Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-04
BRIEF NOTES.

| Superior Court jurors We're last evening
ordered excused for the term.
The Republican City Convention will be
held at the Clunie Opera House at 7:30 this
evening
Sheriff Wilson will pay into the county
| treasury to-day the sum of S2,772 81, de-
iinquent taxes collected.
The Supervisors will go out on the Grant
tomorrow to take a look at the gates
which are SAID to obstruct the old Auburn
road.
Workmen were yesterday engaged in
erecting electric light masts at the intersec-
tons OF Fourth and r, and Ninth and r
streets.
The late rains caused the American river
to rise somewhat, and its waters kept the
Sacramento stationary yesterday at Is feet
l01 inches.
The dog men will have meeting at
L. kelly's this evening, to arrange for a
grand coursing meeting, to take place in
about two weeks.
The charge of criminal libel preferred by
Justice Henley against the proprietors of
the Bee will come up for examination in
Justice Posts Court at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Two carloads of raisins went East YES
terday from Riverside, and among the
freight sent from Sacramento was 5000
pounds OF flea powder, shipped to New
York by Kirk, Geary & Co.
The CALIFORNIAN Academy of Dancing
will give the first invitation social this
evening, the grand march commencing at
O'Clock. There will be an exhibition of
Scottish dancing by pupils in Highland
costume.
The steamer San joaquin, No. 4, arrived
from San Francisco yesterday with lumber
and merchandise. and the Neponset from
the upper Sacramento with produce. The
Thomas Dryer left for the upper river for
load of hops.
man named Bagwell, who is foreman
al theodore Winters ranch, was kicked in
the groin by a horse Monday night, and
very badly injured. He is in critical
condition, though hopes of his recovery
are entertained.
At an election held by Confidence Lodge.
No. rs, X. of p, Tuesday evening. Samuel
katzenstein and VIM. Il. Bird were elected
as delegates to the next session of the
Grand Lodge of X. of F., to be held in San
Francisco in April.
County Clerk Hamilton has placed the
supplement to the Great Register, prepared
for use at the city election next Tuesday, in
the hands OF the printer, and no more
names can now be entered upon it. 1t al
| ready embraces 400.
The Olive Branch Ladies Society will
give very pleasing social this evening at
Dung Mems Institute Hall, Seventh street,
between X and l., and those who attend
| cannot fail to have a good time. Refresh
| nents will be furnished free.
The remains of Mrs. j. H. Borland. wife
OF the railroad agent at Martinez, who died
on Monday after a brief illness. were
| brought to Sacramento yesterday for inter
ment, and the funeral took place from the
depot on the arrival of the noon train.
In order to save attorneys the time and
expense of unnecessary travel, the Supreme
Court has transferred Calaveras county
| from the San Francisco District of that
Court TO the Sacramento District and Gala
veras cases will hereafter be heard here
The clerk of the weather woke up sud
denly about 10 o'clock last night, concluded
that he had forgotten something, and, not
knowing what it was, played trumps u
| by opening the faucet and sending down
| one OF the heaviest rainfalls of the season.
A crowd of Billy McLaughlin's baseball
| friends, young and old, were at the
| to bid him good-by and pleasant trip 10
Savannah, together with all sorts of good
wishes for his success on the Southern dia-
| mond.
H. J. Norton, salesman for Baker Il
| Hamilton, hurt himself last Monday by
jumping from something he was standing
upon down upon nail, which penetrated
| under the instep, lntlicting an injury that
| has confined him to the house, and which
is believed TO have narrowly escaped caus-
ing iockjaw.
Charles Russell Baker, son of William
| Baker, OF Landes, died at that place yester-
| day morning of consumption. Deceased
was well known in this city and Brighton
the family having resided near the latter
| place for many Years. He leaves wife but
no children. The remains will be brought
here for interment.
The jury in the case of the People VS.
John Mclsaacs charged with an assault to
murder John t. Palm, which has been OH
trial for two days in Department One of the
Superior Court, rendered a verdict last
evening of guilty of assault" They at
first stood seven for acquittal and five for
conviction, and finally compromised on
that verdict.
| Ye Chung, one of the two Cinnamon ar
|
day evening at house of prostitution on
Third street, between | and J, where dis
turbance had taken place and one or more
pistol shots were fired, had a charge Of
assault to murder preferred against him
yesterday by All Gong. The difficulty had
"a woman at the bottom of it,
The rainfall at Sacramento during the
past twenty-four hours was 04 of an inch
making AS of an inch for this month and
1892 inches for the season, as against 16 IS
inches for the whole of last season. Ac
cording to the Signal Service reports, the
rainfall for the past thirty-one days has
been from eight to nearly ten times greater
in the southern part of this State than il
was in the northern, it being about 43 OF
an inch at Red Bluff, and at San Diego sos
inches.
| Musical and Literary Entertainment.
| Last evening, at the A. NJ f. Church, a
literary and musical entertainment was
given by the members of Adah Chapter,
No. 2, Order of Eastern Star, for the benefit
| of the Order of colored Masons in this city.