Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-10-30
BRIEF NOTES.

| The Republican county canvassers will
hold their last county meeting tonight a
Gait.
| The first of the excursions trains to cen
| trail California is expected to arrive her,
tomorrow.
The ladies of the Central NJ. E. Church
gave a very pleasing and successful socia
last evening.
Bell O. Co. will sell at their salesroom
No. 927 K street. at 10 A. NJ. to-day, horses
buggies, harness. etc.
David Lubin, of this city, has beer
elected one of the Directors of the STATE
Horticultural Society.
Henry L. Ryan, formerly of this city, i:
the Democratic nominee for County Sur.
yeyor in San Diego county.
DR.. Herman Voeller announces himseli
this morning as the nominee of the Citi
zens Independent party for Coroner.
A testimonial concert to Miss Gertrude
n. Jones will be given at the Metropolitan
| Theater on Thursday evening, November
| 18th.
The game of baseball between the
Brightons and Stocktons, which was to
have been played in this city tomorrow,
is off.
In the Superior Court yesterday Edward
Fogarity, native of Ireland, was admitted
to citizenship on the testimony of J. NJ
Henderson and Charles 0schner.
The advance in the price of wheat has
caused holders to let go, and the boats in
the grain trade have large amount al
work on hand. Much grain is also being
moved by rail.
The Democrats will hold a. meeting at
Eighteenth and NJ streets to-uight at 5
O'Clock, to be addressed by city and county
candidates and other local speakers. Peo-
pie of all parties are invited to be present.
The Swift and Waterman Legion will
meet at Armory Hall at o'clock this even
ing, to participate in the torchlight demon
stration. Uniforms will be furnished all
Republicans who desire to turn out with
the Club.
&C. Batemau having declined the nomi-
nation of Railroad Commissioner for the
First Railroad District, the Prohibitionists
will drop his name from their ticket, which
is TO the advantage of Mr.. Abbott, the Re-
publican nominee.
The committee appointed to solicit sub
scriptions toward the construction of the
new cathedral have not made a general
canvass, but taken subscriptions as occa-
sion offered, and are well pleased with their
success having already received about
$4,000
Yesterday in Department One of the SUI
perior Court the information against H. W.
Weight, charged with an assault TO murder
who was found to be insane some months
ago and sent to Stockton, was dismissed, as
the defendant is reported to be incurably
insane.
The Democrats will run an excursion
train to Folsom tonight, for the benefit of
those who desire to attend the candidates
meeting to be held there. The train will
leave at $50, returning after the meeting.
Tickets for the round trip, 81, to be OBJ
tanned at J. n. Payne's, Fourth and X
streets.
There came up from the Golden State
and Miners Iron Works, at San Francisco,
Schmidts dredger, the weight of which
was 1870 pounds. There is one more
large piece of machinery, weighing 1000
pounds, and several smaller pieces yet to
come to complete the dredger's outfit.
There was very slight sprinkle of rain
in this city about noon yesterday. accord
ing to the Signal Service reports. The
highest and lowest temperature was 60
and 5lo, with variable utterly winds and
cloudy weather prevailing; it being clear
at night and quite cool, considering the
very mild weather we have been having
The police yesterday recovered the yalise
belonging to c. U. Stewart, of Paradise
Valley, which was recently stolen from a
car. 1t had been disposed of at a second
hand establishment. Holmes and Higgins,
the men arrested for stealing it and also F.
w. Marston's yalise, admit having had the
property, but claim that other parties gave
it to them.
A good idea of the adaptability of our
soil and climate for growing citrus fruit
trees can be gained by inspection of
growths made the present season upon the
grounds of L. A. Epson. at the corner of
Tenth and F streets, in this city. Some of
these, upon orange trees, are between seven
and eight feet in length. and upon lemon
trees some are even ten feet.
About $50 last evening a middle-aged
man, under the influence of liquor, created
a sensation at Fourth and K streets by dis
charging pistol in the air. Citizens
McCashin and McManus arrested him, and
he gave the name of John Muhlig. He is
a stranger in town, having arrived from
some locality, doubtless, where it was the
correct thing to burn powder when fell
low is ENJOYING himself
About o'clock last evening, as freight
train No. was being made up near the
passenger depot. an employee of the railroad
works. named Whitley, not wishing to wait
until the cars got out of the way, climbed
between two of them while they were mov-
ing and put his foot on the link connecting
them. Just at that moment the engine
gave the cars push and the bumpers came
together, giving the foot a severe squeezing
and decorating it. Whitley was taken to the
Railroad Hospital, where It was found that
no bones were broken.
Three small boys, about 10 years of age,
took Chas. r. Parsons horse and buggy
from where it had been left near his Office
yesterday afternoon, and enjoyed them
selves riding about for several hours, end
ing by taking the rig to the station house
and telling the officer in charge that they
found it. All three were locked up for a
while, and then two were sent home. The
other, named VIM. Shaw, was retained in
custody, as he is bad boy, whose mother
desires to have him sent 10 the Reform
School, as she cannot control him. In
order to earn living, she has to go out to
work, and the boy then gets into mischief.
Captain Stone, of the San Francisco Po-
lice Department, will pass through to-day
lIOil QulnN1J L ndNIDE III
custody two stage-robbers, named -
Higgs and William Jess On October 10th
they stopped the stage running between
Quincy and Reno, obtaining S. from one
passenger and shooting passenger, Cen
eral Day. A week later they were caught
near Gibsonville, Plumas county and taken
to Quincy. There they were examined
and committed for trial, but few days
later they both pleaded guilty, waived time
and were sentenced to San Quentin for
three years. Owing to the absence of De-
tectives Hume and Thacker at the time,
Wells, Fargo & Co. asked Captain Stone to
look out for the case and bring the prison.
ers to justice.
RACING To-DAT.-At Agricultural Park
this afternoon there will be an interesting
race half-miIe and repeat, for the Sacra-
mento yearling stake, with :he following
starters: NJ. W. Hicks Rill. by Prompter;
Morris Toomey's Triumph, by Prompter:
E. Giddings' Minet, by Bay Rose; w.
Ober's Rosebud, by Prompter Also a
match race for $40 side, mile heats, three
in five between NJ. w. Hicks trotting mare
Empress and w. 0ber's PAGER Patti, the
latter to wagon.
ARREsTs.-These arrests were made yes
terday Rosa Rinehardt, by officer Suli-
van, for being drunk; John Muhlig, by
citizens McCashin and McManus, for dis