Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-17

IAN FRANCISCO, M3rch lOtD.-OWlng TO
the heavy fog which prevailed here this
morning. no observation of the eclipse was
possible. \ noticeable darkness, however.
occurred about 9 o'clock The greatest OBJ
scuration was at 9:i0.
YEEKA, March 16th--The eclipse at
tracted much attention. II commenced ut
7:50 and ended al HI5. The moon covered
the sun at the centcg OF the belt and left \
bright ring outside, excepting about one
eighth of the side next to the earth. The
sunlight during the eclipse was very weak.
REDDING. March l6th.-The eclipse nj
this point was grand, and - perfect as
human eve could tell, unaidcd by instru-
mentS.
EUREKA, March 1Gth.-Weather very
fogsy here. No observation of the eclipse
was possible. The darkest time was 9;20
a. NJ; duration. 50 seconds. Then it COM
menced 10 get light 1t began to get dark
at $50 \. NJ, and the normal condition re
turned about $50.
DowNEvnLE, March 1Gth.-The eclipse
commenced here nj 7:f5, and ended at
1918 this morning. Everybody was out
with smoked glasses.
UKIAH March lGth-Almost an entire
eclipse of the sun was observed here at S:45
this morning for about ten minutes. 1t
was exceedingly dark.
PETALUNA, March lG;h.-NIuch to- the
disappointment of every one, the eclipse
from this standpoint was success in effect
only, an obscuring fog preventing an OBJ
servation. The phenomenal effect, how
ever. 1ully up 10 the expectations, was most
pronounced AZ y:O5.
SAN JOSH, March 1Gth.-The eclipse was
not visible in this city to-day. owing to an
unusually heavy fog.
The New Overland Fruit-Cars.
SAN FRANCIsCo, March 16th.-The new
fruit-cars OF the Southern and Central Pa
citic are mostly fourteen and tifteen-tOn
cars, but in fruits the full tonnage cannot
he pat in the cars. In the 80 000-pound
cars only about eleven tons of fruit can tie
slowed, aS it has to be loaded in such 4
manner rs 10 allow 4 circulation of air
within the eases The same proportion is
also stored in the cars of smaller capacity.
Allowance must be made for the weight of
the packing-boXes, which is estimated at
about five per cent of the weight of the
fruit. This, on eleven tons, would amount
10 1100 pounds, and would permit
and half in the largest cars.
This, at the rate adopted,
can bc shipped to Chicago for So 80 per 100
pounds by passenger train, or for 50 - per
100 pounds by freight train, both in car
load lots; to St. Louis or New Orleans, at
S59S 10 per car by passenger, or 1901 %
per car by freight This rate applies from
Sau Francisco, Sacramento, Oakland (Six-
teenjh street,, San Jose, Marysville, Stock
ton ard Los Angeles, Cal, Portland and
Astoria, Or Via the Northern Pacific Rail
road and Oregon Short Line Railway,
Seattle and Tacoma, W. T. (via the North
crn Pacific Railroad only. To other east
ern points common with tn ose named the
same rates apply.
Trades and Labor Convention of the Pa
cific Coast.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16ih-The Trades
and Labor Convention of the Pacific coast
met this evening, and adjourned after elect
ing rs President ]. y. Johnson, of the Pat
tcrnmakers' Union and +. G.. Anderson as
Secretary.
burglary at WheatImd.
WHEArLaND March lGth.-The store of
John Landis d Co., of this place, was en-
tered last night by burglars. They made
4 large hole in the side OF the building
getting through it into the store and rob
bing the money drawers of about Sc. They
drilled hole in the safe, but failed 10 get
il open. There is no clue to the guilty party
or parties.
Acquitted of Murder Charged with
Horse Stealing.
san JosE, March 16th.-The examination
OF Lawrence W. Whalen on 4 charge OF
murder, in causing the death of Mrs. Nan
ME Smith, his mother-in-law, was con
cluded this afternoon, and the defendant
was discharged Mrs Smith was seriously
afflicted with disease of the heart. and she
was handled roughly by Whalen on the
2Sth Of February. while he was attempting
to enter Smiths house. The complaint
alleged that her death was caused by the
shock consequent upon Whalen's violent
conduct.
Nictorico Garcia was arrested in this city
to-day, on = charge of grand larceny. in
stealing horse from Joe traits, i'll Sun0l,
Alameda county, about six months ago.
the horse was tound about week ago in
San Antonio, San luis Obispo county.