Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-06
paGIEIo SLOPE.
D,SKs4a0Us C0yFLiGRATi0N AT
La GRANDE, OR.
2oy Drowned-Benefite by Rain
False Reports-Captain Lawtop's
Internationally FIR.
IsrrclAL DISPATCHES TO us sIoonD-Uxos-I
CALIFORNIA.
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SAINT. CRUZ, August 5th.-The racing at
the Driving Park to-day was the most ex-
citing of any during the meeting. Only
one race was trotted but that kept the
SPECTATORS on the ground until nearly sun
down. Bismarck, Barbero, Como, Billy
Matthews and Apex were the contestants.
The first heat was taken by Apex, Bis
marx third: the other two Just inside the
flag Time, 2:29f. In the next heat Apex
broke at the turn, and was only driven to
save his distance. The heat was closely
contested, and ii was some time before the
Judges could decide, but finally gave i. to
Bismarck, Como second, the others well
inside. The third heat was won by Apex,
the next by Bismarck, and ii g fifth was
again captured by Bismarck. Time 2:34.
Barbero and Como going 10 the stable
owing to not having won heat in five.
The final heat and race was captured by
Bismarck. Time, 2:39. There will be q
match race Saturday, which will be quite a
novel one. A man runs five miles while a
saddle-horse undertakes TO make ten. This
race is causing quite an excitement, and
opinions are about evenly divided.
Disastrous Grain Fires.
HoLusTER, August 5th-The most dis
astrous fire our county has ever experienced
occurred to-day, in the way of grain field
fire, which originated in the field of P.
Breen, at San Juan, and burned the whole
of San Juan valley, consisting of the rich
est territory, about niue miles long, and
from one to three miles wide, and an area
of about 10000 acres, entirely of grain
land, which was very heavy. Two barns
were burned, and miles of fence were de-
stroyed. The loss falls heavily, as many
are renters. 1t is impossible to estimate
the damage, but it will not fall short of
100000. The fire originated from camp
OF Cinnamon, who were gathering mustard.
PINoLE, August 5th.-A fire occurred this
afternoon on the ranch of James Taylor,
destroying 200 sacks of wheat and 20 tons
of hay. Cause unknown.
Forest Fire.
SANTA Rosa, August 5th.-A special to
the Democrat says a forest fire started
Wednesday morning in FreeZOut valley.
near Occidental, about twenty miles west
of Santa Rosa, aid is now raging in the
timber and pasture in the vicinity of Dun
can Mills. The ire has already destroyed
4 600 cords of wood belonging to =. Glenn
also 800 cords of wood and $50 cords of tan
| bark belonging 10 an Italian named Franki
and also has done considerable other dam
age. James Anderson's camping party had
| two wagons. clothing. camp fittings and
provisions burned. Anderson narrowly
| escaped being burned to death. The fire
is supposed to have been started by spark
from a locomotive on the Narrowgauge
Railroad.
Store and saloon Burned.
GAIT, August 4th-About o'clock this
morning the store and saloon at Johnson
Vile kept by A. Cohn was destroyed by
FIRE The building belonged to Robert Chris
tians0n, and was valued at 81 600. 1t is a
total loss. The stock Of goods was the
property of Coin. The value probably did
not exceed 81 600. 1t is not known here
whether there was any insurance or not
False Report.
SAN DIEGO, August 5th.-Seyeral Eastern
papers are publishing q ridiculous report
that smallpox is epidemic in San Diego.
This report grows out Of an item published
some weeks ago of some cases of that dis
ease in the village of San Diego, Texas,
near the Mexican boundary. There never
was but one case of smallpox in this city,
and that was imported nine years ago and
cured here. There is absolutely no sick
ness of any kind prevalent in San Diego.
On the contrary, the public health here is
always of the highest standard, and was
never more perfect than now.