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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
GENERAL NOTICES.

surnetfs COcOatne. The Best aud
cheapest Hair Dressing. 1t kills dandruh, allays
irritation, and promotes vigorous growth Of the
Hair Burnetts Flavoring Extracts are invariably
acknowledged the purest aud best. ieIl.lmTuThS
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
TYPE FOR SALE.

WHEN OUR NEW DRESS ARRIVES, WHICH
w Will be in few weeks we will have for sale,
at a low rate, between Three and Four Thousand
Pounds of Nonpareil, Minion, Brewer and Adver
Using Type, which is in good condition, and which
we will sell in lots to suit purchasers VIII also
have Cases, Rules aAa Imposing Stones, which Will
be sold cheap.
AD D RESS:
SACRAMENTO FURNISHING COMPANY,
SACRAMENTO, CAT
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19

Elk GROVE, Sacramento county (Csl),
December S, 1883.
MEssRs. D. S. Brown Il Co
GenJlemen-Pease send me another 6gallon
darkness Fire Extinguisher as soon as you can.
had occasion to use the cle bought of you short
time ago Last night the hotel adjoining my store
caught fire in the hallway to the second story from
the explosion of lamp, and the building, being
lined with cloth and paper was Immediately on fire
in several rooms but less than two minutes after
getting the EXtingusher to work the fire was out
As soon this arrives will send the other one
down and have it repenished. Also, please inform
me if cannot draw off the fluid remaining in the
tank and save it for future use, shall send it as
it is Yours etc. (Signedl j. ANDREWS.
dlSis-ThS ruSwtf
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
symptoms and Cure.
F,cNUNN'S ELIXIR OF
OPIUM

rs THE PURE EXTRACT FROM THE DRUG
4 from which all the hurtful properties are re-
moved and the medical ones retained. No headache,
costivepess or sickness Of the stomach attend its
use. Price, so CENTS. All druggists. ml-lyruThS
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100000
Paid in KndoWments toDate.

VyHE UNIVERSAL BENEVOLENT ASSOCIA-
ton of California. Incorporated AUG. s, 1881.
Home Office: 1888 Mission st San Franciso.
Issue of Certificates Of Endowment Of One to
Two Thousand Dollars, payable at Marriage, or at
Maturity Send for Circulars and Papers. Reliable
Agents Wanted. jll6-2pti
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Fire Extinguisher



d. 8. BR0WE Il CO.. General Agents fer Pacific
Coast, No sc California street, San FranCisco
[THB FOLLOWING LETTER EXPLAINs ITSELF 4
No. &c California street, san Francisco.
j. n. ANDREWS, Postmaster and Agent
Wells, Fargo AZ 60 s Express, Dealer in
General Merchandise.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19

Go TO L. w. Schwamb's. sos J street, for
the Finest and Cheapest Lot Of VALENTINES in
the city. Also, Agents for the ROYAL ST. JOHN
SEWING MACHINE. jaSO.Im
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
A BIT OF HISTORY.

January 20, 1873, the river marked % feet
III inches, and the levee below the
city being Il away e. only nzda the united
R.street grade prevented inundation from
back-wster. Then there did follow activity
indeed and levee-work with vengeance, and
in 1879 followed the hopeful review referred
to. But on the 4sh day of February, 1881,
came greater food, and the river rose to &c
feet e inches, snd goodly portion of Front
street was under water, and sand bags massed
at low points only kept out Of the low-grade
sections along Front street. Alarm prevailed
for over a week, sensational runners startled
citizens daily, private and public meetings
were held; the profoundest fears were enter
tanned.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
THE STALLION
HAM.BLETONIAN KING,

OWNED BY COLONEL JAMES -
MCNASSER, Of the Golden Eagle tsAssI@
Hotel, Sacramento, and bred in Kentucky IA
by General Buford will make the season OF 1851 at
W NJ MURRAYS STABLE Agricultural Park,
Sacramento, commencing February 1st and con-
tinuing to July 81 1851 Terms, $40 for the season.
HAMBLETONIAN KING is a beautiful bay, II
hands high, and weighs $50 pound; foaled June
20, 1871; sired by Hurst & Thornton's Abdallah /;
first dam by Errics0n; second dam out Of dam of
Lady Thorn.
Good pasturage furnished mares at s. per month.
Address W. NJ. MURRAY, as above; or COLONEL
JAMES McNASSER, Golden Eagle Hotel, Sacra-
mentO. fel6lw
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19

STElNWAY & sons PIANOS.
4 HEYMAN, SOLE AGENT. IsTsEssAa,.s,a
~ street, bet Sixth and Seventh, ishs4N
opposite Courthouse. PIANOS TOI 2 ~
LET Pianos sold on installments. iee-2pln
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19

The moment the waters went down, by tax
alton, too, and raise TIE levees entirely
around The city ard put the possibility Of
inundstion as far away as human labor and
devices could. At one of these meetings
James McClatchy, !then senior editor and
proprietor Of ,he Bee, wss profour dy elo-
quent in favor Of any figure soever, required
TO bring the levees many feet above the then
hight and wide enough for fres driveway
the whole circuit. Just before the conclu.
sion of one of the warmest speeches made on
that proposition, and when action had been
had by resolution,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
THE CITY WAS SADLY HURT.

Every citizen realized it, and swors by all he
loved to see that no such alarm should ever
again prevail. Il Committee of Safety was
organized patrols were put on the levees
back water entered below the city by levee
breaks in the lower districts, aud we were put
to vast expense to pump out the drainage
water and relieve the city frem sipage. Il is
needless to recount ct length all the trying
details OF those DAYS
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
THE MEASUREMENTS,

1t charges that Pierson and Bsssett do not
agree in their figures, and therefore both
must be wrong. To wit, that Pierson says
the north levee is but two feet, while Bassett
declares it is four feet above high water mark.
Now mark how plain tale shall PUT down
tie Bee When MIR. Pierson made his survey
it was prior to the new work done on the
north levee. When Bassett made his survey
it was after the elevations were made, for be-
tween the surveys work has been done upon
the leyee. But this ia wholly immaterisl; the
reports of both agree that the leree should be
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
YOUNG BAYSWATER

WILL STAND FOR TIE SEASON "a
w at sixteenth and l. streets. HisM va
pedigree is as follows: Thoroughbred on A-A-A-
the side of the sire and hall. bred Norfolk the
side of the dam. He Is four years old. Terms,
Thirty Dollars gold JACOB SlORTZ, Proprietor,
Siyteputh and I, northeast corner feS.1nlm
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
THE TRUE HIGHT.

But the evening sheet AYERS that never
siuce 1879 has water risen within eight feet
of the topOf the north leyee exceptat one point
where il csm cup to within five feet. Indeed {?
The leVee is three miles in length. At what
point, where and by whom was the Bees
measurement made, and how comes it that
the fixed marks of the city surveys show it
was within three feet of the top in 1881 at
several points. and how is it that it has been
deemed wise to raise the levee one
foot stree, as has been done, which now
places it at four feet, as Mr.. Bassett states
Here ia fat nisststement by our contempo-
rary, which it is Impossible for it to explain
away. tits advised not to undertake it, since
the figures ard proofs of the engineers are
ready.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19

But with single sentence the audacious
local sheet disposes of the lengthy report of
the engineer we yesterday published, ard de-
clares that he has not shown the necessity
for levee improvement IS proposed. That
report was published in detail. Let us re-
capitulste it and array the result against our
contemporary
For 600 feet at Brighton station there
is less than one foot between inundatiou and
the city.
2-If that is neglected and the river sweeps
over it, it will enter the basin between the
railroad track, along the extended ine of r
street and the north levee and flood the city.
3-The channel OF the American has been
filing, while the "swAle" referred to has not
been filled.
4-From Brighton to Burns Slough the
slope is insufficient, the width not uniform
but varying from to IA feet. The material
of the face is so poor that Bermuda grass will
not grow, az is needed to face the levee.
Wherever on that same embankment Ber-
muda grsss will not root in the soil it is pos
sible the declining Bee might whoop up a new
subscriber.
Sin that section north wind at high
water would send waves against the outer
slope. which is so poor in soil that no sod has
ever formed upon it.
6-From Burns Slough to the railroad
bridge the outer slops must be dressed with
top soil snd grassed, for It's liable to wash of
the waters.
Tt is needed TO grass and protect the
bars now forming at the new reyetment
works opposite the section last named.
S-From the railroad bridge to Sixteenth
street the lesee is infested with burrowing
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
THE ENGINEERS.

The self-important sheet declares that En-
gineers Pierson and BAssett are capable and
earnest in their belief, but in the next
breath parades its arbitrary statements as
facts against the demonstrated statistics of
the engineers. Here's richness for you. The
Bees speculations VS.. the engineers specific
measurements.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19

But the Bee grows holder as it proceeds to
coolly contradict the witnesses, and challenges
the array Of figures given by the engineer TO
disprove its negatives on the question of esti-
mates of cost Of work necessary to be done,
cutting them down exactly ons-half with a
vandalism that is IS reckless "a it is unsup-
ported by scintilla Of proof Who is likely
to BE- most reliable, the newspaper writer in
his cell, or the engineer who for years has
enjoyed the confidence of the city, and is
familiar and has bsen all that time with every
foot OF the entire line Of the ievees?
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
LEADING CITIZENS MET

With the Board of Trade at its rooms fire.
queutly, and discussed tie situation Among
these was James McClatchy, and no man was
more earnest in urging action to be taken 70
prevent the possibility of a recurrence of
such &c mes. No mar gave more heartfelt
thanks than he that the terrible fear Of con-
current rise Of the Sacramento and American
rivers cid not take place. no man oiteDer
than he declared that if such thing came to
pass our danger could not be measured. At
some of these meetings the talk was Of
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
Ar oNE on THE MEETINGS

Referred to- in 1881, so crest was the fear Of
the citizens. that it was unanimously resolved
TO urge the Trustees to divide the north levee
into four sections, with a foreman 70 each,
having tn eve men in charge and , 900 sacks
Of earth at command TO distribute on the
levee from Brighton to Front street, and the
Trustees adopted the SuggeStj0n
We conclude with brief extract from
resolutions adopted at joint meeting of the
Board Of Trade and Of citizens to be sent cut
TO the world, and in which james McClatchy
corcurred and gave his hearty approval:
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19

IohAI OTIAo, M OUWLAN, IIerk.
By W. B. Hamilton, Deputy Clerk.
L. s. TAYLOR. Plaintiffs Attorney dlS-laM2mTn
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19

Inc report OF Iub mttIIUB aUu5 ut
nesting manifested strong determination TO
PERFECT system of levees Shich would re-
move ALL POSSIBLE apprehension from the
minds of RESIDENTS AND NON RESIDENTS,
and place the city in SIS fair light before the
world as il she were located on land so high
as to remove ALL DOUBT of her safety from
food" And in that sentiment the citizsns
present, including james McClatchy, person
ally and fully concurred yet to-day his jour
nalistic remains tell The people that it is folly
20 attempt to give backbone to pon-residents
concerning the city defenses. The history of
1881 may be repeated, and worse added.
VIII the people carry out the resolution Of
1881 in all fullness
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-09
A Great Coal Field.

c. G. Griffith returned yesterday from
Sand Coulee, and like all others who
come from the coulee, he brings a
glowing report of the coal prospects OF
that section. He made an examination
of the mines opened up the past winter,
and is of the opinion that it is the best
coal showing, both in quality and
quantity, in Montana. Culbertson's
mine shows fourteen feet of solid coal,
and every indication points to the fact
that it is a permanent vein. The coal
is of excellent quality, and this is but
one Of several mines in the same vicinity
that promise as well, These "black
diamonds" will work powerful infu-
ence in fastening the construction of
the Helena & Fort Benton railroad.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-09
The Great Falls Coal Company.

Papers of incorporation were filed on
Friday with the county clerk and for
warded to the territorial secretary, of
the Great Falls Coal company. The
incorporators are George Steel, Jno. 2.
Dyas, Sun River; w. J. Minar, J. I'll.
Rice, III. G.. McIntire, T. e. Collins and
E. G.. Maclay, Fort Benton.
The mines of the company are located
on Deep creek, in Meagher county, and
are the same as We're owned formerly by
the Deep Greek Coal company. They
have patent to eighty acres of land,
comprising without doubt the largest
and probably the best body of coal yet
discovered in the territory. Present de-
yelopments show vein of eight feet OF
solid coal, free from bone, slate and sui
phur, with perfect drainage, and cover
ed by massive sandstone roof. If there
is any anthracite deposit in Montana it
exists in this Deep creek formation. It
is generally conceded by those who
have made an examination of the mine
that no better coal has been unearthed
in the territory.
These mines are situated near the
mouth of Deep creek otherwise known
as Smith river, convenient to timber
and within easy distance Of the culture
great" city Of Great Falls, and they cam
not but prove bonanza for the fortunate
owners.
We understand that it is the intention
of the company to send a solid block of
pure coal, five feet square, to the terri
torial fair al its next meeting, which
will not only be a good advertisement
for the Great Falls company, bu5 as well
for northern Montana, where black dia-
monds Of that size and quality are only
to be found.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-09
A Card to the Press.

JOS. w. Hanna, who shot and killed
G. n. Nelson, publishes the following
card in last weeks Husbandman
You are aware that / have been ar
rested and am now prisoner, charged
with the killing of G. n. Nelson. AS an
American citizen, | simply ask justice
at the hands of the press-Which is the
withheld until a fair opportunity is
given me in the county to vindicate and
Justify the act done. IF ] fail, am not
only willing to abide by the decision of
the court, but will ask nothing further
from the press and public.
JOSEPH w. HANNA.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-09
The Boats at Bismarck.

We condense from the Bismarck Tri-
bune the following account Of the flood
and the damage done to the boats:
At 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the
9th the ice commenced to move at the
bridge and shortly afterWard a huge
cake was driven into the side of the
steamer J. w. Behan, making all open
ing seventyfive feet in length from
which she sunk and is adjudged total
loss. The river continuing to rise and
the flow Of ice increasing, at o'clock
on the morning of the 29th the steamer
Black Hills was struck by the ice and
stove in for a length of thirty-five feet.
By superhuman effort she was kept
afoat until 10 O'Clock in the forenoon,
when the water came up SO rapidly that
she had to be abandoned and she soon
sunk. By this time the water had
spread all over the flats below Bismarck
and was within ten inches OF the floor
of the Northern Pacific warehouse. On
the Mandan side the water had reached
to within six feet of the memorable
high water of 1881. The loss to the
owners Of the Behan and Black Hills is
estimated at $4,000, and it was ascer-
tanned that the Rucker had also been
SLONC IuIOuSuf W WHdU cAtCuI Was
not learned. All the other boats were
strained to great degree by the
pressure brought to bear on them, but
have suffered no greater injury. The
Behan was owned by Captain Voolfolk,
Fred T. Evans, and III. R. Lyon of
Mandan. There was but $4,000 insur
ance on her. The Black Hills belonged
to the Benton .sPu line, and was owned
by L. G. Power and j. Ell. Mcknight.
The following is the latest information
at hand from the Tribune of the 1st
inst.
No further damage has been done to
the steamboats, at the landing, with the
exception of the stranding Of the jose
phine and Rosebud. The Benton and
Helena are above the gorge, and just be-
low these the Rucker and Eclipse are
held in the teeth ofthe ice.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-09
City Council.

From Sundays Daily.
A special meeting of the city council
reference to the proposed election to-
morrow for ordinance No. 26, in regard
to drainage, etc. It appears that the
notice Of election has not been published
the requisite number Of times in the al
legged newspaper down town, and lest
this fact should make the bonds defec-
tive in the least it was decided to post
pone the election on the bond question
until Wednesday, April 10th. The fol-
lowing ordinance on the subject was
adopted:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-09
Fort Benton, Montana. W ednesday, pril 8, 1884

319. / G Baker & Co VS.. w s Wetzel.
Buck & Hunt for plaintiffs.
800. First National Bank Of Helena
| vs.. W s Wetzel. Buck & Hunt for
plaintiffs.
32l. Continental Bank ofSt. Louis VS..
w 5 Wetzel. Buck & Hunt for plain
| tiffs.
322. Second National Bank of Helena
| vs.. w S Wetzel. Buck g. Hunt for
| plaintiffs.
1913. Greedy, Burnham & Co VS.. w
| Wetzel.. Buck & Hunt for plaintiffs.
324 F G. Roosevelt VS.. w S Wetzel
| Buck & Hunt for plaintiff.
| 326. Franklin, McVeagh & Co VS.. w
| S Wetzel. Buck & Hunt for plaintiff.
327. j T. Perkins vs. w Wetzel. M
J Leaning for plaintiff.
32S. Elfelb, Levy & Co VS.. w S Wet
Eel. M Leaning for plaintiffs.
| 329. Auerbach, Finch & Co VS.. w S
| Wetzel. Buck & Hunt for plaintiffs.
$50. B d Buford & Co VS. w S Wetzel.
| Buck q Hunt for plaintiffs.
| 331. Cans & Klein VS.. Frank Lewis.
Waterman & McIntire for plaintiffs.
332 0 Gotzian & Co VS.. w S Wetzel.
M Leaning for plaintiffs.
333. Edward Browne VS.. Jas McDevitt
Donnelly for plaintiff, Buck d Hunt
| for defendant.
334. c.. A. Merrill ct al. vs. w II Bur-
CESS.
335. Lip Kim VS.. Kong Maing Ordd.
Settle & Settle for plaintiff, J A Kan
ouse for defendant.
1856. v Standley VS.. Jno F. Keil-
hauer. Waterman & NcIntire for plain
tiff
337. A M Valley VS.. Jas M Arnoux.
Waterman & McIntire for plaintiff, J J
Donnelly for defendant.
33S. Territory VS.. Isaac Nee and VIM
Young
339 Chas Gabrische VS.. Helena & Ben
ton Stage Co. M J Leaning for plain
tiff, B L Powers for defendent.
34O D G Browne assn. VS.. Clendenin
Mining & Smelling Co. J Donnelly
for plaintiff, Waterman & McIntire for
defendant.
341. J w Tattan VS.. ClendeHin Min
ing & Smelling Co. Donnelly for
plaintiff, Waterman & McIntire for de-
fendant.
342. Jos Sullivan VS.. r J II Mnckle.
Buck & Hunt for plaintiff.
343. T E Collins ct al. VS.. Clendenin
Mining & Smelling Co. Waterman &
McIntire for plaintiffs.
344. Il E Collins ct al VS. Jno G Lilly.
Waterman & McIntire for plaintiffs.
345. Jas B Dyas VS. Lizzie NJ Dyas.
346. Joseph K Toole VS. Leroy S Lea
witt Buck & Hunt for plaintiff.
347. J Donnelly VS. Leroy S Leavitt.
Buck & Hunt for plaintiff.
348. d G Browne, assignee, VS. 5 At
Gibson. = J Donnelly for plaintiff.
$40. Chas E Duer VS. Benton Hotel
Co. J J Donnelly for plaintiff
$50. Benz Webster VS. t G Power &
Bro. ] j Donnelly for plaintiff
351. D Weatherwax VS. Joseph Han
nah. ] j Donnelly for plaintiff.
352. VIM Rowe VS. City of Fort Ben
ton. Donnelly for plaintiff, III r
Buck and FL G McIntire for defendant.
353. Edward Kelly VS. Helena & Ben
ton Stage Co. J Donnelly for plain
tiff.
354. w D Cameron VS. First National
Bank Benton. Donhelly for plain
tiff
355. Sullivan & Settle VS. Jas McDev-
lit. J J Donnelly for plaintiff,
356. JOS More VS. JAS M Arnoux. Wa
terman & McIntire for plaintiff, J J
Donnelly for defendant.
357. Lucy Bourassa VS. w A Cameron.
J Donnelly for plaintiff, Buck & Hunt,
for defendant.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-09

Inc TOIlOWlng is a lLsC OF IeLLefS re-
naming in the Fort Benton post office
for the week ending April 5, 1884:
Allen w T. Maxedon Frank
Burd Sam Maclay VIM
Brown Jas w Mclaughlin VIM
Cavan Chas Mckenzie Kenneth
Carter Abraham Nelson w Ell
Carter w Neal Jeas
Dunlap Jas Ohlerking Chas
Elliot Mrs w Parker Willis r
Gallagher Patrick PrObst Jno 2
Gibbons A Rosser Ed M
Guthrie ] @ Samson M Il 2
Hampton Saddle Samson Chas
Hutchison Al2 Schmeidling Louis
Jackson Miss nj Smith Louis
Kendall c. @ 2 Smith M E
Keilhauer Miss [ Steward Jno
Keilhauer Jno E Weineman
Lane Hank Whealy G J
Lewis Jennie f Wright James
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please say Advertised.
NJ. A. FLANAGAN, p. NJ.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-04-09
THE WAY OF TT.

Tho wind is awake. little leaves, little leaves,
uIacd not what he rays he deceives, he deceives,
~ over and over.
10 the lowly clover
m has lisped the same love and pledged himself true
AZ AZ he'll soon be lisping and pledging to You.
Tine hoy is abroad, dainty maid, dainty maid.
pn,yare his soft words-Im afraid, I'm afraid,
He's said them before
Times many score;
Az he died for dozen ere his beard pricked through
A. A. he'll soon be dying, my pretty for you.
THE way OF the boy the way Of the wind,
A. iight as the leaves is dainty maid-kind
One to deceive,
And one to believe
That il the way OF il, year to year;
Rnt | know you ill learn it too late my DEAR
O -J.V Cheney