Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-24
BRIEF NOTES.

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BRIEF NOTES.
Services in ST Pauls Church to-day will
be omitted.
Charles A. jenkins open letter to Henry
ward Beecher appears in another column.
H.. w. Lewis, who was stricken by
paralysis Monday morning, is dangerously
The overland express will be about an
hour late IN Its arrival from the East this
morning.
The Presbyterian Church choir Will give
a concert at the church on the evening of
Tuesday next.
The steamer Dover arrived from the
upper Sacramento yesterday with barge
load of grain
Otto Fleming was arrested yesterday by
officer Cotiey, and VIM. Leonard, by officer
Kent, both for having been drunk
The Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson Base
ball Club will go over to Dayisville next
sunday to play game with the club of
that place.
The box Office of the Clunie Opera House
Will be opened Thursday morning at 10
o'clock, when seats for the "Fantasma y
can be secured.
The specifications for work for the city,
now prepared by the City Trustees. pro
vide that Chinese labor shall not be EN-
ployed, nor any material made by Chinese.
Governor Stoneman yesterday appointed
Hon George Hearst of San Francisco, as
United States Senator from California. to
nil the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Senator Miller.
Deputy Sheriff Griffiths, of Visalia, came
up yesterday, en- route for Marvsville. to
get Frank Murray, arrested by the police of
that city for grand larceny, on dispatches
sent by Griffiths.
Deputy Sheriff w. J. Oaks, of Tulare
county, passed through the city yesterday
taking to the State Prison at Folsom man
giving the name of Fielding Bacon (!(, who
| IS to serve one year for grand larceny in
stealing hogs.
A musical and literary entertainment
VIII be given this evening at Y. NJ. t.
Hall, Seventh street, between X and L. by
the Order of Good Templars Excellent
talent has been engaged for the occasion.
Tickets refreshments included) % cents.
On dispatch received from Chief
Crowley, of San Francisco, last evening,
officer Coiiey arrested at the depot a man
named n. G. Hickman, who was on his
way East. The dispatch accuses him of
grand larceny, but no particulars regarding
the matter We're received by the Sacra-
mento officers.
A gang of drunken hoodlums held high
carnival in the eastern portion of the civ
Monday night, between the hours of 10 and
Il. Their shouts, indecent songs and vul-
gar language kept people awake. The
Chinese Laundry at Ninth and + was rid
died with stones and clubs, and the glass
show window Of Kuchler's bakery, at
Tenth and f, was similarly wrecked.
There was .01 of an inch OF rain in this
city yesterday morning, according to the
olgnal service measurements, a sprinkle at
San Francisco and OF of an inch at Red
Bluff; none south of San Francisco. At Z
| O'Clock last night the barometer was rising
| rapidlyinWashingto Territory and Oregon
with westerly winds, falling temperature
| ana clear weather. In California the ba-
rometer was falling, with westerly winds
| and clear to cloudy weather
Monday evening, at the Monumental Sc
loon, on h street, young man named
Frank X. Cross, who was teaching the bar
keeper something he wanted to Know rel
atlve to a certain dance, was seized BY a
bulldog belonging 10 the saloon man. the
| animal believing his owner was being as
saulted, and bitten very severely on the
knee and arm, the flesh being shockinglv
iacerated, necessitating the taking OF nearly
a dozen stitches by surgeon to close the
wounds.
Coroner Clark held an inquest Yesterday
upon the remains of Peter Knaul who was
found hanging from beam IN the base
ment OF his residence, N street, between
Iwenty-first and Twenty-second, Monday
evening. The jury found that he was .
native OF Germany, SO years of age, and
| that he came to his death from hanging
an act of his own hands and committed
with suicidal intent. They also found that
| he had been drinking heavily for the past
three months.
The west-bound express train was about
live hours late in reaching the city yester-
| day, owing mainly to trouble east of
| Ogden. 1t came through in two sections.
| the first of which, containing seven car
| loads OF immigrant passengers arrived
here at 12:15 p. NJ, the other section getting
| IN about forty minutes later. The western
| train, due here at 8 A. NJ. did not reach the
city yesterday until 1918 P. NJ, having
| waited at Lathrop for the southern connec-
ton. As the San Francisco local got in at
l2:lO, making three trains in five minutes.
matters were very lively at the depot for a
short time.
| Early yesterday afternoon Chief Jackson.
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Griffiths. of
| NlsalIa, were driving to the telegraph office
| IN the Chiefs cart, when, near the corner
of Second and streets, one of the wheels
got into some sort of difficulty with the
street railroad track. and, as result, the
axle broke at the hub, the wheel came off.
| and IN second Jackson found himself in
sitting posture on the cobbles, holding to
the lines while Griffiths was backing him
| with all his x-pfUhf 10 hr,1I HI
latter was quite well-behaved, and made
| no trouble.
II. G. May has awarded to E. A. Bower
the contract for building him fine resi-
dence on the north side Of L street, between
Ninth and Tenth-one door west of the
corner of Tenth. The plans, drawn by
| James Seadler, show a handsome frame
building with brick foundation, the con-
! tract price OF which is about S., 200 Boy yer
has also the contract of putting another
story upon the building on the southeast
corner of Eighth and streets, owned by
DR.. Conrad, of San Francisco and lately
occupied as dry goods store by c. H
Stevens d Co. The cost of the improve
ments will be 1000.
In order to carry out their contract for
the construction of railroad from the
New Almaden quicksilver mines to a con-
nection with the Southern Pacific Railroad
about four miles from San Jose, Turton &
Knox commenced on the 10Th instant
shipping horses, wagons, carts and tools to
San jose from this city. Before the entire
lot had been forwarded, however, the order
of shipment was countermanded, and now
it is rumored that everything will be
brought back, there being some hitch rela-
tive to the procuring of the right of way
for the proposed road.
The Governor has issued commissions to
the following Notaries Public: Edward
Hardness, Big Bend Warren Sexton, John
P. Leonard, Oroville; G. G. Sale. Fresno ::
E. r. Kinney, Kingsburg; John K Dolli-
son, Eureka; J. A. Cooper, Ukiah A. G.
Kistler, Cedaryille; William K. Spencer,
Grass Valley; James Jamison, Dutch Flat !;
Charles r. Parsons, Sacramento H. w.
Scott, Hollister; W. s. Campbell, San
Francisco E. NJ. Rosenthal, r. B. Buck
| her, San Jose James c. Buttner, FELTON, :;
s. P. Rogers, Modesto; Z. T. Buchanan.
Tulare City; E. J. Giddings. Visalia; ].
Marion Brooks, San Buenaventura P. NJ.
Sullivan, Woodland; George Merritt, Ma
| rysville.
1t was quite evident yesterday, during
the last alarm of fire, that citizens were
not complying with the city ordinance di-
rectiDg that they shall cease 10 draw xUatar