Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-03-05
PACIFIC SLOPE.
A MURDERER CONVICTED IN SAN
FRANCISCO.
Oregon City Rioters-The Weather
Free Roads in Ell Dorado
COunty-Gray Doomed.
ESPECIAL DHrArcHEs TO THE RHcoHD-uMon.I
CALIFORNIA.
Weather Reports.

GRASS VALLEY, March 4th.-The storm
still continues undated. Snow has been
falling heavily at times for several days,
though the rain which follows has washed
it all off till to-day, when snow fell heavily
for an hour or so, and on the hills around
town there are about two inches of it. 1t is
still cold, and we viii probably have more
snow tonight.
PLAcERvILLE, March 4th.-It has been
raining almost continuously since Sunday.
Two and half feet of snow has fallen at
Camp the past "A hours, making four feet
for the storm. 1t is still showing, and be-
ing very wet, settles as it falls.
TowLEs, March 4th.-It has showed here
for several days. About three feet has
fallen, and it is still showing.
LATuRoP. March 4th.-Seyen hundredths
of an inch of rain have fallen for the past
twenty-sour hours. The weather is cloudy,
and present indications are for more rain.
The grain crop in this section and on the
west side of the San Joaquin promises to
be full.
VIsALIA, March 4th.-Rain commenced
falling this evening. Rainfall for the sea-
son, 8 25 inches.
CARSON New, March 4th.-It is showing
heavily here,
All Roads Free in Ell Dorado County.
PLAcERvILLE. March 4th.-The attention
of the Supervisors was taken up by the
toll road men all this session. The Super
visors refused to-day TO grant franchise to
any one on roads and bridges in the county,
or fix rates of tolls. This leaves all high
ways in the county free.
The Prewett Murder Trial.
HoLLIsTER, March 4th-In the Prewett
case this morning the defense introduced
seven witnesses to Prove that Powers rep
utation for vindictiveness and malicious
ness against real or fancied enemies was
bad All testified to Prewett's good char
acter. Some said that Powers was uniformly
kind. good hearted and benevolent, except
| to parties with whom he had trouble. As
tersely stated by Hon. j. H. Matthews
| Powers was relentless toward his enemies
| but couldn't do too much for his friends.
| The Court again refused to admit any
| testimony of specific acts of Powers, and
ordered Deimas TO desist from asking ques
| tons tending in that direction.
The prosecution subpenaed thirty ode
| witnesses to rebut the testimony as to Pow
| ers' bad reputation. Much of the testimony
relied on by the defense, and for which
| witnesses were brought from distant local
tiles, was not permitted to be introduced
| by Judge Breen.
Murder in the First Degree.
| SAN Francisco, March 4th.-In the cas-
| of John Kernaghan, who murdered Martha
Hood, his sister-in-law, last October, tn,
jury tonight brought in verdict of muir
der in the first degree.
Fined Tor Disturbing Religious Meet
| ing.
| SAN JOSE March 4th.-John NJ Lucas
an attorney, and I. w. Reid, magnets
| healer, were to-day sentenced to pay a fin,
of $40 each for disturbing Holiness meet
! ing
Anti-Chinese League at MERGED.
| MERGED, March 4th.-The anti-Chines
| League was we'll attended last night, an,
| the enthusiasm is on the increase. Boycot
| ting will be inaugu-ated as rapidly as it car
| be made effective. The white-labor laun
dry is in full operation, and well patron
| lied. The Chinese wash-houses are nov
| disconnected and demoralized.-
| Stallion Exhibition.
| LIyERMoRE, March 4th-The stallion
exhibition to be held here Saturday prom
ises to be q fine affair 1t is expected tina
over fifty stations will be in procession
competing for prizes. The judges will no
be selected until Saturday morning.