Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-14
B4RWIcK,s REPORT.

Sergeant BarW1ck says: 1esIelusy MORN
ing the minimum thermometer registered the
lowest it has ever done in the past sever
years. The lowest before yesterday occurred
in January and February, 1888, during the
snow squalls of those months, the lowest ther
being % degrees. The lowest yesterday
morning was 81 degrees, or degree colder
than the lowest last year, and being the cold
est known in the past seven years. a great
many supposed and really believed that day
before yesterday was much the coolest, be-
cause they felt colder on account of the evap'
Grafton of the body being carried off so I 81
that it really produced greater sppreclabls
amount of cold to the person than the Their
mometer might indicate. have seen it so
cold in northern Michigan that the smoke
from chimneys would have the appearance Of
steam that IL, instead of being blue 1t would
be white. In that country wiAd-storm, &C.
c0mpaniei by the thermometer s or 10 de-
grees below zero, would be thought insuffer.
ABLY cold and unbearab!e, while the
rext day would be as calm and
clear as it could be. The citizens
would almost swear that it was not near as
cold as the windy day; but on consulting the
thermometer it would be found to have regis
tered IS degIe to 20 degrees below zero,
or s degrees or 10 degrees colder than the
windy day; but you could scarcely convince
some of them of the facts as recorded by the
little column Of mercury in a small glass
tube; but, nevertheless, it was 80. Undoubt'
edly that old and trite saying, OF never
mind the weather so the wind don't blow,
must have originated from an experience Of
the wind noted above, and that was expert
enced here day before yesterday.
The temperature along the coast at noon
Yesterday had moderated considerable from
what it mad been the day before, as the fol
lowing records will show: AT Olympia the
temperature was 26', or 8 warmer than at
noon the day before, weather calm and clear;
Portland, 90, 4 warmer, wind northeast and
weather clear; 4 ort Candy, &c. Z warmer,
wind north and weather clear; Roseburg, 81,
IS warmer, wind northwest; Red Bluff, Az
z warmer, wind north and weather clear ;
Sacramento, 49,, L warmer, wind north and
weather clear San Francisco, AZ, A. warmer,
wind east and weather clear; Los Angeles,
52', 81 colder, wind southeast and weather
cloudy San Diego, Sc, g warmer, wind
east and weather cloudy. at II NJ. yesterday
the weather at Tatoosh Island was So, wind
east and weather cloudy; Mendocino, 49',
southeast and cloudy; Salt Lake. s., south
east and clear Cheyenne, z, 12' warmer
than at noon the day before, wind northwest
and weather clear; Denver, 16', 160 warmer,
wind south and weather clear North Platte,
139, 1S' warmer, wind northwest aid weather
clear; Omaha, G., s. warmer, wind west and
weather clear; Yankton, A., IL warmer,
wind northwest and weather clear.
The barometer at s o'clock last night Yves
falling rapidly along the Pacific Slope, and
temperature rising. At Tstoosh Island, the
temperature was Sc, q warmer than at s P.
NJ. the night before Olympia, 25', s. warmer;
Portland 19', l. colder Fort Candy, go, 60
colder; Roseburg, 24', So warmer Mendo-
cino, 40', % warmer Red Bluff, go, Il
colder; Sacramento, 39', warmer; San
Francisco, 44', 80 warmer Los Angeles, 460,
L warmer, and San Diego. AZ, or the same
as at s P. NJ. the day before.
Mr.. GERRIsH's VIEws.-S. H. Gerrish
says: 1.-THE thermometer was down to 250-
e below freezing-at o'clock Wednesday
morning, and stopped at 25o until 8 o'clock.
Ice formed three-qusrters of an inch thick,
and the ground vas frozen an inch deep. Ice
did not melt in the shade during the day.
This is the coolest since the 9th of last No
vember, when it reached the same-25'; but
that day it was up to co. at P. N. On
Wednesday it was only 49, at 2 P. N. But
this is mild to what we have had years ago.
In December, 1872. on the 16sh, at 6 A. NJ, it
was down to DE ; 18th, 16'; 18th, 49, !; 18th,
17'; Goth, 20 21st, 81; 22d, %. In Deem
Der, 1873 it was down to II on the 26:h. IL
on the 9th, "a on the 2Ssh, and 10 on the
29th. In November, 1880, the thermometer
showed only 49, at 6 o'clock on the morning
of the 18th. So we can call this moderate in
70 hot hau had
MEYERS VS.. PORTER The Supreme Court
gave decision in this case yesterday. The
plaintiff applied in the Superior Court of
this county some time since for writ of
mandate to compel the City Treasurer to pay
SOB, $50 upon coupons due him. The city
raised the point by demurrer that by the pro-
visions Of the city charter the city cannot be
sued in respect to these claims, nor can any
of the taxes, revenues, franchises, property or
effects of any kind belonging to the city, be
levied on or sold in any process whatever, and
that to issue the writ Of mandate as prayed
for would be in contrsvention of the provis-
ions OF the charter. This view was sustained
by the Superior Court, and the plaintiff sp.
pealed. A dispatch last evening states that
the decision of the Superior Court has been
reversed by decision of the Supreme Court
rendered yesterday. The real significance of
the present decision cannot be determined I'M
til the full text is received.
DIED AT CoLFAx.-Thomas Curley. pro.
prietor Of the clearinghouse at the depot in
Colfax, ard also part proprietor of q hotel at
Auburn, gentleman well known not only
in Placer county, but throughout this section
of the State, died at Colfsx yesterday fore
noon of sneurism of the heart. He had been
sick for nine or ten years, and at all times
was compelled TO exercise great care in avoid
ing excitement of any character. The ply.
sicians in attendance upon him have always
considered his case a very remarkable one.
THE TIvoLL-"The Hidden Hand " was
presented for the third time at the Tivoli last
evening to large and representative audience
A large number of ladies and children were
present Ii Messrs. Barrett and Roraback
are going to give performances that draw
such crowded house, they will have to make
better seating accommodations than they
have at present. The sales of tickets since
Mondsy have averaged 1000 a night. The
same programme to. night, with a change in
the variety songs and acts.
STILL ALARM A telephone message to
No. 2's engine house, about 2:3O P. NJ. yester-
dsy, conveyed the Information that there
was a fire at the wooden mills The engine
proceeded to the locality as rapidly as posi-
BILE, but about the time it arrived the fEe had
been subdued.
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE. H. Rose
Grams, State Sunday school Evangelist, will
conduct q Sundoy-school institute at the
Christian Church to-day and to morrow, COM
meuciug this evening OF o'clock. There
will be services tomorrow at 10 A. NJ and
and P. NJ.
WHY WAS IRA correspondent asks
why the investigation of the charges sgsins.
ths State Librarian were not heard on the
80 h of January. but continued indefinitely ?"
The desired information can, no doubt be
ascertained by inquiry at the Office of the
Librarian.
BRITISH SocIETY's BALL.-Last evening at
JACOBS Hall the British Mutual Benefit and
Social Society celebrated their eighth ami
versay Of the organization with a grand
ball, which was preceded by a short but very
interesting literary and musical entertain
ment.
LATE TRAIN-The overland express from
the East, due here at 4:S0 P. NJ. yesterday,