Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-02-17
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LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE.

YESTERDAY 3 STORM esgeFOay Swim
was Of short duration, but gave quite en- ad-
dition to our, - FAR, small seasonal rainfall.
A small rain-showsy. accompanied By hail,
occurred at or n Total amount OF rainfall
and melted hail, 81 Of an inch total for sea-
son. 10 07 inches. Deficiency Of present sea-
son over that Of 1880, to date, II % inches !;
excess Of present season over that OF 1879. to
dafe 90 inches excess Of present season
over that Of 1873, to date, 1.3S inches de-
ficiency of present season over that of 1877,
TO date, 6 SO Inches. Average rainfall for
past five Seasons, 70 date. Is II inches. De-
iciency Of present season over the average
for FIVE years past, % inches. The total
rainfall by seasons, from 1877 to 1881, is as
follows Rainfall to dste of season of 1881,
10. OF inches 1880, % 80 inches 1879, 0S
inches 1878, s 60 inches; 1877, 646 inches.
By last nights telegrsphic report the barom-
eter was rising rapidly, accompanied by
falling temperature at Olympia and Portland,
and rising steadily with falling temperature
at RosebuTg aud Red Bluff. The barometer
from Sacramento TO San Diego was falling,
accompanied nv . falling temperature, with
light rain at Visaiia, heavy rain at Los An
geles and threatening weather at San Diego.
The barometrical condition of the atmosphere
mospheric preEsnrs from Sacramento to San
Diego, willis north Of Sacramento there is an
excess Of air. Nhere there is greater guam
THY it hos tendency to blow toward that
point where there il lesser quantity. We
therefore have nosthefly winds where there is
q high barometer, with calm and variable
winds whesc there is = low barometer. The
total rainfall foc tie last twenty-four hours
along the ? ciic coast at the signal sta'ions,
is as follows Olympia, .26 Of an inch; Port
land, 06; itss 5urg, IA; Red Bluff. IS
Sacrame NJ, 81; San Francisco, 80: vi
salia, .06; Los Angeles, %; San Diego,
none, but weather threatening.
IIERCHAHDIsR REPORT. = The following
freight PISSED Olgen for Sacramento on The
18Th ". a. & C. s Houghton, box and 1
case books a. A. Van Voorhies & Co.. 3
cases names; Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany, l roI wire cloth sparkers, 2 cases
feather busters Holman, Stanton & Co., s
bundles steel rAks teeth, l box hardware
Theodore Sch~amb, box molding John f.
Cooper, box p!aho; j. Strutz, barrels
liquor Hall, Luhrs & Co., so boxes and 10
crates Goldfish Hale Bros. & Co., box ho-
siery, bales and care batting, bale wad-
ding Msbius & Co., 10 barrels hams; Hunt
ington, Hopkins & Co, 622 bundles shovels,
1 box hog rings, 50 bundles and Al bars steel,
barrel rigging, box pulley wheels, 2 boxes
and 16 cases hardware. 2 bax(s dexter springs,
l car nails Baker & Hamilton, 8 boxes anger
handles: Thomas Harper, l box boots and
shoes; Neu5ourg & Lagos, 2 bundles corks /;
Locke & Lsyeason, Il rolls carpet.
WRoSG MAN sHoT.-At Sheldon Station,
in this county, OF last Tuesday, shooting
e., G-1i- ,l,oa =n xrl;ch a mon h,, tLa =, ar,o
Of Patterson came near losing his life. 1t ap
pears that psloon-keeper and one of his Gus
toners became involved in a quarrel, and
pistols were drawn. Patterson stepped be.
tween them Just as shot was fred. The
bail hit him IN the cheek, glanced from the
iaw-bone and came out near the chin. He
fell, and ali thought he was killed, and for the
tine firing between the would be combatants
was discontinued. A surgeon from this city
was summoned TO attend the wounded man.
His wound, through serious, is not considered
fatal He loses several teeth. and his face for
life will be dis6gured by an ugly scar. All
the parties engaged in the affair bear good
names, and the affair is deeply regretted by
the whole neishborhood. No arrests have
been made4
ELECTION OF OFFIoERs The stockholders
Of the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of California held their annual meeting
at the Office of the company. in San Fran
cisco, Tuesday afternoon. The Board of Di-
rectors elected for the ensuing year consists
Of Robert Sherwood, J. T. HoughtoD, G o.
A, Moore, G. w. Beaver, W. r. Cluness, w.
Il. CARAT, Columbus Waterhouse, l.. S.
Adams, Samuel Larenson, Robert Hamilton,
Hugh III. Larue, D. W. Earl, Chas. N. Fox
and Edward Cadwalader. The Directors
subsequently elected George A. Moore Presi-
dent; W. r. Clunsss, Vice President and
Medical Director; L. 3. Mott, Jr., Secre-
tary; Robert Sherwood, J. +. Houghton and
Charles n. Fox, Executive Committee.
SMALL BLAzE.-Yesterday morning, about
O'Clock, Mr.. and Mrs Q. N. Morse, who
live at the csrner Of Seventh and 1 streets,
were aroused by the cracking noise of fire.
On jumping out of bed they discovered the
wood-shed adjoining their house all in blaze
Instead of getting frightened, running off a
quarter OF n mile to turn in an alarm, they
resolved themselves into fire company, and
in less time thsR it can be told they had two
streams from garden hose playing on the
burning building, and IN few minutes had
the FIRE entirely put out.
IEooRpoRArKD.-Article of incorporation
have been filed with the Secretary of State
of the Belvoir Mil and Mining Company, tc
operate in the State of California. Place. Of
business, San Francisco. Directors-F. G
Ross, A. M. Gray, Z. Stevens, w. Meeks
and @. c. Fisher. Capital stock. 500, 900,
divided into 100 600 shares. Also, of the
Parish Of ST. Mathew, in National City, San
Diego county, California. Directors-HenrJ
Cooper. John Pearson, Frank A. kimball,
3. c. Burnham and David Cleveland. The
corporation has no capital stock.
CHILD HURT.-Yesterday while some lit
tie children we're hauling small companion
in a little wagon on Ninth street, near N,
the wagon by sons means was tipped over
and thrown under the heels Of g horse,
which was attached to delivery wagon and
tied to q post near the sidewalk. Toe
horse became frightened and commenc d
kicking. Tic little wagon was completely
demolished, ard the child. although hurt Sc
vsrelY, fortunately was not killed,
MILITARY NoTEs.-Two cannon were
shipped from lie State Arsenal in this city
yesterday 20 the Chico Guards. Eight
eases OF rites were yesterday forwarded to
the Berkeley Cadets 49, The Governors
Artillery Regiment, have been armed with
brsech loading rides, caliber As. Company
D, newly organized, will meet at the Pavilion
this evening for the purpose of electing its
officers.
SENT TO THE COUNTY HosPrrAL.-James
Tuohsy, the man who tried to commit suicide
a few days since by taking chloroform at a
lodging house on Fifth street, had so far re.
covered yesterday that the authorities sent
him out to the County Hospital. w. Da-
wilson, confirmed inebriats, who has fig
ured exisasively ia the Police Court. and
known to the police officers as common
drunk, was also sent to the same institution.
PoLIoH Yesterday the charges Of
battery against Wy Hee, Fong All Took,
Too Hing, An Ling and All Gee were dis
missed; Charles Johnson'a case Of petty lar
ceny went over until to-day; Choy King:
grand larceny case was continued till Satur'
day All sim was fned $50 for petty lar
csny, and the petty larceny case OF Ed
Stewart was continued till to-day.
SUITS BY WHoLEsALE.-By reference tC
our San Franc'sco dispatches it will be seen
that the Central Pacific Railroad Com.
pany has Commenced suits against the Sher
IFS and Tax Collectors fifteen counties il
this State - compel them to accept the
amounts eEerei by the company for taxes,
Sacramento appear in the list.
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