Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 51, Number 97, 13 June 1884 — BRIEF NOTES. [ARTICLE]

BRIEF NOTES.

Three carloads of immigrants arrived from the East this morning. Senator J. Routier and wife left for San Francisco yesterday afternoon. VH;" ; Services in honor of Corpus Christi were held in St. Rose Church yesterday. Gait Postoffice, in this county, will be made a money-order office next month. The rain had the effect of raising the Sacramento river to 20 feet 11 inches yesterday.

The Board of Officers of the First Artillery Regiment meets at headquarters this evening.

The only arrest made yesterday was that of Pat Lynch, by officer Farrell, for disturbing the peace.

The Sacramento Band of Hope will give a literary entertainment at Westminster Church this evening.

Joshua H. Smith, Jr., a young man well known in Folsom, died there on Wednesday, after a very brief illnes.

Last night rain was falling at all points on the line of the California and Oregon Railroad, and also on " the hill."

A disgusted sportsman ejaculated yesterday: '"Talk about dove-shooting ! We're going to have duck-shooting first!" Aaron Carbury, of Spring Valley. Shasta county, who had been visiting the city for about* two weeks, returned home yesterday.

To-day's freight train from the Fast will bring to Sacramento, en route for Red Bluff, the instruments for a brass hand at that place.

It is expected that the yacht which the Azalea Steam Yacht Club is having built in this city will be ready for launching in about ten days.

W. W. Morrow, J. R. Finlayson, \Y. H. larks and Oregon Sanders, ofthe Republican delegates to Chicago, returned this morning from the East.

Joseph Guth, a deputy in the office of County Clerk Coglan. has gone to Blue Canyon for the benefit of his health, which has been very poor recently.

So for but about 2,000 salmon have been received at the cannery of the Capitol Pack* ing Company in this city, and half of those came from the lower Sacramento.

Sentence in the case of John M. Porter, for murder of the second degree, was yesterday in Department One of the Superior Court postponed until 10 a. m. to-day.

The Young People's Guild of Calvary Baptist Church, and the Young Ladies' Missionary Society, will give a literary and musical entertainment at the church this evening.

A number of horsemen who had visited San Francisco to attend the races returned home yesterday, saying that the Bay District track was too muddy to be raced over for some days.

Frank A. Schuler has leased the Fifthstreet Hotel (formerly tin- Helvetia House), which has been recently reconstructed in the interior, anil has fifty newly-furnished rooms. Tin' opening will take place tomorrow evening.

Union Degree Lodge, No. 3, 1. o.'o. F.; has elected the following officers for the ensuing term: Degree Master, H. F. G. Wolff; Deputy Degree Master, A. S. Hopkins; Recording Secretary, Alex.' Smith; Treasurer, 11. P. Jensen.

yesterday's passenger train via Stockton was fifty minutes behind time in its arrival here, having been detained at Lathrop to connect with the Southern Pacific train. The California and Oregon train was held here to await its arrival.

The wrecking train from this city yesterday morning picked up the locomotive and five cars of the pile-driver train which got off the track a few miles this side of Suisun Wednesday night. The locomotive was brought to Sacramento.

1.. J. Rose, of Sunny Slope. Los Angeles county, shipped to Chicago by the express train Wednesday evening nine young trotters from bis establishment, including i .enter, a phenomenal four-year-old. They all have engagements in the colt stakes in the East.

Dr. W. F. Cutler, V. S., says thai the valuable thoroughbred stallion Jim Douglas, spoken of in yesterday's Record-Union as being dangerously afflicted with pink- <•>•-. is not suffering from that disease, but from spinal meningitis. The doctor reports him to be doing well.

General John McComb, Warden of the State Prison at Folsom, and State Prison Director W. ('. Van Fleet left for San Francisco yesterday to attend tin- funeral of the late Charles F. Bobbins, which takes place at Oakland to-day. John Simpson,' of this city, also went down for the same purpose.

Colonel .1.11. Tomlinson, who was arrested recently at Woodland for an alleged embezzlement, on a dispatch from San Francisco, has been taken to the latter place. He is accused by M. Warde, liquor dealer, for whom he was canvassing, and who charges him with having appropriated about $250.

A number of deaf and dumb young ladies from the Institute at Berkeley came up to the city yesterday, en route for their homes in this vicinity and the northern portion of the State. Tier case with which they carried un a conversation with their lingers and by the use of signs was something marvelous.

The artificial stone sidewalk recently laid in front of the county buildings on I street, near Seventh, lias been taken possession of by the little children of the neighborhood as a skating rink, and tin- wee people have great tun there every afternoon and evening. Yesterday's rain was not heavy enough to drive them all away.

A Granger stepped out of the Golden Eagle yesterday morning, remarking that the rain was a great disaster. At the same moment a gentleman stepped across from the Capital Hotel, all aglow with smiles, asked everybody in to take a drink and led the Granger in by the arm. When all were fixed, the man who treated held his glass aloft md said, "Here, boys, is to Jupiter Pluvius." He was a street-sprinkler.

The rain of Wednesday, although a small affair, sent down a quantity of drainage water to the vicinity of .■ Fourth and Fifth and II streets, which boiled up through the manholes at the intersections of those streets, and also ran out through holes in the R-street sewer, between Fourth and Fifth; overflowing the land near by, and causing people residing in the vicinity to fear an unpleasant smell and unhealthy effect as soon as the hot sun affects it. There certainly appears to be some error ill the system of sewerage in tlmt locality.

Sensible Conclusion. — Men very often during election times, especially Presidential, make some very reckless wagers, anil do some exceedingly foolish things. On the day before the Presidential election in 1864, when Lincoln and McClellan were opposing candidates, William Raker, a wealthy Missouri tanner, was in St. Louis. He was a strong Democrat, and an ardent admirer of '' Little Mar.'' He bet several thousand dollars on the election, ami when lie could get no more bets he called for. a Notary Public, ami in the presence of a number of friends and neighbors took a solemn oath that he Would never wear a hat until a Democrat was elected President. In consequence of that foolish oath he has been going bareheaded for the past twenty year-. At each recurring election lie would work and ptay for the Democracy to win, ami when the new- would come that the Republicans were victorious, be would remark, "Well, I will wear a hat after the next election." Several years since lie came to California, and settled in this county. Hi- constantly being without a hat when at home or in the city, rain or shine, made him an object of curiosity, and hi.- eccentricity was remarked upon by strangers and other- in ways very annoying to his family. Last Friday one of hi- sons was in the city, and returning to the ranch informed his aged father of the result of the Chicago Convention. The news almost paralyzed the old gentleman. He exclaimed : ''What do you say — Blame and Logan, too? This is too much. There is no longer any hope for the old man. Hitch up the mare — go to the city ami buy your old father a hat. If any one asks you what's the matter with me, tell them the old man says he has been making ad — d fool of himself for twenty years, ami now lie is going to wear a hat "and vote for Blame."

Frank ScHCUtH ha- just finished the work of remodeling and adding fifty newly furnished rooms to the Helvetia" House, on Fifth street, between .1 and K. The house has been renamed, and hereafter will be known as the Fifth-street Ilotet." On Saturday evening Mr. Schuler will give a grand opening, serve a line lunch, to which hi.- friends and patrons arc all invited. r* *

Monday next June Kith, we will commence our annual clearance sale of millinery goods. Those wishing hats, plumes, tips or flowers will have an opportunity to purchase at low figures. Red House. *

Ladies, remember Monday, 16th, the commencement of our millinery sale. Bargains for ladies and misstv-. Red House. *