Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-22
BRIEF NOTES.

warrant for V. E. Fortson for 100 acres in
Tulare county.
The Knights of Honor INDUCED in an
oyster supper at Fishers restaurant last
evening, and had good time.
The big pump on Charles f. Reeds
ranch, Knights Landing, is working faith
fully, and handling water at the rate of
$4,000 gallons per minute.
Last evening the City Board of Educa-
ton met and allowed salaries for the
month, so that teachers and others can get
their pay before Christmas.
The Sacramento Board of Underwriters
had banquet at the Restaurant de France
last evening, which was grand affair, at
tended by about thirty insurance men.
Last Saturday evening, about o'clock
the clothesline in E. j. Clarks yard. at
| 1903 | street, was robbed BY a thief of a
number of napkins and handllerchiefs.
The only arrests made Yesterday were
those of August Monbiilv. by officer
Woods, and Billy Davidson, by officers
Kent and Martin, both for being drunk.
In Department Two of the Superior Court
yesterday, a. D. Christensen. a native of
Denmark, was admitted to citizenship on
the testimony of VIM. 3. Hamilton and
Joseph ]. Guth.
-Four carloads of immigrants arrived
! from the East yesterday morning, of whom
one carload remained here mainly to 90
north, one went to Los Angeles direct and
two to San Francisco.
The City Auditor gives notice that he has
received the city assessment roll for 1885
so from City Assessor Buckley, and that il
will remain open for inspection at his of
lice until the first Monday in January.
The Chief of Police has received letter
from Maria Woodhead, of Montreal, Can
ada, asking for information concerning her
brother, John Woodhead, who once lived
IN this city and boarded at the Western
! Hotel.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought up from
San Francisco last evening, en- route to the
/ State Prison at Folsom, Oscar Lee, who is
/ to serve ten years for an assault to commit
robbery; and Matthew Kerley, six years,
for grand larceny
The trotting race at Agricultural Park, |
postponed from last Saturday until vester- |
day, has been further postponed until good
day and track. The track was all ahoat !
| Yesterday, and better fitted for boat racing
/ than horse racing.
| The attorneys for A. d. January will APP
! ply to the Supreme Court to-day to have
acton taken relative to the settlement of
! the bill OF exceptions in his case Judge |
! Van Fleet having declined to settle the bill |
presented to him recently.
The Sacramento and Placerville passen- |
| ger train, due here about P NJ. did not
| get III until 6:45 last evening" owing to the !
heaVy ram having washed the earth from
beneath the track at point about one and
a halt or two miles above Folsom
A. Pendleton writes to the RECORD UNION
| from Nicolaus, under date of the DIST J
Rain began falling mere at 70 last night, |
and up to Z A. N. to-day 81 inches had
fallen, making 1913 for the season. 1t is |
still raining, with heavy northwest wind"
The Ju Ran Society will hold a fair and
entertalnmentin the congregational Church
parlors this evening They will offer for
sale many pretty things suitable for Christ
mas presents and the entertainment by the
children will be well worth attending. Adj
mission, 10 cents.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
OF the Empire Mill and Mining Company,
| with a capital stock of 100000. divided
INTO 100000 shares. Directors-E. s. In
net, \. J. Severance, Halstead c. Burnet.
| William Moller, George E. RICHTER Prn-
cipal place of business, New York city.
The business of shipping oranges to the
East has commenced for the season. In
order to be prepared to accommodate ship
pers, the railroad company has recently
| turned out fifty fruit-cars from their works
in this city. The trade last year was very
large, but This year it is expected to be
much greater
AT the last meeting of Sacramento Coun-
Gil, No. 96, o. C. f., the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term A. San
born, c. G.; Mrs. G. Richie, V. c.; J. E.
Parker, r.; Fred. w Day, r. S: Mrs. NJ.
| Woolsey, p; W. r. Campbell. NJ; 4. Shoe
maker, w; L. s. Woolsey, G.; s. g. Luck.
s.; DR.. A. E. Bruno, Physician.
Elk Grove Lodge No. 173, f. and \. NJ,
| elected the following officers on Saturday
evening; Louis Bowers, Master: John r. |
! Chlnnlck, S. w: Clark p. Freeman. J. w:
\. l. Stewart, Treasurer; Richard Allen,
| Secretary |. Lake Freeman. S. D.; Henry
Alltucker, J. D.; Rev. John Chisholm,
Chaplain; o. S. Freeman, Marshal: John
\. Andrews, Robert Christensen, Stewards
c. b. Kennard, Tyler.
Sheriff Wilson paid into the county treas
ury yesterday, of State and county taxes
! collected during the previous week SIS. 522
making the total collections to date $l54.-
500 IS, which is $780, 80 81 in excess of the
| amount collected last year to same date
| The amount of taxes levied and to be col
lected this year is nearly $50 00O more than
last year, and there remains yet to be col
| lected $4,000. AS soon as the pay-car
comes in there will be a great rush to pay,
and those who have not settled. but can do
so at any time, will do well to hasten, and
save inconvenience, as the per cent pen
atty attaches after next Monday
Since the opening of the new office of the
Telephone Company at Third and streets
more complete arrangements have been
made for conducting the general business
OF the company, both between subscribers
in this city and between this and other
cities and towns in central California
Prompt communication with these several
points is now secured, and between Sacra-
mento and San Francisco, Oakland, San
Jose and Stockton, at any hour of night.
| With the new instrument known as the
Honning telephone, for use in commune
eating at long distances, the voice is heard
very distinctly between the most distant
points now connected with the Sacramento
office
A GRAND ISLAND CASE DEcIDED.-The
case of the People VS.. C. r. Paryin ct al
has been before the Superior Court for sew