Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-25
BRIEF NOTES.

BRIEF NOTES.
The regular monthly meeting of the CITY
Board of Education will be held This even
ing.
James Hicks a few days ago killed a
monster cayote on his place near Hicks
VILE
A tramp who visited the house of !. G.
Magann, at Sixteenth and J streets. yester-
Gay morning, stole gold watch and chain.
The race on roller skates at the old
pavilion Saturday evening between Wal
stem and Crozier was won by the latter.
Time, 100
1t was reported Saturday afternoon that n
break had occurred in the railroad en-
pankInent near the town OF Washington
put there was no truth in the rumor.
The storm on Saturday tore off the roof
ana broke out one end of the barn on
Rancho del Paso, in which the thorough
bred horses are kept, but without hurting
any Of them.
Mr.. Morris, who works in the railroad
machine shop, had mis- left hand quite
severely hurt Saturday afternoon while he
was operating lathe. His hand was LAGER
ated and some of the bones broken.
Jennie Finlay died suddenly at the
Canada House Saturday morning. The
coroner was notified, but, after examining
into the circumstances, concluded that it
was unnecessary to hold an inquest.
z. r. Beckley and sons, well-known resi-
dents OF Sacramento county, are principal
owners in the 9eckley mine. Calayeras
county, and have excellent prospects as
some very line ore has recently been turned
out.
The annual election for officers Of the
Exempt Firenlen's Association will be
held to-day at Firemen's Hall, between the
hours of 3 and 7P.M. Eli Mayo will be
Judge OF election, and Henry Meyers and
Daniel Brown inspectors.
man named Murphy, " the Sacramento
blacksmith" and Buffalo, a San Fran
ciscan, had glove fight in this city Satur-
day night They were both well windei
in the fourth round. when officer Coffev
interfered and stopped them.
The steamer Apache arrived from San
Francisco yesterday morning. thoroughly
repaired, and looking very handsome in
her new paint. The Modoc will now be
hauled out, the Onward doing duty in her
place, as she has been doing for the Apache
The high water on the plains and in the
fields drove the rabbits from their haunts
yesterday, and caused them to seek safety
on little knobs and other raised ground
1t was anything but safety, however, as
men and boys, with dogs, guns and clubs,
made short work of poor puss
The hunting party that was going up to
the mouth of the Feather in the steamer
Thomas Dwyer Saturday night reconsid-
cred the matter and did not make the trip.
the weather being so stormy Saturday and
that evening that it did not seem probable
the hunt would be success.
John McIsaacs, who had a shooting
scrape with young man named Palm
some months ago, was indicted by the last
Grand Jury, but could not be found to
have bench warrant served upon him.
and was reported to have left town.
Yesterday, however, officers Sullivan and
Rider came across and arrested him.
A Sacramento Chinaman. who gave the
name OF Harm Sing, endeavored to gain
possession of a Chinawoman at San Fran
cisco last Friday, by means of d writ of
habeas corpus and a marriage, but the
scheme would not work. The woman
would not have him, the police interfered,
and she went from Court with other parties.
On Friday last, L. J. Crowley of this
city, came near losing his life while cross
ing Morrison's slough near Walsh's Sta
ton. Himself, horse and buggy, were
carried down stream some distance when
he caught hold of some brush on the bank.
by which he pulled himself out. He
afterwards, with assistance, got the horse
and buggy out.
The steamers San Joaquin, No. 4, and d.
L. knight arrived from San Francisco yes
terday, with merchandise; steamer San
Joaquin, No. ), from the upper SacralNen-
to, with barge load of wood Cleared
steamer Nannncct No a.
upper Sacramento, with merchandise;
steamer San joaquin, No. 4, for San Fran
cisco, with wood.
The construction force of the California
and Oregon railroad is within two miles of
Portuguese Flat, and the construction train
Will soon be running to that point. which
Will be its headquarters. The telegraph
gang has already reached there. While no
additional Chinese laborers have been en-
ployed, the force ofwhite laborers employed
in road building has been increased.
Frank Swift, Jr., requests the statement
to be made that while the item published
in the RECoRD-U UNION concerning several
young men disturbing the revival meeting
in Armory Hail by noisily marching
through the gallery is entirely true, and
also that he was with them, yet that he was
compelled to pass out as he did, and that
in so doing.
Chinaman who came down from
Truckee a few days since says that the
climate Of California has changed so much
during the last few months that certain To-
calities are getting quiet unhealthy for his
countrymen. He expresses thusly in
pigeon English - "Tluckee too d.
cold, Slacamento tloo d. hot. Me 90
Lallameda, top side Oakland, catchee
washee house you sabbee !"
The water on the Marysvile road, from
Nelson's saloon to the American river
bridge, was so high yesterday that horses
travelling on that grade were more fire.
quently swimming than wading and at all
times the water was in the boxes of the
vehicles that passed over the road 1t was
said by old residents that they did not re-
member when the water had been in such
volume on the plains north of the American
river.
The flags of steamers lying along the
levee were displayed at half-mast yester-
day, out of respect for the memory of
Captain James Cunning, of the steamer
San joaquin, No. >, who died yesterday
morning at the residence of John Driscoll.
L street, between Eighth and Ninth. after
a long illness. He has been running on
the river for many years, was very compe-
tent in his business, and had the regards
of large number of friends and acquaint-
ances.
Chinaman named Lee Yen got into an
unpleasantness on | street yesterday fore
noon with a fellow countryman, who
threw him down in the mud and slush
of that exceedingly dirty street, and, while
he was held down. a third Chinaman
assisted in beating him. Thereupon Mr..
ION h.an r,rx1,
soil from his garments to enable him to
walk, proceeded to the station-house to
have Lee You and Lucy Sing arrested for
battery.
Mrs. Williams. whose term at the County
Jail expired last Friday. and who had be-
come so fond of the institution that she
did not want to leave it, and had to be
forced TO go, was taken to the station house
Saturday for safe keeping. From about 10
O'Clock that night until ii last night she
was lying in a stupor, from which she
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