Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-11-30
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.
Samuel w. Piercy is still at Santa
Barbara.
Frank w. Gross is candidate for
Secretary of the Senate.
There is wanted a branch of the
University at Santa Barbara.
There are 10000 grape vines grow
ing at the old Mission, San Jose.
The new term of, the University OF
the Pacific opened under most favor
able auspices.
A free Reading Room in Santa Bar
bara is contemplated; $500 have al
ready been subscribed.
Ed. T. is Hare appointed Surveyor of
Ventura county, to fill the unexpired
term of c. J. Demorette, resigned.
The Santa Clara Valley Agricultural
Society took in Sl5,571 II at its last
Fair, and the cost was S11,649 "A.
Santa Clara county ranks second in
the State in the number of school chill
dren, San Francisco alone outnumber-
ing it.
Capt. n. =. Cox, formerly of the
Pacific Mail Company, has been ap-
pointed general agent at San Francis
co of the new line of China and Austria
liam steamers.
There are quite a number of idle
men around town, the Vallejo Inde-
pendent says, but they expect to go to
work again for Uncle Sam on the first
Of next month, and we hope they
will.
The Baptists have new church at
Santa Rosa, which will be opened for
public worship for the. first time on
Sunday next. 1t is the largest and
handsOmest church in Santa Rosa, and
cost $1,000.
That, 400 pound deep sea-bass that
friend Libby caught has only got rs
far as Los Angeles county, and already
weighs 600 pounds. 1t is expected to
outweigh the Cardiff Giant before it
reaches New York. rv
A naval court-martial is in session
at the Navy Yard for the trial of the
Ensign Taunt, of the Tuscarora, who
is charged with non-presence at his
ship when she sailed on her sea-
sounding expedition north.
Colonel John J. Presley, who was
r. +. Parshalps attorney before the
late ecclesiastical council which con-
victed and deposed him., is endeavor-
ing to make him out ali innocent man;
but the attempt is toothin.
J. w. Grant, of South Fork, has dis
covered rich limestone ledge. 1t Is
about sixteen miles from Havilah, and
has an average width of sixteen feet.
Colonel Strong has tried ton Oft, and
the workmen represent it as being first
rate.
A fire occurred Saturday noon at
Klotz's mill and sash factory, situated
thirty-five miles east of Redding, on
Tuesday, resulting in the entire de-
structiOn Of the factory, mill and lum-
Der yard. The loss is not much short
ofS1OO,OOO.
The residents of Humboldt, Klam-
ath, MendocinO and SOnoma counties
are preparing numerous petitions to
Congress for the establishment of
tri-weekly mail route between Trini-
dad, in klamath county, and Marin,
in Sonoma county.
The corporal who killed private Cas-
sells at Fort Yuma a few weeks ago
has been ordered before the general
court-martial for trial. From the ma
ture of the evidence it is thought by
many that the corporal will be turned
over to the civil authorities. oe3
Professor BOlander states in a re-
cent letter to ]. G. Lennon of Sierra
Valley: CDR. Gray, of Boston, noted
bOtanist, has just named plant after
you, Astrdgdlus Lenlnoni." The
plant is Of the leguminous or pea Or
der, growing in the valley. Lennon
is quite a young man. .@lfre.1
Work is being prosecuted on the
Kearsarge vigorously, and it is calcu-
lated to get her ready to go into COM
mission next Saturday. The force
now employed upon her numbers a
few carpenters, blacksmiths, iron-pla-
ters and painters. The work was con-
tinued Thanksgiving day, the employ
ees being allowed no holiday.
In San Francisco the McDaniels
party are very bitter in their denun-
clatIOu Vi OlhiuDefldiu, saying tnat
he was trying to make use of the OPP
portunity to vent his spite against the
famous McDaniels Confederacy, F"
which has refused to allow any horse
from its stables to be entered for the
Monmouth Park Chamberlain's- -
Long Branch, races.
The bark Columbus from Newcas-
tie, N. s. W., has arrived at San Fran
cisco, and is leaking badly. She will
he taken to the dry dock for repairs.
She had on heavy cargo of coal, and
on the 9Th of October was struck by a
terrific hurricane which tore away her
sails, and the sea swept her decks and
sprung her timbers, causing her to
leak badly. The storm lasted all night,
and the vessel was leaking all the rest
of the voyage. Iit
The Sonora Independent says: '"The
water in the lower Phoenix reservoir
having all run out, the frogs and tur-
ties, on the 18th, formed themselves in,
groups, and setting up loud cries start
ed altogether for the large reservoir,
where there was sufficient to keep up
their existence. The intervening couH-
try between the reservoirs was literal
ly covered with these creatures. They
were about two days, in all, ere they
reached the desired element enosS ~