Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-06
LEGAL gATELLlGENGE..
FOR LEvsE PaoTRcEIoN-7Bs.

FOE LEv5E PRoTEcTIoE-7Es.
The Bee says there is no man in Sacramento
who has hsd IS much experience, or knows
so much abors our Ievees, their hight and
strength, and Of food waters in the American
and Sacramento rivers, as William F. Knox
Mr.. KuoxsaYs; " # tanceserer again
occurred to produce as mach aodter here In the
Sacramento and 4ncrican 7irers as ace had IN
1862, agita so much land since reclaimed from
the former 0rcgf7lC dTcG Of the rirer and the
Tirer bed raised SO much since from filling IN Of
debris, tie 7oater ie0uld .Hotg 0Uer the top Of
Front street tire and q half feet and 7g0uld
stand tlcO tctt dep in tie stores along the high
gTaded streets. But there Is no use IN talking
about it, as il l1iH 0alg fJighteR the people"
John Rider states: d" l fully agree with
everything that Mr.. Knox has said upon this
subject. When it comes TO talking levees, his
head is level. Ee knows more about the
subject than all these other men put TO-
gether. In fact, he knows what he is talking
about"
imously adopted the following "We earn
estly end heartily indorse the special tax Of
S2S 0G0 for the Improvement Of levees ac-
cord;ng to plans aud specifications submitted
by the Board Of Trustees Of our city. That
we believe the expenditure Of said sum g
necessary 20 secure orr homes and property
from the dangers Of iuundatiOn and foods,
and that such tax levy viii give employment
TO our iaborsFs, inspire confidence IN pur-
chasers stimulate improvements, enhanCs the
values OF ou- real estate, and will result in
general benefit 80 eli Of cur citizens"
The Republican City Convention, without
q 81 ny ~
and ezoiicit plank in favor Of the special tax
for leves purposes, and strongly pledged its
candidates 60 Il also urged that every voter
cast an affirmative ballot for the proposition.
The Prohibition Convention declared as
follows: "We believe in the proper protec-
ton of our Gig by levees, and by the levy CT
the tax Of S2S, 600 for that purpose"
These are some Of the public and Individual
expressions upon this highly important sub
j5ct, which is TO be voted upon next Tues.
day,
THE EMMA ABBoTT SEAsoN.-The an.
uounced coming Of Emma Abbott, who COM
menoel short season in Sacramento to-
night, has awakened high dtgrse of en-
thlsiasm in the music-loyiog circles of Sac
ramento. All CLASSES are preparing to enjoy
the rich treat in store for them, and the
Metropolitan Theatee win be gGyer with rich
toilets thsu 1t has been for long time. The
occasion will bs well worthy the extensive
preparations gov making, for the Abbott
Company mas shown q degree of inertia
musical excellence-nuch greater than the
most sanguine anticipated, and SO pleased
have tie San Francisco people been with its
performances, that they have crowded the
Baldwin pheater every night for four weeks
The operas announced to be sung here ars
among the most popular and pleasing Of the
large number given On the Pacific coast, and
in which Emma Abbott has achieved
& fame IN San Francisco as great ss that
which has attended her for six years
past in the East. ''Msrtha," for this, the
opening night, Is sprightly, and contains,
besides, The song in which Abbott has
made her greatest success, The Last Rose
Of Summer" SOlnambula," tomorrow
night, Is q charming opera, both for music
and action. Besides THE. the prison scene
from "Tr0vssore viii be suDE. These
operas will require Abbott, Rcsewaid, Sesuin,
and the entire company. " Mignon," on
Saturday afternoon, IS a work Of great beauty
and it alone requires three prima donnas
The Abbott Company is famed for never
sighting a performance its ensemble is
great, its costumes rich. and every artist is
thoroughly familiar with the work in hand.
Don't ns DtcEvED.-No one should be
deceived by the constant Iteration Of fsIse.
ho1d that the engineers 10 running levels on
the lsvees "sslecsed low points outside the
lsyee nys.em.a Such statements are ma.
hciously pu. forward to deceive, and are
based on TIE absurd idea that the old EN-
bankment along the east side Of China slough,
and which nc one has thought of for twenty
years, is a levee defense. The engineers did
not seek out low points, but ran the h1es and
the low points developed. In 1878 this PEG.
pie adopted leyee system by vote, aud TIE
old Sixth-street embanknent was not even
mentioned. VINO deans of considering the
great manufacturing works of the railroad.
the City Hall and Water Works, the depot
and sl the taxpaying property in that sec
tion IS without the pale of levee protection
aud to be abandoned 30 the foods Who
dreams OF the uOnstrous Absuroity that the
old Sixth.strs em6ankment away in the
heart Of the city and abandoned years ago,
will check the mocking waters when they
threaten!
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPrEARAScE.- circular
dated Hamburg, Ia, and addressed to tbs
1. o. o. +. fraternity Of the Pacific coast,
has been received by The Lodges in this city.
The circular states that Albert p. Hiebel, q
member Of Hamburg Lodge, No. 1877, I. o.
0. F., mystesiously disappeared in this STATE
about October 9, 1888. lie leaves an aged
mother dependent upon him. for whose ben.
eat his life was insured Cor s., 500. If dead,
she needs the proof to collect the Insurance.
Hiebel is a mschinist is about 81 wears oil
age, feet 10 inches in hight, has light brown
hair, and weighs about $40 pounds. Informa.
ton as TO his whereabouts. dead or alive, will
be thankfully received by the l. o. o. F
LodEe of lows, or msy bs communicated &c
any Lodge Of shis fraternity in the State.
COUNTY HOSPITAL REPoRT-Dr. G.. a
White, Superintendent of the County Hospi
tai, reports as follows f)r the month of Feb
rusry: Number of patients in hospital OF
February lst, l47 admitted during month
40; died, g. discharged, 81; remaining, 139
meals furnished destitute applicants, 3l5
Mortality list-C. V. Barber, 65 years, Ohio
consumption Charles Moore, 50 yesrs
Pennsylvania, consumption Julia A. Cur
ran, "a years, Oregon, consumption; Georgt
Rice, y yeers, Germany. sbscess on lungs
Samuel COIN, 70 years. Pruss 10, senils gan
CREME; Charles Gally, 90 years, France, en-
teritis. The cIrrent expenses hsve been
Salaries. $685. Subsistence, 81 ,2S7 IS; total
S1,9S2 5S.
An ODD ABGUMEET.-The strsngest argu
ment imaginable is pu. forward in opposition
to levee improvement in this city to wit
that because the surn now to be voted is no
sufficient TO do al the work that should b
done, to make ali our leYeea ell they shout,
be, therefore nothing should be voted. Hear
hear
Police CoUET Business ia the Polio
Court was very light yesterday, the only case
being those Of James Merrill, William Bax
tell. George Hyer and Tom King. who al
pleaded guilty on charge of vagrsncy. en-
were sentenced to thirty days each in the couu
" jill.