Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-20
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
Sergeant Barwicl<,s Report.

Sergeant Barwicks Report.
The barometer fell very rapidly on the
18th and up to O'Clock yesterday morning,
when it reached the lowest point and read
1882 inches. 1t read the same at the same
hour at San Francisco. The lowest Signal
Service barometer reading on the coast at
the above hour was %. % inches, at Fort
Candy; that was at least an inch lower than
1t was some weeks ago. During the pres
ent barometrical depression there must have
been nearly thousand feet less atmosphere
resting upon the earth's surface in this
vicinity than when the barometer read an
inch higher some three weeks ago; this
was las far as the pressure on the body is
concerned) equal to a person being a thou
sand feet above Sacramento with normal
barometer prevailing. The barometer yes
terday after 4 A. NJ. began rising rapidly,
and up to o'clock last night it had risen
90 OF an inch or a trille over half an inch.
which is rather phenomenal in this portion
of the State. The barometer at the above
hour stood at 1854 inches; at A. M it
stood at % 30 inches.
The rainfall in Sacramento during this
storm was 10 inches; for the month ,
inches, and for the season 1920 inches,
against total rainfall of 1865 inches for
the whole of last season-1SS4-5. A foul
weather sunset was generally reported from
Olympia to San Francisco last night. The
temperature was 100 warmer at Sacramento
at o'clock last night than for the a hours
preceding, 80 warmer at San Francisco
and Keller, % warmer at Red Bluff, and 20
cooler at San Luis Obispo. The wind was
from some southerly point along the en-
tire Pacific slope, at least at all Signal Ser
vice stations that were reported, except
Red Bluff, and there the wind was north
and light In velocity. Light snow was
falling at Red Bluff yesterday at a. NJ
Reports from railroad stations, made at :
A. NJ yesterday, showed the fall of snow
and rain to have been as follows during the
storm: Truckee l foot of snow Summit,
? feet; Cisco, 16 inches; Emigrant Gap ,
feet Blue Canyon, inches snow and )
hours rain Gold Run, 10 hours rain Col
fax, 225 inches Auburn, 160 inches;
Rocklin, 1872 inches; Redding. 80 of an
inch; Red Bluff, 81 Tehama 80 Nord.
80; Chico, 50; Marysville 10; Wheat
land, 10 hours ram South Vallejo. 80
inches; Napa, l. p inches Calistoga, 103
inches; Suisun, l.73 inches Elmira, 1.65
inches; Dayisville 80 inches Woodland,
10 inches; Knights Landing, 80; Duni-
gan, l.03 inches; Williams, %; Willows,
80; Oriand, IS; Corning, Co.
On the last day of the citrus fair in this
city Mr.. Gallatin suggested to Mr.. Bran
hall, of W. T. Coleman & Co., of San Fran
cisco. that Ii would stimulate exhibitors to
rem val of their exhibits, and add greater
interest to the fair, if special prizes were
offered them, as was done in Sacramento
Day before yesterday Mr.. Gallatin tele-
graphed W. 7. Coleman, inquiring whether
stlrh l,rivaG HH-prtlI no DFF.- -
was desirable to inform our citrus fruit
growers upon the subject. Last evening a
dispatch in reply was received from w. T.
Coleman d Co. by Mr.. Gallatin as follows
The merchants of San Francisco will give
prizes upon the exhibits at citrus fair in
this city 1t will be WELL therefore, for
those who have done so nohly at the Sac
ramento fair to renew their exhibits with
fresh fruit at San Francisco. 1t will
cost only the small value of the fruit to do
so, as all expenses upon packages adj
dressed to Northern California Citrus Fair.
care of Mechanics Institute" will be paid
by the committee at that place.
RAscALLY Act. - Yesterday morning,
about breakfast time, boy rang the
bell of Mrs. Foote'S boarding house, X
street, between Ninth and Tenth, and
handed her package, stating that it was
for the lady of the house. She saw that it
was addressed to Mrs. Chlds, her sister.
who was then eating breakfast, and gave it
20 her. When the wrapper was removed
ii was found that a cigar box had been in
closed, and when the box was opened a
loud explosion followed, accompanied by
flash of fire which burned Mrs Chiids'
hands and clothing and also set on fire the
clothing of n little girl who was near bv
almost destroying the garments before the
fire was put out. That no more serious
damage was done is considered remarkable.
but it is believed that the cover of the box.
which was opened toward the lady holding
II, prevented the flame from flashing into
her face, with possibly fatal effect. The
family have no idea who could have been
guilty of sending the internal machine.
BoLD ROBBERY. - Monday night two
masked men entered the room of Hans
Hansen, at William Doyle's ranch, on the
Sto, kton road, near the city, and compelled
him and another man who was pres
ent TO throw up their hands, and then pro-
ceeded to appropriate 1920 in S20-pieces
which Hansen had been paid off with on
the previous day. 4 singular circumstance
connected with the robbery is that dog
belonging on the premises was evidently
acquainted with one of the robbers, and
was much more pleased to see him than
Hansen was.
AUCTION SALE.-Bell & Co. announce that
they will sell at 10 A NJ to-day. at their
salesroom, Ninth and streets. the carpen-
ter tools and fixtures of the shop of George
Druke, deceased. There are three truck
loads Of tools, work benches. hardwood
lumber, veneering, hand screws, nails. etc.
There will also be sold the furniture of a
house of five rooms including a parlor set,
bedroom, dining-room and kitchen furni-
tIre, Brussels and ingram carpets, 20 Jars
of choice fruit, croekery, glass, wooden
ware, etc.
HIGH LICESsE.-L. NJ. Holt, of River
side, was asked yesterday, while in the city,
whether the high-license issue had vet
reached Riverside, to which he quietly re-
piled g Not very much. We only charge
S125 per month for city license to each
saloon, and the county charges S25-mak-
ing $50 per month. We have two saloons,
the proprietors of which walk up promptly
each month and pay this amount, and the
balance are no more. 1t has worked ad-
mirably with u.s."