Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-27
Weather and Streams.

CALIFORNIA.
Weather and Streams
SHASTA. January 26th-The terrific rain
storm which commenced on the Goth inst
still continues Rainfall to-day. . 50 inches =:
for the season, 1920 inches. No signs az a
clear up are discernible.
REDDISG, January 26th. - Rain has
poured down all the afternoon. The river
IS high, and the small streams are over
flowing. Dark. heavy clouds indicate =
stormy night. There is no wind.
CHICO, January 26ih-Auother heavy
transform sci III this morning, and there
i no signs % quitting. Over an inch has
fallen today. The waters are all very
high. Iwenty-four inches of rain has
fallen this season.
RIO VISTA, January 26,h-It beqao rain
ing at 10 o'clock, and has continued. with
little inicrmission, all day. with every in
dicatlon # an all-night rain. The Cautain
OF the steamer Onward reports the levees
broken, Walnut Grove and New Hone
flooded, and the drowning of one man
near Walnut Grove, name unknown. The
Onward carried away her rudder. and
stopped at Ciarksburg three hours for re-
pairs. She IS now here, making additional
repairs.
SAN Francisco, January 26tb.-The rain
fall in this city, up to o'clock this even
ing, for the past twenty-four hours. was rs
OF an incn. 1t is now showcling, with
prospects Of continuing through the night.
VANCOUVER CIV. IT,, January 26th.-As
far as the eve can reach, the Columbia river
is full of Ice. The steamship Olvmpian of
the o. i. and II. Company. commenced
backing through the ice below This civ
several miles, and gave up the Job. return
lng 10 Portland. To-day they again at
tempted the task, and by noon She had
passed up through the ice, on her way to
take the passengers and mails from the
snow-oound Q. r. and y train The river
IS reported open from eight miles above
Vancouver 20 the Cascades, The Olvmpian
can make Inc run back TO Portland bv mid
night This Is the second steamship no the
river as far as the Cascades, the Hudson
Bay steamship Beaver being the first. and
the 81. Paul As far is Vancouver. with Gen
eTal Grant and party on his return from
around the world. The late snow ana sleet-
storm gre5Irly damaged the fruit trees Of
this locality, especially peaches, the sleet
extending only one mile back from The
river.
Signal Service Indications,
SAN FRANCISCO, January 96th-S P. N
Indications for the succeeding 81 hours :
Northern California, cl cudy weather and
ram. with ish Southerly wind and gales
along the coast Southern California. zen
orally fair weather, with variable winds.
Cau,ionary signals are displayed along the
coast from San Francisco to the Straits of
Fuca.
The Northern California Citrus Fair.
SAN Francisco, January 26th. = The
Northern California Citrus Fair was form
ally opened last evening in the art gallery
OF the Mechanics Pavilion. There was a
large attendance. The array of citrus fruits
and other exhibits occasioneG surprise and
admiration.
Inc opening address was made by ". N .
EStee. He was introduced by David Kerr.
Nice-President Of the Mechanics Institute
who stated that the Institute had assumed
the management of the fair not for pur-
poses of profit, as the expenses will be $500
more than the receipts but to assist the
people Of the no-thern part of California in
giving those here an idea of its capabilities
alid advantages for raising tropical and
semi-tropical fruits.
Mr.. Estee spoke at length, calling atten-
ton TO the possibilities of citrus fruit pro-
duction in northern California
The display of fruits at the Pavilion
lights up So beautifully that the picture
presented IS even more attractive in the
evening than it is during the day. Many
new exhibits We're sent in to- day. Among
the most notable is that of c. B. Kimball,
of Marysviile, who has a large lot of very
fine oranges, some of which are from tree
over thirty years old, which last year bore
over 1000 oranges. There are oranges and
lemons on the branch and the green and
growing and the fully ripe fruit can be seen
on the same branch. \. s. Smith, editor
of the MarysYille 1ppcdi, has very large
display of oranges, which are among the
finest fruits exhibited T. Dousall exhib-
its the blooms of lOquot trees, the fruit of
which is ripe in June and July, and is of
delicious character and flavor. 1t is trop-
zeal tree, and It's blossoms are fragrant and
sweet. William T. Coleman has on eXhi-
bition oranges and lemons grown at his
home in san Rafael, and a lot of fine or
anges and lemons were from the grounds
of William Litchenberg, of the same place
j.. b. Mastick of Alameda CITY, has on eX-
hibtion a lot of handsome lemons There
is cotton from as far north as Shasta. tea
grown in Auburn by /. 4. Gould, olives
grown IL many places walnuts, chestnuts,
pecans, and last, but not least in the minds
of youthful Californians, large bundles of
licorice root grown in this State, ana sweeter
end cleaner than that handed out to them
by the smiling druggists clerk.
The rain of to-day was deplored by ex-
hibitors: but even this forenoon, when it
rained hard, there We're many visitors.
With pleasant evening the rooms would
be filled tonight,
The Anti Chinese Movement
SAN JOSH, January 26th.-The Ant-Chi-
nese League Executive Committee of this
county met last evening to discuss the pro-
priety of Abandoning the State Convention
announced for February 4jh The report
of the Secretary showed that many clubs
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their intention to send delegates and il was
decided TO be too late to abandon the Con
venuou. \ committee was appointed to
visit San Francisco and secure the CO.
operation of the clubs there.
THE REDDING EXPULSION.
REpDING. January 2Jth.-At a large
meeting of citizens at Georges Hall, Fri
day evening, 1t was decided that the Chi
nese must leave Redding, and 4 committee
of forty was appointed TO carry the decision
INTO effect The committee met Saturday,
and decided that each proprietor OF a wash
N use business house, and cooks EN-
ploved By whites, might remain five days,
but that all Others should leave Sunday
morning a 9 O'Clock Sunday morning
the committee was on hand to enforce the
decree. and the Chinese went. The COM
r,ittee acted without unnecessary demon
stration or violence, and allowed no one to
interfere with. MODEST or abuse the Chinese.
Private property was protected, in several
instances the committee purchasing stores
ana other material which the Chinese
could not take away. Vegetable peddlers
are allowed one week To enter the town,
after which they are excluded. The CON-
nittee will keep guard at Chinatown, 10
nreyent the return of the Chinese, also to
protect the buildings and remaining Chi
nese property from theft or assault. There
has been no excitement, drinking or carouS-
inc over the expulsion, and citizens pursue
their daily duties as usual.
PETALUMA AROUSED.
PrTALUMA. January 26th.-Notwithstan
inc fbe heavy rain-storm to-day, the stores
ana awnings contained gatherings discuss
ing the meeting of last night. The radical
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