Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-07-15
The Sharon Divorce Case.

the bread that could be obtained at the
bakeries in San Jose.
The Sharon Divorce Case.
SAN Francisco, July I4th. Notwith-
standing current reports which have OBJ
tained for some time past that the Sharon
divorce case had collapsed, plaintiff
and most of her counsel and the attorneys
for the defense were promptly ON hand in
Department Two of the Superior Court at
10 o'clock this morning Defendant was
not present.
The case of Sharon W. Sharon. smil-
ingly announced Judge Sullivan as he took
his seat upon the bench. He then handed
paper to w. II. l.. Barnes. and stated that
ii was written by George ". Tyler and sent
TO his residence during his absence yester-
day. 1t was TO the effect that Mr.. Tyler
would be unable 10 90 on with the trial to-
day, as he would be in attendance upon the
Republican Congressional Nominating Con-
vention at Benicia
Mr.. Barnes said that that opportunity for
him to run for Congress might not occur
again, and he (the speaker did not wish to
be obstinate. ." He is before the Conyen-
ton to-day and will probably be behind it
tonight"
Judge Sullivan-The case will stand over
until tomorrow.
Thereupon Court counsel and client de-
parted from the room into more genial
atmosphere.
The Cholera 0uestion-An Opium Swim
die.
SAN FRANCIsCo, July 1ith.-The SUPER
visors tonight received Il letter from the
Health Officer relating to the spread of
cholera in France, and recommending the
expenditure of several thousand dollars
for cleaning the sewers and-fumigating the
city Referred To the Health, Police and
Street Committees.
The large lot of opium seized on the City
of Toxic some months ago was sold to-day
for 81 900. 1t is suspected that since the
seizure poorer opium has been substituted
for that seized, as the latter was at the
time worth $4,000.
Petaluma Notes.
PErALUMA, July l4th-The belated sum
mer has at last set in. The weather lately
has been quite warm, the thermometer re
gisteYing 81 to 100 in the shade
A party of four Petalumans returned last
week from a sixteen days hunt in Hum
boldt county, bringing with them twenty
seven deer, having killed forty and cap
tured two fawnS on the trip. One of the
four deer within five minutes
The building boom foreshadowed in the
spring seems to be setting in here. Above
the usual hum of industry on the leading
thoroughfare is heard the buzz of the saw
and click of the hammer Messrs Fritch
4 hartman have commenced the erection
of n second story TO their line of stores on
Main street Our enterprising townsman
John a. McNear, is about to commence at
the upper end of the same thoroughfare a
fine two-story, iron-front, fire-proof stable,
with reading and reception rooms for the
accommodation of country guests, many of
whom enter the city through this highway
This gentleman has also leased TO A. Craw-
ford a lot in East Petaluma. upon
which will be commenced immediately by
the latter the erection of fruit-drying es-
tablishment, which it is proposed to have
in readiness for business this fall Mr..
McNear proposes soon to extend the bust
ness portion of the city by the erection of
five stores on Kentucky street. which ad-
joins and runs parallel with Main street
This Will be entirely i new departure. as
no stores have as yet faced upon this street
Many private residences are in course of
construction, and the work of paving with
basalt blocks the business thoroughfares
will soon be resumed. Thus it is evident
that the present year will be one of the
liveliest business seasons known here, and
all that is needed Just now to develop a
positive boom is the anXiously looked for
ward-to and much-prayed- for removal of
Peter DOnahue's round-house and machine
shops, with their corps of workmen, to this
oity