Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-29
Summing Up Damages.

Summing Up Damages.
SANTA Rosa, January 2Sth.-The Santa
Rosa Republican sums up the loss caused by
the recent storm as follows: Levee gone
between the two Cloverdale bridges and the
piers of the new bridge moved out of posi-
ton Alexander valley bridge gone and
Geyserville bridge badly damaged; Dry
creek iron bridge washed out, and the
Lambert bridge three miles above, dis
lodged. A number Of other small bridges
which span Dry creek are washed away.
The railroad at Grants Station is in bad
condition. One half of the fencing in Rus
sian river valley foated away by the flood.
The bridge across Sonoma creek was car
ried away. The Ukiah extension is in a
fearful condition.
The Nevada Marrow Gauge.
NEVADA, January 2Sth.-The narrow
gauge railroad company's new snow-plow.
propelled by three locomotives works
most successfully. With it the track to-
day WAS cleared to Byrnes ranch, two
miles below this city. 1t will take about
two days more TO build trestle over the
washout and to open the road to this
place.
Death of Prominent Lady.
PErALUMA, January 2Sth. = Mrs NJ
WALSH, wife of NJ. Walsh, formerly Presi-
dent of the City Council, died at their resi-
dence i'll East Petaluma yesterday morn
ing. She leaves large family of adult
children. She was As years of age.
The weather is exceedingly pleasant and
he sun is shining brilliantly. The morn
ings are frosty and slightly cloudy.
Sprinkle at Redding.
REDDING, January 2Sth.-At 10 o'clock
there was a slight sprinkle of rain this
evening. There is none now. There is
quite strong wind from the south. 1t is
warmer and threatening. The local train
is on time. All delayed passengers for the
north were sent south this evening.
An Oil We'll at Huron.
HURON, January 2Sth.-Oil was struck
in well fifteen miles west of here yester-
day. The flow is large and the oil of good
quality. The properly belongs to a Los
Angeles company, William Leete being at
the head Of the enterprise. Several other
wells will be bored next spring.
A Woman Suicides.
SAN BERNARDINo, January 2Sth.-Sorona
Halberd, wife of H. c. Halberd, promi-
nent lawyer of Riverside, suicided yester-
day by hanging during a temporary fit of
insanity.
Shooting at Vallejo.
VALLEJO, January 28th.-In a row on
Georgia street on Sunday afternoon John
Ryan, seaman on the receiving ship In
dependence, was shot and will probably
die. Two men are in Jail, accused by diff
ferent parties with doing the shooting.
There was great excitement in that portion
of town, and the officers had to close the
saloon in which the affray took place.
Land Titles.
OLYMPIA (Wash.), January 2Sth.-A bill
has been introduced in the House to repeal
the Act of the Territorial Legislature under
which the Oregon Improvement Company
acquired title to tide lands at Seattle. This
bill affects property valued at 100000.
Irrigation Bonds Sold.
MODESTO, January 28th.-The Board of
Directors of the Modesto Irrigation District
to-day sold 100000 worth of irrigation
bonds to l. r. Wilbur of San Francisco at
81 cents on the dollar, thereby insuring the
building of a caral in the district under the
Wright law. Engineer Brooks has about
completed the plans and specifications, and
the advertisements for letting the contracts
will soon be published. The district COM
prises $4,000 acres.