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places visited SO far on this coast. The

places visited so far on this coast. The
| Portland Oreqonian says of the performance
| in that city:
1.-The street pageant yesterday forenoon
was imposing. and justified the promises
i that bad been made for it, which is saying
| a good deal as circuses go. Sixteen open
| dens of animals, yak driven to priml-
tive cart by Maori, herd of elephants,
! fiftv Shetland ponies, including Daisy"
| the seventeen weeks-old colt, twenty.four
| inches high; twenty chariots, twenty tab
l leau cars, ten pony chariots, fine lot of
| thoroughbreds, two bands, drum corps,
| Jubilee singers and the steam piano were
| the leading features. The grounds were
small, though the best that could be Sc
cured. and the menagerie tent on very
| sloping grade. Quite a portion of the can
vas could, therefore, not be spread, and the
displays were correspondingly crowded.
In the menagerie were many rare speci-
mems. A fine giraffe, the voiceless animal,
craned his long neck al the spectators. He
is said to be the only one now travelling.
The little baby white lion was the cynosure
of many eyes. He was horn, with two lit
tie brothers, two weeks ago. His pink
eyes show him to be true Albino. The
three little ones were the object of much
solicitude from their big lioness mother.
"The menagerie generally is unusually
complete and representative. Lions, tigers,
hyenas, African and Asiatic buffalos, in
Guiding the white water buffalos, and all
the other unnamed and untamable deniZsns
of Eastern and South American forests and
jungles that are seen in menageries. The
canvas of the circus proper contains seat
ing capacity for some 5000 people. There
was room for some 5000 more at the after
noon performance. but at night the benches
bore densely crowded mass OF humanity.
Few circus programmes show more orig
inality. There is pronounced departure
from the cut and dried performances. The
hippodrome races which closed the per-
formances were all interesting, and some of
them extremely laughable, exciting Won
derful enthusiasm in the spectators. Of
the single acts, Demots somersault bare
back riding, Miss Josie Demots daring and
graceful bareback work, George Hollands
hurricane riding, were masterpieces in their
line. The trick ponies and donkeys are
equal to those of other shows. The chief
contortionist, Morrison. has never had
superior in Portland, and neither has Will
Jams in his cannon ball juggling. Other
notable features were the cowboys Virginia
reel on horseback, thrilling trapeze per-
formances, three styles of wire walking,
double standing lady riders and horizontal
bar work. The time-honored spring board
tumbling was dispensed with. John Low
low invested his clown work with re-
freshing originality that is extremely rare.
Much of his work was impromptu, and
therefore the more pleasing. Master Will
lies driving thirty-one ponies has never
been equaled here
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CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
They Had Feast and a General Goo
Time Last Night.

They Had a Feast and General Good
Time Last Night.
The first annual banquet of the Con-
tractors and Builders Association of Sac.
ramento was held last evening at the Res
taurant de France and was brilliant
affair. Covers were laid for forty, and the
guests sat down shortly after o'clock.
S. earle presided, and before the BAN
queters proceeded to discuss the viands
and delicacies before them, he made a
short address of welcome to the fifteen or
more persons in attendance as special
guests. He told them that the Associa-
ton was young one, but it was destined
to live to good old age, growing more
IN strength every day 1t was a little
over a year old, and consisted of twenty
five members. Its objects were protec.
ton and advancement of the business
interests of its members as well as social
intercourse and general good fellowship.
He, ON behalf of the association, extended
hearty welcome to the invited guests. and
then gave the signal-laconically but forci
bly-to pitch in" Nobody waited for a
second invitation.
For the next two hours the rattle of
dishes, cllnklng of glasses, the smacking of
Jowls, and the hum of voices told the out
side world of the joy within.
Then Master of Ceremonies earle raped
the assembly to order and announced that
few toasts would be in order. He first
proposed a, toast to 1.-The Contractors and
Builders Association of Sacramento. and
called upon B. Il. Pike to respond.
Mr.. Pike replied briefly. He said that
the old adage of in union there is
strength" meant a great deal. II had
prophesled great deal. The Contractors
ana Builders Association was founded on
that principle.
When Mr.. Pike had concluded, more
toasts were proposed and responded to as
follows: The Architects of Sacramento"
j. Seadler; The Mill Men of Sacramento"
E. Pearson; THE Lumber Men," F. Ged-
dis; THE Iron Men," James Mcclure:
The Press" J. N. Larkin; The Lumber
Interests of the Pacific Coast" c. A.
Hooper, of San Francisco.
Following is list of those present: S.
Garlic, n. Harvie, d. Sprague, II. Elliott,
T. McCaffrey, John Siller, ]. Harriss. E. A.
Hook, c. w. Daley, E A. Bower, ].
Schneider, Gus Wendt, John Norriss. B. F.
Pike, A. Kimball, B, Coviil, Z. Clayton,
Len Siiler. WILDER Norriss, w. Hook, w.
II. Daley, P. Wolf, J. G. Mansfield. James
Seadler, Joseph Ough, N. D. Goodell, VIM.
Hamilton, A A. Cook, c. A Hooper of
San Francisco, T. Geddis, ]. Terry, r.
Richards, Fred Knox, Mr. Frazer, w. d.
Stalker, Ezra Pearson, james Mcclure, J.
b. Harris, j. A. Sheehan and ]. n. Larkin.
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COUNTY AND CITY AFFAIRS.
THEIR CONDITION REPORTED ON BY
THE GRAND JURY.
Recommendations Made Concerning the
Water Works System-What the
County Expert Found.

Yesterday forenoon the Grand Jury ap-
peared in Judge Armstrong; Court, SUBJ
mitted its final report and asked to be dis
charged. In doing so Foreman Chris.
Green said to the Court that he wished it
was within the latter's power to dispense
with Grand Juries in the future. He re-
carried the system as an obsolete one, the
preservation of which had the effect,
chiefly, of affording opportunities for
people to vent their spite against their
neighbors, or to grind their private axes.
In reply Judge Armstrong said that the
interests of justice demanded some such
system, although the necessity was not as
manifest as in former times. There are
some classes of cases the merits of which
could not be arrived at except through the
means afforded by secret investigation.
The Court thanked the jury for the
energetic and thorough manner in which
its duties had been performed, and the
members were discharged.
The report of the Grand Jury is as fol-
lows:
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A SUMMER PARADISE.
Experiences of Sacramentan Up in
Sierra Valley.

Experiences of Sacramentan Up in
Sierra Valley.
A Sacramentan who lately went to Sierrs
valley writes that the country Whereabouts
is now at its best, and the weather delight.
full. In going into the valley by private
conveyance he found some snow, but at q
distance from the road.
He stopped at the cabin of Messrs. Clark
and Spencer, who had been in the mountains
throughout the long winter. The snow
was fifty feet deep in their vicinity, but
they weathered it through. The hermits
gave him nice mess of mountain trout,
packed in snow. which the traveller had
cooked for his supper at CampbelPs Hot
Springs Hotel in the valley.
Writing of these springs, he said: II
took bath in the hot springs after long
and weary days ride, and l tell you it
was luxury. Why, it made me feel al
most as if | were youth again, and you
know I'm no chicken. If our Sacramento
people would only come up here to this
beautiful valley and these health giving
springs in the summer, instead of going
to the seaside resorts, they would be greatly
benefited. There are plunge baths, warm
baths, and swimming tank 20x40 feet.
Mr.. 81. Pierce, proprietor of the springs
and hotel, is most agreeable gentleman
and first. class landlord. He is one of the
few men who know how to keep hotel.
This is great place for all who de-
light in hunting and fishing. The wild
fowl breed in the meadows in this vicinity,
as also do the English snipe, and sports
men can get good shooting here two
months before the birds migrate to the
south.
These hot springs are specially recon-
mended to invalids, as the water is good
for rheumatism, kidney complaint and
other ills. The springs are only twenty.
five miles from Truckee.
Everything is late in this neck of the
woods, and farmers are just cutting their
hay. The crop is an unusually heavy
one. While the days are only comforta-
bly, cool and bracing, the nights bring light
frosts, which you know are great agents
in dispelling all sorts of m alarial disorders"
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STOLEN SHEETS.
william Wilson and Wife get off with
Light Fines.

william Wilson and Wife get off with
Light Fines.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wilson we're
among the prisoners in the Police Court
yesterday. The charges against them were
of petit larceny, for stealing sheets, pillow
slips and other articles, from Mrs. Gleeman,
the proprietress of a lodging house in
which they had recently been employed.
Mrs. Wilson's duties were those of cham
bermaid, while Wilson appears to have put
in his time in clearing out rubbish and
laying away articles that would be hahdy
in his own household later on.
A large valise was produced containing the
articles missed by Mrs. Gleeman. the valise
itself being one of the things to which
Wilson had helped himself. The property
was identified by Mrs. Gleeman as her own,
and she swore that she had found them,
with the assistance of officers Higgins and
Wagner, in the rooms occupied by Wilson
and his wife at Third and L streets.
Both the defendants told very lame s.or-
les They said the sheets and pillow slips
Numbering about thirty-6ve pieces in all)
were left in their room by Mrs. Gleeman,
and must have accidentally got mixed
with their own, and thus got into the wash
ing Both swore they did not know the
articles were il their possession until the
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IoHN RoBINsoN,s CIRCUS.
1t VIII Delight to Young and Old oil
the esd.

1t VIII Delight to Young and Old on
the esd.
Sam Joseph, the general advertising
agent of John Robinsons big circus. was
in the city yesterday making arrangements
for the appearance of the aggregation here
on Saturday, the Esd of August Heis one
of the most popular, skillful and indefati-
gable advertising men on the road and a
veteran in the business. He was with the
Linden and Sells Bros. for five years, and
has been with Robinson twenty years.
What he does not know about circuses is
not worth knowing and he says the people
will have a chance to see some things this
time that they have never seen before,
particularly the little white lion with pink
eyes.
the circus for its quality of always having
. charm for everyone in spite OF its ever re-
curing sameness. II is the universal cry
that II you see one, you see all, and yet
tbsra ia no Snowman so familiar with the
-;,,o performances, no one so blase, bat he
:. a7ways on hand to watch the elephants
,.onderous maneuvers, to hold his breath
r. the mid air flight of the traPezist and
,srsh at the clowns tomfoolery and alleged
Iohn Robinson's present aggregation is
b;sbly spoken of by the press in all the
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LONG JOURNEY.
A Bicyclist Makes the Trip From Ocear
to Ocean.

A Bicyclist Makes the Trip From Ocear
to Ocean.
Franklin E. Weaver arrived in the city
at o'clock yesterday afternoon from New
Haven, Conn. He came on bicycle, hay
ing ridden the same wheel 1000 miles
coming by way of Washington, D. c., St
Louis. Kansas City and over the Sierra
Nevada by the old emigrant road. Mr.
Weaver is slight-built young man, abou
q years of age. He left New Haven or
the Dist of April, and has made the jour
ney by easy stages, stopping for a resi-
whenever he felt like It, His tine is his
own and he is travelling solely for pleasure
and sightseeing His ride yesterday wa:
| from Auburn, and he will go on to-day to.
wards San Francisco, where he expects to
arrive on Tuesday.
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LAWYER MAYO.
He Has Two Cases to Defend in the
Police Court.

He Has Two Cases to Defend in the
Police Court.
Eli Mayo appeared in the Police Court as
counsel for his esteemed friend and tenant,
Mrs. Grace Cook, who was charged with
using city water without authority. Mr..
Mayo wanted the case continued and de-
manded jury. 1t was set for Wednes-
day.
While Mr.. Mayo was in the midst of an
imprisoned argument he was interrupted
by the City Attorney, who said there was a
similar complaint on file against Mr.. Mayo
also.
This was surprise to Mr.. Mayo, but he
put on bold front. He said he had paid
his water rents ever since the water system
was inaugurated, and Indignantly repealed
the charge that he was helping himself to
water from other peoples hydrants His
case was set for Tuesday.
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THE PLOT THICKENs.
w. p. Harlow Swears to Complaint
Against Grove l., johnson.

w. T. Harlow Swears to a Complaint
Against Grove L. johnson.
Yesterday was the day set for the inves-
tigation, by the Police Commission, of the
charges brought by Hon. Grove L. Johnson
against officer Stafford, growing out of the
formers arrest by the latter at the Third
Precinct polls on the day of the Republican
primary election for an alleged disturbance
of the peace.
The Commission met in the morning.
Policeman Stafford was present, and said
he desired the hearing continued for q
week, as his attorney was out of the city.
Accordingly, the Board set the investiga-
ton for next Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
In the meantime w. P. Harlow-at
whose instance Mr.. Johnson was arrested
on election day-had caused complaint
him with disturbing the peace on that &C.
casion.
Learning that this had been done, Mr..
Johnson presented himself in the Police
Court, just after the Police Commission
adjourned, to answer the charge. He was
accompanied by his counsel, G. T. Jones,
who said they had been informed that a
warrant was out for Mr. Johnson's arrest.
Mr.. Jones then reviewed the proceedings
had at the time the former case was called,
and which resulted in Mr.. Johnson's dis
charge for want of prosecution. Hesaid Mr..
Johnson had lived here many years, where
his character as lawyer and citizen were
well known, and that he was prepared to
meet the charge which had now been made
Mr.. Harlow also lived in this city, and if
he had any ground for complaint against
Mr.. Johnson, there had been ample time
and opportunity for him to have had the
matter investigated. But he had brought
this charge just at time when the Police
Commissioners were about to investigate
the matter of Mr.. Johnson's arrest and the
conduct of officer Stafford in connection
Herewith. If the first arrest was an ipjus-
tice to Mr.. johnson, this latter action was
ten times more SOFT was trifling with JUS
tice. The defendant had done nothing he
was ashamed of, and desired full investi-
cation of the affair.
Mr.. johnson then entered plea of not
guilty, waived jury, and the hearing was
set for Saturday next.
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1.-THE bills allowed for Constable's services
I Charges are made for mileage both ways,
which, it seems from the Fee Bill of the county
| page l59 Statutes 1S69--0), is incorrect. 1.-The
charges may be all right the expert says,
"under some decision of which l have no
knowledge"
In the minutes of the Superior Court there
is record of fine imposed of S50-Septem-
cash book of the payment of this fine.
There should be in each Office copy of the
county Fee Bill, SO that information may be
had regarding salaries and proper charges OF
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been made since the LASH pnhlished recon
In Accordance with Law

In regard to the alleged "doctoring' of
the assessment roll, Assessor Frost ex-
plains that omissions were supplied by
him under authority of the District Attor-
ney and in accordance with provision of
law made to cover just such cases. He
repudiates the insinuation that anything
has been done that the law does not ex-
pressly provide for, and says it has always
been the custom to supply omissions in
this way, within specified number of
days sffer the roll was first supposedsAo be
complete
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Police Court Notes

August GILBERT. who had charged L.
Coldarelli with swindling by selling him a
street-corner tamale lease to which he had
no title. yesterday appeared in the Police
Court and asked that the charge be dis
missed, as the matter had been amicably
settled. II was so ordered.
Charles Reed, young vagrant, was con-
victed and sentenced 10 thirty days in the
County Jail.
Mike Hayes and Jack German, charged
with being drunk. were allowed to go in
order that they might not lose their jobs.
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officers found them in a trunk in their

room.
Mrs. Wilson testified that she had two
sheets and four pillow-slips of her own
when she went into Mrs. Gleeman's en-
ploy. AS she had about three dozen
pieces when she quit. il would seem that
her washing must indeed have been badly
mixed.
The defendants called as a witness in
their defense Mrs. Taylor, who was also
employed at the Gleeman House with them,
and sought to prove by her that an apron
which Mrs. Gleeman claimed had been
stolen from her had really been given TO
Mrs. Wilson by the witness.
Mrs. Taylor said she had never before
seen the grament, and had not given it,
nor any other, to Mrs. Wilson.
Judge Buckley evidently was not deeply
impressed with the truthfulness of the
accused, and pronounced them guilty. As
they preferred to receive sentence at once,
he imposed fine of SIS each.
The Wilson's were in luck, to say the
least
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The Woman Mealkens

When the case of Jerry Haley was called
in the Police Court yesterday on charge
of battering Martha Martens, City Attor-
ney Hart informed the Court that the COM
plainant had said to him that she desired
to have it dismissed, out of considerable
for the young mans relatives. She had
been paid for the damage done to her
clothing.
Mr. Hart said be had told the woman to
tappear in Court and make her statement,
but size had not done so. Still, he was
willing the case should be striker from the
calendar. 1t was done, and Haley walked
out into the beautiful sunlight
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Girls Charged with Larceny.

Ella Lawton and Mary Barton. young
girls who reside in the Cluuie building,
were arrested yesterday by officer Simmons
on charges of petit larceny.
]. W. Chambers is the complainant, and
he alleges that the girls took $50 from a
boy who had received the money from his
(ChambersD little daughter.
The girls were released on bonds last
evening, and their cases will be heard in
Ihe.Police Court to morrow.
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The Bradstreet Mercantile Agency re-
ports thirteen failures in the Pacific coast
States and Territories for the week ending
yesterday. as compared with eleven for the
previous week and eight for the correspond
ing week of 1889.
The failures for the past week are d.
vided among the trades as follows: Three
general stores, three grocers two boots and
shoes, one merchant tailor, one hotel, one
restaurant, one furniture and one dry goods.
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owing is the official score:

Earned runs-Sacramento, I; UakIdnd, I.
Home run-C. O'Neil. Three-base hit Lob
man. Sacrifice hits-Daly. Stapleton. First
base on errors-Sacramento d; Oakland, 4.
First base on called balls-Sacramento, 3: Oak
land, 4. Left on bases-Sacramento 9; Oakland,
T. Struck out-By Harper, 5; Sweeney, 4; Car
sey, Q. First base on hit by pitcher-StaPleton.
Double plays-McDonald and Isaac on. C.
O'Neil and Lohman, Sweeney aud Isaacson.
Passed balls-Bowman, o: Lehman, .. Time of
game, one hour and fifty minutes. Umpire,
DOnahue. Young scorer
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weekly Crop Summary.

Sergeant Barwick, last evening. sent the
following crop telegram to the Chief Signal
Officer at Washington, D. c.:
The hot days of the past week have
been slightly injurious to most of the fruit
crops, otherwise the weather has been IA
vorahle for harvesting and fruit gathering.
The hop prospects are excellent. The prices
obtained for fruit are much better than for
many years. The grain crop is above the
average, both in quantity and quality, in
Napa Valley
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SORT OF VICE VERSA.


The San Franeiscos Ginger Up and Put
the Stocktons Under.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 2i-San Fran
cisco turned the tables on the Stockton
team to-day, winning by score of ii to 5.
1t was Stockton's turn al error-making,
and the San Franchises time to play good
ball. Hapeman and Young were both hit
hard, but the San Franchises punched their
long drives.
Everett, the new short-stop, made bis
first appearance, and proved himself u
splendid in-ielder. He is very big man,
as tall as Goodeuough, but heavier. and
active, making some great plays with ease
Score
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The washington Democracy.

At the Democratic primary election in
Washington Precinct, Yolo county, yester-
day, the following delegates were elected
to the County Convention, which is to elect
delegates to the Democratic State Couven-
ton: Romeo Barry, Fred NJ Buck
ingham, Thomas G. Snider, Fred. Pa'ter
son, John R. Cropper, John c. Churchill
and Robert Murray.
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delegates to the State Convention.

A correspondent of the RECORD UNION q !
Bridgeport, Mono county, writes: 1.-THE
Republican Central Committee of Mono
county on the Goth elected w. Batter. n.
Daniels and A. C. Folger delegates to the
State Convention and also to the District
Convention. They are for Morrow
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Sarah E., wife of Frank A. Crosby, who died
at Roeklin Cal, July 13. 1890, was born July q
1865 she was the eldest daughter OF Mrs. Anna
Coe. and came from Missouri to Rocklin when
about Il years of age. She was married to Mr.
Crosby, a respected citizen of this state about
four years ago. She leaves her husband and
two children to deplore her death. She was
loving wife, devoted mother, a TAI hml friend.
Hers was pure life, gentle influence for good,
yet powerful one. She was in the truest sense
a right hand to her husband and ali ornament
to her community. Such modest brave and
lovely lives adorn society and make the world
better and happier and nobler Not all heroes
are found in battle front or great works; many
homes of the land enshrine such as Mrs Crosby,
and their memory Is embalmed forever in
the respect and nigh esteem OF communl
ties they honor and bless. The funeral of Mrs
Crosby was attended by a large cnncourse and
was Distinguished by wealth of floral tributes,
all rejecting the profound regard IN which this
lovely. devoted and pure woman was held by
the people.
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And stin They Come.

uralized in Judge Armstrong; Court yes
terday: Fritz Breuner. a native of Ger
many; Francisco Goularte Costa, Franci,
F. Martinez, Francisco Leval, John Ma
cbado, and John F. Macdado, all native:
of the Azores Islands.