Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-13
BRIEF NOTES.

The medals awarded at the State Fair
are now ready for delivery at the Office OF
the Secretary.
The steamers Verona and Flora arrived
from the upper Sacramento yesterday with
barges loaded with grain.
Commencing tomorrow passengers by
the Colfax train viii have five minutes
longer to go upon, as it will leave Sacra.
mente at 11:50 A. NJ, instead of 11:45.
Governor Stoneman has commissioned
Notaries Public as follows: ]. B. Nc
Arthur, Winters William Batees, Single
town, Shasta; E. S. Lippitt, Petaluma
Mayor Brown and Judge Mcfarland
went to San Francisco yesterday to attend
a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Stanford College, Of which Board they are
members.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature yesterday was Csc and 500.
with high but falling barometer, light
westerly winds and clear and fine weather
prevailing.
Maurice Hale's horse, with light wagon
attached, made furious run up K street.
from between Third and Fourth, but man
aged to escape collisions with street cars
and other vehicles, and was still running
al last accounts.
1t is said that John L. Sullivan will act
as umpire of the game between the Pho
neer and GREENWOOD and Moran Baseball
Clubs at Alameda tomorrow II needs
such an umpire as that TO prevent the
Pets from kicking"
There was an increased attendance at the
revival meeting in the lecture-room of the
Sixth-street NJ. Z. Church last evening.
The song service and preaching were pleas
ing. instructive and entertaining. Services
will be held at the same place this evening.
Constable Grace of Folsom, brought OF
the County Jail Thursday night three pris-
oners, named Frank Marsh, Joe French
and Buford Sexton, who had been held to
answer before the Superiour Court by JUS
tice of the Peace Anderson, that day, for
urglariZing the residence of H. n. Pick
ney, of Folsom.
Thursday night the wrecking car was
sent over to Davisville TO pick up a car
loaded with raisins belonging to Lusk &
Co, which was on the Willows freight
train coming this way, but, while some
switching was being done at Davisville,
was pushed from the track in such man
ner that its body left the track. The wreck
ing car picked it up in short order.
1t is reported that a contract has been
drawn up and agreed TO between the man
ayers of the Haverlys, Atlas, Pioneers and
Greenhoods and Morans, to form q League
for next year and also for a winter schedule
1t may be that other clubs will be admitted
to the League later on. All the details for
next year will be arranged between the
managers OF the clubs tomorrow in this
city.
AT the meeting of the Prison Directors at
Folsom to-day, it is believed application
will be made for a recommendation for
pardon in favor of Rev. VIM F. Morrison
who was sent up from San Francisco for
ten years for embeZzling the funds of the
Order of Chosen Friends, of which he was
Financial Secretary. His friends claim
that Morrison was insane, that his father
died in an asylum in Canada, and that he
now has mother and sister in an insane
asylum.
The Rancho del Paso horses entered for
the Blood Horse races. which commence at
San Francisco to-day, were forwarded to
the Bay yesterday morning, and were ac-
companied by the celebrated mare Miss
Woodford, recently purchased by MIR. Hag-
gin for breeding purposes. She is not en-
tered for the races, but will be shown on the
track for the qualification of those who
have heard so much of her, and are anxi-
GUS TO see the Queen of the Turf A
large number of sporting men from Sacra-
mento and vicinity went below yesterday
to attend the races.
John Sem, who was shot by L. L. Cox
about week ago, is convalescing at the
County Hospital, and will be around again
in week. Mr.. Wieland, who was thrown
from his buggy on the Riverside road sew
eral days ago and severely hurt, is also do
ing well at the hospital, aud will soon be
able to leave his bed. 1t will be a month
before he will be able to eat solid food, how
ever, as his lower jaw was fractured in two
places, while the upper jaw was broken on
each side OF the nose, so that the nasal
piece was entirely separated from it.
Some time ago information was received
mere that Frank Smith, at one time Sac
ramento policeman, had been burned to
death in a big fire at Seattle, and suggest
ing that steps be taken 10 administer upon
his estate, as he had several hundred dol
lars about his person when he lost mis- life,
and there was other property. Proceedings
were taken to attend to the estate, but sub
sequently it was learned that the report of
his death was a case of mistaken identity
A letter received few days ago from him
states that he is engaged in business in Vic
toria.