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The record-union., 1891-12-07
BRIEF NOTES.

The rumor concerning the alleged
shooting of William Kelly at Sutteryille
on FRIDAY evening grew out of a practical
joke.
The Natural Gas and Water Company
Will hold It's annual meeting at the Court
house on Tuesday evening for the election
of directors.
In Judge Van Fleets court Maggie
Bell has been granted divorce from G.
w: Bell, on the ground of desertion and
failure to provide.
The new ambulance-wapon for the
County Hospital will soon be ready for
use. 1t is receiving its finishing touches
at A Meister's carriage factory
The other day local chiropodist adj
yertlsed for "A tall boy to tack on circu-
lars. The question arises, on how many
circulars can one tall boy be tackled?
There were but two new cases on the
Police Court calendar on Saturday. Tom
Doyle and Frank Johnson. both Of whom
pleaded guilty to unkenness, and were
fined S..
work on repairing the old CITY Jail
building has been commenced by Con-
tractor McCaffrey. The southeast corner
of the rookery has been found to be IN
very bad condition.
1t is said that destitute widow and her
SIX children are camped on vacant lot
| at Nineteenth and streets. They lately
came from Oregon, and are reported to be
sadly in need of help.
| The members of the Ladies' Museum
Assoclatlon are called to meet at Pioneer
Hall at z p. NJ. tomorrow. The matter To
| be considered is one of importance and
| that VIII interest every member.
During the month of November the
| State sold s., ,552 so worth of schoolbooks.
ana the superintendent of Printing re-
| ports that there was on hand December
1st schoolbooks to the.value of S7l ,071. 81.
Arguments on the motion for a new
trlal ana arrest of judgment in the case OF
Eduardo Fredlan1, convicted of man
slaughter for the killing of Giuseppe
Scatlna, have been continued to next
! Friday.
1t is said that at Melbourne hospital
| yeast has been used as a remedy for
typhoid fever. In thirty-seven cases.
about half of them severe. there was no
failure to recover without relapse. IT
doesn't cost much to try it, at ali events.
Attorney General Hart and assistant
counsel Z. n. Post are endeavoring to eff
feet some sort of compromise with the
Southern Pacific Company for the settle
ment of old and delinquent taxes which
| the United States Supreme Court has
| twice declared were illegally assessed.
The Gazette states that a large number
of Gait people are quite i'll at present. and
while no fatalities have been reported
during the week, several very narrow
| calls to the other shore have been wit
messed in town. Pneumonia seems to be
the prevailing disease, and there are
probably dozen pretty severe cases
there at present,
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CRAVENS SURPRISE PARTY.
He Would Not Discharge the Mid
night-ClOsing Offenders.
They Violated an Ordinance That was,
And are Not Affected by the
New Ordinance.

Police Judge Cravens threw small
sized bombshell into the camp of the all
night saloon-keepers Saturday.
A number of cases were on the calen-
dar of the Police Court of saloon men
who were arrested for violating the mid
night-closing ordinance passed by the
Trustees sometime ago. AS the readers
Of the RECORD UNION are aware, the
Trustees at their last session passed a new
ordinance, providing that any one,
whether or not conducting an eating
house, might receive special license TO
keep their places open after midnight,
upon payment of $40 in addition to the
regular quarterly license of S45.
The attorney for the arrested saloon
men appeared in the Police Court Satur-
missed, on the ground that all of the de-
PENDANTS either had applied or would ap-
ply Immediately for the special license.
1t was generally supposed that there
would be no trouble at all in having the
cases dismissed, but to the surprise of all
Judge Cravens positively refused to do
Il. He declared that the defendants were
charged with violating the law as it ex-
lsted at the time the alleged offense was
ole to that law He added that the City
Trustees in the discussion of the new or
dinance had seen fit to speak disparag-
lngly Of the Police Department, blaming
The latter for the failure of the midnight
closing ordinance. This was wrong, said
Lhe magistrate. Both the executive and
judicial branches Of the Police Depart
nent had been earnest in the effort to see
the ordinance enforced, but the fault, if
fault there be, rested with citizens who as
Jurymen winked at the palpable evasion
of the regulation.
The Judge said he would not dismiss
The cases unless the City Attorney was
instructed not to prosecute by a duly
passed order of the Trustees, in order
chat the responsibility for the evasion or
violation OF the ordinance passing un-
punished might be properly located.
Attorney Anderson turned to the City
Attorney and said he supposed that Off
cial would ask the Trustees to take such
action. But Mr.. Anderson had supposed
wrong again. Mr.. Hart said he would
not ask the Trustees to do anything of
The kind. Those gentlemen could act
without any requests from him, if they
desired to.
Judge Cravens then set the cases for
hearing for Wednesday of this week.
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IT WAS NOT THE SHOPS"
Changing Fire Bells and the Aurora
Borealis Excite q Young Man.


Borealis Excite a Young Man.
When the fire alarm was turned in
yesterday morning in the dark hours
there were two numbers struck; proba-
bly, some people mistook one of the num-
bers for the box of the railroad shops.
Certainly one young business man, re-
siding toward the south end, member
of well-known printing firm, and who
enjoys jokes upon others, and engages in
them, made that mistake.
He got out of bed in response to the
clamor of the bells, and saw the northern
heavens ablaZe. He exclaimed that the
railroad shops were in flames and being
destroyed. He reused the household.
threw on his clothing, and rushed out
into the frosty air to lend hand in
quenching the conflagration. He re-
turned half-hour later silent and cross.
and crawled into bed, and yesterday was
fighting mad if any one asked him how
1.-The shops were saved"
What appeared to be confiagration in
the north was brilliant display of
Northern Lights" the heavens half
way up to the zenith. being alight with
roseate hues mingliag with electrical
white bands. 1t was handsome dis
play, but ''the shops'' were not In dan
ger.
The friends of the young man have
only to say to him, Aurora borealis!' to
have fight on hand.
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FOR THE SISTERS.
Contributions Received by the Ladies
at fhe Recent Fair

Contributions Received by the Ladies
at the Recent Fair.
The following sums fmoney have been
reported as having been contributed for
the benefit of the Sisters of Mercy at two
Of the stands during the recent fair at
Turner Hall:
Received by Mrs. Maurice H. Sheehan
stand-P atrick Haley, $40; John Gerber,
!. Meister, $40 each; j. o. Connor, a.
1deister, NJ. G. Burk, Claus 81 Kraus, p.
Duffy, Z. ]. Gehring. w Mitchell, NJ. j.
Holland, s. each; p. Cummings, T.
0'Brien. w. 0'Bfien, Mrs. S. Kelly. p.
Wolf, Il. MetZger, Miss Wiseman, 81 30
each; j. G. Morrison. p Hines, Mrs T.
Dunn, Mrs. T. Shore, James Harkins,
ldr Noteworthy, 8 each; Mrs. McGin-
ness, 81 50; Miss Gusto. 81 %; Frank b., S.
Welsh. G.. II. Braun, Mrs. S. Uren. 7.
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THREE FIRES.
Residences Partially Burned-Country
Barn Destroyed.

Residences Partially Burned-Country
Barn Destroyed.
An alarm of fire was turned in from
box 81 shortly before o'clock yesterday
morning for blaze in the rear of the res
idence Of William Doyle, on the corner of
Eighteenth and P streets.
The fire department responded
promptly, and soon had the flames un-
der control. saving the building from
much damage. The fire originated in a
wood-box on the rear porch in
some unknown manner. The damage
will not exceed $3.50, and the loss is fully
covered by insurance.
Shortly after the first alarm was turned
in, and when the department had the fire
about out, some excited individual who
had just discovered that there had been a
fire, turned in another alarm from box
81, causing considerable confusion
thereby.
a fire occurred Saturday night on the
Sprague ranch, on the Freeport road. a
barn caught fire in some mysterious
manner and was totally destroyed.
LAST EVENINGS FIRE.
About a quarter-past s o'clock last
evening an alarm came in from box %.
at the Corporation House on Fifth street
The fire started in barn in the rear of a
one-story frame house on Fifth street.
between * and l., occupied by Richard
Corsaw and owned by Mrs. McCar-
ragher. The fire is supposed to have
caught from sparks from the house
chimney.
The barn, which was owned by Cor
saw, was partially destroyed, and not in
sured. The residence was damaged be-
tween $500 and $500; covered by insurance.
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Real Estate Transrars

The following real estate transfers have
been recorded since our last report:
G. +. Parker to George ]. Bryte-One
hundred and five acres in, lot 3 of the
Sheldon Grant; $40.
William NJ. Foster to Nelson Rump-
West half of lot 5, M and N, Fifteenth
and Sixteenth streets; also, interest in es-
tate of Mary III. Foster; $40.
Margaret 70. Crocker to j. J. Nagele-
West half of lot 6, and west half of lot 7.
P and Q, Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fif
streets; grant.
r. Wittenbrock to L. Knowland-East
two and half feet of south 48 feet of lot
8, Q and P, Eighth and Ninth streets: ST..
l.. Knowland to George H. Fisher
South az feet of lot NJ, above block and
the above property; 81 900.
Annie W. Nixon to w. W. Washburn
N oTth tifty feet of lot 3, NJ and N, Ninth
and Tenth streets; S10
W. w. Washburn to j. l.. and L. G..
Siller-Above land; $500.
F. &. Mitchell to George Taylor-Thirty
acres in southwest quarter of section i
township north, range east; $40.
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Dorothea winnings ESTATE.

There has been filed in the Superior
Court, by A. III. Rott, a petition for let
ters of administration upon the estate of
Dorothea Winning, deceased. The estate
consists of lot l, in the block bounded by
Thirteenth and Fourteenth. Fl and T
streets, worth about $500; real estate in
Chicago, worth about $500; household fur
n1ture OF the value of SlOO; money in
bank amounting to about s., 500; a note
valued at $1,000, and lot in the City
Cemetery.
The heirs are deceaseds four children.
all adults, as follows: Fred. %. Winninn
of Omaha, w. III. Winning, SacranGnto:
Mrs. Minnie Stubbs, Alameda, and Mrs.
Emma L. Rott, Sacramento.
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Mr.. GoodelI,s Statement.

EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: I see by the re-
port in the RECORD UNION this morning
that you people are not quite satisfied with
the report of the late experts on the old
Water Works building. Now, so far as
i am concerned, as one of the experts of
that building, knew what / was doing
when L signed the report I want to say
this to the public, since you have seen fit
TO publish what you did this morning,
that there is not particle of danger Of
the building falling: You say it is re-
ported that the piling is rotted. Who
knows it? If the piling had given way
the building OF course would have set
tied, but it has not settled any to
amount TO anything, though it has been
built over thirty years.
There were few cracks in the walls
two years ago, which were filed with
Portland cement, and they have not
opened single fraction since, which goes
TO show that the building has not settled
since that time. What better proof does
any sensible person want than that? It
was reported that Mr.. Kreuzberger said
that he worked on the building ten wears
ago; that the piles were all rotted out
then. Well, If the piles were all rotted
out then and the building has not settled
since, what is the matter? But Mr..
hreuzberger tells me that he never said
anything of the kind, in fact, he did not
know personally whether the building
was built on piles.
Finally, want to say that if the rec
concentrations of the committee are car
ried out, the building will be as good as
any new building that would be likely to
be put up at this time, for the next ten or
twenty years, all for the small sum of
five, or not to exceed six thousand dol
lars, and will be great deal better than
any one Of those which have been talked
about of remodeling at an expense of
eight, ten or twelve thousand dollars.
DeleYe am working in the interest
OF the people of Sacramento, and I be-
IIeve L understand my business, though
some people. may not think so. Some
fifteen or twenty years ago it was re-
ported all over the city that the Franklin
School building, corner of Sixth and [,
streets, was likely to fall any day and kill
all the children that might be in it at the
time.
William F. Knox and myself were ap-
pointed experts to examine the building
thoroughly and we did so and made q
public report that the building was per-
tectly safe. Now, what is a fact, the
building stands there to-day just as good
as ever though it has been packed twice
as full since it has been used as the Ar
mory Hall than when used as a school
building. Now, it may appear a little
egotlstlcal on my part, but [ will mention
one building more which I examined
with Mr.. Knox, which had been re-
ported as not being safe. That was the
theater on K street, between Fourth and
Fifth. That we also pronounced perfectly
safe.
Now, so far as I am concerned, the
public can take my word on the old
Water Works building or not. as they
please, or they may believe every report
that is circulated on the street by those
that know nothing about the building
whatever. N. d. GooDELL.
Sacramento, December 5, 1891,
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New Interpretations


The following articles of INCORPORATION
have been fled in the Secretary of States
office:
Methodist Episcopal Church of Shan
don, San Luis Obispo County. Directors
Columbus Baxter Granger. James
Jones, Henry Harmond, Charles Wick
strom and NJ. E. Howell.
Murphy Estate Company of San Fran
CISCO. Capltal stock. $4,000. Directors
Cornelius Murphy, Nettie r. Deyeer
Jeremiah Deveer, r. t. Harding and a.
Barnard.
PACIFIC Mining Exchange of San Fran
cisco. Capital stock, 100000. Directors
A; s. Moore, II. NJ. Shaw, w. A. Clark,
z. L. Cook and w. H. Worden.
Standard Engraving and Electrotyping
Company of San francisco. Capitai
stock, $4,000. Directors E. Kayser,
Q. e. Frisbie, M. f. Coon, f. d. Brandon
and f. M. Hustled
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FALSE ASSERTIONS
A DAYS SPORT
Funny While It Lasted. But it Ended
Disastrously.

Funny While it Lasted. But it Ended
Disastrously.
Police Officer White was enjoying a
drive in Captain Lees buggy yesterday,
and upon turning into E street noticed a
man, who had apparently INDUCED ex-
cessively in the cup that cheers, driving
up and down the street in buggy at a
furious gait, whipping his horse un-
mercifully at every bound.
The street is being graded, and is in a
very rough condition, and the man was
nearly thrown out several times. officer
White hailed the man, and told him to
halt. Instead of obeying, the intoxicated
individual whipped his horse again, and
started out the street at break-neck speed.
White touched up the Captains trotter,
and there began a pretty race. White
could not afford to be SO reckless in driv-
ing as the fugitive. but nevertheless he
made good time and overhauled his man
after chase of about ten blocks.
The man was arrested for fast driving,
At the police station he gave his name as
w. G. Day.
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A Mild Little Sensation

Robert Sanderson claims that on Sat
urday night, as he was passing along the
north side of j street. between Second
and Third, man sprang out at him from
doorway as if to garrote him.
The fellow evidently was not much of a
garroter, for Sanderson says that when
he jumped back and told the alleged
thug that he (Sanderson) was mo guy"
the fellow walked off
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Why Not?

EDS. RECORD UNION: I am one of those
who are convinced that unless the Trus-
tees grant Mr.. Henry and his company
the right to run their cars along Third
street. and P Street, the people of the Sec
ond Ward will not get any road at all. I
know, sirs, that the railway people don't
really care to build down into our section
at all, and that really they will be glad to
have ther petition refused this morning.
Now why should the company be re-
fused? When they asked leave to run
up T street before, we were told that Mr..
Carey's line ought not to be parallel.
Well, Mr. Carey has quit, so that plea is
gone. In two weeks more the Carey
franchise on Third street expires. Then
the Henry company will be free to wait
until next spring, and after election apply
Tor an uptown cross road, and get it too.
Why. Mr.. Editor, should any Trustee
try to force the Henry company to 90 up
o street, or any other streeC? If, as he is
now bound by his word to do, he will
run down Third street, why not let him
go with his line up p street, or any other
he wants to? He'll not go where he will
lose money, will he? We of the south
west don't want to be forever shut out. I
believe, from things L have heard, that
this is our last chance to get a road. If
we lose it now, who shall we have TO
blame but the Trustees?
AN OLD SECOND WARDER.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Cleveland's minstrels had good house
at the Metropolitan Theater last night.
The troupe is thoroughly good one, and
nearer to old-time minstrelsy than any
thing we have had in long while. The
programme was varied and very interest
inp
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GRAssHoPPERs AND CORN.
Foothill Delicacies Devoured by Valley
Red Men and Squaws,

Red Men and SquawS.
The members of the Improved Order of
Red Men, with a number of other excur-
sionists, left this city by special train at 7
o'clock on Saturday evening for New
castle.
The visiting Red Men were received by
Delaware Tribe of that place, with the
Newcastle Brass Band, and escorted to
the wigwam, where long pow7wow was
held.
About midnight the "Big Injin" of the
Delawares announced that feast of grass
hoppels and corn had been prerared for
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Snttar,s Old Enrh

In compliance with the general desire
to view the work on the Sutter Fort, the
Trustees thereof have decided to throw
the place open on Sundays from Ii to 4
o'clock, when those who SO desire can
visit and inspect it.
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shortening the Hours.

The mid-winter schedule at the rail-
road shops will be put into force to-day
by Superintendent III. j. Small. For a
couple of months the men will work
EIGHT hours q daY.
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"A DEEP-sEATED cough cruelty tries the
lungs and wastes the general strength.
A prudent resort for the afflicted is to use
DR.. ID. Jayne's Expectorant, remedy for
all troubled with asthma, bronchitis, or
any pulmonary affection.
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the Red Men and their squaws, and to the
banquet-hall they all adjourned.
After the ''big eat" the visitors re-
turned to this city. The excursion was
voted a success.
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A-~s
lSuccessors to Postel 8. Seine

Nos. IIII and TIi3 Front Street, Sacramento, Cal.
DROPRIETORS CAPITAL SODA WORKS
j. and General Agents Fredericksburg Brew
Ing Company, dealers in Wines, Imported
mineral Waters. Carbonated Drinks. Flasks
etc. -
Our Sarsaparilla, Ircn and vichy Water and
california Orange Cider still lead on this
coast on account of their healthfulness, purity.
delicate flavor and keeping qualities
a. Beware of IRRESPONSIBLE pa,,tfa1,
who, under all sorts of misrepresenTa
cion, offer for sale similar but vae,tlv
INFERIOR goods made In outside towns.
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Rnhher sale Tn-dau

Ladies' knee rubber boots, light weight. all
perfect. Sale price, 80 cents. Assorted lot of
mems rubbers, mismated, otherwise perfect,
20 ceats. see big ad Red House.
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The Skating Rink reopened Saturday
evening and had large attendance. On
wednesday evening there will be mile
race on skates between Charles Andrews.
the San Francisco champion, and A.
King Of this city for purse of $50. On
Saturday evening there will be race be-
tween two lady skaters for gold medal.
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EVERYBODYS COLUMN.

correspondence of Interest to the
General Public.
Under this heading the RECoRp-UNIoN
will publish short letters from correspondents
on topics of interest to the general public The
matter in these communications will be un-
derstood TO represent only the views Of the
writers. All communications must be accom-
panied by the name OF the writer not for pub
lication, unless so desired, but as a guarantee
of good faith Fms
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Auctton Sales

On Wednesday next, at 10 o'clock A. NJ,
w. III. Sherburn will sell large stock of
groceries, by order of an assignee, at his
salesroom. 323 X street, consisting of
groceries, provisions, teas, coffees. to-
bacco, cigars, cigarettes, ETC.. etc.
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To-day at s A. III.

Boys kip hook and lace riyeted Shoes all
sizes, 81 % Rubber boots and rubber shoes
at less than original cost. See big ad. Red
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D. J. Simmons 81 Co. will also offer for
sale at auction on Wednesday, at 1920 A.
NJ, large quantity of groceries, such as
teas, coffee, sugar and liquors.; also the
bar fixtures, horses, wagon, ETC., of J. III.
Schacht, corner of Second and M streets.
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AT Hammers music store $50 street. you
viii find the largest stock of musical goods.
Sole agency for ChielSerinr & Sons pianos.
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A fan social will be given by Harmony
Lodge, No. 800, knights and Ladies Of
Honor. tomorrow evening the Sth.
Tickets, so cents.
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Gossanaer Rubbers regular 5Oc to close 25c
mems Rubber Overshoes regular 65c
Ladies Knee Rubber Boots, light weight Goodyear
brand sizes Il 43 and 81 regular so; close.98c
misses, Knee Rubber Boots, light weight Goodyear
brand sizes 113 to IL regular ST. 25; cose.~..9oc
Mems Hip Rubber Boots, tap sole, medium weights
Goodyear and Boston makes nsn1ated; REGULAR.
Gl'Se . ...
9oys Knee Rubber Boots, cotton lined Goodyear brand
sizes to 81 regular, 81 80; to
1outts Knee Rubber Boots, cotton lined, Goodyears,
sizes II to l. regular 81 25; to close ........ ooc
one lot Mems Rubber (gossaraers medium eiqht)
Overshoes n1isnaated, at......... Zoe q pair
one lot Ladies Rubbers, gossarner weight,
raisnnated overshoes, close at......... . 4 1Oc
one Iot Mems imitation Alligator Slippers, damaged,
sizes to TO- regular 81 25; to
Sixty Pal1s Ladies Comforts, glove kid congress-
" - "~ ...S1
Ladies French Kid Button Shoes, square toe, patent
leather tip, low heel, sizes q 81 regular So So to
w~ w~
Ladies, Glove Kid Button Shoes, last,
patent leather tip low heel regular, So to close
.. 6
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TO-DAY!
~aS2azS5SST
Commencing o'clock we place on sale the following lines of
LADIES, CHILDRENS AND MEMS
Rubber Footwear!

lhe prices are about onehaf the regular value Here is
chance for stabemen caagewasers and those who have
use Rubber Boots occasionally get lot of mSnaed Rubber
Hip Boots, best qualities for 81 IS a pair
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SCHNERR & CO.

NAN oFF1cE-second street. L and NJ.