Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-26
BRIEF NOTES.

The Sacramento river has receded to Is
| feet IL inches.
Seven carloads of oranges and ten of tea
went East by special train yesterday.
The steamer varuna was launched yes
terday morning from the ways on the Yolo
side of the river.
The Democratic City Central Committee
will meet next Tuesday evening, to arrange
the preliminaries for City Convention.
Z. C. Hart announces himself, this
morning, as a candidate for the office of
CITY Attorney, subject TO the decision of
the Republican Convention.
Deputy Sheriff Wilson brought up from
| San Francisco last evening, EN- route to the
State Prison at Folsom, Henry Bolte, who
| is to serve seven years for embezzement.
The Olive Branch Ladies' Society gave
their first social and ball last evening at Y /.
NJ. l. Hail. Refreshments were served, and
all who attended enjoyed a pleasant even
ing.
through yesterday, conveying to the State
Prison at San Quentin Charles Calhower
who is to serve ten years, and Geo. Rogers,
under sentence of seven years, both for
burglary.
Department One of the Superior Court
being engaged in the hearing of the Zeller
case, which will probably fill out the re-
mainder of the week, the cases of McIsaacs,
for an assault TO murder, and Maroney
Hurst ct al, for gaming, were yesterday
continued until next Monday.
The Sacramento Board of Hope will give
social and literary entertainment at the
Presbyterian Church this evening. Mrs.
NJ. Il. Richardson, Superintendent of the
juvenile work, is to be present Admis-
sion, 20 cents children, 10 cents. Refresh
ments will be served without charge.
The steamer Dover arrived from the
upper Sacramento yesterday with grain,
and the steamer San joaquin, No. 4, from
San Francisco, with merchandise The
latter returned to San Francisco with grain,
and the Dover and Ceres left for the upper
Sacramento, the latter having just been
added to the grain-carrying fleet
The entries for the spring meeting of the
Blood Horse Association are gratifyingly
numerous, and of such quality that the
meeting promises to be the best that has
ever taken place on the coast The same
horses, or the greater portion of them, will
doubtless be entered for the races of the
Capital Turf Club in this city, which take
place few days after those of the Blood
Horse Association close.
Up to O'Clock last night there had been
80 of an inch of rain precipitated at San
Diego, .02 OF an inch at San Luis Obispo,
and sprinkle at San Francisco. San Luis
Oblspo and San Francisco reported foul
weather sunset, also foul sunset was re-
ported from Tatoosh to Roseburg, Or It
looks as though our good weather would be
soon brought to a close Light rain was
falling at Tatoosh Island, Portland and
Roseburg.
Chief jackson yesterday returned answer
to the Boston Herdlds inquiry concerning
one All Moy. or Moy John. who was re-.
ported TO have shot a man in Sacramento.
some time ago, that SO far as he
knew no Chinaman had ever killed
white man in Sacramento. He
suggested that the Chinaman about
whom the Herald was making INQUIRY was
All Mon, who shot and killed Toy Tie on
Third street, between | and j, on Sunday.
March 80, 1884. He escaped and never was
caught, notwithstanding the large reward
offered by the Six Companies for him.
On application of James c. Cary. as at
torney, Judge Lawler in San Francisco
yesterday, issued writ of mandate direct
ing Controller Dunn to draw his warrant
in favor of Charles Robinson for $50. On
the llth of March last the State Senate
passed resolution to the effect that. in
consideration of late hours work, the SEN
ate pages, porters, watchmen, gate keepers.
mail carriers and mailing clerks be paid
81 extra for their services, amounting to
500 each. Robinson was porter OF the
Senate and he began the proceedings as a
test case. The amount involved is between
$1,000 and $4,000.