Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-22
PACIFIC SLOPE.
C0LD-BL00DED MURDER IN FL
DORADO COUNTY.
A Chinaman's Suicide-Death from
Fright-Santa Cruz Rose
Fair-BarIey Burned.
lsrEuAL DISPATCHES To THE REooEp-usrosI
CALIFORNIA.

Investigating the Boycotting Business.
SAN Francisco, May 2lst.-A fact which
Is perhaps not generally known is that one
OF the Deputy United States Marshals, Can
tain Henry M. Burns, is constantly en-
ployed in travelling about the State collect
ing evidence in relation to the bovcotting
OF the Chinese and relative matters. Ex-
actly the object and purposes of Captain
Burns investigations cannot be learned.
but it is understood around the Federal
departments that he is detailed for this
work under special instructions from Wash
ington to Marshal Franks.
Killed by Fright.
SAN FRAscIsco, May 2lst.-Mrs. Kate
Hanks, keeping lodging house at No. lO47I
Market street, died this morning of con
gestion of the brain and fever, superin-
duced by fright. A fire broke out at night
about two weeks ago in the premises under
her house, and the fear of being turned out
OF house and home brought on illness. COM
pelling her to take to bed, from which she
never again arose. She was a widow,
forty-nine years of age, and leaves son
of fifteen, who reported his mothers death
at the Morgue to-day.
A Cold-Blooded Murder.
PLAcERvILLE May 21st.-The Deputy
Sheriff returned this afternoon from In
dian Dlgglngs, and reports the killing of ".
I. Eckholm a cold-blooded murder The
body was found with the head in a ditch,
two miles from the cabin. pierced with
three bullet holes from a rifle. Suspicious
for the deed rest upon a man named
French, with whom Eckholm had a stand
ing quarrel about water rights He was
arrested yesterday, but was discharged to-
day, the evidence against him not being
sufficient to warrant his detention.
Suicide of a Chinaman.
GRASS VALLEY, May 2lst-A Chinaman
named Toy All Won, keeping an opium
den here, was arrested last night by the
Sheriff and put in Jail, This afternoon he
committed suicide by hanging himself He
tied his cue around his neck and hung ii
TO bolt in the door
Imprisonment for Life.
AUBURN, May 21st-In the Superior
Court, William Edwards was convicted of
numbering John Connor, the jury fixing
life imprisonment as the penalty. The
trial lasted five days. The case was partly
tried III April, when Juror Woods was in
jured, causing a continuance and new
trial jury.
The Santa Cruz Rose Fair.
SANTA CRUZ, May 21st-The rose fair,
now in progress, is being attended by large
crowds, many being from San Francisco
The main hall is divided off into booths.
which are filled with floral designs. In
the conservatory the scene is of surprising
loveliness from its wealth of flowers. a
floral monument fourteen feet high, in
which are ten thousand roses, stands in the
center of the hall. Last evening the
"Mikado" booth gave an entertainment.
This evening the Broom Brigade" will
appear. For the benefit of excursionists
the fair viii be open on Sunday morning
and afternoon.
Barley in the Field Burned.
WILLIAMS (Colusa county,, May 2lst.-|
Ninety acres of standing barley, belonging
to J. w. Potts, near Pottsville, was burned
late in the afternoon of the 18th instant
The fire is supposed to have originated
from a cigar stump thrown from the pub
lie road. Loss about 81 900; no insurance.
Case of Leprosy-Hot Weather.
NAPA, May 21st.-A case of leprosy has
been discovered IN Chinatown The Board
of Health will take steps to remove the
same.
The thermometer marked $50 to-day.
The Mooklar Case.
SANTA BARBARA, May 2lst.-The Nook
lar case was given to the jury yesterday
afternoon. They stated to the Judge this
morning that they unable to agree They
were sent back, and are still out.
The High License Question in Stockton.
STOCKTON, May 2lst-Mayor Welsh to-
day called an election for June 23d to de-
termine the question of high license $50
per month. The petitioners for the raise
in liquor licenses will pay the costs of the
election.
Held to Confessed Swindler.
SAN JOSE, May 2lst.-John W Kenney
was to-day held to answer for an attempt
to murder his wife with q hatchet on May
20 Iail =
g. L. Miller, who induced Tyler Beach to
indorse a check for 81 600 on Philadelphia
bank, was brought to this city from Monte
rey to-day. He acknowledges that he has
no money in the bank.
Los Angeles Notes.
Los ANGELES, May 21st-The whole day
was consumed with the arguments in the
Bell libel case, and it went to the jury at
halfpast 4. The jury was out until 10 to-
night, then disagreed, standing nlne to ac-
quit and three TO convict.
In the case of Moye Wicks, for assault to
kill, the City Justice discharged the defend
ant, it being clearly proved that he simply
shot to frighten troublesome intermed-
dler
q Reports reach the city of the discovery
of fine body of coarse gold in Piru dis
trict. in the extreme northwest corner of
this county.
The fruit men in all parts of the county
report the peach crop, once quite promis-
ing, almost a total failure, on account of
the cold rains and late spring. Apples,