Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-10
PACIFIC COAST.
ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN KERN
COUNTY.
Winter Flowing Under Way-Suicide
at Gonzales-Death of
Pioneer-Etc.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE RrconD-usros.l
CALIFORNIA.


bcdCner NOees-
lone, December 9th.-One and one-half
inches OF rain fell yesterday, enabling the
farmers to start their plows. 1t is warm
and sunny to-day. Grass is starting already.
VIsALIA, December 9th.-It commenced
to rain at midnight and continued till
morning, when .53 of an inch had fallen.
Total for the season, 121 inches The
weather is still unsettled. The ground is
now wet enough to permit of blowing.
GONZALES, December 9th.-The weather
has been cloudy and threatening, with light
wind from the south, for two days, and it
is now very cloudy and sprinkling rain,
with strong south wind. The prospects
are good for heavy storm
SAN LUIS OBIspo, December 9th.-Rain
began to fall mere last evening about s
O'Clock. and continued at intervals during
the night. The precipitation was very
nearly one inch. The weather has been
settled to-day.
BETHANY, December 9th.-About one
inch of lain fell here during the last
twenty-four hours. The storm has appa-
rently ceased.
HAEFoRD, December 9th.-After several
days OF threatening weather, rain COM
menced falling here at 10 p. NJ. Yesterday,
and continued all night The fall for the
storm was 40 of an inch, making a total
for the season of l inch. 1t is now clear
and cool.
The Car strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, December 9th.-Up to to-
night there has been nothing to report in
connection with the Suffer street car strike
The lines running parallel with Suffer
street were all crowded with passengers to-
day, owing 10 the tie-up and had to nearly
double their usual number of trips.
There has been some talk of trouble on
the Geary-street line, but nothing has as
yet come of it.
Suicide Because of III Health.
GONZALES, December 9th.-About $50
o'clock this morning Henry Brockmann,
one of the Oldest and most prominent citi-
zens of the place, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head with a
3S-caliber revolver. Deceased had Just
completed large two-story building for a
hotel and bar-room, and some thought that
he had become heavily involved At the
Coroner's inquest, however, letter was
found, written yesterday and III German,
addressed to his wife. which showed that
the suicide was premeditated, and that ill
health was the cause of the rash act. De-
ceased was always looked upon as being
well fixed financially, and the announce
ment OF his death brought forth many
comments as to the probable cause He
leaves wife and three children, besides
many warm friends, to mourn his loss.
Pleaded Guilty.
SAN LUIS OBIsPo, December 9th.-The
trial of Howard Fowler, j. Somersville,
Frank Burrows and Gilbert Fowler. the
parties concerned in the attempt at abduc
ton, reported in the early part of the week,
was concluded to-day. The order hereto
fore made, holding them under bonds of
$500 on charge of assault with a deadly
weapon. was set aside and the defendants
pleaded guilty to battery. They were fined
$50 each, which they promptly paid and
were released.
How to Dispose of an Objectionable
Brother-in-Law.
BAKERSFIELD, December 9th-Ata late
hour last night, at Sumner, ]. b. Calliaud
stabbed Pierre Wan in the back, inflicting
a wound from which he will probably die
Both are Frenchmen and old residents of
this county. Wan was engaged, with the
consent of the parents, TO be married to
the sister OF the former, an alliance to
which Calliaud was bitterly opposed. He
had attempted to have alterations with
Wan on the subject several times in the
No other nor immediate provocation was
given for his rash act He was somewhat
under the influence of liquor at the time.
He was arrested and is now in jail
Wooden Mill for Chico.
Chico, December 9th.-L. Hirst, of Santa
Rosa Wooden Mill fame made a PROPOSE
ton to the merchants and citizens of Chico
to build wooden mill here if any induce
ment is given to him. A meeting of lead
ing citizens was held yesterday, and the
following committee elected to look after
the preliminaries General John Bidwel,
A. H. Crew, A. F. Blood, T. P. Hendricks
and j. o. Rusby. If successful this will
be splendid addition to Chicos re-
sources.
Change of Gauge.
SAN JOSE December 9th.-In an inter
view held to-day by your correspondent
with gentleman whose statement is be-
lleved to be of value, the latter said that the
transfer of the Narrow-gauge Railroad to
the Southern Pacific will probably be fol-
lowed by the taking up of the track on
Fourth street in this city and the establish
ment of a union depot on the Narrow
gauge grounds. The new line would ioin
the present line near Oak Hill Cemetery,
after passing along the western city limit.
Property values will be affected in an i'm
portant degree by these changes.
Gone to a New Land.
SANTA CRUZ. December 9th-Last even.
ing Horatio Weymouth, member of the
Board of Supervisors, died of an aneurism
of the heart. He was pioneer resident of
this county and was member of the last
City Council. He was aged So and native
OF Maine. Out of respect to his memory
the front Of the Courthouse is decorated
with emblems of mourning.
A School in a Panic.
Stockton, December 9th.-Yesterday a
fire was discovered in the interior of the
large Franklin school building in this city.
a panic followed among the pupils, but
none were injured. The fire was exiiu-
guished, with small damage.