Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-14

| Don't HURRY.-BecauSe in some local.
| ties near Sacramento the young wild ducks
and their parents are present in goodly
numbers, and apparently careless of the
proximity of human beings, several per-
sons have been intimating lately their in
tention TO go out and = get some f1oppers."
| If man desires to brand himself as
| "pot-hunter he Will undertake such
| trip; no one who considers himself
sportsman will shoot birds that are too
young to protect themselves by flight and
can only take refuge beneath the weeds or
tules, from which the dog of the shooter
dislodges them. To be sure, the Legisla-
ture repealed the law protecting ducks, and
any one who desires can go out and
| slaughter when he wishes; but the repeal
ing of the law was mistake, for the birds
that breed here are not those that damage
grain fields, and doubtless the next Legis-
| lature will correct the evil done by the re-
pealing Act. 1t is TO the interest of all who
| love to shoot that the birds shall have
| chance" and every shooter in this county
should unite with the local clubs in re-
framing from shooting at least until the
middle OF September, and scorn the pot
hunter"
STREET SPRINKLING.-The Street Com
missioner says the greatest trouble he has
to contend with is that of street sprinkling;
some of the sprinklers seem to take especial
delight in either sprinkhng too much or
too little at unSeemly hours. He is daily
in receipt of anonymous communications,
which, owing to the fact that the authors
are unknown, cannot be taken note of Off
| cially. The following is a sample: =" Dear
Sir: Would it not be well to give the con-
tractor some instructions how TO water |
street? The dust is unbearable, and what
little sprinkling is done is done generally
Oh the crossings, both here and in all parts
of the city. Could not the sprinklers be
pulled up little at the crossings? 1t is q
great annoyance to pedestrians, especially
women and where there is no stone cross
ings, dangerous, as the soft mud sticks to
the shoes, rendering one liable to fall and
perhaps break their bones; then what? By
seeing to this you will confer great boon on
many citizens of which the writer is one
MADE HIM UNEAsY-Not long ago a
well-known Sacramentan, who has been
married several years, but has no little
olive branches" SO to speak, attended
spiritual seance in this city. Several spirits
were materialized, and people present
shook hands with them and identified
them as friends or relatives. Presently
medium, while acting under spirit in
fiuence, as was understood, turned her at
and stated that there is = gentleman,
stranger, sitting back there, wearing q
white vest. see beautiful spirit form, a
little girl, lowering over him. She has
been around him the entire evening. |
think it is his little daughter and she de-
sires to speak with him The stranger"
who does not believe III spiritualism little
bit, realized quickly the position the state
ment put him in, and calculated, For
Gods sake, don't materialize her she
might give me dead away ~
AN USPRoFITABLE RoAD.-Frank H. Pat
tee, Secretary of the California Southern
Pacific Coast Railway Company, came up
from San Diego Tuesday, and yesterday APP
peared before the State Board of Equaiza
ZION. He says the road extends from Col
ton to San Diego. Some months ago il was
badly washed out for miles, and so far has
not been repaired. Their locomotives and
ears have been stored, and when, if ever,
the road will be operated again, is not
known. A portion of the road from San
Diego, few miles out, is operated once a
week. In its present condition the road is
practically worthless, and he asked that the
valuation placed upon the property be made
in accordance with those facts
LAID AWAY AT LONE MouNTAIN-Hugh
Kennedy, father OF the lad Edward Ken
needy, who was drowned few days since,
came up from San Francisco Tuesday and
returned yesterday morning with the re-
mains, which were inferred in the after
noon in Lone Mountain Cemetery Mrs.
Kennedy, when she heard of the sad fate
of her son, was Frustrated with grief, and
has since been lying in a critical condition |
Mr.. Kennedy says his son was a dutiful |
boy and had just graduated from his school
with honors, when he was induced to come
TO this city on lark.
A YoLo BLAzE.-About noon yesterday
some boys, who were indulging in a quiet |
cigarette smoke, accidentally set fire to the |
grain field of Alexander Montgomery, near
Davisville. The fire rapidly spread over
the stubble field consumed four large |
stacks of barley, and also $50 acres of uncut |
grain. X. S. Carey, of this city, and some
hired men, came along at that time, and by |
fighting the fire for over an hour, succeeded |
in saving Monxomery's dwelling house |
and outhouses. No insurance
LAST NIGHT's CoSCERT.-There was not |
a very large attendance at the Plaza last |
evening TO listen to the open-air concert |
given by the First Artillery Band. The !
evening was pleasant, the grounds we'll |
lighted, the music first-class, the best of |
order preserved, and all who attended, |
from all appearances, enjoyed the enter
tainment. !