Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-25
PACIFIC COAST.
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD
UNION
CALIFORNIA.
The weather-Crop outlook.


are all right.
EUREKA (Humboldt county, January oath.
1t commenced to blow here from the south on
Sunday morning, and rained quite hard Sun
| day night. Yesterday was fair, but to-day is
! squally, with sleet and rain. Snow has fallen
as low down as Kneeland Prairie and Liscom
Hill, and appearances indicate a cold severe
storm.
EMIGRANT GAP, January 24th-2P M
The snow is two feet deep. The wind is
southwest, with indications of more snow.
The snow-plows have been running all night.
lone, January 24th.-0ne inch of rain has
| fallen since yesterday morning, making seven
inches for the season. The dry-winter theory
is now about exploded. Barley and wheat is
nearly all in, and everything is favorable for a
| good cropin this county.
SONORA, January 24th.-The weather yes
| terday was showery. At 10 o'clock P. NJ. a
heavy rain set in, and continued till this
morning. at 10 to-day more commenced
| falling, and continued for two hours This
evening it is clear and cold, with north
wind.
STOCKTON, January 24th.-The rainfall to
date for the season is 8. .49 inches; correspond
ing period last year, IL inches. Total for
this month, "a Of an inch. The farmers from
secure on summer fallew. With an equal
amount for each of the next two months a
good harvest is insured.
PLEAsANToN (Alameda county, January
24th.-Du-ing the last twenty-four hours we
have had half an inch of rainfall, making 8 10
inches for the season. Now Is P. NJ it is per-
fectly clear and calm. The crops look well.
MISSION SAN JOSE, January 24th.-Last
night we had quite heavy rain, which lasted
about three hours. To-day the wind is from
the south, and we may expect some more
rain tonight. This rain comes in good sea-
son, especially for parties in this section of
the country who have planted new vineyards
Mr.. Gallegosh has just finished planting 400
acres in grapevines on the old Beard place.
SAN JOSE, January 24th-Rain began to
fall at A. NJ and continued until 8. Total
| rainfall for the last twenty-four hours. 40 of
| an inch. The farmers are feeling 100 per
cent. better, and the rain has been worth a
million dollars to the county. 1t is clear at
present, and cold.
SALINAS CITY, January 24th.-Half an
inch of rain fell here last night and about as
are that we shall have some more this after
noon and tonight. The rain appears to
have been general throughout the Salinas
| valley and surrounding mountains. Farmers
and stock men, and everybody else, are jubi-
liant over the prospects.
| VIsALIA, January 24th.-Thirty. FIVE hun
dredths of an inch of rain fell here last night.
It came from the southeast 1t is sprinkling
slightly this afternoon, but the wind has
shifted to the northwest and is blowing cold,
with o prospect Of clearing off. The present
rain does little or no good.
| BAKERSFIELD, January 24th.-It com
menced raining here this morning at about
o'clock, and has continued, most of the time,
raining hard ever since. This is the first
good rain of the season. The temperature is
mild. There is no wind, and it is an unal-
loyed benefit. The grass will be good. It
feeling OF dependency growing upon our
stock men.
SAN LUIS OB1sPo, January oath EARLY
this morning a warm, welcome rain began
falling, which still continues in showers. At
the present tine about half an inch has fall
len, with good prospects of big storm. The
weather is warm: wind south.
| SANTA BARBARA, January 24th.-One inch
of rain has fallen this morning, causing heart
felt rejoicing among all classes of the CON-
munity. The weather is warm and cloudy,
with indications of further rain.
| SANTA BARBARA, January 24th.-It rained
steadily for two hours this evening, and it
| looks as if more would fall before morning.
Los ANGELES, January 24th.--A gentle,
steady rain commenced at 1915 this morning,
and continued until P. NJ, 81 of an inch
falling. 1t is still cloudy and lowering, With
indications of more rain tonight. Everybody
is rejoiced, the sheep men especially, over the
bright prospect.
San BUENAvENTURA, January 24th.-At s
o'clock this evening the glorious rain con-
tinues to descend, with every prospect for a
continuance. Wind light southwest.
Suicide in stanislaus County.
OAKDALE, January 22th.-Thomas Max
well, aged about 6S, an old and respected cit.
izen of Stanislaus county, residing about
fifteen miles southeast of Oakdale, committed
suicide to-day at his home by blowing out
his brains with a pistol The bad conduct of
some of his sons is thought to be the cause.
The COlusa County Shooting Affair.
PRIScEToN, January 4th-The physicians
now report that joseph Mcdonnell, shot at
IL o'clock to-day, will not recover, the ball
having apparently passed through his bowels.
Murder Case at OrOvflIe.
ORovILLE, January 24th.-The Superior
Court opened yesterday morning, with the
Sproul murder case first on tie docket. The
prosecution is represented by District Attor-
ney Gale, assisted by Major A. L. Jones /;
the defense by Laura De Force Gordon.
Messrs. Reardon and Freer, and T. +. earn.
duff. On account of the peculiar circum-
stances of the case, the defendant having
killed the wrong man by mistake in the dark.
the case eycites much interest. The plea of
insanity is announced as their defense. The
regular panel of fifty jurors was exhausted at
IL o'clock to-day, and special yenire for
forty more was issued, returnable at 10
o'clock to morrow, to which the Court ad-
journed. The examination of the jurors is
conducted by Mrs. Gordon on the part of the
defense.
Items from stockton.
STOCKTON, January 24th.-A complaint
was filed to-day against Hi james, charging
him with the murder of Frank Pygall
The Liberals will celebrate the annniver-
sary of Tom Paine's birth, in this city. Hon.
}. L. York will deliver the oration.