Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-30
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CALIFORNIA.
The Glorious Rain.

The Glorious Rain.
CLovERDALE, December 29th.-There has
been a steady downpour for thirty-six
hours, aggregating fall of go inches of
rain, and nearly inches for the season.
PRINCETON, December 29th-It has been
raining since noon yesterday and rs of an
inch has fallen. There is a high south
wind, and the rain looks like continuing.
SAN Francisco, December 29th-A light
rain has been falling all day The weather
is cloudy, with prospects of the rain con-
tinuing, .03 of an inch having fallen up to
noon.
Rain is reported falling at Napa and in
other Coast Range localities.
MERGED, December 29th.-Eight hun
dredths of an inch of rain fell here last
night, making 1.30 inches for the season.
A strong breeze blew from the southeast
most of the day, but it is now calm and
warm. Snow fell on the foothills about
Hornitas last night. More rain is ex-
pected.
AUBURN, December 29th.-A much
needed rain began last night, and has con-
tinued till this hour-evening.
PETALUMA, December 29th.-The wind
storm yesterday brought quite a rain at
night, making .54 of an inch for the TWEEN
ty-four hours, and 60 for the season. This
will allow the rest of blowing and sowing.
1t still threatens rain tonight.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, December 29th.-Rain
began to fall here late last evening, and
continued at intervals through the night,
and to-day about one inch of moisture has
fallen.
PLAcERvILLE, December 29th.-A gentle,
warm rain commenced falling here about
10 o'clock last night, Up to o'clock this
evening an inch has fallen, with prospect
of very wet night.
GRASS VALLEY, December 29ih.-A gentle
rain began falling here yesterday. and has
continued with but little inteymission since.
This rain, coming as it now has, after such
long term of fine weather, is gladly well
coined by the farmers, who were anxious
for it, as there was little or no grass for
pasturage for their cattle. Up to this even
ing about one and a half inches of rain has
fallen, all of which has soaked into the
ground.
SAN DIEGO, December 29th.-Rain COM
menced falling lightly at p. NJ, and indi-
cations favor an all-night downpour.
Los ANGELES. December 29th,-Rain be-
gan falling gently at noon and has con-
tinued since, but not heavily at any time
At II o'clock tonight the clouds are thick
ening, and there is good prospect of more
rain.
INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.
SAN Francisco, December 29tb.-The
weather indications for the twenty-four
hours commencing at 4 A. NJ, December
Both. are: Light local showers, followed by
fair weather.
Murder at Fort Bidweu.
SAN Francisco, December 29th.-A dis.
patch received from Fort Bidwell to day
states that an uDprovoked murder occurred
in saloon in that place on Christmas
night. Harry Reed asked James Rim to
step outside of the saloon, and as Rim was
about to do as requested Reed shot and in
stantly killed him. In the confusion that
ensued Reed left the place, stole a horse
and escaped to the mountains A reward
of 81, 900 has been offered for his capture
an Insane Mothers Terrible Act.
SAN JOSE, December 29th-About 1920
this morning Mrs. E. 0'Learie Chaffee, wife
of a musician, threw her 11-months-old
boy from a second-story window of the
Russ House, while in fit of insanity. The
child struck an awning and fell a distance
of eighteen feet to the street, striking on
its head in pile of dirt, causing fracture
of the skull and conclusion of the brain.
The woman was taken to the county Jail,
but at 6 P. NJ. she left in charge of her hus-
band for San Francisco, where she will be
confined in DR.. Clark's private asylum.
The child's injuries are such that it is not
expected to live till morning.
Prosperity fin Lake County.
LAKEPoRT, December 29th.-The total
amount of taxes collected in Lake county
up to date, and including December, was
S49,67S 10, leaving delinquent S2,0S3 SO,
from which is to be deducted the $3.50 per-
sonal property taxes uncollected by the
Assessor, leaving the net delinquent tax
only 81 1888 Sc, which is a very much
smaller delinquent list than the county
ever had. showing that the county is more
prosperous and in better condition than
ever before. Everything looks well all
through the county Give US a railroad.
and we viii surprise Los Angeles on immi-
grafton.
Burglary in Grass valley.
GRASS VALLEY, December 10Th. = BY
breaking through window in the base
ment robbers last night entered the saloon
of II. Uphof, on Main street, though they
were poorly rewarded, as they only OBJ
tanned gold chain and about s. in loose
change left in the till.
Accident to Miner.
GRASS VALLEY, December 10Th. As
Thomas Ingram, an employee of the En-
pire mine, was yesterday afternoon engaged
in repairing the bell-wire at the 600-foot
level, q defending car catching in the wire
threw Mr.. Ingram from his footing down
the shaft. Retaining his presence of mind,
he caught the ladder after falling about
fifteen feet. and thus saved himself from
probable fatal accident As it is, he will
be confined to his room for a while on ac-
count OF his injuries.
A Tramp, aud Unknown.
Los ANGELS. December 10Th. = This
morning tramp, name unknown, was
found dead in a saloon on Commercial
street The man came in there late last
night and sat down, and no one paid any
attention to him until he was found dead.
He was badly affected with tuberculosis of
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