Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-19
BRIEF NOTES.

a bolt of wooden dress goods was stolen
Saturday night from Clunie, Kiley & Co. S
store
The Capital Gas Company held its annual
meeting yesterday, and reelected its old
officers.
Officer Franks took Tom Murray to Fol
som Prison yesterday. to serve his sentence
of five years for burglary.
| The Treasurer of Lake county yesterday
/ settled with the Controller and paid into
the State treasury the sum of ST., 076 90.
Governor Stoneman yesterday commits
/ stoned Henry w. Hudson, Second Lieuten-
ant of Company Il, Fifth Infantry Regi-
ment, Second Brigade, n. G. C.
! The Sacramento river has very consider
ately fallen to II feet 3 inches, which gives
opportunity for the present storm to cause
big rise without being troublesome
! The remains of Alfred Bartholome y.
who died at Oakland on Sunday, We're
brought up by express last evening, en-
route to Single Springs for interment
The First Artillery Band, n G. c., has
elected the following officers C. A. Neale
Leader and President; J. C. Klein, Bust
ness Manager; Allan Grimes, Secretary.
A passenger coming over from Truckee
by the overland train yesterday morning
lost his purse, containing $50. Brakeman
McConnaH found and returned it to him.
Proposals for furnishing supplies for the
County Hospital and for building bridge
across Morrison's creek, on the Jackson
road, near Walsh's station, are advertised
for this morning.
The steamer D. e. Knight came down
from Marysville yesterday morning with a
| barge load of grain, portion of which she
left at the Pioneer Mill, taking the remain
der on to San Francisco.
The weather in Sacramento Yesterday
suggested the idea that the tail of one of the
billiards" which recently prevailed in the
East was sending some unpleasant atmos-
pheric waves in this direction.
w. II. Sherburn sold at auction in front
OF the Court house yesterday morning 90 %
shares of the capital stock of the Capital
Savings Bank, belonging to the estate Of the
late Thomas Ii. Jackson. c. w. Clarke
purchased them all for 5l,700.
Judge C. II. Garoutte. of Yolo county,
will preside in place of Judge Van Fleet in
Department One of the Superior Court to-
day and during the remainder of the week,
to give the latter gentleman opportunity to
recuperate, his health being quite poor at
present.
a novel entertainment, consisting of
songs, dramatic readings and fun, will be
given by Prof. G. Frank Perkins and pu-
pills at the United Brethren Church. Four
teenth and X streets, next Monday even
ing. a singing class will be organized at
the close of the exercises.
Owing to the fact that one of the attor-
neys engaged in the examination of the
Chinese grand larceny case, which has oc-
cnpled Judge Post sattention fortwo or three
days, was engaged in another Court yester-
day, the hearing of the matter was contin-
ued until $50 this morning.
The siXty-foot masts for the Thomson
Houston Electric Light Company's use in
lighting the streets have arrived, and were
being distributed about the city yesterday.
at the points where they are to be erected.
The one that is to stand at Second and II
streets is nearly ready TO be placed in po-
stion.
Mrs. S. z. Moody, of West Somerville.
Mass, has written to Chief Jackson asking
for information concerning her brother
Geo. Cruickshank, who came to California
from Nova Scotia in 1910, and is about 50
years of age. He was in the mines for
awhile, and subsequently entered into the
business of stock-raising.
The only arrest made yesterday was that
of John Barrett, by citizen S. Ginsberg. for
petit larceny. The youth was caught steal
ing fruit from Mr.. Ginsberg's store. Con-
siderable complaint has been made recently
by fruit-stand propretors of the thefts
made by boys, and the matter became such
a nuisance that Ginsberg arrested the first
depredator he caught in the act
Yesterday morning a double team at
tached to hay wagon, entered upon q
| runaway at Second and l streets, ran up
| to Ninth, and down that street to r, which
the horses reached just as train was pass
ing, and had collision with 1t, the result
being horse considerably hurt and the
pole of the wagon broken The team be-
longed to A. Grafmiller.
A carload of oranges went East from the
lower country Sunday, and another yester-
day. Shippers are holding on to their fruit
just now, however, waiting to see to what
extent the Florida crop was destroyed by
frost recently. If the destruction was as
great rs has been stated, the result will be
extremely beneficial to California growers.
as there will be greater demand for their
fruit, and consequent improvement in mar
ket value.
About carload of Sacramento hunters
went by Sunday mornings train to the
sink of Putah after ducks, and returned in
the evening without much game, as gem
eral thing, though one hunter killed % birds,
principally teal and spoonbills. The wealth
er was very cold, and, as one of the party re-
marked, the shooters looked like bluebills
when they We're. gathered alongside the
track waiting tor the train to bring them
home, and felt like spoonies
The shooting by boys and men below Y
street. to which reference has been made in
the RECORD u MON more than once recent
ly, is still carried on very freely, especially
on Saturday and Sunday. 1t is very annoy
ing, and even dangerous, to people visiting
the cemetery, and to those residing in the
vicinity. Perhaps if the police cannot
stop it otherwise, they might surround the
locality and make drive" which would
certainly result in the capture of some of
the offenders.
Notwithstanding the stormy weather.
there was very large attendance yester-
day afternoon upon the funeral of the late
p. l.. Hickman, which took place from the
family residence at o'clock, the various
benevolent and social organizations of
which he had been a member attending.
The religious services were conducted by
Rev. H. Fl. Rice, the Odd Fellows render
ing their burial service at the grave Mrs.
Mcintyre and Mrs. Lovdal sang appropri-
ate selections.
J The overland train from the East was IS
ing, being detained about two hours in con-
sequence of the breaking of the Cedar
creek ditch, near Towle's The water
swept vast quantity of debris down upon
the track, covering it to depth of four
feet Mr.. Towle got out his force of en-
ployes and ground sluiced" the stuff off
in Unexpectedly short time and the train
made up much of its lost time before
reaching this city.
A young man named Fritz Halter re-
ported to the police yesterday morning that
he was knocked down and robbed the night
before, at Sixteenth and NJ streets, losing a
silver watch and gold chain. He says that
be walked up the street with a stranger
whose acquaintance he had made during
the evening, and when they arrived at the
locality mentioned his companion knocked
him down, another man stepped up and
put his foot on his (Haller's) breast, hold
ing him down, and they then proceeded to
rob him.
W. H. Charlswont. who was arrested at
an early hour Saturday morning ON sus-
picion of insanity, owing to his singular
| conduct in front of the Salvation Army
barracks, was examined yesterday by the
Commissioners of Lunacy and committed
to the Asylum at Stockton. When first
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