Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-03-07
Pacific Coast Items.


| Solano county.
| The Spring influx to San Rafael has
already set in.
1t will be unlawful to kill wild ducks
after the 18th instant.
General John G. Fremont was among
the passengers who went East Tues
day.
Vallejo shipped 100000 worth of
wheat and flour during the month of
February.
Stockton is getting her building
stone from the quarrles of Santa Clara
county.
I'll. III. Dwyer has been appointed
Justice of the Peace of Vallejo, vice o.
A. Mum, resigned.
The Western Union Telegraph Conn
pany have opened an office at San An
selmo, Marin county.
The North Pacific Coast narrow
gauge railroad is again in running
order from Saucelito to Tamales.
Senator Larkin, of Eel Dorado coun-
ty is being mentioned among the De-
mocracy MS u candidate for Governor.
The ditch of the North Fork Com
pany, Plumas county, constructed at
a cost of $1,000 is pronounced sue
cess.
L. X. Reasoner and brother have
sold their mining ground at Relief
Hill to William M. Davis and Fred
Banks, of Nevada City, for $25, ,000
The rapidly increasing popularity of
Santa Clara College will render the
erection of additional school buildings
necessary during the coming Sum-
mer.
Francis q Tool, of the Napa Req
lister, have been awarded the contract
for the public printing of Napa county
for the ensuing year. Their bid was
500.
1t is stated that the Department of
Yards and Docks at Mare Island will
have to discharge about one-third of
its employees during the present
month.
Judge Safter, of Marin county, in
tends to build a side track and switch
from the railroad to his pier on the
bay. He will ship about six thousand
cords of wood next season.
There has been such an increase of
the business of the San Rafael Postof-
flee during the past year that the POST
masters bond has been increased from
$4,000 to $1,000.
G. G. Williams, late of the Knox
Vile mines, was found dead in Napa
creek, on Tuesday. 1t is supposed
that while intoxicated he fell over the
bridge and was killed
Mr.. Ayers, lately from st. Johns, N.
B., has purchased the mill and water
privilege of c. P. Traber, of Ukiah,
and expects to erect WOODEN factory
there during the coming Summer.
About the lst of April Mr.. Shaver
will resume work with his saw-mill
in the redwoods of Marin county. He
enpeoto to-saw million and q half
feet this season, one-third more than
last.
The second carload of fresh salmon
shipped East this season, started on
Tuesday. The fish have commenced
to run unusually early this season.
The first shipment last year was made
March 2Sth.
The people of Petaluma are still de-
termined to have their railroad to deep
water, and swift boat to connect it
with San Francisco. They have
raised S200,0o0 and work may be ex-
pected to commence at any time.
The diseases most prominent in the
vicinity of Sacramento at the present
time and for several weeks past, are
scarlet fever as to children, and pneu-
monia as to adults. Cases of each are
numerous and many have proved fa-
tai
Lieut.. Samuel l.. Wilson, who was
court-martialed at the Navy Yard two
weeks ago for being away from his
ship, the Independence, without leave
of absence, is to be furloughed for two
years and placed on half-pay during
that time.
The schooner Clara, Captain Ecks,
and the sloop Caroline, Captain Pen
dergard, which arrived at Sacramento
on Tuesday from San Francisco, after
a trip offive weeks, were the first ves-
sells which have sailed up to the city
for two months.
James Pollock, member of the
Pioneer Society and farmer in good
circumstances, started for his home on
the Cosumnes river to go to Sacra-
mento on Thursday last. His horse
ran away, the wagon collided with a
post, Mr.. Pollock was thrown out and
injured so severely that he died on
Monday night.
The Marin county Journal of the 4th
instant relates the following incident
of life at San Rafael, Mrs. A. S. Ross
and her daughter Mrs. Maxim, were
thrilled with excitement last Satur-
day evening by the discovery of a
man secreted under the bed in a
chamber of the house. They went
quickly down stairs and told Mr..
Maxim, but he knew they had been
searching for this man great many
years, and did not give full credence
to the discovery of such a bonanza
The earnestness Of the ladies finally
assured him, however, and he went up
stairs just in time to see a healthy
homo go through the window and
jump off the verandah.