Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-24
BRIEF NOTES.


Another term will open at the St. Cath
crime Academy, Benicia, next Monday.
While the Plaza gardener was at work
yesterday morning thief appropriated his
| coat,
The steamer Varuna arrived from the
| upper Sacramento yesterday with q barge
| load of grain.
Geo. II. o'Brien has been appointed by
Postmaster Stephens as one of the force of
| letter carriers.
The highest and lowest temperature yes
! terday was sec and 551, with fresh south
erly winds and clear weather prevailing.
The only arrest made YESTERDAY was
that of Louis Hanson. by officer McCor-
mack, for battery, on the complaint of Sam
| Fisher.
The Governor has appointed as Notaries
Public Frank Powers, Nevada CITY; C. A.
Campbell, Stockton A. D. Laughlin,
Santa Rosa.
Under Sheriff Coons will leave this morn
ing for San Quentin, taking back to the
State Prison Ed. Wise, who was brought
here few days ago as q witness in the case
of VIM. Ahrens.
Chief of Police Dillman received a dis
patch yesterday from ST. Louis, announcing
the death in that city Of his stepfather,
Simon Meyer. aged about so years. De-
ceased visited California and Sacramento
few years ago.
In the Police Court yesterday business
was very light. All Sam, previously con-
victed OF carrying concealed weapon, was
fined $40 or forty days in the county Jail.
The case of H. Soldanels, charged with
battery, was continued until the 9th
The Supreme Court has affirmed the de-
cisions of Judge Mcfarland in the cases of
Richards & Knox VS.. Charles H. Shear, and
Johnson VS.. Klein. In the latter case a $50
penalty was assessed against appellant by
the Supreme Court on the ground that the
appeal was only taken for delay.
The annual exercises of the German
classes will take place in the assembly
room OF the Sacramento Grammar School
next Tuesday at 8 A. NJ, to which the pub
lie is invited Prof Lipowitz has pre-
pared and had issued very unique pro-
granme of the exercises, printed in Ger
man.
Dan. Sullivan, young man of the
rounder" fraternity, came down from
Chico Yesterday morning with his female
friend, but was notified by the Chief of
Police that his room was better than his
company, and directed him to take his
companion and move on. They left for
the Bay by the 2:45 P. NJ. train.
Between sixty and seventy ladies and
gentlemen from two residence streets of the
city, and representing what is popularly
known as the H and | street colony.'i
went out TO East Park last evening and en-
joyed social party and dance They were
provided with refreshments ad H5 and good
music. Special cars conveyed the merry
makers.
Deputy Grand Chief Chris. Weisel. &C
compsnied by Past Chiefs Chas Schepp
and Frank Kunz, went over to Stockton
yesterday, and last evening installed in that
city the officers OF San Joaquin Stamm,
Independent Order of Red Men. They 90
from Stockton to San Francisco to attend the
meeting of the Grand Stamm, which com
mences its session at 4. N. Monday.
w. c. Crandall, who was arrested by Off
Ger Sullivan on Thursday, on a dispatch
from Cast & Co, of st. Louis, accusing him
OF swindling, by collecting money in the
name of the firm without authority, was
discharged from custody, as it could not be
ascertained that he had done anything
illegitimate in this city, and a mere dis
patch from an Eastern firm was not con-
sidered sufficient authority upon which to
hold him.
About , P. N. yesterday horse attached
70 a contractors wagon had runaway on
| street. and turned into Sixth at a furious
pace, narrowly escaping collision with
hack In which severa' people were riding.
At the corner of Sixth and streets three
teams were passing when the runaway
came along The drivers of two of them
whipped up and got out of the way, and the
other was only slightly touched as the
" wild horse and wagon passed and con
tinued en- down the street until lost to sight
a young man recently made himself
quite obnoxious to railroad passengers at
DavisYille by rushing into the different
coaches and exhibiting bis left arm which
he claimed had been horribly sealded while
Mt work on thrashing machine in Yolo
county, but which, IN reality, had been
painted with iodine, 50 as to closely re-
sem5le a soald. His little scheme seemed
to have the effect for which it was intended,
and the tender-hearted travellers often found
themselves deep in their pockets searching
for nickel or quarter to aid in alleviat-
ing his sulferings.
Director Hancock. OF the State Board Of
Agriculture, is visiting the northern coun-
ties Of the State, with a view of inducing
those counties TO compete with county ex-
hibits at the State Fair. The amount ap-
proprated for the purpose is $1,000. The
first premium is $500 and the remaining
1880 will be distributed among the va
riou5 counties making displays in proper
ton TO their excellence. While the entire
exhibit made by one county must compete
against the entire exhibit of another county
at the same time articles placed in a county
exhibit may be entered for individual pre-
miums the same as though not placed in
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