Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-03
LOCAL IgTRLLIGEECE,

LUGAh lNThLLlGENGE.
4 PREsENTATIoY.-Yesterday the cham
pion roller skater, r. II. Petit. was pre-
scented by his many admirers with an
elegant pair of silver trimmed roller skates.
They were made at the mandatory of
John ). Irarbach. are of the latest
improved style, and partially covered with
pdtents-no patent could be found LARGE
enough to completely envelop them. The
presentation speech was made by John S.
Mllier. The skates are yard in length
ana the buckle straps will surround any
object less than twelve inches in diameter
me skates are little short, and the straps
WIZ not meet across Mr.. Pettit's Cinderella
IKE loot but those defects have been cor
rected by additional engagements, and the
skates now fit him like the paper on the
wal. He has ordered a third skate, made
10 the same factory, which in shape and
size resembles a street-car turn-table. 1t
mas cushion on the top, and is evidently
intended for tender foot Just how he
intends using this third skate is a mystery
TO the uniniuated. He says it is patent
OF ms own, and its usefulness will be dem
onstrated no doubt many times during the
race wherein he is entered against James
NOOdburn, ii. J. Buckley and George
Newman. He says this third skate is not
commonly used by expert skaters. but is
frequently found to be very serviceable to
amateurs. He says they are only intended
Tor men, as 1t is impossible for ladies to
wear them, owing to the prevailing fashion
in bustles.
\ WEALTHY INEBRIATE. - Yesterday
afternoon officer Farren observed a man.
who was considerably more than "half-
seas over" seated upon the outer freight
platform of the railroad company, near the
depot, having with him some articles of
clothing which he had recently purchased.
Two men who were near him were acting
a though inclined to relieve him of any
property they could get hold of. and the
officer concluded that it would be doing
. man friendship to lock him up unit!
ne was sObered off enough TO care for him
self. When he was taken into the police
Office he gave the name of John Miller
said he came from San Francisco and was
gong 10 Cincinnati. He had a railroad
ticket to that city in his pocket, and on his
being further searched a pocket handker-
chief was pulled from the back pocket of
his pants, and out Of it dropped upon
the stone floor $1,000 in twenty-dollar
pieces! In addition 10 this he had about
ST. IN small money. But for his falling
rounIer would doubtless have made a rich
haul from him before many hours
WANTS TO EFFECT a CoMPRoN1sE-Th
San Francisco press takes every occasion
possible TO say that Sacramento is the most
immoral and non-law abiding city in the
State. Be that as it may, the officers Of
this city have done much toward checking
all Kinds OF vice. and the gambling laws
are so strictly enforced that no games have
been run here for many months, and the
green cloth gentry" have emigrated to
Stockton aud San Francisco, where ii is
said the authorities wink at gambling and
the sports ply their vocation uninterrupted
ly. The following letter from well known
sporting man, dated at Eureka, Nevada,
November 30th, end addressed to a we'll
known citizen OF Sacramento, speaks
tor itself: Deaf Sir: WHATS the news
down your way? How is it, that plav is
permitted in San Francisco, and you fels in
Sacramento are still prohibited? Times
are very dull here Wish you folks in
Sacramento would effect some compromise,
SO the games could open there Write and
let me know the situation"
Position OF THE CITY TREAsURER.-At
4 special meeting of the Board of City
Trustees yesterday morning, City Treasurer
James n. Porter filed the written opinion
OF his attorney, A. P. Catlin, in the matter
as 20 whether or not he should, as re-
quested by the Board of Trustees, Withdraw
his appeal from the decision of Judge Nc
Fa-land in the city bond cases. Mr. Catlin's
opinion is that the appeal of Daniel Meyer
IN the same cases operates as a stay of pro-
ceedingS, and advises the Treasurer to con-
tinUe his appeal while Movers appeal is in
4o-aa Tho poSitipr, fol-ar, b--N
in opposition to that held by Judge w H
Beatty, the attorney for the Bonded Debt
Commissioners. The opinion was placed
upon file, and will be considered by the
Board on Monday next, when Judge Beatty
viii be present to represent the Commits
sioners. Unless the Board are convinced
that Mr.. Catlin's opinion is the correct one.
Mr. Porter will be asked to withdraw his
appeal or resign his office.
CLUNIE OPERA HoUsE-To-night Messrs.
Chenoweth & Wilkins will present the
first operatic entertainment in the opera
house, W. Carleton the popular baritone,
appearing, with his full company of sixty
people, in the operate spectacle " Nanon, .
which was performed for 200 nights bv
this troupe at the New York Casino The
opera is to be presented with new scenery.
gorgeous costumes and special decorations
The prices of admission are, dress circle
81 50; orchestra chairs, 81 family circle.
10 cents Tomorrow night Gilbert &
Sullivan's japanese opera The Mikado,"
announced to be the only authorized YER
sion Tickets for the two nights can be
had for 81 so. The expectation is that the
season will be one of crowded houses
rhe Carleton company is highly spoken of
uy the press wherever it has appeared, and
comes from a very successful season in
san Francisco. There will be Mikado -
matinee on Saturday.
WHERE THE MONEY GoEs.-0n Tues
uav. December LIST, the State Controller
drew the following warrants: Company C,
Sixth Infantry Battalion, Fresno, $500 :
transportation of prisoners, s., 562 80 :;
transportation of insane, $500 IS; Yo-
semitic Valley Commissioners, 500 o. !;
Napa Insane Asylum, S16.425 30; Stock
ton Insane Asylum, S20,11T 81 Home for
Adult Blind, s., $40 II; Niticultural Com
mission, g, 100 AZ; Fish Commission,
S64l -; District Agricultural Society No
II, $500 District Agricultural Society No.
10. $500; Normal School CLOS Angeles,
S1.377 90; Normal School tSan JOSE, 81
922 Is; support of San Quentin Prison,
$14,059 IL; support of Folsom Prison,
$S,344 20.
Z cEIvED and placed in stock to-day a
1--we invoice of ladies and children's shoes
direct from Eastern manufacturers Red