Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-14
PACIFIC SLOPE.
AN EPIDEMIC OF HOG CHOLERA
RAGING.
Suicide of Woman-Grain-Fi Field
Fire-British Columbia Items
Shooting Affair.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrooRD-us1os.l

olOOtinS Affair.
| ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-UNIoN.l
CALIFORNIA.
Another War of Rates.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13th.-Today the
passenger agents began a war of rates in
earnest On Friday or Saturday of last
week Chinaman got reduction on
thirdclass tickets of Sl2 80, and one agent
said to-day that he proposed to give white
men as low rates as he gave Celestials.
| From cutting third-class business, the
agents soon went TO reducing tirst-class
! fares. 1t was stated by an agent that first
| class tickets to New York were sold to-day
for S110-a reduction of more than So
| Australian Steamers to be Withdrawn.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13th.-The Pacific
| Mail Steamship Company intend TO with
! draw their steamers from the line between
this city and Australia November 1st, ac
cording to a statement to be published in
| o-morrow's cal. The steamship COM
panys contract with the Australian Colo
MES expires on that date. The colonies
| declare they will not renew the contract by
which they pay the steamship company a
|
pay portion of 1t. The recent decision of
! Postmaster-GeneralN Villas, not to use any
part of the 100000 appropriated by the
| last Congress to assist in the transportation
| of the mail, is said to have determined this
course of action on the part Of the Pacific
! Mail Company
A $4,000 Blaze-Fire Asphyxiated
| SAN Francisco, July 13th.-A fire TO-
night on New Montgomery street, between
Mission and Howard in Il building owned
by VIM. Sharon and occupied by John
Keogh and S. Beal, dealers IN upholstery
materials. caused loss of about $1,000.
The insurance is not known. Seven fire
men and one citizen were asphyXiated and
carried from the building insensible, but
up to midnight all but one of the tremen
had recovered His recovery is also eX-
pected.
a Pres ent to Mrs. Stoneman,
SAN Francisco, July 13th.-Mrs. Wash
burn President Of the State Board of Silk
Culture, went to Sacramento tonight TAX
ing with her hank of silk reeled by the
filature class. This is the first silk reeled
by the class that has been sent out. Mrs.
Washburn takes it to Sacramento, as pre-
sent to Mrs. Governor Stoneman.
Boy Lrowned-suicide with Morphine.
STOCKTON, July 13th.-This morning the
7-vear-old son of Frederick Coleman,
bargeman of San Francisco, attempted to
walk on a barrel in Mormon channel, when
he slipped into the water and was drowned.
He came here with his father an pleasure
trip The body was taken to San Fran
cisco
The dead body of William Otto, native
Californian, aged 81, was found i'll Il field
this morning three miles from this city.
He had committed suicide with morphine.
Deceased formerly lived in San Diego.
Badly Hurt by a Mule.
BLUE CANYON, July 13th-W. Woodbury.
was quite seriously injured at Towle's
siding, two and a half miles east OF this
place, late last evening, under curious Cir
cumstances The particulars, as near as can
be learned, are as follows: Mr.. Woodbury.
was dropping a fiat or hand-car down the
long side track when the car became I'M
manageable, and while running at great
speed struck mule, throwing him on the
car and ON to Mr.. Woodbury.. The mule
in his struggles to get free lacerated Mr.
Woodbury's flesh in a fearful manner. DIR.
Hardness was called, and pronounced the
injuries not fatal. although of very pain
full nature.
An Express Agent Dead.
ST. HELENA. July 13th.-4Ir Greene
Wells, Farg. IL Co.'S agent here, died this
morning after very brief illness.
a Missing Man Returns.
SANTA Cruz, July 13th.-John Folletti,
the proprietor of Il Swiss boarding house,
who mysteriously disappeared three weeks
ago, and who was supposed to have been
foully dealt with, unexpectedly returned
this morning on the steamer from Port
Hanford. His disappearance caused much
anxiety among his friends, who offered a
reward for the recovery of his body, besides
sending photographs all over the State.
Folleti says he left town because he wanted
to have a rest.
Suicide of a Woman.
SAN JOSE, July 13th.-Coroner Harris
this morning held an inquest upon the
body of Margaret Ann Risley, who was
found dead at her home in East San Jose,
Saturday night 1t appeared that the wo
man had taken strychnine with suicidal
intent, and the verdict was rendered ac-
cordingly. She was tifty-two years of age
and a native of Ireland.
Grain Fire-Shooting Scrape.
MERGED, July 13th.-There was an alarm
here about $50 o'clock this morning for
fire in a grain field, half mile from town,
near the Slaughter house. Henry Wetrou's
straw were consumed The damage is
about $500; covered by insurance The
origin of the fire is not known.
a shooting affair took place about Z P. II.
yesterday, starting in Bakers saloon, in
which Scott, a barkeeper, fired four shots
at bricklayer named Mike Dell. The
latters clothing was cut i'll several places
by bullets, but no wounds were inflicted
upon his person. The quarrel originated
over Il game OF cards.
Ravages of Hog Cholera-Aged CoIored
Women.
MERGED, July 13th.-William Ellison,
colored farmer on Dry creek, in this coun-
ty. lost lately 3l9 hogs by cholera, out of
band of 327 \ neighbor named Morgan,
only few miles distant from Ellison, out
OF a band of 500 head Of hogs saved but 20,
the disease sweeping off $50 in few days.
John McFariane and Geo. ". Ward who
have bands of 200 or 300 each in the same
neighborhood, have lost but a few head,
though the hog cholera prevails to an
alarming extent all along the foothills of
MERGED, Mariposa, Tu0lumne and Stanis-
llus counties.
Aunt Sallie, an old colored family ser
want of the Ashe family, aged 100 years,
died at Maltese villa, the residence of VIM.
L. Ashe on the 18th inst. She had nursed
the young Ashes for three or four genera
tons.
Susan Barcon, colored woman, is now
living on Dry creek, in this county, whose
age is known by an authentic record kept
by former masters in. Georgia to be los
years She is now living with the descend
ants of four generations.
Movement OF Troops-Diphtheria Prcva-
Ient.
PETALUMA. July 13th.-Battery K, Light
Artillery, seventy men and eighty horses,
arrived in this city to-day en- route to San
Francisco from up country. They break
camp at 6 clock tomorrow morning and
proceed TO San Rafael, thence to the Pre-
sidio.
Two children of John Vontageon died in
this city to-day of diphtEeria. There are
number of mild cases in town, and much
anxiety is expressed on the part of parents.
OREGON.
Dwelling Burned.
PENDLEToy, July 13th.-The dwelling Of