Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-20
BRlEF NOTES.

The Caledonian Club installed its officers
elect last evening.
Twelve carloads of beef cattle went
through to San Francisco from Nevada yes
terday.
Sheriff Lord, of Nevada, took TO Stockton
yesterday an insane man named Matthew
Crowley.
Woodland is advancing in civilization.
The tomato man has been added TO its
institutions"
draw his appeal in the case of Meyer VS.
Porter, recently decided
L. A. Simon, Grand Patriarch of Califor-
mia, paid an official visit to Pacific Encamp-
ment, No. 2, /. o. o. F., last evening.
A lady of Woodland has a canary bird
that is sixteen years and six months of age
and still has no superior as songster.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson took James Col
Inns TO the prison at Folsom yesterday, to
serve his term of eighteen months for burg
larry.
A statement of the assets and liabilities
Of the California State Bank at the opening
of business January LIST is published this
morning in the advertising columns.
There was no session of the Police Court
yesterday, there being but one or two cases
on the calendar, and the City Attorney hav-
ing business before the City Trustees.
E. l. Robinson, of Sacramento, was one
of the winning exhibitors at the California
Poultry Associations exhibition, recently
held in San Francisco He was also sue
cessful last year,
The inquest in the case of Mrs. C. Mcr-
naugh, the old lady who was found dead
in her room Sunday morning, has been
postponed TO await the arrival OF her son
from Oregon, he having been commune
Gated with.
The case of Ching Hung, charged with
grand larceny, which was to have been
taken up in Justice Posts Court Yesterday
for the conclusion of the examination, had
TO be continued until next Tuesday. at 10 \.
NJ, there being no shorthand reporter OBJ
tainable.
Governor Stoneman yesterday appointed
the following Directors for Agricultural
District No. 5: L. o. Smith, San Jose, vice
|. A. Wilcox, term expired Edward Top
ham, Milpitas, vice F. H. Burke term ex-
pired. They both hold office until Deem
Der l, 1889.
United States Detective Finnegass has
sworn to a complaint of falsely personating
a Government officer against Frank Foster.
who endeavored to pass himself off in this
city as detective of the United States Sc
cret Service about two weeks ago. There
is also charge of forgery pending against
him, growing out of his transactions on
that occasion.
Near Woodland last Sunday team of
horses belonging to j. E. Card, and driven
by an employe, ran away in consequence
OF the harness breaking and allowing the
pole TO fall To the ground. Two sons of
Mr.. Card who were in the wagon were
thrown out. One of them, Walter, fell in
such manner that he was unconscious
for several hours. His brother, Morton.
escaped with severe bruises. Both of them
are now doing we'll The driver of the
team was slightly bruised.
Deputy Sheriff McManus took the insane
man, w. H. Charlswont, to the Stockton
asylum yesterday. The unfortunate still
persists in his refusal to eat, and it is four
days, at least, since food entered his mouth.
Deputy Sheriff Fuller endeavored at the
county Jail to tempt him with better fare
than that the prisoners are usually supplied
with, but he positively refused to accept
always calculating God bless you'll" He
had to be tightly strapped, while being
taken to Stockton, to prevent him from
tearing off his clothing.
E. L. Heriot, agent of the Nevada and
California Railroad Company, has filed the
company's annual report in the Office of
the Secretary of State. LISA narrow-gauge
road, completed from Reno to Moran. in
Lassen couSty, a distance of 81 miles. The
cost of the construction of the roadway was
S413,655 50; the amount received for trans
portation of freight passengers, etc, from
March =, 1885, to December 81, 1885, ten
months, was $20,592 Is. The amount of
freight transported was G,970 tons. The
company owns two engines and twenty
cars. all new and in good condition.
There We're filed in the office of the Sec
rotary of State yesterday articles of incor-
poration of the Law, King and Law Pub
fishing Company. Objects, buying selling
and manufacturing of books and other
publications. Principal iplace of business,
San Francisco. Directors - Richard s.
King Catherine B. King, Hartland Law,
Ada Law, Herbert E. Law, Grace W. Law,
Capital stock, 100000, divided into 4 900
shares. Also, of the White Cooperative
Cigar Manufacturing Company. Objects,
to import, buy and sell all kinds of tobacco;
to import, manufacture, buy and sell cigars;
to teach the trade of cigar-making and
manufacturing tobacco, etc. Principal
place of business, San Francisco. Direct
ors-R. Andersen, George Stokes, +. AL
brecht, +. Stohp and NJ. l.. Meyer. Cap
ital stock, 100000, divided into 10000
shares.
THE NATIVE Sons PARTY-The ninth
annual party of Sacramento Parlor, No. g.
n. ). G. w, given at Armory Hall last
evening, was, as had been anticipated, a
source of great pleasure to all in attend.
ance. The hall had been beautifully deco
rated for the occasion, and presented a
handsome appearance. The First Artillery
band gave fine concert between and 6
O'Clock, and a well-selected programme OF
dances was entered upon. The following
committees were in charge: Arrange
ments-Frank d. Ryan. Geo. D. Irvine
Chas. McCleery, John A. Meyer, Charles A,
Root VIM. NJ. Campbell, VIM Zoller.
Reception-Geo. F. Parker Thomas Fox,
Rev. Carroll NJ. Davis, Frank J. Tonga
baugh, Milton S. Halsey, John Steinmiller
J. W. Hilbert, John H. Oschwald, Charles
F. Gardner, Walter H. WEIGH, w. NJ Rose,
A. b. Nixon, Jr., Frank Wager, Charles F
Mier, Franklin Kiebs. Floor Director
President James Riley. Floor Committee
-Theo. G. Eilers, James Woods, Geo. H
Clark, John T. Stafford, Chas. Rippon w
y. Gett, Jr., FRANK Garrett. Arthur Wilson.
Geo. Waldron, Geo. E. Kuchler Jr., Burt
kidder, L, G. Kreuzenberger.
STRUCK 1T RIcH.-A. Flohr, of this city,
and few. others have been engaged for
about two years in developing the North
Star mine, located about a mile from Shin
gle Springs. The prospects were at times
discouraging, and some members of the
company dropped out, but Flohr and three
or four others held on. Last Saturday they
were rewarded for their persistence by
" striking it rich" They have come upon
fine vein of rotten rock, full of free gold
Yesterday Mr.. Flohr brought a barley sack
full Of specimens of the rock down from
the mine, and those who looked at it were
free to confess that if the rock holds out
like the specimens, he has the richest mine
in California.
GARRoTED.-A man who was going III
town to visit friend living on Fourteenth
street, had trouble with two men on n
street, between Tenth and Eleventh, about
s o'clock last evening. People residing il
the neighborhood inquired of him wha