Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-25
ADVERTISEMENT MENTION.
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE CITY LEvEEs-The Improvements
to our city defenses which have been in
progress recently were inspected yesterday
by the Board of Trustees and CITY Engineer
Bassett, accompanied by Superintendent
Wright, who kindly furnished an en-
CINE and coach, and took with the
party representatives of the press. The
section Of the north levee at Brighton and
beyond was first visited, and subsequently
the portion extending from the railroad
shops TO the American river bridge, and
above The leYee was found vastly i'm
proved in its strength and presenting at all
points massive and impregnable appear
ance The work has been carried out in
accordance with the general plans voted
upon and adopted by the people at the
special election last spring, and a
visit over the improved defenses will
convince clearly of the wisdom in
street to the bridge the levee has been
widened an average of six feet at the top
on the inside, and the slope extended from
one and half 10 two feet to one. The
width of the levee is now % feet at
the top and about 60 at the base. The ad-
dition up to the bridge was all upon the
inside. Beyond the bridge there was suf-
ficient hight and thickness made last year
for perfect safety, except that to secure
growth of Bermuda grass a layer of about
two feet in thickness of sediment has now
been added on the outside, and the plant
ing of this to grass will be done immedi-
ately. The sag in the railroad be-
yond Brighton, where the road en-
bankment is used as the levee, has
not yet been raised as contemplated, but
this was under consideration yesterday be-
tween the city authorities and Superintend-
ent Wright, and the latter promised to
render all possible aid in the matter The
track will probably soon be raised and
brought TO a uniform hight with the leyee
this side. That will fully complete the
work at that side of the city. Commencing
also at 5 street, on the south, the levee
from that point to Y street has been brought
in hight and thickness to the specifications,
and rendered as effective for resistance of
floods as the most timid could possibly
suggest. The Y-street levee is still to be
raised two feet, and when this is accom-
plished, Sacramento can well claim to be
one of the safest as it is the most beautiful
city of homes upon the coast, and will be
secure place in time of floods or other dis
asters, TO which our neighbors even at the
bay or elsewhere may fly for refuge.
METROPOLITAN THEATER.-Mr. and Mrs.
II. A. Kendall, supported by some twelve
or thirteen people, appeared at the Metro
politan Theater last evening under their
own management-the manager of the
Metropolitan not having engaged the
troupe, and probably thereby saving loss
to a light house, the gallery section of
which yyaS diSrrrapafiti1v noisy SrNaniol
officer being employedto patrol that region,
as is customary under the regular manage
ment. The play was " Joshua Whitcomb."
Had this public never seen Denman
Thompson, the original Josh, IN that
play, with the admirable support with
which he surrounded himself, it might
have been passably amused by Mr.
Kendall and his company last night. But
in the memory of the life naturalness,
yigor and quaintness of Thompson's Whit
comb, that of Mr.. Kendall was the tamest
sort of q performance. With q disposition
to do the Kendall combination justice tenn
pered with charity, it is to be said that it is
not in any respect tirSt-class, nor is it so
weak as to be incapable of some good work
The old-time farce. " \ Cup of Tea that
preceded the play last night, was, for in
stance, neatly presented. The company
has at least three fair character actors, and
one old man was exceedingly good in
that line. Kendall and his wife are not
without dramatic experience. 1t is posi-
BILE that tonight in the dramatiZation of
one of Joaquin Miller's stories under the
title of Carrots" they may appear to bet
ter advantage. The laudations of the north
territorial, British and Oregon press of this
company. are eXtravagant TO a degree that
eXciteS surprise, and command q suspension
of final judgment until the troupe shall have
been seen once more. 1t staggerS eXpecta-
ton, however to be informed that Mr.
Kendall is just rs successful in Richard
III" as in the character of 1uba Bill, and
that he plays more for the fun of the
thing than for the profit in the business"
The company has its own orchestra, and it
is a competent one. For some reason, the
ladies who sang last night were unable to
do so in the same key in which the orches-
ira carried the accompaniment and one of
these Mrs Kendall, has strong contralto
tones.
DR.. NEWMAN To-NIGHT.-The mere an
nouncement that the distinguished orator
and divine, Rev J. p Newman, d. D., LII.
D., is to deliver a second lecture in this city
this evening will no doubt be sufficient TO
insure a crowded audience. All who leard
his lecture recently, entitled A Trip of
thousand Miles Through the valley OF the
Euphrates and its Buried Cities will
surely desire to hear his celebrated lecture
upon Reforms and Reformers, which will
be given at the Sixth-street NJ. f. Church
tonight. This is pronounced by the press
wherever it has been delivered as powerful
in thought, and one of his very best in in
terest and eloquence. The sale of tickets
has already been very large, and a full
house will again greet the lecturer, and
probably demand for greater seating ca
pacity. Doors will be opened at o'clock,
and lecture commence at 7;45. Admission
will again be at the popular price of so
cents.