Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-13
LOCAL sREvIrIEs.


The cabin of the new steamer San Joa-
] quin No. is being built
| There is S13047 SO in the police fund of
| the city, and twenty-si officers who cahnot
| get cent for their services.
/ A party of young people had an excur-
| sion up the river TO Elkhorn Yesterday on
the little launch Canyasback.
The steamer Varuna went up the liver
yesterday, having in tow the barge Colo
RADIO, loaded with general freight.
Steps ara being taken TO secure the par
don of An Fat, who killed All Quong in
this city in 1873 and was sentenced for life
In a few days another party of Wood
landites will start for Oregon to locate TIM
Der lands The fever seems to be spread
ing over there.
| Judge Van Fleet on Saturday granted
Margaret Foster a divorce from Frank
! Foster on the ground of cruelty, the latter
making no contest.
The funeral of Morgan Miller took place
on Saturday. He died in San Francisco on
| the 9th. Deceased was in early days Treas
urer OF Sacramento city and county
Charles Cannon and James Lewis. of The
slogging fraternity, went to the Yolo side
of the river, yesterday, to fight with bare
knuckles for purse, but the officers put
stop to the match.
Miners about Folsom who have good
sized bitches for fumes have been living
high on trout of late. Boys make good
bags along the river, using for tackle"
nothing more high-toned than rakes, club
and stones.
Cy. Mulkey, the trainer of the horse
Al Farrow, has given an indemnity bond
in the sum of $1,000 to Walters, the owner
of the horse, TO secure the latter in case of
judgment for the latter, who sues for
possession of the horse.
The Gait Gazette says that progressive town
will shortly have new hotel, TO be built
of the beautiful salmon colored rock from
lone quarries, such as is being employed in
the construction of the California State
Bank building in this city.
Leland Howe has just completed the work
OF raising several feet the large magnificent
mansion of John d. Stephens at Woodland.
The building being of brick and stone, it
was very difficult task, but it was accom-
plished without a break in the entire build
ing.
1t is said that some of the legatees under
the will of Lorinda Washburn are talking
OF contesting the order whereby said docu-
ment was denied probate on the ground
that the writing of then of the testatrix
herself in the body of the document is a
signing" under the law.
These arrests were recorded last night
Joseph Bush by Deputy Sheriff Fisher, for
sleeping in car; Ed Filand and Frank
Loudt, by officers Eldred and Franks, dis
turbing the peace; J. Erick, by the same
officers, drunk; Mary Roberts, by officer
Mclaughlin, common drunkard.
A vicious fight took place in the railroad
yard on Saturday evening between two
muscular heavy weights. 1t was neither
for fun nor money, bat was the outgrowth
of bad blood, and much of the latter article
was shed during the interview, which was
interrupted by cry that the police were
coming.
The matter of the custody of Clara
Chambers was argued before the Supreme
Court on Saturday and submitted The
child was present, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Bucklin. Grove L. Johnson appeared
on behalf of the Protestant Orphan Asy-
lum Managers, and S. S. Holl represented
the Bucklins.
On Saturday switch engine No. 302 ran
Oft the track in the switch-yards at Sixth
street IN consequence of the spreading of
the rails, and toppled over the embankment
on one side. The engineer and fireman
escaped injury by jumping. The damage
ing crew were engaged in placing the engine
on the track yesterday.
The City Board of Health, at special
meeting held on Saturday evening, decided
TO recommend changes in the health ordi-
nance requiring the covering of wagons for
the removal OF filth, providing against con-
tagion in cases of diphtheria and scarlet
fever, and changing the plumbing ordi-
nance. The ordinances will be submitted
to the Trustees at an early day.
The Red Bluff Sentinel is responsible
for the following: The latest fad is
supposed to have originated with
Sacramento lawyer, who has made himself
notorious among The Yolo grangers, bv
concesliDg little phial of water in a slit in
his coat In which ne deposits hutton hole
bouquetthat keeps fresh and bright for days.
G-e's dude, but he's no dandy"
This, from the Woodland Democrat ap-
pears TO have been aimed at some particular
country pedagog1e !" The Capay people
have conundIum, which they asked us to
solve. Ii is as follows: Can a man teach
school All day, court the hired girl all night,
draw his salary and hold his job?' We
Will answer it By saying that a man cannot
teach school all day, draw his salary, court
ali night and not hold his girl +"
Folsom has an agitation, and it is about
her water supply. The water is now fur
nished by the Natoma Water Company
" for nothing" it would appear, from an
editorial in the Telegraph of Saturday, but
the system is old and defective. II is said
the company offers to furnish 100000 gall
Ions per day for 1855 per year. The situa-
ton is not made very clear to outsiders, but
Folsom has her agitation all the same
G. G. Stratton, President of the Mills
College, in A iamada nOuptv aonorncae
that commencement week will begin on the
2ith instant and the exercises Will be as
follows: Undergraduates day, Saturday,
May oath, 2 P. NJ. Baccalaureate sermon,
Sunday, May 18th, 3PM NJ. Glass night.
Monday, May 26th, 7:30 P. NJ. Annual
meeting Of Trustees, Tuesday, May 9th,
6:30 P. NJ. Closing concert, Tuesday, May
9th, 73o P NJ. Commencement, Wednes-
day, May 2Stn, 1890 A. NJ.