Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-07

/ BOARD OF SUPERvIsoRs.-TheB Board Of
Supervisors were in regular session yesterday,
al the members present. The petitions oil
Charles Berlin, Domingo Sardoza, Marg aret
Buckley and John Mccarthy came up for
hearing on special order. The petitioners
egca pray for the establishment of separate
reclamation districts within the boundaries
Of Reclamation District No. g. Grove i
johnson appeared fer the petitioners, and
| Thomas II. Williams, a landowner in Dis.
tric5 8, appeared in opposition. After hear.
ing testimony and argument os counsel g
motion to tske the matter under advissment
was carried. and il was made tie special o.
der for to day at 2 P. NJ A bid to furnish
pump and horsepower for the County Hos.
pital was received from VIM. Gutenberger
and referred to the Committee on Contracts
and Printing. On motion the Board went
into an election for County Physician, and
| DE-. G. A. White was elected unanimously.
| A resolution was adopted directing the CLERK
OF the Board to notify owners of toll bridges
and ferries In the county to make their an.
nual report IS required by law; also to notify
owners of wharves and chutes to the same
effect. The Board then adjourned until t.
day ct 10 a. NJ.
A LARGE MINING TUNNEL.-EImer S.
Smith, of Buffalo, n. Y, was in the city yes.
terday, and went TO OrUville in the afternoon
in connection with the Big Bend Tunnel and
Mining Company, which is largely owned il
Buff 10. The company are running tunnel
two miles in length from the north fork Of
the Feather river, just above the Big Bsnd
mountain, fourteen miles from Oroville to
Dark canyon, which empties into the west
fork Of the river below the mountain. The
tunnel. which was only recently commenced,
Is cut IN solid rock, and has now been oxca.
vated distance Of about l, 900 feet. About
so fees per week is made in tunneling. This
tunnel Is 10 feet wide and feet high in the
clear. When completed the new water course
thus provided for the river. il is expected,
will De OF capacity TO receive the entire river
| dow during about nine months ia the year,
| and enable the company 30 siuice mine the
river bed Of the norsh fork for distance Of
thirteen miles betwesn the tunnel and tho
mouth of the west fork.
A VERY USEFUL Book The Annual
Ssssistician," published By L. P. McCarty,
706 California street, San Francisco, has just
bsen issued for tie present year, and like ell
It's predecessors. Is most carefully compiled
and authentic work, and Of great value as a
book of reference upon the great range of
subjects upon which Il gives full statistical
Information. Il is Of equal value to the
editor. professional and business man, and
should 6e possessed by each OF them. The
1 present volume has several new departments.
which, addzd TO the excellence and wide
range OF information which have made the
previous numbers of the Statistician SO popu.
lar viii 30 doubt giva this volume still wider
and more general sale. Mr.. McCarty is now
in the city il connection with his new publ
cation.
THE PROPOSED INVESTIGATION IN THE As
sEMBLY.-In reference to the proposed inveg-
tigstion of bribery charges in the Assembly,
q prominent Republican member said last
evening that the affair reminded him of a
story An old couple had retired to bed very
hungry, there being nothing to eat in the
house. About midnight the old lady woke
her husband, saying, awake up. pop; there
are burglars in the house. For heavens
sake, old womsn," responded tie husband,
" DON'T say word. If they find anything,
| veil take il away from them" The gentle.
mea present caught OF, and smiled.
To VIs1r THE MNEs.-Judge Sawyer, Of
the United States Circuit Court. will go up
to the mines on next Friday, foz the purpose
Of viewing the workings of tire hydraulic
process previous to rendering decision in the
| Woodruff case. Several weeks ago he started
on similar tour, aud at Nevada City was
stopped by snow-storm, and returned by
way of Smartsville to Marysville, from
| whence he came down the river, accompanied
by number of the members of the Anti.
Debris State Association, for the purpose oil
seeing the effects of mining on the river.
POLICE CoURT.-Business was transacted
in the Police Court yesterday as follows
james Laity, alias Lewis, petit Larceny,
plesded guilty, sentenced to sixty days in
the County Jail. w. W. Wade, battery,
continued one day. Jerry Haley. disturbing
the pace, continued one day. Chas Wright,
| judgment for common drunksrd, fifty days in
the County Jail.
| BoTs' uuion cashmere suits. ages 10 to 16