Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-17
Business Advertisement
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Tbs PROSPECTS.

Yesterday morning at o'clock the ther
mometer marked AZ. A light frost could b;
gesn in some places. The appearance of thu
sun soon warmed the atmosphere, and tht
afternoon was one OF the warnest of the sea
son.
The nearest approach TO rain thus far THU
month was the heavy fog of Wednesday last
which deposited .O04 of an inch of water in
the rsin-gauge kept by S. II. Gerrish. making
total for the season of rain and fog Of
1858 inches. The rainfall, according to Mr.
Gerrish's records. for each season since 1876
mp TO March 18th. was as follows: 1882,
II 1874 inches; 1881, % $50; 1880, 1852
1879, u 399; 1873, 20.055; 1877, 1880
1876, a $50
Sergeant Barwick, who has charge of the
Government weather in this city, has struck
a ray Of hope. He says: The barometrical
changes in the past eight hours are greater
than they have been for the last four or five
weeks, which is an evidence that change il
the weather is approaching, whether for
good or bad Is not very easy TO tell but
judging from the barometer and the wind &
direction, there appears TO be storm-wavs
approaching the Pacific coast near Olympia.
The course it will take after reaching land 1t
is impossible to tell it it takes southerly di.
rection we will probably get severe weather /:
If 1t pursues an eas.erly direction we will
probably have cloudy weather, aud maybe
rain but if il gees TO the northeast, then
very little change in the weather may be
looked for.
METROPOLITAN THEATER-The new and
justly popular drama Young Mrs. Win.
throp" was presented again at the Metro
politan last evening, and was greeted by 3
much larger cadence than On the previous
evening, and one highly representative in its
character. The play, as presented By this
admirable company from Madison Square
Theater, is upon level with the highest and
best society dramas now upon the stage. and
ss pure and refined in every thought and ex-
preston as virtue itself, and filed with deep.
est pAthos and sympathetic esruestness
snd naturalaess which reachess the
emotions Of the most uurescEable hearts.
Every part in the drama is given with sim
plicity and truthfulneEs which rises above
mere acting, and moves upon the plane Of
reality. While the pathos is deep and con-
staDf, the comedy vein is also sufficiently
prominent to give most pleasing effect.
The audience was about equally divided in
its opinion as to which Of the two pathetic
Vi lJ4LLLs Tue DAlEu klE4s VI
that Of CONTINGENCIES the more charming
but they were fully agreed as TO the admira-
bic quality of Mrs. Dick in her much.married
experience, and of the shrewdness OF the
bachelor lawyer, Buxton Scott. There will
be given q matinee this afternoon, and the
final performance tonight, st both Of which
the same play will be presented. At the
evening entertainment the management
promise TO present to each lady an elegsnt
u page qusrto souvenir from modelings in
clay, representing the author of the drama
and the chief characters. The souvenirs are
duplicates Of those given away st the Tooth
Performance of this play at the Madison
Square Theater il New York.
The ILLEGAL VOTERS SENTENCED the
Police Court yesterday Michael Scott, whose
case was continued from the day before,
pleaded guilty to attempting to vote illegally
at the recent city election. John Ryan and
Jose Vasquez, who had pleaded guilty the
day before to a similar charge, were present
to receive sentence. Judge Henry, in pro-
Rouncing sentence, scored very severely the
practice of illegal voting, and intimated that
in his opinion the men before him were more
innocent of any intent to commit crime than
some unknown person who had advised and
induced the men to attempt to vote. Inc
Court also warned any person engaged IN the
practice of getting illegal votes cast at cleo
tons to beware and rot allow themselves to
be brought before that tribunal on the charge.
The CITY Attorney also stated that his ser
vices would gladly be rendered towards as
sisting to convict person guilty Of such a
crime. The Court then sentenced each OF
the three men who had pleaded guilty to
six months imprisonment in the County Jail.
THE CHINESE CAsE.-The trial of Lee Hung
for arson, which began in Department Ooe Of
the Superior Court on last Friday, is still be-
fore the Court. At the usual time for ad-
journing Court yesterday the testimony was
lust concluded. The Court net last evening
at 7 o'clock, and the argument was begun.
District Attorney Carey opened the argu-
ment, He was followed by Charles q. Jones
for the defense. The Court then adjourned
until this morning, when Mr.. Carter, from
San Franeisco, will present his srgumen nj,
and Grove l.. johnson will close the case.
There is another indictment against the de-
PENDANT. being that of burning insured prop
erty. Yesterday in this case the defendant
was allowed to withdraw his plea OF not
guilty, previously entered, AMI was granted
leave to interpose s demurrer to the lndlce-
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engaged in the arson trial we're excused until
Tuesday, at 1:S0 o'clock.
TENTH MILE osT.-Yeste completed
the period of ten years since the opening OF
the Sacramento Business College in this city
by P-of. E. c. Atkinson, and 8 formal re-
membrsncs of the fsot was observed last
evening at the college rooms. Professor At
kiuson delivered brief address to the stu
dents of the evening session, during which he
stated that the ius tuition had maintained a
steady growth during the entire period, and
had never closed its doors Day nor evening,
exospt Sundays and the usual holidays /;
that the record of students shows a
list of over !. 4O0-an parts Of the
coast represented, from British Colum.
bis to Mexico-and thst graduates OF
the college we're to be found in business cir
cles SIS widely dispersed. The college has
become one of the leaaing educational lnsti-
tutions of the city, aud has large attendance
and is very successful,
Police CouRT.-Business was transacted
in the Police Court yesterday SIS follows
James Conners. burglary, tried and taken
under Amusement Doc Real, misdemesnor,
pleaded guilty, Judgment deferred one day
Michael Sullivan, petit larceny, pleaded
guilty, judgment deferred one day Jsme'
A Brown, disturbing the peace two cases.
dismissed on payment of costs, on motion Of
the prosecuting Witness Michael Scott at
tempt to vote Illegally, pleaded guilty anc
sentenced TO six months in the County Jail
John Ryan and Jose Vssouez, Judgment fol-
attempting to vote illegally, six months il
the County Jail,
VISITING TIE SoHooLs.-County Superin
tendsnt c. E. Bishop is making his regular
yearly visits TO the schools throughout th'
county. He hiss been at it for the past tive
weeks. and will be similarly employed TO
some time to come. Mr.. Bishop makes
tborough examination of each scholar for tn
purpose of grading. He also takes til,
names. snd when he has completed the round
he can tell, by referring to his books, tn
standing of any pupil in the county.
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