Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-11
BRIEF NOTES.
For leYee protection. yes

For levee protection. yes
Vote for the special tax of SIS. 600 for levee
purposes.
The overland express will be about four
hours late in its arrival this evening,
The only arrest made yesterday was that
of Louis Tfipp, by officer Ash, for vagrsncy.
The Howard Benevolent Association will
have boxes for contributions st the polls tc-
day.
Sergeants and Corporals Of the various mil
itary companies will meet at headquarters
this evening for inspection.
The ladies of the W. C. 7. o. are circulat-
ing q temperance pledge, requesting sigma
lures for elk or twelve months, or for life.
The Western Pacific passenger train wss
about two hours behind time il its arrival
yesterday, owing to the landslide near Niles.
Charles Griffin has been brought TO the
county Jail from Folsom to serve nine months
for smuggling contraband articles into the
State Prison.
Edward Glover has been appointed Dis
trict Deputy Grand Lecturer. f. and A. NJ,
by the Grand Master, vice I. @. Pockman,
term expired.
The case of J. Z. Dyer, charged with PEI
jury, came up for hearing in Justice Gilmer's
Court last evening, but was continued until
6 P NJ to-day.
The Clerk of the Supreme Court yesterday
paid into the State Treasury the fees OF his
office for the month OF February, which
amounted to 1864.
a vote for the special tax of S26, 600 for
levee purposes is vote in fsvor of the work.
ingmen, and all classes and kinds Of business
viii he benefited by it.
A little daughter of R. NJ. Huston, of
Woodland, upset can of concentrated lye
Saturday, doing considerable injury to her
face, Fortunately her eyes escaped.
The ball announced to take place at the
Union House tomorrow evening, under the
management of Messrs. Paine and Archer,
has been postponed until further notice.
Ia Department Two Of the Superior Court
yesterday Judge Mcfarland admitted to cit
izsnship David Blower, s native of England,
on the testimony OF II. McManus and w. b.
Hamilton.
The tulkhoad above the town of Washing
ton was found yesterday morning to be leak
ing little near the lower end, where rabbits
or go9hers bad burrowed holes. TIE matter
was remedied without trouble.
A boy who was engaged il gathering drift.
wood near the foot Of | street yesterday
morning accidentally fell into the river, and
would have been drowned but for another
boy saving him with q pike-pole.
Wm. Blake, arrested Saturday for grand
larceny in stealing horse, property of Man
mel Silva, was yesterday examined before
Justice Foster, Of Brighton, held TO answer,
aud in the afternoon was placed in the County
Jail.
After few hours of alternate sunshine and
clouds, toe weather in this city finally cleared
up yesterday afternoon, and tbs barometer
rose shove storm fgures. Ga the hill last
night there wGs light fall of snow, but it
was believed the storm was nearly over.
The American river was falling yesterday
The Sacramento at sn early hour yesterday
morning had risen 60 q feet inches. Dur
ing the forenoon it fell inches, bat later in
the day rose to 81 feet 101 inches. At IL
o'clock last night it had fallen half an inch.
This Board of Police Commissioners met in
the office Of tie City Trustees yesterday
morning, Messrs. Brown and Henry present.
P. Mash, C.. Folser. Benjamin Chambers,
Robert Harrieon and w J. Cooper were sp-
pointed special cfiicers for the election to-day.
General John McComb. Warden Of the
State Prison at Folsom, who WAS in town
yesterday afternoon, stated that the threat
cred trouble among the convicts Of that in
sitution had apparently passed over, the
prisoners having quietsd down ard becon. g
bstter natured.
The road On the Yolo side Of the river from
Washington to tie Elkhnrn ranch was under
water mo:e or less yesterday In most places
where it did not run on top Of the levee, The
road leading north from this city, by way Ct
the Twelfth-street bridge, was SO much under
water thai few people tried to tsevei it.
A valuable setter Cog belonging to Police
Court Clerk Woods was stolen Sunday night
from the station-house yard, and the owner
and all the officers are wondering how the
theft could have happened. O0e svgyested
that the thief must have fshsd FOR Kim over
the wall with chunk Of meat fastened to
the end of rope.
Boys, men sni dogs had great fun yc .
terday chasing and killing rabbits and hares
that were driven from their usual abiding
places by the high water to patches of dry
ground. The animals had come little chance
for their lives, however, as the places m which
they took shelter were generally pretty well
covered with brush.
The Psohibitiopists held mass meeting at
the NiDth-street Baptist Church last night.
the house being well filed. Peter BOIL acted
as Chairman. Addresses were delivered by
Rev. Mr.. Field, Rev. II. II. Rice, L. M.
Leitch, George =. Kstzsnsteiu, Rev. j. @.
A. Henry, Rev. A. j. Frost and Rev. Mr..
Dunn. About S125 YVES raised for election
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