Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-09
Good Crop Prospects.

SPOKANE FALLS (W. IT,, May Sth.-Reports
from over twenty-five points in Palouse valley
and the Big Bend country say there never was
a better prospect for crops. Over one-half more
acreage is in than last year. The recent rains
have done an immense amount of good.
The Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany has erected elevators along their line at
the principal points. Formerly all the wheat
was shipped IN sacks, at heavy expense to
| farmers, but now it will be shipped in bulk and
sacked at Portland.
| The Northern Pacific officials say their COM
pany viii probably adopt the elevator system in
| this Territory in handling wheat.
Auction Postponed.
| MERGED, Msy Sth.-The auction sale of lands
closed tonight without offering single parcel
of land. goodly number of strangers were
present, presumably for the purpose of buying,
though none signihed a desire 10 name any lot
of property they desired to bid upon. The
weather being unfavorable, the auctioneers
considered it wrong to hold people there longer,
and adjourned the sale indefinitely. Colonel
Crocker, who was present, sisnifed his inten-
tion to continue Offering lands in lots to suit
| purchasers on favorable terms, if other holders
pursue a similar course. The weather is cool
and clear, strong north wind blowing.
Marysville Items.
MARYsvILLE, May sth-Work on the street
| railroad between Marysville and Yuba City is
under way. The Common Council of Marys-
vile threaten an Injunction if 1T" rails are laid
instead of fiat rails.
Yuba City is looking up. 1t is soon to have
water works supplied by private company,
ana q petltlOQ is III cl1culatlOn LOOKING TO the
Incorporation of the place.
drying north wind has prevailed to-day,
and crop prospects are improving.
The Yuba and Feather rivers are lower than
they were last evening, and will continue to
fall
Santa Rosa Notes.
SANTA Rosa May Sth.-A large delegation
came from Napa and st. Helena and Calistoga
10 attend the Firemens Tournament disre-
gardlng the postpOnement until next week.
They returned this evening, the citizens here
agreeing to pay their travelling expenses if they
came back next week.
The survey for the Santa Rosa and Sebasto-
pol Railroad will begin tomorrow morning
Ihe road viii be constructed at ono once as part
at Sixth street, in this city.
Disgusted Firemen.
NAPA, May Sth.-The Napa and St. Helena
hremen returned this evening from Santa Rosa,
where the district tournament was to have been
held this week. The officers of tie association
at Santa Rosa postponed the contests until next
week. The members here were not notified un-
til the apparatus and teams went over, and they
returned disgusted and say they will not take
part in any further tournament this year.
Henry Heimbold, who lives near town. died
this morning from an overdose of morphine ac-
cldentally taken.
Those Prison Charges.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Sth.-Governor Water
day at San Quentin OF the charges against War
den McComb. The Governor will be assisted
by Judge w. c. Van Fleet, of SacrameIt to. Sem
ator ]. N. E. Wilson and T. W. II. Shanahan will
appear as counsel for the Governor and prose-
cution, and Patrick Reddy tor the defense.
More Good Than Harm.
SALINAS, May Sth.-The storm has apparently
passed The rainfall was 81 of an inch and
the benefit exceeds the damage greatly. There
was some hay down, but more than three
fourths of the crop remains to be cut. There
wss little fruit early enough here to be hurt
any, while the late grain, beans, beets, etc, will
be greatly benefited.
Santa Clara Gold Mines.
SAN DIEGO, May Sth.-A miner named Ando-
nsegui brought to the Sun Office to-day one ten
ounce nugget and ten ounces of gold dust from
santa CARA making eighty-three ounces of dust
which he has extracted from the mines and
sent to san Francisco since February. Reports
from the new regions are uniformly good.
Deserts Her Husband.
PASADENA, May Sth.-Mrs Beers, formerly of
Grand Rapids, Mich, q pretty blonde deserted
| her husband and two children early Yesterday
morning. She left nothing behind but note
saying, II could live with him no longer The
woman has attracted considerable attention by
her fippant manner in public, and q separation
had been looked for.
Light Fruit Crop.
| SoNoMA, May Sth.-The rain-storm which has
prevailed here for the past four days abated late
last night. The sun has been shining clear and
bright to-day. The fruit crop throughout the
valley will be very light this season. Vineyard-
lists are now in fear of FROST which, however
light. would do great damage to their vine