Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-28
PACIFIC SLOPE.
ILAsT NIGHTS DISPATCHES 10 rHE kzcoRD-usros
CALIFORNIA.
The Rain-storm


| EMIGRANT GAP, January 27th.-It hiss
been showing and drifting hard the last
| twenty-four hours. The snow plows are run
ming, and kespiug the track clear. Wind
| southeast; thermometer, So The prospects
| are favorable for heavy snow f,ll.
YBFKA, January 27th.-About three inches
of snow fell here last night, and there was q
heavy storm on the mountains south, which
detalns stages several hours.
CHICO, January 27th.-Thursday and Fri
| day it was cloudy in this section, and s.
! slight sprinkle Of rain fell, but not enough to
| count. This morning it was cloudy, and the
wind strong from the south. About o'clock
the rain commenced, and it has been shower.
ing all the afternoon. The prospects of con
! tinuing all night are good. The rain ', ss
| needed in some places, and the farmers Sre
naturally j)yful.
| EVANSVILLE, January 27th.-Seventy-hu
! dredths OF an inch of rain fell last night,
mailing total for the storm up to IL 4. VI.
! to-day LOS inches. The weather is still un-
| settled.
WOODLAND, Janusry 9th. - The long,
looked-for rain has come at last. We have
had about 150 inches for the present storm,
and the outlook is favorable for more to-
| Light.
ARBUcKLE (Colusa county, January 27th.-
| One and thirty-one one-hundredths inches OF
rain has faller, and the farmers faces are
| shorter.
UK1AH, January 27th.-Rain commenced
| falling here this morning, and has continued
| all day. The farmers are jubilsnt. It is sx-
! ttemeiy cold, and a suow-storm is expect, d
to follow. About .05 of an irch has fallen.
lone, January 27th.-A drizzliug rain COM
Il Va. l., wv
! showers during the hight. 1t is still raining
this morning, with strong indication of con-
tuuing. 1t is 8 saving clause for the crops.
RIO VISTA, January 27:h.-The storm last
night and to-day aggregated about 20 Of an
| inch. The wind is light from the south, with
| prospects of more rain tonight.
STOCKTON, January 27th.-One inch Of
rain fell here last night and to-day. Il
| stopped raining sbout , P NJ Totsi rainfall
! for the MONTH IS inches; Tor the season,
| 1 20 inches-sgainsJ . inches for the cor
respCndir period of Lass year.
SANTA Rosa. January 27th.-The rain
which began yesterday at neon continued all
| last night unabated. Last night thunder
| and lightning accoup psnied the storm. To
| day the showers were frequent and very
! heavy. The total fall has been ample tor
all, and more than wAs needed in many
| places; but the crop prospects are now Sc
| cured beyond question.
LIvERMURE, January 27th-Nilety hun.
dredths q an inch Of rain has fallen up to
P. N with prospects for more.
SAN RAFAEL, January 27th.-It commenced
| raining here about noon Saturday, ard con-
| tinued, with slight intermissiou, until
o'clock this morning. There IS every indica-
tion of 8 prolonged storm.
SALINAS, January 9th. - Thirty eight
| hundredths of an inch of rain fell last night.
making 8 inches for the season, and the pros
| pect is good for continuance.
| WINDSOR, January 27th.-It commenced
| raining yesterday noon, continuing until Z P.
NJ when We were visited by severe thun.
der and hail.storm-the heaviest ever known
in this part of the country. The rain still
continues by showers, and there is a good
prospect for heavy storm.
MERGED, January 27th-The rainfall Of
yesterday and last night amounted to one.
tenth of an inch. The high wind from the
southeast continued all night, and to a late
hour this afternoon, with occasion shower,
and heavy thunder. It is now calm and
warm, and the weather is unsettled.
BAKERSFIELD, January 27th.-It has rained
here nearly all Gay. commencing ut about
| o'clock this morning. It is still raining al
this hour Z p. NJ.
SANTA BARBARA. January 27sh.-It com
msncsd rsiulng last night, and still CONTINUES
! Up TO O'Clock this morning two inches haC
fallen. Wind southeast. Total rain for th'
season, G.31 inches.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, January 27th.-Thc
rainfall for the fifteen hours ending at A. "
| to-day wa= 0S inches. Totel for the season
TO date, 6 IS inche-, / is still raiaing hard,
with strong southeast wind.
Los ANGELES, January 27t 7th.-Oue snd one.
| quarter inches Of rain has ia,lsu. 1t Is sill
! olouGy, the wind southeast, with indications
! Of mors.
RENO (Nev.l January '27Sh.-Nevsda i
! having q fine euow-stCrm.
Fire IN saa Francisco-Sose- Bitter Ar
rested-Oid Woman Badly Burned
| MeORcysyIlIc Invaded 10y The sea.
SAN FRANCIsco, January 27th.-A fire &C.
! Cured this evening ia The store occupied by
! H Roster, dealer in LAMPS and oils which
| damaged he goods amounting to 81 500.
| Considerable difficulty was encountered il
! etfecJinS an entrance to The store, and by the
time the iron doors had been battered in the
! fire bad gained such hea3way as to threaten
! the a6 joining stores. So great was The heat
| that two tremen-Henry Martin and ChBrles
| Believers overcome, and had to be carried
| into fresh air. Henry Roster, owner OF TIE
store, in sn erdeavoc to save his books, was
| slso overcome. lie WAS taken to the City
| Receiving Hospital.
joe Snirick is under arrest for biting of
the nose Of Joe Holiday.
| Ellen Res, old woman. was badly
| burna5 to-day. l. appears thai Morris Riley,
a 'Iongsho=emsn, lef5 her in his room while he
went out TO get some whisky On his way to
/ tho saioDu ha clai1ng hut ba tad q figbs vii b
| Thomas Nolan, and was cut in the iw. The
woman, hearing the quarrel, walked to win
! dow and overturned 3 candle, which iguited
| her Clothes The curtains caught IRE, snd to
this she owes her life, as the door was locked.
| Tue burning curtains were seen by outsiderS,
| wGO liberated the woman in the nick of time.
4 high tide to-day, aided by strong gale,
swept away shsnty at Mooneyville to day,
and tumbled a number Of others. Park Com
! missioner Pixley promises that by Sunday
next he will have all the " settlers removed.
A Runaway Freight Car.
SALINAS, January 27th.-An empty box
| car was blown by the gale prevailing last
night from eide track south of Csstroville
upon the main line, and rushed past the lat
! ter station as the Monterey express train was
| approaching. 1t beiog down grade, the car
attained great speed, assisted by the wind,
| ana before the local engine at Castroville
| could be got on the main line to 90 after it q
| collision took place, which demolished the
| car and disabled the engine. No person was
| rjured, however. A wreckiue crew went to
the scer of the disaster, and this morning
| the track IS clear.
ARIZONA.
L substantial Pledge Of Peace
WUICON January 27.h-A suhstsntiql