Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-26
BRIEF NOTES.

Ine rainfall at Woodland I'D TO Sunday
evening IS 1853 inches for the season.
Ihlrty-ive carloads of beef cattle were
yesterday. ''''e'9oo
Inc State Capitol flag was displayed at
haii-mast Yesterday, out of respect for the
memory OF the late Senator Farley
The VI. p Grand Master, Franklin TT
pay, paid an official visit last evening to
Sacramento Council No. l, r. and s, Mas
tiers, of this city. - N''0 . =" a.
Inc Bert Dramatic Company, which had
oeeh occupying the boards at the Clunie
opera House, went over to Woodland YES
terday to play short engagement.
deputy Sheriff Wilson brought I'D from
gan FRANCISCO last evening en- route to the
otate Prison at Folsom, William Harris
VINO Is to serve eight years for burglary.
john Mclsaacs, charged with an assault
10 murder young man named Palm wos
yesterday, in Department One of the Sn-
plead. ''-io" "
T. Inc Sacramento School of Design. in the
T. b. Crocker Art Gallery, under the an
spices OF the Museum Association. began
a a,o uIth week yesterday, with GS scholars,
al increase Of AZ in three weeks.
49, ~ .NoiAiHA1lee inectlnS OF the Citizens
Anil-Chlnese Association will he held AT
the Courthouse at 7:3O this eyenine w.,
committee reports will be presented and
other important business transacted.
george Groves, proprietor of the Paragon
Hotel Redding, was in the city Yesterday
securing white help. He states that the
hedolng Cinnamon were given IL hours to
IeaEe the town, and they all left-about 60
| of them. o"' W
an the trans were running well on time
Yesterday, except that from San Francisco
wa Stockton, which was over an hour he
hlnd time in its arrival in the afternoon
causing the California and Oregon train To
be held for it.
Inc entertainment given at the United
Brethren Church, Fourteenth and K
streeis' by Professor G. Frank Perkins. last
evening, attracted i good attendance and
was varied, interesting and amusin@ fri,n
assemblage did not dispense until 10 O. clock
Inc water is higher in China slough |
IMAM 1t has been for several wears. but. no |
no matter how much there NAV be of if |
there seems to have been sufficient nasti- |
less IN me small quantity remaining at The |
emu OF the dry season to faint and discolor |
the Whole OF the fresh supply, and it is |
now sort OF yellowish- green.
The barometer, according TO the Sional |
service report at o'clock last night. was |
rlslng along the Pacific slope, with westerly |
WIND and clear weather generally. prevail !
ing IN california, while the weather north
OF this State ranged from fair to threaten
ing ana hight rain. No foul weather sunset
report last night from any California Signal |
Service station, while all north of this |
state reported foul.
1t is noticeable fact that the American
river is changing its course near the rail
road bridge, and gradually making its way
nortnWard- is, it is bending away |
rom the city side, and cutting in upon the |
hahCho Gel Paso, which, at that locality. is |
not very valuable, the hard-pan being too |
near the surface. This change on the |
rivers part will not be objected to by resi- |
uehts OF the city, as it favors the leyees.
The steamer Thomas Dwyer cleared for |
me upper Sacramento yesterday, light. The !
u. +; Knight, after lying over here Sunday |
ana SUNDAY night, to give the American |
tllne 70 get over Its boisterousness, started |
yesterday Tor Marysville with merchandise. /
leaving her barge here. The San JOAQUIN |
NO. ., LEFT Tor the upper Sacramento with /
merchandlse and towing a light barge. but |
IN passing through the bridge both she and |
her barge carromed against the draw. dam |
aging the sidewalk upon it slightly.
James Stoddard, q veteran of the late
war, who arrived from Washington, d. c., |
last week, very badly paralyzed, was YES
terday put on board the train for Stockton
by members of the G. A r.. as he wanted
to go to small place in the hills about
twenty miles from that city, where he said
ne had friends. He claimed to have been
an old resident of California, but his knowl
edge OF Localities was very poor and it was
thought by some of those who conversed
with HIM that his mind was affected.
Mrs. Williams. the unfortunate woman
10 whom reference was made in yesterdays
RECORD UNION, as having apparently at
tempted suicide by taking a dose of NOR
phine while quartered at the city prison.
where she had been given LODGINGS. was
Yesterday somewhat recovered from the
effects OF the poison, and was able to talk.
she states that she married a man named
Williams when she was but Is wears OF age.
having run away from q seminary she was
attending in order TO do so. She came to
California from Wisconsin five or six wears
ago, after the death of her husband. to
LOOK for her son, who had nearly arrived
al man 5 estate but was unsuccessful in
her search. She looks now as if about As
years of age, and though giving evidence
OF having " seen better days. " is but a |
wreck generally. This she feels, and in
consequence endeavored to end her trouble |
by entering upon a final sleep Saturday !
evening, but the dose of morphine she !
took was not large enough and she still. |
regrettully and YEARLY, exists.