Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-25
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The Police Commissioners will elect Of
ticers on the LIST of April. The force will
be increased by five men.
The railroad company will commence to-
day to build their new wharf along the
river front at the foot of X street.
The social at the Christian Church Fri
day evening was largely attended and the
programme, an excellent one, was we'll
rendered.
For the first time in two years the rifle
ranges are flooded. There was no shooting
by the local military companies in conse-
quence yesterday.
Rev. w. n. Clagett's lecture Saturday
night in the Presbyterian Church was
largely attended. The discourse was able,
eloquent and entertaining.
The ladies of the Congregational Society
announce that they will give New England
dinners on Wednesday. Thursday and Fri
day of this week in aid of their church i'm
provemeDt fund.
Sheriff Ball, of Butte, passed through the
city Saturday, having in charge George and
Frank Charge, who are sentenced to serve
five years each in San Quentin for burglary
IN the first degree.
Reed IL Van Guelder, nurserymen, have
placed specimen of the pear and the al
mond tree in bloom in the grounds of the
exposition building, which are much ad.
mired by Eastern people.
Or, Manlove, who has an elegant farm
near Brighton, left at the exposition build
ing Saturday fine cluster of oranges.
There were seventeen oranges in the cluster,
and some OF them measured more than ten
inches in circumference.
Grove L. Johnson returned from Nevada
City Saturday, having been the leading
counsel for the defense in the Lord election
fraud case. The jury tailed to agree and
were discharged yesterday. They stood
ten for acquittal and two for conviction.
The City Trustees, at their meeting this
morning, will elect Superintendent of the
City Cemeteries, an engineer of the Water
w orks, assistant engineers and firemen at
the Wafer Works and City Taper. There
are scores of applicants for the positions.
One of the last official acts of President
Cleveland was the appointment of DIR. NJ
Gardner, of this city, as Examining PEN
sion Surgeon for Sacramento and vicinity.
Congressman Biggs secured the appoint
ment and the doctor has received his COM
mission.
A subscriber desires to know why the
advance lists of overland passengers is not
published as formerly. The answer is that
the large excursion parties during boom
times made such long lists as TO take col
umns of space to publish them, and the
newspapers united in an agreement to cease
publishing them altogether.
William T. Parker, only son of James R.
and the late Laura c. Parker, died on
Thursday night at Hishland Park, aged 20
years. He was a member of Court No.
6,S61, Order of Foresters, and also of Com
pany Z of the First Artillery Regiment, n.
G. C. His funeral took place from Odd
Fellows Temple at 10 A. N yesterday.
The meeting called for Saturday after
noon at Changers Hall, TO consult regard
ing measures to be taken against hydraulic
miners, was complete failure Sullivan,
the man who was engineering the Job, did
not succeed in enthusing the farmers worth
cent. The meeting consisted of two re-
porters, merchant, Sullivan and an aged
farmer.
Kate Dawson, young woman born and
raised in this city, died on Saturday morn
ing in her home on o street, between Ninth
aud Tenth. Some three or four years ago
she began leading life of shame and soon
was stepped in degradation. They say that
her death resulted from injuries received
from drunken brute with whom she has
been living.
Deputy Sheriff Carroll of San Francisco
lodged in the station house Saturday night
en- route to Folsom State Prison, two pris-
oners. William Ennis, sentenced 10 six
years Imprisonment for forgery, and Nah
Sue, who will serve ten years for burglary
The en-routes were handcuffed together,
and the Deputy Sheriff, in endeavoring TO
take them of, broke the key in the lock
The aid of a locksmith had to be secured
before the prisoners could be separated
A brass band has been organized at Gait,
and is being instructed by Professor W. B.
McLaren, of Stockton. Following is the
Instrumentation with the names of the
members Piccolo, S. NJ. Fulton; Ed clari-
net. DR.. A. Montague; Bb clarinet F. F.
Phelps; BIB Prin. cornet, G. G. Clement;
1st BIB cornet, Dorr Phelps; 2nd BIB cornet
John Chase; solo alto, G. l.. Crabtree; 1st
alto L. S. Coulson; baritone Myrt Brews-
ter; tenor, Ed. Gibbons; Ed tuba, John
Brewster, Jr.
Below is given the deportement grade in
the E Grove school for the last month.
Mrs. Cora E. D. Gage, teacher: Katie OFT
man. 100 Stanley Gage, 100; Lena Loll.
81 Lena Smith, 95; Agnes Smith. 90;
Emma Loll 90; Willie Duffy, IS; Frank
Loll, 80; Lillian Darling, So Henry Lol,
76; Louis Cox, "A; Gideon Smith, rs; May
Duffey, 100; Jennie Stewart, 100; Nellie
CASTILLO, 96 Norman Stewart, 90; Josie
Duffy, SO; Charlie Gilman, 80; Carl Phil
lippie, 80; Oscar Vanderbur. Sc: Maud
Vanderbur, So; Martin Cox, IS; Clarence
Costello, "a.
Meeting of Vine-Growers.