Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-05-24
Pacific Coast items.

San Jose is planning for a $4,000
school house.
In Alpine county, the building of
the Lady Franklin mine, with all its
contents, was totally destroyed by fire
on the 14th.
At meeting of the Directors of the
Alameda County Savings and Loan
Society, on Saturday last, b. f. Fer
ris, the oldest resident of Oakland, was
elected President
The Eureka New Sentinel reports
that member of the Lo family was
recently cremated on Roberts Creek,
according to the long established GUS
tom of the tribe. There is nothing
new under the sun.
A German named John Brown, aged
about 40 years, owning some land on
Calaveras creek, Santa Clara county,
was found dead last Sunday night, on
his ranch, having been killed by q
tree falling on him while he was chop
ping.
The Coroner in Oakland held an in
quest, May 10Th, on the body of James
Hooper, who was drowned in the bay
last week while returning from a pic
mic. The verdict was to the effect that
deceased was accidentally drowned,
and no blame was attached to the
railroad company or its employees.
The facilities for shipping by water
at Mountain View landing, Santa
Clara county, have made that section
of country quite independent of the
railroad. The railroad charges from
Mountain View 81 so per ton for
freight, while from Mayfield, over q
line five miles shorter, they charge
ST so per ton.
District Attorney Bodley, of Santa
Clara, claims to own an educated calf,
whereof it is in evidence that the
beast, after being few times led to
water, now noses the faucet, turns it
on, drinks from q trough, and shuts off
the faucet again, all in order and with
care. Bodley defines this to be the
"smartest calf in America"
The Board of Directors of the Santa
Clara Valley Agricultural Society
have agreed to offer special premiums
for the coming fair, as follows: Best
improved and cultivated farm of 40
acres, or more, $25; best regulated
dairy with not less than 25 cows, $25:
best nursery, $25; best permanent
plantation of not less than 500 forest
trees, $25.
Henry Greatorex, an Englishman,
refused to pay his poll tax at Benicia
the other day, and grossly insulted AS
SCISSOR Boyd for demanding it. The
latter had the tractious GreatoreX
fined $40 for the offense, which not be-
ing paid, the latter was ordered under
arrest. The offender threatens to APP
peal to her Majesty's Government for
protection.
The San Jose Mercury of the 10th
says: Viewer shown yesterday bun
die Of flax grown on Jesse Hobson's
place in this city. The stalks are long
and Of excellent fiber, while the prom
Use of seed is unusual, both in guam
tity and quality. The seed of this
crop was sowed in September, and ir-
rigated until the first rains. 1t will
be ready to cut in about two weeks.
Starts new mill at South Vallejo
will have five stories in all, the frame
of the third now being up. Adjoin-
ing the present mill another building
ing, 80 by $50 feet and two stories
high is being erected. The new build
ing will have storage capacity for
1000 tons of wheat and flour, which
amount will be kept on hand during
the season for loading any ship arriv-
ing at the mill.
The Battle Mountain Measure for
Measure of May 10th reports: About
ten days ago the remains of man
were found in the canon above the
Trenton mill. The body was rolled up
in tent and heaped over with rocks.
1t had the appearance of having been
dead for several months. Near by
was the skeleton of dead horse, and
the appearance of the cooking uten-
sils and every thing about led to the
presumption that the man had been
murdered.