Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-04
BRIEF NOTES.


The Los Angeles train was about two
hours behind time in its arrival here YES.
, terday
The Citizens Anti Chinese Associations
committees will meet this evening at the
Courthouse.
The steamer Knight No passed through
from Marysyille to San Francisco yesterday
with bargeload of grain.
The Governor yesterday appointed and
commissioned VIM. Ham. Hall State En-
glneer for term of two years.
The ConvOcation of the Episcopal Church
Will be held at st. Paurs Church to-mor-
row, Bishop Wingfield presiding
The Fish Commissioners meeting. which
was to have been held on Saturday next.
has been postponed until Saturday, Nav
10Th.
A few nights ago thief burglarized the
Pioneer Hall Saloon, getting in through the
window, and obtained small amount of
booty.
Though unremitting search is being
made, the bodies OF the young men who
were drowned in the overflow" a few
days ago have not yet been recovered.
These arrests We're made yesterday: Mrs.
Mahanny, by officer Rider. for malicious
mischief; Geo. Tode and Doc. MCINTYRE
by officer Wager, for disturbing the peace.
On being petitioned by the Federated
Trades Unions of San Francisco. Governor
Stoneman has issued proclamation de-
claring Tuesday, May 18th, legal holi.
day
The Sacramento river had receded to %
feet inches yesterday afternoon, but the
water in China slough has risen to nearly
as high stage as at any time during the
winter.
AT p. NJ. to-day there will be meeting
OF business men at E. X. Alsip's office. to
hear the report of the committee appointed
to inquire into the feasibility of establish
ing colony on the San Juan Grant.
At the meeting of the Board of Supervi-
sors yesterday the application of J. NJ.
Overmeyer ct al, who petitioned that the
Office OF Road Overseer of District No. 10
be declared vacant and G. L. Donaldson
appointed to the place, was, on motion of
the attorney for the petitioners, continued
Tor hearing until this morning at 8 o'clock.
Last Friday little boy about years of
age, belonging to one of the gypsy families
camped near the north levee, was run over
by wagon at Twelfth and H streets. A
physician who attended him found that he
had received internal Injuries principally
to his kidneys, and he will be confined to
his bed for some time, if indeed he recov-
ers.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought up from
San francisco last evening, en- route to the
State Prison at Folsom, Geo Politics, who
IS to serve twenty-five years for crime
against nature. Sheriff Snodgrass, of Ven
tura county, brought up for the same des-
tnatlon, Jose Guerrero, under sentence of
two years for burglary in the second de-
gree.
There came through from the East yes
terday by rail little screw steamer about
twenty feet long on the keel, of the style
known as the Racine boat, with very
compact boiler and engine. Water gas
or petroleum will be used for fuel The
neat little craft is consigned to the Truckee
Lumber Company, and will probably do
service on Lake Tahoe.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature yesterday was go and $50,
with southwesterly winds and fair to
cloudy weather. The weather in northern
and central California was cloudy at 7
o'clock last night, with rising barometer
and southerly winds, while north of this
State the barometer is falling, with north
erly winds and generally clear weather
No rainfall has been precipitated at any
point along the Pacific slope during the
last forty-eight hours.
The State Capitol Commissioners adyer-
tise this morning for proposals for con-
structlng a concrete sidewalk around the
Capitol grounds, from Eleventh and l.
streets to Tenth, Tenth to n. and n to
Eleventh. Bids will be received until the
10Th inst, at II NJ, and a bond equal to 10
per cent. of the proposal must accompany
each bid. 1t is to be hoped the State will
soon feel rich enough to have a sidewalk
constructed iii 'front.' theremainder Of Il e
grounds, which in that respect are at pres
ent disgrace to the city.
At the Alameda baseball grounds last
Sunday, on the occasion of the game be-
tween the Haverlys and Stars, Mullee.
pitcher for the latter, either because of in
toxicatiOn or pure cussedness," would not
pitch to win, and acted so badly that the
large assemblage of spectators were thor
oughly disguised. The Examiner reports
that subsequently ]. J. None, President of
the League, ruled Mullee off the diamond
and expelled the Stars from the League for
allowing him TO play. A new club is be-
ing formed by Percy and Fisher to fill the
vacancy thus created, and they have al
ready secured a good battery, with the pros
poets of having a strong nine by the end
of the week.
Mrs. Wilsenhaussen, who resides in the
alley between Fifth and Sixth, L and NJ
streets, has reason to believe that the man
who committed suicide at Davisville last
Saturday morning by placing his head on
the rail in front of car of a moving
freight train, was her husband He has
been for some time engaged as laborer in
Nevada county, and at intervals paid his
family visit. A few days ago he passed
through to San Francisco without stopping
here, but sent some money to his little son,
and reported that he was going to a hos
pital at the Bay for medical treatment
His description answers that of the man
who committed suicide, and the name is
identical with that in the prescription
found upOn the deceased