Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-23
Auction sales.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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The BoLIsG M1LLs.-Tne work upon the
rolling mills is progressing steadily. The
main building is competed. The sides and
roof are covered with corrugated sheet-iron
one-sixteenth of an inch in thickness. The
ventilating windows around the elevated sec
ton Of The roof have been hung, as also al the
doors and Windows below. The outside of
The building i painted With dark-c5lored
50 iron cad paint, and she inside of the
buildiug Is painted q drab color, which giVss
the Interior light aud neat appearances.
The extension buildings on the north and
east are only partially covered, and await
arrival CT another shipment Of corrugated
iron from the East BEFORE they can be COM
ple5ed. The foundation for the engine and
rollers IS being prepared, aul il Of the most
substantial nature. The piles which were
driven down about 80 feet prior to erection Of
the building, are being cut TO uniform level,
ready 20 receive the masonry above them.
The earth was removed from aDou5 the piles
where the engine Is TO stand taadepth OF about
10 ieeb and for q space Hf about 10 by 20 feet.
The piles are then cut of tggo feet above the
bottom Of this excavation. aud two feet OF
grou 5irg, TO Level with the tons OF the piles.
flied IL, consisting of csmen6 sand, gravel
and granite chip. Upon top OF this and he
ends Of tie piles viii be placed a heavy cast
iron bed plate, with RODS fastened to 1t and
extending through the bed pieces of the en-
CINE, by which the latter viii be tirmly
fastened. The space of eli ght feet from the
lower bed-plate 20 the bel # the engine will
be iiled with solid masonry cut granite
blocks eight 10 zen feet lo,g end about two
feet square, and upon the bop OF this work
the immense engine required for the rolling
works viii stand. The exc AVIATION fer the
foundation for 5he rollers, which extends out
from one side Of the engine, occupies a space
OF about six by fifty feet, and ID seven feet
deep. Here the piles are sawed IF n the same
manner as those under the engine, two feet
above the Bottom Of the excavation, which
two iees IS 70 be filed with grouting and then
finished with bed-plaEe and tiv5 Ieet of heavy
granite cut masonry TO She surface, upon
which The rollers VIII be rlacsi. The work
of making these foundssi5us Is now IN
progress.
COMPLIMENTARY SERESApLs.-The Nevada
eCI5y Brass Baud, under leader Elleser, and
esc3Fting the Nevada and Grass Valley dele
cations (Erastus Bond, Marshal, that were
in tue city on Thursday, yesterday marched
to the RECORD UNION Office and compliment
ed It with gereRsde. subsequently the ice
and Journal were 5ersnaded. by invitation
of x Z. Weimeyar the band marched to
Frank Ru4stslsr's on * street. and mad re-
freshments. II Jhen sereaadsd Greed Hay
nond, who responded III p neat speech. The
band also complmenged Atr. Black, one OF It's
old members. ct his place on j street, above
Fourth. The band also serenaded George
Cadwaiader, Chairman Of Thursdays Com
mit5ee, at ais residence, and then marched to
Second street and ssrenaded James |. Eelter
& Co. end called out J. Il, Carroll of the
firm, who addressed the crowd present appro-
priately, and Mr.. Fei5er served out refresh
Ineats The members Of the band gave three
cheers for Garfield and Arthur, and for their
Sacramento friends, and then marched to the
depot and took the train Tor home,
DEATH OF PIoSEEB.-Frank Foster yes
terday re .eived notice Of the death of an old
friend who formerly resided here and was
well known His name was William NJ.
Corbusier He was a member Of the Sacra:
nento Pioneer Association. At the time OF
his death he resided at Montgomery Greek,
Shasta county. j. q. Cromwell, writing
from Cove, Shasta county, under date of Dc
tnber Dist. gays that Mr. Corbu5ier was st
work il the loft OF his house ON the 20th,
when the flooring gave away aud he fell some
twelve feet, aiiaAti1z upon his head and
shoulders. lie lay in an unconscious con-
dition where he fell all day, uaril found by
Bir. Lamb who removed him tn lis own res
idence and he anu his wife did all that could
be done for the wounded man. de revived
only l0ng enough 10 describe the aceicent,
and died 9t P NJ. Of that day, Mr.. Corbu-
sier vas 81 year Of aga and q native OF New
York. The Pioneer Association has been
thta final
posi- OF the ssm4ius.
Da. FIsHzR's CoNDIroS.-Dr. G.. J..
Simmons. wbs has just returned from Silver
City, Now Mexico. to which place he went
in answer TO a dispatch from DR.. G. II,
Fisher. atates that while DR. Fishers con.
dision Is critical he has hopes Of his recovery
After q careful examination of the iimb anc
considered ion d tie case. III connection with
DR.. Waite. SURGEON of the United State
Army. now laea ed in the vicinity, aud who i
Etteudinr Or Fisher It vas decided not &
ampetate the Limb. TIE fracture is OF heti
bones, &t0uG ave lucbes below the knee. IN
bones have not united and suppuTation exist
between them, but It Is thought that the,
may yet DIN and the iiInb be saved. lie wa
co,nfortaDle when Dr. Simmons left to re
turn.
PERSONAL Hon. Henry Edeerton re
turned home last evening. Hon. Nile
Searlss is ~ the Golden Eagle. Alvinz
HAYWARD AID O. H. Hobart, OF San Fran
cisco, came up Yesterday aud viii go to Ans
dor t. day. Frank Free, Superintendent {
the Humboldt division of the Central Pa
cihc Railroad, passed through East last ever
ing, also Rev. O. Q. Wheeler. DIR. Schor
passed through to Auburn, where he &C
dressed a Democratic meeting last evening
James Hume, detective, left for Aurora yei
terday to attend the trial of stage robber
Superintendent Higgins returned to Rem
last evening ID. w. Earl came up yeste
day and went to Carson last evening.
REPUBLICAN MEETING AT HowELL's.-.
Republican meeting was held at Howell's,
this county, Wednesday evening, which WI
well attended. William Dixon, Of Co
umues, presided, aud A. l.. Lamb. of Mich
gan Bar, was elected Secretary. Delegation
from other precincts were present, and also
number of citizens from Amsdor count,
who were en- route to the Sacramento barb
enc. Greed Raymond was the speaker of Il
evening. and kept the undivided attention
the people for two hours. The meeting WI
enthusiastic, and closed with three cheers Il
the Republican party and cheers for Il
speaker.