Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-04
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Yesterday was salary day at the Court
house.
A large wild cat was killed on rancl
near Auburn last week.
w. II. Clark has been appointed a Dep
uty Sheriff by Sheriff Drew.
The State yesterday paid out $g,S65 in
tsrest on coupons of her funded debt.
The first annual ball of the Sons of Her
man, New Years night, was a grand sue
cess.
Yesterday the Secretary of State paid inse
the State Treasury, as fees for December
$1,000.
Mendocino county yesterday paid into
the State Treasury 81 800 interest on her
bonds.
Sacramento county yesterday paid into
the State Treasury $10,1S0 interest on
coupons.
10. Coleman was yesterday caned by
| the employees OF the Pacific Thomson Elec-
trio Light Company.
The west-bound overland was nine hours
late yesterday in consequence of the heavy
storm on the " hill"
The steamer Dover went up the river last
Monday, and the Sonoma came in from
San Francisco on Sunday,
In consequence of the late heavy rain a
large cave made its appearance in a sewer
at Twentieth and o streets.
County License Collector Dolan sold
50 252 worth of licenses during December.
For the year he collected SOS, 552 60.
The Governor yesterday appointed Edgar
]. DePue a member of the State Board of
Prison Directors, vice J. A. Filcher, term
expired.
During the month of December $771 25
was received from the sale of State text
books. In the last six months the sales
have amounted to over $37, 200.
The City Board of Education met Mon
day evening. The two new members,
Messrs. Martin and Shelton, took their
seats. The Superintendent filed his annual
report.
The Camellia Japonica, Daphne Odora,
and Pyrus Japonica are now in blossom in
the gardens in this city. The golden oranges
on the trees, refreshed by the rains, present
a most beautiful sight
William Verify, respected citizen and
one known TO all shotgun experts as being
fine sportsman, died on Sunday evening.
He was 70 years of age, and highly re-
spected by all who knew him.
The large drain-box on Third street, near
the depot, through which mud was to be
forced into China slough, is in q dangerous
condition, one part having already caved
in. The remainder is also in weak con-
dition.
1t was rumored on the streets last even
ing that row-boat had capsized in the
river, and that the occupants, four in num-
Der, had narrow escape from drowning.
Up to late hour, however, no particulars
could be obtained.
a. Pendleton, of Nicolaus, writes Rain
fall for past twenty-four hours has been 40
of an inch, making seasons fall 50 as
against 2.92 inches last year to an even
date. Still raining gently at A. M, with
indications of continued storm.
The Governor has appointed members of
the State Board of Health as follows: E.
A, Ruggles, Stockton, vice H. C. Grower:
r. Beverly Cole, San Francisco, vice self;
j. NJ. Briceland Shasta, vice self; w. r.
Cluness, Sacramento, vice self; H. s. Orme,
Los Angeles, vice self.
Judges Armstrong and Van Fleet, sitting
in bank in Department Two of the Superior
Court yesterday, ordered that the Super
visors at the present meeting select the
names of 500 citizens to serve as trial Jurors.
They also ordered that 100 names should be
selected for Grand Jurors.
Deputy Sheriff Cola, who took Miss So
linde G. Curry to the Stockton Insane Asy-
lum Saturday, had a very dangerous charge.
Several times on the train she endeavored
to escape, and finally became so violent
that it was necessary to strap her down.
She is native of California, and aged about
% years.
The Governor yesterday appointed the
following members of the State Board of
Agriculture: III. M. LaRue, Sacramento;
G. NJ. Chase, San Francisco; Jesse D. Carr,
Salinas; John Boggs, Colusa Dana Per-
kin, Rocklin, vice p. A. Finigan, failed to
qualify. All the above except Perkins were
members of the old Board.
The report of the Howard Benevolent
Association for December shows twenty
four men, forty-eight women and III chill
discriminating total of 1S9 personals
sisted by the granting of 7S5 dispensations.
The total disbursements aggregated the
sum of $29S &c. the item of wood alone
aggregating the sum of $l4 Al. The Board
made an appointment to meet with the
Board of Supervisors to-day at 10 o'clock
AN.
The admirable cut of the new Catholic
Cathedral which appeared in the RECORD.
UNION on Monday last, was from the
Messrs. Diepenbrock Bros. & Doeing. San
Francisco. publishers of the Pacific Coast
Catholic Almanac" and the first annual
issue of which publication was noticed a
few days since. The cut of the Sacramento
Cathedral is but one of many that appeared
in the same work, and all were of similar
excellence.