Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-18
BRIEF NOTES.

The steamer Flora arrived from the up
per Sacramento yesterday with a barge
load of grain.
The members of The Board of Prison
Directors went up to Folsom yesterday
afternoon, to hold a meeting in the prison
in the evening.
Deputy Sheriff Karcher took James
Woolf TO the State Prison at Folsom yester-
day morning, to serve his term of one year
for grand larceny.
The examination of Henry Weber, fo1
arson, which was to have been held in
Justice Anderson's Court, Folsom, yester-
day, will take place to-day.
Owing to the scarcity of grain near
Stockton to work upon, the trial of COM
bined harvesters that was to have taken
place there yesterday was indefinitely post
poned.
The two Cinnamon shot by Lee zee on
Sunday were not thought to be doing as
well yesterday as on the previous day, es-
pecially All Chez, who was shot in the
| breast.
There are kilograms at the Western
Union Telegraph Office for Hon. Charles
Ward, O. V. Bonner, Miss Sadie Brown
- Mcintosh, Hot Scotch Saloon and
Lee Kong Kee.
Deputy Sheriff Ward, of Butte county,
took to the asylum at Stockton yesterday
two insane men, one of whom was SO VIC
lent that it was necessary to fasten bis
hands behind his back.
The Courthouse was almost deserted
yesterday, there being just men enough
left to keep the offices open, while the
others attended the sessions Of the Repub-
lican County Convention.
Almost every town or city has some
special feature to boast of. Woodland
claims TO have more private bathrooms
than any other city of its size, which
speaks well for the health and cleanliness
of its citizens.
Officers Mccormack and Agner arrested
three men about IL o'clock last night for
creating disturbance in a house in the
alley between Third and Fourth, L and NJ
streets, where they were drinking and max
ing so much noise that they could be heard
more than block.
The two Italians arrested in this city re-
Gently by Sheriff Murray. of Amador
county, on suspicion of their being the
men who attempted to rob the Amador
mine, and injured the Waterman so Sc
riously that he subsequently, died, proved
to be innocent, and the crime is still
shrouded in mystery.
]. F. Friggins, of Woodland, went to San
Francisco some weeks ago, when the lock
out took place at the Union Iron Works,
and secured place as a non-union man.
He has been working there since, but hast
Saturday evening, while going home, he
was attacked by some of the angry union
men and pretty badly used.
John Conley, alias Flanagan, is under
arrest on a charge of burglary A few
days ago he entered the Empire Market,
and was caught By one of the attaches of
the establishment in the act of robbing the
till. He was turned over to officer Agner,
who took him to the lookup, and his case
will come up in the Police Court this morn
ing.
Hop-growers were engaged yesterday in
selecting Chinese pickers, agreeing to pay
them their price of ninety cents per one
hundred pounds, and, as there appears to
be more men who want employment than
are necessary. the Celestials are now evinc-
ing anxiety TO be employed. This enables
the employers to select men who have had
experience and are capable.
Early last evening there was a trouble in
the vicinity of Fifth and streets, China
man and Chinawoman being the principals.
A crowd collected, and officer Agner arrived
and arrested both disputants. The China
man declared that he was robbed in the
woman's house of $50. She asserted posi-
lively that she did not rob him, and he was