Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-12
BRIEF NOTES.

have beaten the Saddle ROCKS by score o
is toe.
The steamer San Joaquin No. arrived
yesterday from San Francisco with mer
chandise and lumber.
The Fish Commissioners met yesterday
but did not transact any business. They
will meet again at 10 A. N. to-day.
The First Ward Republicans will hold q
caucus this evening at 7:30, at 21S ] street
The Fourth Ward Republicans, caucus al
Turner Hall at s tomorrow evening.
A Deputy Sheriff of Los Angeles county
came up yesterday, bringing Jesus Gurrola,
who is en- route to Folsom Prison to serve
a term of five years for grand larceny, in
horse stealing.
A fine lunch will be served at the
| Seventh-street NJ. f. Church, between J
and X, to-day, by the ladies of the First
Baptist Church. Lunch, % cents; ice
cream. Is cents.
A special train of six cars came up from
San Francisco yesterday noon, en- route to
Chicago, conveying members of the G. A.
r. and w. r. C. to their homes in Illinois
aud that section.
An employee at J. w. Wilson'S livery
| stable named Jack Grey met with an acct
dent yesterday morning, by which one OF
his legs was broken. He was taken to the
county Hospital
There are kilograms at the Western Union
| telegraph office for j. w. Johnston, T. A.
| Robinson, 1929 Sixth street; ]. a. Stevens,
| Fred Collier Chas. Maxwell and Joseph
Beer, 325 r street.
In the Police Court yesterday Thomas
Hart, for being drunk, was sent below for
"a hours, and Chas. Knapp, for like
otfense, was fined g 80. These two cases
constituted the calendar.
The Western train was two hours behind
| time in its arrival yesterday morning, hav-
ing been held at Lathrop to connect with
the Southern train, which was so large that
it was run in two sections.
Coroner Clark concluded that it was I'M
necessary to hold an inquest in the case of
the boy William l.. Atwood, who was
drowned Tuesday afternoon, as it was evil
dent that the drowning was accidental.
Mrs. Smith, who a few days ago was
sentenced in the Police Court to pay fine
of $50 for drunkenness, has been again ar
rested and is likely to have charge of
common drunkard entered against her.
Colonel Won Schmidfs dredger COM
menced yesterday its work of filling China
slough. The water that came through the
pipe was at first rather free from sediment,
but soon assumed the form of liquid mud.
But one arrest was made yesterday-Ah
Fit, by officers Mccormack and Cotfey, for
burglary. All Coon, the complainant, al
leges that Fit felOniousIy entered his prem
Uses and stole $500. Fits friends say it is
trumped-up charge.
1t may interest some of our visitors to
know that the armory of the First Artillery
Regiment, n. G. c., will be open for in
spection all day. 1t is the most complete
for the purpose used on the coast. Loca-
ton, Sixth and L streets.
CHARLES N Post announces himself this
morning as a candidate for reelection to
the Office of Justice of the Peace and Sam
uel B. Smith for the office of Police Ad-
ministrator, both subject to the decision of
the Republican County Convention.
The excellent cuts published in to-day's
issue of the Placer county citrus fruit dis
play, and of the first special fruit train,
were engraved by G. H. Holmes, of this
city for E. K. Alsip & Co., and through the
courtesy Of the latter they are presented.
Brakeman Mclaughlin, of the train that
ran into a washout few miles from Ter
race last Saturday. is at the Railroad Hos
pital. His legs were very shockingly lar
cerated, and, though no bones were broken,
it will be a difficult matter to save his limbs,
or one of them, at least.
The City Hall flagstaff was raised yester-
day, and handsome flag unfurled to the
breeze from it Immediately afterwards.
Speeches brimful of patriotism were made
by City Auditor Mckee, Trustee Jones and
Judge Henry, and then all that did not
have sore Threats from cheering the speak
ers INDUCED in a little wine.
John Wright, German residing in the
southwest part OF Woodland, at an early
hour Tuesday morning dropped dead in
his door yard The attending physician
after examination declared the death to
have been the result of an attack of heart
disease. Mr.. Wright, as the result of an
accident, had been a hopeless invalid for
number Of years.
The Lower Lake Bulgetin of August 9TH,
says; L. p. Everett and party were in
town last Friday. They are making a
preliminary survey of the Sacramento,
Lake and Mendocino Railroad, via Cache
Creek. This line has been run from Rum
seys TO within q short distance of the fork
of Cache creek and no serious obstacles
have been encountered. The feasibility
OF the projected route is beyond peradvent-
ure."
About , o'clock yesterday afternoon,
While the Committee on Decorations were
preparing to suspend large flag across K
street between Fifth and Sixth, the rope
was placed around chimney of the build
ing at one time known as Red Mems Hall.
Before much strain had come upon it, the
chimney gave way and tumbled in a mass
down upon the balcony in front, passed
through and alighted upon the sidewalk.
Two or three men narrowly escaped being
hurt, but were warned and by lively jump
ing got out of the way.
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