Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-12
PACIFIC SLOPE.
A COUNTY TREASURER SHORT In
HIS ACCOUNTS.
Murdered by an Indian "A Boy
Burned to Death = Attempted
Stage Robbery-Neck Broken.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE gEcoRD-UNIoN. J
CALIFORNIA.
District Fair at Chico.

CHICO, August 11th.-The seventh an
nual exhibition of District Association, No.
3, comprising the counties of Butte, Colusa
and Tehama will commence on Friday,
August 18th, and continue until August
21st-ive days. The meeting this year
will exceed any former one. Every space
in the large Armory Hall is taken up to
show the resources of Butte, Tehama and
Colusa counties. The race track has all
been rebuilt, and is full OF the finest run
ming and trotting stock. The purses are
high this year, and the best stock of horses
is here Over seyenty-five entries have
been made already. The running races
this year will be a great attraction, as high
as ten and twelve horses of the best stables
in California have been entered for nearly
all of them. The stock display is also TO
be grand success. Other amusements,
such as ladies riding and ring-catching on
horseback, under full speed, are on the pro-
gramme. Over $4,000 i'll purses and pre-
miums will be given. The track is IN
splendid condition, and the new buildings
and stables erected are a great improve
ment on the old ones destroyed, and
| splendid fair is certainly expected.
McKenna Receives Warm Welcome.
SUIsUN, August 11th.-Upon the arrival
of the overland train this morning large
number of the friends and DeighborS OF
| Congressman McKenna accompanied by
the Suisun brass band were in waiting at
| the depot to welcome him to his home.
| He was escorted from the depot to his
residence, where he made short speech,
| thanking his friends for their partiality and
| kindness TO him. A general shaking of
hands then took place.
Death from Excessive Drinking.
| SANTA ANA, August 11th.-An old man
named Andrew Whitney died near here
this morning, evidently from excessive
drinking the past few days, and getting
| overheated while pumping hand-car. He
claimed that he was rich Union man in
| New Orleans before the war where he lost
! everything.
Death by Lighting Fire with Coal Oil.
PLAcERvILLE, August 11th.-A daughter
of James Opie, aged years, started to kin
] die fire with coal oil at Missouri Flat to-
| day. The oil can exploded, and in fifteen
minutes the girl was corpse. The house
took fire and everything was consumed
not even their clothing was saved.
| Attempted Suicide.
FRESNO, August 11th.-Ye sterday after
noon a woman by the name of Epper-
| son attempted to commit suicide by taking
morphine, but was saved by the doctors.
She had prepared her marriage dress, and
was to have been married last night, but
/ the man, named Moore backed out of the
engagement, and told her so. He skipped
to Sacramento this morning.
Sewing Machines Burned.
FRESNO, August 11th-A fire this morn
| ing destroyed a stable at the rear of the
residence of O. NJ. Thompson, at this place.
| The Singer Sewing Machine Company had
a large number of sewing machines stored
IN the stable and all were destroyed. The
loss is estimated as follows: Thompson,
on stable, $500; Singer Manufacturing
Company, 81 500.
Sudden Death.
MERGED, August 11th.-About ten days
ago farm hand named Peter Dillon came
to town and got on spree which he kept
up till this morning, when he walked into
| the New York saloon and sat down in
chair, where he was soon afterward found
dead. Dillon was about IS years old, and
until recently had worked for Dan Swain,
| of Atwater.
The Prohibition Campaign.
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