Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-16
PACIFIC COAST.
SUSPICION OF FOUL PLAY IN
TRINITY COUNTY.
Sad Accident tn Child in Nevada
Gty-The Powers Murder
Case Again Postponed.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooED-uNIoN.l
CALIFORNIA.
Entries for To-DRy's Races at the Bay
District Track

Entries for To-Day's Races at tho Bay
District Track.
SAN Francisco, November 15th.-The
entries for to,morrow's races are: First
race, Tor all ages, one mile-Volti-
geur So pounds, Adeline so, Estrella 1O6,
Leap Year so, Argo 101, Echo 115.
Second race, Equity stakes, for two-year-
olds, three-fourths of a mile-Klamath
105 pounds, Idaiene Cotton 107 Narcola
l07, Safe Ban l15, Miss Ford ia
Third race, Park stakes, for all ages,
mile and e-quarter-Nielson lis pounds,
Binnette lis, Guenn 1G6, Leda LOG, C. H.
Todd So, Lizzie Dunbar 115, Nolante 123,
Mollie McCGrthy's Last Ill, John A. 11S.
Fourth race, one mile and one-eighth,
for -year-olds-Guenn 120 pounds,
Waldo 10, Grover Cleveland 11S, Monte
Cristo lis.
Extra race, three quarters of a mile
Berthe r. 11S pounds, Sir Thad lis, Jou
Jou no, Minna r. 100, Fred Collier 95,
Birdcatches 81, Dynamite 9S, Certiorari 80,
st. Patrick IS, Leap Year SO.
The Powers Murder Case.
HoLL1sTER, November 15th.-The case
of the People VS.. Prewett and Irwin came
up this morning, and on motion of the
prosecution was continued until April Is,
1887 The defendants moved tor dismissal
and release ON their own recognizance,
both of which were denied by the Court.
1t is claimed that efforts will be made dur
ing the session of the next Legislature to
secure the passage of an Act giving the
State the right of change of venue in GER
tain emergencies. The informations against
Ashcraft, Chapman, Maynard and Gilbert
were dismissed, leaving only Prewitt's and
Irwin's cases undisposed of.
They Were Generally Respected.
FRESNO, November 15th-A report was
in circulation here to-day that Professor S.
N. Burch, Principal of the Selma public
school, had skipped the country, in COM
pany with his assistant, Miss Ella Buckley,
formerly of Martinez Burch and Miss
Buckley were in town Sunday, at which
time he mOrigaged his property for $500.
That night ne bought two tickets for Los
Angeles, and the couple departed on the
midnight train. Burch leaves a sick wife
and children at Selma. He was promi-
nent church member, a Prohibirionist and
good man generally. He ran for Super
intendent of Public Instruction on the
WorkiDgmen's ticket some years ago. He
was generally respected, as was also Miss
Buckley.
a Missing Miner.
FRENCH GULcH, November 15th.-Con-
siderable excitement still prevails at Lewis
ton, Trinity county, over the disappearance
of Patrick Cronan, a well-to-do miner of
that place. Blood was discovered on the
stones near his cabin to-day. A reward of
81, coo is offered for his discovery.
Fire in Humboldt.
EUREKA. November 15th.-The dwelling
of n. G. Vance, on Salmon creek in this
county, was burned last night. The esti-
mated loss is 81 500, partly insured.
Child Fatally Scalded.
NEVADA CITY, November 15th.-A little
| son of Harry Odgers, living near this city,
was scalded this afternoon, receiving in
juries that will probably prove fatal.