Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-21
BRIEF NOTES.

The Veteran Odd Fellows of Sacramento
will hold their third annual reunion Sat
urday, the Both instant.
In Department Two ofthe Superior Court
yesterday Mrs. l.. Walker was granted a
decree OF divorce from John Walker.
Frank kunstiDg, native of Germany,
was admitted TO citizenship in the Superior
Court yesterday on the testimony of Jacob
Schmid and John Hahn.
A general Convention of fruit-grovers
will be held at the Grand Hotel, San Fran
cisco, at P. NJ. to-day, to consider matters
connected with injurious insects and in
secticides.
Travellers fom this city to Coloma can
now go by way of Single Springs, a stage
having been put on to run from that place
to Coloma three times week. The dis
lance is twelve miles.
Judge Buckles, of Solano county. is pre-
siding in the Superior Court of Yolo county
in place of Judge Garoutte, who is acting
in place of Judge Van Fleet, of this CITY,
during the latters Illness
But one case was tried in the Police
Court yesterday-that of a youth named
John Barrett, who was convicted of petit
larceny in stealing bananas from Sam
Ginsbergs fruit stand. He was sentenced
to fifteen days in the County Jail
Articles of incorporation have been filed
III the Secretary of States Office OF the Doc
tor Allen Private Dispensary. Principal
place of business, San Francisco. Direct
ors, v 5. Allen, j. J. Reed, J. j. Groom,
IT, f. Allen and X, ?. Clement. Capital
stock, 600, divided into 1000 shares.
Usually people from the upper country.
en- route for San Francisco remain over in
nc TO- h %.
but yesterday, owing TO the storm, they ali
went to their destination by the Stockton
route, as it was more comfortable to 90
around that way-even though about two
hours more time was occupied-than to
walk about Sacramento in the rain and
wind-storm.
AT the last State Fair Joseph Cairn Simp
sons 4-year-old stallion was driven fast
heat for a record, and trotted in 2:19I. As
he did not cut a prominent figure during
the remainder of the race, some of the
talent" declared that he was GUTTER
Mr.. Simpson now offers to match the colt
against any stallion in California, his
brother Anteeo excepted, two-mle heats
or he will wager $10G0 that he can trot two
miles in 4:50 or better
Among the warrants that have been
issued from the State Controllers office
tnlS week the following were noted: Quar-
terly allowance National Guard. S12'617
San Francisco Harbor Improvement, S14.-
217; San Quentin Prison, S1O,5S2 "A: State
Prison at Folsom, 50, 202 so; Deaf, Dumb
and Blind Asylum, S6,6lS 40; Home for
Predetermined Children, 1885 rs: Boar.i
of Viticulture, 81 1853 So; State Printing
Office S3,073 35 Mining Bureau. 1884 O5
Insurance Commissioner, $3.50 20: Board
of Horticulture, S17l 30.
well-known railroad conductor resid-
ing in Sacramento, some time since re-
ceived young orange trees from a friend in
Los Angeles, and one morning a neichbor
saw him boring holes in his garden. In
curing what the conductor was about. the
latter showed him the trees, which had no
more root than broom handle. stated that
he was about to plant them. and had much
to say about the fine fruit that would soon
ornament his premises The neiebbor
thought it was a singular proceeding, plant
ing orange trees like fence-posts. but. not
knowing much about the matter. con-
cluded that the conductor might not be
insane after all. A few days afterwards he
learned that the latter had received a letter
from his Los Angeles friend inquiring how
he liked the orange sticks he had sent him
for canes