Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-04-18
Pacific Coast Items.

Rough and Ready, Nevada county,
will vote on the local option law on
May 18th.
The Truckee Republican is out in
leader favoring the navigation of the
air. Ii wants balloon travel, anu that
right away.
Nevada city's street lamps are not
lighted any more, because there is a
disagreement betwe the town Trus-
tees and the Gas Company.
Mr.. Schiller, Engineer of the Stock
ton and lone Railroad Company, start
ed out Monday with corps OF assist
ants to locate the route.
Elk -Assemblyman Northcutt has
. disposed of his property at Windsor,
Sonomo county, and cOntemplates
locating at Dixon, in Solano.
The Reese River Reveilte learns that
Mr. Bowman, of Nye county, will be
a,candidate for State Controller, in the
approaching campaign. tb -
The citizens of Chico are jubilant
over the decision of the Supreme
Court, ordering the Supervisors to call
an election for the removal of the
county seat.
A dividend of five dollars a share on
the subscribed capital stock of the
Farmers Cooperative Union of Stock
ton has been declared, payable on
May I'd.
In Truckee the Good Templars are
fourishing. Last Friday night no
less than seven old time soaks were
initiated into the order, according to
the Republican.
North San Juan boasts of lady who
has made q successful cake after recipe
given in the Times Of that place. This
is the first instance on record OF q
newspaper culinary recipe being fol-
lowed with success.
The Haywood Advocate is now pub
lished by Messrs. Meek, Blackwood
Il Ward, three of the most extensive
farmers in Eden Township. The
Messrs. Saul have altogether retired
from the paper.
No one but Brigham Young could
have said that, "If necessary to the
building up of the kingdom, could
bury all my wives without q sigh or
tear" But, then, he is getting pretty
VIII yOu hhVWs
A few days ago John Leary, who
works in the Crown Point mine, had
the thumb and first two fingers Of his
right hand torn off, and received other
severe injuries, by the explosion of a
giant powder cartridge. .-
At the city election in San Jose,
April 18th, the following persons were
q 'ected: Mayor, b. ID. Murphy; Treas
urer and Collector VIM. January;
Chic of Police, James v. Tisdall;
Street Commissioner, Reuben Bur-
nett. GNssb
Mrs. Jaco bine Rhoads wishes to learn
the whereab. outs of her brother, Carl
Theodore Jol. gensen, who left Dem
mark in 1852 an, came to Utah. When
last heard from h,s was In san bernar-
dino, California. Address, Jacobine
Rhoads. Monroe, SEWER county, U. 1.
Two men, named M'cGill and Wal
lace, had regular prize-fight on Sat
urday last, at Eureka, Nevada. me
men fought tnirty-two rounds, when
the Sheriff interfered and stopped Inc
fight. 1t is said that the men are de-
termined to have another meeting.
Speaking of local option in san Jose,
the Mercury says: 1t is certain that
nothing can be done at the present
meeting Of the Board Of Supervisors,
and the probabilities are that the peti-.
ton will not be presented, even II
enough names are secured, until the
May term. soy Oa#
The Sacramento Union Of the 18th
says: Yesterday afternoon party
applied to the County Clerk for a mar
riage license authorizing wedlock with
girl of fourteen years, her father APP
pearing and giving his consent. 1t
appeared, however, that under the
Code q girl under fifteen and boy
under eighteen years cannot consum-
mate marriage, and the license ac-
cerdingly had to be denied. ~.