Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-23

allowed TO interfere with the health of tn
500 workmen who daily are compelled t
cross the slough to their employment re
quires such radical treatment of the slougl
question as 10 eflectually, and for all time
abate this standing nuisance If all fill in
the pro rata ofeXpense borne by each owne
would not amount to what would cost t,
cover up the exposed places with sand j
the slough is lowered feet
In order to fully test this question, l sug
gest that the City Trustees advertise for bid
in this city and San Francisco to fill in tn,
slough, and when the price is known fo
what it can be done, all can better judg'
what course TO pursue | am satisfied bid
will be received to do the work as low as a
ten cents per cubic yard, and if so, no on,
will longer question the feasibility Of the
plan. a. J. GARDINER.
| LET HIM Goa few evenings since two
officers went into n restaurant TO refresh
themselves with oysters, and found in the
place an inebriated individual from the
country, who appeared disposed to pick a
quarrel with the waiter and everybody else.
They were too hungry to take him in hand
! then, but concluded TO do so after eating.
! When their oyster Stcws were served, the
officers remarked that the oysters were far
| from numerous. The inebriate had called
I for a stew, also, and when it came the
officers were greatly amused TO see him
searching for the oysters in it, He 1ished
around with his spoon in ludicrously
serious manner, until finally he secured n
small biyalve; then, after while found
another, meanwhile soliiOquizing There's
one; there's (hic) smother. Is it? Guess
not. Perhaps if | was sober thcre'd only
he one. BY --, oysters are mighty scarce
| this year, The officers laughed outright,
and felt 50 goOd-natured towards the fell
! low for expressing their sentiments that
they would not have arrested him if he had
created quite 4 rumpus.
LIE NAYS HoP REPoRT-Lc Mays Lon
don Hop Report dated August 4th, says
The market Is in q very quiet state and if
any hops were forced for sale Il consider
able reduction would have to be submitted
| to. The higher temperature of the last few
days has helped to develop the burr, but
the weight grown will not be more than was
estimated last week, as many gardens have
gone blacler during the week and if the
mold spreads at the same rate as it has done
during these last few days, it will take off
f30, 600 old duty in 4 very short time. The
first pocket of this years growth arrived in
the borough this morning, consigned To
Messrs. W. H. Il II. lie May The quality
is good, and the variety new one, being
christened them Beltring Early Gold
ing's.' They We're grown in the parish of
Yalding by L. a. White, of Beltring, Pad
dock Wood and sold by Messrs lie May to
J. T. Best, hop merchant, Paddock Wood,
Kent, ut t25 per hundred weight"
PAYMENT TO BE EHJorSEp.-Y esterday
the Board of Supervisors audited claim
of 7. f. Dolan, in the sum Of SIS for visit
| ing the hydraulic mines, as an agent of the
Board, 10 see whether they were being
| operated. Subsequently Supervisor Christy
| notified the County Auditor that he in
tended to cnjoin the payment of the claim
and the Auditor, therefore, declined to
draw :; warrant for the amount. Mr.
Christy claims, first, that Mr.. Dolan was
not hired by the Board, or at 4 meeting of
the Board, but by President Smith, and
| that the latter had no authority to DO So
| as no individual member, during It recess
Of the Board is authorized TO contract any
Indebtedness for the county in excess OfS25
Second, that the claim is eXorbitant,
being for only fifteen days services with
cXpenses). lie states that he will, to-day
lake legal steps to prevent the payment Of
the claim until its legality has been tested
| in Court.
Death OF \ WELL-KNowS CHARACTER
! Samuel b. Harris, pioneer resident of the
city, died abou: S o'clock last evening. after
a short illness. When he first came To Cal
| itornia his occupation was that of a cabi-
net-maker, III which he excelled. For
many years, however he has gained good
living as sawtilcr, doing work more es-
pecially for butchers, restaurant
keepers, etc, and he gradually
came to be regarded as one of the charac-
tiers of the town. His large pointer dog,
an intelligent animal, became about as well
| known as his master. Last night the poor
animal was exceedingly lonesome, evil
IDENTIFY surmising that there was something
wrong, and 4 gentleman of whom he was
very fond, and who wanted to take him
| home, was unable To coax him more than
half block from his late masters house.
Mr. Harris was a native Of New York, aged
| about - years
STREET RAILROAD MATrERs-Thc Street
Railroad Company ovcrhauled its track
thoroughly from the depot to Twentieth
street via ii. and the track rcpairers have
nearly completed like service for the o.
street route. Next Monday or Tuesday
the work Of putting in new curve will be
commenced at Tenth and X streets and the
turn-tahie now in use will be dispensed
with BY this means the double cars can
| be run from X street over the O street route.
| The company docs not intend TO lay its
track any nearer the new Exposition build
! ing, but will construct lazy track, two
| or three blocks i'll length. on O street near
| Fifteenth, ON which ears can be held to
await the hour of closing at the fair build
! ing.
SALARIES FIyEp.-In accordance with Sec
| lion G9ot an Act TO establish uniform svs-
tenn of city and township governments, APP
| proved March IT, 1888, which provides that
| the Superior Court. or one OF the Judges,
shall, before the Ist of September. 1884.
| fix the bonds of Supervisors To be elected
at the next election, Judge Armstrong YES
| trrday made an order fixing the bond of
| each Supervisor at $4,000, the same
amount as given heretofore.
| WORKS OF ART At AUCTION -SherMIrn
| 4 Smith Will sell at auction ri No. 42O J
| street. commencing next Monday. At 40
2. NJ, a large number Of Italian marble and
| alab&ster works Of art, imported directly
! from Florence, Italy, and comprising
| Grecian and Florantinc vases. Roman urrs,
! fruit stands, epergnes. car,l-rcceivers. orIla-
mcntS, etc. Now on exhibition at the To-
| cahty mentioned above.
ADDITIONAL REwARp-In addition to the
reward of $500 offered by Governor Stone
man for the arrest and conviction of the
parties who murdered Charles l.. Hen
street at Princeton, August 18th. Sheriff VI.
| Davis, of COlusa county, offers 81 500 for
| the same service. 1t viii be Tccollected
| that Hen>lrect was assaiied and killed by
two masked men, whose identity Is un-
! known.
! "OLp IIoRSE SALE.-By order of VIM.
! Land, proprietor of the Western Hotel.
Sherburn Il Smith will sell at auction at
! their sales rooms, No. 323 street. ut 10 A.
NJ to-day, Il large quantity of unclaimed
| baggage and also a large lot of sccond-h hand
carpets and other accumulated consign-
ments. The sale will afford opportunity
for speculation, and be amusing as well.
Auction SLE.-BclI & Co. will sell at
their salcsrooms, Eighth and X streets at
! 10 4. N. to-day, one parlor set, bedsteads
and spring mattresses, body Brussels and
| tapestry carpets, lounges, No. s Richmond
range and fixtures, wardrobes, safes, chairs.
etc Also at opening OF sale, one new
! blackboard, one work horse, and set OF
single harness, almost new.
! RFPUBLrcsS MEETIyG There will be q
| joint meeting of the Fourth Ward Blaine
and Logan Club and the Young Mems Re
/ publican Club next Monday evening, nj
| 7.5o. at state House Hall, X street, near
Tenth.
/ FIRE FIRE! FIRE ,-Grand clearance
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