Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-16
LOCAL BREYITIEs.
Battalion drill at Armory Hall to-

Battalion drill at Armory Hall tonight
| Company G, Firsr Artillery Regiment
will elect two Lisutenants this evening.
Old B0rea, has captured all the citrus
belts, and will challenge John L. as soon
as ne returns.
The frost says to the water pipes 4" Let
her 60, Gallagher" The plumber says
This is where We get Oft"
The overland trains continue to come in
away behind the schedule time and it will
be some time perhaps before they are
righted.
| William II. Barnes, of the San Francisco
| E1aDli,aer, will deliver lecture before the
Young Mems Christian Association this
evening.
| Every society in this city declared divi-
| dend to the retiring officers during the
holidays. They almost got up corner in
diamond rings, watches and gold headed
canes.
| The fire last Saturday was caused by a
blaze being discovered in the northern end
of the Pioneer Mills near the boiler-room
1t was extinguished in few minutes and
| the damage will not exceed 500, which is
covered by insurance.
The potatoes raised near Grizzly Flat, in
Ri Dorado county, are superior in every re-
spect to the article imported from Salt
Lake. This city will be supplied from the
| upper attitudes of that county with spuds
as soon as the railroad is completed to Pla-
cerville.
About 9 o'clock Saturday morning pas
senger train A. bound south, ran over
| man about 80 years of age, between Suisun
and Teal station, killing him instantly.
The mangled remains were brought to Sui
sun. The identity of the dead man is I'M
known.
Captain T. 3. Hall returned Saturday
from his stock farm on the Yuba. While
in that section he took run up to Oro-
vile, and reports finding the young orange
grove there in almost perfect condition
The cold weather seems to have given Oro-
vile the go-by.
Residents of mob Hill " and also those
living in the vicinity of Twenty fourth and
streets express serious doubts as to
whether or not they are TO have the benefit
OF electric lights. The masts and lamps
are all IN readiness, connections made, and
it appears to be strange that the lights do
not show up.
The Amador canal has been badly
blockaded and damaged by ice and the
water in the large iron pipes was frozen for
several days during the fore part of the
week. This IS circumstance that has
never happened before since the canal was
built This is one of the proposed water
supplies for this city.
The weather during the past few DAYS,
says the Amador Dispatch, has been the
coolest ever witnessed III this part of the
country, by even the Oldest inhabitant.
The thermometer last Monday night came
down to within 20o of zero. II is more
moderate now, but there are numerous
ofphs. Nf
sides of the hills around town.
The Placer Herald says: Captain Z. l..
Hawk, of the Orange ranch, near Rocklin,
and an active member of the Board of
| Trade, was in Auburn Thursday looking
over the tax roll to learn how many Sac;
| ramentans are real estate holders in Placer.
He found about seventy-hve names on the
roll whom he recognizes as residents of
Sacramento. They will be asked to Join
| the Placer Board of Trade.
The Gazette says "Galt lays no claim on
being sporting center and strongly OBJ
jects to being classified as such. Gait is a
| moral community, and we want the world
to know it. Because Sheriff Tom Cum
| ningham will not allow dog-fghts in San
| Joaquin county, it is no excuse for the
| slums of Stockton 10 turn Gait into a
dog-pit. so they may come here and enjoy
| their ghoulish fun"
While other sections of the State are de-
ploring the cold snap, FL Dorado county is
| Boosting of lis orange and lemon crops and
| says that ripe strawberries are not an unu-
sual thing to be found on the fruit farmers
| table. They have a warm belt that is truly
| remarkable. 4 vineyard that is 200 feet
| higher than the town of Placerville ia
nous for its raisins, has a record that is
unequaled. 1t can boast of never having
been visited by the frost.
| The Sacramento improvement Associa-
ton, says the Marysville Appeal has OBJ
| tanned subscriptions amounting to over
| Sc 900 q year for the support of perma-
| nent exhibition of Northern California pro-
this sum will be doubled by the time the
canvass is completed. The Capital is wax
ing up. The exhibition will be a great help
| to all Northern California, and Sacramento
| will grow with the general increase of pop
ulation and development of the country.
! Some men were discussing the effect OF
the frost on the citrus fruits, yesterday,
| when Kent Blessing, of the Capital Hotel,
| said: " / see il has not hurt our Petries."
How's that?' remarked a granger from
| Courtlsnd. " Peas don't grow on trees"
We'll, we have a Petrie tn street that
withstands the heaviest frost. Here he
comes across the street now" remarked
the hotel keeper, as be pointed out a men,
Der OF the Board of Education ON the
crosswalk. The granger set them up for
| the crowd.
A citizen strolled into a tinsmith and
| plumbing shop on Saturday last and gave
an order to tit up stove. /" We can't do it
this wee1," quickly replied the Knight of
the soldering iron, bursted water pipes
are now declaring dividend. There is no
honey in putting up stoves. Call around
I after this glorious weather TO us has de-
parted and we will attend to your old slam
| bang of stove. Say, mister. this inter-
| view has cost you three dollars; shall
charge it. or do you pay cash" The citizen
put up Ihe stove himself.
| TuR only raii HE cnrn fnr catsrrh IL Dr.