Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-04
Fatal Fall.

is about 81 900.
Fatal Fall.
MODESTO, September 3d.-At u o'clock
| last night, as Henry Harwick and a friend
| named Parker were driving across the
| Tuolumne river bridge near Modesto,
drunken man was found asleep on the sp-
proach to the bridge, which started the
| horses. Harwick called to the man, who
| got up and climbed over the railing of the
bridge and fell to the ground, twentp feet
| When found, his face was smashed to a
| jelly. He was taken TO the County Hos
pital, where This lungs were found badly
ruptured. Since the accident he has been
| unconscious and cannot live. The man
was tinker and had camped near the
| bridge before the mishap. His age was 80
years, native of Austria, but his name is
| not known.
| Auburn Fair.
| AUBURN September 3d.-The interest in
| the Placer County Fair continues. Fruit
| is still coming in. Enthusiastic citizens
are exhibiting curios, to add interest to the
| regular Fair.
At the Fair grounds there was walking
| match to-day for farm teams, driven to
wagons. Hoffman Brothers team won in
$50.
Besides some local racing and amuse-
| ments in town, two fire companies rau 142
yards and threw water through $50 feet of
hose to line 225 feet from the plug, Au-
| burn, No. l. winning in 81 seconds; Com
pany No. 2 in SO seconds.
Tomorrow afternoon a band contest and
stock parade takes place at the park.
Bull Fighting in Arizon-.
Tucson (Ariz.), September 3d-A Chi-
@enS special from Globe to day says: A
violent hail and rain. storm swept over the
city yesterday afternoon. Two-thirds of
the soldiers quarters were blown down and
several hundred dollars worth of tents and
| other Government property was destoyed.
St. Augustine's Fiesta was inaugurated
| last week, and gambling and bull fights are
| the order of the day. Sunday four bulls
were turned into the arena and tortured by
matadores, but the City Marshal prevented
| them from killiog ihe animals. Fully two
thousand Mexicans and gamblers are here
Nevada County Forest Fires.
GRASS VALLEY, September 3d.-Great for
est fires are burning on three sides of the
city, but several miles out Much fencing
and valuable timber have been DESTROYED.
Not week has passed in the last two
months without q disastrous fire of this
kind, and the aggregate loss is many thous-
ands of dollars To day the sun is OBJ.
scured by smoke, and fires are reported
from half dozen points. Not few fires
have their origin in malice, and the
ranchers have adopted the shotgun policy.
Heavy Washouts.
Tucson Ga. IT,, September 3l.-Heavy
rains east of Tucson last night washed the
| tracks of the Southern Pacific Company bad
ly between Benson and Pantano. About
| seven miles OF track are reported badly dam
| aged and all the trains abandoned Train
| 10, east t-bound passenger, was held here all
night, and train 20, west. bound, was held
| in Benson, and there are doubts of their
getting out to-day. Parts of six culverts
and one bent of bridge No. 100 are gone.
Washington Republican Convention.
WALLA WALLA (W. IT,, September 81 i
| The city is rapidly filling up with delegates
! to the first State Republican Convention.
] Dozens OF candidates sre in the field for
every office, but the choice for Governor
| favors E. 2. Ferry of Seattle and Dunbar of
Goldendale. J. L. Wilson of Spokane
Falls and Weir of Port Townsend are for
Congress.
Chico Normal School.
CHICO September 3d.-The opening to-
| day of the Normal School was most graft
| flying TO the Trustees and teachers, about
seventy students having passed the exam
ination and enrolled
The public schools opened yesterday
| with an attendance of over 500 scholars.
| This is a pretty good showing for the first
| day.
jury Failed 10 Agree.
SANTA CRUZ, September 3d-The iury in
the case of J. B. Peakes, who refused to en-
| tertain J. 2. Cooper, a reporter for the Sarf,
as guest at the Pacific Ocean House, was
unable te agree, standing seven for acquit.
70 nd ff,~r -fptil l. =, !
as virtual victory for Mr. Peakes The
case has been on trial since last Thursday.
Run Over and Killed.
PoRT COSTA, September 3d.-While
switching at the California ware house
| fireman Arthur Jones of engine 2l0 lost
his footing and fell under the moving cars
and was badly mangled, his right leg and
arm being crushed to Jelly. He was at
once taken to Oakland for surgical aid. He
! died at IL A. NJ.
Republican Elected.
Los ANGELES, September dan elec-
ton was held in the Fifth Supervisorial
| District to-day to elect successor to the
| Supervisor who was taken by the new
county of Orange r. H. Hubbard (Re-
publican} obtained a safe msi1rity over C.
r. Patterson (DemocraD.
| Shooting at Merced.
MERGED, September 3d-A saloon keeper
named Pat Conway was shot and severely
wounded last night in a disreputable part
of the town. John Kilfoy, young man
about town. is charged with the shooting
and is now in Jail.
The weather to-day is extremely hot.
the mercury rising to 10S0 10 the shade
Sealing Schooner Lost.
| VICTORIA tB. C), September 3I.-A
couple of Indians arrived in canoes this
afternoon with news OF the wreck a few
days ago of the sealing schooner Theresa.
on the west coast near Cape Beale. She
went ashore in a fog. All hands were
saved. The vessel probably is total loss.
Sudden Death.
TUoson, September SID. d. Hall a
prominent citizen and distinguished Ma
son. dropped dead last night Of heart dis
ease while conversing with friends. He
will be buried with Masonic honors by the
Blue Lodge to-day.
Pomona Bank.
| PoMoNA, September 3d.-The Pomona
Bank resumed business to-day and will
, pay depositors Immediately thirty per cent.
Depositors seem in no hurry TO take sd-
vantage OF the otter, now that the safety of
the funds is assured
Barr Burned.
PISoLE, September 3d.-The large barn
of G. Ellerhart. containing fiftv tons of
hay and 200 sacks of grain, were burned
this afternoon. Loss, $4,000. 1t was un-
insured.
sonoma Railroad Building.
SANTA Rosa, September sd.-The Santa
Rosa and Sebas,opol branch road, broad