Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-18
BRIEF NOTES.

There were no arrests made by the po-
lice yesterday.
Three carloads of fruit went East on the
express train last night.
3 Yesterday was the 11ith anniversary of
the battle of Bunker Hill.
The Fourth of July Committee will meet
this evening at the Capital Hotel.
VIM. Mclaughlin has been chosen as
Captain of the Alta Baseball Clubs nine.
The Sacramento river fell five inches in
the past q hours, and is now down TO IS
feet 10 inches.
The members of the Fire Department
are providing themselves with new uni
forms for the Fourth of July parade.
Sheriff Huntley, of Placer county,
brought down from Auburn yesterday an
insane woman, whom he was taking to the
Asylum at Stockton.
The steamers Dover and Thomas Dwyer
left for the upper Sacramento yesterday,
with merchandise, and the San Joaquin
No. ! for San Francisco, with grain.
w. X. Brown, who was brought up from
San Diego Wednesday on a charge of en-
bezzlement, has not yet given bail, nor has
he asked to have his case set for hearing.
Sacramento has been selected as the place
for holding the next Grand Council Of the
Young Mems Institute. and not Stockton,
as the Geographic report had it yesterday.
The highest and lowest temperature in
this city Wednesday and yesterday was $40
and 52o and $40 and go, with fresh brisk
southwesterly wind and clear weather on
both days.
The Sacramento river is full of catfish,
and those who like to fish for them with
throw line" are meeting with great sue
cess. There isn't much sport in it, but
plenty of meat"
The snagboat Seller has been launched
from the ways on the Yolo side of the
river, having received all the attention
found necessary, and is now ready for serv-
ice when orders are received.
Edna Martin, who was locked up on
Wednesday for safe keeping, as she threat
ened to commit suicide, was released last
evening A little too much indulgence i'll
intoxicants had made her reckless.
James st. Clair, alias Hennessey, who
was Il few days since sentenced to five
years imprisonment for burglary, will be
taken to the State Prison at Folsom by
Deputy Sheriff Chambers this morning.
There was report yesterday that a resi-
dent of the city had secured the lease of the
Metropolitan Theater, but such is not the
cease Arrangements for lease are in pro
gress, which may be completed in two or
three days.
There is not much work being done on
the site of the new Cathedral, there being
so much water in the ground as yet that
the excavation for the foundation cannot
be proceeded with to advantage. Work for
the foundation of the Bishops residence is
being advanced more rapidly.
= A meeting for the organization Of rifle
club ont of members of the First Artillery
Regiment was held at headquarters last
evening, Colonel Sheehan presiding. After
considering the subject, and there appear
ing to be every reason to believe that such
an organization would be a success and a
credit to the regiment and to the city, a
Committee on Rules and Regulations was
appointed, to report at the meeting OF the
Board of Officers in July.
The white cooks and walters of this city
held meeting last evening in a hall back
of the William Tell Saloon, for the purpose
of forming a protective and benevolent
| organization. II. J. Kieser. representa-
tive of the association at San Francisco.
explained the workings of the Order, and
afterwards organized a branch, to be known
as NO. :, w. " W. anu u. p. = g. ~ Noo
stated that fifty-five members signed the
roll, and will meet again soon to elect
officers.
| The Ukiah Press says Information in
our possession assures aid TO the amount OF
$4,000 in gold coin to the company which
| will connect our upper and middle valleys
with Sacramento Says thesWoodland
| Democrat: Arrangements are now under
way that will, we think, insure the connec-
ton referred to via Woodland and Clear
j Lake The meeting at Lakeport on the
Goth. TO be composed of delegates from Sac
ramento, Yolo. Lake and Mendocino coun-
ties, will probably determine"
| Last evening officer Mccormack took in
| charge man named Robert Floner, whom
he found wandering aimlessly about a
| lumber yard on Front street. When
| searched at the station house he was found
| to have in his belt a formidable weapon
made out OF one blade of a sheep shears
| fastened to wooden handle The blade
was inclosed in a homemade leather
sheath, and the weapon was kept from
| falling ont of the sheath by wooden
wedges. He is believed to be a sheep.
herder, or something of that kind, and &c
be little uncertain in the upper story.
The question as to the place of holding
! the future Republican caucuses of the
Third Ward was discussed at the meeting
of the Three-and-a-half Precinct Club on
Wednesday evening, and the unanimous
| expression of all present favored their be
| ing held at some suitable place within The
Third Ward. TO bedesignated by the Contra
/ Committee. This conclusion was the re
suit of strong opposition heretofore fell
upon the part of portion of the Republi-
cans OF. the ward of their caucusses being
held at the Courthouse, which is in thu
First Ward, and that inasmuch as opposi
ton was raised to it, it was deemed to b,
wise, as in the interest of harmony anl
right, to accede to the proposition.
FINE confections. ice cream, water ices
cakes, ETC., at W. F. Peterson's, $40 J. :