Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-08
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CALIFORNIA.
Weather Reports.

lone, February 7th.-Sincs Monday the
weather has altered between rain. sleet, sun
shine, frost and snow. This morning few
imprudently early flowers were much sur
prised by q kiss of snow. Fruit growers are
pleased with the cold weather, as it keeps
back the fruit buds until the warm spring
weather. Everything is favorable for all
classes of crops. Farmers, miners, fruit
growers and sheep men are alike rejoicing
over the present prospects.
SHASTA, February 7th.-Snow commenced
falling this afternoon, and still continues,
with indications of heavy snoT-storm.
The weather is very cold and cloudy.
YREKA, February 7ch.-About half an
daylight. The Contra Costa hills were all
covered. The snow was eli melted by noon.
SANTA CRUZ, February 7th.-It hailed
last night, and the sidewalks were covered
this morning. At A. NJ. it commenced
showing, and continued over an hour. Snow
has fallen at lower altitude than has been
known for the past twelve years, the lower
hills just back of town being white with it.
Los ANGELES, February 7sh.-A light
rain fell all night, IS of an inch fslling in the
last "a hours, and 10 inches for the storm.
| The wind is south and the weather cloudy.
The train due this morning from San Fran
cisco is weather.bound at Mojave.
RIO VISTA, February 7th-There was a
heavy frost and considerable ice last night,
and light shower of round snow fell, the
particles being about the size of bird shot.
| The day mas been bright but cold.
V1sAL1A, February 7th.-Rsin has been
falling every night for the last twelve nights.
| Nearly inches has fallen. Tonight it is
clear and quite cold, owing, probably. to the
! III hoe all no
settlers say they have not seen so much snow
on the mountains for ten years. The snow
still remains on the high foothills.
NEVADA CITY, February 7th.-There was
eight inches of snow here this morning, and
the sleighing is better than for years before.
The snow at Eureka is eight feet deep.
SMARTsvILLE (Yuba county,, February 9TH.
Snow fell here to the depth of four inches
last night.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, February 7th.-For the
twenty.four hours ending at A. NJ. to-day,
81 of an inch Of rain fell ; for the storm.
1874 inches; for the season to date, II IS
! inches. Snow has fallen On the mountains
| for the last two nights. The wind is in the
northwest, and the weather is little cooler.
The MusseI Slough Question.
SAN Francisco, February 7th.-Thomas
Fowler, who was appointed a committee by
the Mu8sel Slough settlers to confer with the
railroad company relative to their differences,
has been in daily communication with the
officers Of the Southern Pacific. 1t is stated
that the situation was thoroughly discussed,
and that the Board of Directors of the South
ern Poetic held meeting yesterday, and
decided to leave the whole matter to Fred,
Croker, 2. d. Wigginton and Thos. Fowler,
with the understanding that their action shall
finally dispose of the question.
singular seizure-Writ of Mandate.
SAN FRANCIsCo, February 7th.-The Cug-
tom-house officers recently seized on board
the Arabic twelve bags of live turtles, and a
tub of cells.
Judge Finn to-day Issued an alternate writ
of mandate, directed to the Surveyor Cen
eral of the State, commanding him to make
an order referring certain contests of loca-
tions on swamp and overfowe1 lands in Tu-
lara county to the proper Court for deter
ninatior.
Murder Trial at santa Rosa.
SANTA Rosa, February 7th.-The trial OF
A. J. Hubsch, for the murder OF VIM. Web
sLer at Sonoms, January 9TH, is going on
before Judge Temple, and will probably be
concluded on Saturday.
Arrested at His own Request.
NEVADA, February 7th.-Jerry Trottier,
cook at the County Hospital, was arrested
to-day at his own request on charge of rape
preferred against him in the Justice Court
by Della Allen, formerly an inmate of the
hospital who alleges that on the 10Th of Jan.
uary, 1888, Trottier made 3 criminal assault
upon one Mrs. Wenters. o paralytic patient.
The matter was inquired into sometime ego
by District Attorney Ford, but the veracity
Of the party making the accusation being
doubted, 10 legal steps were taken in the
= he To.
Times of Saturday brings the affair more
prominently before the public, and Trottier,
to clear himself and take from the hospital
the blot that now rests upon it, seeks legal
investigation. II e woman that it is alleged
he assaulted. died some time ago. He will
probably sue the Times for libel if exonersted
at the examination.