Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-20
BRIEF NOTES.


/ The Sacramento riverrose six inches Sat
uraAv night, and yesterday registered fee
8 incbel.
The tyo,, hinamen wanted for completely
in the kidnaplag of Mrs. All Gong have no
vet been found and arrested.
| Maior-GeneraI o. o. Howard will Lecture
for the benefit Of the Museum Associations
at the Art Gallery, to morrow evening, and
tell the story of Gettysbnrg.'
/ Wynne G. Woods, of this city. has re-
ceived from the Secretary of the Treasury
the appointment of United States Internal
Revenue Gauger, for the Fourth District OF
California.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature Saturday and yesterday was
$50 and 41o and SO and 46o, with variable
winds and clear weather for Saturday, and
variable winds and clear to foggy weather
yesterday.
The clerk of the weather favored the
ball-players with sunshine during their
game at the Park yesterday afternoon, but
about the time the crowd had Ill got home
fog fell like curtain, enye.oping the
entire city.
| Yesterday afternoon the first passenger
train that has come through from McCloud
Station, on the California and Oregon road,
for three days arrived. 1t was about an
hour late, owing to landslide at the upper
end of the road.
Through the forethought of Colonel Bur-
tbs, Charles Prodger was yesterday enabled
to send to the children of the Protestant
Orphan Asylum large quantity of or
anges, apples, nuts, etc., from the Citrus
Fair exhibition.
T MI hoe I,
Chas. Mclaughlin, who keeps a saloon on
Sixth street, between G and H, and NJ.
Campbell, proprietor of a saloon on Second
street, between l and J, arrested for not
having county licenses.
A few days ago a physician removed from
the arm of Mrs. James Brady, of Davisville,
pine splinter, about one and half inches
in length, which had remained buried deep
in the flesh for twenty -four hours, during
which time she had been attending to her
household duties.
The Fish Commissioners held meeting
in this city Saturday morning. No bust
ness of Importance was transacted. The
proof-sheets of their biennial report were
read and approved. 1t will be an interest
ing pamphlet of some sixty pages, and will
be issued from the office of the State Printer
this week.
Bob Wilson, who was sent to the county
Jail for thirty days for the larceny of a
baby's buggy was released yesterday, and
last evening was found endeavoring to sell
boys black diagonal overcoat, velvet
collar, which he said had been given him.
Officer Farrell arrested him on Suspicion
that he had stolen it.
Complaint was made to the police yester-
day that gang of boys assemble daily
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Sunday-to play ball upon the vacant lots
in the block between P and @, Fifth and
Sixth streets. This would not be objected
to by the neighbors but for the boisterous-
ness and the freedom with which the
youths indulge in foul language.
Complaint is made that ]. H. Carroll is
removing earth from place near Twelfth
street, about eighty feet north of the north
levee, and that its removal is liable to en-
danger that structure if the present winter
should be severe one as regards rainfall.
1t is also alleged that two sluices, conducted
through the levee to carry off the drainage
of the cannery, are dangerous to the levee.
Deputy Sheriff Winthrop, of San Fran
cisco, brought up Saturday evening, en-
route to the State Prison at Folsom, VIM.
| Collins, who committed fiendish outrage
upon Mrs Bell in Golden Gate Park about
| two months ago, and, being convicted of
rape, was on Saturday sentenced by Judge
Van Fleet to twenty-five years imprison-
ment. The prisoner feels confident of his
ability to secure new trial.
The steamer San Joaquin. No. 4, arrived
| from San Francisco yesterday with mer-
chandise, barge load OF freight for the
upper Sacramento, and barge load of lum-
Der for the Sacramento Lumber Company
steamer Knight, No. 2, arrived from San
Francisco. en- route for Marysville, with
merchandise and barge load of freight.
Cleared steamers Varuna and Thomas
| Dwyer, for the upper Sacramento, with
merchandise; steamer San Joaquin, No. 4,
| for San Francisco, with grain.
| Sheriff Hale, of Alameda county, came
up Saturday noon, en- route for Alder creek
and Folsom to superintend the search for
| Festus B. McDonough the prisoner from
| that county, under sentence of ten years
| imprisonment,w who escaped from his custo-
dian Friday morning by jumping from the
cars while being conveyed to the Folsom
prison. 1t is reported that Mcponough
called at house Friday evening and begged
something to eat. He had managed to get
free from his handouts. Since then ne has
not been heard of.
J. Bauquier visited the police office yes
young man named Tom McCants, who
evidently had been drinking freely. met
him near the gate of his (Bauquier's) resi-
dence, and, pointing shotgun at him in
threatening manner, declared that be
thought Bauquier was ''one of the gang
that had been following him. He was per-
suaded that such was not the case, and
went away Officer Mccormack imme-
diately started to find McCants, but the last
he heard of him he was going out toward
the Catholic Cemetery.
Officers Agner and Wager made raid
upon the Scroggs building late Saturday
night and arrested George Hegart and
George Myers on suspicion of burglary, and
also took in charge several boys. One of
the latter stated that he came here with
Hegart from Bakersfield, and has been liv
| ing with him. He accuses Hegart of abus-
| ing him vilely, and alleges that Hegart and
Myers have been stealing chickens from
premises in the city and its vicinity, and
| made him accompany and assist them.
Hegart had in his possession three keys,
| fled in such 4 manner as to make them fit
almost any medium. sized paddock, and also
button-hook twistened into such shape
that it would open the locks on freight cars.
| The boy states that Hegart had more than
once broken the seals on cars, unlocked the