Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-15
PACIFIC SLOPE.
THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON
EXTENSION.
Dragged To Death-Attempt at MUIR
der-Suit for Damages-A
Rouud-House Burned.
lsrEcTAL DISPAIClIEs TO THE RECORD USloS.l
PACIFIC SLOPE.
tsrErAL nrsrA1ons TO rHK nEconp-rylox.l
CALIFORNIA.
Suit for Damages.

SAN. FRANCISCO, August 14th.-hlargarct
l.. BroSnan and Dennis Brosnan have COM
| menced suit in the Superior Court against
| the Central Pacific Railroad Company to
recover S25, 600 damages suffered bv death
| OF Cornelius u. BroSnan. husband at the
| tirSt-namcd plaintiff. Cornelius y. Bros
nan on the 2Sth of June was engaged with
other men in repairing the telegraph cable
| in the Straits of Carquinez, and for that
| purpose had ruwcd out from Port Costa in
Il small boat. While at work the transfer
| steamer SolanO ran into thcn She boat was
| capSized and BroSnan was drowned Plain
| utts allCge that the accident was caused bv
| the CarelcsSncSS OF the steamboat men. and
| the damages stated are therefore asked for.
! Attempts at Murder and Suicide
| FRESNO, August f4ih.-Dr. c. VI. Ferry.
| white intoxicated, last night went to the
| residence of his son, and began shooting
| through the open window, presumably
| with the intention of killing his wil,, who
! had left him, and who was stopping there.
| He fired five shots, one Of whi.h hook
| effect ON tcn-ycar-old son of Mr. TcunJr.
| wounding him in the tlcshy part of the
| thigh, and another struck the head Of 4
| little girl who was sleeping with the bnv
| Ferry was arrested, but denies all knowl-
edge Of the affair.
|
| narrowly escaped death from poisoning
this afternoon. lie is supposed to have
taken ii with suicidal intent. lie WAS in
| toXicatcd. Jealousy is supposed to have
| had something 70 do with the matter
Santa Cruz Raccs--i WhaI. Ashore.
| SANTA CRrZ, August 14th.-The attend
ance at the Bay View Driving Park was
much larger to-day than yesterday, The
first race to-day was the completion of the
unfinished race of yesterday i'll which
! Gerster was the winner in 2:35!. The
| second was 4 pacing race. The entries
were Belmont Bay, sam Lewis and Robert
c. Belmont Bay won the race in three
| heats. Time. 2:$i-2: 2:10-2:35 Tomorrow
there will be II uotting race for the 2:40
| class for purse of 500. The entries are
Bloomfield, Harry. Ned and Jim Mulycnna.
| Also trotting race of the 80 class, for
horses owned in the district
\ whale of the smlphur-bottom species,
eighty-One feet long came ashore up the
coast, near SCOTS creek, Tuesday
Dragged to Death.
LrvERMoRE, August 14th.-A Young man
named Guy Leon Terry fell from horse
near here yesterday afternoon. His foot
| caught i'll the stirrup, and he was dragged
| to death. The deceased claimed To be a
nephew of A. ]. Stevens, Master Mechanic
of the Central Pacific Railroad, and ut one
time was an engineer on the road He was
a native of Vermont, and 36 years. of age
| For the past year he has been running Il
| thrashing engine and working on stock
| ranches in this gbborhuod An inquest
was held and the remains inferred in Oak
Knoll Cemetery.
Democratic Club.
I WHEATLASD, August 14,h. A Cleveland
and Hendricks Club was organized here
last night, with forty-twu members The
officers elected are j. NJ. G.. Jasper Presi-
dent; James O. Harris and D. 4. Ostrom.
Nicc-Prcsidents; DR.. w. c. WcStover, Sec
retary, and VIM. NJ. Oyster, Assistant Sec
! retary Joseph HollingShcad, Treasurer.
California and Oregon Extension.
REDDING, August l4th-Messrs Pratt,
Wright and Curtis and others returned
from the end Of the railroad extension this
afternoon at o'clock. The laying of the
track will be completed by the 22d or the
25th of this month. Then there will re-
main depot, turn-tablc and cattle corral
to be put mp. The overland train via Davis
vile, Woodland, Willows and Red Blutl
will be run directly through, reaching
Delta about 7. NJ, putting passengers into
! Portland i'll about two and half days from
San Francisco. Redding will probably be
the supper station 1t docs not seem
probable that all will he completed for
! business before the 10th or 18th Of Septem-
| her