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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-08-16
aEYERAL NOTES.
HELLO! WALNUT GROVE Y

Proposed Construction of Telephone
Line to Various County Towns.
There were fled in the County Clerks
office yesterday articles of incorporation of
the Freeport Telephone Telegraph Com.
pany, for the purpose of constructing and
maintaining telephone and telegraph line
from Freeport to New Hope, including the
villages of Clarksburg, Isleton and Walnut
Grove, with branches to Richland and
Franklin. The entire length of the line is
TO be forty-;hree miles. Freeport is &c be
the place of business. aad the capital stock
is S., 600 divided into Fifty shares of 800
each The Directors are d. P. Lufkin and
P. G. Riehl of Freeport, and G. +. Cornish,
George Lsw!or and ID. G. Weber of Clarks-
burg. The amount of capital stock already
subdivided is 81 500. ten per cent. of which
has already been paid in.
The line Is presumably intended for the
benefit of the fruit-growers in the localities
named There is already line in opera
ton between this city and Freeport, and
when the contemplated connections are
made from Freeport southwark. Sacramento
will be in direct communication with many
important parts of the county.
Lines of this kind reaching out TO the
several villages should prove of great value
to the city and county official departments,
and il might prove to be economy on the
part of both to in some manner contribute
.owsrd the expense OF their maintenance.
A message by telephone to some distant
part of the county, where there is no tele-
graph line, might be the means of FREE
quenty experimenting some criminal fee
ing from justice, or in many other cases
might save the city or county the expense
of carriage hire, now Incurred by officials
in the discharge of public duties.
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POLICE COURT.

Two Sessions Required to Dispose OF
Yesterdays Calendar.
Morning and afternoon sessions of the
Police Court were held yesterday. The
charge against r. D. Cooper of disturbing
the peace was continued until the 18th.
Charles Reed, q negro boy, who startled
his neighborhood by discharging pistol,
pleaded guilty to misdemeanor and will
receive sentence to-day.
Frank Schumacher was found guilty of
disturbing the peace and malicious mis-
chief, and sentence will be pronounced on
him this morning.
VIM. Red, charged with battery, and
Lizzie Belmont, arrested for disturbing the
peace, both had their cases continued until
the Doth.
Sadie Adams, an unfortunate young girl,
was called to answer the charge of being a
common drunkard. "Pll plead guilty,
Judge" said she, and the frank manner in
which she entered her plea rather excited
the sympathy of the Court. Fifteen days
In the County Jail was the sentence.
Mary Cook was a6judged guilty of q
trifing disturbance OF the peace and fined
So.
Joseph Wilson was sent to the County
Jail for thirty days for petit larceny.
s. Huntington and John Shen, who
were convicted on Wednesday of disturb
ing the peace, were allowed to go on their
own recognizance, with the privilege of
either leaving town or appearing this
morning for sentence.
The case of Ed. Dailey, charged with the
robbery of j. F. Mann, was continued IN
til to-day.
David Ellis, charged with grand larceny,
was disch arged for want of prosecution.
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RIVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
SUIT OVER WATER RIGHTS ON THE
AMERICAN RIVER.
The Natoma Water and Mining Com
pany Claims that Its Rights are
Being Interfered With.

The Natoma Water and Mining Company
has commenced an action in the Superior
Court to restrain John Hancock and Joseph
Wild from constructing a canal to divert
the waters Of the South Fork of the Ameri-
can river at a point above the plaintiffs
dam al Rocky Bar, about two miles above
Salmon Falls, Ell Dorado county. The
complaint alleges that the plaintiffs have
maintained and operated canal diyerting
the waters of said stream at that point
since 1851, at which time they located
water right and appropriated to their use
and benefit, under the laws of the State,
the waters of the South Fork of the Ameri-
can river, to the amount and extent of a
quantity to Eli canal eight feet deep and
four feet wide, with a running current of
ten miles per hour; that said waters have
been conducted to the gold-bearing districts
in the vicinity of Mcdowell Hill, Red
Banks, Mormon Island, Willow Springs,
Rhodes Diggings, Alder Creek, Negro Bar,
Texas Hill, and TO other points in Sacra-
mento county, including plaintiffs vine-
yard, about i've miles below the town of
Folsom, where the surplus water is turned
back into the river.
Plaintiff further alleges that in the sum-
mer months the water of said river at said
point of diversion is low, and that at times
a sufficient quantity of water does not flow
therein TO fill plaintiffs ditch and supply
sufficient for plaintiffs uses that plaintiff
owns and maintains a tract of land COW
cred by orchards and VINEYARDS amount
ing to 500 acres, and that if the defend
ants are allowed TO divert the waters of the
South Fork above plaintiff dam the latter
will be deprived of the benefits heretofore
enjoyed.
The complaint shows that in June last
the defendants commenced the construc-
ton of canal at the point named Rocky
Barr, eight feet wide on the top. six feet on
the bottom, and two and half feet deep,
commencing on the opposite side of the
river from where plaintiffs canal begins,
and intend, unless restrained therefrom, to
divert the waters of the said South Fork of
the American river that the bottom of de-
PENDANTS canal is 10 be one foot lower than
that of plaintiff's-all to the great injury
and damage of plaintiff.
Wherefore, plaintiff prays for an order
OF Court restraining said defendants Han
cock and Wild from carrying out their
project, and for further and different relief
as may be Just and equitable.
On the above showing Judge Armstrong
yesterday issued a restraining order, re-
turnable before his Court on the 26th, re-
QuirIng the defendants to appear and show
cause why they should not be perpetually
enJoined from constructing their canal.
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USEFUL INFORMATION.


Tilbury Fox, N. D., the eminent medical
writer in his work " Skin Diseases" thus ac-
counts for the pimples so common to the
face and neck. Eating too rich or too greasy
food or too hearty eating while the ex-
cretory organs are sluggish, causes in most
people Indigestion or dyspepsia condition,
which causes the blood TO move sluggishly,
and enfeebles the pores. The result is, that
the exuding secretions block in the pores,
which infame, each distinct Inflammation
being pimple DR.. Fox therefore does not
prescribe "blood purifiers so called, but
dyspepsia cure" to be taken, to use his own
words "ttU the dyspepsia symptoms hare
disappeared" The old idea was, that face
eruptions were caused by "a t,.umor in the
blood for which they treated lie blood,
giving the mineral, potash. joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla follows the modern ideas OF Dr.
Fox, and aims with gentle vegetable altera-
tives at the stomach and digestive organs.
The reason is apparent why it cures dyspep-
STA and indigestion, and the pimples and
skin cruptions which result therefrom and
why sarsaparillas that use minerals fai.
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STATE SCHOOL BOOKS.
Failing Of of Sixty Per Cent. fl
Last Years Sales.

Falling OFF of Sixty Per Cent. from
Last Years Sales.
There has been a noticeable decrease
this year in the sale of State school books
from that of last year. In fact, the dimi-
mutton has been SO large that it seems al
most impossible to account for the falling
off in the sales. Most of the school books
are sold by the State in the months of June,
July and August of each year, these being
the months in which most of the dealers
lay in their stock preparatory to the open
year only 1927 % worth of books were sold.
In July the amount sold reached SIC, 94S 46,
and in August so far, about 81 800 worth
Estimating at the same ratio, the amount
sold in this month would probably reach
$1,000 or over. This would make the total
amount sold for these three months about
$4,000. In June last year So, 400 AZ worth
were sold in July, 500, 449 40, and in Au-
gust, 1874 563 So. The total amount thus
reached about $64 ,000 for the three months
last year.
Figuring at this rate there will be fall
ing off of about 60 per cent. in the sales
fact that can hardly be accounted for, I'M
less the State Printer bound the books SO
well that most of them are to be used for
two years.
Another thing which should tend to in
crease the amount of sales this year is the
fact that an extra book, the Elementary
Grammar. has been gotten ont. Dealers
had prophesied that after the first year only
about 20 or so per cent. of the number first
issued would be disposed of, but no such
reduction as 60 per cent-40 per cent. OF
the first years sales-was expected.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

This evening at the Opera House Charles
a. Gardner, the Tyrolean dialect comedian,
begins brief engagement, supported by
the same company with which he appeared
in long and very successful engagement
in San Francisco. The comedy for to-
night is "Fatherland." In this play the
opportunity is very broad for Mr.. Gardner
to exercise his capacity as a comedian. He
is singer OF Tyrolean songs of especially
fine quality, and wherever he appears his
songs soon become familiar and are heard
upon the streets. The piece is pronounced
by the San Francisco press TO be pictur-
esque, happily constructed and much more
interesting than very many of the speciality
dramas which are in vogue. There is
promise in the engagement for thoroughly
compromising entertainment, if any reli-
anee IS 10 be placed upon the press COM
mendations accorded Gardner in San Fran
cisco. The prices during the engagement
are to be so and IS cents, and no charge for
reserying
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BURKE'S ERRORS.
THEY GIVE THE sTocKToNs TWO OF
THEIR FIVE RUNS.
The Sacramentos Play a Good Fielding
Game, but Lose by Three
Runs.

STOCKTON, August 15th.--To-day's game
between the Stocktons and Sacramentos
was well played but uninteresting, the
Stocktons winning by score Of 5 to q
Both Fudger and Burke were well sup
ported, but Burke made two errors him
self, which figured for as many runs for
the Stocktons. Burke was hit safely six
times, one being a triple, by Selma. The
Sacramentos could only find Fudger for
three hits, but by punching these with
bases on balls and stolen bases, they earned
both their runs.
Fudger played fine fielding game in
the box, and Veach and Selma, on first,
raked everything that came along. How
ard was suffering from sprained ankle,
and Heintz played left field for Stockton,
Selma going to first and Sweeney to second.
ODay made his debut as shortstop, and &C.
quilted himself well. Following is the
score:
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Agricultural Land Patents.

The United States Land Office in this
city is in receipt Of agricultural patents for
the following named persons: Richard n.
Bray, Robert F. BlakeIey, Joseph Barney,
Robert Bragg Nelson Butler, Domingo
Caballero, Benjamin Curry, Jesus Casillas,
B. Epps, George A. Forsyth, Samuel Forni,
Michael W. Fisher, Michael T. Grogan,
Charles Gilbert, Horace G. Horton, Joseph
Hawken, Thomas Hague, Giovanni Jel-
mini, James Klees, John Kempt, Theodore
Lithgow, John T. Leonard, Timothy Nc
Carly, John May, Henry Mester, Francis
NJ Miller, Gilbert Miller, David Mattley,
Benito Noriega, Heirs of Isasc Ober, Joseph
Perrin, Thomas J. Sparks. Alfred Spooner
Mary NJ. Thomas, George F. Tyler, and
Barlolo Nineli
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cAPAY VALLEY.
Fine Grain and Grape Crops Progress at
Esnararxo

Fine Grain and Grape Crops-Progress at
Esperanza.
An occasional correspondent at Esper-
ANA, the thriving new village in Capay
valley, writes as follows under date of the
18th:
Grapes are being received here at the rate
OF two cars per day, consigned to the
Orleans Winery. from the Capay Valley
Land Company's vineyard. They are COM
posed of Gray Riesling, Znfandel, Muscat
Burger, Malvoisie and other varieties, and
are altogether as fine a lot of grapes as could
be wished for. There are 128 acres of these
grapes to come down, and fifteen China
men are picking daily.
Hoppin Brothers commenced shipping
wheat to day, and will load five cars daily
until the entire crop of 4 500 sacks is
shipped. They are shipping direct to Nc
Near, at Port Costa.
The new addition to the Madison wsre-
years crop is mostly in, no more will be
added at present.
Mr.. LEWIS store is completed up to the
first story, and from present appearances
bids fair to be second to none in the county.
The usual business activity is apparent
here, and people who were at first dubious
about the future of the place are now show
ing their undisguised admiration for the
enterprising steps taken by the leaders of
the town.
The railroad work at the depot has been
of such nature that an assistant agent has
been secured, arriving here and commenc-
ing his duties August list at A. NJ; weight
"a pounds.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,

E. C. Hart has returned from Santa Cruz
j. C. Mulligan was down f.om Colusa, yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. p Noonan are visiting friends
at Chico.
Mrs. J. H. Knief, of Los Angeles, is visiting
friends in this city,,
N. r. Beard, Superintendent OF City Schools,
is back from the bay.
James O'Meara, the well. known pioneer Jour
nalist, Was in the city yesterday.
William Everett, advertising manager for C.
T. Hood Co, of Lowell, Mass, was in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Leslie C. Ross, Mrs. A. B. Guthrie, and
Miss Annie Winters, will leave this morning Tor
visit 10 Suisun.
MI. and Mrs. Bonynge, of Yolo county, were
recently entertained in London by Princess
Louise and other members of the royal family
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yesterday:
W. r. Matthews, Stockton; Syl. f. Vignole Los
Angeles; w. Everett, Lowell; J. r. Neult Sierra
City; Mrs. Sarah Hersch, Mrs. Ruth Hersch,
New Orleans; c. II. Schulingbarger, Chicago;
Mrs. L. O. Boudinot, Indiana; +. W. Graham and
wife, Oregon; Julius +. Strawn Fred s. Strawn
Mrs. +. G Strawn, Illinois: Mrs. A. Orn New
castle; Geo. Diet:ch, Samuel Jones, Chicago; P
A. simmons, st. Paul. J. D Anderson San Jose;
5. LevinS, G. A. Watson, Fred Bryan, T. j. Kel-
ley, G. W. Kerchiver, Lee Jacob, NJ. r. RAINBOW,
NJ. Abrahams J. McAIullen, San Francisco
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Chico Normal School.

Edward T. Pierce, Principal of the State
Normal School at Chico. writes as follows
to the RECORD UNION:
Eps. RECORD UNION: intended to call
on you the last time that was in your
city. but other business prevented me from
doing so. Will you please announce in
your paper that pupils in the Sacramento
schools who have completed the work of
the ninth year will be admitted to the
State Normal School, without examination,
on presenting certificate signed by the
Principal of the school and the City Super
intendent. This is on condition that they
are Is years of age.
School opens on the Sd of September.
We have very fine corps of teachers, most
of whom have had long experience in
some of the best Normal Schools in the
United States. We shall be much pleased
to have some representatives from the CAPT
tai of the State.
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ACCUSED OF ROBBERY.
George Nelson on Trial for Holding u
Thomas Davis and John Cownie.

George Nelson on Trial for Holding Up
Thomas Davis and John Cownie.
Yesterday Department One OF the SUI
perior Court was engaged in the hearing Of
the case of the People against George Mel
son, who is ctssrged with highway robbery.
He is the man who is supposed to have
held up Thomas Davis and John Cownie
at point few hundred yards beyond The
American-riYer bridge, on the Sd of last
month and robbed them of their money
and watches. The robber was masked at
the time but Davis thought he recognized
his voice, and told the officers he was GER
tain the robher was man named George
Nelson, whom he once knew on ranch
south OF Sacramento. He also described
the clothing Of the robber. and said he be-
lieysd that if person thus astired should
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Not Resnonsible For n

E. X. Alsip, one of the Directors Of the
Central Street Railway Company, states
that the excavation on Eighteenth street,
which caused the accident to Frank Car
penter on Wednesday night, had been made
bv the city, and not the railroad company.
The statement published in the RECORD
UNION was based upon the authority of an
official who was supposed to know what he
was talking about, but the correction is
cheerfully made The Central Railway
Company has generally done its work in a
careful manner.
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be found in thst vicinity hewould turn out

be found in thst vicinity he would turn out
to be this same George Nelson.
The Sheriff's officers were soon on the
ground, and at neighboripg dairy arrested
a man who had reached there shortly after
the time at which the robbery was conn.,
mitted. The prisoner, sure enough, turned
out TO be George Nelson, and ON the
strength.ofthis and some other cirsumstan-
tial evidence he was held to answer for the
crime. None of the money nor other ar
ticles taken from Davis and Cownie were,
however, found upon him.
The triaF was commenced yesterday
morning, and will probably consume all of
to-day, IS it is being stubbornly fought. Dis
trict Attorney Bruner is conducting the
prosecution, and w. A. Anderson and j. c.
Tubbs are defending the prisoner.
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Back from Texas.

Some months ago prominent citizen of
Dixon, named Basil Stevens, disappeared
suddenly and mysteriously. and for time
ii was supposed that he had fallen victim
to foul play, especially as he was supposed TO
have had a large sum of money in his
possession. Yesterday, in company with
his wife, nephew and daughter Mrs.
Sparks, be was in this city, en- route home
ward from Texas, where be had been ever
since leaving Dixon.
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Ihe seats Sol for Men.

Lately it has been noticeable fact that
men generally take possession of the seats
under the shade trees in the Capitol
grounds, and especially the seats around
the drinkiDg-place, near the entrance at
Tenth and L streets, to the almost entire
exclusion of ladies. The Capitol Commits
sioners have noticed this and have posted
a couple of signs about the seats, which
read: These seats exclusively reserved
for women and children"
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Standing of the Clubs.
Ba seball Notes,

Mclaughlin missed the early train for
Stockton yesterday morning and had 10
take the l1:20 local.
1t is said thai either Roxburg or Levy
will be signed as catcher by the Sacra-
mentos. The latter is playing with an
amateur club in San Francisco, and is do
ing good work. 1t is said his terms are
very reasonable. Roxburg, whom all Sac
ramento sports know of, is credited with
demanding 800 for his services for the rest
of the season.
The game to be PLAYED at Snowflake
Park tomorrow will be between the home
club and the Stocktons.
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The Act is Constitutional.

Attorney General Johnson yesterday rem
dered the following opinion to Hon. Ben.
Morgan, of San Francisco, in answer to an
inquiry from that gentleman as TO whether
or not the Act 10 provide for the appoint.
ment of Supreme Court Commissioners
was constitutional. He says:
81 have examined the Act approved
March r. 1885, being an Act to provide
for the appointment by the Supreme Court
of three Commissioners, etc, and have
come 10 the conclusion that the Act is csn-
stitudonal, and that your request for leave
to sue should be denied"
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New Interpretations.

The following articles of Incorporation
were filed in the office of the Secretary of
State yesterday:
]. Gould Farm, Implement and Carriage
Company of Los Angeles. Capital stock.
S25, 900. Directors-John Gould, E. B.
Smith, n. 7. Blair, Charles Montgomery
and William Cresswell Mnshet
National Automatic Device Company of
California, organized for the purpose of
acquiring, operating, selling or otherwise
disposing of machines, apparatus and ap-
planes for and pertaining to the making
of coin-operated devices and machines.
Principal place of business, San Francisco.
Capital stock, S. 100000 Directors-P.
w. Clark, P. L. Weaver, T. 3. Berry,
Walter A. Clark and J. s. Bailey.
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Several Degrees Cooler.

The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperature yesterday were 960 and $50,
with gentle southerly winds and par
tally clouded sky. :
The highest and lowest for the same date
last year were $50 and $40.
The highest and lowest temperature one
year ago were SOC and 54o. which shows that
we were having nice. cool and comfortable
weather one year ago.
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TwENTY-oNE TO SEVENTEEN.
The Oakiands and San Franciscos Play a
Regular Country Game

Regular Country Game.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 15th.-The Oak
lands and San Franclscos played peculiar
game to-day. The San Franchises in the
second inning, through Farrell's wildness
and heavy hitting, piled up eleven runs.
The game seemed to be theirs for a GER
tainty, but the oaklands began to bat Nee
gan hard, and soon forged ahead. Farrell
became exhausted early in the game, and
gave way to Smalley, who pitched two
innings. Coughlan pitched the balance of
the game. The feature of the day was
Hardie's batting. Following is the score ::