Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-02-08
Local BREYIIIES.

Inc river IS rising, ana MARKED 10 leet
inches yesterday.
The Postoffice at Richland, this county,
will be discontinued after Saturday, Feb
ruary 18th.
In Department One of the Superior
Court on Saturday, Julia c. Avery was
granted divorce from L. f. Avery.
The saloonmen of Woodland held a Sc
cret meeting Sunday night 10 take meas
ures of some kind to meet the local option
movement.
The Improved Order of Red Men will
celebrate Washington's birthday appro-
priately in Armory Hall on the evening of
February 22d.
Ticket No. 151 drew the first door prize
at the masquerade ball last Thursday night.
The prize, a handsome plush clock, has not
yet been called for.
General McComb, Warden of the prison
at San Quentin, turned into The State treas
ury yesterday $9,001 The Yosemite Com
mission also paid III S47 IA.
The Republican bosses Of Sacramento
went to the Bay yesterday. The Demo
cratic bosses Of San Francisco came to this
city last night. What's up?
4 reward of $500 has been offered by
Governor Waterman for the arrest of
sometime ago i'll San Francisco.
The noa-commissioned officers of the
city companies Of the First Artillery are
ordered TO meet at the Armory this even
ing in fatigue uniform for instruction and
drill.
Fish Commissioner Reuter- was in the
city yesterday and had smile for ever
friend he met He had heard of Judge
Wallaces decision and was correspondingly
happy.
Complaint has been made to the police
that boys use slugshots in the Capitol
grounds in the afternoon every day, to the
annoyance of pedestrians who happen to
pass that way.
Robert Miller, against whom the Jury
fees in the Caulfield VS.. Miller case were
taxed, paid the same (S96) to County Clerk
Hamilton yesterday, and the jurors who
served on the case can now get the money.
In Department One of the Superior
Court, Monday, Maria L. Dassonville was
denied decree of divorce from A. a.
Dassonville, and the latter was ordered to
make provision for the support of minor
children.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 4S0, being % warmer than
the normal for that day. The highest and
lowest temperature was coo and $50, with
gentle and variable winds, and weather
clear and pleasant.
A telephone message was received from
Captain Thomas, of Oakland, who stated
that he had arrested two men there who
had confessed to having burned two houses
in this city in the alley between Fourth and
Fifth, and X streets.
Union Lodge, No. 81, A. o. U. w,
elected as representatives to the Grand
Lodge A. o. I. W., which meets in San
Francisco on the second Tuesday in April
II. J. Norton, Joseph Judd, James Back
rath, J. f. Harlow and c. w. Baker.
The salaries of the employees of the State
Printing Office will be paid to-day. The
sum of 81, GA 80 was drawn from the text
book fund, 81 ,469 So from the State school
book fund, and 1921 Is from the State
printing fund, making total of SOL 80.
The evening GiJlet says: Smallpox
has disappeared from the town" and in
another column of the same issue has the
following: John d. Garner, smallpox
patient, was brought here this morning
from Dunsmuir, and is located at the pest
house."
Sergeant Barwick lost from his overcoat
pocket yesterday afternoon a lady's loIg
gold watch chain weighing three ounces
for the return of which the Sergeant offers
a reward of $50. The chain being an heir
loom, is valued more for its associations
than otherwise.
Remember the leap-year party at Gran
gers Hall tonight. Young man, this may
be your last opportunity. Stand not upon
the order OF your going, but go there and
take your chances. The ladies Of Equity
Lodge, X. and L. of H., know how to get
| up party, and this, from the announced
arrangements, will be the boss ofthe season.
Monday at Perkins Station, John Bel
cher, Postmaster at Costume while lean
ing on a wagon being loaded with grain
from high platform. fell to the ground,
his fall being caused by the team starting
He struck on the sharp end of a truck
handle, which also fell, and ii penetrated
his body two or three inches, causing
dangerous wound,
The Stockton Independent SAYS: ELI
Mayo. in fit of jealousy against G. w.
Hit, whom he suspected of alternating the
affections OF q charming Sacramento widow,
stabbed Hit Sunday afternoon. Hit is in
the hospital and Mayo is in jail" The
notorious Kate Dawson Is not charming
Sacramento widow" Hit is not in the hos
pital: Eli Mayo is not in Jail. Otherwise
the item is correct.
Immediately after the death of General
U. S. Grant, the New York Star undertook
the task of raising by subscription a fund
to erect monument in honor of the hero
Although the Star is a bright paper, had
noble object in view and had great field
to work it, its fund to-day only amounts to
SLIP 81. The fund started only a couple
of weeks ago by the Lady Managers of the
Protestant Ophan Asylum for the babies
in that institution is nearly as large the
New York journals fund, and before an
other week will be much larger.