Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-05
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THB RRcoRD-UsIoN.l
CALIFORNIA.
Heaviest saow-storm of the season

heaviest sAOW-stOrm OF the season.
EMGRANT GAP, February 4th. - The
heaviest snow-stOrm CT the season prevails
here. Two feet has fallen since noon to-day,
and still continues 20 come down. Woodin'
pillow, with two engines ran TO Alta to-day
ahead of the west-bound passense-, and in
many places the snow had drifted on the
track TO a depth of five and six feet, which
compelled them TO hook on another engine at
Alta TO make the return trip. The west
bound train, No. s, Is snow-bound east of
Truckes. The company have ordered men
to the front to shovel out the snow bound
train. No danger is expected of blockade
be51 cen herr and Alta, as the pillow is running
night and day.
TRUcKEE, February 4th-The severest
snow.storm experienced in this section for
the last two years has prevailed here during
the last thirty-six hours. The snow is now
six feet in depth on the plaza in town, and it
is still showing Ten fest is reported at the
Summit, fully one.hslf of which has fallen
since yesterday morning. Freight train No.
s, due here at IL o'clock this forenoon, is
showed in at BOca, and all trains on the rail-
road are more or less delayed. The snow
plows are being run both sast and west, and
every endesvor made to keep the road open
but should the storm continue for the next
y
morning, it is not imprc bable that the road
viii! be blocked. All the wagon roads run
ming out Of Truckee are blocksded. G. Q.
Baxton, proprietor of the Sierra Valley stage
line, with tive men ard six horses, made an
unsuccessful attempt Co get through to-day,
but only made about six miles, when they
were compelled to reurh to Truckee.
VIRGINIA New, February 4th.-It has
showed heavily all the afternoon, and is still
showing tonight. The barometer is very
low, aud still falling.
Annual Meeting of the San Francisco
Board of Trade.
SAN Francisco, February th-The Board
OF Trade held lis annual meeting to-day.
President Tsber, in his report summed up
the record of the year, which shows tie or
gsnization to be in a healthy and vigorous
condition. The failures Of the year on the
Pacific coast foot up 693. Assets, s., 497, 740 ;
liahilities, So 025,Sl The figures show an
Increase Of liabilities over those of last year.
The prospects of business, however, are en-
cluraging.
Elections by the superVlsOrS-Res0iut
OF SlGdicaiion.
San JOSE, February 4sb.-At meeting of
The Board of Supervisors to day, Dr.. J. l.
Berry was elected County Physician, and f.
T.. armer Superintendent OF the lntlrmary.
At a meeting of the Baptist Church trustees
yezterday a resolution wac adopted yindicat-
ing the pastor, n. +. R4vlin, against the as
pensions Of Rev. a. j. Frost, of Sacramento,
that be is preaching the gospel in defiance Of
Christianity, and expressing the fullest conf.
dence in Ravlin as minister and man. Raw
lin incurred the opposition of Frost by his
lectures against prohibition.
SonOma Newspaper Men in Council
SANTA Rosa, February 4th.-The newspa-
per publishers of Sonoms county met here
to-day to agree upon a scale of rates and
other business.
Emigrant Train Delayed.
MERGED, February 4th.-The rth.bcund
emigraut train was delayed here nearly two
hours this afternoon by FIVE cars getting de-
rallied. The accident was caused by switch
being inadvertently left open.
Boy Robbers-Arrested for stabbiDg.
MERGED, February 4th-Two small boys,
aged Y and years, robbed a drunken man
here yesterday afternoon in the rear of a
building, in open daylight of small cum of
money, knife and other articles of small
value.
y man named Percy was arrested here this
and placed in jail, charged with
stabbing man at Smelling a couple of days
ago.