Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-30
LOCAL BREVITIES.

The crops throughout the county never
looked better.
All the roads leading into the county are
in fine condition.
Dust, dust, everywhere. Where is the
street "sprinkelaire
The river was never known to be so low
at this season of the year az it is now.
A new Postoffice has been established at
Russell, in this county, with Margaret
Maybe as Postmistress.
The school teachers warrants will be
ready for applicants at the Office of City
Auditor Mckee this afternoon
In the case of Harvey Moore VS.. Kate E.
divorce as prayed for, On the ground of
desertion.
Yesterday in Judge Van Fleets Court,
Robert Mcintosh, native of Nova Scotia,
was made citizen, on the testimony of p.
E. Johnson and ]. E. McQueney.
Some ghoulish vandal has been desc
Grating graves in the City Cemetery and
despoiling burial lots of their flowers.
Hanging is too good for this fend incar-
nate.
George Swingle is setting out 100 acres
more of almonds on his place between this
city and Davisville. H. says it is impossi-
bic to overdo the almond trade in this
country.
The Supervisors of Ell Dorado county are
going to elevate the liquor license. Most
of the members are in favor of $3.50 per
quarter. However, one is in favor of max
ing it $3.50, and he is likely, 1t is said, to
carry his point.
The I-street denizens rendered last night
hideous by the discharge of fire-crackers
and bombs. 1t is the beginning of the
Chinese New Year, and the noise and
racket " will be kept up for several days
unless the " devil driving" is stopped by
the authorities.
The assessment of the city property has
been completed, and the roll tor the fiscal
year 1SSS-S9 reads as follows: Value of
town lots, Sc, 281 $50 Improvements, 81
III ,675 Improvements assessed to others
than owners of real estate, $40, $50 value
of personal property, S2696,775. Total,
S13, 706, $50.
The following counties made their re-
turns to the State Treasurer yesterday ::
Stsnislaus, $40, 16S 40; San Luis Obispo,
tura, S43, 500 SO; Placer, $40, 432 II; Contra
Costa, $50, 633 SO; Suffer, Si6.S $50 81; Santa
Clara, $242, 057 IA; Lassen, $15616 46
Plumas, sl2,l41 So; Los Angeles, S43S,-
OH %.
The Governor on yesterday appointed
and commissioned B. Koch, of Santa Clara
county, a member of the Board of Trustees
of the California Hospital for the chronic
Insane, vice E. F. Delger, resigned. The
| following Notaries were also appointed !:
Benjamin Hobart, Saucelito; Jacob Kunz-
| ley, Colfax; ]. 7. Meddock. Compeche.
The Governor also authorized T. r. Wilson,
Judge of the Superior Court of San Fran
cisco city and county, to hold Court in San
| Diego county, vice ]. K. Watkins, disqual-
| flied, beginning February 1, 1889.
Without any knowledge or permission
| on the part of any citizen of Sacramento
county, Assemblyman Mathews of Tehama
| introduced bill in the Legislature, on
| MONDAY, to divide Sacramento into two
counties, and now every man you meet is
asking: WHO IN -- is MATHEWS ?'
Notwithstanding the bill is supposed to
have been introduced as joke, there are a
large number OF people in the eastern part
of the county, who were to be cut off, and
do not appreciate the humor of the thing,
that are on their way to Sacramento, with
muskets and picked fiin.s, in search of the
willowy- formed" representative from Te-
| hama.