Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-18

CALIFORNIA AND COAST.
1 YouDS Ean Murdered in a Drunken
Row at Santa Rosa.
RAIN, SNOW AND EARTHQUAKES.
Death from Paralysis-Sent to the
Carson Prison for Twenty Years
An Indian Murder.
ESPECIAL DrsPAroHzs TO THE REooRD-UNoN.l
IwEolAL DnpArcHzs TO THE ssooaD-umor.l
RAIN AND SNOW.
The Arroyo seco is Higher Than Eve
Known Crop Outlook.

The Arroyo seco is Higher Than Ever
Known Crop Outlook.
SoLEDAD, February 17th.-For the past
two weeks the weather has been very
pleasant, which enabled the farmers to
continue their work. Saturday evening it
became stormy and rained most of the
1t is cloudy and there are indications of
more rain. The coast mountains are GOV.
cred with snow. Roads are in bad condi-
ton, and the Arroyo Seco is 'i.her than
ever known before and is impassab.
GILRoY, February 17th.-Just after mid
night Saturday rain commenced pouring
down again, continuing all day Sunday,
with intervals of sunshine and occasional
showers of hail. To-day, also, rain has
fallen almost increasingly, the precipitation
for the storm being over 2 inches and for
the season 80, against S12 inches to the
same date last year. Farming operations
are badly set back, and in some places the
putting in of crops will now be abandoned.
A light shock of earthquake was felt near
midnight Saturday.
VIsALIA, February 17th.-It is cold and
rainy to-day. Rainfall yesterday, Al. The
wheat and barley fields were mostly sown
before this storm.
PACIFIC GROVE, February 17th.-The Sc
we're wind and rain storm of Saturday night
was duplicated last night, with slight
number of tall pines were blown down.
Rain and hail yesterday and to-day. The
rainfall for this storm is LOS inches.
HoLLIsTER, February 17th.-During the
past two days a steady rain has been fall
ing, aggregating one inch, and making 19l
inches for the season. The mountains are
white with snow and the weather still
threatening. AT best farming must be sus-
pended for several days.
LODI. February 17th.-One inch of rain
fell here Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing, and a half an inch this morning.
Total for the season, 26.15 inches.
ST. HELENA, February 17th.-It COM
menced raining Saturday afternoon at
o'clock and has been very disagreeable and
stormy ever since. The prospects are for
snow. The rainfall for the storm is 8 13
inches. For the season, So 54 inches.
CORNING, February 17th.-There wss a
high, steady south wind blowing all Satur-
day night, with rain. Oneinch and twenty
fell yesterday. Much grain was
sown during last week.
NEVADA CITY, February 17th-The rain
which began Saturday continued till Sum
day morning. when snow set in, and is still
falling. There is over foot here this
and five feet in the highest parts
OF the county. The Downieyille road is
closed above Comptonville, and the Bloom
field stage line will have to draw off to-
if there is not cessation. The
city was cut off yesterday, and for several
hours this morning, from telegraphic CON-
munication. The railroad company kept
the track clear by running locomotives over
the line at frequent intervals during the
night.
GRASS VALLEY. February 17th.-A yio-
lent wind and rain-storm Saturday night
was followed by fourteen inches Of snow
Sunday and Sunday night. Snow is now
falling.
CAYUcos, February 17th.-After three
weeks fine weather another rain began
night. Nearly 150 inches have
fallen during the last thirty six hours. The
wind is still south. A good shower was
needed. No harm done yet.
Cisco, February 17th.-Itis showing bard
to-day. Three and half feet have fallen
in the last forty eight hours. The road is
all clear.
MARYsvILLE, February 17th,-An inch
and three quarters of rain have fallen since
Saturday, making the total for the season
nearly 27 inches. Snow has fallen in the
foothills and mountains. This storm again
interrupts farming operations and tree
planting.
EMIGRANT GAP, February 18th Three
feet and half of snow has fallen since
this storm began. A dry, stiff southeast
wind drifts it badly. A push plow and
five engines make regular trips, night and
day, between Emigrant Gap and Alta. The
track is clear west of Cascade. At Cascade
there is some difficulty in keeping the track
clear. A large force of shovelers has been
ordered to Cascade, and will remain there
during the storm.
VENTURA, February 17th.-The rain
storm of Saturday night still continues.
Heavy rain fell all day Sunday, accom-.
panied by a strong northeast wind. All
trains on this division are delayed, none ar
rived since yesterday at $50 P. NJ. The
Santa Clara river is impossible, Dearly two
inches of rain having already fallen.
TURLocK, February 17th.-After two
weeks of cold, foggy mornings, the wind
hauled around south last Saturday night
and blew the sand in all directions until
early Sunday morning, when rain began
falling, and has continued at intervals ever
since. The rainfall for the past forty
eight hours is 40 of an inch; total to date,
I'LL inches. A heavy rain is still falling.
TowLEs, February l7th.-It has been
stormiDg for forty eight hours and is snow
for the storm. 1t was cold and windy last
he Ariftir,o had Tho nj
road is in trouble at Cascade. No west
bound trains have passed for thirty six
hours. The usual passenger trains are
moving East as far as possible.
NAPA, February 17th.-The rain contin.
ues. There are no signs of clearing away.
The fall for the storm is 33 inches; for
surrounding the valley are white with snow.
TRACY, February 17th.-The late storm
amounted to II of an inch. The past
three weeks dry weather enabled the farm
ers to finish sowing most of their land, and
an unusually heavy crop is predicted for
the west side.
YREKA, February 17th.-The first through
mail for thirty-three days arrived yester-
day. A snow. storm prevailed Saturday
night and yesterday. Two inches fell here,
from five to twelve in the valley and two
to three feet in the mountains.
SIssoN, February 17th.-The snow-storm
still continues. The railroad is again
The rock-slides in the canyon
below Mott retards the train from Duns-
muir. The train from Ashland is stuck in
the snow between Edgewood and here. A
plow will be sent to open the road.
HURON, February 17th.-The rainfall for
the storm is 80 of an inch, and for the
season 20 inches. The Posea Chine creek
overflowed its banks, and part of Huron
and several hundred acres of grain is under
water. Part of the railroad track between
Huron and Alcalde is washed away. The
wind is from the south. 1t is cloudy and
raining, and the prospects are for long and
heavy rains.
DUNsMuIR, February 17th.-The snow
storm which commenced on the 18th has
continued with few intermissiens, and to-
night it is coming down at the rate of two
or three inches an hour. Train No. 10 is
here. II has only few pas
sengers. The snowplow went up the road
at l P. NJ, but the road is blocked behind
it. The company has all its available force
out. James Lemons, a passenger on
train No. 15, is very sick.
SAN FRANCISCO.