Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-10
LOCAL BREVITIES,

Yesterday was dull day at the State
Capitol.
There is bursted sewer on Twentieth
and o streets.
A. Patterson was robbed of $50 in the
Postoffice Saloon last night
Yesterday S22 900, interest on bonds, was
paid out by County Treasurer Huntoon
The steamer San Joaquin No has been
hauled up ON the Washington ways for
repairs.
The measles and garotters seem to have
possession of the town. The first attack
the children, and the second the man who
goes home late at night.
On Sunday last District DEPUTY MI.
O'Reilly, of the Young Mems Institute, of
this city, organized Branch 50 at Folsom,
with 30 charter members.
Superintendent J. B Wright came down
from the Summit yesterday. He reports
the weather as quite chilly Ion the Hill,
but the road is open for traffic.
Francis D'Hondt, an old-timer, noted as
being miser died Sunday at his residence
on Front and r streets, at the advanced
age of SO years. He leaves a valuable es-
tate.
An exchange says a Sacramento man
presented the twenty-six volumes-all that
have been issued-of Bancroft's history
to his wife, for a Christmas present. She
found them in her stocking
A man went into the STATE House Hotel
one day last week, registered as George
Bailey, deposited gold watch and sack of
money, walked out of the door, and has
not been seen or heard from since.
At the last meeting of the Wallack Min
strel and Social Club the following addi-
tional officers were elected to those already
published: J. Gutthold, Vice President,
aud S. ]. Won Hirsh, Musical Director.
On Thursday the Plymouth Consolidated
Mining Company paid a dividend of 40
cents per share, aggregating $4,000. This
is the fiftysIxth dividend of this company,
and makes the total paid by it 50 240, 900.
Who will now say that the mining days
are over?
Senator Caminetti, of Amador, says that
he has succeeded in interesting a syndicate
of capitalists in several thousand acres of
foothill land, above Jackson. The land
has been bonded for some time Ten
thousand dollars has already been paid by
the syndicate.
There is an unusual amount Of sickness
in the city. Most every one you meet is
complaining of colds and influenza. Quite
number of children are excluded from
the public schools on account of there be-
ing measles in the family. Superior Judge
Van Fleet is laid up, and the entire force
in the County Clerks Office is bunged
up" with colds.
Tomorrow will be the twenty-slxth an
niversary of the great flood in Sacramento.
The town had been flooded also on the 9th
of the preceding month. With the present
excellent system of levees and raised
To
waters as those of 1862 and the entire val
ley must become an ocean of water before
there can be any apprehension of danger.
So far this season the river has not even
made a respectable showing, SO far as hight
is concerned.
A petition for the probate of the will of
Francis D'Houdt has been filed in the
County Clerks office, which places the val
uation of the estate at about $4,000. The
real part consists of lots and s, block n
and o, Tenth and Eleventh streets, of the
value of 81, coo each; lots l and ., block r
and S, Front and Second streets, of the
value of $500; lot s, block o and 2,
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, of the value
of $4,000. The personal property is valued
at $50. A. G. Sweetser is the petitioner.
State Superintendent Ira G. Hoitt went to
San Francisco yesterday to attend meet
ing of the Regents Of the State University.
H is doing all he can to perfect complete ar
engagements for the reception of the COM
ing National Teachers Convention. which
assemblies in July next. Ex-Siate Superin-
tendent f. NJ. Campbell is also laboring
assiduously in the same cause He made
a strong speech upon the subject at the
recent teachers meeting at Berkeley. The
State Board of Trade and other bodies will
be called upon to lend aid for making the
National Teachers Convention a grand
success.