Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-19
BRIEF NOTES.

to serve term of three years for burglary
Representatives from Sacramento Posts
G. a. r.. went to San Francisco yesterday
TO attend the sessions of the Grand En-
campment.
Henry Starr acted as prosecutor in the
Police Court yesterday morning, City At
torney Anderson being engaged in the SUI
perior Court.
Several light sprinkles of rain fell in Sac
ramento and vicinity yesterday and last
! evening, laying the dust, which had be-
I come troublesome.
Arrived yesterday: Steamer Dover. from
the upper Sacramento, with grain; steamer
San Joaquin No. 3, from San Francisco,
with merchandise.
The revival meetings at the N. f. Church
South, Seventh street, between ) and X
are becoming very interesting and attract
ing large gatherings.
The city bond cases progressed as far as
argument in Department Two of the Supe-
occupy all of today
The only freight for Sacramento passing
Ogden ON the 10th was one case of medi-
cine for Kirk, Geary & Co., and forty-one
boxes of chairs for W. ID. Comstock.
Very few passengers will arrive by this
mornings express train from the East, ow-
ing to failure to connect with Eastern
trains on account of storms back there
Officers Rider and Farren arrested yester-
day Chinaman who is supposed to have
stolen some turner's chisels and other tools
which he was offering for sale. The owner
can find them at the Station-house.
In Department Two of the Superior
Court, last evening. General H. l. Wiley
was, on motion of Messrs. Garter and
Carey, and the passage of satisfactory ex-
animation, admitted to practice as an
attorney.
The joint celebration of the twenty-first
anniversary Of the Order of Knights of
Pythias by Sacramento, Columbia and Con-
fidence Lodges, and by Sacramento Division
No. I, L. r., will take place at Armory
Hall this evening
Fourteen dollars more were received at
this office yesterday, in donation for the
afflicted family for whom previous amounts
had been given and applied, according to
accounts published. The amount now in
hand will be retained until this evening,
that any other contributions may be added,
when the final amount will be paid over to
the family.
The friends of Samuel McClintock. the
boy who had his leg broken Friday night
while scutlling, have raised a purse of
about 500 for him. The money is very
acceptable as his mother is in Strengthened
circumstances. Sammy desires to return
his thanks to his many friends in the Legis-
lature who responded so generously in his
time of need
Sergeant Barwick reports that at o'clock
Ioct I,oS I
showed a low and falling barometer from
Port Angeles to San Diego with light rain
falling from Port Angeles in the Straits of
Juan de Fuca to San Francisco At Sacra-
mentO there was but 90 of an inch precipi-
tated, making 5.75 inches for the season,
against about ) inches last season to an
equal date.
School Superintendent Moulder, of San
Francisco, recently saw General Manager
Towre and General Passenger Agent Good
man in reference to the request recently
made by the school teachers for reduction
to them in Eastern ticket rates. 1t was stated
in response that the railroad company could
not do anything, because it was only one
of seventeen roads in the Transcontinental
Association, any one of which could veto
any change in the rates, and that the matter
was thus beyond its control.
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\ PROGRESSING ORGANIZATIoN.-Am meet
ing of the Directors Of the California Mu-
scum Association was held Tuesday. by
politeness of Mrs. f. P Figg, the Society
Occupying the parlors of her residence I'M
til it has Il home of its own President
Lubin presided. Richmond Davis, j. Adam
Kinkle, T.. Franklin, \. c. Sweetser and f.
J. Nerden applied and were recommended
to the Society for membership. Director
Green reported that. in company with Pres
ident Lubin, he visited San Francisco in
the interests of the Society. He desired to
say that President Lubin's untiring eXer.
tons resulted in the securing of % life
memberships among prominent business
men of San Francisco, and in adding 500
to the building fund of the Association
The business men of San Francisco We're
found ready to aid the Sacramento Society
freely in any work looking to establishing
permanent exhibition illustrative of the
resources Of the State, of discovery, pro-
gress and development, and in its effort to
gather here a collection Of varied interest
beside, that would be of value to the peo-
pie of the city and State, and also in It's
effort TO broaden public knowledge by
lectures on topics of common interest. The
Directory resolved that all life mem
bership receipts should 90 into
sinking fund for building purposes.
and be used for no other 1t resolved
to erect building at once, and as a first
step, il appointed a committee to select a
desirable site. 1t resolved to locate the
building centrally, and to have it contain a
spacious hall suitable for the association
and exhibition purpose, lectures and for
other public uses. 1t resolved TO make a
definite test of the feasibility of loan ex-
hibition in aid of the society at an early
day, and to that end authorized commit
tee to call council Of ladies to advise on
the subject. 1t was announced that at the
next free public meeting entomology as il
Illustrated in fruit insect pests, would be the
subject with Matthew Cooke as essayst,
and with illustrations by an OXy-calcium
light. The committee on the council of
ladies has since the meeting, visited or
addressed number of ladies, who have
consented to meet the Directors to converse
at r NJ at the rooms of the society. at
Mrs. Figg's residence The committee
propose to receive the consent and aid of
as many as can be reached by Tomorrow
Among those seen already. who have CON
scented to counsel with the society, are Mrs.
Governor Stoneman, Mrs. Mayor Brown
Mrs Judge Mcfarland, Mrs. G. H. Cum
lfllI9S. MIS-. JOS loleIitIS. JUS. L aTTlS,
Mrs. c. II. Ross, Miss Emma Felter, Mrs
Chris. Green, Mrs j. W Armstrong, Mrs.
/. +. GQgingS, Mrs, E, ?. Fig, Mrs. DIR.
Lame and several others.
SUBSTITUTED As DEFESpANT-ln March,
1882. Frank Roraback, subsequently one Of
the rroprietors of the Sacramento Tiyoli,
and lately deceased, brought suit against
f. W Stechhan, lessee of one of the San
Francisco theaters Stechhan was arrested,
and j. H. Josselyn and L. Reese, Jr.. joined
with Frank Roraback III the usual bond
for $500 and costs. The case against Stech
han was dismissed. and he sued Rorabacb
and his bonds for false Imprisonment,
in the sum of $500 and costs. Judge O. F.
Evans. before whom the case was tried,
found the arrest was unlawful. and that
plaintiff was entitled to a Judgment rs
PRAYED for Defendants moved, on the
customary technical grounds, insutficiency
of evidence decisions against the laws and
errors in law, for new trial. The motion
was denied, and defendants appealed In
the Supreme Court, Tuesday, s. Alexander,
executor Of the late Frank Rorab2clI, was
substituted in his place and the case sub
mitted on briefs.
METROPOLITAN THEATER. - The next
amusement announced to take place at the
Metropolitan will be in the form of min
strelsv, Arlington, Girard & WAITS All
Star Ministries having been engaged for
brief season, commencing next Monday
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