Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-28
BRIEF NOTES.
The pay.c..- has gone south.

John Streicher. who was gored bv a bul
several days ago, is re- orted to be improv
ing In condition.
The Western Pacific train was an houl
and quarter behind time in its arriva
yesterday morning.
Next Monday Decoration Dav). the
! postoffice will be open only between 10 NJ
and p. NJ, and to P. NJ.
The officers of the brigade staff are re.
quested to meet this evening at $50 at the
store of j. Hahn to arrange for Decoration
Day
The Sacramento Caledonian Club will
have several representatives at the meeting
Oh the San Francisco Caledonians at Shell
Mound Park tomorrow.
W. 5. Schaeffer, residing near the Union
House, Was considerably cut abous the feet
and legs Wednesday by coming in contact
with the knife of moving machine
Captain Foster returned yesterday from
a visit to his ranch on the West Side. I"
San Joaquin county. He says the crops are
looking admirably. The barley is being
All children under IA years of age are
invited to attend meeting at the Y. NJ. G.
A. rooms, Sixth and X streets. at p. NJ.
tomorrow, to arrange a midsummer fes-
tival,
On account of Monday next being Decor
auon Day, and legal holiday, the Board
OF Education have granted the SCHOOLGIRL
dren vacation. The schools will open
again on Tuesday.
The Supreme Court has granted rehear-
ing IN the matter of the application of A. D.
January to have bill of exceptions settled
by Judge Van Fleet, of the Superior Court
OF Sacramento county.
An adjourned meeting of residents of
Brighton will be held tomorrow evening
to consider the advisability of having a
special tax levied to raise 81 800 or 81. 900
Tor the building of a new school-house.
There will be g-breaking" festival
at the \. NJ. E. Church, Seventh street. be-
tween q and H, this evening to raise
| money for the fund to be used in seating
the church. Admission, 80 cents supper
free.
Many horses in Sacramento and vicinity
have been attacked lately with a disease
affecting the throat and lungs. It appears
TO be contagious, causes a cough and fever
ana IN severe cases is attended with hem
orrhage.
The Woodland Democrat says: 1--WE
doubt If such hay crops as are now being
harvested throughout this county were ever
| sui ENAooCA III tuiS FARMERS talk about
three to five tons to the acre and of the best
quality"
Sheriff Lord, of Nevada county. took to
the Stockton Asylum Yesterday Mrs. PAM
Menk, of Truckee who. a few DAYS ago, in
a tit of insanity, endeavored to commit
suicide by cutting her arm with an ak,
making eight cuts, two of which were very
deep.
The San Francisco papers have had con-
siderable to say during the past two or
three days about reduction in railroad
passenger rates between Chicago and New
York OF about $40, but so far no instruc-
tons to that effect have been received at
the railroad ticket office in this city.
Railroad freight conductors and brake
men were agreeably surprised, when they
went to the pay-car to get their money a
day or two ago, to find that there was COM
ing to each a neat little sum for extra work
performed while there was so much freight
transported during the cut-rate rush.
In the Police Court yesterday the only
business transacted was the hearing of the
case OF Mrs. Ryan, against whom there
were two charges of disturbing the peace
one OF them was dismissed on motion of
the City Attorney, and she was convicted
upon the other. Sentence was postponed
until June 18th.
Robert Crump was examined yesterday
by the Commissioners of Lunacv, and com
mltted to the asylum at Napa, to which in
stitution he will be taken to-day. His
mental trouble is thought by his friends to
| nave resulted from a blow on the head
which he accidentally received about wear
ago, while working in lumber yard
The highest and lowest Signal Service
| thermometer in Sacramento, YESTERDAY.
was 760 and $50, with southerly winds in
the morning and evening, and northwest
| erly winds at noon Stcte of the weather
| far. with a solar halo or circle of DO radii
around the sun, from IL to ) p. NJ, caused
| by cirrus clouds floating in the atmos-
| phere.
Residents of p street, between Fourth
and Fifth, complain of the rubbish which
a lot-owner is depositing on the street in
front OF his premises in order to fill up.
The material, it is said, is taken from
cellar, and old bottles and tin-cans consti
tute good part of the filling. 1t also stops
the flow of water to the Fifth-street sewer
and causes it to overflow in places
A dispatch was received by Chief Dill
| man yesterday afternoon, from Chief
Crowley, of San Francisco announcing
that James Smith, who burglariZed the
residence of A. II. Powers in this CITY on
the 18th inst, stealing a quantity of silver
ware which was subsequently recovered in
San Francisco, was under arrest in that
city Chief Dillman will go down after
him this morning.
James Whalen, alias - Whalebone Jim"
frequent respondent in the Police Court,
got drunk yesterday and went on the war
path. He assaulted Charles Farnham. and
cat his mouth badly with a blow of his
list, tor which he was arrested by officers
Leavy and wager. He is also said TO have
assaulted the father of John Norton, who
was in charge of the latter's saloon while
the son was attending the picnic.
The Leiva brothers, who had cutting
scrape Tuesday night, were yesterday doing
well, and no trouble from their wounds is
apprehended Evarista was admitted to
bail in the sum of 81 900, with w. r. Jones
and E. H. Mckee as his sureties, about
noon; and later in the day Joe Abdon
Leiva was released on similar bond |
signed by Henry Schulmeyer and +. S. |
Hotchkiss. They are both charged with
assault to murder.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought ND from
San Quentin last evening Charles Harpe.
who was sentenced to that institution from
Monterey county November s. 1888, to
serve five years for burglary in the first
degree. During his Imprisonment he has
become almost totally blind from neuralgia,
ana the state Prlson Directors, on the adj |
vice of DR.. Eagle, Resident Physician.
deemed it best to transfer him to the
prison at Folsom, hoping the change of
climate would benefit his health
Chief Dillman last evening had reason
to believe that Chinese highlander named
All Fow was armed. and arrested him in
the Chinese quarter. He was found to be |
carrying Misunderstanding knife, sharp |
as razor, and self-cocking revolver A |
charge of carrying concealed weapons was
entered against him. He is said to be one |
of the fighters retained to do duty in case |
of row in connection with the Chinese i
slavery cases. twas reported to the police |
last evening that fight might take place |
among the Celestials at any minute, as the |
feeling had become intense, and the parties |
had prepared.
The steamer Neponset No. 2 has arrived |
from the upper Sacramento with a cargo of |
produce. George o. Bates, her owner |
made the trip on her, and speaks in glow |
ing terms of the fine crops on the upper |
Sacramento, but says the early grain has |
attained such RANK growth that the heads |
have twisted and lodged. The late grain |
is in fine order. Mr. Bates speaks feel |
ingly of the gnats and mosquitoes en- ]
countered near Princeton and shows |