Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-02
PACIFIC SLOPE.
lsPEcrAL DISPATCHES TO THs RscoRD-uSlos.l
CALIFORNIA.
The Cotton Case Resumed.

SANTA Rosa. April 1st-When the Cotton
case was called this morning, u. w. Rsy-
nolds, the plaintiffs expert, was further eI-
smined as to the accounts of the Western
Development Company, and the Contract
and Finauce Company. The evidence, which
consis | entirely OF figures, wss most unin-
teresting. After brief examination, Mr..
Hayes turned the witness over to Hall Nc
Allister, who dismissed him after FIVE min
utes cross.examination. The introduction of
two checks, aad statement from Mr..
Stubs, closed the session, and the case for
the plaintiff. The defense will open their
side of the csse tomorrow morning. A re-
cess was taken till o'clock. bus it is not
probable that any business will be transacted
thsn.
Lamenfable Death OF Two Young Men.
WHITEsBoRo (Mendociuo county,, April
1st.-Two young nen-Frank PLANES and
Peter Valentine-went boat-ssiliDg Sunday
morning at 8 o'clock. The boat WAS discov-
cred at noon, near ths edge of the breakers,
about mile from the shore, and full of
water snd but one man (Valentine) in it. A
relief bost went to the rescue and found Val
entine alive. but so chilled and crsmped that
he had no use of his limbs He was brought
ashore and died at o'clock. Paines was
probably drowned at the time the boat was
swsmpsd. Valentine was in the water fully
two hours before he was brought ashore.
The Holiness Band Trouble.
SAN JOSE, April 1st.-Complaints sgains.
Captain Stillwell of the Salvation Army, and
Rev. George Newton and five other members
of the Holiness Band, were this forenoon dis
missed on account of q clerical error, 1888
having been written in the complaint instead
of 1884. A new complaint will be fled.
Deaths Doings.
SoNoMA, April 1st.-David Cook, aged so,
a pioneer, died this morning.
SANTA Rosa, April 1st.-Abba Parks, well
known throughout the county, died this
morning while driving his team through this
city.
William Cooper, a pioneer of Sonoma
county, died last night. after lingering
illness.
Birth In a Railway Car-Mining Matters.
NEVADA, April 1st.-Y esterday afternoon,
as the passenger train on the Nsrrow-gauge
Railroad was nearing Colfax, recently mar.
ried young woman, who in company with
her husband was among the passengers, went
into the closet connected with the car, and
while there gave birth to bouncing baby
boy. When the train reached Colfax few
minutes later the woman walked to hotel,
and doctor was summoned. At last &C.
counts the mother and child were both doing
well. The parents reside near San Juan,
and were on their way to San Francisco.
In the course of couple of weeks the
water in the Merrifeld quartz mill will all be
pumped out, when the working forca will be
increased, and the main shaft sunk 80 feet
deeper, making the total depth $50 feet.
The prospects of the mine are very encourag-
ing. COLONIZATION works are soon to be
Cd a. fha 10 ,nip nd 20, pto
added to the mine, making the full compile
ment thirty-eight. The machinery will be
run by water-power instead of steam, as at
present. An assessment of IL cents per
share has been levied in order to defray the
expenses of the proposed improvements.
Did Not Know Enough 10 Turn OF the
SAN JOSE, April 1st.-Late this forenoon
Bernard McCone, stock-raiser from Hollis-
ter, was discovered in an insensible condition
in his room at the st. James Hotel. He had
gone to bed the night before, after blowing
out the gas, and, had not the window been
raised The would have met his death. AS 1t
was, the doctors had some trouble in bringing
him round again.
San Francisco Money Market.
SAN Francisco, April 1st.-There is a
good demand for money in this market at
soc on call, 6@7 on real estate and 7taS fer
regular commercial paper. Exchange on
New York is steady at 15@2Oc for sight
drafts and 25c for kilograms. Tne supply of
London exchange is very light, and bankers
are paying 49s /, and are drawing their own
bills at 40 16i. The supply of refined sill
yer is SMALL and is quotable lat 81 115@1 II
per ounce, or 1904 per cent. discount as
compared to gold The 100000 in Mexican
doilsrs jlst at hand by steamer have been
placed at S73@)SSs. and it looks as though
the next China steamer would take away q
large number of these dollars.