Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-01
rhe sharon Case Once More.

The Sharon Case Once More.
SAN FRANCISCO. Decembfr 3lst The Supreme
Court to-day filed an opinion in the ease of
Sharon VS.. sharon, bearing upon the appeal
from Judge Sullivan's order allowing almony.
The Court decides that any number of under
takings on appeal may be contained in the
same instrument, and several appeals be con-
tanned III the same transcript.
Pratt Captured.
: SAN FRANCISCO, December Slst-Chief of Po-
lice Crowley to-day received the following vel
come telegram from Detective Cofey, who
sailed recently to bring from Japan prisoner
who was supposed 10 be Charles Calvin Pratt,
the civil engineer who obtained by forged
checks a considerable sum of money from the
Pacific Bank:
YOKOHAMA. Dec. 81, 1856.
To Chicf Of Police san Francisco CdL: Calvin
Pratt arrested Proceeds of forgery secured
Will know Tuesday when leave with him.
JOHN CoFFEY.
DIR. Bowen's Plea.
SAN Francisco, December Slst-Dr j. Milton
Bowers, accused of murder for poisoning his
wife by means of phosphorus, appeared in the
dock of Department Twelve Superior Court
this morning, before Judge Murphy, for arIaign-
ment. Messrs {. \. Fox, Perry and Colin Camp
bell appeared in his behalf and entered the
plea OF not guilty, with the privilege of with
drawal. The case was continued until the eth
proximo
Fire i'm San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, December3lst.-At 1:i6 o'clock
this morning fire broke out in the two-story
frame building, No. S07 Market street. owned by
H. q. Fiske and occupied by Samuel Gruman as
a furniture store, barSer-shop by L. Kobel a
dwelling by Helen Wright. and patent medi-
cine depot by V. b. Burke. An alarm was turned
III from box 81, and the Fire Department re-
sponded with usual alacrity, but owing to the
light construction OF the building and the ma
terial therein the flames had made considerable
progress before streams of water could be
brought TO bear The building where the fire
originated was consumed as also the following
buildings with most of their contents: No. 500
Market street, a one-story brick building, owned
by H. G. Fiske and occupied by J. W. stein and
+. Benjamin as a fancy goods store; the build
ing southwest corner of Market and Fourth
streets, owned by J. c. Flood and occupied by
street by J. Gordon, tailor No. S03 Engelbert's
cigar store on the corner: No. 4 Fourth street,
owned by ]. c. Flood and occupied as a saloon
by Thomas Brady and a barber shop by II. Ber-
nard No. 6, owned by Flood and occupied
restaurant by J. NJ. Ranard No. s. same owner.
occupied shoe store by f. Grass; No. 10,
same owner, unoccupied No. II, same owner,
occupied as a restaurant by +. Cotton; No. 12l5,
same owner, occupied by J. 4. Hasselbusch as a
saloon No. Ia, same owner, Chinese laundry
kept by Wi Hing; No. liz unoccupied No. 1t,
S. Purdy. and No. Is, also owned by Flood and
occupied as mandatory of strawwork by
George A. Dean. Only a small portion OF the
goods in the stores was saved. Fire Marshal
John l.. Durkee estimates the total loss at fully
$4,000. The cause of the fire is unkno WI TO the
authorities, but it is very suspicious.
Signal Service Indications.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 3lst-S p M.-Indi-
cations Tor the succeeding 81 hours, the period
ending at A. N. Saturday For California fair
weather, with inc reasing northwesterly winds,
slightly cooler in the northern portion, ana
nearly stationary in the southern portion.
The State Teachers Association.
SAN JOSE, December 3lst-The State Teachers
Association closed its nineteenth annual con-
vention this afternoon. The event was a grand
success throughout the four days session. 1t
was decided to hold the next annual session in
San Jose.
A Farmer Hangs Himself.
MENDoCINo, December 31st-E. Bartlett, liv-
ing four miles north of Point Arena, committed
suicide, presumably on Saturday night last by
hanging himself with a bale rope attached TO
the top of the parlor door of his residence. He
was found by neighbor Thursday morning.
His family were visiting at Oakland.