Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE:
4 MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY.


utter CALCULATIONS of wonder and surprise
1t was not nesrly az brilliant, however, as il
the morning, when the whole northern heavens
presented the appearance Of dense bank Of
almost hlood-red fog. There remains some
doubt az to the cause of this phenomenon,
commonly known as northern lights, but ir is
now ger orally attributed to electricity It
appears at different times and in a variety of
shades Of color from the deep-red of last
night to a ight-yellow o" almost white 1t
more frequently appears il the form Of shafts
of light, which seem to dart from the horiz IN
to the zenith il an almost imperceptible
period Of time, and then fade away, only to
be replaced by others. Sergeant Barwiok, of
the Signal Service, who was making meteoro-
logical observations yesterday morning, thus
reports on the display:
''The aurora Of yesterday morning was
visible at 800 a. NJ and might have been
seen earlier by any one who was up, or it
may have made its first appearance at the
above named hour. But be that as it may, it
was as grand sight as mas ever been seen in
this vicinity in the aurorsl line. The Grim
son color at III northwestern extremity, at its
hrst appearance, was as fine an atmospheric
phenomenon as is generally seen in higher
latitudes. l have seen larger and more brill
liant ones at st. Paul, Minnesota, and have
witnessed fine display called Merry
ingtop. y. H., but l have never seen one that
presented such rich and handsome crimson
hues. From hrst to last it spanned the hori
ION from northwest to northeast, or about -
degrees 0f zimuth and from 80 to A. degre g
of altitude. There was seen between the
lower limits of this crimson aurora and the
esrth dark segment having the appearance
OF aa arch. The streamers or auroral beams
that were first seen, shot upward from the
north and western part of the heavens, and
in color wsre of cold white aud some of q
very pale emerald green, lasting but q few
moments, when they would disappear, to re-
appear IN another part Of the northern sky.
The shifting and ever changing scene re-
minded one of the fascinating kaleido-
scope In the never-ending variety Of
views that burst upon ones sight as
be stands and beholds the wonders
of the starry canopy. This crimson color
would vary its place OF appearance from the
northwest to toe northeast, and then die ont
and reappsar again in the exact north, and
throws It's fiery finger towards the zenith. at
times there we're as many as five or six groups
OF these crimson spots on the horizon,
bounded by the northeast to the northwest,
and almost reaching the western and eastern
points OF the compass. 1t was pity that
such grand and magnificent scene should
have b=ea so rudely and unceremoniou-ly
driven from sight by the rays of the approach
iIS sun iIG SUCH was TIE Gaze. L ne comet
also plain Y and distinctly visible, with
its split or swallow tail turned from the sun,
as it proceeded on its way to aphelion, TO not
be seen Rgsin, according to one astronomer,
for upwards Of two hundred years.
The weather yesterday morning was quite
cold in the mountains, several places reporting
thetsmperature below zero, an accompaniment
of aururas, for in very high ATTITUDES the
briIliRncy Of the aurora is in proportion to the
greatest degree of cold"
SERESADE AND RECEPTIoN.-Jam9 II.
Budd, Congressman-elect from the Second
District, being in this city yesterday, was last
evening rendered banquet by his Dem
ocratic friends at the Rhoads & Townsend
House. A fine spread was made of choice
dishes by Isidors Townsend, with wine in
plenituda. At about O'Clock the First Ar
tilIery Band serenaded Mr.. Budd at Second
AID } streets, and he appeared and ad-
dressed the assemblage that gathered
in the street. thanking his friends
for the compliment. The banquet fol-
lowed Hon. Hugh NJ. La Rue presided.
After ire excellent spread of the caterers had
been duly discussed, tossbs and speeches were
declared 10 order. r .sponses to tossts were
made by Messrs. II. NJ. LsRue, Add. C.
Hinksol. Armstrong, Matt. f. Johnson, j.
L. GEESy, SNfl5. w Slsel, w NJ 1sIln aLu
others. Mr.. Budd was called out and made
a neat address and one suited to post prapdial
occasions. Volunteer toasts followed, ard
speeches in great number, brief, long, witty
aud eff lrtful, by a large number Of guests.
The evenings entertainment was enlivened
by music by the First Artillery band. There
was much cheering, much mirth and c0nsid-
cradle csUstie wit. but throughout the best of
feeling, Toward the close some Republicans
who had dropped in were called out in very
ioyial spirit With final toast to Mr.. Budd
and music bv the band, the reception closed
at half past 10. During the evening between
200 and 800 persons were present.
CHURCH AssoCIATIoN.-The Sacramento
Valley Association of Congregational
Churches met at P. NJ. Thursday in the
Congregational Church in this city. Rev.
W. c. Merritt, of Woodland, preached the
opening sermon, on the subject, Com
munion with God" Reports from the
different churches were received, after which
the meeting adjourned to 10 o'clock yester-
day. a new constitution TO govern the
churches was reported yesterday from the
committee, and was laid on the table until
the next meeting. Rev. J. A. Jones, Of
Vallejo, read q paper on How to Reach
the Masses" after which an essay was read
by Rev w. H. Pascoe, of LOckefOrd, on the
subject, Endowment of Power by the
Holy Spirit" This was followed by review
of the work of w. Robinson Smith, entitled
prophets of the jews" by Rev. DR.. Dwi-
nell, Of this city. Letters of regret at not
being able to attend the meeting were read
from Rev. Mr.. Kirby, of Stockton Rev.
Mr.. Taylor, of Rocklin, and Rev. Mr.. Stew
art. Of Lodi. The Association adjourned
until the next regular meeting.
FREIGHT TO ARRIVE. The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
14ih instant: For A Dennery & Co., bar
rels tumblers; Locke & Lavenson, l case
brass stair.ro6s Huntington, Hopkins & Co.,
box cutlery, bales boiler felt. 10 pieces iron,
I66 sheets iron, 81 plates steel; w. +. Peter
son, l casa paper ornaments Billingsley &
Co., 8 boxes cards; Lindley Co., l case
lemon peel, 20 boxes rsisins; Hall, Luhrs 4
Co., 80 boxes Goldfish; Kirk, Geary & CO., l
bale cork 400 boxes soap; Hale Bros. Il Co {,
l bex hsndkerchiefs c. II. Gilman, 2S cases
boots and shoes G. W. Chesley, l box ci-
CARS.
HOP LAND.-A few days ago the sale of
the Cornstock ranch, in Yolo county, was
mentioned in the RECORD UNION, r. J.
Merklay being the purchaser and So. 600 the
urice psid 1t IL now stated that Mr.. Merk-
iev has been offered an advance on that price
of $40 OO0. The ranch consists Of 100 acres,
which at the price offered is SlS7 90 per
acre. The ranch viii be prepared for hop
crop the coming season.
SFIgTrUALIsM The Miller Brothers will
give another one Of their spiEitualistic per-
formances tomorrow evening at the Metro
paiitsn 1haater. The test given one week
ago will he repeated, and many new ones are
promised in the announcement p1blished to-
day. Reserved seats can be secured at the
box office this morning.