Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-26

S0kUszE xTE-SUMBER I3l.
the formation of tug-bos. company did
so for my own protection. Their excessive
charges are Injurious to commerce and the
produce of the country.
The Giant PewaeE Explosion.
OAKLAND, January 25tb-The bodies of
four Cinnamon, IN addition 20 those already
found. were recovered this morning from the
ruins of the Giant Powder Works, which
were destroyed by explosion last Sunday.
The Lumber Of victims is therefore thirty.
The funeral of Kompf, the only white man
killed nc the explosion, was hald this morn.
ing from the Coroaer's Office.
The Veterans Home Association.
SAN Francisco. Jauua7y 25sh.-The Ex.
ecu.iye Committee of tie Veterans Home
Association is in session. The tressurers re-
port shows the receipts to be S35, ,709 dig
bursements, $50. 1SS on hand, S15,5
The Weather.
EMIGRANT GAP. January 25ih.-Rain CON-
msnced falling about neon yesterday, and has
fallen to the amount of 90 Of an iEch. The
mountains are clear Of tn9w on the north
side-an unusual occurrence for this time Of
the year.
YREKA, January 25sk.-The rain.storm
yesterday furnished .33 OF an incl, with a
good deal of snow in the mountains. The
westher is clear st present, but Equally with
indications of more storm.
PLACERvILE, Jsnusry 25sb.-One iuch and
eighty five hundr edshs of rain has fallen sinca
3 o'clock yesterday. To night the weather is
warm and cloudy, with good prospects of
more rain.
MERGED, January 25th.-The rainfall here
yesterday amounted to IA Of an inch, making
3 GA inches FOR the season. 10 Of an inch haV-
ing fallen On the 17tb. TIE fall of rain at
Smelling. in the Dorthern part Of the county,
on the 17tb, was .09 of an ipch, aud on last
night .3S OF an inch, making nearly 6 inches
for the season at that point. 1t is eighteen
miles northwest Of this place. The weather
contil ues cloudy and warm. snd the prospect
is good fer mere rain tonight.
SoNoMA, Jaauary 25sh.-Rsin commenced
falling here yesterday afternoon, snd con-
tinuei until late in the night To-day the
weather is doubtful.
SAN JosF, January 25sh.-Rair, to the
amount of 81 of an inch, fell last night. The
barometer has been rising duiing the day;
| the wind is now from the south.
Fire at Tsuckec.
TRUcKEE. January ,25sh.-A fire broke out
at NJ in the boarding-house of Mrs A.
E. Psrker, destroying tho entire house and
furniture, and also an adjoining house. The
family were al absent at an entertainment
that was going on at the hall, and the flames
got good headwsy before they were discov-
cred. The fall of anow ard the absence Of
wind is what that portion Of the town is in
debted 10 for saving l. from entire Gestruc-
tion. Tbs water pipes we've frozap, and it
was o long time before water could be got on
the fire. TIE cry Of fire nearly created
panic in the hall where the performance was
E-..L
OF two or three ciiizens many Eves would
probably have heen lost. The loss is es.i.
msted at from S., coo TO Sc COO; insured for
S4 800, of which the TrsdsTe' had 81 500, the
Connecticut Of Hartford 50, 600, and the
Western Of Toronto $500 Fears we're en-
tertained for the safety Of the Truckee
House, which was full Of guests.
jail Delivery Frustrated.
NEVADA, January 25th.-I Il was discovered
yesterday that the prisoners in the County
Jail were preparing for another Jail delivery.
heavy iron bar, nearly four feet long, WAS
found secreled in oEe OF the cells, and an ex-
animation disclosed the fact that the large
bolts holding ths sheet-iron lining of the cells
had been pried eff. The holes were plugged
with bread, the ends OF the plues being
rounded ike bolt-h and then covered
with whitewash scraped frcm the walls. A
long stick, supposed TO be used in passing
HnOUnST,
was found between the mattresses in ons Of
the hunks. The prisoners ws.e all searched,
aud On one WAS found pocse:-knife, the
blades Of which had been flied Ike q saw. It
| is sopposed that the iron bar, knife, etc.,
were passed in Though the jail windows by
| accompiices en- the outside, and that Dorsey
and Patterson, the Cummings murdereEs,
were the iIstigators of the job.
Fatal Accident to a Tenmster-Leggcr's
leg Broken.
YREKA, January 25sh.-James Beveridgp,
an old pioueor teamsteF Of this place, was
killed Yesterday near Portugues Flat, on the
Sacramento river road, in Shasta county. He
was hauling load of freight for Yreks from
RsddinE, and, being thrown from his wagon,
fell on his head in such way that his neck
was broken.
Robert Sheersr, of Little Shasta, was
brought here to-day with broken les, caused
by log rolling on him at Antelope creek, in
Butte Creek valley.
Death OF Veteran OF the Black Hawk
war-CIaIms Paid.
SAN JOSE, January 25bb.-James Robin
son, veteran of the Black Hawk war, aged
70 years, died in the County Hospital yester-
day. Bewas released from the County ] all last
week. an information for cutting an old mon
named Littlettn at GilroY having been dis
missed.
To-day Judge Spencer paid two claims of
S1S 500 and SIS. COO against the estate of w.
II. Stone, deceased, presented by tbs Con-
mercial and Savings Bank.
Special Election for Assembly man.
VIsALIA, Janusry 251h-Yery little inter-
est was tsksn in the special election for AS
semblynan yesterday. The total vote viii
probably not exceed 1900 in Tulare and
Kern counties. The returns sre not all in.
J. F. Rice was brought cut at the last nc
ment against a. J. Atwep, the regular Dsu-
tween 200 and 500.