Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-26
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

Naval Constructor Mallstt, Saturday,
John L. Hsald. proprietor OF tho Vallejo
Foundry, testified that the charge under
consideration was that Of having en-
ployed incompetent machinists. The
previous day. Daniel Harrington. lead
ing man Of the boiler.makers' gang 10
the yard, had testified that he did not
consider the men, whom the charges
mentioned as incompetent. to be first
class machinists. but would rate them as
ss~cond-class. Hsald testified that three
OF the Ave workmsn mentioned In the
charges had worked for him and that be
considered them better mechanics than
the witness (Harrington) who had also
worked for him. Head IL IN lndsPsn'
dent Democrat.
Four little girls. daughters OF Peter
Martin, Of Somsrvills, while playing IN
from, Of the house last Saturday week.
saw a small package which they opened
and found to be a package OF sardines'
There was . hole In the boz. and each
Of the girls ate two OF the fish. In a
short time thereafter all four Of tho girls
were taken sick ; great prostitution fol-
lowed, and \ Of the girls had severe
cenvulsions. A physician wal called,
and upon examination Of the sardines hs
declared that the can contained strych'
nine. The livss Of the girls were saved,
though had II not been for prompt
medical attendance Il Is said that oil
must have died from the eject OF the
poison thus innocently swallowed.
In many portions Of Placer county
those employing Chinese have received
anonymous letters through the post
Office, advising them 10 dispense will
their Chinese servants. and generally
they have acted In accordance with tbs
hints thus given. Mr.. Sargent. o o.
those so basely murdered by Chinese
near Rocklin was u Of the few who
d~isresardsd the warnings, and repeated
ly expressed his determination to en-
ploy as many Chinese ii he had ooea'
sion for.
William b., son OF ii. b. Carleton. Of
l,7I2 Sacramento street. San Francisco,
committed suicide Mt Z o'clock Monda,
morning, in his fathers residence. BY
shooting himself In the head with 4
carbine. Ito was n victim OF consump'
ton. and 1t is supposed that suffering
accompanying this disease induced hin
to take his life. Deceased was n native
Of Massachusetts. aged twsnty-sevei
years. Coroner Swan held an inques
and the jury returned u verdict o
suicide.
The San Francisco Col Of yestsrda,
says /: Al a quarter past Z o'clock yes
tsrdsy morning a fire was discovered In
the upper story Of No. 1920 Msrke
street, q three-story frame house oocu
pied by Henry Sampson ~ n lodging
house. and an alarm was sent In from
station ninsty-fve. The fire. which
originated from a defective stovspipe
did damage TO the extent OF 500. an,
water used to sxtinguish the flames Ill,
q like amount Of damage.
The San Fmncisca Alta says: Th,
removal Of California College frou
vacaville at no very distant day ma.
now no regarded ms a certainty. Sacra
mento, San Francisco aud Oakland ar,
mentioned a. places that will make al
effort to get the College. and to n o
which Il 10 likely to fall. In event o
removal the college property Of vaoa
vile will probably not be disposed Of
but utilized for a seminary or prepare
tory school.
The Rio Vista Enterprise says II !
generally believed that James Watson
the missing sub-contractor under Gen
eral Williams for building the GRAM
Island lsvee. has abscondsd. He drew
Si5. 200 as payment on his contract jus
before his absence. watson's indebt
-dness In this place will amount to som,
| 1--we or six thousand dollars. due TO msr
chants and mechanics principally.
Last Saturday afternoon . band o
some 200 head Of cattle. driven from
Oregon, when near Powellton. Ia Butt
county, were crowded over the bank
and about sixty went down into tn
Cherokee ditch, which contained AbouI
1000 inches Of water. rolling and tum
bling a distance Of twenty-five feet
Sixteen OF the finest were killed by th,
fall, aud IL IL said they wosld average
about 1000 pounds each. dressed.
The siIty.seventh anniversary Of Mex
lean independence was celebrated by thu
Mexican residents OF Monterey by Z
grand supper. the firing Of cannon. m,
the flying OF the Mexican flag over thu
residence Of Don Mauricio Gonzalez. oil
Alvarado street. "viva Mejico T. wa,
frequently heard on the streets. Sunda,
though IL was. and toasts were dranl
with a gusto seldom seen.
During the night OF last Sunday som
evil. minded person entered the stable,
Of Novels r Pslto. No. AT Jackson
street, San Francisco. and stabbed vi,
valuable horses. Each horse was stab
bed In the TANKS. One OF the horssl
was 80 badly wounded that Tho injur,
| will cause n fatal result. The propris
tors are not aware OF anyone who bear
them ill-will enough to commit such
dastardly deed.
Sunday morning about | o'clock. III,
house Of Mrs. Martha Wilson. on Bay
View avenue. Santa Cruz. was total,
destroyed by ere. 1t was the work o.
an iu~cendiary. The house was n three
story frame one. and was valued a
So, 700 ; insured for s3.5 ; furnitur,
valued at 81. 500. and insured ut 81. 900,
The building and furniture were q tota
loss.
The Coroner acts rs Sheriff In Sar
Francisco in cases where the latter Off
Ger ia barred from acting himself. DR.
Swan accordingly waited upon Mr.. NJ
nan yesterday and served upon him th,
complaint OF Robert G. Rogers. touch
ing the shrisvAliy. Judge Wright has
set inside October sth ~ the day for hear
Ing.
Laura De Fierce Gordon has issued an
illustrated handbook to the great Ola.
ciers Of California. The pictures are
indifferent. but the text Is reliable. and
Is the main point in such q work.
II 10 stated that oil has been struck on
the Santa Barbara Oil Company's land
at a depth ef 100 feet. and that the yield
is about fivs barrels per day.
knights Of Pythlas.
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