Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-10

laying an drtlIicldl stone pavement IN 'front.'
of the county property on | street, diScov-
cred that he had made Il very serious mis-
take in his calculations, whereby he would
lose about Sl75 on the contract. He stated
the facts to the Supervisors Yesterday. and
they released him from the contract, bcIcv-
ing that their constituents did not desire
them to cinch any one.
The Bric-a-Brac Club met last night and
considered Il proposition to give to its
friends an art entertainment in the way of
representations OF noted works of statuary.
4 committee on estimates was appointed.
to report one week hence The following
new members were elected: Active mem
berS-AlrS. y. Lubin. Miss Jessie Cameron,
Miss Laura Phillips, Miss Josephine john
son, Mr.. A. SanbOrn Miss Gcrtic GerriSh,
Mr. Mcndell Welckcr Honorary mem
bers-William Beckman, y. d. Rideout.
THE WEATHER.-Sergeant Barwick writes:
The average precipitation for each season
during the last "a years is 1852 inches,
quite Il number of those seasons being
much less than 1852 inches, while others
were very much in excess of that amount.
as witness the present season up to date
which gives more than the average precipi-
tation for a years, including the en-
tire season of each wear, which means an
average of all the rain that falls between
the lst of September Of one year to thc31st
of August of the next year There is vet
in this season six weeks that really belong
to the rainy season. and what it will pan
out is yet III obScurity, but for a dry-Season
cycle this beats the record Of 10 years
standing | am sure every one is glad TO
see ii an abnormal season on the wet side
! instead of abnormallv dry On the dry side.
/ There does not appear to he much damage
anticipated from even ten days of heavy,
driving north winds in June. for the ground
is thoroughly soaked, and will be dcnScv
shaded by the luXuriant growth of the
different cereals raised, by June. The rain
| fall for the storm IS l.37 inches. and
20.32 inches for the season, as against
1890 inches this time last year. The rain
fall for the following seasons to an equal
date with the present one was. for the sea-
/ son of 1878. 1852 inches: 1889. 1918
/ inches 1880, l4.li inches 1SS0-Sl, POS
I inches; lSSl-2, 1852 inches; 1888, Il so
/ inches; 1851, 2O.32 inches. Average for
, thirty-four years, 1872 inches; present sea-
/ son in excess Of Il thirty-fOur year average,
1 so of an inch. and six or eight weeks to
/ hear from vet The rainfall for the storm
/ Al each Signal Service Station in California
is as follows For Red Bluff, 80 of an
/ inch; Sacramento, l37 inches; San Fran
cisco. Is inches Los Angeles, l.75 inches
san Diego 81 Of an inch.
DEcE>sED.-Horacc b. EIdrcd lfamiiarly
known a. iioH ny avery large acqualilt-
anccl, proprietor of the State House Hotel,
/ died carly Ia~t evening. after a lengthy i'll
ness. Deceased was born in the State
/ of New York about 81 years ago, and came
/ to California in 1852 or 1883. remaining two
or three years, and returning to She East.
/ lie came back across the plains in 1861.
/ bringing his ianiIy' ana soon after his ar
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winch ne mas a. az s'''us ligS oifse3' ana
/ zen. enthusiastic in all pertaining to Sacr;,-
mento, and man OF very warm and sener-
GUS celE dtS 'l''. Nv "G. f an bp refgi', Il,
ceptin@ one son. who started last eycnine
on his return from Oregon. The day of The
funeral bias not yet been decided upon
( For STEALING JEwELRy.-Detectiy Hen.
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/ noon III Seafch Of Henry Mlils' VINO
wanted AZ the Bay fur grand larceny il
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H"''''c" to''''iS' ''' '''9e VS. 'PO' 'e'' i
/ Chief Jackson, who detailed officer Airing
/ tom 10 attend 20 H. and that officer anc
! Henley soon found anu arrested me party
morning i ''' I, appe ar. that two gentiemcl
in business At San Francisco came there
rom Ansir'tla They Knew Mis- IN una
riynj - ', son '0l~ ''l'' iI'.p ~ IL, r
mp, thcy assisted him in kindly man
ncr He repaid their kindness by stealth.
the jewelry, about the middle of last month
and soon after caIse TO Sacramento. wher,
he pawned the property Al various places
Il was all recovered by the officers vestcr
I day.