Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-28
BRIEF NOTES.


tractlng great deal of attention
The pay-car left for the south Yesterday.
after paying off the railroad employees here.
The steamer Thomas Dwyer arrived from
the upper Sacramento yesterday with hay.
DR.. G. E. Pinkhams fine black buggy
morse, that he valued at $500, died yester-
day.
The half mile race on rollers at the skat.
ing RINK last evening between t. Brown and
J. a. Chandler was won by the latter.
County Treasures yesterday made set
| Elements with the Controller and swelled
the funds of the State Treasury as follows:
Amader, S2l ,060 20; Nevada, $50, $50 90;
Shasta Sl9,6l6 81; Solano, $74.327 "A; San
Benito, S27, 1884 so; Alpine, s., 637.
A ranch-owner from the Costumes was
IN town yesterday and while speaking of
the damage and interference occasioned bv
the high water, he remarked that there
mad been one good result-the rabbits and
! gophers had all been drowned out.
Twenty-Five chickens were stolen from
y. U. Harhgs premises in the block be-
tween and c, Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, Tuesday night. The thief broke
the fastenlngs from the door of the chick
en-house, and stole the paddock as we'll as
the fowls.
Inc Western passenger train was about
an hour and half late in its arrival YES
terday afternoon, having been held at La
throp Tor the Southern Pacific connection.
The California and Oregon train was held
hsre until 1t arrived. The Southern Pacific
was again open to travel yesterday.
Stocktonian who was in town vester-
day expressed the belief that, after the ex-
penence of this winter, the residents of
that town would feel more interest in the
ahti-hydraullc mining movement as Nor
mon channel had been filled up with sand.
and had not its former carrying capacity.
Deputy Sheriff Bennett, of Santa Clara
county, came up last evening with a pris-
oner named James Bartlett who is en-
route Tor Folsom to serve three years for
burglary; Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought
up from San Francisco Frank Emmett, for
the same destination, to serve two and
nan years for an attempt to commit
burglary.
In Justice Posts Court yesterday the case
OF the People VS. Chung Hing CHARGED
with embezzling $3.50, property of his part
ner, Quong 500, which has occupied much
OF the attention of that Court since Janu-
airy 10th. and necessitated the taxing down
OF about 800 pages of testimony in short
hand, was concluded, the Court ordering
the defendant discharged
j. W. Richmond has filed a protest with
the City Auditor against the opening I'D of
z street through Richmond Grove. The
matter will come up for action on Monday
next, and promises to be quite interesting,
as the petitioners and protesters both claim
they have majority of the property hold
ers who have voice in the matter As is
often the case in such matters, some parties
have signed both petitions.
A cnaaia1 re-.
Chinese Association Executive Committee
will be held this evening at the Court
house. for the purpose of furnishing those
who signed the charter roll in Armorv Hall
with their membership cards. The COM
mlttee appointed at the meeting Tuesday
evening to canvass for funds vas out YES
terday, and met with good success. Among
the contributions was one of $50 from the
California State Bank, and another of S25
from the Bank of d. o. Mills & Co.
A citizen, who is a widoweT, was called
away from home on business matters Tues
day evening, and, on his return, caught a
fellow, whom he had always considered a
friend, and who had called at the house
during his absence, taking improper liber-
ties with his 12-year-old daughter. The
father inflicted prompt punishment upon
the rascal, giving him a terrible beating.
and, 1t was thought, fractured his arm. He
intended to have had him arrested vester-
day, but was persuaded not TO, out OF con-
sideration for the child.
Judge Garoutte. of Yolo county, has in
tlmated his decision in the case of Z. Com
stock VS.. the Supervisors of Yolo county.
holding in favor of the defendants About
two wears ago the Supervisors levied a
SPECIAL tax for road purposes in District No.
/, and much of the money was used in
building the bulkhead in the levee above
the town of Washington the relation to
" road purposes being that it was neces-
sary to'keep the waters of the Sacramento
from overlooking the road in order that the
road might be kept passable Mr.. Com
stock and others resisted the tax levy. on
the ground that it was not for road pur-
poses, but for levee purposes Probably
they would not have cared so much about
ii if the bulkhead had been a success, and
not have broken through When the river
pressed against it.
At San Francisco, early Tuesday morn
ing a burglar was discovered by officer
Finn in store. When the officer entered
the man was found behind a counter, and
he quickly pulled revolver, pointed at
Finn, and calculated, Not this time"
Finn quickly retired saying rs he did 50,
Some other time" When he reached the
sidewalk he pressed into service citizen,
sending him for light, and when he re-
turned Finn, revolver in hand, re-entered
the place, but as he did so the man who
had been behind the counter rushed out.
ran along Market street to Eighth, and
down that street to a small blind alley, into
which he ran and where he was captured
In the chase after the prisoner the officer
fired four shots. The prisoner, who gave
the name of Henry p. Johnson, was locked
up for burglary. He has been in Sacra-
mento, and was known as Henry Denny.
1t is supposed that he is the individual who
participated in the burglarizing of J. R.
Hodson's premises, but escaped punish
ment by turning States evidence.
METROPOLITAN THEATER-Commenci
next Monday evening, the California Thea
ter Company, headed by Mr.. and Mrs Nc
Kee Rankin, will play an engagement of
one week at the Metropolitan, during
which a series of plays will be produced
with the same cast, and the same care as to
mounting, that characterized their produc-
ton by the company in San Francisco.
Monday and Tuesday and at Saturdays
matinee, Victor Hugos' Notre Dame
will be given; Wednesday, Wife and
Child :" Thursday and Friday, 10 :" Sat-
urday and Sunday, Prisoner for Life
This is certainly a programme meriting
liberal patronage, and the enterprise of the
management will doubtless be well re-
warded The prices of admission will be /
81 gallery, 80 cents. Reserved seats are
now on sale at Houghton's without extra
charge.
COURT ITEMs.-In Department One of
the Superior Court yesterday, John Nc
Isaacs, charged with an assault to murder
a man named Palm, was arraigned and
pleaded not guilty. The case was set for
February 16th........Martin V. Waters,
charged with petit larceny, second of.ense,
in stealing a watch and chain from the
residence of J. G.. Megann, pleaded guilty,
acknowledged prior conviction, and was
sentenced to three years at Folsom Prison
THE case of John Lowell, charged with
the murder of Joseph Powers at Brighton,
was transferred to Department Two, Judge
Van Fleet not wishing to try it because of
his having been at one time Lowells at
torney.
POLICE CouRT.-In the Police Court yes
terday the case of Frank Robertson, for
malicious mischief, was. dismissed, the
complainant not wishing to prosecute.
All Hay was convicted of petit larceny,