Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-27
Damage from High Water.

bridge on Nevada street, near Main, was
washed ont by the rush of water, and one
or two other small bridges came near be-
ing carried away. Many cellars and build
ings on Main and Commercial streets were
flooded by the overfiowing OF large fiume
Damages caused by the storm are reported
in all directions.
REDnING, December 26th.-Our Oldest
settler, Ben Oliver, saws we had the heay-
lest fall of rain yesterday there has been
for twenty years. All the small streams
are very high, and the Sacramento is now
rising fast. The mail for AltUras could not
cross the Saltwater yesterday, and had to
return y special train to Delta was stopped
by slide at Dog creek, and transferred the
passengers, mail and express ON a hand-car
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, December 26th.-The
storm has been severe in this section The
railroad is open to Los Alamos, but between
here and Port Hartford there is some slight
damage from waShoutS which will be re-
paired to connect with the Santa Rosa from
the south, already at Port Hartford.
YREKA, December 26th.-On the Klam-
ath river, water Wheels dams and other
mining works were swept down stream
with a great rush. The first mail arrived
last night from the south Tor nearly week.
NEVADA CITY, December 26th-The high
water in the Middle Yuba river swept
away the foot bridge between Moore's Flat
and Nevada City. The bridge was built
last summer, at a cost of over 81 900.
PETALUMA December 26th--No damage
has resulted here from the high water, ex-
cept the undermining of McCunes ware
house, an old building on the creek, which
resulted in some damage to the hay and
grain with which ii was stored.
HANFoRD (Tulare county,, December
26th-W ednesday afternoon the headgate
of the Lower Kings river ditch was washed
out, causing considerable damage to the
ditch and to the adjacent lands 1t was re-
ported here yesterday that the town of Ira
yer, sixteen miles northeast of here, was
flooded by the Seventy-six canal, on ac-
count OF the washout of some Of their
woodwork at the crossing of the Wahtok
creek, twelve miles above Traver.
State Horticultural Society.
SAN Francisco December 26th-The De
cember meeting of the State Horticultural
Society was held at No. 40 California street
this afternoon.
The attendance was light, owing to the
attractions of the holiday season.
Judge Blackwood was chosen Chairman
II. Shaw, of Sonoma was proposed for
regular membership.
Mr.. Pryal, of the Fruit Committee, asked
for further time, which was granted.
Judge Blackwood reported that the
Transportation Committee had held con-
ference with Mr.. Towne on the railroad
question, and that statements were now be-
ing prepared TO submit, in accordance with
his request. The committee reported pro-
greSs.
r. Thomas. Of Havwar(ls. exhibited a
keg of plums which he brought from En-.
gland, and which had been put up by
new process. The idea, as stated, was that
a large firm in Liverpool was ready to buy |
all the fruit which a large establishment
could put up here, and advance half the |
value of the fruit at the time of shipment |
Considerable interest was manifested to see
the frult ana on beng opened 1t appeared |
10 De Ialf arucle OF plum Jam suitable Tor
pies e'c. ne Ehglsh Ilrm Will receive |
me material IN forty-gallon casks, which |
can De shlpped by sea, and they VIII work |
~ over III sIlall cans Ior retail SAFE. MT |
thomas thought tIlat a Hrn working by |
mat process coulu alIord 10 pay Two cents
per pound lor the Irqlt they needed
MI Morse s'ateu that MS company could
pun up lrult IN pup Just as good as the
sample WI'hou' any secret process. Mr.
jacobs OF LuSk Co, said there was no
uouole III putting up irult IN pulp, ana
mat some had already been shipped, but
the business had not been found profitable.
Dot1 the growers ana the local Gamers II
the EhSilSh market would take the pulped
lr'iit al proht.
+hr. IhonlaS saiu ne had been shown 100
cases OF Cailiorhia puiped iruIt IN England
ana oo OF The cases had spoiled.
MI JACOBS sad they had sent pulped
.PllGols 10 NllsiaIin' ana hau !ettefs adVls-
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HanaseT' a. n n I 20 OF me central ana
9Uu1heIIi ACME nailr4d''s, mas received a
t ,. l..G VI te
,Tn Pacit;r road non. T.,tr,, b,
ON The evening of TUESDAY last ~
account furnished Inv his disnatch which
comes from Tho Siinori .tI,di.,,+ of ~
division oftba road diffars 1noterial1,, frn,,,
tLat c;rcn To tha ,rass ,,re,,io,'sI,t' IT,
press DISPATCHES said that several hundred
shots We're fired through the car-roofs.
which were completely riddled, by the cow
boys, and that window lights and lamps
were generally demolished The Superin-
tcndent OF the division learns from the | .
conductor of the regular train, which
passed the train boarded bv the COWBOYS |