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BRIEF NOTES.

Graduating exercises will be held at st,
Joseph's Convent this afternoon.
Surveyor General Reichert and Attorney
General Hart have filed their official bonds,
w. S. Singleton was yesterday appointed
Commissioner of Deeds for Washington,
to reside at Seattle.
The approach of the holidays has almost
put stop to long-distance travelling. All
who can do so are delaying their journeys
until after Christmas
Articles of incorporation of the Grand
Council of Catholic Ladies Aid Society of
San Francisco were filed in the Secretary
of States office yesterday.
Nineteen young ladies presented them
selves yesterday morning before the
County Board of Education to undergo
the ordeal of examination as to their quail
ifications as teachers. q
There was an epidemic of runaways on
the streets Yesterday, and the participants
were not all horses. A team of billy.goats
caught the infection and stampeded through
] street with their little wagon. They took
down no awnings, as far as heard from.
At Colfax yesterday fellow named Bert
Cubltt. once common sort of saloon
''scrapper" in this city, was held to
answer for grand larceny in robbine
Andrew r. TAYLOR, snowshed carpenter,
of $3.50.
NJ. Pritchard, who is charged by Diers.
sen & Co., with fraudulently obtaining
goods from them, will have hearing to.
morrow in the Police Court. The firm al.
leges that Prichard was about to leave the
State to avoid his debts, and procured a
warrant for his arrest from the City At.
torney.
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REGARDING TEXTBOOKS.
Difficulty in Getting Them in Some of tn
Remote Counties

Ouicuity III GeltibS AhSm IN some Oh the
Remote Counties.
A correspondent of a Modoc county
paper makes complaint that the State
school-book series cannot he had there in
quantities to supply the demand. He says
it is impossible, as the law now stands, to
keep the children supplied with text
books. Merchants will not keep them,
because they lose money on them. Dis
trict clerks do not or cannot order them as
they are needed. Therefore, much valu-
able time is lost to the children in waiting
for supply. The writer visited several
schools lately where there would be only
one book for a class of six or seven
children. Another class had one history;
the teacher would read the lesson to the
class, and let them get what information
they could in that way, and by each pupil
having the book for short time to look
over the lesson. OF course their minds
would have to be very active or they would
get very little benefit.
He suggests that an amendment be made
to the Law, so that supply of books could
be kept at each county seat in the outside
counties, that they might be in reach of all.
Or allow merchants a fair per cent. to pay
freight and interest, so that they would
keep them in stock. There is a defect
somewhere, he thinks, and that the Legs.
lature ought to be able to remedy the
matter,
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Tenth STREET GRADING.
PR0pER-Y-owNERs DIRECTING TO THE
QUALITY OF THE WORK.
The Board of Education Told to PAY It's
Share, Although it Has Not the
Funds Therefor.

After the City Trustees had temporarily
disposed of the city advertising matter
yesterday, the Mayor read communics-
ton received, signed by property-owners on
Tenth street, from n to R. protesting
against the manner in which the street
had been graded. They claim that the
work was not performed in accordance
with the contract, and also that the assess
ment was not properly or correctly levied.
On motion of Trustee Mclaughlin, next
Monday afternoon was set as time for
hearing arguments of the property.owners
and also the contractors.
a remonstrance was received against the
construction of sewer in the alley be.
tween and X, Twenty-first and Twenty
second streets. Referred to the Street Com
missioner.
Wallace Doan complained to the Board
that the stencil arising from the Seven.
teenth-street sewer was still, and ALWAYS
has been, nuisance to residents in the
southeastern portion of the city.
On motion of Trustee Mclaughlin, the
matter was referred to DR.. Nichols, the
Health Officer.
City Superintendent of Schools, Albert
Hart, returned to the Board several bills
which had been presented to the Board of
Education for street grading in front of
school property. He stated that the Board
OF Education had no money with which
to pay the bills, and especially bills for
work done for the city's benefit. The CITY
Trustees had refused to give them the
amount asked for when the tax levy was
made, and The result was that the funds of
the School Department were badly Grip
pied. The Board of Education had al.
ready drawn on next years funds to the
extent of 5000. If the Trustees had con-
hrmed the sale of the Perry Seminary
building, for 10000. the Board of Educa.
ton would have had no trouble in meeting
all expenses, street work included.
Trustee Mclaughlin moved that the de-
mands be returned to the School Board
with the request that it pay its bills.
A resolution of intention was passed to
construct an eight-inch iron-stone pipe
sewer in the alley between K and L. Six.
tenth and Seventeenth streets.
An order vas passed allowing R. S. Carey
So47 IL, that being one-tourth the cost of
grading and graveling the car track on o
street. from Tenth to Twenty third street.
Trustee Wolf suggested that some men
De sent out to bill the gopher holes in the
east levee.
Trustee Mclaughlin stated that he had
already ordered four men to work on the
leyee, and his action was approved.
a resolution OF intention was passed to
grade and pave with granite blocks the
alley between K and L, Fourth and Fifth
streets.
After allowing the usual batch of bills
the Board adjourned.
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County BOARD of Education.

This body met on Saturday, all the mem
bers being present.
Misses Brown and Duggan presenting
excuses for their absence at the Institute,
which were satisfactory to the Board, they
were excused.
The first grade certificate of Miss Lille
Bennett was renewed.
The first grade certificate of Mrs. Lutte
Horton was renewed. and a recommends
ton for life Diploma granted.
The grammar grade certificates of Misses
Jennie Hughes and Matte Hubbs were re-
newed.
Misses Lille Blue and Emma Doherty
were granted recommendations for life
diplomas.
Misses Amelia Duggan and Helen w.
Taylor were granted grammar grade certif-
Gates on their life diplomas.
1t was decided that arithmetic be the
first study taken up in the examination OF
teachers.
The Board passed upon the examination
questions and adopted them.
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The Coursing Match.

There was a good attendance at the
coursing match on Sunday, but owing to
the dense fog only the first series of heats
were run off, with the following results:
Dan Sullivan's Maud S. beat Frank
Clarks Hayseed; Matt. Rainy's Pride of
Ulster beat John McMahon's Ell Rio Rey;
John Hennessy's Black Bess beat L. n
Mahony's Larry NJ; J. Longs Galty Boy
beat L. w. Mahony's Fairy; Charles Gal
layers Eclipse beat H. Kinkle's Black
Rose; Phil. Callahan's Gladstone beat John
James Douglas Nancy Lee beat F. L. Or
cults Low; Phil. Callahans Tahoe beat
Dan Sullivan's Tuck; John McMehon's
Pride beat John Hays Coon; T. Ken
nady's Snowflake beat NJ. B. Griffith's Ben.
Harrison
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THE GATES AJAR.

Governor Waterman Putting in Strong
Licks in the Pardon Line.
Governor Waterman granted two more
pardons yesterday, and made one COM
mutation of sentence.
E. E. Howard, school teacher, who
was convicted of assault in Stanislaus
county in September, 1889, and sentenced
to pay fine of $500 or serve the same
number of days in prison, was granted
pardon, the following reasons being
assigned for the exercise of the executive
power:
THE offense was merely technical one.
no injury having been done to the person
on whom the assault was made, and the
trouble, such as it was, was promoted BY
spirit of fun, rather than any desire to do
personal injury. Howard belongs to q
most respectable family, is school teacher
by profession, and is looked upon by his
friends and neighbo-s as an industrious
and well-behaved young man. l am in
receipt of letters from George W. Schell, J.
D. Spencer and G. C. Wright, advocating
and urging his pardon; also, a petition
signed by nine of the jurors and many of
the prominent citizens Of Stanislaus
county"
LlfE-llhEh LEI Jul.
Robert Darr was also pardoned He was
convicted of murder in Mendocino county
in October, 1881, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment. The Governor says:
"Darr's pardon is recommended by T. B.
Mcfarland, ]. r. Sharpstein, Van R. Pat
terson, Charles n. Fox and James D.
Thornton, Associate Justices of the Su-
preme Court; the entire jury, who state
that Darr was convicted solely on circum.
stantial evidence, and that there is some
doubt as to his guilt; by Archibald Yell,
the District Attorney who prosecuted the
| case; ]. NJ. Standley, Sheriff; j. A. Cooper,
]. H. Seawell. S. S. McGarvey, and Sam. D.
Paxton, County Clerk, all of whom state
that from information obtained since the
trial they do not believe that Darr was
guilty of the crime"
BERToN's SENTENCE COMMITTED.
The sentence of William Berton, con-
victed of robbery in September, 1890, in Ell
Dorado county, was committed from ten
years to one year. The Governor says:
Immediately after his arrival at the
prison Berton solicited an interview with
Warden Aull and. James B. Hume. special
officer of Wells, Fargo e. Co., at which he
informed them that if executive clemency
| were exercised in his behalf he would fur
nish information which would lead to the
apprehension of two notorious convicts,
Charles n. Thorn and George Shinn, who
had escaped from prison and were at that
time at large. Such information was given,
and Thorn and Shinn were captured, and al
q rewrd for turning States evidence, as II
were, and as an inducemeLt to others OF
the criminal element, and at the request oil
the officers above named, I grant the com.
mutation"
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All About the weather.

The Signal Service temperature at A. NJ
and P. NJ. yesterday, was 400 and 400.
while the highest and lowest was 400 and
800, with gentle northerly winds and
dense fog during the greater part of the
forenoon, and cloudy weather in the after
noon and evening.
The highest and lowest temperature one
year ago yesterday was 46o and 400, with
80 of an inch of rain, and enc year ago TO.
day $50 and 400, with 02 of an inch of rain
The barometer still remains; high theread-
ings at A. NJ. and P. NJ. yesterday were
1929 and 1924 inches, respectively. The
weather for weeks past has been of the
most delightful kind in San Francisco,
clear skies and warm sunshine prevailing
nearly all the time, while the interior has
been shrcuded in fog.
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We will show you operas dressed in
manner never yet witnessed on any stage.
operate or dramatic said the Abbott rep
resentalive. As for the company, ii has no
equal now IN English opera"
Another, the Detroit Free Press, says: ut
is hardly necessary to sing the praises of
Emma Abbott further than to say she is
singing more brilliantly than ever this
season, or to dwell upon her company fur
ther than to reiterate that it Is larger and
stronger than ever an Abbott organization
was before, or to be found in English opera
to day.
In the Abbott casts will be heard Emma
Abbott, Miss Annandale, Miss Mirella,
Ready, Pruette, Broderick. Karl, Borovik,
Murchie, Miss Broderick, Vernon and FL
lexington. Albert Krausse directs the
chorus and the double orchestra. The box
office will open for sale of seats Friday.
The Seventh-street NJ. E. Church was
well filled last evening, and the concert
under the auspices Of Mrs. Addie Garter
was an unqualified success. Nearly all of
the numbers were encored. The pro-
gramme was as follows: overture-yiolln,
cornet and piano, Miss Ruby Brown,
Messrs. G. ". Watson and S. d. Nourse;
quartet, THE Trees Now are Budding
Mrs. Pinkham, Mrs. Carter, Messrs. E. F.
Ashworth and Horace Croker; solo, my
Queen" r. T. Cohn; recitation, christmas
Meetings" Mrs. E. E. Condo; song,
ITO the Woods Miss Lizzie Lynn;
trio, "Thee. Only Thee" Mrs. Bonn
helm, Mrs. Carter and r. T. Coin;
plsno duet, Overture from Martha" Miss
Ruby Brown and Mr.. Alonzo Winsns;
solo, The Arrow and the Song" Horace
Crockei; why are the Roses Red" Miss
Kaibel; recitation, "Platonic Love- Albert
Hart; solo, selected, Mrs. A. Bonnheim;
ladies' trio. The Reapers." Mrs. Pinkham,
Mrs. Renfro and Mrs. Carter.
The accompanies were Mrs. Addie T.
Pinkham and Mrs. Kaibel.
The ladies OF the Aid Society connected
with the church prepared fine lunch for
the entertainment of the ladies and gen.
tlemen who assisted in the concert. 1t
was a happy finale to a most pleasant
evening.
John Slater. the test medium, announced
that ne was compelled to close his engage
ment earlier than he had expected, and in
consequence would not appear at Pythian
Castle again this evening as formerly an
nounced.
The box-sheet for the reservation of seats
for the Straight Tip" engagement opens at
the Metropolitan theater this morning.
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NotariaI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Governor Waterman appointed the fol.
lowing Notaries Public yesterday: W. n.
Mckenzie, Fresno; Milton McWhorter,
Selma; b. Chadbourn. Dyersville; ]. N. Gill
lett Eureka; James W. Cochrane, San Ra-
fael; q. W. Briggs, Pacific Grove G. 81.
Colby, Dutch Flat; s. F. Zombro, San Ber-
nardino; L. W. Clark, Redlands; Adam G..
Keller. Los Gatos; S. G. Gray, Benicia;
John T. Campbell, Santa Rosa; A. B. Hill,
Petaluma; T. B. Jones, Modesto.
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THE INAUGURAL BALL.
Everything Indicates that 1t will be a
Very Grand Affair,

Everything Indicates that 1t will be
Very Grand Affair.
The Inaugural Ball Executive Commit
tee met last evening in Mayor Comstock's
Office, Chairman Steffens PRECEDING. On
account of the demand made for tickets
throughout the State, it was ordered that
five hundred additional invitations be
printed, making the total number sent out
$500. The Secretary stated that the SUBJ
scription list in this city had been largely
signed, and the committee wished the pub
lie to be notified that tickets can be OBJ.
tanned of VIM. Beckmap, Treasurer of the
Executive Committee.
The Committee on Music and Floor re-
ported that they had engaged three orches-
tras. One, consisting of nine musicians,
will play in the Assembly Chamber. The
second, of ten musicians, will discourse
music in the Senate Chamber, and the
third, Stigiiano's Harp Orchestra, of San
Francisco, will be stationed in the rotunda,
and play while the guests are entering the
Capital. The Assembly Chamber will be
under the management of VIM. Beckman,
who will be assisted by Messrs. Adams,
Brown, Briggs, Crouch, Cothrin, Hornlein,
jackson, johnson, Katzenstein, Kendall,
Mckay, Mckee, MARITIME, Marston, Porter
and Terry.
The programme for this chamber will
consist Of fourteen dances, quedrilles and
round dances alternating.
In the Senate Chamber the orchestra
will play for round dances exclusively, and
these will be twenty in number. a. Alb.
bolt will have charge and will be assisted
by Messrs. Birdsall, Cosby, Ciuness, Figg,
Hook, Heilbron, Johnson, Kramer, Lip
man. Moynihan, Miller, McCreary. Reith,
Simmons, Scheld Smith and Epson.
The committee will provide spectators
with seats in the lobbies and GALLERIES. The
chairs on the dancing floor will be reserved
for the dancers, and no lady will be ad.
nlitted on the floor or in the Hobbies wear.
ing hat or wrap.
Refreshments will be served to spectators
and dancers during the evening.
The grand march will commence at 9:4i
P. NJ.
Chairman Steffens stated that from pres
ent indications it could be estimated thai
the attendance would be very large
twenty-five tickets had been sent to Los
Angeles, and they were taken SO quickly
that twenty-five more had to be forwarded
and all of them were sold. San Francisco
had taken 40 tickets, and would probably
want more. The Bay delegation were max
ing arrangements TO charter special trair
of Pullman cars, and will be accompanied
by band. King Kalakaua of the Hawaiian
Islands, Admiral Brown, General Gibbor
and other notables would come up with
the San Francisco people 1t is expected
that the train will leave at o'clock in TIT
afternoon and arrive in this city abou
half-past 5.
Mr.. Ennis of the Committee on Decora
tons reported that no stone would be lef
unturned to make the building look gor
geous on the night of the bali.
After heated discussion On the question
as to how many tickets should be issued t.
the press, and as to whether e press tickle
would admit lady, the meeting adjourned
to next Monday evening, leaving the ques
ton unsettled
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Will of George F. Wiseman.

The will of the late Geo. F.Wiseman was
filed for probate in the Superior Court yes.
terday. Deceased bequeaths to his brother,
John 81. Wiseman, all of his interest in the
firm of George w. Chesley & Co. The resi-
due of the estate is bequeathed to the de-
ceased's mother, including thirty shares in
the Germania Building and Loan Associa-
ton and other property.
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Assaulted by Rowdies.

F.A. Taylor, who pilots one of the J-street
cars, complained to the police yesterday
that he had, on the preceding night, been
bombarded with stones by gang of young
toughs whom he refused to carry unless
they paid their fare. One of the stones hit
him on the head, producing painful
wound.
Warrants were issued, and yesterday af-
ternoon one Sid Turner and Fred Vorsh
and Peter Mangan were arrested by officer
Franks and charged with completely in the
assault.
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CORNERS, CHRISTMAS.
He Will be Compelled to Pass 1t in the
City Prison.

John Corners, better known as ''Nosey,"
was is in the Police Court again yesterday,
the charge against him this time being
drunkenness. 1t was only few days ago
that charge of petit larcency against him
was withdrawn, on his promise to turn
over new leaf before the new year. But
"Nosey" could not resistihe temptation to
indulge in just one more tear" before for
saking the old leaf. The police found him
in the vicinity of the Yolo bridge, trying to
initiate Sioux ghost dance, and he was
taken into camp.
The situation was explained to Judge
Buckley. and that official decided that
"Nosey's" Christmas turkey should be par
taken of in iail,
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woman,s Inhumanity to Woman.

Mrs. Nelson, a destitste widow, who is
almost blind, and receives assistance from
the Towards, was, it is said, turned out of
her home on F street the other day by the
owner OF the house. a Mrs Shields, who
kept the poor woman's stove and her small
stock of fuel for rent.
Does not the law require thirty days no.
tice to be given before resorting to forcible
eviction2 And if so, has not Mrs. Nelson
q cause of action :?
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Auction Sale of Holiday Goods.

Went T. Crowell e. Co., will hold an ex-
tensive auction sale to-day at 10 A. NJ, at
their salesroom, 81 street. There will
be sold full line of holiday goods. con-
sisting Of plush goods in endless varieties,
beautiful pictures, albums and other ar
tieles
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Justice Cars Bond.

Seymour Carr, recently elected Justice of
the Peace of Alabama township, filed his
bond with the County Clerk yesterday.
The sureties are William Angrove and B.;
A. Miles, each of whom qualities for $500.
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Rand's Hard Luck.

Ed. Rand, the irrepressible, was before
Police Judge Buckley yesterday in answer
to the usual charge of drunkenness. Ed.
only completed sixty-day sentence in the
County Jail couple of days ago. He
would have been given a longer sentence
that time, but he pleaded with the Judge
to let him out in time for Christmas. It
now appears that he got out too soon.
Judge Buckley gave him five days yester.
day, so there is chance yet for him to at
tend to his New Year calls, even if he does
miss Christmas.
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The State Printershin.

II. D. Gamble received telegram from
prominent member of the Republican
State Central Committee last night stating
that Governor-elect Markham had an
nounced that A. ]. Johnston, of this city,
would receive the appointment of Superin-
tendent of the State Printing Office.
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Before a Higher Court.

Oliver Walker, colored man, who was
wanted in San Francisco for bail-jumping,
and whose discovery as a patient at the
County Hospital was mentioned week
ago IN the RECORD UNION, died on Sunday.
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The Billiard Tournament.

Last nights game in the billiard tourna-
ment at the Cafe Royal resulted: Lock-
hart 233, Beede 100; (The former was to
play $50 points to the latter's 1907 Lock
harris best runs were 81 and 81, and
Beede's q and 49, To-night's game. the
last of the series, will be between Gamble
and O'Neill
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What Artists Cav.

SACRAMENTO, January %, 1887.
This is to certify that We are thoroughly
well pleased with the splendid Mathushek
| piano from J. F. Cooper's music store,
which we used at our concert last evening;
its action and tone are as perfect as can be
obtained in piano. leila Trebella, Paul
Musin, E. Steindort.
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THE stipulated number of invitations to
the Turner'S Christmas ball have been is
sued. Friends of the society who have
been overlooked may obtain the same BY
signing their name at Turner Hall saloon
before the evening of December 25, 1880.
/. The COMMITTEES,
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Birth death, ana marriage Eottces must be sen; IN
By responsible parties, and paid for at The rate of Is
cuts each; funeral notices, Is cents.
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Don't You Forget 1t

That the Bee Hive, Ais K street, carries
large stock of gents clothing, stiff and
soft hats, shoes and furnishing goods, at
prices lower than any other house in the
cifv
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APPLEs.-Belldowers, Spitzenberg, Bald.
win and r. L. Greening apples, direct from
Siskiyou county. The finest in the city
Secure box before they are all gone. q,
s"The Pacific"
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Ball POSTPONED.

The First ARTILLERY Regiment ball, which
was to come off this evening, has been
postponed until January 18th. Tickets
sold will be good on that date.
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Done saIt sI,onIn Re.

You can have your silk hat ironed as it
should be by taking it to Chas. J. Freder-
icks & Co., S02 J street, free of charge.
They also carry an elegant line of stylish
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In doing your shopping at the Bee Hive,
Ais Z street. No red tape. Nolong waits,
but civility, polite statesmen and goods
lower than the lowest.