Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-19
The Southern Pacific and the Wheat
Cron-Muttnn Shinncd East

SAN RANCISCO, tSDfuary 18TH. - The
Southern Pacific will endeayor to handle
the entire wheat crop of this year, and pro
pose to make special rates to England The
wheat will be shipped from this city to
New Orleans over the Southern Pacific and
and from New Orleans will be transported
TO steamships and sent direct to England.
thereby saving several months time
a few days ago a prime lot of fresh Cali
fornia mutton was shipped to Chicago at a
special rate The object is to introduce the
meat in the East. A second shipment will
be started next week. The shipments are
made via the Central Pacific.
" "Man-Eaters in the Bay Suicide
Threatened-KilIed by Gas-Japanese
for Honolulu Iron Strike.
SAN Francisco, February 1Sth.-Another
proof that there are man-eating" sharks
in the bay was given to-day, when a man
fell into the water off the Oceanic dock this
afternoon. Ropes were thrown to him,
and just as he was being pulled out an
enormous shark was seen 10 spring out Of
the water and make snap with its jaws at
the mans legs. Fortunately the reach was
too long and the ravenouS fish fell back
into the water and disappeared.
A letter was received at the Coroner's
office tonight, stating that the writer Pat
rick Callaghan, then at AlcatraZ, was about
to commit suicide
James Edward Bird was found dead in
his room to-day, killed by gas escaping
from q loose burner
The City of Toxic landed 800 japanese
al Honolulu on her voyage here.
The iron-molders will resume work at
the foundry OF Savage q Son at the old
rates tomorrow. They confidently claim
that the strikers have won their battle
Senator Stanford's Departure.
SAN FRANcIsCo, February 1Sth.-This
afternoons Southern Pacific train carried
three special cars containing Senator-elect
Stanford, President OF the Central Pacific
A. n. Towne, General Manager, and j. c.
Stubs, General Traffic Manager of the
same line, together with in~ited guests
The party will go direct from here over the
Sunset route to New Orleans, from whence
they will make trip of inspection over the
Chesapeake and Ohio line. which has late
ly formed a connection with the Sunset
line. They will also so over the new lines
in which Mr.. Huntington has recently
bought controlling interest. A large
number of friends accompany the party in
addition to clerks Of the officers. From
New Orleans Senator Stanford will so to
Washington.
Shocking End of !. Long Life.
STOCKTON, February 1Sth.-An aged man
named \. r. Anderson was killed to-day
near Milton, while intoxicated, by being
thrown out of a wagon attached to a run
away team.
A spree Ends with Suicide-C Confidence
Man Caught.
Los ANGELES, February 1Sth-Daniel
Drake committed suicide last night by
taking strychnine. For some time he had
been living in Oakland and had been an
employee of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company. He had been drinking heavily
for some days, and took his poison in a
glass of beer in the saloon he had been
hanging about. Deceased leaves a wife
and three children. He was a man about As
years of age, anatiye of Ireland and men,
Der of Los Angeles Lodge, No. 80, l. o. O.
f. The unfortunate man had been in
trouble for some time over his domestic
affairs, and had attempted suicide once or
twice before
Sheriff Broughton, of Santa Barbara. ar
rested at East Los Angeles, last night. w.
Hutchins, who has been playing confidence
games under the role of piano tuner. He
recently married young lady at Lompoc,
where he hired team and sold it while en-
route to this city. The prisoner had also
followed his profession in San Luis Obispo
county.