Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-23

General RaIn,sfcrm Predicted.
SAN FHAHcIsco, February 22i.-Ths Sig
nal Service reports up to noon to-day indicate
that this State will be visited by general
rain.storm, commencing IN the northern part
this afternoon, reaching this city towards
morning tomorrow, and Los Angeles to NOR
row night. The predictions are based on the
rand fall in the barometer in Washington
Territory and Oregon. with the barometer
falling at Ell points in this State.
Rates Reduced.
The rate OF freights on -four from this city
to Galveston. Tex, has been reduced by the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company to 90
cants per 100 pounds.
Repairing Propeller.
WoTkmen are busily at work repairing the
blade of the propeller of the California AID
Mexican Steamship Company's steamer Mex
leo, which was broken when the vessel was
launched.
Death OF Young Lady.
Miss Alice McAllister, daughter of Hall
McA lister, died this moraing from typhoid
fever. She was but II years Of age.
Lecture by the Governor.
Tomorrow evening Governor George G.
Perkins will lecture in the parlors of the First
CONGREGATIONAL Church Cd the subject of
'OS0rS6 f62OOOY ana L DllauGnIOpJ, luz
the benefit of Data Sigma charities.
The Washington rattan Celebration.
The Washington-Gratt celebration to-
night at the Metropolitan Hall was very
largely attended. D. q. Toohy presided, and
prefaced the evenings programme with some
| graceful Introductory remarks, inspired by
the associations of the day. Following his ad-
| dress came musical exercises. Dan O'Con-
nell, Of Oakland, read an original poem.
after which Il. z. 0'Connor delivered an
eloquent and fitting tribute to the illustrious
dead.
Suicide Through sickness.
Thomas Harris. for thirty years a steward
| in the employ of the Pacific Mail Steamship
| Company, committed suicide this afternoon
| by shooting himself through the head with a
revolver. Deceased was brother.in-law OF
J. G. Foster, of the Cliff House. He had
been in poor health for some time, and much
| depressed in spirits. In his pocket the fol-
lowing noto was found: "God forgive me.
Good-by, dear wife; good-by, children i;
| good by, brother and sister. | cannot stop
| fate. l am broken-hearted. God forgive me.
| Amen"
Sensation in ChiE atewn.
This morning great sensation was created
in Chinatown, which required the iuteffer
elcs of the police to prevent riot and blood
| shed. Ii appears that Cat Sue, a Chlnese
woman, one Of the slave order, who had fol-
lowed life Of shame for some time. rented
rooms in the basement CT q house On Wash
ington street, and bsgan to lead different
and better life. This evening the woman
presented herself at a Chinese restau-
rant, and took a seat among a num-
Der of respectable women, wives of
Chinese merchants, to whom she was
stranger. She was seen and recognized by
countrymsn who knew her former calling.
She was exposed and ejsctsd by the proprie-
tor OF the restaurant. A large crowd of
and yelling "Driye her her out. Kill her kill
her. A mob of several hundred followed
her to her house, and attempted to break
down the door and smash the windows. The
police interfered, and finally compelled the
mob to dispense. During the day the
place was visited by thousands of China
men, and it required constant efforts
of the police to avert violence. This
evening another assault was made on
the house by crowd, who effected an en-
trance to the basement and destroyed the
furniture and threatened to kill the person
who leased the woman the house. The police
arrested ten of the ringleaders, and took the
woman to the Central Station for protection.
The affair created great excitement among
the CHINESE residents of the city, and the
woman narrowly escaped murder at the hands
of her Infatuated countrymen.
Seriously Injured by a Street Car.
and run over to-day by car or Market
street. He sustained fracture of the right
leg and other serious injuries.