Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-09

TACOMA Nyash.), January Sth.-Abram Lehto,
who came here from Ashtabula, Ohio about
year ago. has been missing for ten days and is
believed to have been murdered.
Richard Talbot, proprietor of the Puget
Sound Hotel, it is reported, has just received
advices of the death of his father in England,
| who left him money and property to the value
There is a potato famine in Tacoma, and
| prices are being rapidly advanced The crop
was large on the sound, but the acreage was not
sufficient to meet the demands.
f. f. Moore late secretary and Treasurer of
| the Tacoma Typographical Union, has been
$3.50 He also owes personal debts amounting
| to Sl00 He had passion for gambling, and II
| is supposed that he spent the money in this
Latest News From Seattle.
SEATTLE, January sth.-Skaggs, the alleged
defauting Northern Pacific agent, was heard of
, in Vancouver a few days ago, wbere he bought
a ticket to Victoria under an assumed name
| He did not go there, however. The express
officials still deny they are out anything.
| There is a great deal of anxiety here about
| the safety of the bark Blue Jacket. She LETT
| san francisco on December 22d and was sighted
off Cape Flattery Deeemter 2Sth. Since that
| time nothing has been heard of her. The Blue
Jacket carries a crew of sixteen men and is val
| ued at about SIG 900.
| Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railroad were
| derailed last evening near Ballard. The cause
| was cOgged switch. The passengers were
|
Gone After the Body.
| NEVADA CITY, January sth.-Malcolm F. Nc
| Leod. who was frozen to death Monday morn
| ing while carrying the mail from North Bloom-
field to Washington, was a private OF Company
| G., n. G. G., and Captain Nihell has made ar
rangementS to have the body brought to this
| city for burial.
Early Tuesday morning Corporal Levi Nichol-
| son, private Alex. McCambridge. and Chris.
Gabraith, NJ. A. Baugh and Thomas Jones
pect TO return Wednesday with the body. Their
plan is to make a sled by placing two snow
| shoes parallel and placing strips across, ana
upon tn sled to bring their late comrade down.
San Diego's Mayor.
SAN DIEGO, January Sth.-Ranford Worthing
filed an amended complaint against Douglas
Gum, citing him to appear and show cause
why he should not vacate his position as Mayor
of San Diego. The complaint received the same
recognition as the original one, which was dis
missed as it old not contain facts sufficient to
constitute cause of action against the Mayor
Worthing's complaint had no backing, and 1t is
looked upon by some as malicious.
Sad Funeral Service.
DowNIEvIILE, January Sth.-The funeral oi
Amelia J. Ryan, aged IA years and months
one of the victims of the snowsllde at Sierra
City, took place to-day. The schoolmates oil
the deceased attended in body.
The depth of snow here is four and hall
feet. A heavy snowslide is reported at Logan
vile. No damage TO buildings. The weather
is sunny and pleasant.
Petaluma Items.
PErALUNA, January Sth.-Samuel Marshall
all lrishman by birth. dropped dead this morn
ing while seated in chair in the Cosmopolitan
Hotel He was 70 years of age. Heart disease
was the cause of his death. He was pioneer
citizen.
The mountains are still covered with snow
snd the mornings are exceedingly fIosty and
cold
Buried in the Snow.
MARYsvILLE, January Sth.-MIs. Patrick Gun
ningham, known TO many persons here, died
last Tuesday at the American House, several
miles this side of LaPorte. She was buried IL
| the snow, which is now very deep in that dis
trict, until an opportunity occurs TO place the
remains in the earth.
Smelling Works Burned.
SALT LAKE January Sth-The hoisting works
| of the Ancon mine at Park City, one of the
most complete in the country, was burned thi:
morning The loss is quite heavey and is 8
preparing TO make important changes 1t lis
shafts.
VIskLIA, January Sth.--The city delinquent
taxes are only $40 out OF $4,000. The city is IL
| a good financial condition for the new year
The county last year had six deaths, six ane
two-thlrds marriages, and twelve births fol
, every thousand inhabitants.
santa Cruz Property.
: SANTA CRUZ, January sth.-The Kettredgt
House properly on Beach Hill was purchased
to-day by J. P. smith, OF New York, for 81 800
) He int nds to erect q residence on the site L
cost from O,O0j to s50,0oo-
Jones Reelected.
los ANGELES, January Sth.-The Chamber o
) | Commerce elected otrcers to day. L. w. Jone
was re-chosen President.