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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15
GOSSIP ABOUT THE FIGHTERS.
THE WAR FEELING In EUROPE.
A General Strike on Every Western
Road Proposed.
THE EASTERN YACHT RACE TO-DAY
SECRETARY BLAlNE'S DENIAL.
There Is No Truth In the Story of His
Resignation.

New YORK, July ia special dispatch from
Bar Harbor says:
Secretary Blaine denies with his own lips
the story of his resignation, which was sent
out Saturday night from Washington"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

The RESIGNATION Of Graham H. Harris as
assistant United States attorney for the north
ern district of Illinois has been received at the
Department of Justice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15
KILRAIN ON THE FIGHT.
He Says He Was Beaten and Has No
Excuse TO Make.

THE sun HAD MORE To Do WITH IT. HowEvER. THAN
sULLIvAS-HE SAYS HE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION.
AND THAT THE STORIES ABOUT MS BEING usED
UP ARE FALSE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

POSTAL APPo1NTMENTs.-The President has
appointed the following postmasters: Martin
W. Quinn, at Decatur, Indiana and Samuel III.
Atkins, at Columbus Ohio. The Postmaster
General has appointed the following post Office
inspectors: Chas. l.. Dubuar, Michigan; VIM.
Conrad. Maryland, and Ernest L. Osbourne,
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

A terrific hail storm, accompanied with rain
and wind, passed over Plattsburg, Burlington,
VT, and other places along Lake Champlain
Saturday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

The ONLY BOND OFFER received at the Treas
ury department up to noon to-day was "a, ,25O
registered AZ per cents at 1867
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

REs1oSED.-Major Herman Kretz, chief of
the mail division Of the Treasury department,
has rendered his resignation, to take effect on
the 21st instant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

APPoIsTED.-Attorney General Miller has ap-
pointed David F. Baily of Abingdon, Va, to be
assistant district attorney for the western dis
trict of Virginia, in place OF Herman, declined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

VIRGINIA PosTMAsTERs.-T J. Lopgford has
been appointed postmaster at Shippers, Green
vile county. Va, and r. l.. Martin at Union
VILE, Orange county, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15
TIE Box MARcHE.
HASDKERCHIEF BARGAINS.

HANDKERCHIEF BARGAINS.
Gents Regular 20c. and 25c. Colored Border Hand
kerchiefs handsome designs: bargain lot for 25c
On account Of this. our regular 2 for lob 25c
Gents Handkerchiefs go down to for 2jc. Gents
Pure Linen White Hemstitched Handkerchiefs g for
2Jc. very cheap.
Ladies, we secured lot Of Pure Linen White Hem
stitched Handkerchefs for CSC is the price We put
On them. Emb Scollop Colored Border Hsndker-
chiefs for pc.
View Designs Fine Colored Center Handkerchief
lOc.. and many other styles. all at Bargain Prices
THE BON MARCHE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

NAVAL OEDERs.-Lieut. George A. Bicknell,
ordered to duty at the New York navy yard
August 1; Passed Assistant Engineer Jno. X.
Barton, ordered to duty at the naval academy
July 20; Passed Assistant Engineer John s.
Ogden, detached from the naval academy July
20 and placed on waiting orders
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

A SEAMAN's DEATH BY SHooT1NG.-The Navy
department is i'll receipt of report from Ad-
miral Kimberly confirming the press news of
the death of Bernhardt Reckln. ordinary sea-
man OF the Trenton, who was accidentally shot
by a German saloon-keeper named Voight.
while carelessly handling a revolver on June
10. Voight was tried before the German consul
and sentenced to three months Imprisonment
for involuntary manslaughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

DISTRICT PESsIoSs.-The following pensions
| have been granted to residents of this District:
Original invalid-Philipp Cline, alias Francis
Klein; George Sturdy. Increase-Frank Bone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

THE BLUE-BooK.-The work of getting out
the biennial Official Register or Blue-B Book will
be begun in short time. Mr.. j. G. Ames, the
superintendent of the document room, Interior
department, complies the information which is
sent in from the various departments The
Blue-Book is supposed to contain the names of
every person i'll the employ of the government
on the lst OF July, 1889. It will be ready to be
issued some time next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

- THE EXTENSIVE SHIRT BUSINESS
49, of the late J. W. Amer has been purchased
BY p L. Hall, who Will continue the old stand,
o21 l1th II. till July l. after that at 90S ST.
W, where former patrons will be cordially welcomed
and orders faithfully executed.
L. L. HALL Shirt Maker,
m1S-3m o2l 11tL ST. NV aud 00S + ST. NV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-15

u, REMOVAL
| 3D. JNO. NJ. YOUNG HAS REMOVED HIS
large stock of carriages 400 Pennsylvania avenue,
where he will be pleased to his old customers and
friends. je2S-2w
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-01
Examine a Few of Our
Bargains below.

$4,000. Mill and new brick house, stable, 40
acres of land, finest mill site in the west,
suitable for factory, creamery, etc; the
best bargain in Utah.
$500. Five acres on State Road, three
miles south.
$4,000 for 20 acres OF land over Jordan;
acreage nearly adjoining this sold for more
than double this price.
$1,000. A 20x20 on East Bench: snap.
$1,000. A los 20 on East Bench.
$780, A 10xlO on North Bench; worth
half more,
$3.50. Two lots on North Bench, city
water; examine this.
5000. Eight room house and 5xl0 lot in
the Nineteenth Ward; snap.
s1,5eO. Brick house and good lot, Wenty-
first Ward.
5000. 2Ox2O near Glass Works; don't
overlook this.
$3.50. Two room house on Brigham
Street, 6x10 lot,
$3.50. Four room house on Ninth East.
500 buys q fist class lot in Muscatine
Place; monthly instalments; every working
man should have one of these lots; no in
vestment In Utah superior to this,
$225 buys lot in City Park Subdivision,
near Denver & Rio Grande Depot Easy
payments. Every workingman should have
one. Call and see our plot.
$2,750. 10x10 in Twenty-frst Ward. By
all odds the best bargain on the North
Bench.
$4,000. One hundred and forty acres near
Ksmas. Full water rights, including $50
bushels of grain, twenty five tons hay,
horses, stock, thresher, binder, etc. Exam.
inc this.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-01
NOTICE.

Il Special Meeting of the Stockholders ofthe Home
Fire Insurance Company, of Utah. will be held att the
office of Heller j. Grant e. Co.. No. 20 East Temple
Street, this C5tyiOn Wednesday, February go, 1882
80 Ofths 4rticJes of Iuco1pcrotio BY Increasing the
number of shares Of capital stock and reducing the
par value of S0D1e and cling the Capital Stock
JtLy paid 1Cp; also amending v4rticle FGUe 90 by
Increasing the number of Directors
ELISA. SMITH, Sec'y.
Salt Lake City, JGny g. 1882
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-01

way wiU you qive $50, 500. and $40
for se,0sng machine when you can ret
one for $29, S25, $50, or $S5-,2ith THE
HERALD for one gear thr0Wn in2
Write to THE HERALD, Salt Lake, tor
particulars.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-02-01

The price asked for Choice Lots is only
$50 each, and is remarkably cheap.
The terms of So 90 per Month WITH
OUT INTEREST bring these Lots
within the reach of all.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

W. A. Gett is in San Francisco for a few DAYS
]. W. Hughes has gone to Napa on legal bust
ness.
S. C. benson and William Schaw came up
from the Bay last night
Lieutenant Colonel E. H Mckee has returned
from his trip to the mountains.
Mrs. Captain Powell has returned to Folsom
from her visit to San Francisco.
Mrs H. c. Ewing and children left last even
ing for Lake Tahoe for months visit.
The wife and daughter OF James Senate are
enjoying the bracing climate at the Bay.
Last night Wilbur F. George and J. L ellis
went to Lake Tahoe. They are after trout
Miss Minnie Todhunter and Miss May Gill left
yesterday for Santa Cruz, to be gone two weeks.
Returning, they will spend week in San
Francisco.
Adolph P. scheld, who has been on TRIP to
the Old World returned on Friday last He
visited all the chief places in Europe, and also
went to Egypt.
Louis Goldstein leaves to-day for Liyermore.
to attend a session of the Grand Lodge of the
order of Herman'S Sons, as the representative of
Suffer City Lodge.
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs W.
Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Dodge, Mrs Quig-
for Soda Springs, Placer county, on a camping
expedition.
r. 2. Pedlar has gone on a vssit of several
weeks to Sisson, where he will put in the time
hunting ana uSnlnR. IN the meantime Mrs.
Pedlar and son Frank VIII visit relatives in San
Francisco.
William Preston. wife and daughter. Mrs.
James Garsjde and son William. of Atchison,
Ks. arrived in Sacramento last evening on a
visit to Mr.. Preston's brother, Benjamin Pres
ton, of this city.
County Clerk Hamilton will leave tomorrow
for the mountains. He will stop over at Auburn
long enough TO get information as to where the
best bear-shooting can be found, and then-he
will go in some other direction.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday: Mrs
Sarah Cory, Frank Cory, Providence, K l.: II.
II. Richmond. Auburn; E. Bellaud, /. E. Ker-
rick. Stockton; Thomas Parker Sheridan John
A. Wilson, Hanford; w. C. White Stockton.
Messenger E. Gates, who left some six weeks
ago on visit to his old home in New Hamp-
shire, returned to Sacramento yesterday after
noon. He enjoyed the tIip exceedingly, saw
many improvements, and visited ali the princi-
pal cities but despite all this, he was glad TO get
back to Sacramento, as it is here he feels thor
oughly at home.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel Yesterday
Will N. Gilvrie, st. Louis, Mo-; Z. Petersen, C.
H. Shields, D. Coffey, San Francisco. F. C. Mix
New York; NJ. Mayer, William Singer, Jr., W. T.
Harris, San Francisco: r. Q. Roache and wife,
California, Mo-; W. Z. 0'Connor, san Francisco;
Henry Shrier, New York; w. l.. Hensley, Felix
Greenwald San Francisco; George P. Wall,
agent The Paymaster'' Company.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28

for granted that he can't do otherwise
Sscramento's center bag is well taken
care of
McSorley has been playing perfect
| third. Nothing comes too hot for him, and
! ne never shlrks PLAY. A noticeable fact
! IN regard TO his batting is that invariably
he allows strike to be called on him be-
fore he makes any effort to hit ball. He's
the 'cleanest" little hitter in the League.
Sporting Life: Burke was greeted with
applause several times when he stepped to
the bat Thursday-and he deserved it too.
He pitched a splendid game of ball, and
never allowed himself to be ratified, al
though at several critical moments, with
men on bases, Powers and his able lieuten-
ant, Shea, tried 10 make life miserable for
the big twirler."
Romeo Barry, notwithstanding the
wretched support he is receiving at the
hands OF the San Franchises, is pitching
winning bali. Eleven errors for u club in
one game is running things a slight degree
too far.
Manager Harris of the Stocktons con-
slders Fudger and Harper the best pitchers
in the League. They are surely putting up
good ball lately at any rate.
Van Haltfen leads the Chicagos in bat
ting.
Jack Hayes is now playing regularly
with the Oaklands. He is an excellent
base-runner, but is troubled with sramis-
mus in his batting eye
1t seems like ages since the Stocktons or
Oaklands have played here, and yet to-day
Sacramento has San Francisco to tussel
with.
McSorley-"Don't let him double YOU,
Bill" Neach-"Well don't you fool your
sell. | can do something besides rum
During their practice work and in the
games here the members of the home nine
always drink water in which quantity of
oatmeal has been diluted 1t it said to be.
and no doubt is, a good nerve regulator.
TIM
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28

Findley, A. II. Estill, B. F. Hastings, ]. d,
Zabriskie, Thomas s. Fiske, John Arnol
A. K. Grimm, John McNeill, A. Reding-
ton, G. l. Hutchinson, c. Maddux, ]. G.
Booth, w. R. Waters, j. G. Hyer, j. G.
Baldwin, G. T. Bolts, d. o. Mills, James
Anthony, George W. Move, ]. 81. Carroll.
T. A. Gibbs, Grove Adams, j. 2. Dyer, E.
E. Eyre, L. L. Baker, ]. B. Blanchard, A.
Lamott, ]. h. hewitt and others.
adam Fuchs and Henry Bertram,
two Sacramento BARRIERS, had difficulty and
agreed to settle it by fighting duel on the
Yolo side of the river. Louis Winters was to
second Fuchs. and P. Kendel was to assist
Bertram. The seconds secretly loaded
couple of big horse-pistols with cork bull
lets, aud the crowd started for the bridge.
Winters carried the pistols under his arm,
and Kendel bore his cupping implements,
bundle of towels, etc. Fuchs had been
let into the secret about the bullets, and
walked with a confidence and eager air,
while Bertram really meant business, and
had blood in his eye. The joke was
spoiled, but better one was substituted by
the whole crowd being arrested as they
passed the water works and made to give
bonds to keep the peace.
......July 26th was gala day among the
Sacramento firemen. A large delegation of
San FRANCISCO volunteer hremen, heaQed
by Chief Engineer F. E. R. Whitney and
other Fire Department officials of that city,
had arrived the night before, with the en-
CINE of the Monumentals. They paraded
the principal streets, had grand banquet,
and generally enjoyed themselves. Miss
Ella Comstock presented the Monumentals
with large and beautiful floral wreath.
1.-THE Sacramento river in July, 1853,
marked only three and one-half feet above
what was then called low-water mark, but
the channel was so deep that the large
steamers then in vogue had little difficulty
in reaching the city.
......During trotting race at the Center
vile course, one of the horses, Billy But
ton, upset his sulky, broke a wheel, and
spilled out his driver. The horse broke for
a picket fence four feet high, surrounding
Buck Harrigan's garden, and at single
bound cleared it, sulky and all, without
a stick.
...... Professor Wise, accompanied by
eager, Lamountain and reporter named
Hyde, left st. Louis on July 1st in a car at
tached to the balloon Atlantic, and landed
safely at North Adams, Jefferson county,
n. Y, on the following day.
THE Germans of this city were Just
moving in the matter of organizing a cav
airy company.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
WHO'LL BUY THE Hosslv


The Sad RNiiag of German Joker's
Joke.
Eny OBJ yuse gents want ter buy er
boss ~
The speaker was an ancient darby, who
sat astride OF strange combination of
bones and skin, but which on closer scrutiny
proved TO be relic of one of those useful
animals known as a car-horse. The two
had halted in front of a third class hosiery
several blocks out on street, where about
a dozen men were lounging about on beer
kegs and boxes.
lounsers jokingly
Whars yer eyes, white TRASH Doan
yer see i'm under me war;"
Wei, get oil of him, so we can see
what he looks like"
The old gentleman of color dismsunted.
ana, by giving vigorous pull to the.halter,
caused the bones 10 rattle and move mn
nearer TO the sidewalk.
He arn't very fat" explained tbs old
man, but he ar got thurbred stock in i'm.
look at dat var head and dem ears, hey ~
Every body gathered around and sx-
smined the poor old plugs fine points
with more seriousness.
Vat you tnke for him 2n asked veEy
corpalent Teuton, who, judging from the
smile he wore. was bent
on having lots of fun at the old darky'o.
expense.
Ten dollans, sab"
Vat! Ten tollersL Vatyou gibben US?
Ten tollers for dat blug2 bed YOU feefty
cents he don't vas move mitout somepody
ring car-bell."
hn oil
hdn' care about gambling.
The German approached closer TO the ami
NAL, and shouted Gee oopw But the
Did nag only winked. You see dot" ex-
claimed the German q" tole YOU So" and
The crowd roared over the situation.
thus encouraged the tormentOr went
further and administered a severe slap to
he animals flank. Another wink. but no
urther movement on the part OF Maud S.
The crowd laughed long and loud with
he German, while the old darky began
Juggling at the halter in the vain attempt TO
get his flyer out of an unaPpreciative
Somebody handed the big German pin.
md he, with an immense grin, jabbed it
nto the poor beasts hind leg.
This time the horse responded. The first
movement noticeable was the sudden
hrowing back of the ears. A. loud creak-
ng of bones followed as the revived
charger balanced himself on his forelegs,
md elevated his rear quarters to an exact
.ngle of As degrees. Then-alas, for the
OVAL TeutOn-there was a defamation sus-
,iciously like unto the proverbial dull
hud-only not quite so dull, A howl Of
,ain echoed back from afar as the rotund
orm disappeared in space.
Enybody want ter buy er hosss' But
he old darky's appeal was lost the crowd
lad scampered off, each member for a
elescope, with the hope of locating the
exact whereabouts in the frma-
nent
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
FACTS OR FANCY.
Mr.. Laufkotter Touches Up the So-CaIIed
Historians.

Mr.. Laufkotter Touches Up the So-CaIled
Historians.
EDS. SUNDAY UNION: l understand
that, while not attempting to controvert
the facts as stated by me in connection
with the early history of John A. Suffer
some persons in this city have seen fit to
criticise what l have written concerning
Suffer. They even prepared lot of stuff
for a child to rattle oil at school exhibit
ton in defense of Suffer. | have no par
ticular desire to enter into a controversy
with people who have no knowledge what
ever of the subject under discussion.
Empty assertions do not prove anything.
l have the testimony of persons who were
contemporaries of Suffer, and knew all
about him, to bear out my statements. Mr..
Leonard, countryman of Suffers land his
friend), who came here in 1916, and be-
came interested with SQtter in a garden
patch in this city, was sent by Suffer to
Germany TO bring out the latter's family,
whom be had not seen for seventeen years.
/ have letters in my possession, written
by Leonard, in which he declares that Suit
ter was never a Captain, Major, a Colonel,
or even General. and | think 1 have shown
TO the satisfaction of all unprsjudiced
minus Just Wnere ana now outer came 10
assume military title. II any of the al
legged historians" of the day can present
the first iota of proof in contradiction oil
my statements-based upon facts known
to myself will admit their right to dis.
pute them, but they know they cannot dc
it.
Now, l have no desire to hurt the feel
ipgs of those who have blindly pinned
their faith to Suffer, and take delight in
swallowing all that has been said and writ
ten of him by persons who never saw him
and know absolutely nothing of him, but
do not propose to be assaulted and criticised
by bogus "historiaps' without striking
bacx. l am loaded" with facts-indisput
able facts-for all such, and it is only
amusing to me TO lay back and see then
founder about in the slough of their owr
conceit. held down by the weight of their alb
sutd falsehoods.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
BRIEF NOTES.

The river marked feet inches last
evening.
A special train of twenty -four cars,of tea
went East yesterday morning.
The California Fruit Union last night
dispatched nine carloads of fruit for the
East.
The payroll of the State Printer
amounted to 1915 % for the past two
weeks.
The bridge over the drainage canal at
Thlrty-hrst and NJ streets is said to be in
dangerous condition.
Two carloads of fruit were sent out last
night by the Golden Gate Fruit Association
for the Eastern market.
Burglars got away with IS, bottle of
wine and another of brandy from the Crys-
tai Palace saloon on street.
The work of grading and crawling Eff
tenth street, between l. and NJ, has been
commenced by H. c. Ewing, the contractor,
and is being pushed as rapidly as possible.
An employee of the State Bindery, named
Emmett Phillips, had the fingers of his
right hand terribly crushed in smash
ing machine yesterday Two of the
fingers were amputated at the first Joint.
The handsome bronze statue of Union
soldier, which is to surmount the soldiers
monument in the City Cemetery, has ar
rived from the East. BY those who have
seen 1t, it is pronounced to be really work
of art.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.

Mrs Arthur Ralphs Burned to Death
Near Clay Station.
News comes from Gait of shocking
affair that occurred near Clay Station
Friday afternoon, adding another to the
long list of deaths that have resulted from
persons lighting fires with the aid of coal
oil. From the neager particulars at hand,
it appears that Mrs. Arthur Ralphs, who
resides near Clay Station, undertook to
kindle fire in a stove with coal-oil, when
the can exploded, completely enveloping
her body with the burning fluid. She lin
gered about three hours, and expired in
great agony.
The poor woman being entirely alone at
the time, ran out of doors, rolled in the
dust, and finally got into a tub of water
She was native of England, and aged
sixty wears
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
POLICE COURT.
Antoine Seiglin's Victim Not Yet Able to
Appear Against Him.

Antoine Seiglin's Victim Not Yet Able to
Appear Against Him.
In the Police Court yesterday large
number of cases were disposed of. That
of Antoine Seiglin, charged with assault to
murder, was continued until such time as
the defendant will be able to appear, the
physicians having advised him to remain
quiet for week or so.
Andy Pierce was fined 50 so for drunk
enness, and Mamie Read forfeited S. for
exhibiting.
Henry Taylor, Edward Anderson and
George Stanley were charged with being
drunk. Stanley was fined 81 So and the
other two were discharged.
r. II. Mackall, charged with disturbing
the peace, had his case set for Wednesday
next, as was also that OF Joseph WEIGH,
charged with similar offense.
The All Gong murder case was contin-
ued until Monday.
The grand larceny charges against Mary
Doe and Ed. Foster were dismissed, the
prosecution making out no case.
The case of Martin Gleason, charged
with robbery, was continued until to-mor-
row.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-28
BARWICK's BUDGET.
The Industrious Signal Observer Tells all
About the Weeks Weather.

The Industrious Signal Observer Tells all
About the Weeks Weather.
The highest and lowest Signal Service
temperatures for the week were "a and 80.
The weather during the seven days past
has been most delightful, being pleasantly
warm and refreshing during the day, and
cool enough at night to require spring
and autumn wraps for those remaining in
the open air, while good, warm blankets
were a necessity during the hours of sleep.
The highest and lowest temperatures tor
the same time last year were 90 and $50.
The highest and lowest temperatures yes
terday were 90 and $50, with light north
erly winds from $50 A. NJ. to l P NJ,
thereby increasing the temperature of the
pleasant and delightful atmosphere that
has been (like an angel) lowering over this
city for weeks past, and is now bringing
upon US lin a modified form) the hot
blasts of the lava beds and scorched plains
of extreme Northern California. The
highest and lowest temperatures one year
ago to-day were $40 and $50.