Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-25
THE DAILY RECORD UNION.
NEWS TAILINGs.

DR.. Glenn has enlarged his wheat area
by 10000 acres this year.
Three feet of snow at Truckee, one foot
at Verdi, nine feet at the Summit and seven
feet at Blue Canyon.
The Solano Republican has reappeared,
and is now Democratic paper, under the
editorial control Of o. R. Coghlan.
There are 2,053 licensed liquor saloons
in San Francisco, and these licenses pay to
the city government Sl64, 800 year.
The property holders of Nevada City
axe acitating the question as to whether
the city shall purchase the water-works.
Everybody says this is an exceptional
winter in California. and the "oldest in
habitant" never saw SO much cold weather.
The San Luis Obispo Advocate hears very
encouraging reports regarding the wheat
crop prospects in the Estrella, San Jose
valley and Los Tablas sections.
A little son of D. H. Cleaves at Antioch,
was thrown into commissions by drink of
alcoholic spirit given him by the Chinese
cook one day last week, and was with diff
Guilty saved from death.
Some of the vinyardists up the valley
have not finished pruning, others are busy
blowing among their vines or preparing to
set out new vineyards. There is great
demand for cuttings of good varieties
-[Napa Register.
The proverbial prettiest girl in Suisun
has joined the grand army of &c Reformed
0rthographists. She begins her last love
letter "Gosef, mi luv, kun and TUX me
to the phirman's ball on the twenty
sekond." She has got the 'idee. y
The Chinaman who was shot near Col
legeville by fellow countryman a week or
so ago, is reported to be in a hopeless con-
dition at the County Hospital. The ball
lodged in the spine and produced paralysis
of the lower half of the body Stockton
Mail.
The Supervisors of Alameda have adopt
ed resolution that in cases where families
are receiving aid from the county, if the
father of any such family is able to work,
that on receiving q note from the Super
visor of the district, the Road Overseer shall
put him to work, and in case of his refusal
to work, the family of said INDECENT person
shall cease to receive any benefit from the
county.
A correspondent writes to the MERGED
Express IudG Wntdb ITiSdIluA Ou VIC w cSG
Side has commenced at the rate of about
1000 acres per day. There will be large
demand for the waters of the San Joaquin
this season. People outside of the canal
regard little plot of land inside as some
thing exceedingly desirable this year, and
in consequence there will not be much IT.
rigable land left uncultivated.
There is some prospect of a salmon
canning factory being built at this place.
1t is. proposed by the Greek and Italian
fishermen, who have in years past had some
difficulty in dealing with cannery owners
ON the rivers, to build and operate
cannery themselves. The Greek Consul,
Mr.. Suffer, was in town Thursday, to-
gether with number of leading fishermen,
and we understand negotiations are pend
ing with the view of building cannery.
Il Antioch Ledger, February 2lst.
Peter Burke, miner employed in the
Standard mine, met with horrible death
yesterday while going to his work on the
7OO-foot level. At about 1910 o'clock the
eight hour men were going on shift, and
Patrick Shea, !. c. Collins, Dave Knight
and Peter Burke were ON the cage. The
signal was given to start, and the cage
descended in the middle compart-
ment. Collins was to get off at the 500
foot level, the others to 60 to the 700.
Shea was at the bellrope, and when the
place where Collins was to stop was
reached, the cage came to halt and he
stepped off. The moment the cage ceased
moving, Burke, thinking he had reached
the bottom, stepped out and into the north
compartment. There being no station
there, the unfortunate man was precipi-
tated into the shaft. He struck the tim
bers, bounding from side to side. He was
thrown into the center compartment and
fell to the bottom. When the bottom was
reached, horrible sight awaited the men
on the cage. Burkes body was frightfully
mang!ed. The head was SO horribly
bruised that the features could scarcely
be recognized. The timbers from the 500
foot level to the bottom were covered with
blood and brains. In the bottom of the
shaft was pick, and as the body dropped
the implement penetrated the back. Poor
Burke was killed before reaching the bot
TOM Bodie Free Press, February DIST
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