Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

A PgRI1oUs Pos1rIoE. Yesterday morn
ing four passengers with their baggage started
out from Washington for Davisville in one OF
the Whitehall boats being run across that
waste Of ggater by Spurgeon & Co., the boat
being rowed by two men. They had gone
but few hundred yards when the boat came
into swift current which runs through the
6rst railroad trestle and was driven down
againe. a large willow tree, which stood
D8rtlv submerged and the limbs hanging into
the water on al sides. As they approached
the tree one Of the passengers Jumped and
caught hold high up on the branches to save
himself as hesaW they were liable TO he upset,
and the water was running in a dangerous
torrent and from y to 15 feet deep. He had
but inst leaned from the boat as it struck the
tree and was instantly upset. and the other
five thrown into the water. In their efforts
to save themselves two OF them caught hold
of the feet Of the man who had anchored
himself 10 the tree and he was drawn
down about half way under water, but
finally all six Of the passengers and
crew cot hold of the branches, and there
awaited aaxiously their rescue by some other
boat that might be more fortunate IN ITS APP
proach than they had been. l.. IL. Tod
huuter, proprietor of the little Orc steamer
line which carries the mail, express and also
passengers, witnessed the accident, and, ac-
companisd by Daniel Fay, at once put out
10 a -kih to save them They were soon in
the vicinity. and with cautious movements
against the currents, safely reached the
tree, hat none too soon, as one OF the
men had already become benumbed from the
cold, and was about to let go of his hold and
be swept away as he was taken into the boat.
He said ho could have held on but moment
longer and there would have been no hope
for any of them only so long as they could
maintain their grasp. They were finally all
rescued. and part Of their baggage, consist
ing of yalises and bundles of blankets, were
afterwards found floating on the water and
secured. The names of the passengers were
not ascsrtained The boat which met with |
the accident disappeared under the water as
soon as it upset, and nothing could after
wards be found OF it.
PRoPosED RAILROAD AND AoUEDUCT.-A |
bill has been introduced in the Legislature
entitled an Act to authorize the California
Water and Mining Company to construct
and operate a railroad and to supply the in
habitl ants of the city and county of Sacra-
mento and other persons, parties and corpo-
ratio:s with pure water. 1t IS proposed by
the bin to authorize " The California Water
and Mining Company, corporation created
and organized under the laws OF the State OF
New York and doing business in the State
of California to locate, construct and oper-
ate a r. iEoad from a point In Placer county,
between kocklin and Auburn, or at some
place neaT Folsom, in this county, to point
between the south and middle forks of the
American river in FL Dorado county, and
from there between said branches of the
American to Lake Tahoe. 1t also author
ICES the company to construct an aqueduct
or caIal f1r the supply CT water to the H.
habitanJs Il the city and county OF Sacra-
lneuto, AID other persons, parties and cor
porat one Such squeduCt or canal Is to
commence between the south and middle
forks OF lao American river, ana run from
thence To- or near Sacramento. The bill was
introduced II the Senate by Mr.. Brown.
EnsHcHASpIsE REPoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
l4th Fer Adams, Mcneil & Co., 30 boxes
and crates spice; Huntington, Hopkins &
Co.. boxes axes, boxes mattoeks, IL boxes
hoes, ] box hardware, 90 bundles rakes 500
kegs halls D. w. Earl 20 steel dies. ~ steel
shoes r. Stone & Co, l box hardware W.
A. & c. s. Houghton, ? boxes paper; j. G.
Camp / box machinery Holman, Stanton
& Co. / carload plows Dennery 4 Co., l
cask glass Jars Lindley 4 Co., 10 barrels
currauts 25 barrels hams, l iron safe; ID. Z.
Kirk 6 Co, boxes and ] keg drugs; Hol-
brook. Merrill 4 Stetson, boxes stove pans (;
envelopes, 1 box note paper; Billingsley Y
Co, boxes brushes, 2 bales clothes line,
cases matches Hall, Luhrs CO., l case
tobacco; c. ?. r. r. Co, box weather
strips James Parsons, l box shoes.
WEATHER AND R1vER.-The weather con
tiuued s5orn,y during the day yesterday, but
last evening the wind changed to the north,
the clouds disappeared and the moon came
out in Us full splendor, which was hailed as
most welcome transition. The rain has
caused siigh5 rise again in the river, which
marked p feet last night, which was
inches higher than the day previous. The
rainfall Tor the storm amounted at o'clock
last evening to l93 inches. During the
month there has been 4.32 inches; for the
season. - 50 inches during last season to
CORES spending date, s. 0S inches; and IN 1879;
9 26 inches at midnight the sky clouded
over aeain and the wind returned to the
south The same conditions prevailed over
the various lines of railroads leading out of
Sacramento, and low barometer was reported
upon tbs mountains.
THg SURPLUS WATER-The water on the
outside Of Z-street levee had. in the q hours
endius ya t5sday morning, raised one-fourth
of an inch, and during the same time the
ram storm had caused rise of one and one
still fursher rise during the day from the
same o-usa Of about an inch more. The
water was discharging slowly yesterday out
Of the several cuts through the Yssreet levee.
Some difficulty was caused by the rain IN
working the pumps, from the belts becoming
wet and slipping, but covers were erected
over the engines and this prevented. Last
evening al the pdmps-the eig at Chinese and
the Stockton pUmp-weTe working success
fully. AID dischargiI at the rate Of upwards
Of 20 0o0,0Jo gallons per day.
FREIGHT MOVEMENTS. - Car loads of
freight were received at this point yes
terdav rs follows Two carloads of oil, 2
of nails. ] of granite. of wheat, of hay, 13
of coal. 4 Of wood Is of cattle, of iron, IL of
street rails Of merchandise and of lumber
The following carloads were forwarded to
the ast Five Of barley, of oranges, 3 of
merchandise, l of beans, of coffee and l OF
raisius.
AUCTION SALE-Bell & Co. will sell at IL
A. NJ. to-day the saloon and coffee-stard To-
cated 1t 925 Front, between l and J streets.
The whole premises will be sold. The pur-
chaser can have the goodwill of the business,
and continue in the same place. A large
stock of wines, liquors and cigars on hand
incorporation. Articles of incorporation
have been fled with the Secretary of State
of the Rockwell Mill and Mining COM
many of San Francisco. Directors-R. Sher-
wood. ii. Cutter, E. F. Stone, G. Z. Pilz
and Charles H. Rockwell. Capital stock,
S5,OOO.000.
LEG BRoKEs.-George Hamilton, in the
employ of the railroad company, slipped and
fell at the crossing of Third and l. streets
and fractured the bones of one of his legs.
He was removed to the Railroad Hospital,
where it was set and proper care given.
WINE poR SroMAoH's SAKE. = Robert
Burns, boy about II years of age, was
arrested Yesterday by officers Rider and
Campbell. upon charge of having entered
cellar on Front street and taken a small
Quantity of wine for immediate use"
NPorrAsr.-The Partisan corset, double
steel. all whalebone, costs only 90 cents II
bought at Hale's, though 81 has been the
price at which it has heretofore been solo Dy
their competitors. 1t is good corset Tor %
cents,
CHupREN's HEAVY LEATHER SHOES, sizes