Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-12-03


The -SToRM.-The heavy storm which
set in on Wednesday forenoon, although
broken and ceasing at times yesterday, still
remains by us, but has softened to gentler
! showery weather. This morning at l o'clock
steady, settled rain was falling, with no
wind. The total amount of rainfall during
the storm to 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
was 25S inches. This gives a more benef-
cial fall of rain to date the present season
than at the same time in 1879. Although
there was to this time in December last year
total rainfall of 2.SS inches, of that amount
.SS of an inch fell in October, and the dry
weather continued so long afterwards that
its entire effect was lost before more came,
and the dry feed was also greatly damaged by
it. This left to the present date last year
only inches Of rainfall which was of any
value TO farmers, as against 2.5S inches
up to o'clock yesterday. Tie summer
followed lands have all been well prepared
and sown this season, and the proper
ton of this class of sowing is much larger
the present season than usual. The present
rain ia favorable in every respect. 1t has
held off until outlying grain has been fully
secured and everything in readiness for the
growing showers The rainfall is fully
sufficient to enable blowing soon after it
ceases, and the thousands of teams and plows
will soon commence the work of turning
over the fertile fields. The river yesterday
rose from feet inches, at which point il
marked the evening before, to feet inches
last evening making rise Of inches in
the twenty four hours. The steamers on the
upper Sacramento are weather-bound, and
will probably remain until the rain is over.
TIE trains on the Central Pacific are off
time on account Of heavy SHOWS 10 the noun
tains between Colfax and Truckee. The
overland morning train from the East did
not arrive yesterday until 11:S0 A. NJ. It ran
TO San Francisco from here on the regular
noon-train time-12:10. Telegraph lines
have been badly broken in all directions by
the storm, which has had tendency to in
terfere with the running of trains. Between
/ and , o'clock this morning it was raining
hard, with the wiud still In the rainy quar-
ter" and no appearance of the end being near.
ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE.-Ye sterday afterno on
Jack Lee ended his term in jail and was re-
leased. Immediately afterwards he called al
the house of Mrs. Woods, on the alley be-
tween n and o, Second and Third streets,
where Mrs. Woods, who is about 60 years of
age. resides. He went inside, locked the
door and then assaulted her, and had pro-
tracted struggle attempting to commit an
outiase. Her husband and others heard her
screams, and coming in, Lee escaped. de
next went to another house, short distance
from the first scene, and then made desper-
ate attempt of like nature upon Mrs. Nc.
Mahon. She fought him successfully, and
| finally hearing noise out on the front walk,
he hastily fed. Word was sent TO the Chiei
of Police, and after much searching Lee was
found at Fairchild's place last evening and
arrested by officer Ferral. He will answer
in the Police Court upon the two charges.
AGRICULTURAL DIREcroRs.-GovernorP Per
kins has issued commissions to members oil
District Agricultural Boards as follows; r
W. Russell and Fred Arnold of District No.
?, comprising the counties of Calsyeras,
Fresno San Joaquin, Kern, MERGED, Mari
pasa. Stanislaus, Tulare and Tuolumne
VIM. V. McGarvey of District No. z. com
prising the counties Of Monterey, SAINTS
Cruz, San Luis Obispo and San Benito.
ELECTION OF oFFIcERs. = Washington
Lodge, No. 20, F. and A. NJ, last evening
elected the following officers; r. K. Wick
W. NJ; s. w. Butler, S. w; j. n. Young
J. W: w. c. Fetch. Treas; L. @, Jordan
Sec Il I. Ashworth, S. D.; c. I. Iugham,
7. D.; George J.. Clark and John Breuner
Stewards; Il. Collar, Tyler.
NEVER BEFORE were such bargains offered
in ladies' cloaks as you viii find at the Ret