Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-15
BRIEF NOTES.

Judge Van Fleet is presiding in Colusa a
the trial of the case of the People vs. r. r
WEIGH.
The Citizens Independent Party Conven.
ton will meet at Changers Hall this morn.
ing at 10 o'clock.
The Reno passenger train will, it is said
be withdrawn after the 1st of November
untiffnrther notice.
d. ,. Oullahan, State Treasurer, is con-
fined to his bed with illness, at his home in
the city,of Stockton.
| The rate of taxation this year for CITY
purposes in the town of Colusa is 81 40 on
the 500; Woodland, "a cents on the $10O
B. +. Ghdden. who was shot at by
Samuel Cumpston last Sunday, and slightly
wounded in the arm. has intimated that he
does not want to prosecute the case.
The steamers Flora and Neponset arrived
from the upper Sacramento yesterday with
grain and produce and the Dover cleared
for the upper river with merchandise.
General fund warrants upon the State
Treasury for the 37th fiscal year, and those
for the 3Sth fiscal year up to and including
No, lIS, are payable at the office of the
State Treasurer.
w. r. Ellis, young gentleman lately
| from Lodi, who assumed control of the
foto Mail temporarily on the 4th inst, has
been selected by the syndicate owning that
journal to conduct it permanently.
The lofty electric light mast at Fifteenth
and HI streets was taken down yesterday,
there being no use for it at present, and the
property owners in the vicinity Directing
to its presence near their buildings.
Early this morning the Chinese devil
driving ceremonies were closed with a big
bonfire, in which the large bamboo, paper
and tinsel figures that had ornamented the
temple" for week were consumed.
Elk Grove Parlor, No. Al, of Elk Grove,
will celebrate its second anniversary this
evening by giving grand ball at Toronto
Hall, in that place. Several Native Sons
and daughters from Sacramento will at
tend.
The ladies of the Ninth-street Baptist
Church will give another Of their enjoya-
BILE socials this evening, with pleasing
musical and literary programme, at the
conclusion of which refreshments will be
served.
The sketching class of the Sacramento
School of Design has arranged for series
of excursions to points of interest in the
vicinity of the city, and they will meet at
$50 sharp this morning, at Sixth and II
streets, for their first trip.
The steamer Apache did not arrive from
San Francisco until o'clock yesterday
morning, having been late in leaving San
Francisco on the previous day, and being
detained while en- route to unload large
lot of lumber at way port.
Last evening as a gentleman lady and
little child were riding in a phaeton on
Eighth street, between and H, one of the
wheels came off, and they were thrown out.
The horse stopped, and the occupants of
the carriage escaped without any serious
injury.
Mrs. Martin Wetzel died quite suddenly
Wednesday evening at her residence on n
street, between Third and Fourth, presuma-
bly, of heart disease. She was member of
Capital Council, No. 81, o. c. F., under
whose auspices the funeral will take place
this afternoon.
The Signal Service weather reports yes
terday show a storm in Washington Terri
tory and as far south as Roseburg, Oregon,
with heavy rain at Tatoosh Island. The
highest and lowest temperature in Sacra-
mento yesterday was 75o and 44o, with gen.
tie southerly winds and clear weather pre-
yailing.
AC AOlCSb WIZ HAS IOOheu lOT
ward during the summer to the purchasing
of few extras for the winter when his
hogs were ready for market, doesn't feel
very jolly now when he finds that he can
only get q or q cents per pound. That
price will scarcely pay for the grain to fat
ten the animals.
Emma Butterfield, the little girl who
was found wandering about the streets
Wednesday evening by officer Ferral, and
taken to the station-house, remained there
until yesterday morning, when she was
claimed by her mother, who lives well out
on K street. She stated that the child had
several times before absented herself from
home.
The Grass Valley Tidings says Most
of the pigeons shot at by the sportsmen at
Glenbrook, last week, went to Nevada City
and have taken up quarters in Fred
Browns dove-cot" If the pigeons had
been as hard hit by the shooters as the lat
ter are by the above item, they would not
now be around locking up comfortable
"cotsn
An entertainment and social will be
given this evening in the parlors of the
Sixth-street NJ. E. Church. Among those
participating in the programme of exer-
cises will be Mrs. H. Breckenfeld, Misses
annie OaIpDell, MllHle onOIe d1u
Amelia BOIL and Chas. A. Neale and VIII
Beardslee. Admission Including refresh
ments), % cents.
Theodore Reichert, Republican candi-
date for Surveyor-General, came up from
San Francisco yesterday, accompanied by
his brother-in-law Colonel Roberts to re-
new acquaintance with his old Sacramento
friends-he having been resident of the
city, for several years, during and previous
to the - war times and to make new
ones, which his ever-genial manner renders
an easy matter.
The only arrest made yesterday was that
of Ed Jacobs, charged with malicious
mischief, by officers Rider and Coffey.
During fair time, while driving hack, he
drove in front of street. car team in such a
manner that one of the car horses was
struck and received u severe cut on the
shoulder. After the complaint was sworn
out by G. w. Carey he left the town, but
| returned a day or two ago.