Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-07-21
msi INTELLIGENCE
BARw1cK AHEAD.

BAAWlCk AHEsD
Sergeant Barwiclx has been watching With
jealous oYe .he predictions Of Il. Stone
Wiggipe, the Canadian weather prophet. l.
was with sigh of relisf that the local
weather clezk saw the tine for Virgins
storm pass without any marked meteoE0logi-
cal disturbances. Yesterday, according TO
Professor Virgins. YVES TO have been tho hot
test day Of the season. The 6ergesnt has
been comparatively composed, aud calmly
contemplated she coming oa.astrophe, and
chronicles the following:
Another Of the so-called weather prOgnosti-
cstive predictions patiently passed the people
by Yesterday without fuifllment, at least on
the Pacific coast One would think Professor
Virgins would get tired guessing futures on
weather. and 80 in on stocks. The temper
allure slong sas ooast, from Mend ]ciEo Go San
Diego, at 3 P. n. yesterday Washington city
timel. vna 50 follows Bendoc.nO. 53'; Red
Bluff, 95o; Sacramento. so; San Francisco.
co.; Los Angeles, 81; San Diego, IT.;
while IS the same hour it stood
So st Salt Lake So at Cheyenne, So st D7n-
yer, Sc al North Platte, 94' atSmaha, "a Sc
Davenport and 75' at Chicago, which was
cooler D all the places named than the day
before Wiggina' great heat wave was pre-
dicte3 The Professor seems TO be = Cana
disn fossilized failure. fatiguing families with
false features # the weather. The weather
along tie Pacific Coast Of California 81 II P,
N, Washington City time, was for
Red Bluff 9g', wind north and weather clear;
Sacramento ~, wind south and weather
clear; San FFsBcisco So, wind southwest. TO
miles, and Gear weather; Los Angeles So,
wind west aud westher clear San Diego 6T',
wind sou h and weather clsar. The bsrJE-
etsr has been falling quite rapidly during
yesterday, which indicates a change of come
kind il the westher. by the rapidly falling
barometer continuing it will very likely
bring WIND @Ud might bring slight shower
Of rain.
The maziGnm or highest temperature
yestardsy at Sacramento was 90', rs against
Do > the day before, The people, suppose,
await with anxious minds to read the next
predictions Of tde weather By the Canadian
proguosticator I should guess the communi-
ties would. by this time, give no pretense Of
believing Professor Virgins predictions, be
having failed on sll occasions.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATES -Yester-
day afternoon the graduating class OF the
Sacramento Grammar School held their
graduating exercises in their class-rooms.
Several members Of the Board of Ejuc .ticn
aud many friends and parents were present,
The following programme was rendered :
d" Herdsmsn's Song, by the class; reoisa-
ton, &c The FLAG, by Mary Daley declam-
alton, "The Bsst-Sewing Machine" by
Howard Smith piano solo, "Old Kentucky
Home" with variatious), by Lizzie Piatt ;
recitation, Bsial1lsva, by Mamie Lindley
defamation, "Onr Banner" by Albert
Kleiusorge duet, 1.-THE Lonely Bird, by
Grace and Evelyn Kidder defamation,
" Chatham on the American Revolution" by
William Dryer; recitation, "T The Mines of
Avondsle," BY Alice Bellmer piano SOLO
Lone Rock by the Sea, with variations).
by Frankie Stevens; reading, -" Kate
Shelly, by Eva Quatmsn; recitation,
q" Artle's Amen" by Nellie Siddons /;
recitation, Kentucky Philosophy" lin
costumeb by Hslen Benteen dec
lamatiop, "Geaius Of American Liberty, "
Robbie Richardson vocal solo. Where's
the Ham," by Eva Qlstman recitation,
" KeenAn's Charge" by Gusta Mohr; decla-
nation, " John Jenkins Sermon" by Ihso-
dore AllllikeD dialogue, :" In Want of a
Servant, in watch Freddie Southworth APP.
psared SO Mr.. Marshall Alice MagsnD,
Mrs. Marshall Carrie Merrill, Margaret
OFlansgan Annie Mier, Kstrinka Van
Follsnstein Laura Bidwell, Snowdrop
Washington; frankie Stevens, Mrs. Banker
Fred Ris, Fred lie Bunker. DR.. Lame then
addressed .he scholars. He spoke particu-
larly Of the great advances civilization had
made since she discovery OF printing. lie
also asked pupils to remember that those
who ranked highest in their classes were not
always leaders in after life. Those who did
.,A,,1 Il Isl rrratl 81 E
ter singing the " Plowboy's Song" the class
Wss Dismissed
DANGEROUS SIDEWALK.-The sidewalks
throughout the city arc not good. Pineb boards
will not lGst forever. and whole blocks are
badly worn. 10 front of junk store on the
south sids Of X street, between Ninth and
Tenth. half cf q board has broken snd fallen
through to the ground, which is several feet
below ThuradAy evening, two ladies en-
gagged 10 conversation, were walking in front
VI the store mentioned. when one stepped
into the hole and fell through TO her waist,
when her clothes caught and supported her.
Supervisors Bailey and Smith, who happened
along AZ the time, ran to and rescued her
from Der p5rilaus position. The lady wss
badly scratched snd bruised, and her elegant
clothes ruined. Strange to say, even yester-
day this mAR.trap" had not been repaired,
aud perhaps will not until some one falls
through snd gets killed.
PoLtuE Covsr.-Guevsnoss in the Police
Court we're disposed of yesterday as follows
Mike Martin, charged with keeping die.
orderly house, was tried by q jury and &C
Quilted. The case of W. f. Wilson, accused
OF the same odsnser was also tried by jury
and verdict of guilty recorded. The de-
PENDANT vse ordered to appear for sentence
this morning. James Murphy, drunk. was
fined 80 John Shaw, drunk, failed to an.
sver when his name WAS called, and his de.
p0sit wss declared forfeited; Kate Fisher
pleaded not guilty TO charge eff disturbing
the peace, and was ordered to appear for trial
this morning.
BOARD or EQUAII2ATIoS.-The County
Board of Equalization was in session yesser-
day. Huntington, Hopkins Co.. Whit,
tier, Fuller & Co.. E. Lyon & Co., C. P.
Nathan, D. o. Mills L Co. and the admins
TRAITORS Of the estate Of the late w. G. Hop.
ping, who had been summoned to appear
before and show cause why their assessment.
should not DO raised, appeared either in per
son or by their agents, They testified IS e
the value Of their property. and al the casel
were taken under adVisement. The valus
ton Of the property of Hale Bros. & Co. wa
increased from $15, 900 to so, 600.
SPECIAL TRATN.-J. a. yFillmore, c. F
Croker. J. O. Stubbs aud G. s. Muir, of th'
Central Pacific Railroad, 90 east GA special
tain thls evening.