Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-03-18


: that the law establishing the Drainag
8 Commission tSee Section 25 of the Act Ell
titled an Act to promote drainage a,
|, proved April %, 1890 provides that if thel
s be no money in the State Drainage Cor
, struction Fund to meet the payment of an
warrant on that fund, that the State Treai
urer may pay the same out of any money j
: the treasury not otherwise appropriated
{ Although the majority of the holders
drainage warrants had called upon me an
had requested me to pay them out of othe
q funds that were in the treasury and not az
| propriated, l refused such payment. aud di
not cash any warrants upon the drainag
funds until sufficient money had been pal
into those particular funds to redeem th
? warrants drawu upon them. Respectfully
JOHN We'll, State Treasurer
; KNEW THE DEFENDANT.-A case of mis-
taken identity occurred while the jury wa
being selected for trial of the Landes. Fin
case. One of the jurors called was bein
quizzed by G. I. Jones as to. his ouali6ca
tions in the case, and was asked if he had an
feeling against the defendant on account o
the crime charged against him, and he re
piled that he had not. BE was next asked i
he was acquainted with Mr.. Landes, and ht
said he believed he was (which is it .
said Mr.. Jones, turning around toward the
bar, where sat several attorneys and others
THAT man, said the juror, pointing to Mr.
Martin, who was Mr.. Jones' associate coun.
sci in the case. The roar of laughter in the
Courtroom which Immediately followed.
raised a suspicion in the jurors mind that
possibly he had got the wrong man.
POLICE CoURT.-In the Police Court yes
terday W. Fl. Wilson, who had been pre-
viously convicted of yagrancy, was sentenced
to so days in the County Jail and its attend
ant luxuries. Patrick Ryan, who has earned
the reputation of being common drunk, was
/ sentenced upon general principles to 80 days
with Wilson. Frank Meagher was examined
upon charge of embezzement, but the testi-
mony was deemed not sufficient and the case
was dismissed. He was tried subsequently
upon charge of battery, found guilty, and
fined So and costs. c. G. Kyle who has the
| eUphonious alias of Toots, was tried upon a
charge of being common drunk, found
| guilty, and sentenced to 40-day term in the
County Jail. Adjourned.
CAPITOL NOTES.-The Governor has ap-
pointed as Notaries: Lem. Labe, Middle
town. Lake county; Justin Jacobs, Jr., Lee
more, Tulare county VIM. Adams, Hornitos,
Mariposa county Chas. Wolleb, Sacra-
mento; VIM. Pool, Isleton, Sacramento
county L. w Talbot, San Bernardino: J.
S. Beard, Etna, SiskiYou county; j. s.
Read, Middletown, Lake county; f. J.
Krauth, Alameda county; o. H. Spring,
Arcata, Humboldt county; Geo. w. Silver,
Oakdale, Stanislaus county. And Commits
sioners of Deeds as follows f. NJ. Josselyn.
Boston, Mass. /; and L. III. Cam, Seattle,
W. I.
RAILROAD REpAiRs.--Work was yesterday
commenced upon the California Pacific. west
of the Yolo bridge, and will be carried for
ward as rapidly as can be done By the force
of men which can be simultaneously EN-.
ployed upon it. Several abutments of piles
were driven at the first trestle. Another
force of wcrkmen have commenced at bridge
140-the Davisville end of the damaged sec.
tion-and will work this way. The amount
| of water still along the line of the road pre-.
vents the prosecution OF repairs, except by
this method of extending the track from the
higher approaches at each side.
DIED OF INJURIEs.-The Chinaman who
had his back broken at the falling of the
awning of the Joss-house on street recently.
died of his injuries. He was treated by
Chinese empiric whom, it is now claimed by
ever about medicine, but had ''yaluable
receipt" which he uses for all diseases and
cases. After the mans death his friends be.
came furious at the So called doctor. and was
| about to kill him upon general principles,
when he uneeremoniously left town for some
other field of practice, and has not since been
seen.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
! 18th For S. Cupples & Co., dozen baskets.
3 dozen bowls, packages mop handles Geo.
Bates & Co., Is bundles forks, bundles
handles, bundles hooks, IL bundles ralzes,
II bundles snaths; A S. Grammar, 2 pack
ages wood, racks castings, l box hardware;
Weinstoek Il Lubin, l case shirts Mebius &
Co, % boxes tobacco; Lindley & Co., %
boxes and 8 cads tobacco, II barrels. half
barrels, leo kegs and 80 cases syrup Stand
ard Oh Company, ) cars oil.
THE WEATHER-Mr. Gerrish states that
the thermometer at his place marked 81 yes
terday-one degree below freezing-and that
there was quite heavy frost. He says the
fruit blossoms upon the trees in that part of
the city are showing very perceptibly the
effects of the cold winds and frosts. The
air was very much warmer Yesterday. al
and northwest, but it did not partake of the
''norther quality" and extra wraps were
quite generally laid aside.
CoMMERcIAL.-The Enterprise came up
yesterday with barges Moulton and Ace. of
Spades, as far as Clarksburg, when the cur
rent was found so strong that one had to be
left, which the steamer afterwards returned
and lowed to the city. The Neponset de-
parted yesterday morning for the upper Sac
ramento, loaded with merchandise the Gov
eraor Dana for Colusa, with merchandise
and lumber: steamer San Joaquin No. 2,
from San Francisco, with barge Of timber for
n. l.. Drew & Co.
SACRAMENTO LUMBER TRADE.-The lum-
Der market of Sacramento, from its favorable
climate for seasoning and its facilities for
yond limits. Yesterday a carload was
shipped from here to Deming, n. NJ, point
which is now open direct to the Colorado
and Eastern market, and yet is drawing its
supplies from this Central Pacific point.
Another carload was sent TO Maricopa, A. T.
ENDED BY DROWNING Wallace McPher-
son, the man who operated in the city upon
the self-styled title of estate Gardener"
and then raised money from parties, whom
he promised to pay. and who subsequently
as a Scotchman" and a Highland
piper" billked the Caledonian clubs and men,
bers in this city and elsewhere. was drowned
a few days sines in the river at Stockton
while upon prolonged spree.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC The first through
train for the East via the Southern Pacific
Railroad vii leave San Francisco this morn
ing, and passengers from Sacramento for this
train will leave at 7:20 this morning via
Stockton and Lathrop. A heavy reduction
of fares will also take place between this city
and points in Arizona and New Mexico,
ranging from 20 to 30 per cent.
RAILROAD ICE-HoUsE.-The railroad com.
pany is erecting an ice-house Immediately
north of the passenger depot, for the supply
of trains and for the general use of the COM
pany. 1t is to be 25 by Sc feet, and will have
capacity for storing $50 tons of ice. The
building will be finished in rustic and cor
nice, and painted similar to the depot.
FREIGRTs. were received in this
city yesterday 8 car loads of oil, 8 of mer-
chandise, 10 of COAL 2 of wine, of cattle, l
of wood, / of doors, Of -four, l of lumber.
Carloads of freight were forwarded East as
follows: 6 of beans, 20 of barley, l of wool,
2 of merchandise, of wine and Of sugar