Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-29
ADVERTISEMENT MENTION.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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RAILROAD TAXES FOR ISLE. B. Ryan
was at the Capitol on Saturday, and applied
to State Controller Dunn for an order di-
recting the State Treasurer to receive $399,-
713 AZ upon State taxes from the Central
and Southern Pacific railroads and leased
lines for 1884. This amount is in accord
ance with the basis of the stipulations en-
tered into before the United States Circuit
Court 1T San Francisco, some time since,
concerning taxes upon the roads for prior
years, and which matter is awaiting de-
cision of the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Ryan informed the Controller that the
company did not ask receipt in full, but
only that the money be received as on ac-
count, and that when the decision was
reached, if more was due, it would be paid.
The Controller declined 10 have it paid into
h the treasury, saying that there was no law
under which less sum than the entire
amount could be received. Mr.. Ryan said
the company accepted the assessment upon
the Sacramento and Placerville, the ANA
dor branch, the Vaca Valley and Clear Lake,
the Santa Cruz and the Stockton and Cop
peropolis branch roads, and upon these he
then paid the State taxes for 1884 in full,
amounting to SIS, 1S5 IS.
THE LEvEEs-The Yolo levee broke near
Conrad's ranch, at the lower end of the
town of Washington, Friday night, and
large body of water is running through
upon the adjacent ranches. Nearly all of
the dam in the levee above town has
washed out, and the situation at that point
is now practically the same as last winter.
Charles Dillman, who came up the Sacra-
mento river yesterday morning IN small
boat, says that steamers should go little
slow in passing the Fern levee just below
ehe Riverside House. The water is very
high, the levee saturated, and heavy waves
caused by a rapidly-passing steamer might
cause t he levee TO give way. The levee
north of this city is intact, as in fact are all
the city levees. Considerable seepage
water comes through just north of Agri
cultural Park, and, as has been heretofore
stated by this paper, that is apparently the
poorest part of the entire levee system.
Before another winter it should be faced
with stone.
LOST Her BARGE.-Saturday afternoon
the little steamer Americas brought down
the river a barge loaded with several thou
sand hop poles, belonging to Gerber Bros.
She attempted to land her tow above the
Old gaS works but ii was soon found that
the task was too great, the current carrying
the barge along despite all the steamer
could do. The tOW-line parted, or was cut
To prevent the steamer getting into trouble,
and the barge drifted to the eastern end Of
the bridge, getting wedged between that
structure and the Pioneer Mill wharf. The
force of the stream caused her 10 heel over
so that in few minutes she filled and sunk
10 her deck which enabled her to pass be-
meath the bridge and she drifted ON down
the river, with her freight still on board,
and could be seen as far as the bend OF the
stream. Yesterday morning the Americas
went in search of her, found her a few
miles below the city, and returned for
smaller barge with which to take off the
poles and bring them to town.
DIFFICULT To NAvIGATE.-The Marysyille
-Ippeal OF Saturday says: The steamer D.
L. Knight, on her trip to Sacramento this
week had a rough time of it. The high
water, coupled with the high winds and
strong current, made navigation dangerous.
As the steamer was rounding Rancharie
Bend, below Nicolaus, the momentum of
the vessel caused her to careen so that she
shipped eighteen or twenty inches of water.
At the same time box fell from the top
of pile of raisins, struck Dewitt Hulse on
the leg and broke one of the small bones.
The velocity of the current carried the
steamer against some trees and tore away 4
small portion of her deck She also had
difficulty in passing the drawbridge at Sac
ramento. Captain Hunter reports it unsafe
to navigate the rivers in their present condi-
ton.
Police CoURr.-In the Police Court Sat
urday the case Of H. scheunert, for felony,
was continued until January 3D.. George
r. Gesswood and Mrs. Gcsswood were con-
victed of disturbing the peace ut the Tiyoli,
and will be sentencedeto-day. ..... Carlo and
Matilda Cevarena were found guilty of dis
turbng the peace and fined so each.
George White, William McCants, w. Nolan
and George Harnett previously convicted
of disturbing the peace, were sentenced to
sixty days each in the county Jail 1900 Joseph
Myerhofer was found guilty Of vagrancy,
and sent up for sixty days......Mike Brady s
case of vagrancy viii come up to-day.
Mary Doe, for being drunk, was sentenced
to ten days in the city Jail.
METROPOLITAN THEArER.-Rose Eytinge
and the Union Square Company having
closed their season at the Metropolitan, to-
night Miss Nellie Boyd. supported by her
own company, will occupy the boards, and
present the successful sensational drama.
I" Celebrated Case This combination
did i good business III Sacramento on the
occasion of its visit to the city last
wear. and left such u good impression that
il Is probable il viii receive a worm wei
come on this occasion. Popular prices will
be charged-50 and p cents-and an oppor-
tunity is thus afforded peG0e of limited
means to enjoy the performances.
OFFICERS ELEcrED.-At their last meet
ing Sacramento Parlor. No 8, \. S. G. W,
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing term They Will be installed on Friday
evening Of this week: President, George
H. Clark First Vice President, George +.
Parker: Second Vjce-President, Louis
SCHNEIDER; Third VicePreSident, Win
Hanlon; Recording Secretary, Arthur Viii
son Financial Secretary, Louis |. Dick
man; Treasurer, Theodore ]. EilerS; Mar
shall, Joseph p Wiseman; Surgeon, Dir. y.
+. Bruno; Trustee, Frank A. DarOux.
CHINESE IMMIGRATION. - The steamer
Modoc brought up from Walnut Grove yes
terday morning large number Of China
men, who had been engaged in that vicin-
ity in building levees and in other work.
They Immediately started for | street most
of them carrying their baggage by means
of bamboo pole, and as they travelled in
Indian file through Front, J, Second and l
streets. the head of the procession was in
Chinatown before the last man left the
boat landing.
THE New FoRcE.-On Saturday last D. ].
Oullahan, the appointed state Treas
urer entered upon the duties of his office.
His office force complete is rs follows
Deputy, John H. Grady, at present Tax
Collector of San Francisco; bookkeeper, S.
p Masln, at present clerk in the office OF
Governor Stoneman; day Waterman, j. w.
Rankin, of San Joaquin night Waterman,
C. C. Fugitt, of Gait.
DIED OF APoPLEXY.-Elias Hess, late
Assistant Clerk of the Water Works, died
last evening after very brief illness. He
had been unwell for day or two, but was
not considered TO be seriously i'll. Yester-
day morning, however, he was stricken
with apopIexy, and only lived out the day,
He was native Of Pennsylvania about So
years of age.