Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-25
Final Decree Entered In the Woodruff


Final Decree Entered In the Woodruff
Case.
SAN Francisco, January 24th.-Ths final
decree in the Woodruff case was entered
yesterday. 1t is in strict accordance with
the opinions of Judges Sawyer and Deadly
state Board Of SILK CuItnre-Ihe ner-
chants and Produce Exchanges.
SAN Francisco, January 24th.-The State
Board of Silk Culture met today TO CONSIDER
a memorial to Congress on behalf Of silk cult
ure as a national industry. 1t seeks encour-
agement from the Government, and calls
st:sntion to its importance, az shown by the
income derived by other Governments from
the magnitude OF the industry among them.
1t is learned thst the Produce Exchange
has secured the refusal of 1 217 Of the =, 4OU
shares of the Merchants Exchange stock
until Monday next, st the par value Of SlOO,
giving the Produce Exchange control of the
Merchants Exchange for Sl21, 700. The
matter will come up for consideration Satur-
day.
Races at Oakland.
SAN Francisco, January 24th.-The races
at the Oakland track this afternoon were
we'll attended. The first race was dash Of
half mile between the Oregon mare, Lula
Riggs, Red Oak, from Idaho, and Hadding-
ton. Lula was q decided fsvorite at $50 to
81. The horses were sent off to good start,
Haddington having slight advantage but
which be soon lost, Red Oak in the lead,
Lula good second. The quarter was made
IN 90 seconds, leaving HaddiDgton out OF
the race. Red Oak was unequal to the
strain, Lula winning handsomely in 4e4 sec
onds, equaling the fastest time ever made in
California, and within one second of the
fastest time on record.
La oUal 70 he tabl e
surprise. The starters were Roam Tom, Chi
cago and Ed. The former was p great ia.
vorite, selling OF $50 to S14. Ed won iu
2:46. The second and third heats were also
won by Ed in 1881 and 2:S74 respectively.
The Wrong Man shot.
THE DALLEs, January oath. - County
Jailer Bloodwith, in quarrel last evening,
shot at L. Johnson, and hit 8 barkeeper
named Lemke, striking him in the center Of
the abdomen, the ball lodging internally.
The wound is supposed to be fatal.
Residence Burned in Chico.
CHICO, January 24th.-Lsst night an alarm
Of fire WAS sounded about 10 o'clock. which
brought out the fire depsrtu at. The fire
proved to be in the residence of DIR. G. G.
Mason, which WAS nearly all consumed, only
small portion Of the furniture being saved.
The house was a light frame and little dry.
The loss is calculated to be about So, 900; in
sured for 81, 500. The fire originated in the
room occupied by the Chinese cook.
small Fire In Alameda County.
CENTERvILLE, January 24.h.-A building
worth about $780, owned by Thomas Nelson,
and used by James Hogan as fruit ware
house, was burned last night. The building
was totally destroyed. Hogan loses about
81. 600 worth of canned fruit insured in the
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Veterans Home Visited.
YoUNTvILLE, January 24ih-About $50
persons came mere to-day to visit aud inspect
the Veterans Home. Over 100 were men,
bers of the seventeenth annual encampment,
G. A. r. About twenty ladies accompanied
the party. Department Commander Staples
and ex-Vice- President Houghton, of the
Home Association, are of the party. A
careful investigation of the Home and prem
| ises is being had, with view to coming legis-
| lation in the department enCsmpment.
Proposed Wagon Road Improvement.
YREKA, January 24th.-The citizens Of
klamath county, Oregon, held meeting at
| LinkviIle, TO Toxic steps toward improving
| the wagon road via klamath river, 10 con-
meet at the railroad in this county, for the
accommodation OF the people of Klamath,
| [ AXE and Modoc counties. Committees were
appointed to confer with Captain Burton. OF
| Fort Klamath, for military aid, end also with
the Central Pacific in reference to the cree
ton of depot.
shooting ARRAY.
MERGED. January 24;h. To-day, at ga NJ ,
near the Ell Captain Hotel, I'm. Ross shot
and dangerously wounded J. 4. Ritter. The
ARRAY arose concerning improper remarks
made by Ritter regarding relatives or Ross.
Both parties resid on the MERGED river.
Ross is under arrest
Residence BurgIaTized - Charged with
Observation-Disclosures for Attempted
| Rape.
! REDWOOD CITY, January 24tb.-The resi-
dence of j. I. Jennings, at San Mateo, was
entered by burglars on Tuesday night They
made their way into the sleepiDg-roOm of Mr..
Jennings, and stole from his house quite a
large sum Of moaey. They took the contents
of the children's banks, and stele some valua-
! bic iewelry. No trace of them has been dis
covered.
u. Tichuer, the defaulting Singer sewing
machine agent, was tried yesterday in the
Superior Court on charge of emSezzlsmeDt
He was acquitted through technicalities He
left with his wife on the evening train fol
San Jose, I'D upon the trains arrival at the
depot was re-arrested there on a similar
charge, he having, as il is claimed, embezzled
the company S money in Santa Clara county
Gregorio Silva was arrested few days age
in Halfmoon Bay for an attempted rape upor
the person of Mrs. Mary Peace, a resident Of
that town. lie claims that she fred pisto
shot at him. He has been convicted, anC
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