Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-06
Threatened with q Flood.

rains have raised the water IN the sacramento
river to about twenty-five feet above low water
mark. This morning levee broke abou!s
mile and half below Sacramento city, ana the
water at once began spreading over he low
country, extending to the base OF the L Stree:
levee, which protects the city 90 the south. 4
large force of men were at once employed to fill
I'D the openings 10 the r street levee where
streets pass through, and the city is now cou.
sidered secure. The only dagger is from back
water. Some water has made its way through
the culvert near Sixth street, but will do %
damage worth mentioning. Below Sacramento
considerable damage and inconvenience Nus:
have been suffered, but details are pct yet at
hand.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. G.--Tne latest advic3,
from Sacramento are to the effect thst no dan
ger whstever from the break IL the lcVeo !: 10
be apprehended within the limits OF the c::?.
The outlying portion Of the city south OF tAc !.
some houses to depth of two feet, but t!=
neighborhood is thinly populated. and the over.
flow will not cause any extensive loss. II:
principal damage falls upon farmers AMI or.
chard owners for distance Of thirty miles D..
low the city, and Il rough es'lms!e piac.s the
dollars Details Of the extent Of the disss:"5
must necessarily, however, come IN slowly and
the above estimates may prove excessive. From
the confgurstion of the ground it not impcs.
sibe that at point some miles below the city
CREST portion of the food water may BE- turnc!
off into the sloughs to the eastward Of the i'm.
proved property, and much Of tha latter save.
from the worst effects Of the overflow.
AMENDMENTS TO TIE MoFFETT LIQUOR
LAW. In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Grim,
ley presented bill 10 amend the hloffet rc2i5
ter law, SO as to perfect it as far as possiJ.e.
They have been very carefully prepared, an!
it is believed will meet the former deGcicncc,
10 the law The bill was Old red to BE- rrHt,i
AID referred to the Finance CcmGll!t?c. Ia.
changes are as follows -
To require the specific license tax TO T.
paid 10 advance, and not semi annually, =.
heretofore, and co credit or rebate Is allowed
| for any portion Of the specific tax paid Oh lhH
amount thereafter asccrtalDcd by the Register;
nor is there any credit allowed fer the ten dol.
lars paid by the dealcr for the use OF the reg.
| lister.
10 the section imposing penalties On the
| dealer for q failure to turn he crank Or other
wise to comply With the law Inc word "Siilu.
| is stricken cut, thus m.king every failure :.
violation Of the law, no matter from whatc!u,
| il NAV arise; and the agent, bar keeper, Of en-
p!oyee il also piade subj. to the same r%a3.
ties as the dealer for q like failure.
| L. is also proposed to amend the flW IA r..
gard to wholesale I;q1Or dc,l":S :ni!ios 10 cua
sumers 10 quantities 10 excess "f live gaioIS. 81
as to sulj C; them to tie same gallon lax q,
retail dealer; but such al IS sold beyond :
| Commonwealth or to lic?0sal dealers Is cX ma.
| from this taXlti0n
| Manufacturers IF liuunrs. when 9, =.
| c,nsnmption. arr mi up,n the san "'"" 10
| uhnlo.,Io d,aIass n,1 ,r,on do.l,, loHH"s
| "H ~, ues'e'' n'u 90 " =.
| mere arc taauy n'hcr r"""E' propJ.rI ~.
they are Simply 10 perfect Inc .eymmctry o.. &c..
| bin ard 10 epfJ.c, it's cXc ,,,,;os Wy =! "a
penalties, amoug which i Ihn ,,,, "S sn''''|
20 the Judge to revoke + ~ Iicano, ~. .p2-'
| ;fu non tho ,nnn,hIo r,.,,. "'' " ~, de- =.
-, 49,, - .'ot ,,,,,h 'u' u ap' ,t H..
| business IS not such &3 TO amr ,earS th' 10
OF puo'ic convenience, or ,uut to d ""|
dealer does not cons:,te- it aponars ,"nTN
Richmond DtSlAsf1 lilo ob:nrr, m, V
| '" '"' l.
in the O. .cENE IN CoURr.-Thi. morr;,.
Mac .Jurt in General Term, judge. q ia
?, Arthur and Humphrcys-the Casa Of WoI
-gt. Wood was called, Mcssrs. Davjjp, .,4
Musscy for tho plant II and Messrs, ShclIe'nr.
ger and kimball for tho defendant TN; ca.
came up on q motion CT defendant Cor a mi,
s on pantil TO show cause why he should no, l.
to III contempt Tor ialIlngto pay alim"Gy
cou uetonuHat, IN obedience to the order of ha
al y, ale INC case having been called. tho
Iuas io at ueGhaaht rnad an affidavit in whrn l.
counsci ~ my pialht!l mad paid 50 TO h,
cer,o;n ueH, hGSsey; 10 DO paid over To her ~
manH 30 oJI"ulsohs, and that notwithstanding d"
od az + msu Eeeh madn upon him he had Ee{ I"c:.
az u M, over Inc money.
dite en, NJ ussey WAS about to reply that the con
,Indaa u nnn nos heel complied with, whca
sit in Tho caso lon,, roIarKeu mat no "ould mo-
nut ,t t' eAsu lohHeT, pecausc there WAS ia.
putsIoh on Inc conduct of counsel and lcf. III,
oenc1.
the Chief Justcs and on U retp wyit an {" TO %
, Ihudgs C olin and Judge McArthur romarkr5
Cd The The f9o!: ~ 10 "'''''ss' and ''''"'".
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