Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-07
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


STARVING Our FRUIr PEsrs.-From Dr.
Chaplin, Inspector of Fruit Pests, who Is in
this city, it Is sscertained that he found the
orchards in Nevada county, on his recent
visit there, quite free from insect pests, with
the exception of the cooling moth, which has
been prevalent there for some years, causing
great damage to the apple and pear crops.
This year the fruit was almost all destroyed
by the cold spell In the spring, so that in no
orchard in the county can there be found g
crop Of fruit, and owing to the very few
specimens upon the trees, it was decided in
mediately that an invaluable opportunity
was presented to destroy this pest, by having
what little fruit there was all plncked of and
destroyed. By this course the larvse of the
insect will have nothing to feed upon, as
they live upon nothing else, aud thus pre-
venting new broods of moths to lay eggs
This plan was urged, and st a subsequent
meeting Of the Board Of County Horti-
cultural Commissioners 8 resolution was
adopted requesting the uitgrowers of the
county to pursue this plan Of determination.
The same condition as to failure Of fruit crops
DR.. Chaplin states, prevails sll along the foot
mill region, about 600 feet altitude, and
even at lower points. in some Of the small
creek valleys, whsre the currents of cold air
were carried farther down. This was noticed
particularly in the famous Nickerson orchard
now owned by Sir. Lawrence, near Lincoln.
There was TO be found but here and there
& specimen of fruit of any kind in the entire
orchard, sud these MIR. Lawrence was sd-
vised TO pluck and destroy TO clean out the
cooling family, which sdvice he readily &C.
coded to and Ia carrying out strictly. The
doctor reports the frnit crop in the vicinity
.,gh 10 20, 10 aud no
regards that section as one of the most IA
yorable for fruit which ne has visited in the
State.
BOARD or SUPERvIsoRs.-The Board Of
Supervisors were in session yesterday, both
a. 3 Board Of Supervisors and 3 Board Of
Equalization. The Trustees Of Alabama
School District reported that st an election Of
taxpayers of that district taz of $3.50 had
been voted for school purposes. This Com
mittee on Contracts reported that they ex-
amined al the bids for the repairing Of the
Michigan Bar bridge, and that earle &
Croly'a bid Of Sl9i was the lowest. The con-
tract was let accordingly Steinman stated
that he was not sure that the repairs should
be made at this time and voted no. 1t sp-
pears that all Of the supplies for the County
Hospital, with the exception of two articles,
are contracted for, which caused Supervisor
Steinmsn to introduce resolution, which
was lost by o vote of to 5, that butter
and potatoes be included in the list of srti-
cles to he advertised for the use Of the County
Hospital" MIR. Steinman also stated that
the taking of people to board at she hospital
wss expensive TO the county, and offered
resolution, which was carried by a vote Of 1 to3,
" that hereafter this county will not keep
any boarders at the County Hospital" d.
msnds against the county. numbered from
973 to ,07S inclusive, were examined and
ordered paid. During the entire week there
has been but one applicant for reduction of
assessment on property, and that was fled by
party owning small fraction Of los on y
street. Hundreds have examined the assess
ment roll and nearly all have expressed
themselves as being satisfied with the valua-
tons placed upon their property. Az P. N.
the Board Of Equalization soJ Iurned to next
Monday a. 10 a. n.
Mrs. EIsEEMENeEB BEAD.-Mrs. Angus
Martin, better known as Mrs Eisenmenger,
died yesterday morning at the residence of
her daughter, Mrs, Mary a. Kinkle, o
street, near Ninth, of drcpsy and liver com
plant She was native of Germany, aged
90 years. Besides the daughter above men
dieuGu iueEb 1EG wv huuHt EEc0 hlu GcuLS
Esenmeuger. Deceased with her husband,
Henry Il. Eisenmenger, crossed the plains
from IllinOie, arriving in Sacramento In
1850. A valuable tract Of land south of the
city. which they early acquired, was taken
from them through litigation by Sam. Bran
nan. They then kept the National Hotel on
X street, near Front, and afterwards built
the international Hotel on * street. near
Fourth. MIR. Eisenmenger died Ia 1889 aud
the widow afterwards married Angus Mar
tin. Her second husband committed suicide
some time afterwards. She gave up the hotel
in 1873, and has since kept lodging-house at
Third and J ssreets. The funeral viii take
place Sunday from the German Lutheran
Church.
A RKHARKABLg FEAT.-Apgoros Of the
falling Of the frame of She north wing of the
Agricultural aud Industrial Exposition build
ing, q well-known citizen, whose reputation
for truth and veracity mas never been ques-
toned, tells Of similar accident, Of which
he was an eys witness. that occurred some
years since on the shore Of Lsks Michigan,
during the building Of large warehouse.
The trusses seventy in number, were al 10
place, and man was IN the same position So
the late unfortunate Mcmillan. and st the
flrthest point from the shore, when ne found
the truss on which he was standing moving
towards the next one, which. WREN struck.
started sad struck the third and so on, until
the whole seventy trusses were Sat on the
ground. The man, with 8 remarkable pres
euce of mind, when within resCh lesped TO
the second truss, from there to the third, and
continued in this way until he reached the
SEVENTEEN and last, from which he sprang
into the water Of the lake and escaped vi h
simply ducking.
REvESuR Tax REgovED.-On the LIST in
slant the Act of Congress removing the
revenue on matches, bank checks snd drafts
and proprietary and patent medicines, went
into effect. Heretofore over half the retail
price paid for matches went to the Govern
Inent, l cent for each . cents of the retail
price of medicines. and ? cents tor each bank
check or draft. The stamps imprinted on
blank checks and drafts viii be redeemed if
forwarded to the Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue.
DEATH or AN ExgHPT FIREXAS,-Y ester.
day morning NJ Lnbenstein. S member of the
Exempt Fireuea's Association of this city,
died in San Francisco. he was fsmiliarly
known in this city as Reddy." For many
years he followed ths business of drsyine
here, hut six or seven years ago moved to
San Francisco, where he resumed HE ed oc-
cupAtiou.
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