Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,

AuUAL iNTELLlGEMCE,
GRAND ARMY MATTERs.-The ANIMAL En-
campment Of the Department of Califor-
MIA Grand Army of the Republic, and the
annual Convention of the Woman's Relief
Corps auxiliary to the Grand Army, con-
Yene IN this city this week, as before an
nounced. The meetings will be held in
Odd Fellows Temple, commencing to-
morrow ut $50 P. NJ Sessions viii be held
both forenoon and afternoon, and possibly
IN the evening, of Friday and Saturday
Inc business TO be accomplished is reeeiv-
ing reports of retiring officers, election of
oIncers. providing for the Veterans Home.
ana the completion Of arrangements
Tor the National Encampment and
National Convention, both of which
meet in San Francisco the first
week IN August. Tomorrow evening
VIII De held the regular meeting of Sumner
Post, at Grange Hall to which all visiting
comrades will be invited. This will be one
OF the most interesting meetings of the
Week On Friday evening Comrade r. NJ.
calhoun OF the Department of Connecticut.
VIII present, at the Clunie Opera House
AT the Front" it being series of over
one hundred stereopticon views photo
graphed at the front during the war. ac-
conpanied By lecture delivered by Com
rade Calhoun. On Saturday evening there
VIII be grand banquet in Armory Hall.
rendered by the comrades Of Sumner and
Warren Posts and Belief Corps to all
members OF the Enc'.snpment and Conven-
uon. General headquarters have been
established AT the Col en- Eagle Hotel but
many delegations have engaged rooms at
other hotels in the city for their own head
quarters during the Encampment. Dele
gates VIII begin to arrive to-day, and the
balance OF the week all the hotels and
many boarding and lodging houses will be
crowded.
The Tax LEvY.-The City Trustees met
yesterday morning and made the tax levy
for the fiscal year commencing on the first
Monday in April. 1856. They made the
levy on each one hundred dollars worth of
taxable property as follows: General Fund,
81; Fire Department - cents; School
Fund, 10 cents; Levee Fund, 10 cents;
street repairs, 10 cents; street sprinkling
10 cents; Police Department, 10 cents
Fowle Bond Redemption, 5 cents Sewer
And. 10 cents; Library Fund, cents
Total - 10. The tax levy last year was
81 @-there being then no levee nor street
sprinkling fund. The street sprinkling
was done by taking II cents out of the
General Fund. The school levy last wear
was 30 cents. This year the School Direc-
tors asked for 20 cents, but the Board
allowed them only ID cents II. o. Beatty.
of the Funded Debt Commission. asked for
q levy OF 10 cents. Mayor Brown voted for
1t, but Trustees Jones and Nielsen objected.
CONCERT THIS EvENING-A grand vocal
and instrumental concert will be given at
the Sixth-street NJ. L. Church. this even
ing, by the Musical Convention, which
will thus bring its sessions to a close. 1t
will be assisted by w. F. Werschkul, Mrs.
5. w. Straub and Mrs. H. D. Bowling of
Chicago, soloists and Arthur NJ. Straub.
pianist, under the direction of S. w. Straub.
the popular conductor of Chicago. The
programme, which is outlined in the ad-
verusing columns this morning, promises
very tine entertainment, which cannot
fail to delight those who attend. Tickets,
so cents. For sale at Houghtons.
HOTEL BURGLARIzED.-Th Philadelphia
House Eighth street, between ] and X.
was burglarized Monday night The thief
entered the kitchen from a basement win
dow, and after helping himself 10 what he
liked from the larder he went up stairs and
into the Office. He broke open the money
drawer and took therefrom SO in small
NLdAA-t d.fts q NtiilltDit DllG. REFER new
man. the proprietor. SAYS If the thief will
call upon him he will hand over the hand
some pipe-case. which was overlooked.
The case is of no value to him now, and
the lght-tngered gent is welcome to it,
if he viii call and getit.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday, sentence in the case of All Sing
ct al. previously convicted of violating the
cubic-air law, was postponed until to-mor-
IOWA. Fontano, for disturbing the
peace twice, was fined S. in each case....
Frank Bronson, who was in custody on
charge Of petit larceny, was discharged .
The case of All Dayuck, for obtaining
money by false pretenses, went over until
the 10TH. Brock Doran, for being a COM
mon drunkard, was sentenced to 60 days in
the County Jail......F. S. Zoller, previously
convicted of elnbezzlement, was fined SIS,
or 10 days.
ArrExPr AT BuReLARY.-A burglar tried
to gain entrance to the residence of d. J.
Considiae, at 12OS Third street, about II
o'clock Sunday night He first tried the
window where the children were sleeping
Next he tried to raise the window TO the
bedroom of Mrs. Considine, and did not
desist until the screams of the lady alarmed
the neighbors. Mr.. Considine arrived
few moments after the would-be burglar
fled. If the visit is repeated, instead of
alarming the neighbors Mrs. Considine
will content herself with filling the worth
less carcass of the midnight prowler with
lead.
BUSINESS Observation-Disclosures at the
railroad works is looking up. Orders
have been received for the construction of
thirty-fiye cable cars for San Francisco
and for the alteration of 100 freight cars
into fruit cars. Forty or fifty additional
men were set at work yesterday, and all
employees seemed unusually cheerful in
anticipation of the coming brisk times.
ARREsrs.-The following arrests were
made yesterday: H. A Caulield by
officer Rider, for disturbing the peace !;
+. ]. Clark, by officer Kent, for
battery John Touhev by officer Kent, for
disturbing the peace; H. A. Caulfeld, by
officer Franks, for disturbing the peace !;
All Toy, by officer Ash, for enticing.
ORANGE AND LEMON TREEs.-We have a
large lot of the finest trees for sale at our
yard on Second street, near Passenger De-
pot. and at Branch Yard, street, near Sew
enth. w. r. Strong & Co.
ENGLISH SETTER PUps.-Attention is
called TO the advertisement of II. NJ. Cor
ham. Gold HILL New. who has some fine
blooded pups for sale. See second page.
Be convinced that the = Domestic with
self-setting attachments, is superior. Try
it alongside others. Office, sos J street
= EIGHT remarkable coed bargains to-day