Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-12-22
CALIFORNIA.

ESPECIAL pIsPATcHKs TO THE RECORD uSIoz.l
CALIFORNIA.
Four Men Drowned.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 21s..-It is re-
ported that fishing boat cspsizsd on the bar
to day, and the cccupants-four in number
were drowned.
[sECoND DIsPATCH.I
San Francisco, December 21st.-Careful
search has been made for the four missing
men who passed ous at the Heads on fishing
cruise Tuesday, but nothing had been seen of
either fishermen or boat up to a late hour to-
night. The circumstances are such as to
leave scarcely doubt as to the fate Of the
unfortunate men, and it is generally conceded
that the boat capsizsd aud all On board were
drowned.
The slickens Case.
SAN Francisco, December 2lst.-In the
debris case to day 1. s. Belcher concluded his
argument on behalf of petitioners, and was
followed by Judge Wallace, who made
forcible argument oa behalf Of defendants.
Itcns from San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, December 21st.-The Su.
preme Court has reversed the decision of the
lower Court Ia the case of Carney against
the Arizona Gold Mining Company, and have
decided that the law of Congress requiring
certain annual amount of work to be done by
the claimants to hold until mining patent is
issued applies to placer as well as to lode and
vein claims.
The Secretary of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals reported to
the meeting of the Trustees held to-day that
during the past month " cases had been re-
ported and investigated. There were &c
prosecutions and 2l convictions.
During the past eleven months there was
collected from Chinese arrested for gambling,
violation of the lottery law and the law
against opium smoking, the sum Of 500, ,045,
out of the amount Of fires imposed in the
Police Court.
Clark Brook, of oakland, was run into TO-
day by runaway team, and hurled violently
from his carriage. His head was fe0rfully
gashed, and il is feared that internal injuries
were also received.
Tonight meeting of the Board Of Health
was held. The monthly report of the Secre-
tary shows high death rate. The total
deaths during the month we're 4l9. against
400 for the previous month, and 392 for the
corresponding period of last year. OF these,
137 were under 10 years of age. Chinatown
was reported in good sanitary condition, and
no smallpox patients ware reported at the
pest-house.
Last night eight bales Of raw silk were
stolen from the Central Pacific Railroad cars
in this city, the value OF which ia estimated
at S.. 900. Suspicion was directed toward
police officer Joseph Lsnktree who has been
connected with the police force of San Fran.
cisco for the past five years. His house was
watched to-day and searched during his alb
sence by detectives. Several bales Of the
missing silk were found in his house, and the
remainder were discovered in the yard of
neighbor, where it is supposed Lanktree had
thrown them to avoid detection. Lanktfee
said he purchased the silk, but refused to tell
from whom, or give any sstisfactory explana-
ton. He is in custody on two charges of
burglary.
Tonight o man named a. Theirs was very
severely stabbed in the shoulder by one
armed man named John Hall. The latter
was arrested.
Two Years for Burglary.
MARYsvILLE, December 21st.-In the Su.
perior Court to-day, Charles Cofferin pleaded
guilty of the burglary OF cabin near Indiana
ranch, and was sentenced to two years i'm
prisonment at Folsom. His explanation was
thst he was drunk when he committed the
crime.
Novel Foot Race = One Man Against
Twenty.
NEVADA, December 2lst.-C. A. Hartman,
the pedestrian, ran a twenty.mile race at
Hunts Hall LAST night against swenty citi-
zeus. He ran the entire distance in two
hours and forty.two minutes, winning the
race by ia feat. He had to contend with a
fresh man every mile The race netted him
| about Sl30. Hartman offers to visit Nevada
again upon his return from Australia. and
run twenty miles against any ten men in the
county.
The Weather on the Mountains.
EMIGRANT GAP, December 21st.-Two feet
of snow lies on the level here. The weather
is cloudy, wind northeast, Thermometer 36'
Death.
BAKERSFIELD December 21st.-W. III. J.
Brooks, searcher of records, died here thi;
morning.
Sudden Death Of n Wealthy Citizen.
| SAN JOSE. December 2lss.-Joaouin B,
| Argues, brother-in-iaw to Senator p. d.
| Murphy, died suddenly a. o'clock this
| morning after few hours illness, of neural
| gia Of the heart. He was one Of the wealth
lest and most highly esteemed men in the
county. lie was a native of Chile, aged 80
years.
Contested Election Case Settled.
REDWOOD CRY, December 21st.-The con.
| tested election case between P. 2. Chamber.
Jain and i. jacobson. for the office of County
treasurer, was settled IN the Superior Court
to-day, Judge Evans. of San Francisco, pre-.
siding, in favor of Chamberlain, he having o
majority of eleven votes.
Shooting Arrays In Fresno County.
FRESNO December 21st.-At Fresno Cross.
ing, on the 10Th, Jose Bemal shot and killed
Jose Budego. Budego had announced his in.
tention Of going into Benal's room and kill
ing him, and preparatory to the sacrifice shot
hole through cheese in Depello's store. &c
zee that his pistol was in working trim. Be
NAL knew of Budego's intentions. and 90 be
forced the door shot him through the head,
killing him instantly. Bemal went to Ma.
dera and delivered himself up to Justice
Simpson, and on examination was discharged
They were both Mexicans.
At Selma, yesterday afternoon, J. Nc
Glynn entered the harness shop of A. Barrieu
and provoked a quarrel, and was ordered out
In return he drew pistol and fred at Bar
rieu, the ball striking him on the side under
the right arm, causing painful flesh wound.
He tried to shoot again, but his pistol hune