Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The New Hope bridge is nearing COM
pletion.
mob Hip will be lighted with electric
ity in few days.
The river marked eleven feet two inches
yesterday at the Yolo bridge.
w. E. Cannon has been appointed Post
master at Richland in this county.
Both west-bound overland trains were
over half day late in arriving here yester-
day.
The steamers Neponset, Varuna and
Knight No. 2 went up the river yesterday
morning.
J. w. Wilson, the well-khown stable
man, has purchased the elegant hack which
took the first premium at the State Fair
last year.
]. r. Johnston, former citizen of this
city, died at LOOMS, Friday, in his 6Sth
year. He will be buried by the Pioneers
in this city this afternoon.
The cambridge Business College has
been removed from X street, between Ninth
and Tenth, to Jacobs Hall, J street be-
tween Tenth and Eleventh.
P. A. Finigan was appointed Director
of the State Beard of Agriculture on the Sth
of January, 1887 and qualified before John
K. Hamill on the 18th of February follow
ing. From this, which is matter of record
in the Office of the Secretary of State, Mr..
Finigan did not qualify in time, and his
successor will take seat in the Board.
Mrs. James Glenn, of Washington. Yolo
county, was found dead in her bed last
Saturday at s o'clock. Deceased had
family and a husband, who, most of the
time, led hayward life. A physician ex-
sod Il. i IL
from natural causes. Mrs. Glenn has been
considerably addicted to the use of liquor
Deputy Sheriff Bennett took Miss Mary
Christian, aged twenty-six, who was adj
judged insane, to the Stockton Insane Asy-
lum last Saturday. Miss Christian was
very violent, and it was found necessary to
keep her in straps continually. On the
way to the train she tore a large handful
OF hair from the head of trusty, who was
assisting the Sheriff, and savagely at
tempted to bite him. On the way down
she attempted to escape from the train.
A lot of dairy cows are causing consider
able annoyance to residents in the vicinity
OF Twenty-tirst and s streets. The cows are
herded daily on the Streets and if perchance
gate IS open they are sure to see II. and
cause havoc with plants and everything in
general. More than that, the boy who is
employed to watch the cattle uses, some
times, profane epithets that can be heard
for blocks around. The Pound-master can
make big haul if he is little active.
The regular meeting of the County Board
OF Education was held last Saturday at the
office of the County Superintendent of
Schools. Mrs. Matte X. Gruusky was
granted grammar grade certificate on her
educational diploma. Mrs. Alice Way
Maslin was granted grammar grade GER
tliicate on her life diploma. Kingsbury
Piper was granted a Recommendation for
an educational diploma. Miss Annie John
son was granted a recommendation for an
educational diploma. Miss Nellie Myles
was granted a primary certificate on her
second grade county certificate.
Two splendid samples of raisins pro-
duced in the foothills in Ell Dorado county
have been received by the Viticultural
Commissioners at San Francisco. The
grapes were grown on the Cedar Hill vine.
yard, owned By Thomas Hardie and To-
Gated near Placerville. The raisins are of
excellent quality and the residents of that
district think that with proper care as good
raisins can be grown as in any portion of
the State. The land and climate seem per-
fectly adapted to the production of pears
peaches, plums and every variety of grapes
and the apples are already famous. Wine
making, like raisin- growing, is yet in its
infancy in that district.