Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-03
BRIEF NOTES.

| Inc night Bcn0ol Will open THIS evening at
the High School building, corner of Ninth
and NJ streets.
Since the rain the Sacramento river has
risen nine inches, marking last evening on the
| gauge at the foot of K street seven feet three
inches.
| The Courtroom yesterday was crowded
with spectators during the time that Saliva
tors Trosi was giving bis testimony in the
Lentini murder case.
| The Board of Trustees met yesterday morn
ing and approved the report of the City En-
eineer and estimate for grading Twenty first
street, from II to R. No other business was
| transacted.
The Presbytery of Sacramento will meet
this evening at 7:30 in Westminster Presby
terrain Church, Sixth street, corner Of l., and
will by opened by the retiring Moderator,
Rev. J. NJ Smith.
An entertainment and ball will be given in
/ honor of the 200.h anniversary of the first
settlement Of German immigrants on Amer
lean soil. on Sunday evening, October 7th, at
Turner Hall.
All who may desire copy of the recent
report of the State Engineer upon the ques.
ton of disposal Of sewage, can procure the
same by sending request for it to State En.
gileer William II. Hall, Sacramento.
Another continuance of the tan game cases
YVES procured yesterday until Monday, be-
cause of the absence of attorney Edgerton,
Judge Gilmer says that Monday he will hear
the cases regardless Of the absence of attor-
neYs
The cases Of Freehill vs. Porter, and Davis
vs. Porter, vera set for trial in the Supreme
Court to-day at San Francisco, but owing to
the large number Of Gases on the bank csien-
dsr the Court ordered them continued until
the next Sacramento term of the Court.
The Chinese who live beyond the north
levee complain of the shooting range used by
the military companies of this city. They
say the msrksmen "scatter " too much, and
that it is not safe to live in that nsighborhood
with circuit of half mile Of the range
when the boys are shooting at the target.
In one of the public schools yesterday
there was given a question to which this
answer was made: Comparative anatomy
and physiology describe the structure and
functions of the organs of other animals than
man." At this up spoke a youngster who
should be spanked and put to bed: Please
ms'am, what sort of an animal is woman :"
The teachers reply was not heard.
BY the reports last night there was a
rapidly falling barometer at Red Bluff, Sac
ramento and San Francisco. The two latter
places and Roseburg report foul weather
sunset, which is supposed to indicate
rain IN twenty.four hours. The tenn
perature at noon yesterday, re-
ceived by Sergeant Barwick, is as follows for
the places named: Olympus, 5S'; Portland,
60; Roseburg, 59'; Red Bluff, 65'; Sacra-
mento, 64'; San Francisco 62'; Los Angeles,
720; San Diego. 720; Salt Lake, 59'; Cheyenne,
62'; Denver, CO.; North Platte, So; Omaha, |
5S'; Yankton, So; Desdwood. ID. T., AZ.
NEW TRADING BoAT.-George o. Bates,
of this city, has purchased the trading boat
Alvarado. The vessel plies between here
and Colusa and points on the lower Sacra-
mento. A visit to her last evening, as she |
lay at the foot of n street, disclosed the fact |
that general merchandising store had been |
transferred TO her lower aud upper decks. |
Ga this vessel can be found almost anything |
that person might wish to purchase, either |
in grocaries, hardware or dry goods. 1t re.
quirss about fourteen days to make the |
round trip, including the lower Sacramento. |
Everything is arranged for the accommoda- |
ton of those connected with the steamer. |
There are two state-rooms-one aft and the |
other on the forward part of the boat. The |
latter is occupied by MIR. Bates. The only |
question that bothered the reporter was how |
Mr.. Bates shrinks himself sufficiently to sc-
commodate such narrow bed. The steamer |
ia under the charge Of Captain John a. |
Woodward.
AUCTION SALE OF LANDs.-The Pacific |
Coast Land Bureau will sell at public auction |
on Saturday, October 18Th, at II o'clock, on
the ground, that desirable tract of land and |
summer resort known as Kellogg, in Knights |
valley, Sonoma county. The property is |
road. The sale includes the hotel property |
with the furniture, fish ponds, and hatchery, |
together with 564 acres of some of the finest |
land in the valley, with water supply from |
a never failing spring that has its source in |
Mount st. Helena. A 3S0-acre tract oppo. |
site the hotel, suitable for vineyard and or
chard purposes and suburban homes, will be |
sold in 20 and 30.acre plots. This tract has |
gentle slope TO the south, and is especially |
adapted to viticuliure. One thousand acres,
well suited for fruit, grain growing and graz |
ing, will be offered in parcels of 100 acres or |
more. The title to the property is perfect, |
and viii be sold on special terms of credit.
MAIL CARRIERS REPoRT.-The following |
is the work Of the letter carriers for the |
month of September, 1888 Delivered |
istered letters, ISL; mail letters, 30,423 ; |
mail postal cards. $3.50; local letterp, 1,5l1 /;
local postal cards. 1876 papers, ETC., 25677. |
Total, 60, 647 Collected-BIail letters, a.
427; postal cards, 6, 262; local letters, $40 (;
papers, ETC., 2,S13. Total, "a, 42l.