Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-02
A Real Chestnut.

Away back in March last Mrs. James
Brown-Potter made few prudes in Wash
ington catch their breaths by declaimin >,
at social entertainment, Sims poem,
"Ostler joe To show the public that there
was nothing in the rhyme to justify shiver
in Washington society, the RECORD UNION
published the production in full on March
10Th. Mrs. Potter has since spouted the
poem threadbare in making 1t do advertis-
ing service, and has carted it across the big
pond to England and the gay capitals of
Europe, and, for aught a careless world
may know, has shouted it on the borders
of equatorial Africa, across the upper part
of Canada" and have driven the starved
Ounalaskan wolves from their frozen prey
with its pathetic wailiDg. And now our
evening contemporary, the Bee. in the
present week of the year of grace Sc discov-
ers the rhyme, and in the interest of the
evening journalism that hovers on 1.-THE
western border of the world" and as an
evidence of the great advantage over
morning contemporaries, owing to the diff
ference in time nobly sacrifices nearly
column to the reproduction of the more
than gross of lines, with the preface that
" Washington society has been all in
flutter recently about the action of" the
BrownPotter woman, and worn, weary and
unburied "'Ostler joe" Ring out, o we
chestnut bells
MUSICAL FESTIVAL THIS EVENING At
the Metropolitan Theater, this evening,
there will be musical entertainment of
high merit, introducing to the Sacramento
public the Cheney-Tolmei Concert Com
pany, comprising brilliant array of talent.
10 anEnnUlQHUp6 n ha m a
of the greatest violin virtuosos of the day.
Robert Tolmei's skill has placed him
among the foremost of pianoforte soloists,
while Madame Ida Server has no success
ful competitor in her novel method of COM
bining singing and elocution. These talented
artists will be well supported, and the en-
tertainment, without doubt, will be one Of
the most artistic and enjoyable given in
the city for many years, and deserving of
substantial recognition by the cultured snd
music-loving residents.
SUICIDAL ATTEMPr.-A Chinaman who
arrived here few days ago from the coun-
try, bringing with him the money he had
saved from several months labor, under
took to increase his capital Tuesday night
by gambling. Luck was against him, and
yesterday forenoon, after blowing in his
swallowed quantity of opium with sui
cidal intent. He soon became insensible,
and was conveyed by the Chinese to their
hospital rough, one-story frame build
ing, about twelve feet square, on the east
side of Fifth street, north of |. The
Chinese doctors not being able to do any,
thing for him. physician was summoned
from the "outside barbarians," under
whose treatment he improved somewhat,
and may recover.
COUNTY JAIL REPoRT.-Sheriff Wilson
reports that during the month of Novem-
Der Ga prisoners were confined in the
County Jail, as follows: For assault to
murder, burglary, 5; robbery, 2 felony,
/; grand larceny, l /; embezzlement,
petit larceny, 20; battery, =; malicious
mischief, l misdemeanor, 81 disturbing
the peace, 5; common drunkards, 4 va
grancy, 5; insanity 5 safe keeping, 3. OF
these, % have been dscharged-19 on ex-
piration of sentence, on satisfaction of
fine, 1 sent to State Prison, en- route to
State Prison, to the insane asylum, by
order of Court and l on bond, leaving IS
in confinement December LIST.
CITRUS FAIR PREMIUM.-A letter was
received yesterday from E. E. Ames, of
San Francisco, manager of the Pacific coast
branch of Studebaker Bros. manufacturing
company offering fine S75 cart as special
premium for such class of exhibit as the
Committee of Finance and Premium shall
designate. The generous donation of Mr..
Ames will be gladly accepted by the COM
mittee, and such further contributions
from others as may be offered in aid of the
good work of the Association.
ROME, PoMPEII AND HERcULANEUM.-
Rev. A c. Herrick delivered lecture in
Calvary Baptist Church last evening, de-
scribing what he saw in two journeys to
Rome, Pompeii and He culaneum. He
| illustrated his lecture by magnificent stere.
| opticon views. The lectures are interesting
and instructive. The audience was large
and manifested its appreciation by frequent
applause. The next lecture will be upon
the city of Naples.
REPUBLICAN CLUB ELEcTIoE.-The Three
and Half Ward Republican Club met at
Sie5enthalers, Twentieth and H streets,
last evening and elected the following cffi-
| GERS for the ensuing year President, n. n.
Denton Presidents, S. Dwyer, P.
| Siebenthaler and JabeZ Turner; Secretary,
| E. l. Robinson Treasurer, l.. 3. Sutlitf !;
Executive Committee, Samuel Blair, J. T..
Stafford, Richard Parker, C. n. Post and
| Wilbur Smith.
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