Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-02-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE,
A Spring Meeting.

A Spring Meeting.
The Capital Turf Club met Saturday
evening IN the parlor of the Golden Eagle
Hotel, J W. Wilson presiding. 1t was de-
cided to reorganize the club, and place the
membership fee at $40. Christopher
Green addressed the club at length. He
said that heretofore the organization had
beea composed of a small number of indi-
ylduals, owing to the fact OF the large mem
pershlp lee. At the proposed fee of $40
winch would entitle the member and his
tamily, to all the privileges, he had no
doubt but that two hundred, or even more.
members could be obtained, large purses
could be hung up. the interest awakened
greatly increased, a larger at
tendance than in former years
obtained. and that character
and tone given spring meetings bv the
presence Of our best citizens. which is very
desirable, IN order 10 make it a success
with the hnest track on the continent, the
fastest horses IN the world, the well-known
hberaiity of the citizens of the Capital CITY
there was no reason why spring meeting
at Agricultural Park in the latter part Of
April, just after the races below and lust
before the departure Of the flyers for the
East should not be q racing event that
would attract lovers of turf sport from all
over the State. He did not think business
men throughout the city would refuse to
take $40 membership. If they did so. the
success was secured beyond peradventure
a. J. Rhoads, II. NJ. Bernard. Thomas
Fox, Curtiss II. Todd, w. o. Bowers A. J.
Stemler and others addressed the club upon
the same topic, all agreeing with the ex-
Mayor that the cheap membership plan
was the best and would insure success.
a. }. Rh0ads made motion that the
Chair appoint committee of nine TO can
yass the city and solicit memberships.
The Chair appointed the following:
4. }. RhOads, Thomas Fox, H NJ Ber-
nard. Frank Smith, a J. Stemler, George
W. Carey, Col. james McNasser, W. O.
Bowers, E. G. Blessing. On motion the
Chairman, J. W. Wilson, was also added to
the committee
The Canyassing Committee were in
structed 10 meet at the Golden Eagle Ho-
Tel on Tuesday. February 9th, and make a
canvass of the business portion of the city
in u body. They were also instructed to
report 10 a meeting of the club at the par
Tor of the Golden Eagle Hotel Wednesday
evening, February 10th, to which time the
meeting adjourned.
A CELESTIAL SURPRISE Parry For
weeks q silent but efiectual boycott ofthose
employing Chinese help has been going on
in this city There has been no particular
movement against any particular branch
of business no firm has been selected as q
target for those opposed to the employment
of Chinese help, but there seems to be a
deep-seated and determined desire upon
the part of nearly every one to discourage
their employment, and 40 one has felt this
more kecnly than the restaurateurs and
hotel-keepers. That transient customers,
and regular boaTders as well do look for
eating houses where white help is en-
ployed is well-known fact. On Saturday
Charles Jenkins. the new proprietor
of the State House. gave the Chi
pese help at that well-known hotel
quite surprise party. He marched
into the kitchen an entire crew of white
cooks and dishwashers, put two young la
dies into the laundry, and two more up
stairs to do the cleaning up and busting
that had heretofore been done by Chinese
The Cinnamon were all marched into the
office, paid off, and they then departed for
the Chinese quarters on | street. The Chi
namen many of whom had worked in that
hotel for Years, were very much surprised
at the sudden and sweeping change, and
thought it hard indeed to thus be thrown
out of employment-set adrift, as it were,
upon the cold and unteeling world in the
midst of winter, and at the beginning of
their New Year. Another we'll known
rataurateur left yesterday for San Fran
cisco to secure a crew to do his work
Many others have made partial changes,
and it is safe to say that the example set by
the State House will have to be followed
by others in the same line of business.
Chinaman buried since the passage OF
Ordinance No. 207 was on yesterday, when
the body of Chey y, who was murdered by
one of his countrymen at CORTLAND one
day last week, was laid away" according
law. His coffin was not made, as is the
usual custom, in an undertaker's establish
ment, but in the plumbing shop of Smith
& Muir, who constructed it in accordance
with the provision of the ordinance, which
reads: In a box of suitable dimensions,
made of redwood boards, not less than one
inch in thickness, and lined with sheet
lead not less than five pounds TO the square
foot, which shall be soldered by a licensed
plumber Such box shall have a brass
vent screw one and half inches in diam
eter, with standard thread, and with a
hange and lock-nut which said vent screw
shall be soldered to the lead on the inside
vi AAAC bbAAOll4 vi lllG DOA. SlA lHClleS lIOill
the foot end of the box"
OPENING OF TIE DIXON AcADEMY--E.P 7.
Rowell to-day assumes the principalship
and full charge of the Dixon Academy.
The outlook for the institution is very
bright, both because the community will
warmly support il, and because thorough
ly experienced and excellently qualified
educator has been procured to conduct it.
The Dixon Tribune in its last issue has over
half a column concerning the prospects of
the academy, and of Endorsements of Prof
Rowell, which have been voluntarily fur
nished the Trustees. OF the latter, the
Tribune says: An entire page of the Tri-
Jl1le might easily be filed with the good
opinions voluntarily expressed of him BY
the best people of Sacramento, among
whom he has resided for the past five
years. Prof. Rowelrs friends in Sacra-
mento-and they are legion-wish him,
and the institution of which he takes
charge, most abundant success and pros
perity.
To-Day is the tenth lay of our great an
nual clearaDG -yery article over the
four large rooms Sold at and below cost
Mems calf button sewed shoes marked
down to - 80 per pair. Furnishing goods
clothing and hats are marked down at Red
House.
GREAT silk sale to-day in our annual
clearance sale. Red House.