Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-09
BRIEF NOTES.

Equalization are in the city.
Eight carloads of oranges went East yes
terday from the southern country.
There will be a musicale at the First
Baptist Church tomorrow evening
The case of Michael ZolIer, charged with
killing Henry Harris, is set for trial to-day.
The steamers San JOAQUIN, No. 3. and
Thomas Dwyer cleared for the upper Sac
ramento yesterday.
joint meeting of the Citizens Anti
Chinese Association committees will be
held this evening at 7:30 at the Court
house.
The Capital Packing Company, which
has worked all Cinnamon heretofore, has
advertised for experienced white can
makers.
The water main in the alley near the
the Railroad Hospital burst yesterday, but
the City Taper remedied the matter in a
short time.
The ladies of st. Rose Church are re-
quested to meet at the Convent at P NJ
to-day, to arrange for an entertainment for
the benefit of that institution.
The anti Chinese movement is progress
ing hnely at Woodland, and the good work
mas extended to knights Landing, where
puohc meeting was held Friday evening.
There was light snow-storm at the
summit and in that vicinity Sunday night
and RAIN fell, much as it did in Sacra-
mento, between the city and Blue Canyon.
In department One of the Superior Court
yesterday, Harry Whitney, convicted on
saturday on charge of grand larceny, was
sentenced TO three years in the State Prison
at Folsom
Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought I'D from
oan FRANCISCO last evening en- route to the
State Prison at Folsom, VIM. Bennett, who
Is 10 serve one year Tor an attempt to COM
mt burglary.
Al the railroad works last Friday Frank
smith, one of the employees, had two of the
fingers OF his left hand cut off by groov-
ing machine which he was operating. and
third finger was severely hurt.
Bishop King, who was arrested a few
leased on bail, his case being continued
until to-day, was surrendered by his bonds
men to officer Arlington last evening.
Frank Lyman, one of Tom SCOTS plumb.
ers, while working upon a house on
street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
last Saturday, fell from ladder and re-
celyed severe bruises, and also a bad scalp
wound.
The chickens recovered by local officer
Dolan from Chinese thief at Tenth and U
streets early Sunday morning were vester-
day identified as the property of Mrs. Lar
KIN. who resides on Tenth street. between
r and 5.
Z. a. w. Shelby Postmaster at Bridge
port, W. Va, desires information concern
ing his uncle, VIM. Yoankin. who served
in the United States army during the Next
can war. and was mustered out at Kings
river, May 30, 1851.
The Woodland Electric Light Company
is an assured fact, the requisite amount of
stock having been subscribed. The follow
ing named gentlemen are the Directors
A. ID. Porter, A. w. Gable, w. w. Brow
nell j. A. Barclay and George D. Fiske
Robert Meller and George Meller. natives
Of England, were admitted to citizenship in
Department One of the Superior Court
yesterday-the former on the testimony of
George and r. NJ. Meller, and the latter on
the testimony of James German and r. NJ.
Meller.
Though fog enveloped the city yesterday
forenoon, the cool north wind PREVAILING
during the remainder of the dav had n
great effect upon the mud in the streets.
drying 1t up remarkably fast. \ few DAYS
more OF. such wind will put the thorough
fares in good shape again
The rain that ended very early Yesterday
morning amounted to 20 of an inch, Sig
Snal Service measurement making SIS
inches for this year and 2535 inches for the
season. The weather at o'clock last night
along the Pacific slope was generally clear.
1t being fair at Red Bluff and cloudy at
kecler; all others clear.
DIR. F. W. Huntington, physician in
charge OF the Railroad Hospital, makes the
following report for the month of Janu
airy; Number patients remaining in hospi-
tai month ending December 81. 1885. 81
number admitted to hospital during month
of January, 1886, 10; discharged, 20 died.
/; understanding in hospital for month
ending January 3lst, 20; number of private
house and office patients treated in Janu-
nary, 20; number hospital patients treated
i'll January, 50; total, 260.
Detective Bee, who went to Honolulu af-
ter j. w. Mccarthy the tourist incnm-
bent of the office Of Clerk of the Supreme
Court, wrote to Chief of Police Crowley
January 26th, the letter being brought by
the schooner W. S. Brown to San Fran
cisco: | arrived here yesterday all right.
and had John w. Mccarthy arrested last
night. He was admitted to bail | am
afraid the authorities here will not give
him up. His case comes up in the Su-
preme Court this morning. VIII do the
best | can. Have just time to drop this to
leave on the w. S. Brown
Last Saturday afternoon two or three
citizens walked down Y street to see how
the drainage pump was working and on
arriving at the scene of its operations dis
covered that the roof of the pump build
ing was on fire in three or four places. hay-
ing became ignited by live Goals when the
engineer blew out" the smokesiack. A
ladder was procured and the fire extin-
guished with few buckets of water. The
engineer, who was alone, had been una
ware OF the danger, and it might have
soon developed into a blaze which would
have destroyed the structure and perhaps
injured the machinery considerably.
The mandamus proceedings instituted bv
John Rooney against Controller Dunn
came up Yesterday morning in the Su-
preme Court for argument. D. NJ. Delmas
stated that he only arrived in the city
Sunday, after a long and tiresome Journey
from Washington, and asked to have the
case go over until to-day. Attorney General
Marshall, who put an appearance st as
Mr.. Delmas was making his motion for
continuance, Joined in the request and for
the reason that he, also, was tired out bv
the trip across the continent The Court
consented. and the case went over till to-
day
There is poor family in this city, the
head of which is laid up in the hospital by |
illness. His wife. who has difficulty in |
keeping the children supplied with the |
necessaries of life, keeps number of |
chickens. A next door neighbor does not |
own any fowls, but has established a num- |
Der of inviting nests, and the woman's |
hens, with the perversity known to such |
birds, persist in making their way to the |
off nj Al
which means he is kept supplied with eggs. |
Some of her friends report that he has |
boosted of the success of his enterprise. /
but they think it would be more of credit |
to him if he ceased to take the food be- |
longing to his unfortunate neighbors
$1,000 Reward $4,000