Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-02
BRIEF NOTES.

County Recorder Miller's fees amounted
to $500 80 last month, and Sheriff Wilson'S
to $50 IS.
The curfew bell rings at o'clock p. NJ.
now. instead of 8. What's the use of ring
ing il at all?
During the month of March County Lii
cense Collector Dolan made collections to
the amount of $2,293.
Yesterday mornings showers were a
big thing for the city, laying the dust in
the streets thoroughly.
Mrs. Christina Bellmer. mother of John
Bellmer, of this city, died at Burgdamm.
near Bremen, Germany, March 9th
The pool-selling privileges of the CAPITAL
Iurf Club have been let to Killip & Co.
Book-making to Henry Schwartz & Co.
The steamer Neponset arrived from the
upper Sacramento yesterday with produce
and the Dover went up with merchandise
The State Board of Education held
| short session yesterday morning. No busi-
ness OF public importance was transacted.
| Sheriff Beamer, of Yolo county. is hay
| ing an unfortunate time just now, having
Iour sick children at his residence in
| Woodland.
The Western train was forty minutes be-
hInd time in its arrival yesterday, because
OF It's waiting at Lathrop for the Southern
connection.
Street Commissioner Ryan has employed
George Karcher as chain-gang officer, vice
Z. Nielsen. Deputy Sheriff J. O'Meara acts
with him on behalf of the county.
Dr. A. B. Nixon, recently appointed as a
member of the City Board of Health. YES
terday sent in his resignation or declination
to the Clerk of the Board of CITY Trustees.
In Department Two of the Superior Court
! yesterday Teresa Corcoran was granted a
decree of divorce from James G. Corcoran
IN accordance with the prayer of the COM
plant
Mrs: Dayton will hold conversationals on
the subject of mental cure at her rooms
9Ol Eighth street, this and tomorrow even
ings, to which ladies and gentlemen will
be welcome.
A meeting of bricklayers and laborers is
called by advertisement, to be held to-
morrow evening at 7:30 at the Court house
10 take action relative to making nine
hours days work
Eureka Lodge, No. 4, I. o. o. F., has
elected as Representatives to the Grand
Lodge, >. Il. Smith and L. H. Grimes, Past
Grand: The session convenes on the
second Tuesday in May, in San Francisco.
John Collins, who few DAYS since was
sentenced in Department One of the Su-
perlor Court to two years Imprisonment at
San Quentin for petit larceny with prior
convection, will be taken to his destination
this morning.
The police force made a raid last evening
upon the tramps that gather in the vicinity
OF Front and X streets, and gathered in
seven of them. The only other arrest
made was that of All Gum, by officer
Wager, for enticing.
The young ladies of the Lyceum of the
Central NJ. E. Church will give daisy
tea at the church tonight. There will be
muslc-lnstrumental.o orchestral and vocal
-reclta1ons. etc. Refreshments will be
served and souvenirs given. Admission %
cents.
VIM. Miner, professor of the ART pre-
seryative," well-known in this city and San
Francisco, where he has long resided, has
been appointed mail weigher on the Cali
lorna and Oregon route, running as far as
Iehama, and has entered upon the duties
Of his office.
Arrangements have been completed with
Colonel Mapleson, by Manager Simmons.
for the appearance of Her Maiesty's Opera
Troupe at the Metropolitan Theater for
two nights the present month, when the
operas " Carmen and Lucia de Lam
mermoor viii be produced.
AT Woodland, Thursday night, about
1880, some humorous individual entered
the gas worl and turned the gas off from
the main, leaving the town in darkness for
While. There was dance going on at
Prior's Hall at the time, and the Young
folks had great fun for few minutes.
?. C. Council, who has been peddling
Eastern cheese throughout the CITY with a
wagon, without having obtained dealers
license, was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Constable Harvey, at the instance of
License Collector Dolan and will have a
hearing in Justice Posts Court to-day
Anthony Egl, an old and highly re-
spected resident of the city, for many years
engaged in business as a J-street merchant.
which, however, he had to give up some
time ago on account of i'll health, died
Yesterday morning. He was a native of
hungary, aged 50 years, and leaves wife
and three grown children.
About $3.50 A. NJ. yesterday Captain Paul
Boyton left the city, continuing his swim to
mudturtle leaving log, and went on his
way merrily, despite the threatening
weather, which became so bad later in the
morning that his experience must have
been anything but pleasant.
The Active Turner's of this CITY have ar
ranged to have on the first Friday of each
month what will be known as visitors
evening" TO which the members will invite
their lady and gentlemen friends. The
first of these gatherings will be held this
evening in the gymnasium, basement of
Turner Hall, and the exercises will consist
of gymnastics, turning, etc.
The Snowflake Baseball Club has ar
ranged to play its Introductory game with
m lot El.A11 II n
that place next Sunday, April 4th. The
players are as follows Leonard. Hape-
man, Reber, Kunz, L. Freeman, Swift
Mason, Guth, Fay, C. P. Freeman. The
Snowflakes are prepared to receive chal-
lenSes from any amateur nine on the coast.
The Governor yesterday appointed Dr. c.
r. Stone, of Marysville, Supervisor of the
First District of Yuba county, vice James
Lowery, deceased. There has been quite
contest concerning the appointment and
different candidates proposed. A very ex-
tensive petition in favor of the selection of
W. e. Ellis was signed by leading citizens
of the district, but he declined to permit
his name to be submitted for the place
Officer Franks closed his connection with
the Police Department by arresting yester-
day morning, for a Constable from Mar
tinez, man named Joe Churchill, who is
wanted at that place on charge of grand
larceny, in stealing horse. He was taken
to Martinez in the afternoon Churchill, it
will be recollected, was some weeks ago ar
rested at Marysville and brought to this
city on a charge of grand larceny preferred
by ]. A. Woods, who accused him of APP
propriating wagon unlawfully. When
the case was examined in the Police Court
however, the defendant was discharged.
All FOOLS Day did not bring out much
fun in this city yesterday, contrary to usual
custom, practical joking being left mainly
to the youngsters. AT the depot, however,
there was considerable amusement created
by sportive individual who had provided
himself with a paper bag full of imitation
caramels, made out of thin slices of COM
mon brown soap, cut into neat little squares
and covered with powdered sugar. The
work had been performed so well that the
" caramels" had very tempting appear
ance, and were taken with avidity by all
to whom they were offered. OF course,
when first put in the mouth the sugar only
was tasted, but when the victim put his
grinders in operation the soap asserted
itself, and in its efforts to escape filled all
the space between the teeth it could find
For while there was a constant succession
OF men hunting the wash-room, working