Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-25
PACIFIC SLOPE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-pNos.l
CALIFORNIA.
The Sharon Divorce Case-Decision il
Favor of the Plaintiff,

Favor OF the Plaintiff.
! SAN FRANcIsoo, December 24th.-The
| Sharon-Hill divorce case, in which Sarah
| Althea Hill, claiming to be the wife of eX-
| Senator Sharon. sued for divorce and
| DIVISION OF the community property. valued
At S1O,000000, was to-day decided by Judge
Sullivan in favor of the plaintiff. The
Judge, in his decision. declares that under
the laws Of California the plaintiff is the
legal wife of Sharon, and as suc.i is entitled
to divorce on the ground of willful deser-
ton, and n division of the common
properly. The decision is an exhaustive
! one, and contains about u, Geo words. Tie
verdict is genuine surprise to the public.
| Judge Sullivan discusses what constitutes
| marriage under the laws OF this State. AMI.
| having done 50, and in view of the leSti-
monv offered concludes by saving that
! William Sharon, defendaG: bv virtue of
| his contract CI marriage oY written consent
thereto, and Il sufficient assumption of
marital rights, duties and obligations o:
| the married state, to satisfy tic law OF
| California, has become and IS now the
| husband of Sarah Althea Sharon. The
plaintiff in this case
Plaintiffs counsel VIII now prepare find
ings in accordance with the opinion OF
| Judge Sullivan, and an application Tor ali
| mony and counsel fees will be made \
claim viii be made for 5000 per month
for the fourteen months since the begin
ming Of the case. This will amount To
$4,000 alimony due up TO the close of this
year. What the counsel fees VIII be cln-
not, of course, be known 10 the public
The question of the division of community
property is vet to be decided. bUt in the
meantime plaintiff is entitled 10 aliiCony.
TYLER's AGREEMENT WITH MRS. SHARON.
san Francisco, December 24th-This
afternoon George w Tyler filed in the
County Clerks ct2icc copy Of his agree
ment with Sarah Althea Sharon. dated Oc-
tober 24 1883, in which She agrees to pay
him one-haf of all the money realized in
her suit against Sharon, Tyler TO advance
all the money necessary for prosecuting the
case.
Generous Contributions.
san FRANCISCO, December 2tth.-J. c.
Flood has made generous Christmas gifts
rs follows: To the Protestant Orphan
Asylum. 81 900: Orphan Asylum in charge
of Sisters Of Charity, 1000; Pacific Hebrew
Orphan Asylum and Home Society. 81 .000:
Ladies Protection and Relief Society.
$1,000; Orphan Asylum at San Rafael
$1,000; MsgGaien Asylum, $500; Boys and
Girls Aid Society, $3.50: California State
Wonans Hospital, $3.50. Total, $1,000
MIR. Flood also made each emplove of the
Nevada Bank 4 cash gift of half month
pay.
The following correspondence explains
itself:
IDecr Yrs. Rcddiag: take the liberty of send
ing to You the incloSed check for five hundred
dollars (s5O0j for the benefit of the California
W0mans Hospital on Sacramento street. Yours,
Mrs LELAND SrANFoED.
san Francisco, December 2S, 1SSi
Dear Nrs Stanford Please accept my thanks
in behalf of the California Woman's Hospital
FOR your kind donation of 500. hope to have
the pleasure of seeing you soon, when can ex-
plain the workings of that institution. Very
Mas. B. B. RrDDrxG.
December %, 1854.
The Bank OF California, as a Christmas
gift, added % per cent. to the present
month salaries of employees
Further Storm Reports.
SALINAS December 24th.-Although it is
not raining this morning, it appears to be
only Il temporary lull. In the last twenty
four hours we have had LIS inches, and
during the storm 2.14, making for the sea-
son 4.96 inches.
MERGED, December 2ltEl.-Fifty-fiye hun
dredthS OF an inch of rain fell here last
night. making PSI inches for the season. A
The weather is vet unsettled, though the !
sun IS shining. The wind is steady and 1
strong from the southeast. The streams
are all oyerfowcd, doing considerable dam
age 20 the county roads and bridges, and /
washing away fencing, etc.
LATHBoP, December 24th-The rainfall
for the past twenty-four hours was 104
inches. The weather is cloudy. The west
side of the San Joaquin river between
river is still raising.
MARYsvILLE. December 2lth.-The Yuba |
river al this point at noon to-day stands at
sixteen feet and two inches, and has been
stationary for two hours. The levees are
all in good condition. The storm is APP
pdrenly broken. The water still covers
the railroads for a short distance north of |
town, but the track is uniniured.
YAcAyILLE, December 24th. in the twenty
four hours up to9 \. NJ. the rainfall was 2.35
inches. Total for the storm, 1910 inches
fpl the season, 14.71 inches. On Saturday
last the rainfall was 3.1S inches. On that
day the house of y. Case. ON Blue Mount
ain was blown over by q young cyclone, |
but 10 one was injured.
Rio VISTA, December 9th We had |
l. 80 inches of rain for the twentv-fOur |
hours ending at \. NJ i brisk southeast |
wind has been blowing all day, and the \
rain again began falling al $50 P. NJ, with |
good prospect for Il rainy night.
SAN JosE. December 23th-The rainfall |
for the twenty-four hours ending OF ! !
O'Clock this evening, was s. of an inch; for |
the storm, $50; for the season, 4.67 inches |
The storm continues.
Fatal Stage Accident.
SMARTsvILLE. December 24th-Thceven |
ing stage from vYheatand was capsized in |
a stream TWO miles from this place last
night at . o clock, and Mrs. Michael Heery, |
passenger. was drowned Her body was |
found to-day 300 wards from the scene of
the accident. The driver narrowly escaped |
The stage was completely demolished, and |
the horses drowned.
Fire in San dose.
SAN JOSE, December 2lth. = At 4:15 |
O'Clock this morning wooden shed, used |
as a workshop by u. Rinaldo 4 Co, in the |
rear of their paint shop on Santa Clara |
street, opposite the AuZerais House, in this |
city, was destroyed by fire. a lot of pict-
ures, picture frames, new signs, etc, valued |
at several hundred dollars, were burned; |
partially insured
Death Of a Prominent Farmer.
ORovILLE, December 24th.-Robert Tur-
ner g prominent farmer of this county, |
died this morning after brief illness. He |
has been 4 resident Of this county since |
1852. lie was brother OF Hon. j. n. Tur- |
ner who died about a year ago, and of T.
A. Turner, of Plumas county
Motion Granted.