Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-02
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE RAIN IN 1850.

THE RAIN IN 1850.
The record Of rainfall for 1919 and 1850,
ss published in 8 recent table given in this
naner. is taken from the figures and observa.
tons of the late DR.. 7. NJ. Logan. DR..
Logan himself was compelled to rely upon
insufficient data for some of the earlier
months, fer in the first days of the settle
ment of California, after the discovery of
gold, no meteorological records were kept.
G. B. Porter, of Martinez, well-infOrmed
Californian, referring to the recent publica-
ton of the rain table in this journal, says
that it was an error to give the month of Sep
TENDER, 1850, credit flr no rainfall. 1t is
desirable to have as full and correct informa-
ton on such matters as it ID possible to OBJ
tain. Mr.. Porter says: The river miners all
along the slope of the Sierra range, from
Siskiyou to the Tuolumne, remember how the
floods of that month swept away their dams
and washed them out of the river bed claims
they were Just then about ready to begin
taking their anticipated gold piles from.
"Ssill it may not have rained in Sacra-
mento," those who have faith in DIR. Logan's
records will say But [ know it did,
very briskly, one Sunday evening in
that month, while l stood under the avn
ing of one of the J-street gambling sa-
looms, in conversation with Ira ID. Root. an
old home tGwnsman, who was at that time
chief officer of the Sacramento police, and at
whose invitation l lodged that night at his
office, which [ think must have been on K
street, north side, probably between Second
and Third. had come down the river with
q companion from Knights Landing in a
small boat. having footed it to that point
from the Big Bar of Trinity river, and ex-
perienced several soaking showers on the
road between the present site of Tehama and
Knights Landing. | accepted my friend
Roots invitation to lodge at the police sta
ton in preference to exposure to the rain in
our open boat. presume there are many
residents of your city who have not forgotten
the heavy September rain of that year, and
who have often wondered with me that De.
Logan should have made no note of it. From
recollection, l should Judge that the measure
of rainfall that September afternoon and
night at Sacramento could not have been less
than half an inch, and was possibly near
twice that amount.
SETTLEMENT OF COUNTESS several
counties settle with the State and pay their
indebtedness in the month of January of
each year, except Del Norte, Humboldt and
Modoc, which counties settle in April and
October. The counties have all reported
except Lassen, Plumas and San Francisco.
The settlement with San Francisco has been
deferred until February 10th to include all
January collections prior to the semi annual
apportionment of moneys to the school dis
tricts of the State The forty-six counties
which have settled paid into the State
0S5 from the same counties in jan
uarv, 1881. And the money has been appor-
toned by the Controller as follows: To the
General Fund. 81, 154,74 SO School Fund,
SS77, Az AZ: Interest and Sinking Fund,
S165, 05l 0S; al other funds, SS5, ga so
total, s. $50. 1874 Go. The settlement Of the
three counties, notincluded in this statement,
with the general settlement to he made by
all in the month of April and May, will in
clude nearly all of the revenue derived from
counties.
ANOTHER HEARD FRoM-A few days ago
local item told of Third Ward boy who
named his dog Peruvian, in the hope that its
bark wouId be good for the ague, which brings
to mind the fellow in Detroit, who calls his
dog Non Sequitur, because it does not follow.
This is altogether too classical for thu Fourth
w ara nov, WHO HAS uuDD6Q MS Dull-pup bLt
"World because it ways as it will A friend
of the smart youth, on hearing it, remarked
that that was far-fetched, for while the world
might wag on, who ever heard of any other
part but the tail Of the dog wagging
'.Whst T. replied the precocious Californian,
"didn't yer never hear of dog wagon" The
man came up Immediately and brought the
item in.
SHER1FF's REPORT During the month of
January there were confined in the County
Jail of Sacramento fifty four prisoners, for
the following offenses Murder, 4; grand
larceny, 8 robbery, 2 abduction, 1; felony,
l; adultery, assault, l ; mayhem, petit
larceny, IS; disturbing the peace, D; va
grancy, s safe keeping, 3; battery, g. Dur
ing the month 20 prisoners were discharged
from the Jail as follows: Expiration of SEN
tence, IA taken TO State Prison, 1 /; by order
of Cont, 2; want of charge, q; on bail, l.
There are now confined in the j all thirty-four
prisoners.
I4INEELL vs. HAwLEY.-This case has been
occupying the attention of Judge benson in
Department No. Of the Superior Court for
the last two weeks. The evidence of the
plaintiff is all IN, and the case will be argued
tomorrow. The attorneys are: For the
plaintiff, Henry Edgerton aud Grove L.
johnson for the defense, Judge w. IL.
Beatty, Of this city, and Chickering & Wood,
of San Francisco.
POSTAL DELIvERY.-The following is the
report of the letter-carriers for the month of
January, 1882: Delivered-Mail letters,
IS. 22S mail postal cards. 1926; drop letters,
1921; drop postal cards, 2 30l; papers, etc,
q, 1913 registered letters. 221 total, 5S 2S9.
Collected-Mail letters, %, 430; drop letters,
747 postal csrds, 4,O95; papers, etc., z, 2O2 I;
total, 29,474
RuNAwAY.-Ye sterday about 6 A. NJ. the
horse attacte ed to the delivery wagon of He'll
bron Bros became frightened while standing
opposite the Philadelphia House, on Eighth
street, and entered upon q lively runaway.
After running for several blocks through j
and X streets he was caught before he had
done any damage either to himself or the
wagon.
CoMNRRcIAL.-The steamers Varuns and
Governor Dana left for the upper Sacra-
msnto yesterday. The barge L. S. Allen,
belonging to the Sacramento Wood Com
pauv. and which was disabled IN the upper
river, has been unloaded by the barge Hero.
No damage was cone TO the kodu VI Wneat,
and the damage to the barge is very slight.
EN- RouTR.-Deputy Sheriff John Flock.
of Siskiyou county, passed through the city
Yesterday with James Wilson, who is sem
fenced to the Folsom State Prison for five
wears for an assault to murder. Deputy
Sheriff d. Wyrick. of the same county,
passed through at the same time for Napa
with Berthold Kieek, al insane.
ARM BRoKEN.-Mrs. W. R. Strong met
with an accident yesterday which resulted in
the breaking of her left arm just above the
wrist. One of her grandchildren, son of
officer George r. Martin, while riding on
velocipede, sccidently ran against her, caus-
ing her to fail and break her arm as stated.
LATE TRAINs.-The San Francisco train
due here yesterday at 1906 was twenty min
utes late. The west-bound train due here at
6.55 A. N. was one hour late-delayed IN con-
sequence Of the accident ON the Virginia AID
Truckes road. No. 5, due here yesterday at
A. NJ did not arrive until 2:30 P. N.
REAPPo1NTED. The Governor yesterday
appointed as members of the State Board of
A -;,,,It,,ra Aha folloviup incumhents Of Di-