Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-01
BRIEF NOTES.

License Collector Dolan collected county
licenses to the amount OF 81 ,29l during the
month of January.
The Exempt Firemen's Association will
hold its annual banquet at Fishers this
evening at o'clock.
Twenty-four carloads of cattle and sheep
from the other side of the mountains went
through to San Francisco yesterday.
The Sacramento river at IL o'clock last
night was but a fraction of an inch below
the 25-foot mark, showing a fall OF only
about three inches in As hours.
Two men, named Sullivan and "Buf-
taio, had glove contest in this city Satur-
day night, which was declared a draw at
the end of the twenty second round
In the Police Court Saturday James Muir
ply, previously convicted of battery. was
fined $50, or sixty days. The case Of ].
Coriey, for battery, went over until next
| Wednesday.
Arthur Crozier, the Sacramento bow
skater was defeated at San Francisco Sal
ufday night in a one-mile race with Wald-
stein, of that city, the latter beating him
about 40 feet.
a man named Glover has been arrested
al Truckee and taken to Auburn on suspi-
clon of his being one of the men who
robbed W. K. Williamson near New Eng
land Mills, last Tuesday evening of about
| 500.
The freight trains arriving from the Bay
Saturday night and yesterday morning
were very light owing to the fact that the
! fog was so heavy that the freight ferry could
not run between San Francisco and Oak
| land.
| W. E. Doan, Court Reporter. was in
| Woodland Friday, and left his valise. CON
tanning pencil, books and wearing apparel.
at hotel, while he attended to business
elsewhere. When he returned the valise
had disappeared.
The passenger train which comes I'D
from San Francisco to Stockton and Gait
in the evening, came on to Sacramento
Saturday night, bringing two carloads of
| delayed passengers by the Southern route.
1t returned to Gait last evening.
! The new lessees of Agricultural Park
| Messrs. Rhoads, Grice and Shellars take
possession to-day. Ifthey desire to have
something novel for an opening, they can.
Judging from the amount of water upon
the track and grounds, have boat race.
Chief jackson, T. j. Lotus and Z. l.
Robinson leave for San Francisco this
morning, having been summoned there to
serve as witnesses in the case of Frank
roster, who was arrested in this city few
weeks ago for falsely personating a Gov
eminent detective
The steamer San Joaquin No. 4 arrived
from San Francisco yesterday with barge
load OF lumber and merchandise: steamer
San Joaquin No 3, from the upper Sacra-
mento, with barge load of grain. The
NO returned to the upper river with
merchandise and lumber.
Judge Van Fleet went to San Francisco
yesterday to be present in the Supreme
Court to-day at the hearing of the applica-
ton of counsel for A. ID. January for an al
Tentative writ of mandate directing the
Judge to show cause why he refused to
settle the bill of exceptions in the January
case.
The steamer Dover has not vet arrived
from Walsh's Landing with the barge load
OF wood for which she left, and is several
days over due. She has probably been de
layed by the storm. The San JOAQUIN
No. 3, which arrived yesterday, did not see
anything of her, but the Dover went fur
ther up than she did.
The roll of honor for the Monument
School, {. a. Cole, teacher, for the month
ending January Doth, was as follows: Ollie
King 50, Helen King SO, Fred Bentley 81.
George Parkinson 80, Herbert Parkinson
80, Maud King 81, Wilbur Parkinson %.
Johnny Rawles 81, Estelle Rawles 90,
Laura Parkinson 90, Genie Parkinson 9S.
Frank b. Smith, who has been head
bookkeeper for Holbrook, Merrill & Stet-
son Tor several years, severed his connec-
ton with that establishment on Saturday.
TO take position at the Pioneer Mill. His
fellow attaches, before he left, presented
him with handsome ftout of gold pen
and holder, inkstand, calendar, ruler. etc.
as token of their esteem
The verdict of the jury in the case of
John Kelly, charged with manslaughter
in killing Al. Atkinson in Washington.
was rendered by the jury in the SUPERIOR
Court at Woodland Friday evening. in
about fifteen minutes after the case was
submitted to them, and was one of not
guilty, as had been expected it would be
by those who heard the testimony.
In addition to the insurance of 81 900
which Mr.. Saunders, who was drowned
Friday afternoon, had upon his life in the
Railroad Insurance Company he had the
usual insurance of the Order of Workmen
of which he was member-S2 900. 1t
may be mentioned that thorough exami-
nation of his books at the railroad freight
office showed that his accounts were per-
fectly correct.
The Hibernia Benevolent Association
met and elected the following officers for
the ensuing year Friday evening: Presi-
dent Fred Neary Vice-Presidenf William
Mclaughlin; Recording Secretary, Will
lam Hamm; Corresponding Secretary, d.
J. Long Treasurer. NJ. Hanrahan. Board
OF Directors-Captain Thomas DIVER, Jas
Mcclure, John Ryan, John Donahue and
NJ. III. Sheehan
Chinaman named Wong 10y was ar
rested by officer Sullivan on Saturday for
enlightenment, on the complaint OF F. w.
Osborne, who alleges that the Celestial re-
fuses to return TO him certain articles of
apparel left to be washed. The trouble APP
pears to be that the Chinaman claims that
Osborne owes him 81 80 for five weeks
washing, while Osborne will only admit an
indebtedness of 81 90, for three weeks
service.
W. NJ Murray, trainer at Agricultural
Park, swore out warrant yesterday for
the arrest of George Green for battery. 1t
seems that Murray hired Green to cut d
cord of wood for him, which he did, car
rled 1t to where it was wanted, and put it
away as required, but he was astonished at
only being paid six bits for his trouble. A
wrangle took place over the matter. ending
i'll Green inflicting sundry bruises on Muir
rays head.
Last Thursday man named J. W. Will
kee called at II. Marks clothing store on
X street, and paid IS down on a suit of
clothing, saying that he expected about $50
by Wells, Fargo e. Co.'S express, and when
he got it he would call, pay the balance due
upon the garments and take them away.
He got the money, went upon a spree and
spent it. Then he went to the store and
wanted his s. back, or portion of it, but
was refused. He thereupon swore out
warrant for the arrest of the storekeeper for
ENLIGHTENMENT, and officer Coffey made the
arrest Saturday.
In Justice kuggles' Court, Woodland on
Friday, the case of the People VS.. Jerry
Desmond, charged with assaulting L. Fries,
at Davisville, last November was exam
ined, and the defendant held for an assault
with intent to commit extortion. he having
compelled Fries, at the business end of q
pistol, to sign a paper reliDquishing all
claim to certain property. The people were
represented by Judge Bush and General A.
l.. Hart, the District Attorney being en-
gagged in the Superior Court in the trial of
John Kelly. P. NJ. Sullivan and J. c. Ball
appeared for the defense.