Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-04-14

Pacific Coast.
Political Conventions were held Saturday
in Sonuna, San MatcO. San Bcrnardno.
Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties.
At 2.3o saturday afternoon sharp earth
quake shock of about two seconds duration
was felt at Virginia, Ncv. the vibration
being from southwest to northeast.
Juan Perez. a resident of Santa Cruz aged
- wears, dropped dead, near the Narrow
Gauge depot in SAN Jose. At noon Saturday.
Heart disease is supposed to have been the
cause.
The body of Robert Cravcy, who has been
missing at Victoria 3. c., for month, was
found floating in the har5or ut that place
Saturday morning. is supposed he was
drowned while drunk.
The first locomotive and construction
train put ON the main lin of the Oregon Pa
citic has run from the bay to Oncatta. Il dis
tancc of six miles. Colonel T. Egenton
HnEg thr President of'thc company ham
died the throttle.
The body of Al Bon, a Chinese gardener,
was found Thursday evening lying under
q blanket iu the doorway of his cabin. two
miles from PhuniN. A. +. The head and
face were literally hacked 10 pieces. Y
bloody harchct was lying near.
An attempt was made saturday TO wreck
a train on the Canadian Pacific Railway in
British Columbia. by removing tish-platc
and bolts. II was discovered just in time
10 prevent - serious disaster is a train with
a load of passengers and freight WAS near
ing IT,
Articles of agreement have been signed
d, Los Angelo, between William Muldoon
and II. g. Bauer for a Grrco-Roman wreS-
tliug match Muldoon putting mp 500
against 500 by Bauer that he will throw
the latter ten tiurs in one hour. The
match is to come of Tuesday night.
\ dispatch from Guuyma> says Monday
J., th. last day of the circulation of nickelS
among the merchants, and already many
are refusing tu receive them. causing con-
siderable trouble The provisions of the
stamp Iaw VIII 20 into effect on or about the
Is of May, and VIII he an oncrou> tax ON
Jli branches of trade.
At A. ". saturday the large lodging
house of William WcrnCy situated on Rail
road avenue LordSburg \. NJ. WAS set on
iirs 10y some evil-disposcd person. The
building, together with his private resi-
donvc. was entirely consumed. The dodgers
had a narrow escape, barely getting out
alive and losing all their clothing. Loss.
Sl,5O0; no insurance.
Matt MILLS. for many years a saloon
keeper in Virginia. Ncv. died suddenly on
saturday afternoon. He had been i'll for
some time. but was not thought dangerous.
In the afternoon colored man went to his
cabin with pot of tea ana was alarmed at
the appearance of Mills lie went away for
assistance, but when help came Mills was
fond dead in bed, with thcpot of tea in his
arms The deceased was native of Corn
wall. and IS years of age.
Charles Il. Findlayson. aged l6 who
murdered his grandmother with an aN and
then outraged her, near Lebanon, Linn
county, Oregon about four months ago,
committed suicide Friday night by hanging
himself in his cell in Albany Jail with a
piece of rope which he pulled from the
window-wcight. In the trial, held late
lass month, FindlaySon was found guilty
Is charged, but the verdict WAS set aside
, and a new trial was ordered on account Of
the iucompctcncy of one Of the jurors.