Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-10

| the defendant should be discharged. Ihe
question was argued by counsel, and the Court
then, at 5:15 P. NJ. adjourned until half-past
9 o'clock this morning. when a decision will
be given upon this point.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The Board of
Supervisors resumed its session at 10 A. NJ.
yesterday, all the members present. The
minutes of the last meeting were read and
approved. Mr.. Christy offered the follow
ing resolutions, which were, upon motion,
adopted Resolved, That all the Deputy
Assessors for the year 1881, appointed by J.
! w. Houston, chief Assessor in and for the
county of Sacramento, State of California, do
receive the sum of So per day for each and
every legal day in each month employed at
assessing in his district; and be it further
| Resolved, That each Deputy Assessor of said
Sacramento county shall go before some per-
son in the said county of Sacramento author
| lied by law to administer oaths, and make
affidavit that he has been duly employed at
assessing in his district the number of days
set forth in his demand Mr. Beckley re-
ported that in accordance with the instruc-
tions of the Board he had entered into con-
tract with DIR. G. A. White as County
| Physician for the ensuing two years at the
same rate (S3, 600 per annum) paid his prede-
cessor. The contract was approved. The
| Board then, upon motion of Mr.. Wilson,
proceeded to the election of Dispensary
| Physician in place of DIR. w. FL. Baldwin,
whose term of Office will expire on the 1st
proximo. DIR. Baldwin was renominated,
and upon ballot being taken received the
unanimous vote of the Board. On motion,
the President of the Board was directed to
enter into contract with DR.. Baldwin for
the performance of the duties of said officer
for two years, commencing April l, 1881.
The Board then adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-The dramatic
season of the well-known actor, John II.
Stevens. will commence at the Metropolitan
Theater this evening, and continue three
nights, with a matinee on Saturday after.
noon. Mr.. Stevens will tonight appear for
the first time in this city in his own beautiful
! drama, entitled " Unknown" This will be
| presented also tomorrow evening, and at the
matinee on Saturday afternoon. On Satur.
day evening will be presented for the first
! time the American comedy-drama entitled
50 Passions Slsve,o when Mr.. Stevens will
appear as Manuel DeFoe, and Helen Blythe
as Mamie ROseleaf, it being the first appear
ance of the latter in this city. The box-sheet
is now open at the theater. No extra charge
for reserved seats.
YoLo BRIDGE.-The repairs to the draw in
the Yolo bridge were completed, and the
draw again closed, SO that teams and persons
can now pass over it as usual. 1t has not YET
been decided in reference to the reconstruc'
ton of the railroad through the tules west of
Washington, as to the time the work will be
I done, but probably within a few weeks. The
work in making the necessary repairs to this
| portion of the road will be quite extensive, as
| it is probable the track will be raised consid
erably from its former grade, and there are
several thousand feet of trestlework 10 be put
| in to give the necessary amount of discharge
capacity for the overflow waters that seem
almost certain to pass over that section.
THE FERN BBEAK.-In response to repre-
sentations from the Board of Supervisors,
who called upon the Commissioners of Drain
age District No. yesterday, the Commits
sioners replied that they were powerless &c
render aid from the present condition oi
affairs in Levee District No. l, below Sacra-
mento, as they were required by law to ad-
yertise for period of thirty days before
they could take any action in reference to
improvements or work, and the river would
probably fall in less than thirty days so as
not TO overflow through the Fern break.
They stated, however, that they should
probably give attention to the levees between
here and Freeport during the season.
The WEATHER.-The rain ceased yesterday
morning, and was followed by cold south
wind and heavy cloudy weather throughout
the day, but il, the evening the sky became
clear, and remained so at midnight. with in.
dications of a heavy frost.
PERsoSAL.-F. NJ. Pixley of the Aryonaat
was in the city yesterday and returned to San
Francisco in the afternoon. Governor Per.
kins is at the Bay. He will return on Fri.
day. Senator Davis of Marysville passed
through to San Francisco yesterday.