Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-06
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
As INTERESTING SPEcnlRS.-A short time
since H. p Cornelius, who resides about hall
mile north Of the Lake House and four
miles from this city, while making an exca.
Walton in that vicinity, dug up what appssra
TO be the tooth Of some large animal. 1t was
found about Eve feet below the surface.
and three feat beneath the hard-psn Of the
bedrock. The bedrock through which the
cut hsd bsea made in digging was nearly as
hard AS iron, and composed Of two layers
The layers were each about three inches
thick and one foot apart. The tooth was
found two feet below the lower strata Of
bedrock, and hencs was deposited there be-
fore the hard-paa was formed. The material
IN which it was found had the appearance Of
ocean-beach sand. The tooth was whole
when first taken cut and was about one inch
In diameter and two and three quarter
inches long, but soon after it was exposed
to the air it fell into pieces. DR.. II, w.
Hardness has taken the specimen to the
Academy Of Sciences at San Francisco with
view to its careful examination, and, If
possible. to determine the species TO which
it belonged.
TIE THOMAS FE5TIVAL.-The chorus in
vited by Prof. Charles Winter to participate
in the festival TO commence tomorrow night
at San Francisco, will leave this morning on
the overland train, on which Theodore
Thomas with his orchestra and soloisls pass
through this city. The chorus consists Of
MIR. and Mira. ID. Pinkhsm, Mr. and Mrs. A.
j.. Frost. MIR. and Mrs. }. L. Cooper, Mrs.
W. c. Fitch, M ISIS T.. Nj. Rowe, Mrs Lizzie
Griffin, Miss May Milliken, Mrs. Smith. nee
Cooley, Mrs. l.. NJ. Potter, Miss Amelia Boil,
Miss Gertie Gerrish, Miss Henley. Hiss Con.
don, Charles Beaumont o. II. T. Sheet W.
ID. Grove, Muntaugh X. Barrett. Louis
Losthammer, J. T. Griffitts and j. Fritz.
Their headquarters IN San Francisco will be
at the Baldwin Hotel. This is the third
time that Sacramento has been represented
by q chorus under Prof Winter st the mon.
stsr mu,i4al festivals at San. Franoiseo-at
Madame Camilla UEso Csrl Zsrrahn and
Theodore Thomas.
MILITARY PERCENTAGE The following ia
announced "a the percentage of the com.
pauies Of tee First Artillery Regiment for the
month Of April: Company A, 60.72; Com
pAny b, 1851; Company C, 1896; Company
Z, 1913; Compaay i, S4.74: Company G.
SL04 Cadets, 81 Is percentage Of regiment
1871. The percentage Of the Second Ar
tillery Regiment Is 70 80 First Infantry
Regiment, GS 03 First infantry Battalion,
66 SO; Chico Guard (unsttacheo), 1924. Ia
Issuing the order stating the percentages, the
attention of company commanders is again
directed to the necessity of recruiting their
several commands, especially where their
strength borders on the minimum prescribed
by law. The annual allowance prescribed in
Section 2099 Political Code, will be dis.
pensed IN strics accordance with the letter Of
the law.
STATE Board or AGRIcUIrURE.-At
meeting Of the State Board of Agriculture,
held last evening, at the Office of the Secre-
tary, Directors La Rue, Hancock, Shippee,
Boggs and Finigau were appointed a commit
tee Of FIVE to examine the variuss combined
header and thrsshing machines ia the field
while IN operation, With view OF dsterruin-
ing TO whom the reward Of $3.50 will be made
at the State Fair, TO be held in September.
They also decided 20 give Si00-plate TO the
California-bred horse that beats Occideut's
time-2:l64-;n q spscisl trot against time,
separate entries to be made therefor. The
DOAtu fbeolsSu 90 open the EaNlu1n on sep
TENDER 3d. continuing two weeks, which will
thus enable the exhibits in that department
to be one week in advance Of the opening of
the Park.
AUCTION SALE or REAL EsTATE.-Sher-
burn & Smith, the aucsioneers, will on the
premises at 10 A. NJ to-day sell the follow
ing-doscribed property: Lot 5, in block
bounded by @ and D, Ninth and Tenth
streets, together with two-story frame house,
hsId-tinished; barn for four horses, chicken
and clv-house. fruit trees etc. also, lots
and 8, c and ID, Tenth and Eleventh streets.
well filed and gosd fences; also, lot 6. T. and
i, Seventh and Eighth streets, together with
two frame houses, both rented, lot sabdi-
yided If necess AIRY lot 8, c aud D. Ninth
and Tenth streets, together With the enc and
a-hslt story cottsge Of i've rooms and kitck-
en-, stable, etc. Immediately aite- the sale
Of this lot they viii sell the household fur
niturei carpets, etc, comprising general as
sortment
BOARD oF ssPERyIsoRs.-rhe Board Of
Supervisors met in regular session at 10 A. AZ.
yesterday. A large number of petitions for
Road Osesssrs were received and read.
UPoa motion the petitions were referred to
the country MEMBERS and they were 10.
stgGeied to report on the same o. morning.
Under The new law the Road %erseers are
allowed 50 per day fer leo days. In some
districts there several aspirsnts for the POSI-
ton. The petition of Martin and othsrs, Tor
the construction of rev public highway.
came up as o special order for hearing. Il
appeared upon examination Of the road FUND
10 Districs Nc. 9. where the rosd is asked Tor
that il was insufficient, and as the new law
does not allow the creation Of debt further
discussion Of the matter was indefinitely
postponed.
A RIcH STRIKE IN THIs CoUNrY.-The
village Of Ashlsnd. which is situated on the
American river. opposite the town of Fol.
SON, in this county, was thrown into crest
state Of excitement Monday by :he discovery
Of ons Of the richest quartz mines IL the
State. The discovery wss mads by Harry
Sutton, aud the mine is owned by Sutton and
George Little. The ledge is situated about
mile above the village, il large aud vel de.
hned, sud gentleman who visited the mine
yesterday ssys the rock is literally filed win
gold, snc the essays are all up in the thou.
sands Of dollars per ton. He says a smsll
piecs from tie top Of the ledge. shout two
2nches square, vss crushed ID hand mortar.
and SIS worth Of gold extracted.
SEsT TO FoIsox "A few days since officer
B-issel arrested tramp in this city By the
nsne Of John Hart. who had ia bis posses
sion sc elegant sealskin buggy robe, valued
AZ $50. Itwss afterwards sscsrtained that
the property belonged 20 party in San
Frsneisco. Az officer came up feoul that
city, sid Hart was taken there. put on trial
for the tSef', convicssd Of grand larceny. and
sentenced to serve four years IN the branch
prison So Folsom. An ofEssr conveyed him !
70 the prison yesterday.
CALIFORNIA EIES SrooK FOB GUArEXALA.
Colons, Coleman Younger, of San joss. re-
cs0tly sid pair Of high-brsd shsst-horB
DurhSn b1lls for sxportation to GTsssusls.
The colons. hSd pseTiously sold 3 small herd
Tor expert e. tbs sans place. The purchaser
believes Ceatcsl America peculiarly adapted
70 The br5sding eff iiss eatlie. Il j. Noted
via pleasure that Cslisoruis = ehis t. sr.
1oT. iigs stock is shis line.