Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-11-29

Coroner Vermilya will hold an inquest upon
the remains this afternoon or evening.
BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES. the meeting
of the Board of City Trustees, held yesterday
forenoon, all the members were present The
minutes of The last meeting were approved.
The bond of j. S. Williams, in the sum of
$500, for faithful performance of contract for
grading Front street, between P and @, was
filed, with George o. Bates and F. W. Stein
meyer as sureties. 1t was accepted. petit
ton was presented, signed by the leading
property owners upon Third street and vicin-
ity, asking that sidewalk be constructed at
tie west side of Third street, north Of l, to
accommodate the increase of travel on said
street. The consideration of the question of
removing or changing the sidetrack of the
City Railway on Fl, between Seventeenth and
Twentieth streets, was postponed until the
first Monday in March next, at request of
one of the petitioners, for the reason that
another resident prominently interested in
the matter is absent from the city and will
not return until about that time. The En-
gineer's report shows 9,337, 900 gallons of
water pumped by the City Water Works last
week. The following bills were allowed =:
Lee Young. 81; J. I. Barron, Sc; Carter
jackson, 81; w. A. Butterfield. 81 25; Hol.
brock, Merrill s. Stetson. S12O OF; Tatum &
Bowen, $40; James Touhey, 81 600; George
Murray, $3.50; John McCabe, So 80; james
Leonard, 81; Samuel Nathan. 50 40 Ed
Leitch, 81; James Wood, S22 50; F. NJ
Marshall, SIS Sc; Charles OFT, $40 %; Sac.
ramento Lumber Company. 81. The Board
then adjourned.
The RAINFALL.-It commenced raining
yesterday morning about o'clock and con
tinued in gentle fall until about noon. The
storm was general upon all the lines of rail
road leading to this city and upon the mount
aims. The weather was warm and threaten
ing at midnight, with wind still in the south
Sergeant Barwick reports that the total rain
fall for the "a hours ending last evening, anc
for the storm, was % of an inch. Tota
rainfall for season to date, 26S inches; fol
season of 1877 to corresponding date, LIT
inches in 1878 1.35 inches in 1879. 3!
inches in 1880, .05 of an inch. Average fol
first FIVE seasons to corresponding date, b;
inches. Excess of present season over aver
age, LOB inches. Farmers in from the up
lands Yesterday expressed their satisfaction
at the prevailing weather. They say the hu
mildly of the atmosphere for the last twi
weeks has made the sell peculiarly ready tt
receive ehe recent rain, which was as good al
twice the quantity that would fall in a heavy
storm. The rain came gently, fell on mellow
ground and penetrated. For once the Granger
rejoiceth and has no fault to find with the
"clerk OF the weather"
TRIAL FOR MURDER.-The case of George
Milasich, who shot Peter Moreli in the New
Campi Restaurant, between Fifth and Sixth
streets, last summer, was transferred yester.
dav from Department Two in the Superior
7 H. H. -l.E-
ants second trial for murder will commence
TODAY before Judge benson. At the first
trial. held several weeks since, the jury dis
agreed. The case of All Pong, held for muir.
der, was also transferred from Department
Two to Department One, aud is set for to-
morrow. but will be postponed until the COZ,
clusion of the trial Of Milssich, which it is
expected will occupy two or three days.
LEvEE REPAIRING.-An extensive defense
and improvement is being made to the leve,
at the point known few years since as tn
Fox break, just below the Chicory ranch
about three miles below this city on the Yol'
side. A line of piles reaching !, 800 feet along
. the river side of the levee is being driven jus
at the edge Of the embankment. and behint
them the space is to be closely filed in witt
brush and earth thrown upon and behind 1t
This is done TO prevent the action ct the rive
in high water from cutting through, as it
natural course tends to do.
POLICE CoURT.-C. F. Smith was exam
ined in the Police Court yesterday upon
charge of burglary, and held to answer
Charles E. Smitherene forfeited his deposit O
So by not appearing to answer to charge OF I
drunk. The case of Martin Haiden, disturb
ing the peace, was dismissed for want of pros
ecution. Peter Reardon, arrested as drunk
forfeited his deposit of So by non-appearancs
for trial. The battery case of Gus Sprou
was continued until to-day.
HELD TO ANSWERED. f. Smith, arrested
last week for burglary, in entering the Cen.
trail Pacific Railroad freight depot, on Front
street, and stealing coat, was given an ex'
animation before Judge Henry yesterday,
and held to answer for burglary before the
Superior Court, with bail fixed at 81. 0O0
Ia default of bail he was sent to the County
JAIL
MERCHANDISE REPORT. = The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento on the
25tb. Wsterhouse & Lester, 25 sets wheels
Huntington, hopkins & Co., cars nails, u
cases iron locks !; A. a. Van Noorhles y Co.,
] case saddlery.