Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-13
BRIEF NOTES.

C. L. Wilson, Jr., and Hon. a. 2. Catlin
of Sacramento, have recently purchased {
large grazing ranch in Butte county from
the Central Pacific.
The Board has designated next Thurs.
day as a holiday, when business men will
close their establishments and give their
employees an opportunity to enjoy the fair.
J. K. Stephenson, well known in this
city, and who was stricken with paralysis
in December last, is very greatly improved
in health by his residence at Apologize, in
the mountains.
Governor SLOVENIAN has appointed Nota-
ries Public as follows: j. NJ. Frey, New
| cas- tie: R. Martin, Summit, Plumas county;
| George W. Claxton, Kibesillah, Mendocino;
C. w. Humphreys, Santa Ana, Los An
geles.
| A man representing himself as f. G.
Beck, agent of Cohen Bros, San Francisco,
has been buying wool in Sacramento
county and offering unauthorized drafts in
payment. Cohen Bros. report him as a
fraud.
The police have stopped all "games," in
Guiding the little street-corner cane and
ring games. As the projectors of some of
them had taken out licenses for disposing
of their goods they are kicking" vigor
ously.
C.P. Huntington and party arrived from
the East Saturday, en- route to San Fran
cisco. The party included Mr., Mrs. and
Miss Huntington, A. w. Huntington Z.
H. Pardee and Miss Pardee, Miss Dunbar,
Samuel Fales and S. E. Mills, all of New
York.
The railroad company received tele-
gram on Friday last from company of
London oarlir al SiUDifuiDo, annafOt-
ance of terms for the purchase of tract of
81 900 acres in Tehama county. The land
consists OF grazing and mountain land, of
which portion is timbered.
In speaking of the hearing of the case of
Peter Lewis, for running a wheel of for
tune" which was before Justice Post last
Friday, an item in Saturdays paper read
that City Attorney Hart appeared for the
defense" 1t should, of course, have been
that he was for the prosecution.
Charles L. Smith, 1907 Fourth street, be-
tween J and X, who is agent in this city of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York, has been requested by the COM
pany TO receive funds for the benefit of the
Charleston sufferers, and will do 50 from
any who feel inclined to donate.
The Iroquois Social Club has elected the
following officers for the ensuing term
President, A. Sweetzer; Vice-President, J.
Asher; Recording Secretary Henry Fisher,
Jr.; Financial Secretary, Nathan Stein.
The neWly-elected officers were banquetted
at the French Restaurant last evening.
Captain e. n. Jennings and +. B. Chance
fought mounted sword contest at Rich
mond Grove yesterday, in which the Cap
tain came off victorious. The contest adj
vertised to come off at the same place
between Sergeant Matt. Steinkoenig and
Captain Brochus of the Sacramento Hus-
sars, did not take place.
A bold theft was committed on Saturday
when some party unknown hired an ex-
press wagon, proceeded to the backyard OF
No. 612 X street, and stole cord of wood
which had recently been purchased. and
also a chopping block. Subsequently he
sold the property to the proprietor of the
Bed Rock Saloon, and has not since been
heard of.
a party OF prominent citizens, among
the number United States Circuit Judge
Lorenzo Sawyer, United States District
Judge Ogden Hoffman, Ex-Governor J. A.
Johnson and Colonel Greed Raymond
came up from San Francisco by special
train Saturday night to accompany Chief
Justice NJ. R. Waite on his homeward jour
ney as far as Truckee.
During the fair, the street cars will here
after all run through, from Twentieth and
H, and Twentieth and 0 streets, to the rail-
road depot, instead of making transfer
point at Tenth and X. The transfer from
o to II street cars. or from II to street, as
the case may be, will be made from car to
car on K street as heretofore The . street
cars will not run to Agricultural Park.
There are many earnest inquiries being
ms hv Q{rS nd ut
ness at the Supreme Court Clerks Office in
this city to know what has become of the
Deputy Clerk. Complaint is made that the
Office is closed SO much and that the hours
it is open are so irregular, as to seriously
interfere with the transaction of business,
and also to raise the pertinent suggestion
that both the hours and the deputy should
be regulated.
H. L. Stanley swore out warrant Satur-
| day for the arrest of Barney Norton for
grand larceny. He alleged that he went
into Nortons saloon Friday evening while
intoxicated, and was persuaded TO give
Norton $50 to keep for him until he got
sober Saturday, when he claimed the
money, Norton denied having had it.
Hearing that a warrant had been issued
for him, Norton surrendered himself and
| gave bonds for his appearance in Court.
Last evening, while W. P. Whittier was
driving across the Sacramento and Yolo
bridge, returning from hunt, someone
stole his breech-loading shotgun from his
wagon. He reported his loss at the police
Office. Some time afterward the police
were notified that the fireman at the Pr
oneer Mill had seen man concealing a
gun beneath the sidewalk near that estab-
lishment. After the man left the gun was
secured, and proved to be the one stolen
from Mr.. Whittiers wagon.
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