Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-10-27
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
WEATHER COMPARISONS.

Sergeant Barwick, in his 500 P. N. report.
last night, says, the very light rain that
began sprinkling the sidewalks yesterday at
1915 a. H. has continued without intermis-
sion. 1t was accompanied with a steadily
falling barometer. south to southeast Winds
with clouds moving from the south toward
the north, three occurrences that never fail
to bring continuous and copious precipits-
tion of moisture. The amount of rsit fall
that had fallen up to P. N. last night was
rs of an inch, making .89 of an inch
for the month, and l 70 inches for the season,
as against 20 inches last year to a corre-
spending date. The present rainfall for
October has only been exceeded seven times
in the last 35 years, those years and amount
of rainfall being, October, 1S49, l 80 inches !;
1854, 10l inches 1853, 3 OF inches; 1869
q inches 1874 226 inches 1876, 8 45
isches, and 1882, 2 63 inches 1885, to date,
SO of an inch. The average rainfall for
October during the last 80 years was 6S of
an inch, showing the present month, 30 far,
to be IL Of an inch ahead of the average
for 80 years. The average precipita-
tion for the last 80 seasons, to a correspond
ing date, that is, up to and including the 26 n
day of October of each season, was II of
season, shows it to be in excess of a 80 years
average the large amount of 1.02 inches; as
compared with last season to date we find the
present season is l Al inches behind last year
The barometer is quite low along the coast,
but has q rising tendency from Olympia to
Red Bluff, and falling one from Sacramento
60 San Diego.
The change in the barometer in thu last
eight hours, changes of thermometer. in
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four hours, will be found in the regular
meteorological table at the head of the local
column of this paper, and those barom-
etrically, thermometrically or pluviomet-
rically inclined, will learn by consulting them
daily how the weather of the coast stands,
and thereby be the better judge of approach
ing meteorological disturbances.
The temperature at y NJ. yesterday
was, for Olympia, 52' Portland, 54'; Fort
Candy, no report; RoseburP, Az; Mendocino,
no report; Red Bluff, 49'; Sacramento,
$50; San Francisco. 54'; Los Angeles, &C.
San Diego. go Salt Lake, 43' /; Cheyenne,
5O'; Denver, 59'; North Platte, 3S' Oma-
ma, 45', and Yankton, D. T., no report. At
the aoove hour it was raining at Roseburg,
Red Bluff, Sacramento, San Francisco, Salt
Lake and North Platte. Nebraska. The
amount precipitated for Olympia in eight
hours was 02 OF an inch; Portland, 04 Of
an inch: Roseberg, .39 Of an inch Red
Bluff. 05 of sn inch; inApprecisble at Sscra-
mento and Los Angeles and 03 of an inch
at San Francisco.
BMo-A.BRAo REUNIoN.-The Bric.a- Brac
Club held its first winter reception last even.
ing st the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Edgerton, Il street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. Notwithstanding the
storm, there was a good attendance. and the
company was well entertained. There were
exhibits of oil sintiugs-landscape - by
Norton Bush specimens of porcelain paint
ing, by Mrs. Horatio Hurd; specimens Of
outline needlework, by Mrs. ]. H. Lewis
and Mrs. Annie Woodson. The literary part
OF the entertainment by the Literary Com
mittee wss a new feature, and illustrative by
readings and criticism of the style and
thought of John G. SAKE as poet. These
exercises were engaged in by Mr.. Weinstock,
and the Chairman OF the committee, and Mrs
HughsoD. and Misses Powers, Griffin and
Way. It was a novel and pleasing de-
psrture in literary exercises. The musical
selections Of the evening were Piano duet,
Mrs. Edgerton and Miss Daisy Siddons !;
song. Just ss of Old, Miss May Milliken.
For 81 encore she sang the " Moorish Sere-
made. Miss Daisy Siddons played piano
solo, and receiving an encore, responded. MIR.
Jobsop, a high baritone, 8 new voice here,
sang Alice, Where Art Thou" and '' In
the Cleaning" He was heard for the first
time but one in this city. He sang in fine,
full, rich voice, of unusual volume and great
sweetness. Durin0 the evening. in the sb
sence of the President, Norton Bush, Past
President presided. A substantial luncheon
was served by ladies of the society. The en-.
tertainment was one of the most successful
sver given by the club.
AN ExCURsIoN.-Stockton Division, uni
form rank, Knights of Pythias, says the
Stockton Herald will make an excursion TO
Sacramento on Saturday evening to assist in
Installing the officers of Sacramento Division
with due ceremonies. The excursion will re.
turn on Sunday afternoon. The fare for the
round trip is fixed at 81 Is.
IECoRPoRATloS.-Articl of incorporation
have been fled in the Secretary Of States
office Of the Arctic Oil Works of San Fran
cisco. Directors William C. Griffith,
Charles Goodsl, Z. l. Griffith, J. n.
Knowles, George c. Perkins, A. X. P Har-
mon, Edwin Goodall. Capital, 81, ,000, 900,
into 10. 600 shares.
DIVORCES GRANTED.-Judge T. B. Nc
Fsrland, in Department Two of the Superior
Court, granted divorces yesterday as follows;
Mary Moran from Fabian Moran. and Mar
yarat Erepk from William Feel