Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-02
A Midnight shake-up.

SAN Francisco, July 1st.-About three
minutes past u tonight a shock of earth
| quake lasting about ten seconds, visited
this city The vibrations were northeast
and southwest, and were of slow, wave
like character, and passing gently, not of
the usual sharp and quick movement.
Los Angeles Items.
Los ANGELES, July 1st-The Board of
Supervisors will tomorrow take up the
matter of ordering an election for the is
suance of 100000 bonds for the building
of new Courthouse, and action is pretty
sure to be taken.
Agricultural District to-day instructed the
Secretary to look up lot upon which to
erect Pavilion for future exhibits.
A boy in Pico canyon, near Newhall,
yesterday fell from a tree, breaking his leg
in terrible manner The broken bone
stuck through the flesh into the ground,
pinioning the boy fast. A large portion of
the bone had to be cut out
Mamie E. Silent, daughter of Charles
Silent, ex-Judge of the United States
Court for the Territory of Arizona, a lovely
girl is years old, died tonight.
Professor William Casey Jones, of the
University of California, began an exami-
nation OF applicants to enter the next
freshmen class. Eight young men and
three young ladies entered the lists.
Probably Insane.
SAN JOSE, July lst.-John Nutz, the aged
Salinas shoemaker who threatened to kill
his young wife and commit suicide, was
arrested this evening at Mission San Jose
on charge of grand larceny, for stealing
horse and buggy from Pfau's stable in this
city. he is believed to be insane.
This Prewett Murder Case.
HoLLIsTER, July 1st.-The jurors secured
in the Prewett case have been discharged
by order of the Court, it appearing that the
available jurors of the county were ex-
hausted. The defense moved to dismiss
the action and discharge the defendant for
the same reason. The motion was argued
and taken under advisement until 10 clock
tomorrow.
A Boom in Apricots.
VAcAvILLE, July 1st.- The apricot mar
ket at Vaeayile is excited and higher
Prices advanced from g to q this after
noon, with sales of thousands of boxes
sellers holding off at the close.
Coast Survey Work Finished.
San DIEGO, July 1st.-The United States
ship Ranger arrived here this morning.
After coaling, she proceeds tomorrow to
the Mare Island navy yard for overhauling.
She has finished the coast survey work for
this season.
Judge Hatch's Action.
SANTA BARBARA, July 1st.-If Judge
Hatch refuses TO settle the bill to-day at
Los Angeles, application will be made i'm
mediately 10 the Supreme Court to settle.
Narrow Escape.
GRASS VALLEY. July 1st-This morning
II B. Nichols, a well-known dairyman of
this place, narrowly escaped being killed
by vicious bull owned by him. Mr.
Nichols is an extensive breeder of Ayrshire
cattle, and while leading the bull to water
it attacked him, knocking him down and
then goring him viciously. Nichols sue
ceeded in getting away from the animal by
catching the ring which passed through its
nose, and thus getting control of it. No
bones were broken.
Held for the Murder of Kittie Howard.
TRUcKEE, July 1st.-Mose Watkins, who
is intimated in previous dispatches as i'm
plicated in the murder of Kitty Howard,
was tonight, after a two-days' examina-
ton. held over and sent to Nevada City for
trial The evidence showed that, without
doubt, he killed the woman that had pro-
yided him with sustenance for years. There
is talk of giving him short shift and long
rope 1t is the undoubted opinion of all
that the woman was murdered Nose
Watkins is noted hard character. and has,
it is said. served a stretch in the New York
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