Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

POLICE CoURT.-There was largs calendar
in the Police Court yesterday, and the Court
was kept in session until nearly dark. Jas.
Lewis pleaded guilty TO charge of being
drunk, and was fined SlO with the usual al.
Tentative. This is the second conviction.
Frank Kavansugh, charged with misde-
meanor, was discharged on motion of the
City Attorney. Mary May was brought in
to answer the charge of being drunk, was
convicted and fined $40. George Dresser
was charged with grand larceny, but was not
found guilty. The two boys-James Duffy
and Russell Hapeman-who were arrested by
officer jackson and charged with stealing
soma knives from the store of Mrs. Fuchs.
on X street. were erraigned on a charge of
petty larceny. Duffy pleaded guilty, and
Judgment was postponed until next Wednes-
day. Hapeman's case was continued to the
same day. The case of Z. Hammond. man.
ager of the hide and tallow-rendering estab.
lishment on Twenty eighth and K streets.
who had been arrested on charge of main.
tanning public nuisance. was called for
trial. Defendants counsel, Freeman & Bates,
have filed demurrer to the complaint, and
jury trial was demanded. The case was
set fer hearing on next Thursday at 10
o'clock. He is also charged with rnisds.
meanor under State law, which cass will
also be tried. Twenty-seveu witnesses from
the neighborhood OF the alleged nuisance were
present for the prosecution. There were thran
cases still to try in which a jury had bser
demaudei- Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Miller
charged with battery, d. I. Cummings,
common drunkard. and Jack Sullivan
charged with vagrsncy. L. each OF these the
jury brought in verdict of guilty.. In
the case Of Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Miller
Judgment was deferred until next Tuesday.
Cummings will receive sentence this morn
ing. Sullivan, otherwise known as Arizona
Jack, is known to be a gambler, who only
ventures his money on "sure thing" He
has been sentenced and served time in chain.
gangs in other towns. He was notified by
the officers to leave the city, but needed not,
and was arrested. He demanded jury trial.
which resulted as stated. He will be zen.
tenced this morning, and will probably be
warning TO others.
INDEPENDENT RECLAMATION. - The petit
tion of Henry Hebb and John Kennsde for
the establishment Of independent reclama-
ton districts on Grand Island came up for
hearing before the Board of Supervisors yea
terday. Grove L. johnson appeared for
petitioners and Thomas II. Williams and
George Gordon, of San Francisco. appeared
on behalf of Reclamation District No. 8, of
which the land asked to be set apart is pot.
tion. On request Of Mr.. Williams it was
ordered by the Board that E. B. Willis
should act as reporter in the case. Some tes.
timony was offered on the part of petitioners.
but none was offered by the opposition. Gen.
Williams, In his argument betoIe the Board,
stated that many such petitions had been
granted by the Board, and that each of the
petitioners had said that they intended to
proceed with the work of recls,na.
ton. but that not one shovslfuI of
earth had ever been moved in the
direction of reclaiming the lands that 'by
their fruits ye shall know them :" that each
piece OF land set apart by the Board from
other districts lesssned the chances of a
reclamation of the district. He said the cost
OF levees for reclamation purposes was not
less than S15,0 ,0G0 per mile, and that some
levees had cost S3S. 900 per mile He stated
that in his opinion the Board had no legal
right to grant the prayers of petitioners, and
he believed that the Superior Court would
declare that such orders are not valid. Mr..
Hsbb testified that he had paid 81, 800 tor
reclamation on Grand Island, and was now
worse off than when he began. When the
case was submitted to the Board a vote was
taken and resulted in a unanimous vote in
favor of granting the prayer of petitioners
excepting that Blair and brennan declined to
vote because they had not been present when
the testimony was submitted.
THE WEATHER.-Of the prospects for good
weather for the next few days Sergeant Bar.
wick says: The rainfall yesterday was .O2 of
an inch, making 10 inches for the season,
which is about two inches in excess of the
average for the past six years to corre-
spending date of each year from 1877 to 1882,
both years included. There is very heavy
storm in Washington Territory, and also in
Oregon, and it has tendency to cover over
quite large territory north and south, and
also has a tendency TO take in the northern
and central portions Of California but from
the appearance of the weathsr last night, as
judged by the weather reports received at
SOP P. NJ, there is prospect of the storm not
being as severe in the amount Of precipitation
as was at first anticipated, although from
the rapid and sudden fluctuations of the
meteorological Instruments, the weather is
undoubtedly in an unsettled condition. There
seems to be cold wave approaching, for the
thermometer has changed 13' at Olympia in
the past twenty-four hours-that is the ther-
mometer last night stood at 390, and the
night baforeiit was 52'. There may, there.
fore, be anticipated clear sky and frosty
weather Christmas day. The rain of yester-
day did not extend below San Francisco-at
least it did not reach Visalis. The barometer
. is rising very rapidly in the extreme northern
portion of the Pacific slope. The wind ia
generally south and southeast, and quite
light in velocity. 1t is west and northwest
south of San Francisco.
BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-Yesterda was
the last day of the regular session of the
Board of Supervisors. Present at roll.call,
Butler. Bailey, Christy and Beckley-Blair
absent in obedience to a subpoena of the Po-
lice Court. The application for refunding
mortgage tax assessed to Adam Nessell wss
referred to the Assessor and Auditor. The
petition of w. K. Lindsay. Jr.. for road on
the line of San Joaquin, Brighton ana Lse
townships, was read and ordered or file. The
bond was approved, and John Givens and
William Murray appointed viewers and A.
q. Winn surveyor. The report OF Gsorge n.
Gray. Overseer of Road District No. 16, wss
referred to Supervisor Bsckley, reported cor.
rect and ordered on file. In the cases of Blk.
Ter VS.. Parvi1 ct al, Bixler vs. Nudge ct al,
and Williams vs. Meyers ct al. in the Supe.
rior Court, 0 writ of revisw having been
served on the Board, it was ordered that the
Clerk, on behalf tf the Board, make return
OF the record, proceedings and evidence given
in the cases as the rsturn of the Board. The
petitions OF Henry Hebb and John Kepnede
for the establishment of independent recla-
nation districts on Grand Island, were grant.
ed. Adjourned to 10 A. NJ. to day.
SUDDEN DEATH.-AIrs Margaret Foster, a
hotel keeper at Shake Ridge, Amsdor coun-
ty, arrived in this city last Sunday to spend
ths holidays with her. daughter, Mrs. Fl. S.
Lockwood. The lady was taken suddenly i'll
with congestive chill, and in about an hour
afterwards died The body OF the deceased
was sent to her former home on Tuesday for
burial. The deceased was held in such high
respect in her mountain home, that while the
funsral cortege was passing through Plymouth
and Fidjletown the bells were tolled and
large numbers of the ciGzsns accompanied
the remains to Shake Ridge. At the latter
named place large company Of her former
neighbors had assembled to pay the last
tokens of respect. The deceased was 81 years
old at the time of her death.
HAVE you seen those handsome washable
dolls which are sold for 81 at Ackerman's
ciosing-out sale? II not, call at once. as they
are disappearing very fast; 50 is the price
ssked for them By other dealers.