Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-17
vacaville Fruit shipments.

NACA'lLLE, Decemoer l6th.-According to a
statement published in the Enterprise, during
the season OF 1890. CO. cars of green and dried
frult were shipped to Eastern points. OF these,
o26 were green and l03 dried. The latter were
peaches, %; prunes, 16; raisins, H. grapes, 5;
nectarines, 4; peeled peaches, 2: pears 2; figs.
2; sundry small lots, l. In addition to this,
Iuily LOO carloads Of green and dried fruits
were shipped to San Francisco and other local
points,. There are yet remaining IN the valley,
according to the estimate of ]. & l. Blum,
wholesale dried. fruit merchants, about cars OF
Ialsins; l OF apricots and Of peaches. The re-
turns from this amount of fruit, ACCORDING to
the best estimates, place the net income, after
freight and commissions are deducted, very
$50 per acre The previous season showed a
net return of less than one-third of this amount.
Mysterious Disappearance.
fREKA, December 16th.-Frederick Koester,
the German the cause of whose disappearance
is SUI mystery, was last seen last Thursday
evening, about o clock, about three miles from
home, walking rapidly toward Ore2on. His
friends say that there is evidence of foul play
on the part Of the Chinese miners or anybody
else. His son, Henry Koester, of this place,
offers a reward OF 500 and all expenses for news
as to his Whereabouts, dead or alive. He is 20
years old, near feet tall, with very gray hair
and rather short gray beard. When last seen he
wore brown canvas coat, much weather-worn,
with overalls of the same color and No. 10 boots.
Hunter s ccidentally Shot.
VAcAvILLE. December 16th.-Yesterday after
noon, while Joseph Collins, a prominent or.
chardist, was out hunting, in attempting to
some powders and both barrels of his double.
barreled shotgun were discharged. The en-
tire load OF one barrel entered the front part of
his left leg just above the knee producing a
wound about as deep AID thick as mans
hand cutting the fash completely away to the
bone. Medical aid was summoned as soon as
possible and the wounded man conveyed home.
NO serious results are at present apprehended,
although in all probability Collins will be
badly crippled
Miners Strike Ended,
SPOKANE FALLS (Wash.). December 16th.-
The strike among the union miners in the Tiger
mine at Burk, Idaho, was fiat failure and the
mills are now running again, the owners hay-
ing refused 70 accede to the demands of the
miners who came from Butte 70 run the camp.
The demand was not for better pay or shorter
hours, but that all men who did not belong to
the union should be discharged Had the
strike been successful on the Tiger, it would
have extended to all other mines in the camp.
All the strikers have returned to work No
further trouble Is anticipated.
Dishonest Railroad Employee.
PORTLAND, December l6th.-w H Kennedy.
who for some time has been connected with
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
office in this city. is missing, and it is stated
that he leaves a number Of unpaid bills.
Among the losers are Chief Of Police Parish,
who cashed check for Kennedy drawn on the
Merchants National Bank. 1t is thought that
from San Francisco about eight months ago,
and was employed for time by the Southern
Pacific Company.
SAN BERNARDINo, December 16th.-The ban.
quet given to the invited guests at the laying Of
the cornerstone of the insane asylum last night
was grand success. About $50 persons sat
down to the tables. E. F. Spence was master of
ceremonies. Toasts were responded to by Gov
ernor Waterman, Fl. A. Palmer OF Pomona, who
read letter OF regret from Governor elect Mark
ham; Judge h. NJ. Willis, T. ]. Vivian, Colonel
Waiter s. Moore, Judge A. P. Conklin. viii A.
Harris and Others The visitors LETT for home
this morning, well pleased.
Work of Burglars.
PORTLAND (Or.), December 16th.-Chief of
Police Parrish to-day received telegram from
NJ Mqekle =. n Bros, dealers in general merchandise
lars entered their store and blew open safe,
ritlng it of its contents. 1t is stated the burg
lars tecured about s2Coo in cash, and papers
and notes to the value of about 81 lS,0o0 No clue
has yet been discovered.
Two Prisoners Escape.
TACOMA (Wash.) December 10Th = Robert
Burnett, alias Robert Hillans, and John Der
mott escaped from the United States Peniten-
tiary at McNeil's Island to day Burnett was
under sentence of two years for Smuggling
opium, and had served but few months. Der
mott was awaiting trial for breaking open a
bonded car at Tacoma. The men made their
escape BY cutting hole in the roof of the jail.
Death from Apoplexy.
SAN ANDREAs, December 16th-E. Swinford,
Methodist preacher, living at Jenny Lind, was
found dead between here and North Branch
this afternoon. The Coroner's inquest resulted
IN verdict that deceased came to his death by
a stroke of apoDlexy while on his way to attend
church at San Andreas
Went Though a Bridge.
ALBANY (Or.), December 16th.-A freight train
went through bridge near here this afternoon.
The bridge was being repaired. and the rails
were without support. The engine went over
all right, but five fiat cars loaded with iron and
lumber dropped into the stream below. No one
was injured.
Death of Shasta Pioneer.
REDpING, December 16th.-Benjamin Oliver,
morning. He had jus. been elected member
OF the Board of Supervisors. He leaves wife
and eight children.
The Plaintiff Won.
Los ANGELES, December l6th-Jessie Mar
shall was tonight awarded verdict for S25 900
damages against Jacob S. Taylor, wealthy
cattleman OF san Diego county, on the ground
OF seduction.
Death of an Aged Lady.
REDWOOD CITY, December 16th.-Mrs. Augusta
A. Thurber, one OF the Oldest residents OF the
city, died here to day, aged 60 years aud 4
months. She had been here upward of thirty
five years.
Santa Cruz Water Works.
SANTA CRUZ, December 16tb.-A test of the
new city water works for fire purposes was
made to-day, and proved very satisfactory the
streams reaching above the highest building in
the town.
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