Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-30

INTELLECTUAL TREATS.-PTof- Chaney
the eloquent orator aud impressive reader,
with whom a large number of Sacra-
mentans are already acquainted, having
availed themselves of opportunities to hear
him. has arranged to give a series of lee
lures and readings at Changers Hall Sun
day evenings at 100, commencing with to-
morrow. and arranged as follows January
Mst The Merchant of Venice" 50 Lesson
in Religious Tolerance" February 18th.
Charles Dickens; with Readings Grave
and Gay" February 18th, " George Eliot
Her Wit and Wisdom" February Dist.
Hamlet Illustrating Humanitv's Struggle
with Destiny" February 2Sth, "Walt Whit
man The Poet of the Modern The
lectures will be interSperSed with dramatic
readings of an entertaining character.
Colonel Robert G. lngerSoll has said OF the
Professor: Mr.. Chainey is one of the
best thinkers in this country. He has
wonderful command OF language, is full of
imagery, comparison, antithcsis. logic and
beauty He feels what he says with his
whole heart, and perceives it with his en-
tire brain. He is perfectly honest, and for
that reason is intellectually keen. Down
right honesty in such man is genius He
gives a true transcript of his mind, and
gives it with great power"
Auction SALEs.-Bell & Co. will sell at
auction at 10 A. NJ. to-day, at salesroom,
Ninth and streets, furniture, dried fruit,
horses, buggies, wagons, harness. etc.
The same firm will sell next Tuesday at
Agricultural Park, by order of Robert
Allen, whose lease has expired the entire
stock, including French plate bar mirror.
8 by 10 feet one by 6-foot mirror, silver
ware, glassware, ornaments, liquors, tables
and chairs. safe, shuttle boards, stoves. car
rets, beds and bedding also, in the dining
room, 125 chairs, tables, napkins, crockery,
glassware, cutlery, twelve plated casters.
kitchen stove and fixtures, coffee and tea
boilers, tin and woodenware also, fixtures
of shooting and ball grounds; also, fresh
milk COW, basket phaeton, sulkv, good
driving horse buggy and harness, etc.
THE RIvER-The Sacramento river at II
o'clock last night had receded to 25 feet 3
inches-a fall of p inches in "a hours.
The highest water recorded in this city was
at A. ". of February 4. 1881, when the
gauge marked % feet inches. At
o clock the next morning it was down TO
% feet II inches-a fall of inches in 90
hours, and 1t continued to fail rapidly.
The manner in which the river has been
lingering At or within or 5 inches of its
high stage FOR the last three DAYS shows the
Immense amount of water that is standing
in the overtlowed country above, and
which. crowding into the river, maintains
its hight
HAD AN UNPIEAsANTNEss.- Aseh-
naur and Z. Casselman, who live on the
Riverside road, had a disagreement Thurs
day evening, which resulted in Casselman's
banging his opponent severely about the
head, and then, it is said throwing him
into the river Aschnaur yesterday swore
out warrant for Casselman's arrest in
Justice Posts Court, and the arrest was
made and bonds given Casselman init
mated his willingness to plead guilty, but
the Court continued the matter until $50
P NJ Tuesday, when he will inquire into
the facts.