Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-10-19
LOCAL BREVITIES.

B. L. Steinman is making extensive improve
ments at the depot.
J. L. Huntoon, Treasurer of Sacramento
county, yesterday paid into the State Treasury
An entertainment and social will be given
this evening at the Fourteenth-street Presby-
terian Church.
The quarterly warrants for the First Artil-
lery Regiment are now ready at the State Con-
trollers Office.
Henry Wittenbrook yesterday shipped 1,50O
| bales of hops to Liverpool and London Flint &
Raymond also sent 400 bales.
Juanita Council No. >, D. of P, Improved Or
der of Red Men, gave a very enjoyable oak leaf
party at Turner Hail last night
The Earl Fruit Company are loading twelve
carloads OF apples on the steamer Zealandia
which is to sail for Australia tomorrow
The police report that the electric lights have
not been burning siuce Monday night, total
| darkness prevailing after the moon sets.
| U. Hartnell, Treasurer OF Monterey county,
was at the Capitol yesterday in connection with
| the sale OF Monterey county bonds TO the State.
The damage by the fire yesterday morning,
/ in the stable back of Steinmans new buildings
on J street, amounted to $780, There was no IN
| surance.
| Christian Reese, Treasurer of the city and
| county of San Francisco, was in the city yes
| terday and paid into the State Treasury
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The following arrests were recorded on the
police slate last night: o. II. Bliss. forgery by
| ofhcer Farrell; William Lewis, grand larceny,
| by officers Farrell and Able.
| Michael Ward, the engineer who was injured
| by the bursting of a blast pipe at the rolling
| mills Wednesday evening, is able to be about
| his wounds not proving serious.
c. S. Young, of the firm of Preble & Young of
Biggs, in this city yesterday inouiring for a
market for thirty tons of dried peaches, grown
| this year, on their Rio Benito colony lands.
The local candidates on the Democratic ticket
| will address a meeting at Twenty-fifth and o
streets tonight. H. NJ. LaRue, Robert Fisher
X. NJ. Clarken, o. s. Flint and others will speak
Officer Green arrested negro named Thomas
Bluit last night on a charge of petit larceny
Bluit is charged by Robert Stackh ouse a roof
painter, with stealing some barley, tacks pipe
and other articles from a place on the alley be-
tween j and K, Second and Third streets.
| Announcements are made of meetines TO be
| held tonight IN making preparations for the
Republican State Rally, as follows: Executive
Committee, at Republican Headquarters: Invi-
| tation and Reception Committee, at w. P. Cole
mans Office; Committee on Grounds and Speak
ers Stands, at same place. All to meet at 730
The Chinese quarter was illuminated last
night by innumerable lanterns and the din of
the annual devil driving" attracted great
| many white people to l street, who watched the
performance at the Josh-bouse with q great deal
OF interest. The religious ceremonies will con-
| tinued until next Monday night.
At the candidates meeting at Antelope We'd
| nesday night when "billy'' Hamilton took the
| stand the audience demanded a bear story in
place of political speech This was right in
| the County Clerks hand. His late hunting trip
| to Capay Valley had refreshed his memory on
some thrilling experiences, and he gave them a
| good one.
| Electrician Fisk SAYS that the reason the fire
| alarm would not work yesterday morning was
| that the Western Union wire was blown upon
| the fire alarm wire on Fifteenth street between
| and X The fact is there seems to be some
| thing the matter with the system all the time,
present condition. The new line will be COM
| pleted in two weeks