Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-03
ApYERTIsEMFNT MFNTIoN.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


road bridge between Sacramento and Wash
ington are now under way, large number Of
men being employed upon it. The center
pier upon which the draw rests, is found to
have been moved out of position and down
stream by the cutting out around the piles
and from, the Judgment of floating materials
AGAINST it. seven and one half inches The
west end of the draw remained in position,
and this threw the east end fifteen inches
out of line. A platform has been constructed
around the pier for the men to work upon,
and tomorrow morning the bridge will be
closed to travel, and the draw opened so shat
vessels may pass through during the time the
work of restoring the draw to its position is
being done. The draw section weighs about
100 tons This is to be raised with jack
screws from the pier underneath, and then
the circular track upon which the draw turns.
and the center pivot, will be moved upon the
pier up stream seven and half inches, which
will bring the whole again into line. Sew
eral DAYS viii be required TO complete the
work The construction of dolphins above
the center pier for its protection will not be
attempted until the season of low water
MONTHLY WEATHER acknowledgement
NJ. NJ Siokler, of the United States
Signal Station in this city, makes the
following report of temperature, ETC., for the
month of February, 1881: Mean daily
barometer, 80 9S'; mean daily thermometer,
$3.50; mean daily humidity, 81 highest
barometer, 80. 400, on the 20sh; lowest barom-
eter, 90 S51, on the Sd; monthly range
Of barometer, .555' highest temperature,
e. on the 2Sth lowest temperature, 40 on
the 18th; monthly range of temperature, q !;
greatest daily range OF temperature, 19', on
the Dist lowest daily range of temperature,
>, on the 7th :; mean of maximum tempera-
lures, $50; mean of minimum temperature,
Az; mean daily range of temperature, 1l,6 :;
total rainfall, 06 inches; prevailing wind,
southeast; total movement of wind, 4,038
miles maximum velocity of wind and direc-
ton, % miles, southwest, on the 4th and
number of cloudy days on which rain fell, 9 !;
number of cloudy days on which no rain tell,
l total number of days on which rain fell,
Is; number of clear days, z number of fair
days, IL; date of lunar halos, 9th; dates of
frost, 9th and 10Th.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SoCIAL.-A very
pleasant and successful social was held last
evening at the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, at which the following musical pro
gramme was given, under direction of Miss
Emma Rowe: Song. Waiting at the Brook
side" Miss Anna Cummings; 1.-THE We'd
ding Day" Miss Josie Wilder; instrumental
solo, " Hunters Song" Miss Lizzie Hoag :;
waltz song, 8" Alfn Brillar," Miss E. A Sea-
ley song, Sailors Prayer" Miss Irene
Richardson instrumental solo, Miss May
Cummings; song, "Consider the Lilies, %
Miss Ida Clinch; vocal duet, Misses Clinch
and Richardson. The several parts were all
rendered in a very creditable manner, to the
pleasing acceptance OF the large audience
present. After these exercises refreshments
were served and highly social time enjoyed.
Police CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday Charles Blodgett was tried upon a
charge OF vagrancy, found guilty and assigned
to the County Jail, with its health-givlng
exercise, for term of 90 days Lizzie VIII
cox, common drunk, was granted a contiu-
uance until the Ssh instant, with the under
derstauding that she will obt4in a permit
meantime to the County Hospital, she being
broken in health from the effects of drink
The cases of w. II. Wilson, for battery, and
All Him and All Yet, for disturbance of the
peace, were continued until to-day. All Lee,
charged with assault to murder, was granted
a continuance until the 9Th instant The
Court then adjourned.
INcoRPoRATED.-Thare has been fled with
the Secretary of State articles of incorpora-
ton of the Sonoma and Santa Rosa Railroad
Company, to operate railroad from the
town of Sonoma to the town of Santa Rosa.
Length, % miles. Directors-Peter Dona-
hue, J. NJ. Donahue Arthur Hughes, Thos.
w. Johnston. President, Peter Donahue /;
Secretary, Thomas w. johnston Treasurer,
r. H. Lloyd. Capital stock, $500, 900, in
1000 shares Of 500 each. Ten per cent. of
the capital stock has been subscribed and
paid in. Place Of business, San Francisco.
PROBABLY INsANE.-Night before last Off
GERS Jackson and Campbell arrested j. B.
Alyiso as an insane man. He had been
watched by the police for two or three days
as a suspicious character, but finally showed
unmistakabls signs of mental derang
He imagines that he is Sergeant-at-Arms of
the Senate, and that he has the power to con-
troll matters in that body, out of the respect
and homage that the members bear for him.
He is inconsolable since confined at the Police
Station, over the thought that the Senate can
not do nything until he gets back there,
CONTEMPLATED REDUCTION, - About II
o'clock Tuesday night a commotion was
heard at the chicken-house of Mrs. Meyers,
on E street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth,
to which the neighbors responded with swivel
guns and hewitzers, determined to reduce the
number of midnight marauders. 1t was all
to no purpose, however, as the slight-of hand
performance had ended before their arrival.
A heavy lock with which the building was
fastened was found broken, and half dozen
choice fowls had been taken.
SUPPLEMENT TO GREAT REGISTER. For
the benefit of persons who may wish to vote
az the coming municipal election, and whose
names are not at present borne upon the
Great Register, City Auditor E. H. Mckee
will publish a supplement, so that such names
may be added. Any person wishing TO regis
ter must apply at the County Clerks Office
on or before Saturday of this week, as tht
sheets will be put into the printers hands on
Saturday evening, and no names can subse-
- quently be inserted.
APPoGNTED-The Governor has appointed
as Notaries Public l.. W. Hilliker of Madi
son, Yolo county; S. c. Bates of MERGED,
MERGED county; A. w. Lander of Plains,
burg. MERGED county A. Carmenetti Of
jackson, Amador county; G. Helmer Turner
of the same place; Will. H. Burial of Oak
land, Alameda county, and Vinton l..
Mitchell of San Bernardino.
FREIGRTs.-There were received in thi;
city yesterday 6 car loads of coal, of cal
materials, of malls, . of iron, l engine, !
of sheep, of wheat, ) of wood, of lumber
l of wheels. Car loads of freight were for
warded East Three of merchandise, of pig
iron, 3 of beans, l of quicksilver, of wool
of ore, l Of nails, 8 of tea, 6 of silk and :
of barley.
ARRAIGNED TO Plead. r. Childs anC
Matte Bryant were arraigned yesterday il
the Superior Court upon information fol
grand larceny in relation to the missing S15(
from the residence of Mrs. Ludwig on FIFTH
street. They both pleaded not guilty, anC
their cases are set for trial on the S,h instant
CoMuKRcIAL.-The steamer Gov. Dana de
! parted yesterday for Colusa with merchan
disc. The C. NJ. Small passed loaded witt
-four and having barge in tow loaded will
grain. TIE Apache took in tow to the bay
Yesterday the barge Ace of Spades, hght.
For THE SrATE. the case of the people
against Robert Gardner ct al, which ha
been so long in the Courts, judgment wa
yesterday rendered by Judge benson In favol
of the State for 81. 40 and costs.
DIvoRE GRANTED.-Mary 3. Hemphil
was yesterday, in the Superior Court, granted
divorce from A. H. Hemphill upon the
ground of deserton.