Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-03-10
PACIFIC COAST.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION.
STORMS OF RAIN AND SNOW.
Sudden Death of one of the Largest
Landholders of Butte County.
WESTWARD-BOUND PASSENGERS.
Three Indians on Trial at Nevada for
Killing Chinaman.
OREGON AND WASHINGTON TERRITORY
Summary Suppression of Notorious Des-
perado in Arizona.
CALIFORNIA.
weather Reports.

SHASTA, March 9th-It is still very cloudy
and cold. 1t rained z of an inch yesterday,
making the total rainfall to date SO inches
NORTH SAN JUAN, March 9th.-A violent
rain storm, accompanied with heavy wind,
ragged here all last night. This morning snow
fell to the depth of three inches. Further
up in the mountains the snow fell to the
depth of one foot The storm is not yet over.
The hay and fruit crop in this section, from
present indications, will be very large Last
year the crops failed, owing to the severe
frosts.
NEVADA, March 9th.-Quite heavy snow
storm prevailed here during the early part of
this morning, and continues to fall at inter-
walls. The weather is very cold, and the in
dications are that we shall have plenty more
This is the first fall of snow that we have had
since the Sd of December. About six inches
covers the ground.
SALINAS, March 9th.-Over an inch of rain
fell here within the last "a hours, making a
total of II 81 inches for the season. In Con
zales rs of an inch fell up to II A. NJ. to-day,
and it is still raining.
MERGED, March 9th-A heavy rain, ac.
companied with hail, fell throughout this Sec
tion of the valley last night and this morning.
The snow lies upon the foothills of the Sierra
Nevada range almost down to the edge of the
valley, and the tops of the higher peaks of
the coast range are also covered with snow.
HANFoRD, March 9th.- Yesterday was
cloudy and threatening, and though the
early part of the night was clear, heavy
rain fell between and a. NJ, amounting to
.76 of an inch. Total for the season, Ii. Al
inches.
HANFoRD, March 9th.-Farmers welcome
the rain of the present storm, which fell
heavily between midnight and daylight this
morning, with showers at intervals this after.
noon. Total for this storm, 20 of an inch !;
for the season, II A inches. The weather is
still cloudy and threatening.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, March 9th.-Sixty-niue
hundredths of an inch of rain fell last night,
making total for the season of 1887 inches.
This rain is plentiful for the present, but was
much needed, as the recent north winds had
baked the surface, to the injury of the grow
ing grain. A large acreage has been planted
in the last month.
SAN BURNAvENTURA, March 9th. The
glorious rain still continues, an inch of rain
having fallen since yesterday noon. The
prospects are now very bright for every crop,
and farmers will seed more land as fast as
the general prevalence of the epizootic will
permit Much less fax than usual is sown
this year, wheat taking its place. The rain
has now ceased, but all signs indicate an ad.
ditional downpour tonight.
SAN BERNARDINo, March 9th.-Rain com.
menced falling yesterday afternoon about A
o'clock, and has continued since, with slight
intermissions, and is now raining copiously.
Annual Meeting Stocks Dropped from
the LIst-OTer Refused.
SAN Francisco. March 9th.-At the an
nual meeting of Hale & Norcross to-day, the
old Directors and officers were reelected.
Eighty stocks have been suspended from
the list of the San Francisco Board for nom
payment of dues.
The creditors of Fulton G. Berry were
offered Sc, 900 for his seat in the San Fran
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