Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-13
weather Reports.

| hottest gay OF tile SedSOI. Inc lnereInOul- l
eter was at 96o. Man and beast hunt the |
shady side.
PETALUMA, July 12th.-We have had |
three hot days. the thermometer ranging /!
from 90o to l000 in the shade.
Sudden Deaths.
SONORA, July 12th.-Yesterday John j. |
Murphy, while delirious, fell on the street
in Sonora, fracturing his skull. He died
in few minutes.
ST.. HELENA, July 12th.-E. Frisby, agent
of the Puget Sound Lumber Company,
died very suddenly here, last evening, from
heart disease.
SANTA Rosa, July 12th.-This morning
Charles Cooper, who has been for several
weeks on visit to his uncle, j. NJ. Rooney.
was found dead in bed. He was in good
health and spirits last evening. The cause
| is supposed to be lung trouble. His
mother Mrs Fox, who lives in San Diego,
was telegraphed to.
NEVADA CRY, July 12th.-W. A John
son, for twenty-five years farmer at North
| Bloomfield, who was here as juror in the
Superior Court to-day, died suddenly of
rheumatism at hotel in this city, where |
he was stopping.
A Strike at the Risdon Iron Works.
| SAN Francisco, July 18th. - To-day, !
| shortly after noon, ITO men, employed at !
the Risdon Iron works picked up their !
tools, and after notifying the Superintend- |
ent that they were going to quit, quietly |
walked out of the shops. The proprietors /
Of the works endeavored to keep the mat |
ter OF the strike quiet, but ii leaked out |
The strike was caused said Mr.. Moore, |
the Superintendent, TO a reporter, "entirely |
by differences between the Trades Unions |
and Spreckels Bros. I attended meeting |
of the Trades Unions two weeks ago and |
told them we had contracted to do the work /
for Spreckels and would be obliged to |
| 90 it,"
VIII you attempt to secure boilermak-
ers outside of the Union TO do the work p
asked the reporter.
q can not say" said Mr.. Moore, " but I |
will say that the work is therei the boiler |
makers want to work. AS / explained |
when | appeared before them, they are not |
| ininring the firm of Spreckels Bros. by |
their strike, but they are hurting us, be- |
cause if we can not do the work it will be |
| given to same one who can. The work will |
| certainly be done, and Spreckels steamers |
| will leave on time, despite all strikes
Voter Saved.
| SAN Francisco. July 12th.-Henry Gill |
man, jeweler 30 years of age, attempted |
to commit suicide this morning by jump |
| ing into the bay from Pacifc-street wharf. |
He was rescued in time TO prevent his being |
drowned He has been out of work lately |
and mas also been drinking heavily.
Depression Among Farmers.
| MARYsvILLE, July 12th.-As the thrash |
| ing season advances the fact is developed |
that the north winds of June 10th and 18th |
| did much greater damage by Smelling out |
| grain than was estimated by the farmers. |
This, together with other drawbacks of the |
season, has reduced the yield TO less than
80 per cent of an average crop in Suffer and
Yuba counties. This circumstance, in con-
| nection with the low price of grain, has
depressing effect on the farming commu- !
nifty and business interests generally.
| Petaluma schools.
PErALuMA, July 12th-The public
schools opened to-day, with Professor A. |
! g. Burnett Principal of the High School, |
and Professor Cromwell Principal of the |
| Grammar School. The same teachers were |
continued.
Arrested for Horse Stealing.
REDWOOD CRY, July 12th.-A man Civ
| ing the name of Frank French was arrested |
| here to-day while in the act of trading |
horse and buggy for some hay. The Sheriff |
learned by telegraph that the team belonged |
to s. G.. Sresovich, a fruit dealer at Alb |
| Washington street. San Fran cisco. French |
|
| cisco.
The Chronic Insane Hospital.
| SAN JOSE, July 12th.-Only three bids
| were received this morning for building a
| hospital for the chronic insane, as follows
/ A. L. Mcllvain, $165, 500; +. A. Van Dali |
sen, Sl55,900; ]. d. Stewart, S183, 3S4
| Eleven other bidders, mostly from San
Francisco, refused TO bid, and asked extern !
sion of time to reetify alleged impossible
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| portant being that the time for completing
| the brickwork is too short. The request
was denied, as they had had opportunity
| before to make objection. The bids were
taken under consideration till , p. NJ.
sudden Illness of Lawyer Henry Il.
| Highton.
WOODLAND, July 12th.-When the Har-
Ian case was called in the Superior Court
this afternoon, Judge J. C. Ball announced
that it would be impossible for the defense
to proceed, as Henry E. Highton is i'll and
threatened with congestion of the brain.
Defense therefore asked for continuance
until tomorrow afternoon at l o'clock. |
| The District Attorney concuTed and the |
| adjournment was taken. To the surprise
the Jury the Sheriff was sworn and the ju- |
rors placed in his charge. One of the jurors |
objected to this, but the Judge said: I'm |
der the circumstances, this must be done"
| Judge Bail agreed, for the defense that the |
Jurors might 90 without restriction, but |
| the Judge did not rescind the order, how |
ever.
Held to Answer.
VIsALIA. July 18th = Wesley Lovern, |
| shot by the negro Banks on July 9th, whose |
| life was despaired of. is now improving !
slowly. Banks bonds have been fixed at |
s. 600. Marcos Contreras, who cut f. L. |
Bowen with a broken bottle the same day, |
has been held to answer and bail set at |
$1,000.
Santa Barbara Republicans.
SANTA BARBARA, July 12th.-The Repub-
| lican County Committee has appointed the
following delegates to the State Conven-
ton: II ]. Laughlip Alex. Mclean, Her
old Sturgis. w. H Norway, Thomas Nc
Nulta and Frank Smith.
| Republican Delegate.
ANDERSON, July 12th.-J. II. Beecher, of
this place, has been appointed delegate to
the Republican State Convention.
Boom in Frnit Prices.
/ NAcAvILBE, July 12th.-Eastern shippers
| are purchasing whole crops of grapes at SO
to Sl00 per ton on the ranch, and whole
crops of peaches at $50 per ton, furnishing
boxes.
| Wine Thief Shot.
MISSION SAN MIGUEL. July 12th.-Henry
King was shot by Joseph P. Moody at day |
light, near Verna, Estrella Plains. King
was detected stealing wine and when
stopped he fired at Moody with q revolver
Incendiary Attempt.
] RENO. July I2th.-There was an I'M
successful attempt to burn the Nevada
and California Engine house at 9 o'clock !
/ last night.
Red Bluff Burglary Case.
RED BLUFF, July 12th.-Argument COM |