Los Angeles daily herald., 1873-10-12
Pacific Coast News.

A new race track has been laid out
at San Diego.
The first Grange in Humboldt coun-
ty was organized at Arcata few days
ago.
Rain fell on the Sth inst, through
out the State, extending as far south as
San Jose.
The San Francisco papers are dis
cussing the "Sunrise' horror with
great vigor.
The recent fires in Sacramento has
caused Il revival in the fire alarm tcle-
graph project.
The farmers of Lanson Valley, San
Diego county, have been blessed with
excellent crops this year
The people of San Francisco have
contributed Overe $1,000 to the afflicted
people of Memphis, Tenn.
The epizootic has again made its ap-
pearance in q malignant form among
the horses about McMinnville, Or.
Coal from Lancha Plana mines, in
Amador county, has been tested in
Sacramento and found Of excellent
quality.
An Italian miner, whose name is not
given, fell down shaft in the Oneida
mine, near Jackson, AmadOr county,
and was killed.
The World is positive that Judge
Hayes, one of the sterling citizens of
San Diego, will be elected Judge of
that District on Wednesday next.
A total of S2,65l has been raised by
the miners on the Comstock lode to
aid the widows and orphans of those
killed in the late Gold Hill disaster.
The people of Humboldt county are
pushing the coast line telegraph along
and are moving in the construction of
Il wagon road through to Mendocino
county.
Some weeks since mention was made
of field of fine grain belonging to
Shaw, on Sherman Island. He has
since threshed, from twenty-five acres,
700 sacks of wheat.
The Treasurer of San joaquin coun-
ty has been indicted for not living at
the county seat. His trial is set for
the 18th, prior to which time he is ex-
George n. Bennett, under indict-
ment for the murder of Marshal J. p.
ID. Wilkins, of Stockton, in March
last, has given bail, with four sureties,
each justifying in the sum of $4,000.
Twenty-One inches of rain fell this
summer in Aguanga valley, San Die
go county. This favored spot is on
the edge of the desert. On the 18th
day of August, II inches of rain fell
at this point.
John M. Smith, of OtsegO, New
York, has announced his determina-
tion to build l25 cottages in San Diego
this winter, of the value of from ST.
600 to $4, 600 each. Who will 60 and
do likewise for Los Angeles?
a new Irish political society has
been organized in Stockton, to promote
concert of action among Irishmen in
elections. 1t is secret in it's proceed
ings, and processes to have but one
end in view: Irish Unity.
A horrible affair occurred on Pine
Creek, near Red Bluffs, Tehama Co..
on the 5th inst. Two brothers, John
and Lee Alberty, were shot by Mr..
Abbot. The difficulty was about the
land on which the affray took place.
The French residents Of San Fran
cisco have presented to NJ. Theirs mag
niticent album, valued at 1850. The
testimonial is box, l2x9 inches in
the clear, made of the richest CalifOr-
MIA woods, containing upwards of fif-
ty different species-California laurel,
three or four different species, white,
greed, yellow andIblack; birds-eye red
wood, two species; also, maple, ash,
willow, manzanito, medroho, white
mahogany, Port Oxford cedar, root; and
the following coast woods: rosewood,
ebony, lockwood, Goa, zebra. Besides
these, We find the lantal, lanzanito,
(perfumed wood,) the iron wood,
(which takes the name from it's pecu-
liar hardness, the cocoanut, and many
others.