Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-23
BRlEF NOTES.

Inc sacramento river has receded 10 20
! feet inches.
There were no arrests made by the po-
lice yesterday.
There will be a joint meeting Of the Citi-
zens' Anti-Chinese Association commit
tees at the Courthouse at 7:30 this evening.
The little steamer Americas, which has
been laid up for nearly year, went up the
river with her barge. yesterday. for load
The trial of Michael Zeller, for killing
Henry Harris, will be commenced in the
Superior Court, Department One, this
morning.
H. B. Nielsen present Incumbent an
nounces that he will be a can lidate for the
office OF Second Trustee at the ensuing city
election
l.. T. Eaton, proprietor of the Union
Hotel, at lone City, desires the correction
and statement made that nothing but white
help is employed at his place.
Mrs. Amelia Saunders offers a reward of
$25 for the recovery of the body of the late
J. b. Saunders, who was drowned in the
Sacramento, near the foot of n street, Jan
uary 10Th.
James Bernhart, who stole horse, prop
erty of ]. G. Van Tine few evenings Since,
has not been heard from since, but it is ru-
mored that he sold the horse here and left
for San Francisco.
Brown, the mind-reader, had a more diff
ficult task in his mind reading test last
night. his subjects twice failing to ''im-
press" him, but he found others with
whom he was successful.
The ladies of the NJ E. Church South
will give literary and musical entertain
ment at the church this evening at
o'clock. Some of the best local talent will
participate. Admission, IS cents
The ladies of Warren Relief Corps gave
an entertainment in the rooms of the Eu-
reka Social Club yesterday afternoon TO a
number of the delegates to the Women's
Relief Convention, who are still in the city
John D. Forbes, of Peoria, ILL.,, has writ
ten Chief of Police Jackson for informa-
ton concerning John Albert, supposed to
be i'll Sacramento or vicinity, and whose
relatives in Peoria are anxious To hear from
him.
c. ]. Carlson, one of the teachers in the
Sacramento School of Design, went to San
Francisco Saturday TO visit his parents, ex-
pecting to return yesterday. On Sunday at
4 P. NJ. Mr.. Carlsons father died. He will
not return until tomorrow.
Chief Jackson, Ed. /. Robinson, Herman
Steinman and I. j. Lotus have been sum
moned to appear before the United States
Grand Jury to-day in San Francisco, to
again testify in the case of F. Foster, charged
with falsely personating Government de-
tective.
Sunday night some thief visited Thomas
OBrien's Rosedale Nursery, Twenty-sixth
and B streets, and stole hive of bees. II
the bugs" had objected to the proceeding,
he probably would have considered that
a had a w iOi ON ic hat.,lo
ing hot stove.
r. II. Doyal, an old resident Of Sacra-
mento, Familiarity known as Soda Dick
because of his driving soda wagon for
many years, died at the Wire Bridge, last
Saturday. The remains We're buried from
the undertaking rooms of w. J. KaYanaugh,
in this city yesterday.
Fritz Snider, proprietor of saloon on J
street, between Third and Fourth, fractured
his leg near the ankle Sunday morning.
He was showing that he could throw one
OF his legs over q card table. when the foot
he was standing upon slipped and the
ankle turned, causing the fracture.
a new amateur paper, entitled The
Eagle, to be published monthly, has made
its appearance III this city, L. n. Atkinson
and Fred. Blackwell being the editors and
proprietors. Il is neat in appearance but
diminutive. As it grows in age it will
probably increase in size and merit
a well known eonfecSoner and a thea
trical manager had war of words, which
came near ending in blows, at the race
track, yesterday. The former made a re-
mark that he doubted the honesty of the
latter's brother, which was resented in
language more vehement than polite.
In Department Two of the Superior Court
at 10 A. NJ. to-day, Judge Mcfarland will
hear the application of the Funded Debt
Commissioners for an order directing the
City Trustees to include in the tax levy for
1856 levy of 10 cents on each 500 of tax
able property for the funded debt sinking
and interest fund.
Washington's Birthday was observed in
this city yesterday by universal display
of bunting from fiagstaffs, the closing of
public offices, ETC., and a cessation from
business on the part of the larger dealers.
There was no lack of amusements of
various kinds, including the Red Mems
customary anniversary celebration in the
evening.
The case of John Senich, arrested for ar
son, on suspicion of his having set fire to
the Universal Restaurant last Saturday
morning, has been set for examination in
the Police Court at o'clock this evening,
in order to accommodate his attorney,
Grove l.. Johnson, who expects to be busy
in the Zeler case in the Superior Court
during the day. Senich has not yet given
bail.
The advance guard of the wild flowers
:" that bloom in the spring" have been en-
gage lately in identifying the fields near
Sacramento, and in many localities they
can already be found in great numbers If
the present spring-like weather holds
week or two longer the fields will be ready
for picnickers In fact, several parties of
ladies and gentlemen were out last Satur-
day and Sunday, enjoying ride and
lunch al .tresco.
Yesterday morning d. Derssen, grocer
at Ninth and l. streets, who has suffered
much annoyance lately in consequence of
the depredations of sneak thieves, saw a
man engaged in cutting open some of the
sacks of potatoes and salt piled upon the
sidewalk alongside the store, and helping
himself to the articles. Dierssen got out
his pistol and fired three shots at the thief,
but without further effect than TO cause
him to make fast time down Ninth street.
The extension of the private telephone
wire from this city to the Superintendent
headquarters on the Rancho del paso has
been nearly finished, and everything will
probably be in complete working order in
day or two. n. ID. Rideouts private tele-
phone from this city to the northern coun-
try is nearly finished as far as Marysville.
1t is being constructed in the most sub
stantial manner-strong poles, copper wire,
Soldered at the Joints, etc.-and it cannot