Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-11
BRIEF NOTES.
One carload of Immigrants arrived from
the East this morning.


Oranges sold in this market last week for
50 cents per box. Yesterday the same
quality of fruit was worth 81 Is.
r. w. Lewis, whose condition, in conse-
quence of the fracture of one of his legs,
was reported TO be critical, was yesterday
much improved.
Rev. II. c.. Christian has commenced an
other series of revival meetings in the
Seventh street NJ Z. Church South, where
there will be preaching every evening
at $50.
Deputy Sheriff Ferran, of Solano county,
passed through the city yesterday. taking
to the State Prison at Folsom George L.
Davis, who is to serve four years for horse
stealing.
The Los Angeles passenger train, due
here at 8 \. NJ. yesterday, was about two
hours behind time in its arrival, owing to
its having waited to connect with the
Southern Pacific train.
The case of All Too, charged by Esau
Gardner, of Florin, with burglary in enter
ing his premises one day last November
and stealing tools, was examined in Justice
Henley's Court yesterday, and taken under
advisement until l P. NJ. to-day.
Apples are plentiful in this market. and
range in price from 80 cents to 81 % per
box A carload was yesterday received
from Oroville. The apples of the foothills
are better keepers, better favored and
bring better prices, than those raised in
the valley.
S. Alexander recently discovered that
some one had been purloining watches
from his establishment, on X street, four
silver and one gold time piece having dis
appeared. Officer FraZee was informed of
the matter, and recovered one of the watches
from place where the thief had disposed
of it.
An alarm of fire was sounded at 11:30
A. NJ. yesterday from box %, in consequence
of the discovery of the fact that some ma
terial i'll the basement of T. j. Lotus
foundry, on Second street, between X and
L, had become ignited The blaze was ex-
before any damage had been
done.
Two Woodland juveniles departed from
that place few days ago on tour of the
world, but forgot to leave any directions as
to where they could be communicated
with. At night a search was made for
them, and they were found, early in the
in an old house near the tule
cold, hungry, and willing to 90 home.
Officers Arlington and Sullivan arrested
last evening in a saloon on X street young
man named John O'Donoghue on a dis
patch from San Francisco, accusing him of
petit larceny. He will be taken below by
Chief Jackson this morning If his state
ment OF the matter is correct, there is not
much in the case: and he expresses him
self willing to stand trial
The two chickens taken by officers Sulli-
van and Arlington from a Chinaman, who
is supposed to have stolen them, Sunday
night, are still at the station-house await
ing an owner. The officers are DESTROYS of
having them identified, as otherwise the
Celestial will have to be set at liberty. to
operate upon other chicken coops One of
the fowls is of the game persuasion, and
the other a Dominick
Wesley Maddux, of Woodland, an octo-
genarian, died last Saturday. He was
well-known citizen of Yolo county, having
resided there for a number of years. He
was born in Christian county, Kentucky.
December %, 1903, where he lived until he
was years of age, when he moved to St.
Claire county, Illinois. When he was %
years of age he was married in Washington
county. Illinois, to Esther CASTOR. Eight
children were the result of this union, four
sons and four daughters, of whom three
are still living, VIZ: J. II. Maddux, of Mo
desto; Mrs. Dunlap, of Washington Terri
tory, and Mrs. A. c. Rugglcs, of Wood
land. Deceased came to California in 1852
and settled in the southern part of the
State, where he remained till the death of
his life companion, He was a Mexican
war veteran, and was cOnversant with the
trying scenes Of the pioneer days of the
Great West.
FIRE ALARMs.-About 30 clock last night
there was a still alarm, responded to by the
hook and ladder company, in consequence
of the discovery that a brick building on
thesouth side of J. street, between Third and
Fourth, owned by - Boardman. at the
time unOccuped. being rented by a woman
known as Big Sarah, now in the lookup,
had been operated upon by an incendiarv
The blaze was eXtingnished by means of a
Babcock apparatus. 1t was found that
some ole had torn up some bedding, placed
it in Il pile Va corner of Il room. piled
some furniture upon it and applied
match. The damage done, thanks to the
early discovery, was light. The alarm
from box 10, about 10 clock last night.
was occasioned by the discovery that the
store No. S29 J street, next to the corner of
Ninth, north side, until recently owned by
\. Bearnsen, and conducted as hardware,
furniture and crOckery establishment, but
sold py him on the 9th instant to Joseph
Castle, was OH fire. The Department
reached the scene very promptly, but We're
delayed in their operations ten or fifteen
minutes while the iron doors were being
forced. The fire was found TO be in guam
tity Of bedding. Nearly all the contents of
the store were damaged by fire smoke or
water. This establishment was the scene
Of a fire year or two ago.
THE DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE BAR
George ". Spaulding. a well-known attor-
ney and an Old resident of Sacramento
city, died here on Monday, at the age of -
years. Deceased was at one time q member
of the firm of Coffroth IL Spaulding, and at
that time was prominent in the legal fra
ternity of this vicinity; but, on account of
poor health, he latterly withdrew from
business to great extent. Yesterday. in
Department Two of the Superior Court, the
was made of his death, and
the Court was requested to appoint com
mittees to draft resolutions expressive of
the sentiments of the Sacramento Bar rela-
tive to him and the late f. Herbert Moore.
The committee ON Mr.Spaulding are MeSsrs.
Matt. +. Johnson, ID. +. Alexander and !.
y. Young: on Mr.. Moore, Messrs. w \.
Gett. c. y. Post and Add. c. Hinkson. The
funeral OF Mr.. Spaulding will be private
That of Mr.. Moore was attended yesterday
by a large number of friends, including
of the Bar, Native Sons of the
Golden West, and others.
BoDY FoUND.-Late yesterday afternoon
the Coroner's Office was notified that the
body of a man had been found floating in
the Sacramento, about a quarter of a mile
below y street, by men fishing in that vi
cinity. When the body was sent for, how
ever. ii was found to be in such q locality
that it could not be removed from the wa
ter then, As it was growing dark, and il was
to let it remain until this morn
ing, and then low it by means of Il boat to
some place where it could be taken from
the water. 1t was that of a man 10 or 30
years OF age, smooth faced, dressed i'll Il
dark coat, buttoned tight dark-colored
pants, blue flannel shirt and gaiter shoes
Appearances indicated that it had been in
the water several weeks
BuLIARDs-At the Golden Eagle billiard
rooms last evening game was played be-
tween Alonzo II. Norris said to be the