Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-21
PACIFIC SLOPE.
BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY NEAR
NEVADA CITY.
Drowning OF Man and Woman
Sudden Dcath-The Salt
Lake Grand Jury.
[LAsr NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE REoonD-uN1os.
CALIFORNIA.
Germany in the southern Pacis

Germany in the Southern Pacific,
SAN Francisco, December 20th.-Private
advices, received by the Oceanic. which ar
rived yesterday from China, state that the
German man-of-war Nautilus has raised the
German flag on the Marshall and Gilbert
groups of islands, situated in the southern
Pacific ocean, numbering about fifty in all
and claimed q protectOrate over them. The
natives of the islands are said to be all
civilized and have been under the infiu-
ence of the American Missionary Society
for many years. There has been large
and growing trade between this port
supposed to be under the jurisdiction of
the United States Consul Greenbaum, re-
siding at Apia, Samoa, but no knowledge
of the action of the German vessel had
reached the United States Consul ND to the
time of the vessels leaving which brings
this news. By the next Australian steamer.
due here December 2Sth, further news will
be obtained, as the steamer calls off the
Samoan Islands for mail.
Those Oil Company Forgeries.
SAN FRANCIsco, December 21st-A M
Bank specials and detectives were seen to-
night with regard to the forged drafts for
the Camden Oil Company. of West Vir-
ginia, for $4,000, which are said to have
been cashed by the Bank of California and
the First National Banl. Of Santa Barbara.
The Bank Of California officials say the
forged drafts cashed by them passed inlo
the hands Of the Santa Barbara Bank, and
the Bank of California is secure. Detectives
say the amount OF forgery is exaggerated.
Signal Service Indications.
SAN Francisco, December 20th.-North
Pacific, cloudy weather and rain, with
aett- L. !. Il L I.
coast and higher temperature Middle
Pacific, cloudy weather and rain, with
northerlv winds, shifting to southerly, and
high along the middle Of the coast, and a
higher temperature. South Pacific, fair
weather, except in northern portion,
where cloudy weather and rain will u e.
vail, with variable winds and nearly sta
uonary temperature.
Passengers Robbed by Highvaylnen.
GRASS VALLEY, December 20th.-Richard
NIncents bus, while returning from Ne
yada City last night on its regular trip, was
stopped about 10 o'clock about two miles
from here, near the Glenbrook Park, bv
two masked men, one being armed with a
shotgun, while the other had a revolver.
The total amount taken from the pasSen-
gers was about so, as follows: From Geo.
r. Carson, of this place, $25 from n. B.
McCuen, of San Francisco, about $40 :;
Richard Vincent, IS; Patrick Campbell, of
Smartsville, SIS. The parties knew Camp
bell, and after taking his gold watch re-
turned it to him, with the remark that they
would not be as hard on him as were the
slickens fellows. The robbers also returned
the few dollars they had taken from two
lady passengers. After they had started off
Vincent fired shot at them, but without
effect. Two strangers were arrested to-day,
but discharged for want of evidence.
Sudden Death on a Train.
NEEDLES, December 20th.-W. w. Creigh-
ton, well-known newspaper man, died
suddenly on the train this afternoon, it is
supposed from heart disease
Run Over and Fatally Injured.
NEEDLES, December 20th.-Jack Burke
was run over and fatally injured to-day
while trying to jump on q freight train
here.