Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-05
PACIFIC SLOPE.
CONTINUED MURDEROUS WORK
OF THE APACHES.
Respite Granted-Suicide of a Pugi-
Iist-Killed by Rattle
snake-Utah Items.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-usros.l
CALIFORNIA.

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MISSION SAN MIGUEL, June 4th.-W. w.
Collins, OF San Francisco, was shot acci-
dentally yesterday evening while carrying
a Winchester in wagon near Naciamento
He was brought here. There is danger of
his losing the left arm at the shoulder
Advance in Passenger Rates.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 4th.-An additional
advance in overland railroad rates was
made to-day. Yesterday the passenger
agents of lines west of the Missouri river
withdrew the payment of commissions for
business. To-day the lines east of Chicago
and the Iowa lines agreed to discontinue
the payment of commissions The Iowa
lines have been paying 81. commission and
the lines east of Chicago about $40, the
commission between the Pacific coast and
the Missouri river being about s.. The
rates quoted from San Francisco to New
York this afternoon were as follows: First
class unlimited, S93 80; first-class, limited
SSl emigrant, s62 %.
Boy Accidentally Shot and Killed.
VIsAIIA, June 4th.-Robert, the 15-year-
old son of J. S. Blakely, senior proprietor
of the Delta, was instantly killed this after
noon by the accidental discharge of shot
gun while returning in carriage from a
hunting expedition in company with two
other small boys. The accident occurred
within few rods of the boys home.
The Scale Bug at Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES, June 4th.-A committee
of the Council is investigating the work
done by the scale bug inspectors to discover
whether these officials have been of any
value to the city. The committee to-day
examined the Wolfskill and the Casper
| Cohn orange orchards. The Wolfskill
orchard, the largest in the city, and form
erly the boast of the section, was found
| fairly alive with white scale. The in
| spectors have never been able to induce the
owners to clean it. The Cohn orchard one
of many cleaned under direction of the
inspectors, was found in first-rate shape
| and free from scale. The committee will
| continue its Investigations.
| A Telegrapbic Respite Saves Murderer's
Neck.
CoLUsA, June 4th.-The Sheriff got all
| things ready for the hanging of Dewitt, but
late last evening Hon. T. j. Hart, attorney
for Dewitt, got a dispatch from Yosemite,
| signed by the Governor, stating that a
respite and reprieve of ten days had been
granted this morning. The Sheriff tele-
graphed Colonel Tobin, the Governor S
| Private Secretary, in regard to the matter,
and he sent in answer that the Governor
had dispatched him to the same effect, and
that the papers would be up Monday, hence
! there will be no hanging, at least for ten
days. Several persons came from distance
i on invitation to witness the execution.
Boy Killed by Rattlesnake.
FRESNO, June 4th.-Yesterday morning
! Mrs. Coughell's nine-year- r-old son Claude,
while playing in the foothills, was bitten
| on the foot by rattlesnake and died few
/ hours afterward, Notwithstanding a copious
administration of whisky.
| Fatal Result.
! GRASS VALLEY, June 4th.-Pa;rici1 Null
len died last night from the injuries which
| he received Wednesday morning, when be
was caught in the machinery at the Badger
mine at this place.