Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-30

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means ruin. devastation, the destruction of
thousands of happy homes. The whole
! people of the southern section of the State
are looking to this Legislature 10 pass a law
| that will protect them.
WILL WAIT No LoNGER.-In conse-
quence of the frequent complaint made
relative to the water standing on the prop
erty in the block between f and F, Sixth
and Seventh streets. owned by DR.. X. II.
Mcdonald, Health Officer Ferral yesterday
had Sweetser Il Alsip, DR.. McDonald's
agents in this city arrested for misdc-
meanor, in order to bring this matter to a
| settlement rs soon as possible. The Health
| Officer has endeayOrcd more than once to
| have the lots filled, not only because ii
was necessary that it should be done to
abate a nuisance, but also because other
propcrty-owners accused him of favoring
Mcdonald, in consequence of the latter'S
being wealthy. Some months ago the Doc
| tors son, on being applied to by Mr.. Fer
raj, said that he would bring the subject to
the attention of his father as soon as the
| latter returned from the East He has, it
| is understood been back several weeks but
nothing has been done relative to the prop
! erty. He will probably now have to either
make the necessary improvement or show
| cause why he should not. As soon rs this
| case is disposed of, steps will be taken by
| the Health Officer to have the owners of
other lots IN the vicinity fill them.
SETTLED WITH THE STATE.-So far twenty
six counties have settled with the State
Treasurer. Those who paid in yesterday
were as follows: Mariposa, 5000 is; San
Bemardino, S34,929; Ventura, SD, BOB OF
San Francisco. $3lS,642 so John Wiel,
eX State Treasurer, went into the State
| Treasury yesterday and made tender for
| John Scott Treasurer of Sierra county.
| The county owes the State s., S35 ~ and
the Treasurer of that county holds special
deposit certificate from the late State
| Treasurer January. for 81, S25 Is. Mr.. Wiel
offered $1,000 % in coin and the certificate,
| but his tender was refused J. H. Seawell,
| Deputy County Treasurer of Meudocino,
settled with the Controller. and found that
he owed the State S42,27l 80. He holds a
| certificate of deposit from the late State
Treasurer for 41T054 He made a tender
| of his certificate, and the coin necessary to
make the balance due, and the same was
refused.
NEARLY HUMAN.-A female Spitz dog be-
longing 10 Joe Bowers, of the Union Hotel,
recently gave birth to a puppy, which was
SO delicate that it lived but a few days. 1t
died two or three evenings since. and lis
mother not appearing to realize that it was
| dead, was observed for several hours max
| ing pitiable efforts to warm and nourish it.
| Her owner intended TO take the dead pup
away in the morning when she would be
| absent, but next forenoon she relieved him
Of the necessity by performing the funeral
| herself, carrying the pup down into the
! basement, digging 4 hole and burying it
| And to complete the evidence that She was
! possessed of almost humanintelhgence and
affection, it is asserted that she disappeared
early Wednesday evening, and when her
owner instituted search for her, about II
o'clocl-, she was found lying on the pups
grave,
PRONOUNCED INSANE. - John Carey, 4
young man about p years of age, by occu-
patton a miller, and competent workman,
arrived here from Kansas eleven months
ago. and soon gained employment and
made many friends. About Christmas he
began to show symptoms OF insanity, i'm
agining at times that he was being CON
! trolled by some mysterious power and he
also thought that people were trying to
kill him Upon such occasions he would
cease work and endcavor TO get ont of the
way of his enemies. These attacks became
more frequent, and his friends feared that
he would some time do himself great in
| Jury. aS on one occasion he endeavored to
Jump from high window. Consequently
he was Yesterday taken before the Commits
sioners in Lunacy, who after examination
committed him to the asylum at Napa
Run OyER.-Y esterday forenoon, while
a lady was driving to the depot in buggy,
an inebriated individual, who gave the
name of John p. Chenowipps, attempted 70
cross the road where it crosses the sidewalk
near the depot She called to him TO look
ont, but he paid no attention, and, before
she could stop the horse, the man was
knocked down and a wheel passed over
him. The lady was greatly alarmed, fear
ing that he had been hurt. but he picked
himself up and went on his way unframed,
his clothing bearing the mark OF the passage
of the wheel.
AUCTION SALE.-Bell tE Co will sell at
: o'clock this evening, at their sales
room, Eighth and X streets on account OF
removal all the beautiful paintings and
engravings on exhibition there AS the
sale is positive aud without reserve, good
bargains can be made.
WE keep all shades of plain and brocadcd
, velveteen, from 80 cents upwards. Rec