Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-15
OPEN SALOONS ON ELECTION DAY.

class OF citizaps. But why should they or
any citizens be Expected" to do what off.
GERS Of the law are paid to do, what they
have sworn solemnly that they will do, and
what they specially promised several com.
mittees they would certainly do last Tuesday,
if never before? The Police Commissioners
promised the committee of the Citizens Asso.
citation that they would have the law execu.
ted which fyrbade the sale OF liquor on cleo
ton day, but not a finger was lifted, not a
warning was given, unless in that Pick
wickian" sense, which characterizes all our
legislative control of the liquor traffic in Cali
fornia. | submit that while the saloons are
surely "hespiug up wrath against the day
of wrath" by their persistent infraction of
every single law of this State made to control
terly inactivity from year to year, do still
more outrage the patience Of a long suffering
people. CITIZEN.
Sacramento, March IA 1884.
The WEATHER. Barwick reports
as follows The rainfall yesterday up to P.
NJ. was As of an inch, making So inches for
the month, 1872 inches for the year, and
16 Ga inches for the season, as against 1899
inches this time last year. Tae rainfall by
seasons to an equal date with the present one
is: For the season of 1878, 2191 inches ;
1883, 1884 inches; 1879 80, 10 % inches :;
1SS0-Sl, % 80 inches 1SSl-2, II 81 inches !;
1928, 10 SO inches 1854, 1864 inches.
The average precipitation to an equal date
for the past seven yesrs is Is. 40 inches, which
places this season LIS inches ahead of a
seven-year average. 1t will be remembered
this time last year every person was uneasy
for fear there would be no rain of any
amount, it having remained rainless for up
wards of forty days, or no rain fell from the
14th of February last season until the 18th
# March. when from then until the 30th it
rained 8 20 inches, and after that very little
rain fell for the remainder of the season !;
that ia, only 81 of an ipch in April. No re-
ports received at noon yesterday from north
Ct Red Bluff. AS usual this season, nearly
every storm that reaches this coast comes by
or near Los Angeles. The rainfall for this
storm there, up to s last night, was exactly
one inch 03 inches at San Francisco As
of an inch at Sacramento and II of an inch
at Red Bluff. The barometer was low last
night, and falling at Los Angeles and raising
at San Francisco and Sacramento, and fall
ing from Red Bluff to Tatoosh Island.
YEAST BY TELEeRAPH.-He entered the
door of the telegraph Office with smile,
walked up to the receivers window, deposited
a two-gallon can of yeast upon the counter.
labeled j. Smith, Red Bluff, and asked what
would be the charges. The receiver looked
at the car, then at the good-natured face Of
the brewer, and remarked: My friend,
you have made a mistake the express Office
is on the other corner" The brewer looked
somewhat astonished, fumbled in his pocket a
moment, pulled out a telegram, held it up
saying: "No, sir, not by express this or
der comes by telegraph" The manager, who
had been sitting back enjoying the discom-
future of the brewer. said, THAT will be all
right; the charges are fifty cents" The
brewer left the yeast and fifty cents and
went away, remarkiug to man on the side.
walk: The Western Union had better
employ more accommodating clerks. If they
would be as accommodating as Wells Fargo
would give them at least a portion OF my
trade"
REACHED HIS DEsTINATIoN.-Yest erdsy
afternoon q very much inebriated individual
deposited himself upon one of Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S hand trucks in front of their Office at
Second and streets, stretched out bis legs,
and almost Immediately WAS SO fast asleep
that Gabriefs trump would have failed to
arouse him. He was soon observed, and the
young fellows exercised their ingenuity in
labelling him preparatory 20 shipment. A
placard at his head announced Found Dead
drunk" Ano her designated him as John
Bum, Bumville, Cal" Prominent portions
of his body had pasted upon them express
labels enough to send the package to al
most any destination, and he attracted as
much attention as a menagerie. Finally Of
ficer Ash came along, and took the /" freight
to the station-house depot.
HELD TO ANSWER. Justice Tuhbs'
Court yesterday morning the case of Charles
A. Gardner, accused Of completely with his
brother George in violating sepulture, came
up for hearing City Attorney Anderson and
Frank d. Ryan appearing for the pTosecu-
ton, and Clinton L. White for the defense.
The evidence Of Chief Ksrcher, officer jack
SOD, Health Officer Ferral, Mary Lyon and
John Kerwin was taken. The defense did
not introduce any testimony. The Court held
the defendant to answer, fixing his bail at
500, which was given.
WATCHING THE LEvEE.-The Lovdals, who
have planted $4,000 Bartlett pear trees on a
piece of ground shout two and half miles
up the river, on the Yolo side, are exercising
care to prevent the lsvee from breaking in
their neighborhood. The place supposed to
be most dangerous is at what has been known
as the Sutherland break, repaired last fall.
They aud other residents have had force OF
men watching the embankment night and
day, to zee that the current did not cut it.
COMPLAINING OF THE FEBRY.-Residents in
the neighborhood of the Pocket complain
that the Peters ferry across the Sacramento
has not been running since the oh instant
much to their inconvenience. The owner OF
the ferry declares that it would be dangerou:
| to run it st this stage of the river, but they
assert that the Freeport ferry is being op
Grated and has not met with any trouble.
PRISONER Els ROUTE. Under Sheriff
Ward of Stanislaus county, arrived in th'
city Yesterday, en- route for the State Prison
at Folsom, with 3 prisoner named Barney
| Mcmahon, who is to serve term OF two
wears for on assault with q deadly weapon.
TAKEN TO NAPA.-Maggie Ham, an l.
street character of considerable notoristy
was pronounced insane by the examining
physicians yesterday, and in the Afternoon
| Manuel Dubois left with her for the Asylum
at NapA,
ONE THOUSAND children's hose supporters
patent fastenings, at 10 cents, to-day OF ReC
House.
READ Thomas Bromley's great clearance
sale advertisement of damaged goods which
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