Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-27
BRIEF NOTES.

BRIEF NOTES.
The City Board of Education holds it
regular monthly meeting this evening.
This is the last day upon which State ant
county taxes can be paid without extr,
costs.
The annual Christmas ball of the Turr
Verein was well attended and as usual, {
thorough success.
A number of friends of r. O. Kimbrougt
presented him with handsome and valu
able cane Christmas eve.
Phieffer's gun store, in Woodland, was
burglarized Saturday night, and robbed Of
a score or more of revolvers.
A Portuguese was brought to the city
from Freeport yesterday, suffering from q
fractured leg, caused by the kick Of COW
The Boston Athenmum Company, which
proved such an attractive card at the Clunie
Opera House, left yesterday for Los An
geles.
The County Board of Education will hold
its quarterly examination of applicants for
teachers certificates this week, commencing
at 8 A. M, in Pioneer Hall.
An attache of the Stockton Insane Asy-
lum was in the city yesterday looking for a
man named Wilson, who escaped from
that institution Saturday night.
The Gait Gazette says: This season near
ly twice the acreage will be sown to wheat
in this vicinity that was sown last year and
crop prospects were never better.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature Saturday and yesterday was
$40 and 47o and so and 40, with variable
winds and cloudy to fair weather on Satur-
day and yesterday.
1t is understood that Judge T. B. McFar-
| land, recently elected to the Supreme
Bench, will send to the Governor to-day or
to morrow his resignation as Superior
Judge of Sacramento county.
The Emerson combination closed very
unsuccessful engagement at the Metropoli-
tan last evening, when the attendance was
so light that the curtain did not rise, those
present having their money refunded.
The State Teachers Association COM
mences its twentieth annual session at San
Jose to-day, and will be in session until
and including the 30th instant. A number
of Sacramento teachers will be in attend
ance.
The police have as yet been unable to
secure the other two men engaged in
the theft of turkeys from the ranches of
Johnston and Counsman last Friday morn
ing, but they almost got one of them on
Saturday.
II is thought that Charles Williams, who
was arrested last Friday night by Charles
Paul and John Barrett for snatching Miss
Louisa Zeph's purse from her, can be con-
victed of making a similar attack upon
another young lady.
Mrs. E. B. Crocker gave the employees of
Wells, Fargo & Co., their annual banquet
at the Saddle Rock, Saturday night. Felix
Tracy, the company's manager, presided.
Many toasts were given and responded to,
and the party did not separate until nearly
midnight.
A school-marm who lives up town re-
ceiyed handsome pair of shoes as
Christmas present. The shoes were very
acceptable, but she did some "tall kicking"
at the manner in which they were deliv-
cred, viz, in cabbage crate, on four
horse dray.
Justice of the Peace-elect, D. K String
field, intends leaving Gait aud will not fill
the office to which he was elected. In that
event the Board of Supervisors have the
power to fill the vacancy. c. r. Simons, l.
NJ. Smith and W. II. Meacham are aspi-
rants for the position.
Henry ]. Kilgariff, who was so unfortu-
nate as to fracture his leg little over
week ago, is doing as well as can be ex-
pected. A few of his friends testified to
their regard for him on Christmas by send
ing him the very appropriate present, under
the circumstances, of gold-headed cane.
Mr. Butler, the new Sheriff of Placer
county, has appointed James B. Hayford,
of Colfax, Under-Sheriff. Mr.. Hayford
was engaged in mercantile pursuits for sew
eral years in this city. The Deputy Sheriff
will be James N. Mccormick, who was a
guard at the Folsom prison from 1882 to
1884.
Benjamin Ramp was arrested by officer
Farrell Saturday night for an assault with
a deadly weapon upon II. Holmes. 1t grew
out of the fact that Kamp had taken too
much Christmas exhilarant, and, installing
Holmes tor some one with whom he had
trouble short time before, went after him
savagely with pistol.
Christmas was very generally observed
in Sacramento, very little business being
transacted. As there were no outdoor amuse-
ments to attract the young men, great
many of them INDUCED in the palatable
but deceptive egg-nog too freely, and as
result the latter part of the day and even
ing were rendered extremely noisy.
Homer Todhunter, while having friend
ly wrestle at his place of business, in Wash
ington, Saturday evening, fell in such
manner that he received very severe cut,
extending from near the center of his fore
head to his eye. Hesucceeded in breaking
his fall somewhat as he saw while falling
that his head was apt to hit bench, and
thus, doubtless, he saved his eye from in
jury.
About 1:30 P. NJ. yesterday, horse at
tached to phaeton in which two ladies
were riding, became frightened at dog in
the vicinity of Eighth and L streets, and,
springing aside, upset the vehicle. throwing
its occupants out Fortunately the horse
did not try to run away, and bystanders
assisted the ladies, righted the phaeton,
and the ladies drove on, little the worse for
their mishap.
A few days ago the three-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. La Mayes, of Wood
land, while playing on the roof of shed
back of their residence, crept upon sky
light and fell through to the floor, dist
ance of some fifteen feet. She was picked
up insensible and carried up stairs, where
it was found that her fingers and other por-
tons of her body were badly cut, beside
suffering from the severe jar.
CHRISTMAS CANTATA. - The Christmas
cantata, Excursion to Santa Claus
Home" which was so admirably rendered
last Friday evening, will be repeated for
the qualification of many who were unable
to attend on that occasion, at the Sixth