Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-19
Weather Reports.

three days, making the total for the season
over II inches. This is q greater rainfall
than was had here up to corresponding date
during two seasons past The Yubs and
Feather have each risen about feet. The
Yuba reached its highest point last night
Q feet inches above low water msrk-and
is now falling. The rise was not enough to
make what is called high water, the Yubs
having a record Of Is feet above low-water
mark. The mercury sank to the freezing
point last night, and the rivers will run down
rapidly. The Yuba continues apparently as
turbid as ever, the water securing out from
the channel all the sand and slickens it can
carry. Until the freshet subsidies it will be
impossible to note any deepening of the chan
mel.
GEORGETOWN Gel Dorado county, Febru-
airy 1Sth.-The storm which has Just passed
gave so inches of rain /; for the month, Is SO
inches, and for the season, 80 26 inches. To
the same date last season the rainfall was 20
inches.
STOCKTON, February 1Sth.-The additional
rainfall last night amounted to 10 of an inch;
for the month, 4.39 inches season to date,
S95 inches; corresponding period last year,
GA inches. The thermometer at noon marks
81, and the barometer registers 1885 A
light breeze, due west, prevails. A large
area of the Calaveras bottom lands is over.
flowed.
RIO VISTA, February 1S5h.-We had 20
of an inch of rain for the twenty-four hours
ending at z a. NJ. 1t cleared off cold during
the night, and we had ice this morning. The
wind has been variable during the day, and
tonight is light from the southwest.
UKIAH, February 1S.h.-About 8 inches Of
rain has fallen during the past three days,
making nearly Is inches for the season. a
light snow fell during the night. but the
present indications are that it will clear off
to-day.
CLovERDALE, February 1Ssh.-A heavy rain
fell on Saturday and Sunday nights 1t is
clear and cold this morning. Total rain for
the season, Is. Is inches There is plenty OF
snow on the coast range between Cloverdale
and Lake county. Temperature, 46'; wind
due west.
NAPA, February 2Sth.-The storm which
began last Thursday cleared up last night,
aud there was q heavy frost this morning.
Over inches of rain has fallen during the
past week, and al the streams are ne'rly full.
SAN JOSE, February 1Sth.-The storm is
over and the sun is now shining brightly in
clear sly. Barometer LOG. Last night 16
of sn inch of rain fell, making total Of 917
inches for the season. The mountains are
covered with snow on each side of the valley.
SAN MATEo, February 18gh.-It has rained
st intervals from last Thursdsy morning
until last night about midnight. The rain
fall for the storm is 1856 inches. Total fer
season, 1882 inches, against III inches last
yesr at the same date.
MERGED, February 1Sth.-The rainfall yes
terday and last night was sc Of an inch,
making 1.S3 inches for the storm, and SOC
inches for the season. Bear creek has over.
flowed its banks, washing away the bulkhead
in front of G. P. Huffmsn's residence aud
Mr.. Huffmans suspension footbridge and
flooding many thousands CT acres of land op-
posite and below MERGED. All the streams in
the valley heard from are out of their banks,
and as the showers since morning were uu-
usually heavy, there will probably be fur
Their rise of water tonight and tomorrow.
No news has reached here from the MERGED
river above the crossing of the railroad, the
roads being considered impossible but the
river is probably overlooking its banks, and
damage to bridges and other property is
feared. A great scarcity of fuel exists here,
and as there is no way of obtaining supply
except by rail, fears are entertained of a wood
famine.
MERGED, February 1S!h.-So far as heard
from, no material damage has been done to
bridges, although the rivers and creeks have
ced river bottom was oveIfiOwed at Smelling
Yesterday, but this morning the water had
receded considerably, and all danger was con-
sidered past,
FRESNO, February 1Sth.--The rain has
poured down throughout this section for the
past two days. The whole town has been
out fighting water. Half the town is over
flowed, and it looks IS though everything
would soon be under water. Red Banks,
Dry creek and Dog creek are pouring food
in on us. This has been a night of gloom.
Parts Of the town are five feet under water,
and it is now breaking through the business
part
HANFoRD (Tulare county,, February 18Th.
Since the last report, it has been raining
here almost constantly, 16l inches having
faller. The sun Is shining now, but the wind
being southeast and the air warm. more rain
will fall.
Another Sacramento Bond Case Decided
The Murdered POIIceman's Funeral
Alternate Writ of Mandate.
SAN Francisco, February 1Sth.-The case
of Elias d. Kennedy against the city of Sac
ramento wss decided by the United States
Circuit Court to-day i'll favor of the defend
ant. it b=iug held that the city is not liable
for the bonds.
The funeral of officer John Nicholson, muir.
dered last week. was largely attended to-day.
An alternate writ OF mandate has been
granted by Judge Reardon against the Asylum
for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind, on petition
OF Hugh johnson, an adult blind man. The
Directors are called on to show cause why he
sh Juld not be allowed the benefits of that in
stitutiOn.
san Francisco Ward CIubs-NOt Expected
20 Rive.
SAN Francisco, February 18lh.-Prepara-
tions are concluded for a meeting of the Re-
publican Ward Clubs tomorrow night for
the purpose of organizing A number of
Democratic Clubs tonight resolved to sup.
port the resolutions for au organization under
the present district limitations.
Pittro Dslucca, who was shot early this
morriog in saloon row, is not expected to
live through the night.
Items from Grass Valley.
GRASS VALLEY, February 1Ssh.-James
Lutte, Of this place, while drunk shot
other man named Thos Wastley in the leg
Saturday night. The wound is not serious
one. The shooting seems to have been done
without any other provocation than that
Wastley said, SIS Lutte and Geo. Crandsll, an
ex-convict, passed out Of a saloon, " There go
the private detectives" Whereupon Lutte
drew his gun and fired, and he and Crandall
Immediately left the town, not having been
found yet.
This morning J. II. Oliver, miner en-
ployed in the Idaho mine, was very badly
cut about the head, and received other H.
juries, although no bones were broken, by
being caught by slide of ore.
Sunday evening a cutting scrspe took
place here, in which q man named James
Dowery, Of Gold Flat, near Nevada. was cut
in three places by man named Whildan,
of Nevada City. The wsrst cut is in the
stomach, but whether it is serious one or
not il not yet known, the physicians being
unable 70 tell whether the knife reached the
cavity Of the stomach or not. The trouble
was the outcome Of sn old feud between
the two men. Whildan was arrested
on charge of passing counterfeit
money and disturbing the peace. He told
the officer he would pay the fms for the lat
ter charge, if allowed to go to the house of
his brother.in-law, E. Harvey. Marshal
| Reynolds tooS him there to get the money,
| hut let him go into room alone, when he
lost 20 time in escaping through window,
snd has not been seen since. WhildaD is
desperate man, end only few months since