Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-01-13

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

ARIZONA CURros1TIEs.-An engineer upon
the Southern Pacific Railroad recently sent
Tn General Master Mechanic A. j. Stevens,
from ella Bend, an assortment OF the semi
tronical animal pets of that region. Among
Them is centipede, about seven inches in
length and half an inch in diameter; a
tarantula with body over two inches long.
and legs covering circular space Of fully
six inches. About half dozen scorpions are
among the lot, some Of which are said to be
thorougbbreds. The longest are over six
inches, and these are said to be the Arizona
crickets which chirp cheerily upon pantry
shelves among the fireplace bricks, etc.
An interesting specimen is the tarantula
hawk" which resembles large wasp in ap-
peerance, but about as large again as that
insect. Il is said to have been given
the name it bears from the fact Of
its enmity to the tarantula that it lights
down upon the tarantula's back and bites it
to death, and then finishes up its destructive
work by eating off its legs, which it does
either for the purposes of food or as an exhi-
bition of its war powers. Among the col
lection are also several ella monsters which
are simply extremely overgrown lizards, but
the largest of which are mora than sixteen
inches IN length. A beautiful" rattlesnake,
with seven rattles and button, which pet
the engineer found in his bed beside him upon
waking up one morning, was also sent to MIR.
Stevens, as the engineer acquired lively "
interest in this particular snake upon first
sight.
INQUEST HELD.-An inquest was held last
evening by Coroner Vermilya upon the re-
m Tins of Patrick Halloran, switchman, who
was killed by the cars night before last, at
Sixth street and the north levee. The facts
in relation to the accident, as related by T.
A. Rails, the conductor of the train, J. W.
Phillips, brakeman, and William Price, an
employe of the company, who were present
and witnessed it, were that Halloran was en-
gagged in switching the cars into position in
making up n train that fiying-switch was
being male, and Halloran, who was Standing
on the brake bsam of one Of the cars, en-
deavored TO jump off for the purpose of run
ming ahead when in doing so, the bottom
of his pants caught upon the break-beam
hook aud threw him down. Three cars i'm
mediately passed over him, badly mangling
his head. breaking his neck and tearing his
right arm. His death was almost instan.
taneous. He was a native of Ireland, and
had been in railroad employ for about
eighteen years. The verdict of the jury was
no one was at fault in the matter. The de-
ceased leaves a wife and five children. He
was brother of Yardmaster Martin Hal
loran, Of the railroad company, and was in
tending soon to leave switching because he
regarded it dangerous. A brother Of the de-
ceased was killed in similar manner about
thirteen years ago at the East.
THE WEATHER. Sergeant Barwick, of the
United States Signal Station, made the fol-
lowing statement last evening: There is evil
IDENTIFY a severe storm passing south of u.s.
Up to IL II. to-day the reports from San
Diego show fall in the barometer (.25 of an
inch), one-quarter of an inch in eight hours,
and heavy thunderstorm, giving precipi
tation Of l So inches lin less than eight hours),
and was still raining at that time. There is
no report from San Diego tonight, which Is
an evidence of the continuation of the storm.
At the noon report the barometer showed
fall of 20 of an inch, with light snow falling
at that time. Visalis also at the noon report
showed fall of Is # an inch in the past
eight hours. A fall of Is of an inch or more
in eight hours or less is very good sign of
the unsettled state of the weather. l think
the extremely low barometer to the south
and southeast If Us to-day il the cause of our
present wind-storm. A maximum velocity
of about % mi es was reached to-day. The
temperature at the 4:02 A. II. observation to-
day was at San Diego 50, Los Angeles Sc,
VisaEa 80, San Francisco AZ, Sacramento 81,
Red Bluff So. Roseberg 81, Portland and
Olympia so. which shows the visitation OF
cold wave along the entire coast, with the
westerly wind to the north of us, and easterly
wind to the south of us, and the temperature
at noon was very little higher than it was at
the morning report.
MERCHANDISE REPoRT.-The following
freight for Sacramento passed Ogden on the
9th: DIR. Baldwin, case dry goods S. Lip
man & Co., l bundle comforts A. G. Tufts,
l barrel drugs, box paper c. P. r. r. Co,
10 rolls sparkers; j. 7. Stoll, case names :;
Whittier. Fuller & Co., box molding Hale
Bros. l. Co., l case boots and shoes. cases
collars and cuffs; Huntington, Hopkins &
Co., z cases sadirons, l case screws, 10 boxes
horse nails, boxes hardware n. s. Arnold,
/ box spokes, l box wagon hubs; w. D.
Comstock. boxes marble, / box furniture,
6 boxes chairs: H. c. Kirk & Co.. box
drugs; A. A Van Voorhies i Co., 6 bales
enamel cloth, case hardware, cases sad
dlery Billingsley & Co., bales fax Irvine !;
Booth & Co, 40 butts and 20 cads tobacco !;
Holman, Stanton & Co., car mowers, car
plows.
RoBBISe a CAR TREAsURY.-A hoodlum
youth, who is stranger in the city, at
tempted to rob the money-box on one of the
street cars at Twentieth and II streets on
Monday evening. The driver had stepped
into the waiting-room q moment, when the
thief approached in the darkness from the
other side Of the street, and had just sue
ceeded In breaking open the box when the re-
IS hin, and rnada an effort tn
capture him, but failed. OnlY eighty cents
was obtained by the escape. GA Tuesday
evening the driver recognized the thief down
town and he was at once arrested by Health
Officer Martin aud conveyed to the city jail,
where he awaits trial He Is about 10 years
of age, and says he recently came from San
Francisco.
ALARM OF FIRE.-An alarm of fire was
turned il from box %, corner of Seventh and
G streets, yesterday afternoon, by reason of
the burning out of the chimney, and smoke
seen coming out between the shingles of the
roof of the residence owned by IL. P. o.
born. southeast corner of Eighth and |
streets. Upon the arrival Of the FIRE depart
ment, and after tearing up some of the roof
around the chimney, it was found that the
fire was confined to burning inside the Chin
new. and that the smoke had passed through
between the brick into the loft of the house,
and was escaping through the roof. The only
damage done was in tearing through the roof
10 find where the smoke came from.
ANNUAL BAL MAseUE.-The ninth annual
bal masque of the Eureka Social Club will be
held at the Pavilion Thursday evening, JAN
uary 26sh. A list of fine prizes are offered to
competitors, and it Is the intention OF the
managers to make this excel the past very
successful parties which have been given by
the club. The prizes are now on exhibition
at s. Lipman & Co.'s store, corner OF Fifth
aud streets. Applications for ladies tickets
must be fled at L. j. Lithausr's, at Sixth
and J streets, as they will not be accepted at
the door.
LAND PATENTS following patents for
agricultural lands were received at the United
States Land Office in this city on the 12sh in
stsns by the Register, Ed. F. Taylor Geo.
w. Balls, Lewis Chalmers, A. o. Cotton,
w. II. Curry, James Davies, Mary A. Dom
allou. James French. Peter Ii. Fighn, Henry
Goette. Thomas A. Little, William McKen-
.ie. John O'Gorman, Robert S. Osborn, Ed
ward Pinder, Charles Rodgers, j. III. Schuei-
der, l.. p St. Clair, Allen Towle, Hillery
Thompson.
RvA1 FsraTE SALF.-BelI & Co, will sell