Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-05
PACIFIC COAST.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REooRD-usIos.
Honors to Harrison

Honors to Harrison.
MODESTO, March 4th-The Inauguration of
President Harrison was observed this morning
| by the firing of Republican cannons and the un-
furling of the large flag presented by the ladies
| from an eighty-fve-foot pole, which has Just
| been erected.
BONNEVILLE, March 4th.-Inauguration day
was celebrated by liberal display of flags and
the firing of cannon A grand free ball will
take place this evening at Armory Hall, given
! by the Republicans.
GILR9Y, March 4th.-Flags are flying in honor
of Inauguration day. The ball tonight by
prominent Republicans will be attended by
delegations from San Jose, WatsonYi,le and the
neighborhood.
C.ptu,e of Chinese Burglar.
NAPA. March 4th.-Several houses were bur-
glarized lately, evidently by Cinnamon. A
gold watch and purse of money were taken
from the residence of David Smith last night
This morning Mrs smith went to the train for
San Francisco and suspicioned a well-dressed
Gilman an as the thief. A description OF the
stolen property was telegraphed to Chief Crow
ley. who arres.ed the Chinaman in San Fran
cisco and found the articles upon him.
Death From Morphine or Fire.
MODESTO March 4th.-August Hasthal, a San
Francisco book 9gent, who was stopping at the
White clearinghouse at Oakdaie, took heavy
dose of morphine to allay the pangs of neural
gia and fell asleep. He had been smoking. and
about o'clock this morning the ashes from his
pipe set fire to the bed. When the proprietor
went TO the room he found it on fire. and the
body OF Hasthal on the floor, badly burned. Life
| was extinct.
Sheriff Lords Trial
| NEVADA CITY, March 4th.-The trial of Sher-
| if Lord on a charge of tampering with the
| Boston Rayine election ballots will begin to-
| morrow in the Superior Court. No case for
years has excited such general interest through
| out the county. District Attorney Wilson will
| w. Cross and 7. S. Ford Lords attorneys are
Grove L. johnson, Fred Searls, George l..
| Hughes and A. Burrows.
Escapes from Jail
WOODLAND, March 4th.-Yesterday afternoon
Louis Gerber and John Rogers made their es-
| cape from the County Jail by picking the locks
on the ground floor Both were in jail awaiting
tr; al for robbery. Gerber had Just been indicted
after three examinations He is an accom-
| plished crook and bad man to be at large
Every effort is being made to capture them.
The Santa Clara Gold Find.
| SAN DIEGO, March 4th-A telegram has lust
been received from Mineralogist Anthony, at
| the Santa Clara (Lower Califo nia) gold fields,
that the find is the richest in the history of the
Pacific coast Streams of people are crossing
| the line and hundreds of miners are QUILTING
| here. The most conservative people now admit
| that the gold excitement has solid basis.
Fire Near Colfax.
CoLFAx March 4th.-The house of George O.
Hayford, on his ranch, two miles east of here,
was burned to the ground at O'Clock Sunday
| morning. The fire was not discovered in time
to save any of the contents of the building.
Some clothes hung up to dry caught from the
fireplace and so set fire TO the walls Insurance
$500.
Artesian Wells for Inyo County.
INDEPENDENCE March 4th.-Some artesisn
we'll boring machinery was received here from
New York TO day, and experimental well
will be commenced in Owens valley at once,
with every indication in favor of success.
Thousands of acres of the best foothill fruit and
vine land will thus be brought under cultiva-
ton.
VIII of the Late j. G. Flood.
REDWOOD CITY, March 4th.-This morning the
last will and testament eff James C. Flood was
filed in the Office of the County Clerk 1t is all
in the handwriting. of the testator and very
brief, taking up but three pages of letter paper
The estate is valued at 400 GOO.
Suisun's Courteous Democrats.
suIsUN, March 4th-FormerIy two political
iagstaffs stood upon our plaza. At a fire last
year the Republican staff was burned. To-day
the Democrats generously rendered the use of
their staff and flag, and the old ensign has been
floating all day in honor of the Inauguration of
President Harrison.
A Statement by Colonel Raymond.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 4th.--Creed Raymond
stated this evening that the result of the con-
and Ostrom was that the Southern Pacific will
prepare a new case relative to railroad taxa
ton and present the same TO the United States
Supreme Court
Attempted suicide at Cherokee.
NEVADA CITY. March 4th.-Henry Lang, aged
so and unmarried, attempted suicide at the town
of Cherokee by stabbing himself in the head
with pocketknife. He inflicted some bad
wounds, but did not penetrate the skull. He
had been drinking to excess for some time.
They Must Stay There.
Los ANGELES, March 4th.-To-day Judge Ross,
of the United States Court denied the motion to
release from Jail Thomas J. Cuddy on the
ground of an error that the prisoner attempted
TO influence juryman.
An Officer Stabbed.
WOODLAND, March 4th.-Last night a charac-
ter known as Indian Dick made an assault upon
officer Comfort with knife cutting him on the
hand and arm. but not seriously. The act was
done while drunk.
Mysterious, but Timely.
MuRPHYs, March 4th.-An Indian named
Chileno Frank was shot ard killed here last
night by some unknown parties. He was a
tough character and dangerous.
The Mount Wilson Telescope.
PASADENA, March 4th---A portion of the tbir-
teen-inch telescope has reached the summit of
Mount Wilson. Work is still going on, but ii is
delayed by rain and snow.