Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

REASON, Nor FEAR The prevalence Of o
great storm naturally awakeus inquiry cor
corning the rivers and leyees. The RECORD
UNION in all this leyee debate has not sp.
pesled 20 the iesrs Of the people, but to their
business good aease. Citizsns should not be
led into the thought we have any schemes 20
accomplish. The interests of this journal
and this city are common. Citizens should
not consult their feaTP, nor viii they lid the
RECORD.U EION appealing TO fear for the sake
Of Influencing angle vote. Whatever may
be sid as TO weather, rivers OF leVees Is based
on fact, prudeIce and ordinary business foge-
sight. All cities secured by levsss are sub
ject in great storms TO more or less GisqUist,
but no one having the good Of the city az
heart will magnify or exsggereto with view
TO augmentlns such dlsquleG. We have said,
and we repeat, that such rainfall as ia
1862, or such rainfall as st Los Angeles in
1884, would seriously threaten u. Tat is
simple tact. Against possibilities IF inulda.
ton, now OF IN the future, we hold good
judgment should guard in time. For that
reason the $4,000 special tax should prevail.
HIGH WATER AND RIVER FILLSG.-The
records Of the State Engineers Office show
that the water mark of the Sacramento
AlflE ~ lltiS g4l- III lCl . " - I 1EE1 y ALCLEb
higher lhsn in 1862. The same volume of
water, therefore, which was had in 1862
t2i fset) would in 1873 have given Us q high
water marx / feet s inches above that Of
1862, or % feat inches: or feet Il inches
higher tnsn the food Of 1878. when was %
feet III inches Theref re the high water
Of 1862 Wculd il 1881 have given Us 4 gauge
residing Of % feet , inches. At II o'clock last
night the water was at 20 feet II inches on
the gauge. The, With the low-water plane OF
1862, would have made the river last night
81 the tins specified only 16 feet inches.
IN the above calculation no account has been
taken of the h.iiag o! the river bed between
1873 and the present date, which, % IS well
known, has been quite az amount.
ROUGH WEATHER. Saturday night and
yesterday the residents Of this city and vicin.
ily wsre furnished with In unusually bad LOT
Of rough weather, the wind blowing gale at
times, while at intervals the rain came down
il such quantity az to lead to the belief that
the clerk Of the weather had given up the !
sprinkiing business and knocked out the bot !
tom ef his large water tank to let its contents !
all d0v7n It once, Roofs were caused to leak |
that never leaked before, and considerable |
damage was done to trees ana shrubbary. |
Quite heavy sen was kicked up in the Sac |
14LlGLNu ANA LLt water mac . DECulAEiY |
rich color, es though representing LIQUID !
bricks. During tho day, there was a large |
crowd OF m5c, women and children on the |
levee, anxious TO see how high the water had |
risen, bud much sport was occss.onsd by their !
efforts 30 &c. Eudec shelter when heavy show
srs Of rain 5Gdlariy fell
n. s. G. va the regular meeting Of
Sacramento Paslor, No. 3, n. S. G.. W., hela
Friday evening, delegates were chosen to the
Grand Parloz, which convenes at Marysyille
the second Tuesday in April. Nearly one
hundred members vera present, aud the elec-
ton was qai,e spirited. The following were
chosen: L. 2. Devin, II. McCann, Jr,
and Joseph z. His-mAn. Jr. Grand Presi-
dent Jouez, OF OIoviile, was present and de-
livered On interesting address. Il is pro-
pesed to celebrate Adlais ion Day-:ha 9sh
Of Saptemhes-i1 2 grand End imposing man.
rer. Efforts will be made BY The delsrates
to the Grand Psrior from this city to have
the celebration st Sacramento.
CosnERc1AL.-The following steamers ar
rived IN this city during the past week ssh
Joaquin NJ. g from the upper Sacramento,
with barge Of Grain; San Joaquin Nc. >.
fem San Francisco, with general nerchan-
disc and hasEe Of freight for the upper
river; Clara Bell, from the lower Sacss-
Toento, wien general produce. Departed
San Joaquin 80. >, for San Francisco, zith
barges OK grain aud wood; San Joaquin No
d, for the upper Sacramento, with barge Of
freight; Clara Bell, with general merchan-
disc, fox the upper Sacramento.
Cor a DUczISG.-Y yesterday morning
james Crow hsi his skiff hitched near tbs
wheel Of taa steamer San joaquin Nc. s,
temporary. Tho steamer moved up a little
and the skiE apset, turning bottom up. and
It's owner was tsksn beneath it. He managed
to eX,rlcate dilss.f sui swan 10 the boat,
which had broken loose. Two men pushed
cut in another boat, and attempted to bring
the disabled craft to shore, bus were unsuc-
cessful, The steamer D. Z, Knight finally
went to the rescue and brought both boats to
the leyee.
PASTOR REsIGEED.-Rev. j. @. A. Henry,
pastor Of the Calvary Baptist Church, in this
city, at the close Of The morning seryics yes
teriay, rendered his resignation, to enable
him to accept call to the First Baptist
Church Of Portland, Oregon, where he ex-
poets 60 Fstte about the middle of April.
Calvary Cnu-cl will hold a meeting the pres
ent week T. consider and probably accept,
though re.1ctalt.y, his resignation, The
church has been prosperous under his pss-
torate Of a5ou. three yests.
CITY TRzAsUBY.- following Gums were
paid into the city treasury foy the week end
ing Saturday, March h By William Lauf-
hotter, cemetery dues. S3I; L. d. Scri.
yer, water rates. 81, l35 70; \. \. Eiider,
barber duaE, 50; L. Ii. Mckee, labor, Sl7
W. A. Henry, Court fines 81 George A.
Putnam, city licenses. S5l5 p; dog licenses.
s. 81. Total Sl,702 H. Totsl disburse.
msuts S, 81 s.. Total in city treasury,
S2l4. 500 81.
TURNED ABOUND IN FRrsCo.-A Sacra-
mentsn went 90 San Francisco few days
since for the first time. When he got ready
to return he took a car and went cut to the
Cliff House. After standing and gazing in.
tently on the broad bosom Of the Pacific fer
some hours be remarked TO q msn sts1ding
near Those Oakland ferry.boats don't sp-
pear to be running very regular to-day.
When IS tbs next one due ?
WHO TELLS TEE Truth !-EngiaeeTs say
that water passing the Brighton swalo viii
sweep down inside the lerees aud upon the
city. Dognatio denial of this ia made by
solitary sheet. Tho engineers cif5r to prove
It by an independent survey. But the OBJ
strnctionists d6cllaa the challenge. What
must sensible people conclude 90 to who is
right?
PoucE CoUbT-In the PaIcs Court Sat
urday the cases cf Joseph Sinons and Henry
Daniels, accused cf disturbing the peace,
were dismissed % payment OF costs. The
case Of +. 4. Gardner, for battery, was coz
tinued uEtil the 12.h.
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