Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-07
May Showers.

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heavy rainfall all over the mountains. The
mercury is $50. The snow is rapidly melt.
Ing and the streams are raising. The aver
age depth of snow at 5000 feet altitude is
i've feet. There is twelve feet of solid iced
snow at Gold Lake.
CHICO, May 6th.-It commenced raining
lightly this evening, with the wind strong
from the south. The rain will help the
late sown grain.
NIcoLAUs, May 6th.-It began raining
here at o'clock to-day and still continues.
The river is 16 feet Z inches, and still rising
slowly. The rain will be very beneficial
to the farmers.
WOODLAND, May CHA gentle rain be-
gan falling this afternoon about o'clock.
The prospects are good for good and ben
e6cial rain.
NAPA, May 6th.-To-day there has been
general sprinkling.
RED BLUFF, May 6th.-Rain began fall
ing this evening, and will do little dam
age to the hay crop. Farmers need it badly
to finish their summer.fallowing.
Reception at lone.
lone, May 6th.-Ione was made happy
last evening by the arrival of Governor
Waterman and part of the Board of Prison
Directors, who came on tour of inspection
OF the site purchased for the Preston Re-
form School.
They were met by committee and es-
corted to the grounds later IN the evening.
Nearly the entire town turned out to pay
their respects to the Governor at the hotel,
prominent feature being a hundred or
more school children filing by, each shak-
with bouquet of flowers. He kissed many
of the little girls
He was literally buried in flowers This
unexpected expression on the part of the
children was highly gratifying to the Gov
ernor, and in q brief speech he thanked
them, also expressing himself as much
pleased with the selection the Board of
Directors had made of the school site.
Young Black in Trouble.
SEATTLE. May eth. w. Black, a young
man twentyt two years of age, was arrested
this afternoon on suspicion of having stolen
a pair of $500 earrings from Fanny Boyd
while the latter was asleep in the Elliott
House. Black is yet in jail, but efforts are
being made by his friends to secure his re-
lease. His friends claim that he is the son
of Black, wealthy carriage manufacturer
of San Francisco. Tattoed on young
Blacks left arm are the letters "T. J. NJ"
Aggie Heely, a Whltechapel demi- monde.
landannm --o'A " '"Ains
Fresno Items.
Fppsro No, eth hoo,, hu,..
by the First National Bank against School
Superintendent Hawkins for the recovery
of 81 200. alleged to have been paid on war.
rants forged by w. R. Bibby. his former
deputy.
Democratic politics are red.hot. The
delegates to the primary Convention from
the city precincts are not satisfactory to
certain candidates, and several sets of dele
gates Will De put up.
Kern County Leads OF.
BAKERsFIELD, May 6th.-A meeting of
the citizens of Bakersfield was held TO-DAY
and formed Worlds Fair Committee, and
elected c. Brewer President; II. A. Jastro
Vice President; A. WE'LL, Secretary; II. A..
Blodgett, Treasurer; Directors, w. B. Carr,
d. z. STARK, a. =. Maude, w. p. Hough-
Ton ana d. dlrscnneio. committees were
appointed 10 gamer e1nioits, and work In
tnat directlon VIII De begun at once.
Santa Rosa Win Celebrate.
SANTA Rosa, May 6th.-Sonoma county
will celebrate the Fourth of July by a