Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-08
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
This Board has had large audience for
the past week, the composition of the attend.
ance changing several times daily. The
names of the representatives. from several
counties have already been given. Napa
county was represented by John Kean, AS
SCISSOR; H. H. HarriF, Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors G. K. Gluyas and
Mr.. Pellet, vine-growers, and several other
| citizens. Santa Clara county followed next,
with Supervisors Watson and Tilotsop, and
Assessor L. A. Spi.zsr. San Benito sent her
| District Attorney and Assessor, respectively
| b. b. McCroskey and II. Dowdy, to repre-
| sent her. Supervisors Green and Lawrence,
Assessor Maloney, Hon. j. G. Maynard, and
many others of San Mateo csunty, were be-
! fore the Beard. Tulars's Assessor and all
the Board Of Supervisors appeared yesterday
| before the Board in the interest of their
county. Los Angeles was represented by C.
! Prayer, Chairman OF the Board of Super
! visOrs /. G.. Giroux, member Of the same
! Board; and r. Belderrain, Assessor. Kern
county YVES the last to appear before the
Board yesterday afternoon, snG VAS repre-.
sented by Supervisor Cruso and several
others.
At the session Of the Board last evening
the assessments of TGlare, Los Angeles.
Kern, and Sacramento counties were consid.
cred. f. r. Dray appeared before the
| Board in reference tn the valuations in Sac
rsment0 county, and changed somewhat his
former statement. He regarded lands of
this county ioining that of Placer as not
worth more than S3 per acre, while 9 large
acreage Of swamp and ovelfiowed land should
not be assessed to exceed 81 per acre.
F. A. Sheperd. Deputy Assessor, also ap-
peared before the Board to testify as to the
assessments made on merchandise. He said
that on the 1st Of March, when the assess
ments have TO be made, 8 great many goods
are unreasonable, unstable, and are assessed
for 80 per cent. of ihsir marked price.
After lengthy discussion upon the subjscs
of mortgage, tho Board adjourned to 9 A. If.
to-day.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-A selected COM
pany from San Francisco theaters opened for
season of ten days ct the Metropolitan
Theater last evening in Clay NJ. Greene's
and S. Thompson's California drama entitled
Chispa." j. r. Grismer, popular actor,
well and favorably recognized here. and Miss
Phoebe Davies, an actress who has al
ways been a favorite in this city,
were the leading people. The cast
Includes such competent people as Miss Grace
Pierce, Miss Belle Douglas, L. n. Thsyer,
Theodore Roberts and George Y. Stevens.
The play is q romsntic and an odd mixture,
full of crudities and strange situations, like
most of those with the scenes laid in Califor-
MA Il has ia an ocean of dialogue, how
ever, ialets of pathos and touches of nature
that are charming, and gives opportunity for
some exceedingly good character acting. for
the character sketches are in the main very
strong. Three are Of especial streng ngth-that
Of Chisps. by Miss Davies; Zeke: by Mr..
Grismer and an Indian, by Mr.. Ste
vens. These three are the original
interpreters of the part. Miss Davies
showed last evening that since her earlier sp-
psarance here she has profited much. She
has broadened her views of her art, is stronger
in delivery, more graceful in carriage, more
self possessed, more delicate in the shadings
of the characters she assumes and the text
she reads. She possesses the qualities of
stirling, good stock actress. Mr.. Grismer is
more pains-tsking than when here last, and
has succeeded to large degree in eliminat-
ing his personality-in sinking it in the part
assumed, though there is room for still
further improvement in that direction. He
has the capacity and talent for good work,
and is evidently ambitious to achieve his
fullest possibilities. The company, as a
whole, is a fairly y-balanced stock company,
quite equal to the work mapped out for it,
and it will undoubtedly receive liberal recog-
milton during the season of its stay.
"Chispa " viii be played at the matinee
performance, and is of character to draw
we'll for an afternoon entertaiGment. To
night there will be played "The Russian
Slave" military drama very much after
the order of the sensational aud successful
"Youth," which had two ssasons in San
Francisco. It Is the property of Mr.. Girls
msr, and is TO be produced under his imme-
diate direction with the full strength Of the
company. Sundsy evening the sterling
wear-yFell drama, "I'he Two Orphans" will
be produced, in which Mr.. Grismer and Miss
Davies and Mr.. Roberts have especially
strong parts.
AUCTIONS To ToDAY.-Sherburn & Smith will
sell at their salesroom, 323 K street, at 1890
a. NJ. to-day, to close cut large number of
consignments, parlor sets, lounges, chairs,
chamber sets, bedsteads and spring beds,
buresus washstands. table,, chairs, cfockery,
glassware tinware, cook stove, etc; else, one
piano, lot Of carpets, wardrobss, lot of dry
goods, etc. Bell s. Co., at 10:30 A. NJ at the
CluDie building, northeast corner of Eighth
and K streets. viii sell an elegant parlor set,
walnut marble.top bedroom sets, spring and
top mattresses, feather pillows, Brussels car
pets, fine secretary, large desk, easy chairs.
camp chairs and rockers, lounges, washstands,
tables. chairs, range and fixtures crockery.
glass ard woodenware.
LOST HIS pooTs.-Yesterday four men
walked into q shoen akeI's shop on Tenth
street. and while three of them engaged the
cobhler in conversation the fourth walked
out unobserved, taking with him a twelve
dollar pair of boots. AS soon as the propri.
esor discovered that he had been robbed, be
exclaimed, in the language of the poet
50 Mine Gott. has the State Fair commenced
already yet"
STAyIoN.HoUsE SLATE. - The following
names appeared Oh the city prison slate at u
o'clock last night: W. II. Wilson. grand
larcany-ssealing watch and chain from
Charles Mclaughlin L. Heitrich, q drunk;
George Baldwin, disturbing the peace Mrs
Kate Campbell, disturbing the peace; Wah
Kee, conducting business without proper
,icenBe.
EoCIAL AND PERSONAL.