Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-21


RAIN PROSPECTS BRIGHTENING.-Acc
ing to the weather reports OF o'clock last
night, as received by Sergeant Barwick,
there were two storms in progress, one on the
extreme north of the Pacific coast of the
United States and the other one the ex-
treme southern extremity of thu Pacific
slope of the United States, viz: Heavy rain
al Tatoosh and light rain at Olympia, and
threatening at Portland; cloudy at Rose.
burg, and clear from Red Bluff to San Fran
cisco, while at Los Angeles and San Diego
there was light rain falling, with .GS of an
inch during the storm at San Diego and only
IA OF an inch at Los Angeles Evidently
there is quite severe storm somewhere to
the south and east of San Diego, az the lat
ter place is having the greatest precipitation.
The northern storm, which is the only one
fer northern and central California to look
20 for moisture. is accompanied by rapidly
falling barometer, with the barometer falling
along the coast TO Los Angeles, but not rap.
idly south of Rossburg. Sergeant BarWick
said some days sgo in an article on fog in the
RECORD UNION, thathe would be disappointed
if no rain fell here within ten or twelve days
after the fog ceased /; the last fog was on the
morning Of the 18th, lasting till near noon /;
ten or twelve days from that time would
bring the 25ih TO 9th of December, so there
Is plenty of time for a good.sizsd storm to
come and precipitaJe its moisture upon the
lands Of the anxious farmer
POLICE CoURT-In the Police Court yes
terday Judge Henry dealt out justice as fol-
lows Edward Feeley, who routed out a
lodger in an uptown hotel and appropriated
the couch himself, late Wednesday night
was convicted of disturbing the peace and
sentenced TO ten days in the County Jail.
Jose Soto, who was accused of battery, was
discharged, the complainsnts failing to make
case against him. Maggie and Minnie
Williams, two rather gOoGlOoking, but fallen
and degraded women, who were arrested a
few days since By officer Dillman and charged
with vagrancy, were convic ed and will be
sentenced to-day. Sentence on Thomas An
derson, the boy who WAS convicted on Tues
day Of stesling sacks was continued until
Wednesday next.
BOARD OF TRADE-At the annual meeting
of the Sacramento Board of Trade the follow
ing officers were elected: President, Joseph
Stefins; Vice-P President, C. H. Hubbard !;
Directors, a. S. Hopkins and L. L. Lewis
1.-THE other Directors hold over); Treasurer,
H. g. Smith Secretary and Attorney, g.
L. Bates Assistant Secretary, a. n. Buch-
anan Committee on Arbitration, L. NJ.
Lindley, l.. Williams, Q. I. Wheeler, Hors-
ito Hurd, Sparrow Smith, George NJ. Mott
and Frank Miller. A resolution was passed
directing the Board Of Directors to forward
petition to Congress, asking an appropriation
OF 500 600 for the purpose of constructing a
building in this city TO be used by the Fed
eral officers.
THAT SHORTHAND TRoUBLE.-The Board
of Supervisors are still in trouble, Yesterday
Judge Armstrong issued an order for them to
appear before him a. 10 A. NJ, Saturday, to
show why they should not be punished for
not obsyiag the persmpsory wit Of man
date which ordered them 10 pay Albert NJ.
Johnson $50 30 for shorthand work in the
Police Court The Blard say they will not
nav the amount, claiming that the Court has
no right to compel ihsm to pay an unjust
claim. They contend that he should be al.
lowed but Sl6. but say they will go TO jsil
befors they viii consent TO allowing any
more.
BALL Company B, of the First
Artillery Regiment. will give a grand mill
tAry and civic boil ct Armory Hall, corner of
Sixth and L streets, this evening. The com
mi:teez appointed to take charge Of the affair
ore composed Of young uen who never stop
short of success in anything they undertake.
The hall has been handsomely decorated, the
floor put in excellent condition, the best
music in the State engaged for the occasion,
and they ASSURE all that this ball will be the
eveat OF the season, and that those who at
tend will enjoy the best entertainment that