Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-04
Dashed to Death-Annle Mooney !

Dashed to Death-Annie Mooney Found
SAN Francisco, August 3d.-This morn.
ing Henry Eaton, an employe at Point
Bonita Lighthouse, fell over the cliff near the
fog signals, and was dashed to death on the
| rocks below. The hight from which the man
fell is over $50 feet. Eaten had been Lieu
tenant in the navy, and only received his ap-
| pointment last Saturday.
A dispatch was recsived by Chief Crowley
to night from Officer Hinline, stating that
the lost child, Annie Mooney, supposed to
have been kidnapped, had been found in an
insane asylum at Portland. Since the dis
appearance of the child. detectives have been
securing the country with no success. Chief
! Crowley, on receipt Of the dispatch, tele-
| graphed to the Chief of Police of Portland
for full description of the child.
A TePribly-AnIicted Family.
| SAN BUENAvENTURA, August 3l-To.day
the remains of w. j. WALTON were buried
On Wednesday Mrs Wslton's body was
committed to the tomb. and one month ago
their son Frank, who had just graduated with
| high honors in the University, was lsid away
to rest. He arrived home only to die, and
! typhoid fever, together with grief and wesri-
ness from watchipg and nursing, caused the
death of both parents. Mr. Walton was the
oldest lumber merchant in this part of the
State, and his loss will be much felt. Dur
ing both funerals every business place in the
town was closed, and the long and mournful
procession of carriages whicn followed the
remains attested the sincere sorrow Of the
people at the awful calamity thus visited on
one family. Three orphans girls are left, be-
sides one married daughter.
Death Of a Prominent Citizen.
YREKA. August 3d.-C. c. Peters, one ct
the founders Of Yreka, journeying with the
first sdyenturers up the klamath river in
1851 to this county, died this afternoon, aged
II years, leaving son and two daughters to
survive him. All flags sre at half mast, and
the most profound respect is shown toward
the memory OF good and useful man. He
was formerly County Treasurer, and filed
many other positions of public trust during
his 81 years. residence in Yreka.
FIGURING Mill Destroyed by Fire.
SALINAS CRY, August 3d-Yesterday
morning the watchman discovered the Empire
mill in flames. The fire had made such
headway that it was impossible for the fire
department to save anything. It was un-
dOubtedly the act OF an incendisry, who did
his work well, as one OF the proprietors, who
with his family lives in house just outside
of the mill yard, was not aroused till the bell
rang the alarm. The mill and machinery are
q total loss. The building was owned by
DtuW4 OIDosy VI ESSSOttg - L tOSS,
600; no insurance. The machinery was
owned by Holloway & Hudson loss, 50, 600;
insured in the Western for 81, 600.
Stack OF Grain Burned.
HANPoRD, August 3d.-The first loss by
fire this season of grain in the field in Tulare
county was stack on Jacobs land near
Tulare Lake, at 2:30 P. N. yesterday. The
hay was very hot, and iti supposed match
ignited that had been accidently dropped in
the stack. Much fue grain adjoining was
still unhesded, but it and the stubs were
saved by plowiRg around the stack. The loss
is over 81 900 insured for about S400 by
Hutchinson & Mann.
End OF a DfsreputabIe Life.
MODESTO, August 3d.-"Ida PEARL" or
Jennie Green, keeping house of ill-fame in
this place. was found dead in her bed yester-
day morning. 1t seems that she took an
overdose of laudanum, as an ounce bottle
was found on the floor which had been given
TO her by one of the inmates of the house.
She had been here several years, and was
quite wealthy. She was divorced from her
husband, James Green, in Sacramento, some
years ago. The Coroner's jury brought in
verdict of accidental death from an overdose
of laudanum