Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-12-09
CONCISE LOCALS.

The Sacramento river still marks s feet
6 inches, there having been no change in the
past week.
The Feast Of the Immaculate Conception
of tie Virgin Mary" was celebrated at ST.
Roses Church yesterday.
In the Superior Court Yesterday Judre
benson stated that he expected to send in his
resignation soon, to take effect on the 18th
instant.
A valuable cabinet is announced to be cold
by Bell x Co., by public auction, on Tues.
day next, at their salesroom on street. The
cabinet contains lot of rare specimens of
various kinds.
The Board Of Supervisors have passed a
resolution granting J. L Walton the use of
the main floor of the Pavilion for roller skst.
ing for five months, on condition that he put
Ia a new fl jor at his own expense.
A valuable horse owned By G. w, Locke
OF this city, was killed few DAYS ago by a
fall, on Mesiek's ranch, below the city, where
ne was turned out to pasture. The horse was
tne animal, and valued at 81, 500
At the meeting of the Bric-a- Brac Club last
evening, Norton Bush presiding, Miss Ken.
dali was elected a member, and c. E.
Grunsky Corresponding Secretary. 1t was
| resolved to make at the next meeting an ex.
hibit of brio a-brac home handiwork, deco.
rative art work, both original and purchased
etc., and honorary members are to be asked
to contribute specimens.
YoLo COUNTY PROTECTION bulkhead
above the town of Washington will be fin.
ished to-day. Engineer j. R. Wilkinson will
be present, and accept it in behalf of the
Board of Supervisors of Yolo county. This
bulkhead has been built for the purpose Of
keeping the water which runs through the
break in the levee away from the town of
Washington, and directing it into the tules,
Its hight Is on an average about ten feet,
| with 8 length of over 900 feet. 1t is about
twelve feet wide, and cribbed with piling ard
| plank. The work has been done under the
direction of committee of citizens appointed
By tbs Board of Supervisors of Y olo county.
! One thoussni collars was subscribed by the
| county, $500 by the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, and 81 900 by citizens of Wash.
ingtan, which makes the total amount ex.
pended So, 400. AT the English break in the
| lsvee, three miles above the town of Wash.
ingtOn, Yolo couaty, and where the brush
| dam erected by the State under the Drainage
Act was destroyed by fire, substantial
levee is being constructed by the county,
| assisted by private subscriptions. The con-
| tractor is VIM. Anderson, Of Sacramento.
ihp pteu VI SAC "Oth 10 new III IillS Dbate,
the levee being constructed of brush placed
with butts toward the water, and packed
closely with soil, which in part hulds them in
position. The butts are closely compressed
between sill en- the bottom and cap on the
top, which are connected by rods eight feet
apart of inch and half rnund iron. Behind
the brush is solid levee of earth rising to
the hight of the brush, and then extended
sufficiently to the front to entirely cover the
brush, and extending back with a slope of
three feet in one. The brush used are will
low, and it is expected that they will grow
and thus make living levee, bound together
with the roots of the growing willows. The
| work is nearly completed,
AUCTIONS To-DAY.-Bell & Co., auction.
GERS, will sell to-day at 1880 A NJ, in front
of their salesroom on street, five work
horses and a spring. toothed harrow Sher.
burn & Smith will have an auction sale to.
day at IL A. NJ, on the premises of James
Haworth, two miles below Washington, Ycio
county. comprising seven head of thre5-yesr-
old milch cows, five head mich cows from
Eve to six years old, full blood Jersey COW,
full. blood Jersey bull, two half bred Jersey
heifers, span work horses. farm wagons. sulky
hay rake. new moving machine, Fairbanks
platform scales, patent churD, milk pans, etc
three lots of loose hay, about thirty tons;
also several lots Of small farm tools. Lunch
at o'clock.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Jefferson Lake. an old
and respected citizen of this county, died
suddenly yesterday morning at his residence
ahou. two miles below the city. on the River.
side road. A few minutes previous TO his
death he was about the place as usual, at.
| tending to his affairs, when suddenly he was
taken i'll. He was placed upon bed and re-
ceived immediate attention, but all efforts to
revive him proved futile. The deceased was
| over rs years Of age, and the father of Mrs.
Ben. WEIGH and Mrs. Nate WEBB, of this city.
He has also younger married daughter. who
| resides at Honolulu.
LATE ARREsTs.-The following names were
recorded on the slate at the station.house
last night at II o'clock John II ghram, libel,
by officer Lee; jim Gallagher, common
drunk, by officer Eldred; Mary Ryan, dis.
turbing the peace, by officers Frazae and
Green.
ABOUT three weeks ago the Red House
started in to offer some very fine bargains of
job lot Of fine silks and other dress goods.
The sale was appreciated and goods went rap
idly. T,-day everything is eclipsed, as Mr..
| Gilman has received at least 100 cases Of
goods this week. having purchased large
stock at bankrupt sale of the finest goods in
the market. TIC enumerate them it would
take whole page of this paper. All should
| call and see prices on their beaver cloths for
| cleaks, drap d'ete silks, silk velvets, silk
plushes, handkerchiefs in fancy boxes, 500
cloaks, dolmans and circulars, ribbons, ETC.;
pocketbooks, hand satchels etc. Call early
TO avoid q rush.
4 % Dpppp
Capital Wooden Mills depot, S22 J street, in
the line of good serviceable blankets. At
the late fire at the mills large stock of su-
perior white blankets, large and small sizes,
of best materials, fine texture and of first
class Workmanship, were on hand, but the fire
prevented the final bleaching and finishing,
The blankets are therefore just shade below
the white of a full finish. They will be sold
ut very low rates--so low that no one need
sleep cold this winter. Application should
be made at once to secure rare bargains.
ALWAYS in the lead Down again Eight
pounds fine crushed cube or crushed sugar,
81; 81 pounds grsnulated sugar, 81; 81
pounds choice white n. %. sugar, 81; %
pounds G. G. sugar, 81 10l pounds nice Is e
sugar, 81 California; syrup so cents gallon :;
choice Eastern syrup, 80 cents gallon ma.
pie syrup, a-gallon cans, rs cents. Atmore's
mince-mest, Ritter's apple and peach butter,
new raisins California and imported) new
citrnu, new lemon peel, new currants, at II.
| II. Paulk's, S14 K street.
How WE can give frst-quality shoe SO
cheap is question that puzzles many. A
full line Burt & Packsrd's mems fine shoes,
j. & t. Cousins ladies' fac shoes, and other
| weIl-known makes we are offering very low.
| Hale Bros. & Co.
The sale of goods at Red House from the
bankrupt stock 10 San Francisco is no hum
bug. You should see the ladies' French kid
shoe for 81 30. and ladies' kid. with worked
button holes. for 81, and child's kid, worked
button, for 70 cents, and be your own judge