Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-24


THE WEATHER-Last night, by reports Of
the weather at S P. ", as received by Ser
geant Barwick, it was raining from Tatoosh
to Rosebugg, and cloudy to Sacramento, with
southerly winds from Tatoosh to San Fran.
cisco, with a rising barometer; in fact, the
mercury in tie perpendicular tube Of the ba-
rometer has been in a state Of variable auc!D-
alton since Saturday morning, rising rapidly
and then falling IN the same manner, which
Is an instrumental evidence of unsettled
weather There was yesterday, during the
afternoon, .02 Of an inch of rain in this city,
making Is OF aR inch for the month, and
> 70 inches for the season, as against inches
last season, IS inches for 1881, SO inches
for 1850, 6 p inches fer 1879, l47 inches for
1878, and sos inches for 1877. The average
for seven seasons past being % inches the
present season is , 33 inches behind the aver
age for the past seven seasons up to and in
GLIDING the 23i Of December OF last season.
The temperature, wind and weather at u
N. Saturday and yesterday was For Ia
toosh, 4O', southwest and cloudy, and So,
south aud fair; Olympia So, south and light
suoV, and 40', southwest and cloudy; Port
land AZ southwest and cloudy, and 42', south
and cloudy; Fort Candy, 40, west and
cloudy, ard 40', west and cloudy: Roseburg,
40', south aud light rain. and 40', south and
| fair; Mendocino, yesterday, 4S', south and
cloudy; Red Bluff, 52', west and clear, aud
AZ. south and cloudy; Sacramento, 46',
northwest and cloudy, and 4S', southeast and
cloudy; San Francisco, 53', northwest and
clear, and So, southwes. and light rain Los
Angeles, 62', west and clearing up, and 59',
southeast and clear; San Diego, 81, west and
fair, and CO., southwest and clear; Salt Lake,
So, south and light Snow, and 81, south and
cloudy Cheyenne, 81, southwest and CT ar
and 24'. northwest and fSir; Denver, 30
north and clear, and 3i' south and ,ir /;
North Plstte, Saturday, Is, cast and light
srow: Omaha, II, east and cloudy, and % =,
northwest and cloudy; Yaukton. IL. south-
east and cloudy, sad 2l' northwest and fair.
THE PRESTON TBIAL-The trisl Of 7. A.
Preston for the alleged murder of Barney
Feeny in the town of Washington, Yolo
county, on the 18th of August las, tsrmi-
mated in Woodland on Saturday evening,
when the case was submitted to the jury. AT
/ 9 o'clock P. n. the Jury came into Court for
| further instructions, which were given them,
after which they retired, and up to the time
/ Of the leaving of the train yesterday had not
agreed upon verdict. It was understood
that on the hrst ballot they stood elght Tor
scquittal and four for msnslaughter, from
which it is expected that they will not agree.
HANG OUT Your BANNERs.-It would be
no more than the simplest act of patriotism
to display on every flagstaff to-day the stars
and stripes in honor of the hundredth ami.
yerssry OF the day when Washington laid
down the sword he might have retained, and
retired to the privacy Of civic life. Congress
has requested, and the President by procls.
nation has asked, the people to mark the
passage of this day by some fitting cere-
monial. The least we cAn do is to send g Old
Glory up, rain or shine.