Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-07-02
PACIFIC SLOPE.
SHOCKING RESULT OF A COAL
OIL LAMP EXPLOSION.
Miner Killed by Cave-Fisherman
Drowned-Death in Santa
Rosa-Utah Items.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO TIE REcoRD-uNoN.I
CALIFORNIA.
The spreckeIs-De Young Case-yerdict
of Not Guilty.

The spreckels-Ds Young Case-yerdict
of Not Guilty.
SAN Francisco, July 1st-Argument in
the case of Adolph B. Spreckels, on trial
for shooting NJ. II. De Young, proprietor
of the Chronicle. was concluded at II 80 this
morning, when the jury retired to deLiber-
ate.
LATER.-After six hours deliberahon,
the jury returned verdict of " not guilty
A Golden Wedding in Reality.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1st.-At the golden
wedding and fitch anniversary of Bishop
Kip ordination as a clergyman, tonight,
he was presented with a purse containing
So 600 in gold.
AcGuitted-Boat Race Arranged.
STOCKTON, July 1st.-This afternoon
Charles Stewart (colored), charged with
mu dering his father in-law, Henry Will
Jams, a mulatto, was acquitted.
John G. Shelly, for Austin Stevenson, Of
Vallejo, has deposited forfeit for a race ON
Stockton slough, three miles, with turn.
July 28th, with Henry Hencemann, of
Stockton, for 800 side. Stevenson gives
Hencemann twenty seconds the start.
The Chautauqua Circle.
MONTEREY, July 1st-The ChautauQua
| Circle last night was but fairly well attend
ed. The Chautauqua quartet opened the
meeting by song, and were followed by a
solo by Mrs. Chambers "a Little SOngbird
with Large and Sweet Voice. Mrs. Nellie
Eyester delivered the lecture Of the evening
on " Home Life, Home Decoration and
Household Management" being itself an
example Of her views Of usefulness embel-
| lished with beauty versus mere appearances
ana ostentatiouS show. Throughout the
oft har-
choice and happy delivery adding much to
an interesting subject At \. NJ. to-day
Professor heath delivered u walking lect-
ure on the beach, on the subject Of conch-
olosy. At 10 \. NJ. Mr. Hews, OF Auburn
delivered q lecture on foothill vegetation
Disastrous Explosion OF II Coal Oil Lamp.
MARYsyILLE July 1st.-At 10 o clock last
! evening coal oil lamp exploded in the
| house of James Haggerty, in this city,
burning to death a nine-monthso old baby
| and seriously burning HaggeTtys arms and
| face Mrs. Haggerty was also slightly
| burned, and at one time her clothing was
on fire. Haggerty is Q member Of the fire
! department, and although the burning oil
| flew over him, by almost superhuman
efforts he succeeded in extinguishing the
| flames, which were burning himself, wife
and baby and the house.
Prominent Citizen Dead.
! SANTA Rosa, July 1st-Jere Beam, an
4, old and widely-knowu resident and public
| officer, died here this morning, aged "A
| years. He was elected Assessor and Col
| lector for this school district last Tuesday
Fisherman Drowned i'll the Sacramento
River.
| RIO VISTA July 1st-Last evening. about
6 o'clock. fisherman named J. T. Harvey
! fell out of his boat near the head of Wood
| Island, in the Sacramento river, and was
| drowned before his companion could take
in sail and get the boat back to him. He
was fixing the spirit TO his sail, lost .his
balance and went overheard. The body
was recovered to-day.
Miner Killed III His Drift Claim
NEVADA July 1st.-At Graniteyile YES
| terday, J. J. Hughes, while working in his
! drift claim was killed by the caving OF the
| bank near the mouth Of the tunnel. A log
sixty feet long fell upon him
\ Murderer still at Large.
! SANTA Rosa. July 1st-Wong Ali Sing.
! the murderer of All Sing, has not vet been
| caught.
Engine and Mail Car Dera:led
RED BLUFF, July 1st.-The locomotive
and mail car of the $50 train ran off the
| Track at lehdG1a TINS afternoon, IL Is sup
posed from an open switch No damage
| was done beyond delaying the train several
hours. An extra locomotive left here to as
sist the train.
a Sprinkle in Tulare County.
TULARE, July 1st-A slight rain began
| falling here at o'clock P. NJ day. not
enough to lay the dust here, but doubtless
! heavier near the foothills. 1t is not likely
that enough has fallen 10 do any damage,
| however.
Hog Cholera and Grasshoppers.
MERGED July 1st.-Hog cholera is alarm
ing!y prevalent in Mariposa county, few
miles from the MERGED county line. res
ident of MERGED returning from the mount
aims above the Big Tree Grove, reports
large numbers of swine lying dead in Cath
ey's valley, twenty one lying under one
tree on The roadside, the stencil from dead
carcasses being sickening and almost un-