Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SACRAMENTO RIvEa.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SACRAMENTO RIVER.
The Sacramento river yesterday stood at
the six-foot nineinch mark. The water in
the draw at the railroad bridge between this
city and Washington ia seven feet Deep Just
below the bridge it is six feet deep, and that
is about the average depth Of the channel
along the entire city front.
In the neighborhood of Princeton and Co.
lusa the river is much lower than il was at
this time last year. Captain Page, who
came down from the upper Sacramento In
charge of the steamer Dover on Tuesday, re-
ports considerable trouble in navigating
the upper portion Of the river, owing to
the low water and snsgs in the channel.
The river is nosdeep enough to float schooners
or deep-draft steamers or barges. The barges
used Ia the grain trade draw whSn loaded
about three and half feet of water. The
channel from the mouth of the Feather to
this city is better than it has been for years.
Last Sunday a wheat-laden barge was
grounded on a bar near the mouth Of Steam
boat slough. This, however, could have been
avoided had the pilot been better acquainted
with the channel. All the boats navigating
between this city and San Francisco are COM
PEELED to go through what is known as Old
river and not through Steamboat slough, az
formerly. Steamboat slough is several miles
shorter than the old channel, hut l. il filed
with 50 much debris that at the present low
stage of water it has not srffi Gent depth to
float the VESSELS engaged in the river trade.
~ The Government suag boat Seizer is in the
nsighb) rhoOd sof Poker Bead, about fifteen
miles above Knights Landing, and is engaged
In taking trees aud snsgs from the river chan
mel. Captain Smith is in charge, aud is do
ing good wo-k. The west end of the dam at
Fremont Bar has washed out, and Colonel
Mendsll has been requested to have the same
Immediately repaired, which will throw the
water into the main channel. The channel
IL better IN the neighborhood of Six. mile
Bend than it has been for many years. The
water OF the Sacramento above the mouth of
the Feather is 50 clear that salmon can be
plainly seen. Captain Smith, Of the Seller,
is looking after the snagS Us fast as they are
reported. Il ia said tbs river above the city
could not, at the present low stage of water
be navigated were it not for the good work
that hiss been done by the Government snsg-
boat during the past two seasens The Sac
ramento Wood Company have fourteen
steamers engaged IN transporting grain on the
Sacramento river, between this city and Nc
lutosh Landing, a point 225 miles by river
above Sacramento. They convey to Port
Costa, Vallejo and San Francisco about
100000 sacks of grain per week.
METROPOLITAN THKATER. The Winter
Garden Opera Company of San Francisco
last evening produced at the Mstropoiitan
Theater the comic opera "0lvette" 1t pre-
santed the company, in musical sense, in
far stronger light than did the spectacle of
Sstanells." Miss Annie Ainsworth, as the
Countess, produced a very favorable impress
sion. The lady has a sympathetic soprano
voice of good quality, and sings with preci.
sion and good taste. She was the recipient
of double encore in the first act. Miss
Lynton and Miss Ainsworth were also re.
called Ia the second act, in the duo, - love
my love so we'll" Messmer, the tenor, also
Hoped more strength of voice and better
files than his former appearances had war
ransed belief in. L. j. DJnly, as Coqselicot,
created much amusement by the very gro.
tesque manner in which he presented that
character, and in which he introduced some
local gags. TIE working of the calcium
lights in the farand0le scene was the best
effect" in that line remembered here
Olivette will be repeated this evening
"Simons," new opera, is underscored, and
for next week Mrs. L. NJ. Bates and the
Baldwin Theater dramatic company are an
nounced. The present opera company is
billed for a matinee on Saturday.
MERCHANDISE REPORT. - Freight as fol.
lows for Sacramento firms passed 0dgen on
the 81: Sacramento Bee, IL bundles paper
J. II. Williams, box machinery; Capital
Wooden MILL, bcxes machinery J. r.
Hodson. 4 boxes picture frames; Scofeld &
Tevis, 100 kegs white lead, 26 barrels mixed
paint, IL boxes dry paint; L. i. Lewis &
&C., IL boxes zinc stove boards; G.. Field
husep, barrel whisky; Huntington, Hop
kins & Co., 80 dozen shovels, l case hardware,
lbs bundles sheet iron, casks irons, "a boxes
nails. log boxes axes, 10 boxes hatchets A.
A. Van Voorhiss & Co.. bundle blankets
Central Pacific Railroad, 8 boxes and crates
copper tubes, l crate crockery; Whittier
Fuller & Co., box moldirgs Mrs. C. Nc
Creary, packages carpets; Z. Lyon & Co,
. cases dry goods; G. Parsons & Co., 2 cases
dry goods; Booth & Co., 3 cases cards
Lindlay Co., cases cards; Biilingsley &
Co., bundles cord, l case shoe brushes,
l case scrubbL,S brushes Capital Furniture
Company, l box furniture casters, l box
hardware.
INCORPORATED -Thefe were fled with the
Secretary Ct State yesterday the following
acticl:s of Incorporation The Pedro Con-
solidated Mining Company. Directors-A.
NJ. Lawyer J. A. Mars, VIM. G. Badger,
John Landers, II. j. McaIurray. Capital
stock, 500, 900, divided into 150. coo shares.
Principal place of business, San Francisco.
Also, the Paymastsr Mining Company. Cap
ital stock. $4,000. 600. divided into 1000
shares. Principal place Of business, San
Francisco. Articles of Incorporation were
also fled by the California Mining Company.
Capital stock. 100000. divided into 10000
shares. Direcsors-F. X. Shattuck, S. II.
Msther, G. Z. Gillet, Geo. c. Potter. G. A
business, Oakland, California.
ADMISSION DAY.-Ths Sacramento Pho
peers aud the Native Sons of the Colleen
West viii celebrate the thirty-second ami
verssry Of the admission of California into
the Union by Jint picnic and literary
entertsiDment a. East Park Saturday, Sep.
TENDER oh. Members desiring tickets for
their friends can get them from the Score.
tsriss Of either of tia Organizations. The
Committee of Arrangements ia as follows
Sacramento Pioneers-John S. Miller. A. II.
Powers aud William Lusher. Native Sons
Thomas 0'Neil. Ed. T. Cohn, G. L Parker
P. c. Jurgens. III. McCann, Jr. and II. w
Klsys.
CoRoNER's INoUEsr.-An inquest was helC
yesterday upon the toiy of A. Walther, lat,
proprietor IF the Boston Drug Store, WHIT
died suddenly at his place Of business at tn,
northeast corner Of Third and streets Tues
day morning. the jury returned . ver6ic
as follows: 1--WE, the Coroner's jury, duly
summoned aud sworn to inquire into tn
cause of death, fad, from the evidence befort
US, his rape TO be Adolph Gust2ye Walther,
native Of Germany, aged &c years, 6 month
and 10 days. end tbas the cause OF death o
said Wslsher was from prussic acid, admins
tered by his own hand, with suicidal intent.
THE POSTAL NoTE BILL.-W. G. Hopping
Postmaster of this city, hiss received the fol
lowing letter from Washington Dear sir
In reply TO your favor of the 18th instant
relative - the postal note bill which passsC
ths House recently, beg to say that it hs,
not as vet been acted upon by the Senate
There il, however, as far as cas learn. NJ
opposition to the measure aud / have NJ
doubt OF lis bee 1mia5 q Law before the pres
eat Congress expires. Yours, Nj. Larut
Harrison, LISP scsJr."
COUNTY HosPITAL--Dr G. A. Whit,
makes the following report of County Hos
pital affairs for the mouth of August: Nun
Der of patients 10 the hospital on the 1st
12l; admitted during the month, 73; born
uietl, uisSAdFSeu, toS rShaiiiihRs III
meals furnished to destitute applicants, 2l2
Tae curren. expenses were. salaries, 1888
! subsistence, Sl,20l 20; sundries, $l62 90
Tosal, 81 147 81.
LATE AgREsTs.-The following names sp
peRred on the slate at the station-house las
night at II O'Clock Julia Pockmsn, 70
grand larceny, by { fficer Farrell: DIR. Cooks
leg. for disturbing the peace, by officer Lee
William Grimes, alias IS Boots, for burglary
second offenss, by officers Eiired and Ash