Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
LOOK OUT FOR FRUIT PESTS.

lUGAL IMIELLIGEMGE.
LOOK OUT FOR FRUIT PESTS.
Owners of apple, pear and ounce trees
may expect the codling moth to appear around
their trees within the next ten days. All
fruit packages used in the shipment of fruit
last year and kept around the orchards or
packing-rooms should be 1isinfected imme-
diately. Return packages left on the steam
boat wharf in this city since last fall, on ex-
animation. were found to be infested and the
moths about ready TO emerge from the puI ie
cases. Fruit boxes or packages can be disin-
fected by dipping in boiling water containing
one pound of concentrated I've to each twenty
FIVE gallons of water used. In orchards-es-
pecially apple-infested by the cancer worms
A. pOmeterta and A. vernatd last year. they
have appeared this last week in immense
numbers, and threaten the destruction of the
coming crop. The trees and foliage infested
by these pests should be washed (sprayed)
Immediately with the whale-oil soap
and sulphur mixture, one pound of the mkt
ure to each one and one.half gallons of water
used, or one pound Of homemade soft soap
and one.fourth of pound of sulphur to each
one aud one-duarter gallons of water used.
Well mace soft soap contains about nine
pounds of lye, forty-6ve pounds of grease
and forty-six pounds of water to each one
hundred pounds of soap.
The cancer worms hibernate in the ground
around the bottom of the tree. The females
are wingless, and when freed from the pupa
case creep up the tree to deposit their eggs,
which may be found on the branches, espec-
tally in the cavities formed by the new growth
from the main branches. The young, when
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inch IN length, but grow very fast, and in
very short time destroy the foliage or the
tree. The following recipe is given for what
it is worth, it was taken from an Eastern
paper: J. w. Nixon, of Warsaw, H., is
reported to have cleaned his orchard of can.
Ger worms by spraying his trees with solu-
ton of six pounds of arsenic boiled in sixty
gallons of water to dissolve it, then reduced
to nine gallons.
The caterpillars of these species of cancer
worm are from one inch to one and quarter
inch in length, and are called leapers or
geometers, from the peculiar gait they as
sumo when travelling. The variety of apples
most infested with these pests at present is
the yellow Newtown Pippin.
The CRY DEBT The bonded debt of this
city amounts to 100000. The valid in
terest delinquent amounts to s210. 900.
Total valid debt 81, 27O. 900. The delinquent
interest barred by the statute of limitations
amounts to $500 coo, but as this amount is
invalid it cuts no figure in the matter.
Against ihe debt Of 81. go. 900 there is in the
treasury a surplus OF So, 600. or the annual
interest collected S2S. 000 goes into the hands
Of the Funded Debt Commission. In 1888, six
years hence, 1920, 600 of the bonded debt
falls due, and the accumulations in the hands Of
the Funded Debt Commission will, with the
cash now on hand, amount to S24O, 000-pro-
vi1ed the interest is paid annually. This
will leave but $50, 600 to be refunded at that
time, and it caa be refunded at 81 or per
cent. interest. Te fail to provide for
the annual interest will simply add
$4,000 per annum to the citys in
debtsdness. A few years of this species
Of fnancisriug will soon undo all the val
liable work of the Funded Debt Com
mission and leave the city as hopeless
" swamped as it was when Judge
Beatty inausurated his valuable scheme.
The bonds of this city have now no
quotable value, but it is said that they can
be purchased at from 40 to 80 cents on the
dollar. If the city can arrange to discount
them st these figures it should be done, but
the proposition to force depreciation by re-
fusing to pay the interest while the remedy
of mandamus exists, or to discharge the
debt by increasing it, is wholly chimerical
and impracticable.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. The following
freight passed Ogden for Sacramento en-
the 12sh: For the Central Pacific Railroad.
boxes tin seals; Huntington, Hopkins &
Co., 276 bundles and Sc pieces iron pipe, los
bundles and 15S sheets iron, 10 bundles pa.
per. crate and / box machinery, pulleys,
S,~1a hNva horI arava 1 hpNr l,-v,g has
box primers, box chest handles, box fire.
arms 200 kegs nails Booth & Co., 100 cases
I've; Adams, Mcneil & Co. % barrels whis
ky; Scott & Muir l barrel lamp shades; w.
ID. Comstock, boxes furniture a. A. Van
VOORHEES, & Co, cases hardware, 3 bales
leather, 6 bundles enamel cloth Capital Gas
Company. box iron, l wood frame Hale
Brcs. 4 Co., 2 boxes slippers, box merchau-
disc, l box cotton goods, l box and / bale
dry goods boxes shawls; Billipgsley & Co.,
case brushes, l box lemon squeezsrs box
pins, l box rods, I rack trays, l box spoons
racks churns, l box hardware r. +. Cog
ines, Jr., , boxes fancy soap; RECORD
UNION, barrel ink: Wellington & Bogley,
9 boxes oil; G.. W. Fox, 3 boxes oilcloth /;
Whittier, Fuller & Co, ! case picture frames f;
Locke & LavensoB. ! bale webbing. rolls
carpet; Weinstock Lu6in, bex shirts.
CIRCULATION OF LUTHERAN event inter
esting to astronomers and all who love to
observe the phenomena Of the heavens, will
occur on Wednesday evening, April 18th,
at S:43 o'clock. AT that time the occu-
lation of Jupiter will take place. The
illuminated portion of the moon will form al
attenuated crescent low in the western sky
when the monarch of the planets will be
seen to disappear behind It; The dark por-
ton of the moons disc will show an ashen
hue-the reflected light from the earth
Jupiter attended by his satellites viii strike
the dark margin with southeasterly course.
Should the atmosphere be clear Jupiter's
moons aad the planet itself can be seen
through good opera glass passing in success
sion behind our satellite.
CERrIFIoAgEs GRASTRD.-Last week at the
High School building, in this city, there was
an examination of applicants fer certificates
to teach in the public schools. There were
thirty two applicants, and the result was as
follows: FIRST Grade-Maggle a, Paine,
Nellie L. Todd, Laura NJ Toll, Gertrude
Harrow, Emily NJ Thompson. Lucy j.
Hinkson. Mary Lou Bidwell and Anthony
Z. Huffaker Second Grade--Anna l..
Packer, Nettie Miller. Lottie p. Wilsey, Ella
G.. Stone, Lille Wilcox and Nellie Haskell.
The successful ones can obtain their certih-
csteE by calling on Superintendent johnson at
the Cai9ltal Grammar ocuooi ILLS aiSeiA4oOh'
LATE ARREsrs.-The following were on
the statioa.house slate at i2o'clock last night:
George Brady, disturbing the peace. by ORR
and Chamberlain, deputy Sheriffs; Thomas
Scott, alias Broken Nose," and Pat Nc.
Laughlin, drunk, by officers Dunlevy and
jackson Z. Willard, for safe keeping, by
officers Lee and Eldred.
ATTEMPTED BUReLARY.-The residence OF
I'd. C. Humphrey, who resides a. 1870 P
,set- was broken into on Friday evening
last. about 11:30 o'clock, by burglars. They
effected an entrance through the basement,
but were frightened away before they had
time to do any burglsrizing.
SEVEN DoLLARs buys fine lightweight
dress suit ct Bed House.