Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-11

CALIFORNIA.
Republican Victory IN Oakland.
OAKLAND, March 10:h.-In the municipal
election to-day the city went soliily Republi.
can by from 500 to 500 majority.
Further storm Reports.
STOCKTON, March IO.h.-The water on the
plains esss OF the city is subsiding. Mormon
channel hiss fallen five inches since morning.
The latest reports from Roberts Island state
thss the levess sre still unbroken.
SANTA Rosa, March 10sh.-Ths most VIC
lent storm Of wiad snd rain of the season
ragged nearly all Of yesterday. Tees were
blown down in sll parts If the town. This
morning it was clear and calm, bu. before
noon clouds betokened more rain.
SAN JosE March 10sh.-Vsry little rain
fell last night, heavy north wind prevailing
most OF the time. This forenoon the sun
shone through the clouds and for some time
there was every evidence Of their complete
breaking Up. Now, though the barometer
stands at S0.S0-s point nesr settled fair
weather-the clouds ere gathering in the
south, and slight showers sre falling st inter.
vals. The creeks have fallen six feet since
last night. Total rainfall since Saturday
night, l 80 inches for the storm. l. Il inches
for the season 1850 inches. The trains over
the Southern Pacific Cosst Rsilrosd from
Santa CrUz have no. been running since Sat.
urday night, owing to two lsnd.slides-one
near FELTON, and the other at Blue Cut, above
Alma Station. a washout is reported at
Halls, nesr Aivarado, when prevented the
arrival of the south-bound trsin to-day.
ASDERsoS.(Shassa county, March lob
The weather has cleared up warm. Two and
one. half inches of rain fell this storm The
snow has nearly all gone fsom the surround
irg mountsius. The crop prospscs, both ss
TO area and outlook. is without precedence in
this section, snd business prospects were
never bstter.
GEoRGErowS, March 10Sh.-For 24 hours
ending at 9 A NJ. to-day 4,l9 inches of rain
fell here, and to 6 P. NJ. .75 Of an zach mere.
This gives Us for the storm, of which this Is
the sixth day, 13 "a inches, or over , inches
per day. For the season. 46 IL inches, as
against Is inches to same time last year. This
rainfall TO date exceeds the whole Of last year.
The Southern Pacific situation.
NEwHALL, March 10th-Immediatel after
the first storm, which caused such srest dam.
age in the southern part Of the State, the
RAILROAD company straiGed every nerve TO re-
pair the read as speedily as possible, running
construction trains from the north to Mojsye
and south to Los Angeles. The north-bound
construction train had reached Lang station,
when last Sundays rain, lasting three
days, put a stop TO further operations.
Three construction trains, two miles south of
Lang's, had the track washed away both be4
fore aud after therI by the great volume Of
water that rushed down ths Sol edzd canyon,
sweeping everything before l.. All the track,
bridges and filings, which had taken weeks
TO repair in few moments totally disap-
pesre1, and the line from Lang's clear through
to Los Angeles was rendered even wore than
before. Again was the work Of repairing
commenced, and the company being well
equipped the progress made was astonishing.
The three trains turned back toward Los
Angeles, encountering on tdeir way greater
difficulties than on their onward march, but
they forged ahead until they reached here
Saturday night. With their arrival word
was c.ivsd that the read was open
between Mojave and Rsyenna. The tunnel
would be cleared early the next day, and both
construction trains would meat Sunday even.
ing at TejuDga, five miles below San Fer
nand0. Tbs road would then be open clear
through to San Francisco, with the exception
Of a small gap bstween LAng's and Rayeuns,
which could be closed in couple of days,
Fate, however, would have it otherwise. For
two days the clouds that fitted to and fro,
derkeniug the heavens as they came and
went, gave uDmistakable evidence that
repetition OF the former storm was at hand.
Sunday morning opened with drizzling rain,
which increased as the hours rolled on, and
by o'clock had settled down to q good old
fashioned rain. 1t continued all day. and
by 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
streams csLa lusionsly rushing down,
undoire. i5- hi. :ime the work which had
been twice repaiIed. The waters from the
hills adjoining came laundering down at the
south end Of the tunnel, carrying large rocks
and trees. tearing down large bodies of Lard,
which disappeared before the mad waters as
soon az they fell. The tCol-house at the
tunnel was upturEed and demolished, and
the trsck swept away for . great distance.
The track en- the north approach TO the tan
mel for two hundred yards was covered several
feet high with sand, and 8 big stream flows
out from and through the tunrel. l. is rc-
ported that all the line repaired is in worse
condition now than ever, bus bsing
prepared, the company will now
rush things with energy. and perhaps
by Thursday next trains will arrive
from Los Angeles. All the available forcs is
hard at work from this end clearing the tun-
mel. The lituatiou is not as bad as might
have been expected, though the wagon roads
could not have beea worse. and ali travel is
at stand still. no regular mails have been
received BOZ sent out since the first storm.
All work is practically suspended. Several
way pisces must havs had to forego some
deicacies, but the reCsssaries Of life have net
been wanting, and no doubs all can hold out
till the siese Is raised. The damage 70 other
than railroad property has not been great
here, hut towards Ventura acd Los
Angeles it must bs considerable. The
great st damage TO fhe rsi'roed IS ss
the T5janga and in the Sole1sd
canyon. he water this last storm wss higher
and more destructive than ever. TIE ra!D-
fall to date is 90 inches. Il has baen cissr
all day, and the moon is sainins brightly 20.
night. Crop prospects were never bsJter
The streams have al run 6oFn, end the Ali
man stage line will probably run as ususl il
q couple OF days. The telegraph Lines have
been down several times, but the !ins-repair.
els psssed through this morning and tonight
complete communication is established with
all points.
The Cigar Making schOoi-Death on
Gophers.
SAN Francisco, March 1O.h.-Tbe enroll
ment Of white boys and giTs who desire to
learn cigar manufacture commenced this
a committee Of cigar manufacturers was cut
all day locking tor o suitable place for the
proposed school. a force Of men will be put
on to uorToE in fitting up. Up TO this even
ieg S77, 600 of the capital stock of the school
corporation bad been subscribed.
The recent storms in the seutte.n counties
sre said TO have killed off a large number OF
eophcrs. Ga Sunday the train men and pas
seagers OF ths South Pacific Coast Rail-
rosd killed 200 Of them ut Newark.
Fell Bead.
LIyERNoRE, March 10sh.-Terrencs Lsrkin.
an Irishman, As years of age, fell dead in the
Germans Hotel, while coming from the sup
per table, isst night. The Inquest today
showed that bis death was csuseo by the
bursting of blood vessel in the head. De-
eszsed is said 20 have been a weli-tndo
farE or il San Mstso county st one time, bat
has lately been working st odd 5b5 here
ablu,s.
Bridge washed Away.
MODESTO, March 10sh.-Two spsrs OF
sixty feet esch of the new bridge, built about
. year ago. across the Tuolnmne river, near
this place. was swept away By the freshst
this moroirg about o'clock. This bridge
cost over S25, ,o00.
Accidental shooting.
UKIAH, March 10sh.-The youngest son of
Philip Howell who resides near this place,
was accidentally shot yesterday By a coDrade
who was endeayoring 20 illustrate to him how
10 handle a gun in order to prevent an scci-
dsnt. The charge took effect in the hip,
causing severe, though not fatsl, wound.
Drowned While Gathering Drtftwood.