Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-08

place, fifty-one acres of orchard, the separ-
ate property of Mrs. Chaplin, is also en-
numbered TO the amount of SO, eco. The
petitioner attributes the failure to falling
off i'll his medical practice, which his du-
ties as State Inspector of Fruit Trees has
caused him to neglect; Also having family
expenses, arising from unusual and pro-
tyacted sickness in his family.
Injunction Granted-Died of His Injuries
again Missing.
SAN JOSH, October 7th.-R. L. Collins has
sued the Saratoga and Almaden Railroad
for $1,000 damages and restraining order,
alleging that they by violence entered his
premises and destroyed his fruit trees, etc.
temporary Injunction was granted.
Thomas Booren, eX-member of the San
Francisco fire department, aged so years,
died at the iniirmary to-day, in consequence
of injuries received few days ago from u
four-horse wagon running over him.
Chief of Police Brown returned this
evening about o'clock from San Felipe,
where be went last night to look for Chas.
FarnswoTth. the missing clerk Of the Pacific
Bank. lie was informed by Mr.. Coe, q
rancher at San Felipe, that the missing man
came to his place Friday afternoon, stayed
Till the next morning, when he left, stating
that he was going to Arizona. The Chief
could lind no further clue to his where
abouts.
State Grange of California.
0ASLAXD, October 7th.-The State Grange
of Patrons of Husbandry assembled again
this morning in Odd Fellows Hall. Sew
eral matters were referred to several com-
mittees, and no business Of particular inn
portance has been transacted. A Special
Committee on Irrigation has been ap-
pointed and is now preparing al'eport.
SECOND DISPATCH.l
SAN FRANCISCO, October 7th.-To-day the
delegates to tie state Grange, in session at
Oakland, visited the cotton mills at East
Oakland. Professor Hilgard has sent an
invitation to the Grange 10 visit the grounds
of the State University, and probably the
invitation win be accepted. The delegates
from this State to the National Grange are
instructed to try to have San Francisco Sc
lected as The meeting-place in 1856.
The Powers Murder Case-Tax Rate.
HoLLIsTER, October thin the pre-
liminary examination of PTewett and
Irwin, charged with completely in the mur.
der of DIR. Powers, eleven more witnesses
were examined to-day, when an adjourn
ment was taken to , O'Clock tomorrow, to
await the presence OF newly discovered
witnesses. Nothing of special importance
:
Arthur Brannagan, a prominent farmer,
that a meeting was to be held and Dr.
Powers notified thatif he did not leave the
country he would be strung up. 1t is also
in evidence that DIR. Powers told Thomas
Butterfield that since his land troubles
with Prewett he had made it cost the latter
over So 000, and was not through yet that
he could or would send Prewett over the
bay. Everything so far goes to show that
Prewett and Irwin were at enmity with
Powers, and he with them. Prewett and
Irwin are brothers-in-law.
The Supervisors have fixed the tax rate
at s. 45. Last year it was 81 80 on the
800 valuation.
Burglar Sentenced.
STOCKTON, October THY yesterday morn
ing John Welsh, who was convicted of
burglary in the Superior Court q few days
ago, appeared before Judge Swinerton for
sentence. The prisoner was accused of
stealing a bracelet from the California
bakery. He was sentenced to be confined
in the State Prison at San Quentin for nine
years.
Forger Sentenced.
Los ANGELES, October 7th-J. S. Hair
pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery to-
day, and was sentenced to two and a half
years in San Quentin.