Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-06
BRIEF NOTES.

mt pdCldlHSHIO river HAS TeCSueu 10 L
feet 10 inches.
The trial of the Harlan case will be re-
sumed at Woodland at l o'clock to-day.
The enlightenment case of w. X. Brown
is set for examination il Justice Posts
Court to-day.
At Alameda yesterday the Pioneers and
Gieenhood 81 Moran Baseball Clubs played
game, which the former won, 8 to ,.
Officer Kent sprained his ankle while
marching with other officers as escort for
the Mardi Gras procession last evening, and
had TO withdraw from duty.
The Board of Supervisors will meet this
evening, commencing their July session.
They will also commence to-day their ses-
sions as Board of Equalization.
In the Police Court this morning the ex-
animation of the Hill-Avery case will be
resumed. The case of Miss Feany Wheel,
for the murder of J. c. Klein, is also on the
calendar
A member of one of the military com
panies attempted to get into skiff from
the barge Yolo yesterday afternoon, to
enjoy ride, but made bad job of it, fell
into the river and got ducl1ing.
The Mardi Gras float representing
Gala lily caught fire on NJ street, Just be-
fore the procession was over, and the lily
was burned. John Rees, III distinguishing
the fire, had his hands badly burned
Sheriff Boggs, of Lake county, brought
to the city last evening Elisha 2. McCurdy,
whose sentence was recently commuted by
the Governor to imprisonment for life, and
he is now en- route to Folsom to serve it
out
A gentleman residing in Davisville COM
plains that there was too little display of
bunting over there to satisfy his patriotic
thirst for the Fourth, and hence he came
over here last night to help make the
American Eagle scream.
The dispatches in yesterdays RECORD
UNION relative to the probable failure ofthe
hop crop in New York, had an invigor-
ating effect upon the hop growers of Sacra-
mento and vicinity, and they took hold of
their Fourth of July with great appetite.
Parties who passed through Dixon on
last evenings train state that there was
quite display of bunting across Main
street, extending to the lower portion of
the town; and that while there was no set
celebration, the evidence of patriotism and
remembrance of the national birthday
were not wanting.
A boy named Robert Henshaw climbed
L
and Fourth. yesterday forenoon, to get
good view of the procession as it passed
Presently he slipped and fell. and when he
was picked up it was found that the fore
finger of his right hand was broken and he
had received severe bruises.
The following arrests were made yester-
day: Madame Dubois, by special officers
Martin and Nash, for exhibiting; James
Grogan, by special officer Simmons, for
battery; Peter Hanson, James Gildea and
James German, by special officer Martin.
for being drunk; Tom Loin, by special
officer Nash, for being drunk.
The City Board of Health and health
officers are to make an inspection to-mor-
row afternoon, of the city canal on Thirty
first and Y streets, to ascertain the effects of
the drainage from the slaughter houses and
breweries, with view to decide what ac-
ton, if any, is necessary to take to best
conserve the health of that portion of the
city.
Last evening q man threw a lighted
bomb into the street, on j, between Fourth
and Fifth, and when it exploded the REM
nants were driven against theshow-window
of John Conrad's jewelry store with such
force that the shutter was split and the
plate glass of the window broken. Mrs.
Conrad, who was sitting near by, narrowly
escaped being hit.
About 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon
man sitting upon the barge \ olo was struck
on the forehead by a spent pistol bullet,
fired by some one on the Yolo side of the
river. 1t caused slight wound about one
aud half inches above the right eye, stop
ping against the bone. He was escorted TO
the station-house, thinking himself more
seriously hurt than he was. Chief Dillman
attended 10 his injury, and he went his
way rejoicing that the accident was not
more serious.
Sunday morning James Grogan, en-
ployed at an uptown livery stable, had
difficulty with Frederick Ginder, and struck
him severe blow on the head, knocking
him down, after which lie kicked him in
the ribs. He was so severely injured that
he has been confined to his bed since the
occurrence, and the physician in attendance
considers the case serious. Police Court
Clerk Baker went to Ginder's room in order
that he might swear to complaint against
Grogan, and the latter was yesterday ar
rested by special officer Simmons for bat
terry.
About $50 yesterday morning milk
wagon horse became frightened at the ex-
plosion of firecrackers and had lively run
down street with the vehicle to which he
was attached. sprlnkllng the street Win
milk, but was stopped before serious injury
had been done to himself or wagon. About
10 o'clock one of Frank Slack milk wagon
teams, prepared to figure in the procession,
and with the wagon covered by an inn
mense japanese umbrella, ran away IN the
vicinity of Seventh and ] streets. The
driver turned the team in toward the side
walk, and jumped out. The horses dashed
off UP J street, threatening damage, but for
tunately doing none, TO the numerous ve-
hicles on that thoroughfare. Turning into
Tenth street, they collided with a vehicle
and upset it, and the Iunaways were d.
rectly afterwards caught.
Last evening, as the Mardi Gras process
sion was passing up X street, and had
reached the corner of Seventh, an accident
happened to Tom Smith, switchman in
the railroad yard and member of the.Fire
Department, with members of which he