Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-01
PACIFIC COAST.
WORK BEGUN ON THE MENDOCINO
RAILROAD.
Sad Fate of a Mother and ChiId-A
Scouts Deadly Shot-Child
Killed by Horse.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE aEoonD-us1os.l
CALIFORNIA.

ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RECoRD-UNIoN.l
CALIFORNIA.
A Clergyman's Loss.
| SAUcELITo, November 30th.- About
o'clock this morning the housekeeper OF
the Rev. Father Valentine, pastor of st.
Mary's Church, Saucelito, discovered that
| the house was ON fire in the rear of the
basement. The fire had got strong hold,
and only few trifiing articles were res
cued. Father Valentine was in San Fran
cisco. The belief is that the fire was incen-
diary, and was started from the outside.
Father Valentines loss in furniture, books,
! paintings, clothes, ETC., is 1880, without
insurance, the house having been newly
furnished within few months
Wants the Right of Way.
SAN DIEGO, November 30th.-Proceed-
ings were renewed in the Superior Court
| to-day by an attorney for the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company to condemn the
| old Texas Pacific right of way through the
west part of the city. The Southern Pa
cific succeeded, by purchase, to the rights
Of the Texas Pacific in the premises. 1t is
supposed to be preliminary movement OF
| the Southern Pacific to build line to San
Diego.
Los Angeles Items.
Los ANGELES, November 30th.-The Re
publicans to-day nominated the following
city ticket: Mayor, T. W. French Treas
urer, Oscar Macy City Attorney, ]. C.
DAILY Assessor, John Fisher Tax Col
lector, d. w. Field Mrs. a. S. Averill and
C. E. Day for Board of Education The
Democratic Convention meets tomorrow
night.
The city has commenced suit for the con-
demnation of Los Angeles street, from Ar
cadia to Alameda streets. This will effect
ually clean out Chinatown, and the
Mongolians will have to seek other quar-
tiers. There are forty-fve defendants.
John G. Taylor, of New York, who has
been here on a spree for about three weeks,
was found on Requena street to-day in a
senseless condition. He had taken arsenic.
He was pumped out, and will recover. He
had plenty of money.
E. ]. Baldwin was arrested to-day for
pulling a pistol on baltimore, a negro en-
ploye.
The Mayor and Legislative delegation
| from Oakland will be invited to come here
and, in conjunction with our Council,
frame charter applicable to both cities.
Baptist Council.
SAN JOSE, November 30th.-The Baptist
Council assembled to consider the standing
of the First Baptist Church organization in
the denomination, and after the taking OF
testimony and hearing of arguments this
evening decided that the majority and mi
nority parties constitute the church, which
has not forfeited its fellowship in the de-
nomination. 1t also decided that the
church had erred in dismissing heavy
charges against its former pastor, n. F.
Ravelin, without trial, and in other par
| ticulars.
Work Tor MERGED Courts.
MERGED, November 30th.-Perry Buck
ley, one of the men implicated in the Hope
ton arson case, supposed to be in San Fran
| cisco with his brother Charles, was arrested
at Snelling's to-day and brought here to
Jail this afternoon. Sheriff McSwain is ex.
pected to arrive here tonight from San
Francisco with Charles Buckley. The
| prosecution has arranged for the accused to
| be brought before Justice Breen, on Mon
! day next, for examination.
The case of Search, for the murder oil
| Goldsworthy, near MERGED Falls, is on trial
in the Superior Court.
Shocking Accident.
UKIAH, November 30th.-While riding
| to-day Mrs. James Cox and her nine
months old child were thrown from 9
buggy on account of the team running
away. The baby was killed and the lady's
| life is despaired of. Her husband is 9
farmer, and they have been married but
two years.
Reported Disaster.
| SAN Francisco, November 30th.-The
| following dispatch was received this after.
noon at the Merchants Exchange:
| NEAH BAY, November so, 1856.
The ship Belvedere is ashore at Bonilla POM
| and will probably be a total loss. All hands
| left the ship. One boat and crew have not been
| heard from.
The Belvedere sailed from San Pedro in
| ballast November 18th, bound for NanaimC
| for a cargo of coal. She was owned by
| Christopher Nelson, and her approximate
value was $4,000, and fully insured. b.
nilla Point is opposite and 12f miles dis
tant from Cape Flattery light, at the en-
trance to the Straits of Juan de Fuca.
From Sacramento Valley to the Coast.
| WILLOWS, November 30th-T urton &
Knox, of Sacramento, contractors for the
West Side and Mendocino Railrad, COM
menced work to-day with large force OF
men and teams. The work will be rapidly
pushed, and it is expected that thirty miles
of road will be completed within ninety
days.
A Pofsoner Sentenced.
Los ANGELES, November 30th.-E. W.
JONES' aged 81 years, was sentenced to-day
to four years at San Quentin for attempt
| ing to poison his family with poisoned
gravy.
A Child's Violent Death.
MAXWELL, November 30th.-At shutdown
last night, Oracle, youngest daughter of W.
F. Baker, farmer near town, was kicked
by horse in the right temple and instantly
killed.