Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-05
BRIEF NOTES.

quet tonight.
The Military Committees of the Senate
and Assembly will visit the companies of
National Guard in San Francisco to-mor-
row evening.
Yesterday DR.. j. H. Parkinson was by
the Board Of Supervisors reelected Physi-
clan of the City and County Dispensary, for
the term of two years.
The Board of Supervisors yesterday con-
tracted with Assessor Griffitts to do the
county assessing for 1885 for the same
amount paid last year, $4,000.
P. f. Dolan' License Collector, reports
that during the month of January he col
lected licenses to the amount of 81, 145,
most of it being for back licenses.
]. w. Crawford, who fell while getting
off the cars near the depot Tuesday even
ing, was yesterday as comfortable as could
be expected, and is not believed TO be seri-
ously hurt
There will arrive from the East this after
noon the Government Railroad Inspectors,
who have come out to inspect the last
twenty miles of the Northern Railroad,
above Redding.
The chickens found in the possession of
q Chinaman, who was arrested by officers
Rider and Frazee Tuesday morning, have
been identified as having been stolen from
the premises of William Mitchell in the
alley between Ninth and Tenth, 0 and 2
streets.
Tuesday night the premises of a. A. God
dard, H street. between Twelfth and Thir-
| teenth were visited by thief and robbed
of four chickens There were nine chick
ems in the coop, which shows that the thief
was disposed to do the fair thing by their
owner.
The brick building Immediately west of
the Golden Eagle Hotel, on K street, the
property of Mr.. Cross, is having new glass
front put in and is being thoroughly over
hauled. When completed it will be occu-
pied by Gattmann Il Jacobs as a cigar man
utactory.
The Starlight Baseball Club has organ
lied, with the following officers Presi-
dent George Simmons; Captain, H. d.
Slater Treasurer, James H. Davis; Secre-
tary, j. c. Booker; Propertyman, VIM.
| Peterson. George Davis and II. Simon are
! also members.
S. W Shaft, of Brighton swore to a COM
plaint in Justice Posts Court Tuesday af-
ternoon, accusing John and Mary Cunio of
disturbing his peace. They were arrested
yesterday by Constable Harvey, and gave
bonds for appearance in Court for trial on
| the 18th instant.
Officer Farrell arrested last evening man
of the lover persuasion, named Gus.
Benning who had been breaking up house
! keeping for his mistress at her establish
ment on L street, between Third and
| Fourth. A letter found in his pocket indi-
Gated that he was wanted in San Francisco
for having jumped his bail.
The following officers of Sacramento Di-
vision, No. I, [. R., X. OFF We're installed
| Tuesday evening by J. w. Guthrie, Colonel
commanding Second Regiment L. r., X.
of P; Commander, James A. Davis Lieu
tenant-Commander Albert J. Plant; Her.
aid, D. E. Kerr: Treasurer, Abe Wilson;
Recorder W. S. Oak; Trustee, F. J. Yer
| don
Officer Kent arrested on X street Tues
day evening Il man who insisted that he
was the god Jupiter, and was on the war
| path and disposed to hurl thunderbolt at
| Mars if he could find him The trouble
was that some graceless scamp wrung him.
self in on Jupiter by representing that he
was Mars, and on the strength of it Dor
rowed and made OFF with plug Of tobacco.
! Jupiter will have a consultation with the
Commissioners of LunaCy.
Yesterday afternoon a colored individual,
who has been here OF business of some sort
about the Legislature, hired an eXpressman
10 take some Of his property to the depot.
On arriving there a dispute arose as to the
| amount 10 be paid, the eXpresSman asking
four bits. while the other was only willing
to pay two. The eXpressman expressed a
determination to detain yalise until he
received the remaining two bits-twO had
been paid-but the colored man drew big
knife and captured his baggage. There did
not happen to be an officer at the depot,
else the colored gentlemans trip to San
| Francisco would probably have been post
poned.
UNITED STATES Postal GUIDE. The
annual January number Of the United
States Official Postal Guide" published,
under authority Of the Postoifice Depart
| ment, by Houghton, Mitfiin IL Co, Boston,
is at hand This principal number Of the
year contains about 500 pages, is supple
mented by monthly publication giving
! all changes of Postoffices and regulations
| decisions and rulings affecting postal mat
tiers, etc. The work is of utmost value to
all business houses and commercial dealers,
as well as the public in general. The
| present volume contains general instruc-
tons upon postal matters rates of postage
domestic and foreign, statement of what
may and may not he sent through the
| mails, suggestions TO the public, alphabet
cal list of all Offices in the United States,
also the same by States and counties list
of Offices by classes, with salaries of Post
masters list of money-order Offices and of
postal depository; distances in miles by
shortest post routes between the larger
cities Of the United States; synopsis of all
postal regulations and decisions since 1879
full information concerning the postal
money-Order system, registry system, rail
way mail service, letter-carrier service,
prices of stamped envelopes etc. The
whole is supplied with a carefully-prepared
index, so that any information contained
in it can be readily found. The price of
the January number is but 81, or, with the
monthly numbers supplementary, 81 50
per annum.
Court IrEMs.-Y esterday, in Department
one of the Superior Court, the indictments
were dismissed and the defendants dis
charged in the cases Of the People vs.. All
| Van Charley Sing ct al, charged with riot.
| The District Attorney and eX-District At
torney had previously informed the Court
there was no probability that a conviction
would be secured as the witnesses were
scattered. some having gone TO China, while
others had been lost track of in California.
AL. Tryon, charged with burglary after
the District Attorney had withdrawn the
him, pleaded guilty. and will receive SEN
tence next Monday. Ed. Friel and Al
Hing, both accused of burglary, pleaded
not guilty when arraigned......In the cases
of White, Nolan and Harnctt, on appeal
from the Police Court, where they and
William McCants were convicted of dis
turbing the peace about the commencement
| of the year, and received sentence of sixty
days each in the county Jail, the Court
made an order that they pay fine of $50
each, or be imprisoned in the county Jail at
the rate Of 81 for each day. TIL cir gain by
appeal was simply the privilege of payinga
fine which the lower Court did not allow
them.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday the case of Madame Twig, arrested
two or three weeks ago for disturbing the
peace was dismissed ON payment of costs.
Antoine Futon was found guilty on
| charge of battery, and fined Sl0.....The
cases of Quong Sing and Chung Wong,
charged with miSdemeanor in violating the
health ordinance by keeping foul premises,
were continued until the 1lth - 3.
! Armstrong. arrested for vagrancy, was dis
charged, and at the suggestion OF the Court,
he was taken 10 the county Jail To be exam
ino1 &c IN his sanity Tho casa ,f III;