Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-11
PACIFIC SLOPE.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrooRD-psloy.I
CALIFORNIA.
Fight with n Burglar.


SANTA CRUZ, July 10th-Early this morning
the kittredge House, situated near the beach,
the scene of Il lively fusilade of firearms
between J. B. Peakes, proprietor of the house,
and burglar who had made an entrance III the
parlor. As the burglar attempted TO escape Mr..
Peakes fired shot over the head of the burglar
with the intention of making the intruder halt,
but without effect and when he was about fifty
feet away from the landlord he turned round
and fired two shots, but fortunately without in
jury to any one. Mr. Peakes returned the vol
ley without effect, and the burglar escaped.
Several burglaries have been committed here
recently, and it is supposed that the individual
who entered the Kittredge House was the one
who committed the various burglaries around
the city.
Death of Pioneer.
lone. July 1Oth.-William Cook, an old mer
chant and pioneer, aged 50 years died last night
at his home in Jackson valley. Mr.. Cook came
from Germany in 1Ssi thence to New Mexico in
1917, and TO California in 1850. He belonged to
the Association of Pioneers of Jackson, Amador
county. and was prominent member. He will
be buried under the auspices of the MaSons to-
morrow in lone.
Homicide at MERGED.
MERGED, July 1Oth-Merced has added an
other TO her list of homicidcS this afternoon.
The circumstances are given by the only wit
ness of the deed, follows: About o'clock,
while Il number of habitues of the dancc-house
OF Bert Barry were sitting in the shade of the
porch at the nOrtherly end of the house front
ing on Sixteenth street the conversation be-
tween the deceased, Refugio kicogis and Fran
cisco f. Morales, turned upon the sale of a pis-
tol, Morales asking man whom he saw with
pistol in his pocket, if that was the pistol that
Refugio wanted to sell. Refugio replied, &" No:
l have mine in my trunk" Morales replied,
"Well, | want one rs | going to the noun
tains tomorrow Refugio replied, We'll,
come into my room, and | will show you
mine They proceeded to the room, and
the parties on the porch heard nothing more
from them until the report of pistol came
ringing through the halls and aisles, soon fol-
lowed 10y Francisco, saying, My God my
friend is shot! ~ The prisoners story is that
Refugio opened the trunk, removing the car
tridges from the cylinder, and it being self
cocker he commenced swapping il to let him see
how the weapon worked when a charge ex-
ploded, shooting RefugiO, the owner of the PTS
toll. i'll the forehead, killing him instantly. To
this part of the business there was no witness
but Francisco. who adds that he picked up the
pistol, which had fallen from the hand Of the
deceased, and ran out, saying, MY God my
friend is shot Francisco was arrested and
taken to jail TO await inquiry by the Coroner
and jury
Dropped Dead-Hot Weather.
MERGED, July l0th.-A report has just reached
here from Healys farm, on Mariposa creek
that one of the harvest hands dropped dead
this afternoon from overhead or sunstroke. The
name of the man could not be learned.
This has been the hottest day of the season
The thermometer at noon showed Il tcmpera-
ture of 80 in the shade, and ut $50 o'clock it
stood at $50.
Harvesting Outlook.
RED BLUFF, July 10th.-The crop outlook ut
this time of the harvesting season exceeds the
anticipations of few weeks ago Barley has
been Slightly damaged by grasshoppcrs in a few
sections of the county, but to no material eX-
tent. Wheat is fine and the yield viii be the
largest ever put out.
Arrival from the Orient.
SAN FRANCISCO, July i0th.-The Pacific Mail
steamer City of Peking arrived in port abou.
noon to-day, 81 days from Hongkong and Is
days from Yokohama. She brings besides cabin
passengers SAL Chinese and So Europeans in the
steeruge.
Primary Election at >uisun.
SUIsUN, July 1Nh.-At the Republican pri-
mary election held here to-day, Dot votes were
cast. The unpledged ticket was elected by 81
majority The delegates for the County Cor
vention are J. W. Donaldson, b. II. Goodwin. B.
F. Rush George Greene George niuiOch and