Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-22
BRIEF NOTES.

The Mexican Typical Orchestra went to
Nevada City from Woodland yesterday.
Coyotes are proving very destructive to
poultry and sheep in the vicinity of Clay
station.
in Gait this evening in honor of Washing
tons Birthday.
AT the Rink Saturday evening, Charles
G. Clark, of Oakland, beat Arthur Crozier
very handily in mile race
An anti Chinese meeting will be held in
Gait tomorrow evening. Addresses will be
made by gentlemen from this city.
The ladies of the Central NJ. E. Church
are much pleased with the success of the
lunch they gave at the Y NJ. c. A. rooms
Friday and Saturday.
1t is said that the owners of the buildings
occupied by the Chinese laundrymen of
Gait have given the latter notice to vacate
the same by March lst.
The Fish Commissioners steamer Gov.
Stoneman returned ON Saturday after an
absence of four or five days in the vicinity
of Knights Landing in the interest of fish
and game.
There was paid out of the sinking and
interest fund during the past week for
coupons of city debt S204 ,030, of which the
Bond Commissioners received 81, $50,
which amount was placed in their fund.
The alarm of fire from box 16, at $40
P. NJ. Saturday, was in consequence of the
roof of the residence of Mrs. A. Lewis, on
Q street, near Tenth, becoming ignited.
The fire was extinguished without much
trouble.
The depot was very lively place on the
departure of trains yesterday, when the G.
A r. and Women's Relief Corps delegates
were returning TO their homes Nearly
everybody had some one TO say good-by 10,
and all seemed pleased with their visit to
Sacramento.
People who go to fire evidently move
around a great deal after arriving. Several
bakers, their garments covered with -four
hurried to the fire Saturday morning and
when the crowd began to disperse there
was scarcely one whose clothing had not
been whitened by contact with the dough
manipulators.
The case of All Goon, committed to the
county Jail recently by Justice Anderson of
Folsom, on charge of misdemeanor, was
brought before Judge Van Fleet on habeas
corpus Saturday afternoon by e. NJ. Martin,
attorney for petitioner. After hearing the
case, the Court remanded Mr.. Coon to the
custody of the Sheriff.
The fourth lecture of Prof Chainey was
delivered at the Y. NJ. l. Hall last evening
to large audience, his subject being
q Hamlet, Illustrating Humanity's Struggle
with Destiny" This was regarded by all
who were present as the best effort of the
professor in this city. As reader of
Hamlet he has but few equals.
The Gait Gazette of Saturday says "The
farmers in the vicinity of the Wirebridge
and Clay station complain of young
crop OF grasshoppers making an ap-
pearance in their pasture and grain fields.
and fears are already entertained of more
serious results from grasshoppers in the
localities mentioned this season than was
experienced last year
Having seen mention made in print that
the Lawrence MILL at Newcastle, had
failed TO work, VIM. Gutenberger, who put
it up, went on Saturday to see what the
trouble was, accompanied by T. ]. Lotus.
They returned yesterday and reported that
some one had blundered, as the mill was
all right and had been running satisfac-
torily ever since it was built.
Billy Jones, says the Gait Gazette travel
ing for Sacramento house, narrowly
escaped drowning near New Hope last
Thursday. In fording a deep creek with
a team and buggy, he raised his feet on the
dashboard, and one of the wheels went
suddenly into deep rut. throwing Billy
into the swift current. Were it not for
the timely assistance of Charley Quiggle
who happened along, there would be one
less number of the Jones family left.
The following were the city treasury re-
ceipts for the week ending Saturday, Febru-
airy goth: From Joseph N Herndon,
cemetery dues, S12; Joseph n Herndon,
sale of wood, 500 A. S. Woods, water
rates S91S; George A. Putnam, city Ii
| censes, 1914 S. George A. Putnam, dog
licenses, 81 90; E. H Mckee, sale of city
coupons, ETC., ST. 800. Total receipts, S7S,-
COG 50; total disbursements, $205.350 3d.
Total amount in the city treasury, $685.
553 95..
Ex-United States Marshal M. NJ. Drew
was in the city yesterday, having settled up
the affairs of his Office on Saturday, when
his term expired, Judge Sabin examining
the accounts and finding everything cor
| rect. Although the appointment of the
new Marshal, ]. G. Franks. had been con-
firmed by the Senate he did not appear to
| take possession of the office, and will not,
ii is understood, until tomorrow. He has
not yet received his commission but has
been notified by telegraph. Meanwhile the
office is virtually vacant