Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-29
Arrival of a China steamer.

arriViIi oil q China Steamer.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 2Sth.-The steam
ship Peking arrived in port to-day from
Hcngknng and Yokohama. She brought
IO9 passengers, OF whom twenty-three were
in the cabin. a number of japanese naval
officers came as passengers. In the party
were Count SagO, Captain ShipayaWa En-
gineer Harada, Lieutenant Tinaki, Lieuten-
ant Yoshi, Lieutenant Hidaka, Paymaster
Katinoke, t. Tokuro, NJ. Kawamura and
Cadet Nirie of the japanese Navy. There
were CHS Chinese passengers, of whom 500
were ucketed for San Francisco, f04 for
Honolulu, 8 for Victoria, % for Panama
and l for Havana Quarantine Officer Me
Allister boarded the vessel off Meiggs'
wharf and thoroughly searched and fumi-
gated her Information had been received
from Kanagawa, as previously published,
which made this seem prudent The
search occupied nearly three hours. the
| Quarantine Officer being assisted by Sur
veyor Tinnin and force of customs search
ers. There was no sickness on board.
| After inspection and fumigation the Peking
| was permitted to dock.
Held to Answer-Surrendered to His
Bondsmen.
SAN JOSE, July 2Sth.-William Graham,
! the car driver, who shot Adelina Patron
in the forehead July 11th in her saloon on
Ell Dorado street, without apparent cause.
| was to-day held TO answer TO the charge of
| assault to murder. Bail, $1,000.
Captain w. ID. Haley has accepted the
appointment of the Committee of Arrange
| ments to represent the interests of Santa
Clara county at San Francisco during The
g. A. Il. Encampment. lie will take de-
tail from the Posts of this city, and estab-
! lish his headquarters in the Grand Hotel
| Pedro Pacheco, convicted of rape on
| Seledonia Flores, aged 10, and sentenced to
! ten years at San Quentin. and released on
| $4,000 bail TO appear before the Supreme
! Court. was to-day brought to the county
! jail from Contra Costa county, having been
surrendered by his bondsmen.
Large Grain Fire.
PUENTE, Los Angeles county, July 2sth
"A fire three miles west of Puente. on
! Baldwin's ranch, was started yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. 1t burned in q
| northeasterly direction for about six miles,
| going through the largest and finest wheat
| fields in San Gabriel valley and destroying
| nearly $500 acres OF wheat and barley
principally wheat About 200 men turned
out to fight the fire and did not get it uri-
! der control until clock in the afternoon.
! The fire was supposed to have been caused
| by spark from a locomotive. The crops
| destroyed were nearly all insured. This
makes the second large fire near this place
within q month.
Striking Cooks and Walters.
Stockton, July 28th.-Ten walters and
cooks at the Commercial Hotel struck this
morning on account Of the hiring of non
| Union walters under misapprehension.
! The local Cooks and Waters Union would
not sanction the strike.
Securing Railroad Rights of Way.
| SAN BUENAvENTURA, July 2Sth.-Mr. La
| Motto, the right-of-way man, is at work
| securing the right OF way from Newhall to
this place.
| Obtaining Money UAder False Pretenses.
SAN BUENAvEHTURA, July 2Sth.-J. M
/ Simpson was arrested here last night by
| Sheriff Snodgrass for misdemeanor. Simp-
son has been here representing himself as
agent Of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of Oakland. He has received from
different persons various small sums, but a
dispatch yesterday from the company dis
claimed any knowledge or authority to act.
He is in Jail.
a Boy Fractures a Leg.
PETALumA, July 28th-A 5-year-old son
of Josiah II. White, of Lakeviile, fractured
his leg in 4 cart-wheel last evening
Prohibition Campaign Opened.
| HoLLIsTER July 2Sth.-Judge Joel Russell
!
and Lieutenant-GOvernor on the Prohibi-
ton ticket, opened the campaign here last
night. The meeting was well attended.
Crop Reports.
HUENEME. July 2Sth.-Twelve thrashers
are running in this vicinity, but only $500
sacks have come in. The farmers are hold
| ing back Money is offered at per cent.
| Many will store here. Barley IS turning
out well.
Supposed Robbers Arrested.
PLAcERvIILE, July 2Sth.-Three men,
supposed to be those who hung up the
couple of Williamsons at the Fort Yuma
mine until they divElged the whereabouts
of 5000, were arrested at Nashville by
Deputy Sherifs Loveless and Cline, and
| arragned before Justice Tracy, of El
! Dorado, They are Timothy Franklin,
John Mills and George Daniels.
Residence Destroyed by Fire.
| CHIco, July 2Sth.-I.ast night. at 1890
the residence of Mrs. Frank Carey, situated
on Humboldt avenue, was totally destroyed
with its contents by fire. The explosion
of a lamp was the cause The property
was valued at 81 600 insured fol 81 600.