Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-09-08
ADVERTISEMENT MENTION.
Business Advertisements.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Signal Service Report.
The readers Of the REcoRD-UNIoN who
have kept track of the weather for a wcel,
past through the local items furnished bv
Sergeant Barwick, of the United States
Signal Office, ought not TO be surprised at
the rain of yesterday 1t has been storm
ing to the north of this State heavily for a
week past. 1t has also been cloudy and
threatening at San Diego and Los Angeles,
with a sprinkle at the latter point, and OF
of an inch at San Diego. This should he
good evidence Of unsettled weather along
the Pacific slope, and if the Sacramento
valley escaped a shower it would be more
by good luck than otherwise.
The rain of last evening was the first of
the season. The first rainfall last year was
on September lst and I'd, but was inappre-
ciable, while the present one amounts TO
20 of an inch. Last season and the present
one are the only two since 1877 that rain
commenced 50 early in the fall, as the fol-
lowing dates of rainfall will show, viz:
In 1877, October Dist, lasting five days
and amounted to .73 of an inch; 1873,
September 2Sth lasting three days, meas
uring % of an inch; 1879, October 9Th
lasting two days, measuring .33 of an inch;
1850, November 23d and oath, amounting
TO .05 of an inch 1881, September odd
amounting to 80 Of an inch 1882, ScptCm-
Der 10Th, measuring 81 of an inch; 1888
September LIST and ID but was only sprin-
kle, being unappreciable to the pluviame-
ter-an appreciate amount, was not pre-
cpitated until the 29th and 30th, when 90
Of an inch was measured; 1884 September
18th, measuring, up to P. NJ, 20 of an
inch
The weather at u NJ yesterday was
cloudy along the entire Pacific slope, with
light rain falling at Cape Mendocino, with
sOutherly wind travelling % miles per
hour. There was a sprinkle of rain at San
Diego on the 9th, and Los Angeles on the
9th, showing the unsettled state of the
weather. If no more rain falls at present
than there has already fallen, there cannot
be q should imagine) any damage, but
rather make it more pleasant by laying the
dust and washing the trees. The barometer
was low up north, and falling as far south
as Cape McndOcino, but was rising from
Red Bluff to Los Angeles, there being no
reports from San Diego to-day. The weather
AT last night was cloudy at Sacramento,
light rain at San Francisco, and clear at
Los Angeles and San Diego. No reports
from the north.
CITY Board OF HEALTH-A meeting of
the City Board of Health was held SStur-
day evening ut the office of DR.. Bruno.
PrcSent-Drs. Cluness, Snider and Bruno.
K. 7. Devlin, President of the Citizens
Sanitary Vigilance Committee, and other
members of that organization, recommend
cd to the Board that the Health Officer
should have two deputies to assist in COM
pleting the work of examining into the
sanitary condition of the city, and directing
improvements to be made where necessary.
Health Officer Ferral urged the advisabiIity
of the suggestion. The Board conceded,
and it was decided that the Board of Health
and members Of the Citizens Committee
would appear before the City Trustees this
morning and present the matter TO that
body. The Superintendent of the City
Cemetery reported that - deaths occurred
in Sacramento during August The
report of the City Physician for
August was read and placed on file.
The report of Health Officer Ferral for the
month show remarkable activity on the
part of that official and the deputies al
lowed him for August: Nuisances exam
ined, 2,24; ventiators ordered, 6s2; low
lots ordered filed, 1873; nOXious outhouseS
and cesspOols ordered cleaned, 39l stag
nant water in cellars and lots drained, 81;
noxious sewers and drainage pipes cleaned,
us; places examined and found in salts
factory condition, Cos; filth and rubbish
were ordered removed from 40 premises /;
dead animals buried, 50; waterclosets and
ceSspools cleaned, l57 arrests made, 3. The
report declares strongly against the often
sive condition OF portion of the grounds
of the Capital Wooden Mills, and suggested
that the nuisances be abated without delay
The Board decided to visit the premises
and investigate, in conjunction with the
Health Officer.
THE STATE FAIR. The Pavilion will
open tonight at o'clock. BY tomorrow
night every exhibit will be in place The
Pavilion will be lighted by Sixty-iiye cleo
tric lights of 2.000-cAndle power each, and
the outer courts by fifteen electric lights.
In addition, COO gas Jets will be used as
needed The largest display of machinery
ever seen at State Fair here is now in
place. The Pavilion will be filled with eX-
hibits. and every foot of available room Uc-
cupied special train arrived from San
Francisco last night loaded with goods for
the Iair. At the stock grounds the largest
display of horned stock ever made IN the
state is 10 be seen, and the display of
horses is equally fine. There Will be no
races until Thursday. The art gallery will
be fully arranged by tomorrow, and posi-
blv by tonight. as all the pictures have ar
rived, and will be put up to-day. There IS
enough in the Pavilion to command sew
eral evenings and days of examination, and
those who desire to be informed and 10 eX-
anime at leisure will find il not too early to
besin tins evening.
The SHORT DISTANCE RNCE-Thc 800
wards running race between John Adams
big chestnut mare, from BerryeSSa valley,
and Y. Barnes brown horse Little AlE
for a wager of 500 a side attracted several
hundred people TO Agricultural Park Satur-
day afternoon. The mare sold in pools Al
the rate of SO to $40 on the horse Frank
Dupastcr was selected rs starting judge.
and. after three or four efforts sent the
horses oil, All having about neck the ad-
vantage lie ran very fast for while, had
quite a lead turning into the stretch, and
was ahead until about the seyen-elshths
pole, when the mare came on even terms,
and then steadily drew ahead, winning
easily by two lengths Time, 3l}; time
from the quarter pole pa. This is not as
fasi is she ran when contending with
Douglas last year, but she did not get so
good . start ON this occasion. George
HowSon rode the mare on Saturday and
Jimmy WEIGH The horse
False PRErENsEs. - On n complaint
urday were searching for Henry Read. who
has been Mrs Swayne's partner in dry
goods store at Eighth and J streets. She
claims TO have advanced most, if not all,
the money used in stocking the store, but
that on Friday he drew $500 from the bank
and obtained $3.50 from her, representing
that the latter was to be used in paving a
bill held by a San Francisco man, who had
come up To collect He then disappeared
from the city. The police sent dispatches
in various directions. and one Of them Sc
cured his arrest at San Francisco Saturday
evening Officer Farrell who had been
working up the case, went down to get him
yesterday afternoon.
SACRAMENTO TIvoLI.-At the Tivol Sat
urday evening there was large attend
ance to witness the opening programme of
the new season. The patrons of the eStab-
lishment found the floor and seats raised.
so that a good view of the stage could be
mad from all parts of the house, and good
order was maintained. Inshavogue, or
the Outlaw of 49, was the play presented,
and it was put on the stage in an excel
lent manner with James NJ Ward and
Carrie Clark Ward in the prominent parts,
and the audience judging from the fire.
c1apt anplaugp Iyoc we'll DlpaSod The