Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-05
BRIEF NOTES.

MIA and Oregon Railroad to-day.
The Bunch of Keys company went to
! San Francisco yesterday morning.
The Hussar Band will appear in the pro-
cession to-day in their handsome new mill
tary uniforms.
| Nothing further has been learned by the
Coroner concerning the identity of the two
men recently found drowned
To enable the butchers of the city to take
part in the parade to-day, their markets
will close at $50 this morning
w. A. Caswell, of the International Ho-
| tel, has purchased very handsome bus,
which went into service yesterday.
The Stockton Band, Fifth Infantry Bat
talon n. G. c., played concert music last
evening at the Capital and Golden Eagle
Hotels.
The highest and lowest temperature in
Sacramento yesterday was $40 and $40, with
northerly and southerly winds, and clear
weather.
The Fish Commissioners steamer Gov
ernor Stoneman, lying near the bridge, has
been decked out in the National colors in
grand style.
In Department Two of the Superior
Court Saturday the Jackson divorce case
was continued for argument until next Fri
day at 10 a. NJ.
J. &. Haggin and John Mackay returned
from the East Saturday, bringing twenty
two thoroughbred colts. recently purchased
back there for Rancho del Paso.
Saturday morning one of the force of
men engaged in repairing the streets found
gold watch in the grass on the west side
OF Fourth street, between X and l..
Six special officers will do patrol duty in
the city to-day, and the regular members
of the police force, in addition to the pro-
cession this morning, will be on duty to-
night.
The Gait Gazette says: California is the
only State in the Union that does not
legally recognize Sunday, and Gait is the
only town in the State that totally ignores
the Sabbath.
A lady residing on L street attempted
suicide with poison last night, but the ply
sicians summoned saved her life. Domestic
trouble and other matters are said to have
been the cause of it.
Five street cars for the Hayes-street road,
San Francisco, were turned out from the
railroad shops in this city yesterday, and
sent to San Francisco. They conclude the
thirty-tive ordered built here.
1t is reported that Fred W. Stone, the
foot-raeer, well known III Sacramento,
eloped from Pierre, Dakota June oath, with
Miss Carrie McGibbons, a handsome young
lady, whose family are well off.
Maud Silverstein, who was arrested in
this city last Thursday on telegraph mes
sage from Woodland, accusing her of the
larceny of $50 at that place. has been tried
for the olfense over there and acquitted.
All the trains arriving here from the hills
yesterday brought delegations of the orig
inal native SONS and daughters of the golden
West, to enjoy the Fourth. A few of them
were lodged in the station house, drunk,
before noon.
On Saturday two boys were playing at
Third and ] streets, when one lodged be-
hind the corner of building, and. when
his companion came along, by way of joke,
suddenly reached Out his hand and fired
small pistol burning the other boys face
quite severely.
Sacramentans who attended the celebra-
ton at Newcastle on Saturday report hav
ing had pleasant time. The little town
cession and literary exercises are spoken of
with much commentator. Elwood
Bruner, of this city, delivered the Grafton.
The following is announced by Acting
Acknowledgement Perrie kewen as the
percentage of attendance at drill and conf
pany membership Of the First Artillery
Regiment for the month of May Com
pany A, 5S-67 B. 5S-64; C, 67-70; L,
5S-67; +, 6l-G0 q, 55-G2. Total, G1-
800.
There was large attendance yesterday
upon the funeral OF Bernard Doherty, the
baggageman of one of the Reno trains who
was fatally injured at Colfax on Thursday
Railroad men and other friends came from
various points to show the esteem in which
they held him.
Fine specimens of vegetable marrow
SQUASH probably the only thing of the
kind in the city, grown in the yard of II.
w. Rivett, Twelfth and streets, were
shown at this office Saturday. The seed
was brought frfn England. They are
very large SQUASH and entirely free from
fiber and woody substance.
George Nichols, recently employed in,
restaurant, was arrested on Saturday By
Chief Dillman and officer Sullivan for pass
ing off a SO counterfeit note for good
money i'll Chris Dryers saloon, Second
and l. streets, where he had called the
crowd up and ran bill of 81 co. He was
found, on examination at the station house,
to have two packs of marked cards in his
possession.
A man named James Backus a recent
arrival from San Francisco, who had been
on spree Saturday night. was seized with
an epileptic fit at Fifth and | streets about
5 o'clock yesterday morning. The City
Physician was called to attend him, and he
was taken to the station-house by officer
Sullivan to be further looked after. He
was all right q few hours later, but was
held TO sober up thoroughly.
A man from Woodland stepped into the
Delta Saloon, Sixth and streets, about II
o'clock Friday night, and complained that
a few minutes previously he had been
knocked down on The opposite corner by
two men who had made acquaintance with
him near Second and X streets, and voun-
tered to show him the elephant" They
attempted to examine his pockets, but
when he resisted they ran away.
Property-owners on the business streets
would do well to look out for combustible
matter underneath sidewalks to-day. Most
of the Fourth of July fires are caused by
fire crackers or lighted tapers falling
through grasings in walks and setting fire
to material underneath. One merchant on
K street has boarded over his gratings as a
measure of precaution. Attention should
be gwen to this matter this morning, and
it would be well to give premises good
wettiDg.
ARREsTs.-The following arrests were
made Saturday and yesterday: Tom
O Brien, by officer Agner, for being drunk
VIM. Anderson, by the same officer, for ex-
posure of person; Anita Para, by officer
Wager, for exhibiting Mary McCarty, by
officers Mccormack and Farrell, for being
drunk Jesse Waddle by the same officers,
for carving concealed weapons; Jim
Murphy, by officers Kent. Rider and Wager,
for battery; Henry Barkus, by officer Far
rel, for being drunk Tom Consolation,
by Deputy Constable Martin, for disturbing
the peace; All Taw. All Jap and All Him,
by officers Leavy and Wager. for misde
meanor (playing ball in the street,; Geo.
Nichols, by officer Sullivan. for embezzle-
ment; Oliver Sauve, by officer Agner, for
disturbing the peace.
A SERIOUS AccIDENT.-About week
ago George Woodburn was out hunting on
the Grant with friend. He shot and
wounded rabbit. which his companion
chased and captured. He threw the rab-
bit into Woodburn's lap. One of the legs
of the animal had been broken, and
sharp piece of bone protruded. This pene-
trated the inner side of Woodburn's thigh
to the depth of an inch and came near