Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-06
PACIFIC SLOPE.
IsrrcIAl DISPATCHES 10 THE nrooHD-vsroS !
CALIFORNIA.
Motion for a Non-Suit Denied.

1 a.
SAX FRANCISCO, August 5th.-In the suit
of Hodgdon against the Central Pacific
! Railroad, TO recover possession of half the
block on which the railroad offices nj Fourth
and Townsend streets stand. Judge Ma
| gulre this morning. i'll an elaborate review
OF the argument. denied defendants motion
for non-Suit. The argument on the mo-
ton TO non-suit the plaintiff occupied the
| time OF the Court nearly three weeks
There were nine grounds in the motion
The case will now have To be tried on its
merits.
san Francisco Money Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 5th.-Thc de
| mand for money continues good. AID rates
are firm. These rates vary from 6 10 10 per
| cent The savings banks are loaning ON
city real estate at 6@7 per cent, and pay
the mortgage taxes, which are expected to
be about II. Most Of the commercial loans
are made at 5, though some are rated as
high rs 9 and 10, and Others as low as 6
and :. Wheat loans vary from to s.
| Private capitalists are loaning on call at
| SAG. Drafts on New York are quoted AT
20G15 per 800 for sight. and S0Ct 25c
| for telegTaphic transfers. Banks are buy
| ing commercial bills OH London ~ sol
and are drawing their own bills II i9!d.
Refined silver is dull at t4@ 10 per cent
discount. Mexican dollars are in fair sup
ply al S9l@90c
Opening of the Mechanics Fa;r-Chinese
Case.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 5th.-Thc Me-
| chanics' Fair opened tonight The ex-
hibits are still largely in Il state of prepara-
| tion, and two or three days must elapsc
before all will be in perfect working order
The indications, however, are that the eX-
hibit as 4 whole will be 4 good one fully
equal 10 that at any former fair. The
music tonight was excellent. and the At
tendance good, all things considered.
The Chinese case under the new Re
striction Act was not concluded to-day, rs
was expected, and the arguments will be
continued tomorrow.
Sentenced to be Hanged - IargeIy-At-
tended Funeral.
Los ANGELES, August 5th.-Adnlf0 Silva.
the murderer of Mcintyre, was TO-DAY sem
fenced TO be hanged No day was So.
pending the hearing Of the question of an
appeal to the Supreme Court
Robert 5. Lynch was buried to-day with
most impressive ceremonies the funeral
being largely attended by citizens. civic
organizations and city and county officials.
The Courts were closed during the pro-
cesSion.
Another Field Fire.
MERGED. August jth-A fire broke out
on the hills about three miles south of
Smelling this afternoon, and burned over a
large area of sheep range; but, so far as
can be learned at this time no grain fields
were III the track of the fire. At last ac-
counts it was thought that the fire had
been got under control, and the damage
was confined TO pasture land, though several
wheat fields were nearthe line of the fire
Bridge Contract Awarded.
RED BLUFF August 5th.-At its session.
this afternoon, the Board of Supervisors
awarded u contract to the Pacific Bridge
Company, of Oakland TO replace the bridge
across the Sacramento river at this place
with 4 wrought-iron structure of the Can
ton (Ohio) style and plan. The work will
commence in October, be completed by
January, and the cost will be $44, 400 The
bridge will comprise five spans, and be over
800 feet long.
Serious Confagration.
ORovILLE. August 9th. A telephone
from Laporte this afternoon says a fire has
Just broke out. which bids fair to burn the
whole town. No further messages can be
got through, so it is supposed the line is de-
stroyed by fire.
bouy OF Drowned Wan ROUND.
SAN RAFAEL. August 5th.-Coroner Eden
brought the remains here to-day of the
second mate of British ship, who was
drowned AT Saucelito one month ago. The
body was found on the beach by the Sun
set Telephone COmpany's men yesterday.
| Sudden Death of a Young Man-Surveying
Party.
YREKA August 5th.-Albcrt the lS-year-
old son of r. D. Stone, of Fort Jones, died
suddenly at Shovel Creek Springs this
morning by the bursting of blood vessel
The United States Geological and Topo-
graphical surveying party are preparing to
make miniature model of Mount Shasta,
to send to the Worlds Fair at New Or
leans, taken from actual observations.
Damaging Cloudburst.
SAN BERNARDINo, August 5th. - Cajon
Pass was visited on Sunday last about noon
by severe cloudburst, accompanied by
terrific thunder storm, which caused con-
siderable damage 10 the Pass road, but no
casualties occurred, SO far as can be learned.
The damage to the road is estimated to be
about 500.
OREGON.