Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-18
BRIEF NOTES.

per Sacramento yesterday with bargeload
of grain.
The trial of j. H Harlan, for the muir
der of +. L. Craft, will commence at
Woodland this morning.
John A. Griffith, of Phillips, Henry &
Co, New York, is here arranging for CON
signments of fruit for the season.
The only arrest made yesterday was that
OF 5. X. Davis, by local officers Nebrbass
and Pierpont, for disturbing the peace.
A party of business men will pay the San
Joaquin grant visit to-day, to inform
themselves as to its suitability for colony
Mrs. Anna Daley, who was arrested one
day last week for being common drunk
ard gives evidence of having become in
sane.
Bids for State Fair privileges will be re-
ceived until June Sd, at P NJ, by Edwin
+. Smith, Secretary of the State Agricult-
ural Society.
a game of baseball was played vester-
day between the Young Liberty and the
Hose House No. Clubs, the former win
ming by score of 8 to 3.
E. NJ. Reed, who was taken in charge by
officer Agner few days ago on suspicion
OF insanity, has become all right mentally,
and been released from custody.
Captain L. NJ. Stevens is improving so
satisfactorily that he will probably be able
to leave his bed in a week or less time. and
Will be around on crutches in about a
month.
c. A: Fiske, of this city, has been
awarded the contract for constructing a
tire-alarm telegraph system in the CITY of
Los Angeles. The Richmond system will
be used.
The Brighton Baseball Club was so well
pleased with its defeat of the Eurekas ON
Sunday that its members appear to be
ANXIOUS to have another game with the
Snowfiakes.
Austin Kelley, who was tried and ac-
quilted at Placerville recently for the MUIR
der OF his mother-in-law in Ell Dorado
county, few miles from Folsom, died on
Sunday of consumption.
S. STEMS store was visited by thief
Saturday night and robbed of four revol-
vers and meerschaum pipe The burglar
climbed over the rear fence, and removed
the bar fastening the back door of the
store.
The Capital Turf Club has settled up its
affairs, and probably will not attempt to
hold another meeting, its members being
tired OF spending their money and giving
their time without receiving from the pub
lie the recognition they deserved
The hot weather is melting the snow on
the mountains with such rapidity as to in
crease the hight of the rivers. The Amer
lean has risen to such an extent that it
overfiows the Marysville road, and has
caused the Sacramento to rise to 81 feet
inches.
The horse and buggy which were stolen
from IN front of Captain Weinstock's resi-
dence Sunday evening were found by
letter-carrier early yesterday morning at
Sixth and Q streets, where the horse had
been hitched by whoever made free with
the property.
The remains of Captain r. S. Bugg were
inferred in the Masonic Cemetery at Fol
som yesterday afternoon, under the auspi-
ces of the Masonic Lodge. An escort of
officers and guards of the prison, and a
large cortege of citizens, Joined in the
funeral ceremonies.
The Governor yesterday appointed Abbott
Kinney, OF Los Angeles county, a member
of the State Board of Forestry for the term
of four years, vice Charles NJ Chase, re-
signed. Also, J. G. March, of Placerville,
Director in Agricultural District No. s, vice
Charles E. Richardson, resigned.
The premium list for the thirty-third an
nual State Fair. which will be held in this
city from September 9Th to 18th inclusive
has been issued in convenient and at
tractive pamphlet form from the State
Printing office, and can be obtained by
communicating with the Secretary of the
State Agricultural Society, Edwin f.
Smith.
Hot weather, though reasonably to be
expected, appears to have come suddenly,
and people feel the heat more than they
otherwise would in consequence. Sergeant
Barwick reports that yesterday the highest
temperature in this city was $40 and the
lowest co., with northerly,,winds and clear
weather. As is usual when the wind is
from the north during the summer, the
evenings are warm until long after dark.
The Chinaman who was found dead in
the road between Folsom and Alder Creek
last Saturday, had a knife instead of a pis-
tol wound, in his neck, covered by piece
of plaster. A Deputy Constable, who saw
him sitting by the roadside on Friday and
spoke to him, received answer that he had
sore neck, and that he came from Sacra-
mento. He had a police whistle and a
portion of pair of handouts in his pocket
1t is believed he died of internal hemor-
rhage
There was some fear that the GREENWOOD
Moran Baseball Club, of Oakland, would
not be able to cut much of a figure in the
California League, but from the show it
made of the Pioneers at Alameda last Sun
day, together with the high praise its men,
bers are receiving for fine playing it looks
very much as though the Atlas might have
large job on their hands when they I'M
dertake to defeat the Oaklanders next Sun
day. The manager of the G. & NJ nine
thinks it the strongest combination in the
State, with the exception, probably, of the
Haverlys.
On Tuesday last the closing exercises of
Enterprise School, Florin, were witnessed
by large number of visitors, The school
room was handsomely decorated with ever
greens and appropriate floral pieces The
programme, an excellent one, and in
which the entire school took part, consisted
of songs, recitations, dialogues and concert
exercises. AT the close of the entertain
ment A. a. Krull, member of the Board
of Trustees of Enterprise District, in APP
propriate remarks, on behalf of the pupils
and patrons presented the teacher,
Preston w. Smith, with an elegant gold
ring with a cameo setting.
The Brighton Literary and Social Society.
which was organized last winter held its
last meeting for the season at the residence
of John Rooney Wednesday evening last
Their exercises embraced original says,
readings, vocal and instrumental music,
declamations and debates The question
debated was ResOlred That the United
States shall decay as the nations of an
tiquity have done" Those taking part in
the exercises were Miss Lulu Warner, Miss
Cerita Nilsson, Miss Minnie Rooney, Miss
burlington, Miss Della Krull, Miss O'Toole,
Miss Emma Duncan, Mrs. S. H. Jackman,
Charles Perkins, p. w. Smith, S. H. Jack
man, Frank Boulin, c. J. Darling, Stephen
Rooney, Ralph Murphy, James Rooney,
Arthur Murphy, P. d. O'Connor After
the literary exercises, all were invited by
the host into his spacious dining-room and
seated to an elegant and sumptuous repast
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Mrs. E. B. Croker went to San Francisco yes
terday morning.
Duncan C. Ross the all-around athlete. leaves
for the East tonight.
Mrs. Sol. Runyon, of CORTLAND is paying Sac
ramento friends a visit.