Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-05
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CALIFORNIA.
august Showers.

august Showers.
SANTA Rosa. August 4th.-There was
slight rain this morning, enough to stoI
headers from cutting grain in the fields.
MERGED, August 4th.-Quite a heay,
sprinkle of rain fell here about 615 thi,
afternoon, continuing about five minutes
II Is now cloudy, and it looks like NOR,
rain is imminent.
PLEAsANroS, August 4th.-We weve Wis
lted with quite heavy shower of r;sin n
o:oo tins morning. Ii finally settled down
10 Il dlzlle, which continued until noon
me rainfall is 90 of an inch. Ii will prob
ably result IN considerable damage to III,
standing grain, and will be u great damag,
To the grape crop, unless the vines are sui
phured Immediately.
PErALUMA. August ith.-A hsht rain So,
IN here at 6:3q this morning, falling stead
ny up TO noon, and quite sharply fora few
minutes about 9 o'clock. No damage Il
crops, unless the showers contin1e.
SAN JosE, August 4th-Scven h;5ndred,hs
OF an inch of rain fell in this citv to-day
commencing AT o'clock \ NJ. and ending
about l P. NJ.
Firemen's Election.
STOCKTON, August 4th-The Fire De
parunent election this evening resulted in
Henry Eshbach being reelected Chief En-
gineer; Charles Finkbohner. FRS; Assist
ant John Mulin. Second Assistant. and
cN-DisTict Attorney J, G.. Campbell. TrcSi-
dent of the Board of Delegates.
Serious Accident.
REDWOOD CITY. August 4th.-Tait x Gar
retson's stage, running between san Mateu
and Spanishtown. was overturned on the
down trip to-day near ByrneS' store. The
horses became unmanagcable and ran
away Z. Lane, 4 commission merchant
doing business on Front street in san Fran
cisco, sustained Il serious spinal injury.
be is lying at the Union Hotel in san Ma
teo III paralyzed condition. Mrs. George
Shouts had Il collarbOne broken. and q
little girl whose name was not learned, was
injured.
Heavy Thunderstorm.
SAN Luis 0RIsro. August 4th.-About s
O'Clock last night a thunderstorm. accom-
panied by Il light shower of rain. passed
about twelve miles west of here from the
south. Returning about o'clock this
it passed directly over this city.
The thunder was the lOudest ever heard
here.
Attempt to Rob Railroad safe.
NAPA. August 4th.-Some time during
last night burglars entered the railroad
depot here and tried to break open the safe
in the Office. Several men have been ar
rested during the day and have been held
on suspicion.
Attempt at Suicide.
PETALUMA, August 4th.-E Ogden, aged
about 80 years, formerly of Duncan Mills.
but recently of Santa Rosa. attempted to
commit suicide at the Washington Hotel
in this city last night, by taking Strychninc
At about midnight his suiferings became
too severe 10 be borne quietly, and his
struggles aroused those sleeping near.
Medical aid was promptly procured, and
the wOuld-be suicide was soon made more
comfortable. Ogden was married To q
young lady at Santa Rosa last week, and
recently had his life insured. Jealousy and
whisky is supposed TO be the cause of the
rash act
Barns Burned-Washout.
TEUcKEE, August 4th.-The barn of Mrs.
Mary Sturgeon, about two miles from 10y
alton, was to-day struck by lightning and
set on fire. Twovaluable horses belonging
to Mrs. Sturgeon were burned, and over 50
tons of hay
The heavy thuAdcr-showers of the past
two days have done large damage TO the
hay crop. The thunder and lightning to-
day were terrific. Trees are burning. and
no casualties are as yet reported
they are looked for.
\ washout on the Central Pacific near
Clinton, will detain the overland few
hours. The wrecking train, with full
outfit, has gone to the scene of the disaster
i. Bacons barn, near Loyalton, was
struck by lightning, and horses and other
stock, and large amount of hay burned.
The barn was one of the finest in the valley.