Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-18
BRIEF NOTES.

evening at o'clock.
The colored people of the city and thei
friends from abroad had fine dance a
Turner Hall Thursday night.
The Mountain Assemblies, Knights o
Labor, and Assembly No. $50, of this city
will meet at Rocklin tomorrow, for thu
purpose of forming State Assembly.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature in Sacramento yesterday was
500 and 620, with light to fresh sor.therly
winds and very hazy weather prevailing.
Charles T. Davis, of Washington. D. c..
who has been in Sacramento for severa
days on business for the United States Blu
reau Of Labor, left yesterday morning fol
San Francisco.
1t was reported on the streets last even.
ing that man by the name of Johnny
Powers, engaged in business in Woodland
had been killed in that place. No par!icu.
lars could be obtained.
a force of carpenters is engaged in max
ing repairs and Improvements to the ma.
rine ways on the Yolo side of the river
and they will be put in thorough order fol-
use during the coming winter.
Peter Schumacher and Louis Warner
(' Muldoon') had a Greco Roman wrest-
ling match, for 800 aside, at the Elite The
alter Thursday night. Schumacher won two
falls in succession and the match.
]. C. Casey, the hotel burglar, has re-
pented of his confession to Chief Dillman
and officer Farren, and announces his in
tention of standing trial. Grove L. John
son has been retained to defend him.
In the alley between Third and Fourth,
J and X streets, there is deep hole, caused
apparently by break in the sewer. Some
one few days ago placed barrel over it,
and board with the warning Danger!''
James McCaw had sudden attack OF
illness at the Park yesterday, causing him
to faint, but he soon recovered conscious
ness, and after & while his sufferings were
alleviated to such an extent that he could
leave for home.
Governor Stoneman has appointed Nota-
ries Public as follows w. c. Johnson, Sa-
linas John Brown, Jr, San Bernardino
A. L. Preston, Jamestown. Tuolumne
county; VIM. Caldwell, Cloyerdale; Y. A.
Gregg, San Luis Obispo.
In our notice of the lunches given by the
ladies of the various churches in aid OF the
\. NJ. c. A. the fact that the ladies of the
Central NJ. Z. Church assisted on Thurs
day last, to make that Gay fine success,
was accidentally omitted.
The city wafer will be shut off to-day
from A. NJ. to 3 P. II. from that portion OF
the city between Second and Ninth streets,
ard the south side of \ and north side of 0
streets, to give opportunity for doing neces-
sary work to the main supplying that sec
ton.
Colonel William Hawkins, for many
years resident of Sacramento, is a candi-
date for Sheriff of Butte county on the Re
publican ticket, and, whatever the result OF
the race, he will make the canvass de-
cidedly lively for his opponent I" all the
same
The steamer San Joaquin, No. 3, arrived
from the upper Sacramento yesterday with
grain. Her crew were transferred to the
San Joaquin No. 3, which left for Port
Costa with two barges loaded with grain.
The steamer Varuna also arrived from the
upper Sacramento with grain.
The locomotives of the Red Bluff pas.
senger trains are now burning coal instead
Of wood. One tank of coal lasts for the
round trip, saving the time and trouble of
stopping to wood up" both going and
coming, besides the burning of the supply
of wood taken from this city on the start,
Among the passengers that arrived at
San Francisco from China on Thursday
were Hing, for many years interpreter at the
railroad depot in this city, and Jimmy"
bright young Celestial, long in the en-
ploy of Supervisor Steinman. They have
been on trip to China that has occupied
about year.
The Charleston IS. c. Young Mems
Christian Association having suffered Sc
verely from the recent earthquake, the
rooms being unfit for use, and financial
resources cut off, a collection will be taken
up tomorrow afternoon at the service for
men only, in our local Association hall, to
assist these sufferers.
The following arrests were made yester-
day: J.J. Randall, by officer O'Mera, and
James Horrigan and James Brown, by
local Nash, for disturbing the peace James
Gilday, by officers wager and Mccormack,
for being common drunk; John Doe, by
Deputy Sheriff Fuller, for being drunk; j.
A. Bonham, by locals O'Mera and Ingham,
for disturbing the peace.
There appears to be an immense plumber
of fish in the lakes and sloughs in this vi
entity this season. One haul of the net in
Fisherman's lake yesterday morning re-
suited in securing a wagon load of fish
perch, carp, shad catfish. etc. So many
were caught that the smaller ones were
thrown back, and then there were more
than Mr.. Cooper had use for.
About 100 of the 200 improved fruit cars
ordered built at the railroad works in this
city have been completed and put in serv-
ice, and work upon the remainder is going
on. These cars are larger than those here
tofore in use for this traffic, as they carry
% tons each, and are about 80 feet long, of
heavy construction, and specially adapted
for fruit transportation. The bearings are
seven inches long and ourinches in dame
ter, an increase on all similar cars.
In the Art Gallery at the Pavilion is a
well-executed crayon picture of the pointer
Molle Ashe, owned in this city, executed
ny Joseph CFackbon, young gentleman
born and reared in Sacramento, but who is
now in San Francisco pursuing art study.
The picture was placed among those of
amateurs, but The Committee on Awards in
the Art Department were SO favorably i'm
pressed with the merits of the work that
they had it classed among those Of profess
sional artists, and awarded the author a
substantial premium.