Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-18
BRIEF NOTES.

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two inches of it came down.
Hon. Joseph McKenna, Republican
nominee for Congress, will address the PEG
pie of Folsom and vicinity this evening.
Judge w. A. Henry announces himsel
this morning as the regular nominee of tn
Citizens Independent party for Polio
Judge.
James G. Davis and E. Klebitz were sere
naded at their homes Saturday night by tn,
Hussar band, under the auspices of the JET
ferson Club.
The Grand Encampment, /. o. o. F.
meets IN San Francisco tomorrow at 10 A
NJ Several delegates from Sacramento will
go down to-day to attend its sessions.
The passenger train from Delta was three
hours late in its arrival Saturday afternoon
having been detained by slides near Delta
caused by the heavy rains of Friday and
Saturday.
Court Surgeon w. F. Wizard will this
evening deliver lecture before Court Cap
I itol, A. o. F., upon which occasion men,
bers of Courts Suffer and Sacramento will
pay fraternal visit.
At the Folsom State Prison Saturday
morning one ofthe convicts, Willis Sumner,
sent from MERGED county to serve ten years,
committed suicide by hanging himself. He
was native of Texas, aged 25 years.
A member of the Chinese theatrical COM
pany playing in this city complained to the
police yesterday that some one entered his
room Saturday night, broke open his trunk
and stole q considerable portion of his
wardrobe.
President Chesley and other members of
| the Pioneer Association together with sew
eral Native Sons and accompanying ladies,
represented Sacramento last Friday evening
| Parlor, n. S. G. w. They had fine time,
as the affair was grand success.
w. J. Thompson was killed by the
| Berkeley local train at Bergman station
Saturday. He attempted to cross the track
in front of the engine and was caught by
the pilot He was laboring man and re-
| sided at Dwight way, near Berkeley. He
was 80 years of age, and leaves two daugh-
tiers residing in Sacramento.
The rain of Saturday caused the Sacra-
amento river to lose the blue color it had
maintained for several weeks, conse-
quent upon its having been so clear,
and it has risen slightly. There will prob
ably be more notable rise when the
waters of the upper river where the rain
fall was heavier than here, come down.
Arrived Saturday and yesterday, steamer
San joaquin, No. 4, from San Francisco
with merchandise; steamer Varuna, from
the upper Sacramento, with grain; steamer
d. L, Knight, from San Francisco for
Marysville, with merchandise. Cleared
San Joaquin, No. 4, for San Francisco, with
grain; steamers Varuna and Neponset, for
| the upper Sacramento, with merchandise
The Republican County Central Commit
tee on Saturday evening adopted resolu-
ton which was sent to the Central Com
mittee chosen by the Citizens Independent
Convention" demanding that the names of
the Republican nominees be removed from
their ticket. The Chairman of the Citi-
zens' Committee responded, aggressively
declining to comply.
Deputy Sheriff Wilburn. of Sierra
county, passed through last Saturday, Ell
route for the Asylum at Stockton with an
insane man named d. Demenric. While
at Truckee, coming over from Downieville
Demenric attempted to cut his throat with
pocket knife, and inflicted a severe but
not dangerous wound. To prevent further
efforts at self-destruction, his limbs were
secured with irons.
Some graceless individuals few days
ago captured large dog on Front street
turned him loose. The frightened animal
ran furiously to the Sacramento and Yolo
bridge, crossed over into Washington, ran
down the levee a considerable distance,
then jumped into the river and swan back
to Sacramento, where he was caught and
relieved of the can.
In the Superior Court, Department One
Saturday, the remittitur from the Supreme
Court in the case of the People VS.. NJ. d.
Reed, reversing the decision of the Court
below because of variance between the
indictment and the proof, was filed. 1t APP
! pearing that the limitation of time within
which another indictment or information
could be filed had expired, the Court or
dered the defendant discharged.
The following appears in the Gait Ga
zette " Everybody is going to vote for Sey-
mour Carr for the Assembly. Both parties
are solid for him, knowing that no better
man can be found. 1t would be well if in
our legislative halls there were more sturdy,
honorable yeomanry, who could and would
represent their various constituencies more
favorably than doctors or lawyers, whose
interests are not identical with the masses"
Probably Yolo county will this year be
the banner county of all the country north
of the Bay in the production of raisins.
Fresno, Los Angeles and San Bernardino
will this year turn out more raisins than
ever before. In Yolo county the raisin-
makers are producing about seven tons of
grapes to the acre. There are special in
stances in some of the counties where the
product is much greater. But seven tons
may be set down as high average.
Constable Marks, of Franklin, came to
the city and on Saturday took to Franklin
H. NJ. Hanson, the complaining witness
against James Adams, whom Marks ar
rested at CORTLAND on Thursday for grand
larceny, in robbing Hanson of $l45. As
District Attorney Buckley could not go
down to prosecute the case, the Constable
| undertook to do the prosecuting himself, as
| Adams had already admitted having had
the money, though he claimed to have
found it.
Yesterday noon q Chinaman called at the
station-house, and asked that two officers
be sent 10 the corner of Fifth and | streets,
| where the Chinese Masons " were to hold
a meeting stating that there was apt to be
serious trouble. The officers were not de-
| tailed for the duty, but the police kept an
eye on the locality. About 4:30 a tele-
phonic message was received at the station
house. saying that the Chinese at Fifth and
| streets were quarreling, and were about TO
have a murderOus time. Chief Dillman
and officer Leavy went to the scene, but
could not discover any signs of riot or
| murder.
About 10 O'Clock Saturday night James
Davis, meat market proprietor. was look
ing in a show window near the Clunie
Opera House when some one stepped up
and struck him blow on the chin with
a sharp instrument, inficting quite cut.
Officers Cofey and Farrell arrested the
| assailant, who was unknown to Davis, but
gave the name of Thomas Harrigan,
stage carpenter. He had in his possession
| an iron implement known as stage screw,
used in shifting scenery, and it is supposed
| that it was the weapon with which Davis
was cut. Harrigan had evidently been
drinking freely. A charge of assault with
a deadly weapon was entered against him,
and his friends gave bonds in the sum of
| $500 for his appearance in Court.