Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-18
BRIEF NOTES.

BRIEF NOTES.
The Sacramento river has got down to
p feet inches.
The Grand officers will pay an official
visit to Fidelity Lodge. No. 81, u A. o. D.,
this evening.
John C. Schott, for many years re-
spected resident of Sacramento, died at Los
Angeles on the 18th inst, aged SO years.
The Chinese who had been made to "go'
from the upper country, and who were
en- route TO San Francisco, numbered about
10 yesterday
John Measure, a teamster employed at
Frasers lumber yard Fifth and L streets,
fell from load of lumber Tuesday, and
was severely hurt.
1t IS said that a brick warehouse will be
built at Arcade station this summer 1t
Will be very large building, and the brick
for it will be burned on the grant.
The Sons of Temperance party at
Jacobs Hall, last night was not well at
tended, owing to other attractions of the
evening, but those present enjoyed them
selves.
The New England dinner and supper
given by the ladies of Calvary Baptist
| Church yesterday and last evening. at The
rooms of the y. NJ. C. A, were quite sue
cessful.
White violets, introduced into gardens of
this city about a year ago from the Bell
Conservatory, are very beautiful, and quite
the rage for button-hole and other small
bouquets.
Michael Bennett, who was arrested last
Saturday by Constable Harvey on a charge
of disturbing the peace of G. l.. Davis. was
tried in Justice Posts Court yesterday, and
acquitted.
A young man in the employ of James
O'Neal, below the Riverside House, was
out shooting Tuesday, when his gun
burst, tearing off three fingers of one of
his hands.
The second annual tea meeting by ladies
of the NJ. E. Church will take place to-
morrow, at the \. NJ c. a. rooms, Sixth
and X streets. Lunch from II A. NJ to $50
P. NJ; supper, to 7:3O P NJ Entertain
ment in the evening.
Sheriff Beamer, of Yolo county. went to
Napa Tuesday, taking Miss Abshere to the
asylum. Her mental condition was very
much affected by the news of the late Byrns
| Hotel tragedy, and it was deemed advisable
TO take her to Napa, where she can be
cared for.
Dan Costello was arrested by officer Far
rell yesterday for felony embezzlement. on
! the complaint of Samuel II. KAY. Costello
has been the driver of a milk wagon. and
the alleged embezzlement consisted in the
! appropriation Of money collected and be-
longing to his employer.
Chief Jackson, l. J. Simmons and T. ].
| LOTUS leave for San Francisco this morn
ing, having been subpenaed as witnesses at
the trial in Judge Hoffman's Court today
! OF f. Foster, who was arrested in this city
some weeks ago for falsely personating a
| Government secret service detective
The galleries at Armory Hall were
| thronged with ladies and gentlemen last
| evening on the occasion of the battalion
drill of the First Artillery Regiment, Col.
Sheehan commanding. The drill was in
teresting, including some new movements,
some of which had especial reference TO
action in case Of riot.
1t is complained that French laundry
! recently started at Twelfth and d streets is
becoming nuisance. the soapsuds from it
being conducted through ditch to the rear
of the lot, where they spread out over the
ground and run into the alley. They yield
an offensive smell now, and owners of
property in the neighborhood want the
matter remedied before the warm weather
sets in.
Mr.. Ibes, who has lived near the sink of
| Cache creek for the last twenty-four wears.
has exhibited to the editor of the Wood
| land Democrat a curiosity in the shape of a
willow root ninetynine feet long He SAYS
he did not get all of it by about fifteen
feet. Mr.. Ibes says the willow to which
| this root was an appendage was scarcely
eight years of age. The late flood washed
! the soil away so that the root was taken
out with little trouble
! LAST FvFNrNc'S Covcrpr -Thara ,vos n
! fair attendance last evening upon the con-
cert given by the Sacramento Musical Con-
vention at the Sixth-street NJ. Z. Church.
| but if the music-loving public had under
/ stood the excellence of the musical enter
tainment offered, the church would GER
| tainly have been unable to furnish suffi-
Glen accommodations for the audience. As
q whole and in detail the concert was very
fine. The choruses were unexpectedly
! good, astonishing those who knew of the
| limited practice the participants had, and
| the other numbers were rendered so well
as to receive unqualified praise. The pro-
gramme was as follows Glee, "Welcome;"
chant, The Lords Prayer" hymn, . o,
Render Thanks; = anthem. Make a Joyful
Noise; :" solo and quartet, There's
Love for Me-" Mr.. and Mrs
Straub, Mrs. Bowling and Mr. Werschkul;
chorus, :" Sweet and Low piano solo,
Rhapsody Hongroise, No. g." Arthur NJ
Stra1b; quartet, tal Linden Tree Cb)
Morning Song;" glee, The Distant Horn
is Sounding" descriptive solo, THE
Raft" S. W. Straub; canon, +" Song of the
Lark p anthem, Jesus is Risen )" ladies'
chorus, "Quiet Night" soprano solo,
Flower of the Alps" Mrs. S. w. Straub
cantata, Gypsy LIFE The Bride Bells
Mrs. Il. D. Bowling glee, Pm Jolly
the Brave" w. +. Werschkul; chorus,
The Phantom - duet, d" Beware Messrs
Werschkul and Straub; anthem, q Will
Lift Up Mine Eyes"
FEMALE BASEBALL TossERs.-At Agri-
cultural Park next Sunday there will be
novelty in the baseball nine, two female
baseball clubs contending = the Chicago
Blue Stockings and the San Francisco Red
| Stockings. The San Francisco papers gave
! amusing accounts OF game played there
few days ago, and it is safe TO say that there
will be large attendance when they meet
on the diamond in this city. The mines
are composed as follows Chicago Blue
Stockings-Mabel Porter, p. Ella Taylor,
| c.; Carrie Reed, LIST b.; Lena Boyle, I'd b.;
Irene Clair, Sd b.; May Doran, s. s.; Maggie
Earl, T. f.; Alice Earl, !. f.; Lena Larsen,
c. +. San Francisco Red Stockings-Grace
hosada, p; Ruby Lee, c.; May Francis,
+ lst b.; Pearl Desmond, ID b.; May Rodgers,
Sd D.; Louise Darling. $. s.; May Hubbard.
rf; Ruby Gabrielle, |. f.; Laura May, c. f.
THE GAIT GAzErTEn-The people of
Gait and vicinity have in the Gazette one
OF the very best local newspapers in the
State tits published in a rich grain-pro-
duclng section, has large circulation in
Sacramento, San Joaquin, Amador. Ell
| Dorado and Calaveras counties, and the
honest, enterprising and intelligent manner
in which it is conducted has given it high
standing, and caused a rapidly increasing
subscription list. 1t is published every
! Saturday. by Meacham & Campbell. Sacra-
inento business men wishing to advertise
in it can do so by calling at the Sacramento
Agency, 300 ] street, II. A. Weaver, Mama
ger.
ARREsTs.-The following arrests were
maze yesterday A. GeisInardo. by officer
Kent, for obtaining money under false pre-
lenses James Riley. by citizen Adams, for
petit larceny A. Berard, by officer Franks,
for misdemeanor Dan Costello. by officer