Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-23
Pacific Coast News.

Pacific Coast News.
Thirty-four trains pass over the Vir-
ginia and Truckee Railroad daily.
The bricklayers at Carson were sue
cessful in their strike for 81 per day.
1t is stated that ex-senator Nye of
Nevada will spend the winter in Santa
Barbara.
The State Normal School Teachers
Institute will meet at San Jose in jan
uary next.
Jose Saffica was arrested recently in
Sacramento, for having spiel-marks in
his possession.
Congressman Luttrell left for the
East on the 18th inst, to attend the
next session of Congress.
The yield of grapes in Santa Clara
county this year has not exceeded a
third of the average crop.
VIM. Craig, a carrier for the Golden
Era, fell dead on the street in San
Francisco November 10th.
Stockton is infested with petty
thieves. Robberies of houses in day
time and night are of frequent occur
renee.
Sixteen thousand dollars have been
collected toward the 900 debt OF the
Howard street Presbyterian Church,
Sen Francisco.
Sutter Creek has inaugurated an
Order known as "Knights of the AS
syrian Cross.n The object is charity
and fun. .a-
Ducks and fish are said to be more
plentiful at the Big Meadows, Plumas
county, than usual and sporting men
in that section have high times.
L. D. Sleigh, of Washington, d. c.,
has presented the Santa Barbara Col
lege with a case of one hundred valua-
BILE books, as a contribution to the Col
lege Library.
John Bogard killed deer few miles
north of Tehama, few days since,
which when dressed ready for the
butchers block, weighed one hundred
and forty pounds.
The last of twelve locomotives that
have been built at the Central Pacific
Railroad shops at Sacram entO, has just
been completed, and is ready to go out
on her trial trip.
A fine article of bluestone is being
manufactured now at Spencerville,
Nevada county, and in the course of a
few weeks they will be turning out
$500 pounds day. t.. ga
The Vallejo Independent says:
"While officers of the Tuscarora are
highly spoken of by all, the crew is
said the toughest that has entered our
port for many a long day."
DIR. Charles ]. Seymour, now resi-
dent of Santa Barbara, has presented
to the College fine collection of min
erals which will form a valuable addi-
tion to the College cabinet.
The Sonoma Democrat is informed
that the transfer of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad to Mr.. Donahue was u
temporary arrangement, and that it
will ultimately revert to the Central
Pacific.
George Goddard, purser for the Pa
cific Mail Steamship Company since
1850, and four years agent at Aspin-
wall, sailed November 18th for New
York, going to GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on
two months leave of absence. s.
The Oregon City Enterprise says
that Miss Addie Jennings, residing
about mile above town, shot and
killed a large deer last week. She
went at it as deliberately and with as
much GOODNESS as an old hunter.
Four hundred men We're discharged
from the construction department of
the Mare Island navy yard on the 18th
inst. Those thrown out Of employ
ment embrace-carpenters, plumbers,
blacksmiths, ship carpenters and la
borers.
A man named Rally, of PendletOn,
Oregon, was found dead on Birch
creek few days ago, under such cir
cumstances as led to the belief that he
had been murdered, and robbed Of
money which it is supposed he had on
his person. aa
Some charges against the Rev. Mr..
Van De Mark, the pastor of the First
Universalist Church of San Francisco,
were Investigated in Druid's Hall,
Sutter street, November 18th, by the
congregation. The session was held
with closed doors.
An incendiary set fire to straw
stack on the farm of Mr.. Garrigus,
on Sutter creek, Santa Clara county,
q few nights since. 1t was burned
down, and three days afterwards q
barn belonging to the same person was
burned to the ground. @~f
The proprietors of the plow factory
at San Leandro recently attempted
to reduce the wages of the moulders.
The men refused to work at the re-
duced rates offered, and the company
concluded that old hands were better
than new, set them at work again.
The British ship Clarendon was tow
ed into port at Port Townsend on Sat-
urday, the 8th instant, from Royal
Roads, by the tug Isabel. The Clar-
endon made the run from CallaO to
Royal Roads in the remarkably short
time of thirty-fOur days. She will
load at Port BIakely for Callao.
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