
chief, was tried, and the case continued I'M
Ill Monday next at $50 \. NJ, for further
argument....The case Of James McAIahon,
for murder, was continued.
4 NEW RAILRoAD-Articles of incorpo-
ration were yesterday filed in the Office of
the Secretary Of State of the Fort Bragg
Railroad Company. for the purpose of con-
StructIng railroad TO be run from tide
water at Fort Bragg harbor, in Mendocino
county, in an easterly direction to the head
waters OF the NOyo river, an estimated DIS
lance of twenty miles. Also, a branch
connecting with said road ut point about
four miles from the terminus at Fort
Bragg harbor and running northeasterly to
. point ON Ten Mile river, distance of ten
miles. i is TO be a standard or narrow
gauge steam railroad. Directors Otis X.
Johnson, John c, Higgins, Charles L.
Wilson, Calvin Stewart Charles +. John
son, James Hunter. Capital stock 5000,
600, divided into 2,Qp0 shares of the par
value Of 800 each.
FouvD GyIIrY.-Thc iurv in the Clark
murder case went out about II \. N. yes
terday, and about an hour and half later
returned and rendered verdict of guilty
of murder in the first degree. with a recon-
mendauon of imprisonment for life. On
the first ballot the jury were unanimous
that the defendant was guilty. but other
ballots were taken before they decided
the degree of guilt and punishment. The
prisoner received the verdict composedlv.
probably satisfied that his neck was SAFE,
al 3 -
tho Jury We're lenient Sentence will be
pronounced on the 18th instant. 1t was
reported last evening that Mrs Clark was
Greatly distressed and almost crazed BY the
verdict.
TRADE Xs-Trade-marks have been
filed with the Secretary of State rs follows:
The McCollum Fishing and Trading Com
pallv. the words Red Brand Also, J.
tatania. a cut representing Neptune sur
rounded by the words Neptune California
Fishing Company Also, the Celery
Beef and Iron Extract Company TO q label
for the California Prune Laxative.
SPECIAL announcement is made in to-
days paper by James q. Davis, calling the
attention of housekeepers and others to his
extensive stock of furniture and carpets.
His entire stock is one of the largest and
most complete to be found. His prices defy
competition.
RED MEMS Picnic MAY -, 1SS5.-Prizes
are now on exhibition at Hale Bros show
window, Ninth and X streets.
TOMORROW Saturday. in our weekly
sale every department will be represented
with actual bargains. Red House
LADIES, tomorrow at our weekly satur-