Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-17
BRIEF NOTES.

The Knights of Pythias will give thei
annual complimentary entertainment ant
ball IN honor of the twenty-third Pythiar
period, at Armory Hail. next Friday even
ing.
Edward D. Taylor has filed in the Count,
recorders office, his official bond as a No
tary Public, given in the sum of IS 600
with l.. S. Taylor and G. w Baker as sure
ties.
John Rider publishes card this morn
ing announcing that, certain reports to the
contrary notwithstanding, he is still in the
neid as candidate for the Office of Second
Trustee
The Sons of Temperance will give 6
sheet, pillow-case and masquerade ball al
Jacobs Hall this evening. lyman & O'Mal.
leys Band will furnish the music. Tickets
% cents.
The Fish Commissioners steam launch
Governor Stoneman is cruising in the vi
entity of Knights Landing, inquiring into
alleged violations of the law by fishermen
using nets.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought up from
gan Francisco yesterday, en- route to the
State Prison at Folsom, Henry Dietrich.
who is TO serve five years for burglary, with
! prior conviction.
Frank Lewis, the celebrated sprinter. is
! training at Agricultural Park for a match
/ with Archie McComb, which is to take
place at San Francisco early next month
IS yards, for $3.50 side.
There will be battalion drill and dress
parade by the city companies of the First
Artillery Regiment at the armory this
evening. There will also be instruction
gwen III forming for street riots.
The trains take to San Francisco every
day number of Cinnamon, escaping from
the wrath OF the whites in the upper coun-
/ try. Included in the number are many
| aged and crippled Mongolians, who evil
I IDENTIFY considered it well to take an early
start.
a revival meeting is in progress at the
Christian Church, Eighth street, between
and o. Last evening there was large
audience to hear the sermon of r. l..
Mediation, State Evangelist, and at the
conclusion there was one confession. The
interest is increasing.
Louis F. Fredericks was called to Oak
land few days ago by the serious illness
OF his father, who died on Sunday Yes
terday the remains were brought up, en-
route for Roseville, where they will be in
tered in the Odd Fellows plat by the side
of the deceaseds wife.
The Thomson Houston Electric Light
Company commenced lighting their mast
circuit of 81 lamps last evening, and every
thing worked very successfully. With the
II intersection lamps, they are now light
ing 50 lamps for street purposes under their
contract with the city.
The ladies of Calvary Baptist Church
will give New England dinner and sup
per at the rooms of the Y. NJ. c. A, Sixth
and X streets, to-day, from 11:5O A. NJ. 10
P. NJ, and from $50 to 7:30 P. NJ. There
will be baked beans, meats of all kinds.
vegetables, etc. Meals, % cents
Gen. Lewellyn Tozer has entered into
contract with Garlic & Croly, for the cree
ton by the latter of fine residence on the
northwest corner of Fifteenth and II streets.
The contract price is $500, and the work
is to be completed by the Goth of next
August James Seadler is the architect.
Two or three days ago little son of VIM.
Groeneveld, of Sutterville, fell into the
river at that place, and would have drowned
but for the bravery of Chinaman, who
plunged in and rescued the child after it
had sunk twice. That Celestial should be
exempted from the general order to CO."
John Eitel gave Eseries of very inter
eslng and instructive experiments with
the blowpipes. more especially as regarded
BIZ j street last evening. There were not
many present to witness them and hear
his explanations, but those who were pres
ent were much edited.
The Burns brothers are reported to have
made grand killing of ducks two or three
days ago between the rivers in the vicinity
OF knights Landing, securing boat load
of them. Five Sacramentans went on
duck hunt last Monday afternoon, and also
made grand killing" wounding and
finally kicking to death one duck, in poor
health.
A number of Kentuckians who were in
the city day or two ago were comparing
the climate of California with that of their
native State, and seemed to be much i'm
pressed with the difference between the
balmy spring weather we are enjoying and
the frigidity of the bluegrass State, on
which there is an average of two feet of
snow now lying.
Uncle John Douglass, the veteran, is de-
sirous of going East on business, but lacks
the necessary funds. He is disabled from
work, and is therefore unable to earn suf-
flclent money to pay the expenses of the
journey. He hopes some kind-hearted
people viii take an interest in his case,
and assist in furnishing him with the
means for the trip.
The Speed Programme Committee of the
Capital Turf Club met at the Golden Eagle
Hotel last night and arranged the pro-
gramme of running races for the first,
third and fifth days of the meeting. There
will be four races each running day, and
the programme provides for purses aggre-
eating So, 800 for them. The committee
will meet tonight to arrange the pro-
gramme for the trotters and PAGERS.
n Il.
racehorse jim Renwiciz to the East and
scored a success with him, came out to the
coast few days ago, and going down to
Palo Alto, purchased five young thorough
breds, paying for them $1,000 Included
in the number was the 3-year-old Gardey,
which has been very highly spoken of, and
is well entered in the East. The animals
are expected to arrive here to-day, will re-
main short time and then leave for the
East.
For the first time in long while Henry
\. Caultield has been called upon to appear
in the police office, officer Rider having ar
rested him yesterday for disturbing the
peace of J. Bowman. Henry denounces
the proceedings as an outrage, declaring
that he did not give Bowman cause to have
him arrested. He put up forfeit for his
appearance in Court. After the arrest he
met Bowman, and as result the latter
swore out another warrant for his arrest for
disturbing the peace, and officer Franks
took Henry A. in again. He soon gave a
bond.
Mr.. Russell, who resides at Twenty
second and n streets, went out for ride
Monday evening, when his horse ran away
and he was thrown from the buggy at
Twenty third and NJ streets, falling in such
manner as to receive bad scalp wound,
a severe injury 10 his cheek, and to be for a
time rendered insensible. The general
shaking up he had received, together with
the cut and bruising, made the case look
serious for while, but he is now doing
well. This is the third accident lie has met
with in three weeks.
Coroner Clark held an inquest last even
ing upon the body of Ii Quong, who died
Monday evening, presumably from the
effects of wounds inflicted by his son on
January 31st. Very little evidence as to
the difficulty could be obtained, and moth
ing new was developed in the case. The
deceased was reported to be y years of age
No one was able to testify a; to the name
of the son, who had not been heard from
since the old man died. The jury, from
the meager information that could be OBJ
tanned, were unable to tell whether the de-