Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-08

noon, driving a badly-jaded grey horse at
tached to a single buggy. The men were
arrested and lodged i'll Jail by Marshal
Blume this evening, as they proved to be
two cousins by the names of Frank and
William Kelly, who last Sunday hired the
team at Napa, and had not since been heard
from. When arrested they We're discussing
the urging of their used-up horse ON 10
Saucelito.
State Board of Silk Culture-No Robbery
on the Southern Pacific.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7th.-At meeting
of the State Board of Silk Culture today,
g. w T. Carlton was elected Vice-Presi-
dent and r. II. Mcdonald, Jr., Treasurer.
4 morning paper having stated that A
L. Evans trunks had been robbed of 50 500
worth of diamonds while ell route from
this city to Noblesville, Ind, and that the
robbery was believed to have occurred on
the Southern Pacific, an official connected
with that road makes the following state
ment: Within the past year nine such
cases have been traced through proper
channels to another road, including the
stealing of So coo worth of diamonds from
David Seligman's trunks, which was laid
to the Southern Pacific, but traced to the
other road, part of the jewelry being found
at Albuquerque. In no instance has the
robbery of baggage checked via the other
road been traced to the Southern Pacific
Accidentally Shot TO Death = Riparian
Suits
BAKERSFIELD Kern county,. Nav It'll
Coroner Maio received news to-day of the
death of Mexican named Troquelo in the
San Emijdia mountains, about forty-ive
miles south of this place. He was one of q
party of three prospectors, and last Mon
day, while they were moving their camp
he was accidentally shot To the head OF
the saddle of his horse rifle was attached
and the animal proving FESTIVE when he
attempted TO mount, the weapon was dis
charged, the ball entering near the temple
and passing through his head, killing him
instantly.
Riparian suits were commenced by Miller
4 Lux, yesterday, in the Superior Court o.
this county, against the following canal
companies Kern River Land and CANA
Company, Farmers Canal Company James
and Buena Vista Canal Companies and Pho
neer and Goose Lake Canal Companies
Plaintiffs claim damages against these com
panles aggregating $50 600, because of water
diverted by them from thenatural channels
of Kern river, Buena Vista slough and OLD
river, anu because of the construction Of
wing dams by them by which this diver
sion is effected, of which they ask the re-
| moval, with perpetual injunction against
| their reconstruction. The success of these
suits would convert extensive tracts of fine
! farming land into a desert
Four Commentators Arrested.
BAKERSFIELD Kern county, May It'll
| \ yesterday four counterfeiters were arrested
| here. giving their names as James Brown
| w. Swinker, Hugh Mcneil and X. Horton
under the following circumstances -Four
| men, having the appearance of ordinary
tramps, came into town, bringing with
them jacllass carrying pack. Very soon
| two of them left, taking with them the
| pack animal. The other two remained and
| made some purchases. Not long after il
was discovered that the money given in
| payment-half dollars-was counterfeit
They were promptly arrested, and about
$50 in the counterfeit coin found on the
person of one of them. The other two
were then followed up and found in the
willows along the river where they had
established camp The load of their pack
animal was found to consist of quantity
Of the counterfeit coin, provisions, tools
and materials useful in their business
The dies used were not found. They were
evidently well executed, but the counter
felt was Of easy detection, because of the
bad material used The party were lodged
in Jail and the United States authorities at
San Francisco telegraphed. Three of them
are very young men, but the probable
leader, who calls himself Richard Horton,
is about 50 years of age.