Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Orland.
The steamers yaruna and D. E. Knight
came down the river Thursday with barge
loads of grain.
The third annual ball of the Y. NJ. l.,
No. II, will be given at Armony Hall on
Thursday evening next.
A settlement Of S161 ,4S0 Oh was paid into
the State Treasury yesterday by Sacramento
county for taxes during the past year.
At midnight the police had made the
following arrests: d. C. Kaymeyer and a.
J. DAMS, disturbing the peace; Pat. Duffy,
drunk, and Henry Mccoy, burglary.
Two carloads of United States soldiers
came through on the west-bound overland
yesterday from the East. They are in conf
mand of Captain Aberts, and are going TO
the Preside.
VA. Barnes. of the San Francisco Err
dminer, will address the Young Mems
Christian Association on Monday evening
next. Admission free to members; all
others % cents.
Rev. w. G. Merrill will tomorrow even
ing deliver another of his series OF popular
Bible lectures at the Congregational Church.
Subject The Covenant of the Kings
the Power of Good Life
A correspondent writing from Capay
valley SAYS: Scarlet fever, measles,
chicken-pox and whooping cough have
about run their course here, but now we
hear the munps are bringing up the rear"
The alarm of fire at P. NJ. yesterday was
occasioned by the burning out of a chimney
at the Ninth-street Baptist Church. No
damage, except to the fire department.
which had hard run through the stiff
mud.
Dr. Tebbets, Chairman of the Board of
Supervisors, was informed last evening that
the small pox had broken ont in the Chinese
camp at Courtland. DR.. G. A. White, the
county physician, will go down to-day to
investigate.
The charge against Harry j. w. Dam of
having secured pardons for convicts from
General Stoneman has been referred by the
San Francisco Grand Jury to the Sacra-
mento Grand Jury, as the alleged offense
was committed in this county.
A poor man in Woodland lost $40 gold
piece. A Yolo capitalist found the double
eagle and plying the losers distress, re-
turned the latter 50. The meanest man in
California can no longer be said to live in
Los Angeles, because he is a Yoloite.
Milton McWhorter has severed his con-
nection with the Marysville Democrat and
u
Suffer City. w. H. Phillips has secured
the controlling interest in the Democrat,
and it is said he will have George Ohleyer
as editor.
Thomas C. Pockman, who was selected
by the improvement Association to can
vass for products of Sacramento county to
be exhibited at San Jose during the con-
vention of Eastern horticulturists there
has accepted the situation and entered upon
the work.
A large number of freight cars that have
been delayed on the Central Pacific came
over the hill yesterday Bot little freight
traffic is now being done over the Oregon
line owing to its present rough condition
a new road and heavy storms give railroad
men plenty of work.
The Young Mems Christian Association
held their monthly business meeting las
evening A large number were present.
From the reports presented by the various
| committees, it was noticed that The Asso
citation is actively at work. Eighteen new
| members were elected.
The Sacramento CaleAopian Club will
celebrate the 10th anniversary of the birth
of Bobbie Burns, at ArmOry Hall, or
Wednesday evening, January 25.h, by a
grand promenade concert and ball when
the best local talent of San Francisco and
Sacramento Will take part
Arrangements have been made for two
lectures, on Friday and Saturday of next
week, at the Sixth-street M. +. Church, by
the noted kentucky orator Colonel j. j.
hickman. The lectures Will be on the
subject OF temperance and 1t is understood
there Will be no charge for admission.
As an evidence of the dispatch in which
business is being conducted in the Adiutant.
Generals office under General Orton's ad-
minlstratlon, 1t may be stated that six
hundred copies OF the new roster and the
same number OF orders were mailed and
on the way to their destination in an hour
after they were received.
Some time last November N. w. Ran.
dali, of Orland, Colusa county. disappeared
from home and nothing has been heard Of
him since. He is about five feetlten inches
III nsh n aseu apouI ~ years, grey nan
a nha,, 10, Iast Soa ioo PuuHas hoIe
,o. is'o SaeA sui'i oro"h
o'ercoa' anu oiacA Deroy nat'
w hile down IN Los Angeles recently, j.
II. Maooen, OF RACER picked up a pointer on
orange growing rom Wad-El- ward, the
celebrated lecturer, who says that in Pal
esune they flrst bud the orange On lime
STOCK, ana then oud back on orange stock.
one eyer saw the scale on lime trees '
II. GO, ~,
Iii ~ HSis VI oolu minteIs, oeiie tn blu-
W., W, VI 49, -, 'ayo III tIle pas Az years
enee Las. iaS Deen nhe ~ which .heIe were
81 ~ lis my .he Greater Portlon
vi ;he nd aineneo salley WIN nlahlle Oh
Mhi Ne me ms severe sIo oso was
~ 'n1 niGt'n VI p: January, Ioto, wnlcn IN
SOM SON ioc"'iIies iai" oii 'ne GROUND ior sew
eiai "a!s'
The average signal service temperature
yesterday was 390, being 50 colder than
lowest temperature was 4So and zoe e'. With atb
fresh soutberlv winds and cIe.,. vaatbar
during the early morning and forenoon .. :.
fresh to brisk westerly and nortberlv winds
dnring the afternoon and nigbt viii y
snrinkle of rain between 2 and =,
weather clear AT night >
AT recent meeting OF the Board of Agri-
culture of El Dorado county A. T. Leach
man was elected delegate to attend a con-
vention of delegates from the various
agricultural associations for the purpose Of
consultation in the arrangement of dates
that will result in the formation of two cir
cults, one to precede and the other 10 follow
the State Fair. The convention will meet
IN this city the 10Th day of this month.