Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-07-04
The Sabbath-schools.

| ohOfE, July OU.-l0e sessions
| of the Sabbath. school Association closed
| here last evening with platform meeting,
at which Rev. Drs. Thompson, Hirst, Chap
man, Briggs and others made addresses.
The sum of $500 was raised for extending
the work in the State during the year. One
| hundred dollars each was given by John
Jacks, Mrs. Bosworth and Mrs Lux. Santa
Rosa was chosen as the place of the next
| annual meeting.
| The annual session of the Chautauaua
Assembly opened at this morning, and
| classes were formed in the various depart
| ments.
The Sunday.school Normal Glass met and
| established free lectures and the organiza-
ton of cooking school. This evening
| will be the grand opening. The introduc.
tory meeting will be lead by Rev. Dr. Hirst,
President.
seattle's Water Supply.
SEATTLE, July 3d.-The water supply of
the city was considered at a meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday after
noon, and the general expression of opinion
was to the effect that Seattle had a very
inadequate water service and poor facilities
of distribution in case of FIRE. A resolution
was adopted calling upon the City Council
to appoint committee of five citizens and
invest them with full power and authority
to proceed at once to take control and man.
aeement of the water system and works
of the city, and complete the purchase of
the Spring Hill Water Company's works
and complete all the work necessary to
furnish supply of water from Lake Wash
ington to the city.
Grapes in Market.
SAN Francisco, July 3d.-Allison, Gray &
Co. yesterday received the first consign-
ment of grapes this season, thus about
completing the list of seasonable fruits
with which the market is usually furnished
at this time of the year. The shipment
came in good order, being of the black
July variety grown at the Vacaville vine
yard of S. w. and F. NJ. Buck. The figure
obtained was twenty cents per pound.
Destroyed by Fire.
TEMPLEToN, July 3d.-A large barn full
of hay near the Vasa ranch house, was
burned down Wednesday afternoon, The
loss will reach 50 600. The fire was caused
by burning grass. Mr. Oisen's house, near
by, was partly consumed. The whole
townsite was burned over. Grass fires
have destroyed thousands of acres of pas
turage on the hills east of here.
Town Destroyed by Fire.
PORTLAND, July 3d.-An Oregonian special
from Colfax, Washington, says the town of
Pullman, Washington, is on fire. The
business portion will be total loss. The
fire started in Doony's stables at o'clock
and in twenty minutes the whole town was
in flames. There is no fire service. The
buildings were blown up with powder, but
without avail.
Killed in Mine.
NEVADA CITY, July 3rd.-John Driscroll
was killed yesterday morning by cave in
the tunnel of the Boston mine, near Gran
iteville. The miners were four hours in
digging out the body, which did not
show a bruise. Death having resulted
from suffocation. Deceased was young
man, unmarried, and has relatives in San
Francisco.
Freight Cars Ditched.
THE DALLEs (Or,), July 3d-Last night
freight train ran into burned bridge
east of Mosher. The engine and three
freight cars were ditched. The three cars,
which were loaded with merchandise, ma
chinery and wool, took fire and burned.
No one was injured.
Chinese Fishermen Arrested.
SAN QUENTIN Prison. July 3d.-Two
fishing juuks, each containing five China
men, while illegally fishing off Point San
Pedro. were CAPTURED by Deputy Fish
Commissioner Ned Reilly and two assist
ants, and brought to San Rafael for trial.
Railroad Taxation.
SPOKANE FALLS tWash.), July 3d-At-
torney General Jones to-day filed an i'm
portant opinion, holding that the right of
way OF the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany is taxable by the State of Washington.
Suspected Murder.
PORT TOWNSEND, July 3d.-John Deletis,
an Italian, was found dead in bed with his
| throat cut from ear to ear this morning.
His clerk, G. Smith. is suspected of the
murder, as he has not been seen since.
Death of a Centsnarian
PETALUMA, July 31.-Old Aunt Peggy
Barnes, a colorei woman, aged 105 years,
died this morning. She was born in Vir-
glnia, and was slave until brought to
California early in the tifties.
spirituaiist Meeting.
OAKLAND, July 3d.-The Spiritualists
will hold grove meeting ct Fruitvale,
East Oakland, commencing July 2lst, to
| be continued several days.
Killed by a Horse.
SAN JUAN SOUTH, July 3d.-James Will
| son. son of Daniel Wilson, aged IL, was
killed by horse falling on him yesterday.
Death of Pioneer.
DowNIEvILLE, July 3a.-George Hardy,
/, who came tc this coast and county in 1S49,
| died here to-day.
There is a colored man in Galveston
who is worth over S350,000. He has
fine house in the most desirable residential
/, portion of the city, and his wife employs
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