Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LUUAI In lILLlUGNUls
NEAT New YEARS CARD.-The attaches
OF the railroad freight office in this city
have sent to their brother employees in the
Office at Ogden very tastefulIy arranged
New Years card, combining the cards of
the following gentlemen, grouped in
handsome manner, viz: c.. A Stevens, ].
Z. B. Johnson. John A. Gill, r. U. Cav,
W. A. Clifford, D. N Nickel, A P Booth,
J. E. Hesser, B. w. Flye, S. F. Graves.
Frank J. Pierce, NJ E. Gates, c. Fothring-
ham. C. f. Chapman, J. S. Watson. Jas. F.
Doody, FL. l. Seymour, Z. A. Crouch The
cards were arranged by s. F. Graves about
a central figure representing California,
over which appears design showing the
head of buffalo, antlers of deer, and
two grizzly bears heads. On the right of
the center is the State Capitol. and on the
cisco. Handsomely lettered over the top
is We send you from the Golden
West happy New Year-16S6;" and be-
low, IS. p. Co.. Sacramento" The whole
work, thus cleverly arranged, was photo
graphed in cabinet size by Baldwin, and
thus made complete.
SWORD CoNrEsr.-The great mounted
sword contest between Duncan c. Ross and
Sergeant c. Walsh takes place at Agricult-
II-ai Park tomorrow afternoon Robert
Allen, lessee of the Park, gives the contest
ants $500, of which the winner of the fight
takes $3.50, and the loser the remainder
There will be twenty-nine attacks. and the
contest is to be to finish, deciding who is
entitled to the championship medal, their
trim az Gill OF Sar Eranricnn fax
ago not having been carried to a satisfac-
tory conclusion, a horse getting hurt, ne
cessitatlng the finishing on foot. They are
said to be very evenly matched, and the
contest should be exceedingly interesting.
Tickets of admission will be 50 cents
those under Is years, % cents. Sergeant
Walsh came up to the city yesterday, and
Ross will be up this noon. The armor that
will be used by the combatants is on exhi-
biton at the Mechanics Store, as is also
the gold medal presented by Donahue, of
San Francisco.
FIRE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. - The
alarm of fire from box 10, Seventh and n
streets, at 800 P. NJ. yesterday, was occasioned
By the ignition of Haskins' building. on
the southeast corner of Sixth and r streets
used in preparing the material for the
asphaitum or composition pavement which
is being laid at the Plaza and other places.
The fire started near the furnace and COM
municated to the kettle ofmaterial that was
being heated, creating dense volume of
smoke. The Fire Department reached the
scene promptly, as did also the railroad
fire engine Governor Stanford, and the fire
was put out before more than about $50
damage had been done.
TIE YEARS DEATHs-B. 0. Smith
writes the RECORD UNION " / had curl
osity to know the average age of those who
die in this city, and | find, according to the
list of deaths for eleven months last year.
as published in the New Years paper, that
it was 80 years, l month and 10 DAYS.
find by looking this list over that the
most deaths were; In October, "a: in
August, SO; in September 40; in Febrn-
ary. IS. The fewest deaths were: In
April, 20: in July, 81; in March. 80; in
MAY, 30. The most deaths in one day were
January 18th, August oath and May 7th-5
deaths on each"
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
te-day the case of F. Foster. for forgery.
was continued until the 18th. Thomas
Murray was held - answer for burglary.
second offense, in entering Curtis Todds
house. and his bail fixed at s2.OO0.....J John
w. Curry and A. J. Curry, brothers. who
had little unpleasantneSs recently, result
ing in each having the other arrested for
battery, were discharged. and the costs in
each case taxed TO the prosecution .... The
case of Mary Roberts, for being n common
drUnkard, was set for trial to-day
LEASING AGRICULTURAL PARK.-A COM
mittee of the State Board of Agriculture
met yesterday to open bids for the leasing
of Agricultural Park for three years from
the LIST of February. But two proposals
had been sent in-Henry Grice, John
Shellars and A. J. Rhoads jointly offered
S346 per month-S4,152 per year-and
Robert Allen, the present. lessee $3.50 per
bid was accepted.
CLUNIE OPERA HoUsE.-"The Bankers
Daughter will be the play for tonight,
this afternoons matinee and tomorrow
night. 1t has achieved marked success
here, and Miss Morris has become, de-
seryedly, fayorite. Monday evening will
be produced BARLEY Campbells drama
The White Slave
Auction SALE.-Bell & Co. will sell at
auction ut 1890 A. NJ to-day, at their sales
room, corner of Ninth and J streets, the
entire stock of bedroom, dining-room and
kitchen furniture; also. counters, shelving,
dried fruit, horses, buggies, wagons, etc.
A GRAND square Chickering piano. almost
new bargain for cash. Hammers music
store. $50 ] street.
A GOOD secondhand square piano, first
class maker, for sale cheap. Also an up
right but little used at Coopers new music
store, corner Seventh and streets.
BIG RACE tonight at the Rink between
Confer and Giovannessi, of Stockton. Cal,
and Arthur Crozier, Sacramento's favorite.s
TO-DAY, at 8 o'clock, Clunie & Kiley will
sell 30 pieces of Canton flannel at 81 cents
per yard, usual price, 10 cents. Corner
Eighth and X streets.
BALMoRAL SKIRTS for % cents fine silk,
checked, solid colored hose for % cents in
our sale to-day. Red House.
TWENTY-FIVE cent dress suitings for 12l
cents per yard, in our sale to-day. Red
House.
Towels, table linen, Canton flannels,
ginghams, in our sale to-day. Red House.
THE Mace to get fionble vo,lr moneys