Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-04-21
BRIEF NOTES.

|
ment Two of the Superior Court granted
divorce from II. f. Spencer.
The Sacramento river fell a little after
the high wind went down Monday night.
but still registered % feet inches yesier-
day.
A report has been in circulation that
Patsy Duffy had resigned his position as
first jockey of the Rancho del Paso stables,
but there is no truth in it.
There will be. meeting of the Repub
lican Club of Ward 81 at Siebenthaler's
rooms, Twentieth and III streets, this even
ing, for the election of officers.
Dan Cummings was arrested Yesterday
by officer Mccormack for disturbing the
peace; and John Brady, by local officer
Nash, for being common drunkard.
DR.. f. C. Durant, of Folsom. Visiting
| Physician of the Folsom State Prison, has
been appointed by the President as Post
master of Folsom, and received his com
| mission.
The Police Commissioners met yester-
day, but concluded to postpone the matter
of electing local officers until7 O'Clock this
evening. They may decide to abolish the
system altogether.
The warmth of the weather brought an
immense number of the large black water
beetles around the electric lights last night
more than has ever been noticed on any
evening heretofore.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought up from
San Francisco last evening, en- route TO the
State Prison at Folsom, Michael Coughlin,
who Is to serve tye years for petit lar
ceny, second oflense.
Owen Mitchell, who while en- route for
the East on Sunday was stricken with in
sanity in this city, has been taken charge
OF by relatives residing here. His mental
condition Is not much improved.
The weather in Sacramento was delight
fully warm and pleasant Yesterday, and
was greatly enjoyed after the recent series
OF storms. Visitors from the East could
scarcely find words to express their high
appreciation of it.
large number of physicians from Sac
ramento and the upper country went TO
San Francisco yesterday to attend the ses-
sion OF the California State Medical Society
which commences this morning and con-
| tlnues three days.
During the absence at San Francisco dur
ing the remainder of the week of DR..
Huntington, Railroad Hospital physician,
who IS attendant upon the session of the
State Medical Society, DR.. Gardener will
fill his place at the hospital
| Another Raymond q Whitcomb excur
sion party, occupying seven or eight Pull
man cars, will arrive from the southern
portion of the State this evening, and re-
main here over night, so as TO cross the
tlSlerras by daylight on their return East.
| Governor Stoneman has appointed the
| following Commissioners of Deeds Samuel
| ID. Folsom, S. A. Emanuel, John A Hill
cry, Peter L. Gatens, New York city; John
G. Eustis, New Orleans; Monroe Crannel.
Albany, n. Y; NJ. G. Lomiat, New Orleans.
J. Is. Haggins cars Ben Ali and Ismail
will take on board the Rancho del Paso
string of runners to-day, and leave with
| them for the East this evening, where they
will arrive in time to have s good rest be-
lore entering upon their numerous racing
engagements.
The case of Alice NJ. Valensin VS.. Gulio
| Valensin is on trial before Judge SAWYER in
the United States Circuit Court, San Fran
cisco. The action is brought to recover
$4,000 of her money, alleged to have been
| appropriated by the defendant. and 81 900.
value of hay and grain cut and Sold
| Live" Taylor, the well-known fielder
and excellent baseball player generally, has
| come to Sacramento to reside, and become
member of the Atlas, for which he will
act as Captain. Under his skillful drilling
1t may be expected that the players will
speedily show marked Improvement
Frank Browns horse attached to a cart
ran away from Brown Bros blacksmith
shop, at K and Eleventh streets Yesterday
morning, crossed over to ] street, and be-
| tween Eleventh and Twelfth streets COL
| lided with w. C. Felchs buggy, throwing
| him out, but not hurting him much The
runaway horse concluded then to return to
his starting point, and on arriving there
| smashed the cart against q post
Among other warrants the State Con-
troller yesterday drew the following: For
Sheritfs' claims, $500; support Of Stock
ton Asylum, S1S,435; Carlaw Bros, for
| Capitol fence, 81, S35; State Board of VIII
culture. $3.50; Yosemite Valley Commits
sion, $7,753; Veterans Home, SS,0s6: San
Quentin, SIC, $50 Home for Predetermined
Children, $2,670; Napa Asylum, SIS, 331:
State Mining Bureau, 1919; State Board of
| Horticulture, $l76; State University, SC. O3O
San Francisco Harbor Improvement, SIP
| 1872
The auditorium of the Fourteenth-street
Presbyterian Church was crowded last
night on the occasion of the Church con-
cert and literary entertainment. 1t was a
pleasant and very enjoyable evenings ex-
ercises. Mrs Hansbrow and Mr. Beardslee
were the vocalists, Miss Warehouse and
Helen Benteen the readers. An amateur
| orchestra gave credltable selections, and
Mr.. We'll played a clarionet solo. Messrs.
Hubbs, Desmond, Genshlea and Ashworth
composed the male quartet. Two charades
We're acted successfully. The audience was
well pleased, and very heartily mani
tested it.
| In Department One of the Superior
| Court yesterday Lawrence Long was on
trial for an assault to murder John T.
Edmiston, his neighbor at Michigan Bar,
by hitting him with some weapon unex-
pectedly, knocking him insensible and in
| fiicting serious injuries. Long testified
| that they had disagreement, Edmiston
applied foul language to him and assaulted
him with rocks, and he in self-defense
used cane upon him. The evidence was
all in when the Court adjourned last even
ing, and the argument will be made this
morning. District Attorney Buckley is
prosecuting and C. 7. Jones defending.