Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-12-16
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

WATER CoMPAEY.-At meeting held a
Davisyille, Y olo county, on Thursday, thI
Putah Creek Water Company was formed
under tie corporation laws Of the State. TIL,
objects of the corporation are to supply watel
for irrigation: for running machine y fol
the puEpoae Cf ceiling water to the public snC
to persons occupying lands along the line o.
the canals, aud for supplying cities and towns
with water The principal place of business
OF the corporation is Dayisyille. The capita
stock is S25. GOO, divided into 2, 800 shares
II. NJ. L, Rue and J. G. Pierson, of Sacra
manto, and E. Il. Gould, P. S. Childs, Geo
w. Pierce, Jr, G. G. Briggs and F. E. Rus
sell, OF Davisville, were chosen Directors loi
the first year. The company have appyopria.
ted %, 295 inches of water from Putah creek,
to he taken from the creek near the coast
range and in Solsno county. One section OF
the appropriation notice which has been filed
with the County Recorder of Yolo county,
says that one of the purposes to which the
water lie to be put is that of furnishing :" the
cities OF San Francisco, Sacramento and
Benicia and the towns of Winters, Dixon,
Davisville and other accessible places with
water for domestic and other uses"
Y. NJ c. AT the monthly meeting OF
the Youag Mems Christian Association, he'd
on Wednesday evening last, the General Sec.
rotary, Mr.. Fuller, made the following report
for the month since the new rooms were occH.
pied: Tho attendance has very largely in
creased the visitors at the readiug-room
during the month were 766; there were 19
daily meetings held, at which there was an
attendance of 255 (; four Sucday afternoon
meetings. attendance 2S7; five Wednesday
evening meetings 454 attendance two meet.
ings wero also held at the jail one meeting
of the Board CT Directors. two general Aeso.
citation meetings, etc.; one free lecture was
given, which was well attended; the aegre-
gate attendance at meetings, etc., was 96i. =
A vote Of thanks was rendered to the Sacra-
mento Literary Institute for the donation of
$50 TO the lecture fund of the Association.
The Gospel services conducted by Mr.. and
Mrs. Curfie ara being well attended. and
much interest is manifested. They will con-
tinue during the month.
METROPOLITAN THEArER. - The colored
jubilee singers appeared much more at case
last night, and sang with still better effect.
Miss Webbs second appearance in airs from
the operas and iu Southern plantation melo-
dies confirmed The good opinion already ex.
pressed of her vocal qualities. Miss Chester
made 8 very favorable impression in her
ceedingly natural rendering of the songs of
slave days, received applause that almost be-
came embarrassing. She is certainly one of
the oldest beings on the stage, and if her
manner is simulstiye-which is Doubtful
is fine example of dramatic art. A matinee
will be given this afternoon. Tonight a
complete change of performance is promised
with more Of minstrelsy introduced, four end
men beiog detailed Tor the first part. a
special entertainment is underlined for to-
Rorrow night. which will be the last.
FREIGHT TO ARRIvE.-Freight for Sacra.
mento passed Ogden on the 18th instant as
follows For Central Pacific Railroad hogs
heads ard barrels lanterns; Kirk, Geary &
Co, 2 boxes drugs; jos. Hahn & Co.. case
perfumery 3 boxes drugs Lindley 4, Co. 100
buckets sna 800 cases lard /; Continental Oil
Company, 300 cases oil A. A. Van VOORHEES,
i Co., case hardware, boxes names; Wa
terhouse Il LESTER, so hubs; Hale Bros. &
Co., l bale cotton goods Locke & Lavenson,
3 rolls carpet &. w. Chesley, cases cigars :
g. A. Bills. cases albums J. GLEASON,
sewing machine; Huntington, Hopkins Co.,
8 kegs emery, 50 bundles and 26 pieces gas
pipes, SO pumps, 8 boxes bolts barrels
tackle blocks, SO bundles and q single car.
risge springs, 2 cases brass pipe-fttings.
BONDS FnED.-Samuel Z. Harvey has
filed his official bond with the County Re-
corder, as Constable of Sacramento city in
the sum of S., 600, with A. Dsnnery, John
Ryan and Aug. Hebron as sureties. Chas.
L. Palmer has fled his official bond as Con.
stable for Georgiana township, with Joseph
Wise, Frank De Ball and VIM. Holtum as
sureties. George Atkinson hiss filed his { fiji
cial bond az Justice of the Peace for Co.
sumnes township, with Winfield ]. Davis and
Thomas Tsverner as sureties. w. Z. Gelb Der
has filed his official bond as County Audit II
in the sum of SO 600, with John Gerber,
Henry Gerber and Louis Gerber as sureties,
He has also fled an official bond as County
Recorder in the sum of 100000, with the
same sureties.
PAPER Pulp MILL. - Allen Towle, Of
Dutch Flat, came TO the city last evening
from San Francisco, where he has been in
attendance 2. the debris trial in the United
States Circuit Court. He is the senior mem.
Der of the firm of Towle Bros. who have large
mining and lumber interests in the vicinity
OF Dutch Flat. He states that the firm now
has fifty men employed near station on the
Central Pacific known as Alta Woodshed, in
erecting a building and machinery for the
purpose of grinding wood for the manufacture
of paper. The pulp will be sent to o paper
mill in Stockton. The wood to be used is fir
and spruce pine, and will be brought down
from the mountains on their narrow-gaug
railroad.
AUCTION TODAY. - Sherburn & Smith,
suctioneers, announce that they will sell to-
day, at their salesroom on K street, between
Third aud Fourth, in part, as follows One
pArlor set, in striped rep; one cottage bed
room set, two bed lounges, carpets, two single
L. H. j.
beds, bureaus, waIdrobes sofas, cane and
wood.seat dining chairs. cook stove crockery,
platedware, glassware, ETC.; also rsisins, dried
pears etc.
FUNERAI.-The funeral of the late Homer
l.. Mckee, who died after long illness OF
typhoid fever, will take place tomorrow
afternoon. Red Jacket Tribe and Red Cloud
Tribe of Red Men, Columbia Lodge, Knights
of Pythias and Capital Council of Chosen
Friends will attend the obsequies. Deceased
was member of each of the Orders. A flag
WAS at half-mast over the railroad shops yes
terdsy in MS memory.
Police CoUET-The following business
was transacted in the Police Court yesterday
Billy Pierce, disturbing the peace. discharged
on the payment - costs; John Mathews and
A. BoyntoD, smoking opium, pleaded guilty,
judgment deferred to December 10Th; All
Kse, keeping an opium den. continued to De
cembe- 16sh; Agnes Leggett, drunk, dis
missed; Jack Sullivan, vagrancy, continued
to December 10. b.
DROWNED AT SEA-Not long since Gustav
Deschamps, residence of this city, left for
Paris, France, for the purpose of having a
surgical operation performed. On the Goth
of last month he left Havre on the steamer
Amerique homewsrd bound. When five days
out from port he was accidentally drowned.
Deceased was native of Dous. France, and
aged AZ years. He leaves wife in this city.