Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-30

met at its regular quarterly dinner Wednes.
day evening, General Elliott presiding.
About forty veterans were present, includ.
ing Generals Miller, Rosecrans, Stoneman.
Major Hughes and others. A discussion OF
the menu and various toasts, patriotic and
otherwise, occupied the Commsndery from
7 o'cieck until IL, the evening being re-
markabiy pleasant one. .
The Authors Carnival Association has
elected its officers. Large contributions
have been made TO it by Governor Leland
Stanford, Goodall, Perkins & Co., Alex
ander Badlam, Judge Tyler and others.
Governor Stanford has been elected honor
airy President acting President, NJ. }.
Burke; Vice President. Mrs. Charles
Goodall Treasurer, DR.. j. Bauer; Score.
tary, Miss Anna Lake; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. Z. Burke.
On the afternoon of the LIST instant, Ras-
mus Rasmussen, who resides on the Pc.
trero, discovered his boy. three years of
age, in the yard in the rear of his house
bleeding from scalp wound on the top of
his head, and supposing that the child had
fallen down and received the injury by his
head coming in contact with sharp edged
stone, took the boy into the house, washed
the wound and applied simple dressing.
The wound did not appear to heal, and the
child grew worse day by day. Last We'd
nesday physician was called il; and dis.
covered a fracture of the skull. He stated
that it was his opinion that the boy had
been struck on the head by small spent
bullet, which, after passing through the
skull, had ranged downward and forward
and lodged back of the frontal bone.
The State Horticultural Commission met
Thursday. c. II. Dwinelle was elected
President, S. F. Chaplin Vice President, NJ.
I. Brewer Treasurer, J. II. Wheeler Sec.
Rotary. Horticultural Officer Cooke re.
ported that he had decided to enforce the
horticultural laws and to have inspectors
appointed at Sacramento, Stockton, Los
Angeles, oakland and San Francisco, to at.
tend to and enforce the disinfection of all
fruit trees imported during the ensuing
year. The Secretary read report on the
codling moth, by Felix Gillet, of Nevada
| City, in which was detailed his successful
| conquest against this insect by the use oil
bands of cloth about the trees, to be moved
and cleaned of insects lodging therein at
stated periods besides scraping and clean.
ing the trees well to destroy larvae and eggs.
Mr.. Giilet further reported on the success.
| full use of pbo-carbonate of potassium in
| tehtIng the apple tree root louise on young
trees or nursery stock. Some discussion
arose as to how often the bands oil
traps set for the Larvae Of the codline
moth should be cleaned. Gillett's expert
eDce was that the worm developed in IF
teen days; Cookies, eight days Dr.. Cha
pin 5. nineteen days. Mr.. Cooke exhibited
parasite OF the cooling moth OF great in
torest to all. He further reported that
after extended conference with Commis
siOuers and silk growers throughout tbs
State, and personal investigation, he could
find no iasect injurious to the mulberry
tree. Mr. Dwinelie reported that eiiicie nj
work was he.rg done by Cn!pnei Hnllistel
of Ssata B,rbara in fighting the Iceyyic
pHTcbGsi. or cottopy cushion scale, with
hot water Mr Dsineiie further produced
a Communication from Albert White O
Riverside, which reported that the peopl,
of Los Angeles District had become fuliy
alive 20 the necessity of washing theii
trees and citing insect pests generally
that much washing with soap solution hat
been done on the citrus trees about Lo
! Angeles.