Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-12-20
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CALIFORNIA.
Weather Reports.


PiACERysii.;,. December l9th.-It is rain
ing very hard tonight The present storm
began about IL O'Clock Tuesday night, and
up to thjS hour 5.47 inches mas fallen dur
ing the storm. Ii has not come any too
soon, for the supply in the city mains gave
out Monday, and for three days the few
wells in town had 10 supply the entire pop
Uiati0n. ana as the ditch was full of ice no
water was brought through until Wednes-
day night. There is now all that is needed,
and the mills, factories. etc. will start up
again uext week Last week was the cold
est ever experienced here Thursday night
the Thermometer registered 80 aud q few
miles above here fell to l0' The strong
wind blew down and crossed the telegraph
lines so that they have been working very
badly.
STOCKTON. December 19th-The rainfall
for the last eighteen hoWs amounted to 81
OF an inch. and tos the season 2.l6 inches
corresponding season last year, inches
Wind southeast and still raining. Tempera-
ture ~ noon, $50, with the barometer
rising.
PErALCMA, December l9th.-The wind
storm increased in severity after o'clock
last night, ana it rainei III frequent heavy
showers up TO O'Clock this morning, ag-
gregating a fall of 70 OF an inch For the
past five hours the storm has been lighter,
and there was an occasional burst of sun-
shine. At this hour G:30) light rain is
coming down steadily, and there is every
indication Of the storm continuing for some
time, The rainfall for the storm thus far
has been go inches season, 3.95 inches.
Los ANGELES, December l9th.-A gentle,
warm rain commenced falling at an early
hour this morning; wind east.
~ =
one-hundredths of an inch of rain fell here
| yesterday, making 0l inches for the sea-
son 1t is now warm, with the wind in
the southeast; but the clouds are breaking
away. More rain is needed to start vegeta-
tion and put the ground in condition for
| plowing.
| LATuRor. December 19th.-Seven one
| hundredths of an inch of rain has fallen to
the present writing. The weather is cloudy,
, and it is now raining.
ARBUcKLE (Colusa county,, December
| l9th.-Two inches of rain has fallen here
i'll two days
| RIO VISTA, December 19th.-For tie
| twenty-four hours ending at S a. NJ we
! had % of an inch of rain. Considerable
rain fell during the forenoon. 1t is still
| cloudy, with a light breeze from the south.
HoLLIsTER. December loth.--It has con-
| tinued showery to-day, with good wind.
| The indications ;ght are considered
favorable for protraeted rain.
HANToRD, December 19th,-Thirty
| huadry, this of an inch of rain fell here last
night mixing the total fall for the storm
1.15 inches, and for the season 1872 inches.
But ii,.e rain has fallen to-day, although
the weather has been threatening. 1t is
now & P. NJ quite cool with the wind in
the east and still cloudy.
SAN BuENAyENrURA, December 10TH
Nearly halt an inch OF rain fell last night.
Some unknown force out at sea caused a
great commotion of the waves, which re-
suited in the destruction of about 100 feet
OF the Ventura wharf AT this hour 90 A.
~ the prospect for more rain is good.
No Wonde: He was Acquitted.
SAN Francisco, December 19th.-George
Taafe Lynch, on trial in the Oakland Su-
peri0F Court for the murder of David Roach
last June, was acquitted tonight. Lynch
is the man who has fallen heir to an Irish
estate worth $4,000 per year.