Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-30
PACIFIC SLOPE.
MORE FRAUDULENT CUSTOM.
HOUSE CERTIFICATES.
Robbery and Probable Murder il
Victoria-San Diego Fair
The Weather.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE aEcoeD-us1os.l
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA.
The Fraudulent Custom-house Certifi-
Gates.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 29th.-A case is
set for hearing in the United States District
Court tomorrow, when it is expected by
some Federal officials to show how the
Chinese became possessed of fraudulent
Custom-house certificates. The principals
in the case are two young Cinnamon, who
presented certificates on arriving here.
The Custom house officers compelled the
Cinnamon to write their names and it was
then found that the names they had writ
ten were not the same as those on the GER
tificates. The Cinnamon were subsequent
ly arrested on charge of falsely person.
ating the rightful owners of the certificates.
The men gave bail, and since then the case
has dragged. The trial was to have been
commenced on Wednesday, but Mr.. Rior-
dan, attorney for the defendants, obtained
a postponement until tomorrow The
authorities profess to regard the case as full
of conclusive evidence of fraudulent at
tempt to evade the Restriction Act. 1t is
proposed to force the defendants into such
a position that their only hope of escape
from the penalty of five years imprison-
ment in the penitentiary will be in dis
closing the manner in which the fraudulent
certificates came into their possession.
The Case of Judge CIOugh.
SAN Francisco, October 18th Judge
Clough, of the Superior Court, filed petit
ton to-day, asking Judge Coffey to make a
judicial decree, adjudging him sane and
restored TO capacity. Judge Cotfey set the
matter for hearing tomorrow afternoon.
Signal Service Indications.
SAN Francisco, October 29th-S P. NJ
Indications for the succeeding 80 hours
North Pacific, cloudy weather and rain
followed by fair weather, with southerly
winds, shifting TO northwesterly. Middle
Pacific, generally fair weather. with vari-
able winds, shifting to northwestern. South
Pacific, fair weather, with light to fresh
winds, generally nouhwesterly.
Weather Reports.
SAN Francisco October Doth. 1t com.
menCed raining during the night, but
| ceased before noon. Indications are that
, ii will rain again tonight.
RED BLUFF, October 29th.-Threatening
clouds all day broke into gentle rain al
8 P. NJ, which continues, and seems gen
eral throughout the county. The weather
inclineS to GOODNESS.
REDDING, October 29th.-A slight sprinkle
of rain fell this forenoon. The weather is
cloudy. threatening more.
The Powers Murder-StiII Gathering
Them In.
HoLLIsTER, October 29th.-Sheriff Ross
to-day brought in Henry L. Williams
making the sixth arrest for the murder OF
DR.. Powers, and he was Temanded without
bail until his examination next Tuesday
Williams is related to Prewett and Irwin
and on the preliminary examination OF
these parties swore that he was not present
and knew nothing about the alleged meet
ing when Powers death was agreed on
Detective Deasy is expected tomorrow
with other prisoners. The reward offered
by the citizens of Bear valley now amounts
to SLIGO.
Glenbrook Park Races.
NEVADA, October 29th-There was q
larger attendance at Glenbrook Park to-
day. The first event was a pacing race, in
which five heats were paced Shaker took
the first in 2:26, Ackerman the second in
2:2Sl and Prince the next three his time
being 2:2S, 2:26 and 2:29l. The running
race continued from yesterday was won by
Hector. McCrimmon, the owner of Sur.
prise, was ruled off all the tracks, together
with his horse and rider, for a violation OF
the rules. The purse and pools were de-
clared off. In the trotting race Brigade
won three straight heats. Sherilfess second
Time, 2:40-23l4-2::35.
The San Diego Fair.
SAN DIEGO, October 29th.-The San Diego
County Fair, concerning the opening OF
which dispatches have been sent out has
proved so satisfactory that it assures the
continuance of such displays. There are
so many exhibits that the Exhibition Hal
IS really over, rowded. One of the best in
formed citizen says that this is the first
time that the citizens of the county have
had an opportunity of becoming acquainted
with the products of their own section, and
predicts good from the fair. The enterprise
is backed this year by the County Horti-
cultural Society; it has no support from the
State. The display entities the county tc
greater credit, from the fact that it is past
the season for grapes, and that the season
Tor citrus fruits has not arrived. The size
which the latter attain here is shown by
punches of green fruit to be very large. The
show of apples from the mountains is COM
mented upon favorably. The attendance
to-day has been very good. The fair aims
at being an agricultural and horticultural
exposition, plain and simple, and not an
adjunct to horse races.
Failed to Agree.
SANTA Rosa, October 29th-In the trial
of ex-SuperviSor Houser the case was given
to the jury yesterday afternoon, and, after
an all night session, they failed to agree
The Court set November 18th for new trial.
Not Railroad Land.
NEVADA, October 29th.-NUmerous per-
sons living on railroad land in this vicinity
appeared before the Commissioner to-day,
to testify as to the character of the land.
In nearly every instance it was proven to
be mineral ground, to which the railroad
company has not any claim.
The Mccoy Murder Case.
SAN BUENAyENTURA, October 29th.-In
the case Of Mccoy, accused of murder, a
jury was finally secured to-day after 165
citizens had been subpenaed. The prose
cutiOn opens this afternoon.