Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-18


PErALUMA, July 17th.-A serious runaway
accident occurred here yesterday, in which
six persons were thrown from q two-horse
Wagon, and all more or less bruised. One Of
the party, Mike Partland, sustained com.
pound fracture of the leg just above the
ankle.
Fatal Result.
PErALUMA, July 17th.-A. H. Drees, who
was suddenly prostrated by apoplectic paral-
ysis on Friday last, remained in comatoEe
state until yesterday, when he died. Deceased
was 80 years of age, native of Germany,
and leaves wife aud six children.
Dwelling Burned.
ORovILLE, July 17th.-The dwelling house
of J. C. Weldon was burned to-day at noon.
The loss is almost total +; insured for 5000 in
the California Insurance Company. The loss
will be about 81 coo. The cause was de-
fective stove-pipe.
Two Years for Arson.
NAPA, July 17th.-Fred. Smith was to-day
sentenced to two years in the State Prison
for arson, for having burned the house of n.
Wallingford, in November last.
Cornerstone Laid.
MISSION SAN JOSE, July 17th.-The cor.
ner-stone OF the new Catholic Seminary, for
the education of priests, was laid yesterday
in this place by Bishop Alemany, assisted by
a humber of priests. The ceremonies were
witnessed by large crowd of people.
The Man with a Broken skull.
TRucKEE, July 17tb.-The man William
Roslof, who was struck by officer Reed with
o stone, which fractured his skull, is slowly
improving, and DIR. Curless, his physician,
has hopes of his recovery. 1t now appears
from Rcslof's statement that he was travelling
70 10 cot nd hats bara ha-
tween Sacramento and Truckee he was
drugged, robbed of all his money, amounting
to 5000, and his railroad ticket. While still
under the influence of the drug he committed
the assaults.
4 Lonely Deafh-DemOcratfc Votes.
FRESNO. July 17th.-John Foster, an in
huential citizen and prominent wool. grower,
was found dead in the mountains about ninety
miles east CT here on Friday. He had been
dead four or five days, and evidently died
from epilepsy. The news was brought to his
family at this place yesterday, and messen-
gers have been sent out to secure the body.
Two hundred and sixty-four votes were
polled at the Democratic primary in this pre-.
cinct Saturday.
The Laundry Question ut Nevada City.
NEVADA. July 17th.-About two weeks
ago all the Chinese laundries in this city sus-
pended operations In this city rather than
pay the increased license of $50 per quarter
recently levied by the City Trustees. To-day
two of the laundries started up again. but it
is the intention of the owners to remove be-
yond the city limits in few days. Two or
three Chinese wash-houses have already been
started outside of the town.
Disastrous Fire In Yuba County.
SNARrsvILLE, July 17th-At 1l:30 a. NJ.
Smiths Hotel was discovered to be on fire.
The flames spread rapidly to the adjoining
buildings, and for a while it looked as if the
entire village would be destroyed. The citi-
zens worked with almost superhuman efforts.
and finally succeeded in getting the fire under
control. The losses are as follows B. Smith,
hotel loss, S. 600; insurance, $4,000. VIM.
Chamberlain. saloon /; loss, 50. 900 insurance,
81, 200 Thomas Conlin. dwelling and fur
nituro; loss, $1,000; insurance, $500,
Thomas Murray. livery stable; lose, 81, 900;
insurance, 81 coo. james O'Brien, office
building loss, 81, 900; insurance, 800. Ne
vada Reservoir Ditch Company, office build
ing loss, $1,000; no Insurance. Thomas
Kennedy, furniture ; loss, 1900 no Insurance.
Doctor Lee, loss $500; no insurance. Bar
ney Mcdonald was So severely burned while
escaping from the hotel that he cannot sur