Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-09
Weather Notes.

geon, and Will nurse a very bad hand for a
month of Sundays.
Weather Notes.
MARYsvILLE, December Sth.-One and
nineteen hundredths inches of rain fell in
the last two days. 1t is still raining stead
lily. The fall for the season is 205 inches.
REDDING, December Sth. = Rain fell
| nearly all day, and the indications favor a
stormy night. AT P. NJ there was no
train from the north. 1t is reported that
landslide occurred at the Sixteenth Cross
ing, and that the train is still there
PLAcERvILLE, December Sth.-One inch
of rain has fallen here to-day, with pros
pect of a heavy rain tonight. The weather
is warm, and the rain is still falling for
thirty miles east of here.
Rio VISTA, December Sth.-A good rain
has been falling since l o'clock. Wind
southeast and warm. There is n prospect
of the rain continuing through the night
LODI, December Sth.-Rain began falling
at P, NJ. to-day, and it is raining steadily
tonight. There is every indication of a
continuance during the night 1t is very
much needed and gladly welcomed by the
farmers.
SAN Francisco, December Sth.-Rain
fell to-day throughout the central and
northern portions of California. In this
city rain again began falling shortly after
noon, and has continued ever since, with
but slight interruption, and with small
prospects of cessation.
PETALUMA, December SHIT has been
slowly raining all day, and the barometer
gradually falling 1t is 800 now, wind
south, and the thermometer $50. Rainfall
since yesterday "a.
STOCKTON December Sth.-The rainfall
for this storm is about half an inch. Total
for the season, 1.60 inches, against COS
inches last year.
LATHRoP, December Sth.-Rainfall, POI
inches. Weather cloudy and showery,
wind south, and the indications are for
good rain.
Weather Indications.
SAN Francisco, December Sth.-TSpe-
cial. THE indications for the "a hours
commencing at 4 A. NJ. December 9th, are !:
Continued warm weather, with cloudy
! weather and rains in the southern portion.
Got His Salary Raised.
SAN JOSE, December sth.-Rev. DR.. C. C.
Stratton rendered his resignation to-day as
President of the University of the Pacific,
giving as reason the impairment of his
health from acting in too many capacities,
| and the fact thst he had been offered the
Presidency of the Mills College ct a salary
of 81, 600, an increase of s., 200 per annum
over his present salary The Board of
Trustees met this afternoon and raised
$4,000 to pay the Indebtedness on recent
Improvements in the University. relieving
DR.. STatton OF the duties OF financial
agent, and voted to give him three months
leave of absence and 10 raise his salary 10
s., 200. His resignation was then with
drawn.
Suit Against Railroad.
SAN JOSH, December Sth.-Suit was
begun in the Superior Court this afternoon
by S. II. Chase x Co., mill owners. VS.. the
South Pacific Coast Railroad Company for
$50 600 damages alleged to have been sus-
tanned by that company refusing 10 carry
plaintiffs lumber over its road because
plaintiff declined TO enter into a conspiracy
with other mill men to initiate the price OF
lumber.
Beaver Acquitted.
VIsALIA, December Sth.-District Attor-
ney Wallace finished his argument in the
Beaver case at P N. yesterday, after
which Judge Cross delivered his charge to
the jury. They came in at o'clock with
q verdict of not guilty. TO the surprise of
most people, who expected the jury to fail
to agree on d verdict. The evidence was
quite strong against Beaver, but was wholly
circumstantial.
A Husband and Father KILLED.
EUREKA, December sth.-Hiram P. Da-
Wis, employed at Bucksport by the Elk
River Railroad Company, was killed this
afternoon. While attempting to jump from
an unooupled car TO a train he feA, and
was run over by the car he left. He leaves
a widow and four children.
The Talk of the Town.
RED BLUFF, December sth.-The Super