Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

CROP PRosPECTs.-Thc Gait Gazette OF
Saturday last SAYS: Last Monday we had
an opportunity of seeing for ourselves the
crop prospects of the better portion of Sac
TanentO county. and travelled over a large
section of country, and a more discourage
ing prospect for bOuntiful harvest we
have not witnessed for years in this county.
There are no crops to speak of north of
the Costumes and east of McConneils sta
ZION and Elk Grove until the bottom lands
OF the American river are reached, and
what wheat there is in sight is of a very
inferior growth unfit for hay, and of but
little value to the producer other than to
volunteer with. The crops on the rich
bottom lands of the Costumes are very
short and looking poorly. and what little
there is, from present indications, we are
led To believe the grasshoppers will devour.
Whole fields of corn are being DESTROYED
by these pests, the wheat and barley crops,
and in fact all green vegetation, is being
treated similarly, and the end is not vet
Our circuit Monday over the section of
country north of Gait to a point on the
Jackson road, eleven miles from Sacra-
mento, includes some Of the best land in
the county, and we saw but very little hay.
not much fruit, and in fact the agricultural
and horticultural outlook for the season is
very discouraging. The best crops in this
section OF the county are those in the vi
cinity of Gait and Hicksville
Police COURT. - In the Police Court
Saturday the cases of All Gin, Lou Die and
All Zee, charged with battery, were dis
missed on payment OF costs...Ah Due.
arrested Tor carrying concealed weapon
was discharged. He had the weapon in his
hand when the officer saw hinl, but there
was 10 evidence to show that he had been
carrying it concealed. Steve Rinaldi pre-
ylOUsly convicted of battery was fined $50
-.....Ah Chow, for keeping an opium den,
was fined Sl0.....Ah Lee and All Keow. for
visiting an opium den, were also fined $40
each but All Lum and Kun kce. arrested
al the same time on a like otfense were dis
Charged...-.The case of Ida Smith. for an
assault to murder J. u. Smith. was con-
tinued until the 23d...... Frank Swanson
and J. NJ. Taylor were pronounced guilty
81 Yagrancy. Tie former was sent up for
thirty days and the latter for ten...M Mrs
Lawson was convicted of disturbing the
peace, and sentenced to thirty days in the
county jail......I. York, accused Of cruelty
p.animals was discharged. Henry Hays.
arrested for having been drunk, was let 90.
he being an honest rancher, whose good
nature led him into trouble.
BOARD OF HENTH-A special meeting
Of the City Board of Health was held Sat
urday evening for the election of an In
-pector Of Plumbing and the adoption of
rules governing that officer City Engineer
Bassett was present and read long list of
rules regulating the laying of pipes, making
connections with CesSpOols. etc, and other
rules prescribing the duties of the Plumb
ing Inspector. A very lengthy and seem
ingly interminable debate Immediately took
place, in which all present took an active
part. No one, from the first reading of the
rules, could say that they thoroughly IN
derstood them, from the fact that they
cover so much DIR. Lame and Dr. Cluness
were both DESTROYS of proceeding to the
election of the Plumbing Inspector, but DR..
Nichols the Secretary said he was unaltcr-
ably opposed to any such action as was
also Or. Snider. DR.. Cluness was summoned
10 see a patient before the meeting had
been concluded so the election was defer
red until after the rules and regulations
have been printed
GRANT School CLosED.-The school term
of the Grant school. Miss /. B. Low, teacher,
ended Friday with some pleasant closing
exercises during which the following pro-
sranme was ably carried out Song by the
class recitation, Song of Seven Minnie
Hauschildt; recitation The Brave Mouse,
Tully Kreeger; dialogue. ",Jeaf rs u Post"
Esther Archibald, Jenna krceger and Rose
Hauschildt; recitation, "Grandpa's Specta-
cles, Annie Ferguson; recitation, \
Small Boys Conclusion, George Archi-
bald; song, alpine Horn, by the class
recitation, RI Put 1t OF, Henry Need /;
recitation, The Nagabonds, William Pru-
lit dialogue. The Ne -Do-WeN.' Louisa
Need Isabel Ne d. Frederic Hauschildt and
George Need song, Nancy Lee, by the
class. The following are the percentages in
the Grammar Department for April and
Nay Esther Archibald. 100; Louisa Need,
100; Frederic Haus-hldt so; Isabel Need,
81; William Pruitt 81; George Need, -;
Jenna krecger, 50 and Rosa Hauschildt, IS.
\ MiDmGHr F1GHT.-Thcre was row in
front of Louis Strauss saloon at half past
II this morning \ man named Priest
was beaten about the head by Charley
Yates, an employe in the saloon. There
were shouts and cries that reused the neigh
oorhood of Third and X streets. The
right OF wrong OF the ARRAY could not be
asccrtaiued. Strauss claimed that Priest,
who u partly paralyZed came into the
place drunk-where he has been EMPLOYED
and nenaced him Strauss with loaded
pistol whereupon one Murphy wrenched
the weapon away. Yates thereupon got
mixed up in the matter, and beat Priest.
who was knocked against u beer kea on the
walk, and injured about the head. Priests
friends claim that he was beaten without
cause by Yates, who has the reputation of
being bully. Il was 4 diSgraceful mid
night row and woke up the whole Third
and K-street region.
CoMNEEcIAL-Th following steamboats,
arrived at Sacramento since last report
san joaquin No. ,, from san Francisco
with merchandise and a barge of freight for
the upper Sacramento san Joaquin No. 3.
from the upper river with barge of wood.
Clara Bell, from the upper Sacramento.
with produce and wood; d. +. Knight,
passed the city, en- route to Marysyillc
departed San joaquin No. ,, for San
Francisco, with a barge of wood; San Joa-
ouin No > for the upper river, with general
merchandise and freight; Clara Bell, for the
lower river, with general merchandise.
Cry TREASURY following were the
receipts for the week ending Saturday, May
18th. From J. y. Herndon, cemetery dues,
S73: a S. Woods, water rates, 81 900 %; n.
A Kidder harbor dues, $40; W. y. Henry,
Police Court fines. $40 so G. J.. Putnam,
tig hcehSeS' 30 - ~ - -, o.,
city taxes. $ll0,4S9 -. Total Sll1,o54 %.
Total disbursements $3,S73 81. Total
amount in city treasury. 94069oo A.
EXCELSIOR LIME WoRKs.-These works
are situated Immediately on the line OF the
G. T. r. r.. about two miles above Clipper
o Gap. An inexhaustable supply of superior
lime rock lies just beneath the surface, and
As easily mined. A kiln of about 500 bar
rsls capacity on the premises is now in
operation. When the Improvements now
IN contemplation are completed, lime will
be manufactured i'll this city, and the two
most important factors in the cost of pro-
ducing will be so modified that one ofthem,
teamiDg, will be entirely dispensed with
the other, fuel will be greatly reduced in
cost. w. Is. Skellenger is the owner and
proprietor.