Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-27
BRIEF NOTES.

The City Board of Education will hold
its regular monthly meeting this evening.
Sergeant o. E. Hughes made the follow
ing score at the Tweltth-street range yes
terday at 200 yards-4444544544-42.
Will Goldie and Billy Robinson had a
lively sparriDg match for points in this city
Saturday evening, the former winning.
A large number of Sacramentans re-
turned yesterday from Stockton, and speak
of the fair held there as having been very
successful.
1t is reported that G. Valensin, formerly
of Arno, won some $1,000 pool betting at
the Stockton fair Thursday, backing his
colt Valensin.
Governor Stoneman on Saturday APP
pointed VIM. Ryan as a Notary Public for
Downieville, Sierra county, and ]. S. Muir
ray for Eureka, Humboldt county.
At Woodland last Friday night Geo.
Baldwin, during an alteration with VIM.
Wilson, received a knife cut on the wrist
and another on the right thigh. Wilson
was arrested.
Deputy Sheriff Donlan, of Santa Bar
bara county, passed through the city Sat
urday, taking to the State Prison at Fol-
som. Jose Antonio Rodriguez, who is to
serve a term of life imprisonment for
murder.
These arrests were made Saturday and
yesterday Albert Bessen, by officer Nc
Cormack, for being drunk James Gordon
and Thomas Murray, by citizen Cox, for
disturbing the peace; Jim Spade, by officer
Farrell, for being drunk.
Mayor Brown has received the following
dispatch from VIM. A. Courtenay, Mayor
of Charleston, Saturday Your telegram,
advising the contribution to arrive, was re-
ceived this morning. Accept heartfelt
thanks for the generous aid"
The steamer Modoc did not get up from
San Francisco until l P. NJ. yesterday. Her
departure from San Francisco was delayed
until I p. NJ. Saturday, and considerable
time was occupied at Mare Island on the
"trip up, unloading some heavy machinery.
Late last night officers Ferral and wager
arrested in the alley between First and
Second, ] and K streets, a man named Ec.
ward Dale for discharging firearms. He
claimed to be a United States detective, and
was armed with an old rattletrap pistol of
an issue that should have been called in
long ago.
A fine set of awnings has just been bent
on Colonel Won Schmidts dredger, as a
protection from sun and rain. There are
three of them, arranged to lace together as
one, covering the greater portion of her
upper works, and making her look some
what like a pleasure yacht when seen at a
distance. They were made of No. 4 hemp
canvas. of which $50 yards were used.
Geo. W. Gasking, of this city, a practical
sail-maker, did the work.
On last Sunday night the separator, en-
CINE, g derricks, etc, belonging to
the thrashing outfit of Alf. Randolph, of
Hicksville, was entirely consumed by fire,
supposed to have been set by an incendiary.
The outfit had been laid aside for the sea-
son, and was in good repair. The esti-
mated loss is $500, covered by insurance.
Mr.. Randolph was away from home at the
time the fire occurred, having started for
the mountains a day or two previous.
All sam, who was arrested at Woodland
on Friday for burglarizing the Kidder resi-
dence in this city, told Burt Kidder and the
officer that he gave kidders watch and
chain, which formed a portion of his booty,
to another Chinaman, whom he met at
Woodland, and who was to bring the prop
erty to Sacramento. 4 search reveals the
fact, however, that the latter Celestial did
not come to this city, but made his way to
San Francisco, and it is feared that he can
not be found.
Hanley, the baseball player, is IN the
tolls of the law again at San Francisco,
having been arrested for robbery. 1t is
charged that last Wednesday he and a COM
panion, who is still at large, entered a Chi
nese camp on Fifth avenue. at the Potrero,
in quest of opium, and began tumbling
over the effects of the Chinese. The trunk
of All Lee was broken open and oyer $40
was stolen from him. He pursued the
thieves and threw a rock at Hanley, who
was hit between the eyes, leaving a wound
which led to his identification as one of the
accused.
G. f. Severance, an old gentleman of 81
years. applied to the police Saturday for
information concerning his brother, H. H.
Severance. who, he thought, was proprietor
of a hotel at some point between this city
and San Francisco, on the river. The Of
ficers were unable to give him any infor-
nation, much as they regretted their in
ability, as the old man is poor, and wants
to get money enough to take him to other
relatives East. A Sacramentan called at
the station house yesterday, however, and
stated that an H. Severance, who might be
the party wanted, kept a hotel at Navarro,
county,.