Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-21
fairs on the Southern PacI

boarding car attached, left here to work
south. There is a large amount of grade
gone from Mojave to Lancaster, and the
ground is too wet to handle. The section
foreman on section No. 20 st Rsvenna re-
ports that it will be a week before the road
is opened to Los Angeles. The Colorado d.
vision to The Needles is not opened yet. San
Fernando tunnel is reported caved at both
ends and there has been great destruction of
property in the southern country. Trains
will run to-day from Mojave to Sumner, if
the track keeps clear.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
Los ANGELES, February Doth. Sunday
all communications were brought to stand
still. Monday evening the first train arrived
here from Wilmington. All the bridges and
some miles Of track have been rendered i'm
passable on the Santa Ana branch. On the
Southern overland the trouble, go far as
known, lies between the San Gorgonio sum-
NIT and Mojave. The bridges across the
Santa Ana, the San Gabriel, Los Angeles and
Tejungs, were rendered impossible, and
many miles of road damaged by washes. The
cut at the north end of the San Fernando
tunnel is badly filed by slide. On the
Soledad canyon the damage was most severe,
and it is thought that many days will elapse
before cars will be able TO run through it.
Repair work is being actively prosecuted on
thu eastern section. Cars were run over the
Los Angeles river eastward yesterday. A
train is moving in from Cotton, and is ex-
pected to reach here this evening. No ad-
vices of any movements to the north. The
steamer Ancon sailed for San Francisco st
nom to-day, with the accumulated mails and
129 passengers.
THIRD DISPATCHl
Cotton, February Doth. The California
Southern Railroad is in a worse shape than
the Southern Pacific. Twenty-Five miles of
track and numerous bridges are washed away
completely. In the Temecula canyon the
wires are all down. South of Temecula the
town of Fall Brook, situated IN an enlarge
ment Of the canyon, is reported entirely
washed away, and some of the inhabitants
missing. Trains cannot possibly run for if
teen days.
The Floods Down South
Los ANGELES, February 2O5h.-The suffer.
ers by the food ere being well cared for, and
under the bright, warm sun people are feel
ing better. The Jay Rial troupe gave ben
eft for the different sufferers last night, which
yielded 5000.
COTTON, February Goth. - The heaviest
rain-stOrm for many years has visited us,
ending on Sunday last. Five inches fell in
two days. It was a very warm rain, and
there being large deposit of snow on the
mountains, it melted away very rapidly, and
the result cannot well be described. The
canyons were al full to ove1flwing, the Santa
Ara river was out of her banks, laying waste
many of the bottom ranches. The town Of
San Bernardino wss running three fest Of
water in the streets, which came from the
mountains just above il torrents. The first
floors Of many houses were flooded, and rem
dered uninhabitable The railroad bridge
over the Santa Ana river was badly washed
out also the bridges over the White Water,
San GABRIEL and Los Angeles rivers were
washed out. The track was washed in many
other places between here and the San Fer
nandO tunnel.
The California and Oregon Railroad.
REDDING, February 20th.-Jacl True and
d. Hanks arrived here from the end Of
the Oregon and California Railroad with two
six-horse teams loaded with Chinese, to work
on the extention Of the California and Ore
eon road. Great activity prevails at the
front. Mr.. Strobridge is there in person,
aud although the hills are covered with snow,
work continues increasingly.
Sunk by SIickens
EVANSVILLE, February 205h.-On Feather
river this morning, few miles below Msrys-
q
was stove on g slickens bar, and ia q total
wreck. The cargo consisted Of G,000 sacks Of
grain and some general merchandise, most Of
which is a total loss. The less Is partially
covered by insurance.
The santa Rosa TrIal-MTs. Cotton Again
in the Witness Box.
SANTA Rosa, February 20h.-Mrs. Cotton
again went upon the stand to-day. Her le'-
A. D.
death was read. In it she said: In all
this darkness and confusion stands before me,
rising up like pyramid, the unfinished work
IF Mr.. Cotton. You have Judgment and
wisdem, you have heart and feeling, and as
disagreeable az the task is, know that you
and Mr.. Crocker will advise and take csre of
the wife of David D. Cotton. In business l
am weak child, and have always leaned
upon o column Of granite" She then alluded
to the work of her husband, and suggests Mr..
Steinberger fer his place.
Witness, continuing her testimony stated
that she was informed by MIR. Wilson that
some $500, 600 CT 100000 were due on the
81, 900 600 note. Mr.. Tevis went to defend
ants as q mediator. He was to receive %
per cent.
Quite q number Of questions were pro-
pounded to show that she was ignorant of
number Of the transactions Of the w. u. and
other companies. She didn't know that the
w. D. Co., by contract, had the right to
build the Southern Pacific from Moiave TO
the Needles, aud from Tres Piuos 20 Huron
diduG know chat this contract was transferred,
by defendants order, TO the Pacific Improve
ment Company Immediately afser Mr., Col
tons death didn't know that the Pacihc I'm.
provement Company received for its work
s. 0G2 600 in bonds and s., 275 200 in stock
didn't know that the actual cost of the work
was but So 526,77l 10
On cross examination, she said she was born
in New York. and removed when quite young
to Illinois. Her father was q physician in
Leckport. She attended the Knox Seminary
for seven years, married General Cotton
when 10, and came to California. Resided
at Yreks. Siskiyou county. Her husband
was Sheriff for four years. Her husband was
a lawyer. Qlite number Of questions were
propoulded for the purpose Of showing thst
after her husbands death she was surrounded
by those who could advise her. She was
questioned about her business affairs, and
about Mr.. Crocker's four visits, made after
her husbands death.
After recess, the cross-examinstion Of Mrs
Cotton was resumed at length, but before it's
conclusion she informed Judge Stanly, one of
her counsel, that che was suffering from neu-
rslgia, and the Court adjourned. Early in
the morning, when her letter to Mr. Hunting.
ton was read, she was deeply affected, but
aftorward she regained her composure, and
underwent the cross. examination pretty well
at the hands Of Mr.. McAllister.
SOIanO's Vacant Seat I'm the Assembly.
VALLEJO, February 20th.-The report Of
an extra session of the Legislature has started
an inquiry here whether Governor Stoneman
will call a special election in Solsno county
for member Of the Assembly. A vacancy
exists in the legislative delegation on account
of the seat of Barnes (Republican) being de-
clared vacant il the contested election last
session, the Vallejo votes being thrown out
on charge of intimidation of voters by the
Navy Yard foremen. Dozier Democratic),
the contestant, not being admitted, and no
special election being then called, Solano will
be short one member ct the extra session
unless in this way provided for.
Dropped Dead-One Year In Gan Quentin.
Los ANGELES. February 0th.-Theodore
Lynell, prominent Democratic local Doliti.
ciaG, dropped dead at his home in Ansheim
yesterday.
T. S. Harris, for shooting Whitehead, ed
itor of the Republican. was found guilty, and
has been sentenced to one year in San Qlen.
tin.
Fined for "FOolishness Arrival of
storm-Bound Passengers-FOund Guilty
of Murder.