Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-15
The Hot Blast.

CALIFORNIA.
The Hot Blast
lone. July 14th-The last few days have
been the hottest known here for many
years Yesterday the thermometer stood
at 1922, while three miles north, at the
Landing mine, it marked 116o. Thrash
ing grain is at full blast, with very salts
factory yield
lone, July 1fth.-The thermometer is
1902 Il is the hottest day of the season.
L1vERMoRE, July 14th.-Y yesterday the
| thermometer in the railroad depot at P NJ.
was 1909, at u noon to-day 990, two of the
hottest days Of the season. No damage is
reported to grain or fruit.
RIO VISTA, July 14th.-Several days of
very hot weather To-day it is go in the
coolest place in town. There is a light
breeze from the east.
PETALUMA, July l4th.-The warm wealth
| er still continues.
TowLEs, July 14th.-W Weather hot and
close. The mercury is at 1902.
EVANSVILLE, July 14th.- The heated
| term continues undated. The thermometer
was 1902 to-day, and the sky overcast with
clouds, causing excessive humidity and
murkiuess of the atmosphere, which
makes the weather oppressive and re-
minder of Eastern weather. Wind light
and varying to all points of the compass.
SoNoMA, July 14th-Hot The mercury
is up to 1929 in the shade. Weather a little
cloudy.
The Effects of the Heat on Crops about
Santa Rosa.
SANTA Rosa, July 14th.-The hot weather
is working serious injury to the fruit crop,
especially grapes, in this vicinity. The
young grapes are becoming burned, and
corn especially, on adobe soils, is withered.
To-day the mercury is 101o in the shade.
Unless fogs set in shortly the damage will
be inestimabe. The grape crop will be no
larger than last year, but growers are cal
culating on good prices in consequence.
Kahn at Santa Barbara.
SANTA BARBARA July 14th.-There was
a slight sprinkle of rain, with thunder, this
afternoon. Wind southerly, and weather
cloudy, with indications of rain tonight.
Prospects of the Hop Crop.
HEALDsBURe, July 14th.-The eleven hop
yards in this immediate vicinity, aggregat-
ing ~ acres of old vines, are looking fine
and will bear a little over half ton to the
if nothing further occurs to prevent.
Twenty to twenty-five cents are the highest
prices yet offered. No new vines were set
out this year, but to the contrary several
were dug up. One grower has his last
years crop in Philadelphia, and another
has his in London. No old hops are on
hand.
PErALuMA, July 14th-Owing to previous
failures hops have been neglected this sea-
son. But the crop is good, and is held for
better prices. But few are raised about
here.
Bountifal Fruit Crops about Calistoga.
CALIsToGl, July 14th.-The grain fields
| here have given way to the vineyards,
| though the little wheat and barley grown
were GOOD crops. Corn looks well. Hay is
! Z big crop. Grape vines are very heavily
loaded with fruit. Peach and apricot trees
| do not bear well This season, but all things
| considered this is perhaps the best season
FIR farmers here in several years.
Big Grain Fire in Colusa.
PRINCETON, July 14th.-A fire started to-
day at noon on the Etter & Hart ranch
near town, where they were heading, burn
ing over 200 acres of standing grain, stub
Bile and stacks. The cause of the fire is
unknown. Loss, about 81 600, partly in
sured. a hard fight by hundred men ior
three hours and the entire absence OF wind
| StNeG all H&ttIolNe GpllldgfduOD. L lie
thermometer being 1862 the extreme heat
FRUSTRATED a number of the fire-fghters.
Loss by Grain Fire.
| LIyERMoRE, July 14th.-The fire yester-
day burned seventy tons of hay on the farm
of Joha Kane insured in the Commercial
Union.
The Next SonoIna Fair.
SANTA Rosa, July Preparations
are III progress to have this seasons ex.
hibition of the Agricultural Association
the most successful ever held in this county.
IIThe total amount of the purses for trotting
and running races combined is s., 775. The
fair opens on Monday, August 10th, and
continues one week.
Destructive Fire at MERGED.
MERGED, July 14th.-This morning about
) o'clock the large 400-foot warehouse be-
longing to G. III. Hoffman was burned. At
the time of the fire there were about II, 900
tons Of grain stored in the building. The
principal losers are C. II. Hoffman, NJ
Goldman, a. L. Bickford and Charles
Herren. Five cars loaded with grain for
shipment were burned where they stood,
on side track. The railroad was badly
damaged by the fire. The total loss to
warehouse. wheat and cars, is estimated
from 100000 to S2750O0; partly insured.
The cause of the fire is supposed to be the
work of an ineendiary, pile of lumber
near the warehouse was set on fire last
night but put out before any damage was
done.
A Considerate Highwayman.
STOCKTON, July 14th.-Constable Oser, of
this CITY, was halted by highwayman
with a shotgun six miles from town last
night. 0ser had but $11 and refused to
give it up, saying that he was an officer and
would be disgraced if he surrendered. The
highwayman, who was not masked, or
dered him to drive on. The highwayman
is still at large.
Bitten by Tarantula.
MARYsyILLE, July 14th.-John Stevens,
while picking fruit at the Hambln orchard,
Suffer county, yesterday, was bitten on the
left hand by a tarantula. Over a pint of
whisky was Immediately administered, and
produced intoxicating effects. The arm and
left side down to the foot were swollen and
covered with bister-like eruptions Under
medical treatment the patient is now doing
well.
a Sensation Spoiled.
ANDERSON, July 14th.-The story being
circulated in the papers that the public
here suspect foul play in the case of the
remains of Willie Fair, found near here on
the 9th inst has no foundation whatever,
'and only emanates in the brain Of sensa-
tional reporter.
Flag Presentation.
MARYsvILLE, July 14th.-In response to
a letter from the ladies of Marysville, Co.
rinth Post, G. A. r., at a meeting last
evening, set Wednesday, July Dist. as the
time for the presentation of a flag on behalf
of the citizens. The ceremonies will take
place at the Agricultural Pavilion, and a
suffers check entertainment will be given
at the same time. The flag is the hand
soonest obtainable.
Bad for Laborers.
VALLEJO, July 14th.-To-morrow the ff-
| teen days allowed by Congress for the gov
! ernment of navy wards to continue work