Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-14
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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
4Hg RAIN, AND TIE CAUSE THEREOF

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The RAIN, AND TIE CAUSE THEREOF.
It showered at intervals during the entire
day yesterday, and shortly after dark began
raining steadily, and at midnight was still
raining, with prospects Of continuance.
This viii not be news to the local readers of
the RECORD. UNION, but the causes that pro-
duced the rain may not be 80 well known. 1t
is that Robert Allen yesterday morning an
nouuced race to take place at Agricultural
Park on WasbiBgton's birthday. In substan-
tistion Of this state nent, it may be said that
when Mr.. Allen was last in charge OF the
park, for twenty-five consecutive races an
nounced to take place there, it rsined on the
day set for the race, without a single excsp-
ton. Since again assuming charge Of the
park this is the FIRST race announced. AS the
race docs not take place until the 22d in
slant, it can be expected to rain for at least
eight more days. The rain is a very welcome
one to the resi- sents of this valley, and in fact
to the people OF the entire Stats, as crops
and stock were euffsring more or less through
out the entire length of the coast. OF the
storm, Sergeant Barwick says:
The rainfall for the present season up to s
P. NJ last night was % Of an inch. making
&c Of an inch for the month, 249 inches for
the year, and 10 o. inches for the Season.
The season Of 1877-S TO en- equal date gave
Is 50 inches 1889 sly inches (; 1879 so,
S03 inches, 1901, 20 SO inches 1881 2,
$40 inches. The average rainfall for the
past six seasons j. Y inches, which leaves the
present season 60 inchss deficient, as com.
pared with the average precipitation for the
past Elk seasons to q corresponding date.
The rainfall at the signal stations along the
Pacific slope from the commencement Of the
storm up to 8 P. " last night is For San
Diego, % of an inch Los Angeles, EOS
inches Yisalis, 10 of an inch San Fran.
cisco, 40 Of an inch Sacramento, 20 of an
inch; Red Bluff, 80 OF an inch Rossburg.
10 of an inch Portland, 1.01 inches The
wind is southwest at San Diego and west at
Los Angeles, and barometer about normal.
These conditions are an indication that the
storm has passed those points, where clear
and cooler weather may be looked for. The
rain has been general all along the Pacific
slope, with more precipitation almost every
where else than IN the vicinity of Sscrs-
mento and Visslia. The wind last
night WEE south from Portland to Visalis
with generally cloudy and threstering
weather. excepting at Red Bluff. where it.was
clear.
F. X. BAUER DISCHARGED. = Yesterday
morning, ia the Police Court, the trial OF F.
X. Bauer was resumed. After the examine
tion Of number Of witnesses, who testified
to the good character of the defendant, the
defendant himself took The witness stand.
His testimony was contradiction of nearly
all the testimony fer the prosecution. He
said he was as home the day it was alleged
that the coffee had bsen poisoned, and was
packing up preparatory 20 moving from thu
house that lie wss not in his Eile's room on
that Day; that he bought two bottles Of
strychline abou. four years ago, but they
vera used up or lost long ago, and he had
never purchased any since that he never cut
or fled any OF the furniture IN his wife's room
that he first learned that his wife accused
him OF attempting to poison herself and chill
dren on tia Wednesday following, being the
day of his arrest. Mrs. Bauer was recalled,
and ties 49, having recently foand two Of
her best dresses destroyed by grease and acid,
and TO some other miuor points. This closed
the testimony and, without argument, the
case was Submitted. Judge Henry imme-
diAtely ordered the charge dismissed and the
defendant discharged from custody.
THE CHIHA SLOUGH FIIL-O1 Saturday
last all the teams on the railroad fiji in China
slough, excepting the compauy's teams, ceased
work. TIE work Of driving piles for the
foundation Of the foundry building is pro.
crossing rapidly. The piles were shipped by
the way OF San Franciico from Washington
Territory. They are being driven about 40
tees, and are being cut eff six feet below the
surface aud concrete pier placed on top ex-
tending to ths surface. Under enc Of the
cupoias for melting the iron - piles viii be
driver. and 50 under the other. Altogether
over $50 plies viii be used. The frame Of the
building Is being Constructed in Oakland.
and will Be shipped up hsre ready TO "rsise."
If the weather viii permit steady work, tie
raising Of 40 building viii take place next
week. Thsrs has been IN the neishborhood
of $50 600 cubSc ards Of earth used in the fill,
and il hss coss not less than GOO. The
building viii be 100 feet by 200 feet in size.
POLICE COURT --Basinesy was transacted
in tbs Police Court yesterday as follows
Richard Russell. battpry, continued to Feb
ruary 17sh. Tom CrAnney, common drunk.
ard, continued until to-day.. Mary Roberts,
alias ''Chiu-du. Wan" common drunkard,
pleaded guilty, sentenced TO forty days in the
County Jail Lung Yeck and Ma Lung
Ming, robbery, continued TO February 18th.
T. Y, Bauer, felony, discharged. 10 Franklin
and Jc Filand, disturbing the peace, found
guilty and sentenced to ten days in the
County Jail.