Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-03-28
The Raln-storm.

The RaIn-storm.
SAN FRAScIsco, March 27th.-Reports IS
to the weather in different parts Of the State
show that the storm has worked southwark,
and that the rain has been very generally
distributed.
At Cisco six inches Of snow has fallen. and
it is still showing; Summit, ten inches,
same Truckee, one.hslf inch, still showing.
The following dispatches speak for them
selves:
San Luis Obispo-The first rain fell at $40
P. N. yesterday. At $40 it was falling heay-
liz, with the wind southeast.
Santa Bsrbara-It commenced raining here
about l o'clock this morning, and up to 8
o'clock ]. 50 inches had fallen. 1t is still rain
ing hard. Everybody happy,
Ssanislaus-It commenced raining at Oak
dale Monday morning at o'clock, and a full
inch has fallep, with prospects for mora.
Wind south, Crop prospects are now excel
lent Grain has not materially suffered.
San Bepito--Up to o'clock this morning
the rainfall for the storm was Lib inches.
Monterey-lt started in raining here to-day
of noon, and has been raining all the after
noon steadily. The wind is southeast.
Fresno-The rain-gauge at this place shows
the rainfall last night to have been l 80
inches. This will insure fair crops in most of
the county.
Merced-The rainfall yesterday and last
night amounts to 1.75 inches, making seven
inches for the season, and changes the pros
pecs from a seasan of famine to one of pros
perisy, as it will insure a full crop of wheat
in all classes of soils.
Tulare-An abundant rain fell last night,
the best one of the season, and amounts to
LIS inches.
II Ell
emit storm, up to 3 p. NJ, Is 1.60 inches. Total
for the season. 500 inches.
Kermit rained lightly at intervals last
night, ceasing entirely this morning at z
o'clock. All day to-day the weather has had
an unsettled appearance. At 1880 P. NJ the
wind is from the s1uth and cloudy.
Los Angeles-A gentle, penetrating rain
commenced at s o'clock this morning and has
continued all day, rp to S:15 P. NJ. A good
crop is already assured on all early-sown
grain, and hay and grass are beyond doubt.
San Bernardino-Rain commenced falling
at little before noon, and has continued
since. It is still falling. Business men and
fruit-growers are iubilant.
Argued, Submitted and Dismissed = A
Thieving Wharfinger.
SAN Francisco, March 27th.-The case
against T. &. Van Ness, ex-Commissioner Of
Immigration, charged with embezzling the
funds of the Office, was argued and submitted
to-day in the Police Court, and dismissed.
Lauren E. Crane. employed by w. w.
Morrow, attorney for the Harbor Commits.
sion, TO expert the accounts of the Wharfin-
ger at the Main.street wharf. reported to-day
that w. A. Hayne, the Wharfnger. had
stolen within year about 81, 200.
Another Complaint to be Brought.
SAN Francisco, March 27th.-It is re-
ported that Attorney-Ge Marshall in
tends to bring another complaint against ex.
Commissioner of Immigration Van Ness,
this time in Police Court No. Two. Judge
Webb, Of Court No. One. in dismissing the
case today, rather intimated that it was not
brought in proper manner. The prosecution
seemed to have no evidence on hand excep.
Van Ness own ex parte statements.
Chinese for Hawait-Gray's steaIings.
SAN Francisco, March 27th.-The steamer
Arabic, which arrived yesterday from Hong.
kong and Yokohama, brought twenty cabin
brought also $50 Monaghan iaborers, 575 Of
whom are bound to the Hawaiian Islands, to
which they will be shipped by the City OF
Sydney and Suez. Forty-four are. in transit
to Victoria and four go to Portland. The rest
are for this city. Eleven were provided with
return passports, and several claim to be mer.
chants entitled to land without certificates.
In the afternoon those destined for the islands
were transferred to lighter and placed on
the hulk China to await reshipment.
The experts engaged in examining the
books of the late Secretary of the Harbor
Commission last night discovered an add.
tional psculation OF $1,000. They were in
three "doctored" receipts. Tois swells the
total defscstion thus far brought to light TO
SAG. 434 81. The steals discovered last night
were of $500 and $500 each, and were made
during the last two or three months. The
experts are now on the scent of supposed
clear peculation of $1,000. The failure to
make entries is also likely to offer new
phase to their work, as it may have been the
habit of Grsy TO pocket sums of money OF
which nothing is shown In the books.
Death OF Prominent Citizen.
SAN Francisco, March 27th.-A dispatch
from Stockton states that at II o'clock Sun.
dav night, Captain w. S. Moss, prominent
citizen and large landowner, died at his resi-
dence OF French Camp, San Joaquin county,
of old age, aged IS years. Captain Moss wss
born in Virginia in 1898. and at an early age
emiprated to Illinois. For come time he was
in the fat-boat business on the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers, and subsequently became
Captain of steamboat. he also engaged
in the business OF constructing railroads and
afterwards engaged in the distilling trade.
In 1861, he emigrated from Peoria, ILL.,, and
settled at Stockton, where he entered upon
the business OF stockraising. In 1864, he es.
tablished in this city daily paper called the
Democratic Press, which was destroyed by a
mob in 1866. Suit was brought against the
city for $4,000 damages, but it was COM
promised for $4,000. June Is, 1865, he,
with the late Bepjam E. Washington. es.
tablished the Daily Eraminer, and in 1866
he sold two-thirds of his interest to Philip
A, Roach and Charles l.. Weller.
The Municipal Bond Scheme.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27th.-This morn.
ing Mayor Bartlett sent to the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors for the official copy Of
the bond bill, passed by the late Legislature.
II was at once transmitted to him, and, in
conjunction with the resolution calling an
election for April 18th, formed the subject OF
a morning study. The Act, by an amend.
ment. provides that the election shall be
called only with the approval of the presiding
officer of the Supervisors. This is locked
upon by several city officials as an absolute
veto. and if the Mayor refuses to sign the
election resolution, it will be out of the power
of the Board to again pass it. The ordinances
passed last night were to-day the subject
of much comment. The Registrar believes
that it will be impossible to prepare for an
election by the 1S.h. No action can be taken
by the Election Commissioners until the
resolution is signed by the Mayor, which will
be day or two yet. twill require ten daysin
which to select polling places. Mr.. Broder.
lex says that even if his Office made the best
time on record, all the details of the election
could not be arranged in time for the 18th.
The TriennIai Conclaye.
SAN Francisco, March 27th.-A meeting
was held tonight by George C. Perkins.
VIM. T. Coleman, Capt. Merry, John Mer-
rill and Henry Newhall, on behalf of the
Committee of Arrangements of the Trieu-
NAL Conclave of the Knights Templar, and
representatives of the Occidental, Lick and
Baldwin, Hotels, the Russ House, and the
Galindo and Kelsey houses of Oakland.
After long discussion, in which the hotel
men urged that their respective houses were
very full and the committeeman urged the
very great necessity of cooperation, the hotel
representatives finally agreed to contract to
take the visiting Knights In the following
numbers Occidental, Is; Lick, 70; Bald
win, 800; Russ, 80; Galin6o, $50; Kelsey,
80. Mr.. Coleman stated that negotiations
were pending with the Palace, and some
terms would probably be settled upon soon.
Opium Receipts-shief Justice Morrison
First Strawberries OF the Season.
San FRAEcIsco, March 27th.-The steamer
Suez recently brought from Honolulu about
600 pounds of opium, which had been seized
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