Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-09
LOCAL BREYITIES.

The O'Mera-Sullivan case will be argued
to-day before Judge Armstrong.
The blockade on the Oregon and Cali
fornia Railroad was raised yesterday.
Some miscreant has broken the fountain
placed some months ago in Capitol Park.
Geo. Muddox, of the Capitol Pottery, has
just received a lot of new machinery from
the East.
The approach of Valentines Day is be-
ing heralded by the usual display of yalen-
tines in the stores.
The Democratic County Central Commit
tee viii meet at the Golden Eagle Hotel
reading-rooms Friday evening.
Judge Armstrong, in Department One of
the Superior Court, yesterday granted Celia
earle divorce from Charles ]. earle.
County Clerk Hamilton received three
coyote scalps yesterday, and the Supervis-
ors paid the standing reward for them.
The through trains from San Francisco
to Portland and from Portland to San
Francisco were started again last evening.
The Governor yesterday signed patent
Tor 50 acres in San Diego county to VIM.
M. Scott, out of the University land grant.
Work on the new Catholic Cathedral is
progressing finely. 1t will soon be rooted
In, and then work on the interior will be
commenced
Anderson, of the Atlas, has been signed
to play third base with the Haverlys next
season, and Mullee will be in the Pioneer
combination.
The funeral services of the late Horatio
Hurd will be held at 1890 p. NJ. to-day at
the Congregational Church. The inter
ment will be private.
new side track has been put in on the
railroad track on R street, between Tenth
and Eleventh, for the use of the Carlaw
Bros, dealers in granite.
J. B. Patterson, of Lincoln, Placer coun-
ty, was in the city yesterday. He reports a
brisk demand for real estate in that section
and made sale of farm yesterday.
Sealed bids will be received az f. K
Alsips office 1015 Fourth street, until the
10Th inst. for the grading of the avenues of
Oak Park, as per specifications on file with
the Secretary.
The number of Eastern visitors who
register at the State Library is about forty
each day. About fifty permits to visit the
dome of the Capitol is issued by the Secre-
tary of State daily.
Yesterday was pardon day, and Governor
people who presented the cases of relatives
and friends who are in prison. If the Gov
ernor takes any action it will not be made
public for several days.
chicken shooting match will take
place at Silas Chances, on the lower Stock
ton road, February 18th. Shotguns and
rifles both will be used. A free convey
ance will connect with the terminus of the
Highland Park Railway.
The will of the late Francis Foster has
been filed for probate. The deceased's two
daughters are named as executors of the
Will, to serve without bonds or security.
The petition for probate places the value of
the estate at about 500, 900.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 44o, being 50 cooler than the
normal for that day. The highest and low
est temperature was $50 and $50, with light
variable winds and foggy from A. NJ. to
Il NJ, afterwards clear and pleasant.
The grounds around the State Printing
Ofhce have been cleaned up, portion of it
seeded to blue grass and all looks bright
and green. The State Printer intends max
ing this portion of the Capitol Park.
hitherto neglected, as attractive as any
other.
Angelo Domentini was brought into the
Superior Court yesterday, and entered a
plea of not guilty. The Court, upon the
defendant representing himself to be with
out counsel, appointed w. A. Henry to de.
tend him. His case will be called and set
for trial to-day
There will be meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Sacramento CITY and
County Improvement Association this
evening at O'Clock, at the rooms of the
Association, 429 J street. The special
order of business will be consideration of
street Improvements.
a quantity of hcorice root grown in this
county has been forwarded to the State
Board of Trade at San Francisco. The en-
tire Sacramento exhibit, which attracted so
much attention, and which was so favor
ably commented upon at the San Jose Git
rus Fair, has also been transferred to San
francisco.
The gold watch and chain that was lost
and advertised in the RECORD MON yester-
day, was found by George Tyrrell son of
DR.. G. G. Tyrrell, and returned to Sergeant
Barwick between and 10 o clock Yesterday
morning. An honest man Is the noblest
work OF God, and the next best thing is a
wldely-read newspaper-as medium of
advertising.
From copy of the New Zealand Tdhran-
| aki of a recent date it is learned that John
Power was killed at Omata on December
I'd by the wheel of bullock dray passing
over his body. Deceased was 81 years of
| age, and LETT a wife and three children.
| Deceased has a brother Orchard Power
on this coast, who at one time resided at or
near Sacramento
The Beard of Town Trustees of Wood
land have been importuned to pass a
tobacco ordinance, and the matter will be
considered at some meeting in the near
future. The provisions, we understand,
will make it misdeameor to sell tobacco,
cigars or cigarettes to boys under Is years
of age, or to permit boys of that age to
either smoke or use tobacco in any form in
any public resort. The ordinance has not
yet been drawn up, but will be as soon as
the Board signifies its readiness to pass
such one.
WANTED.-A span of good work horses
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