The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-01-12
CALIFORNIA NEWS.

Laurent Dellemagne, native of
France. attempted suicide in San Fran.
cisco, by cutting his throat with q razor
In the vicinity OF Sacramento every-
thing looks very favorable in which
farmers and orchardists are interested,
and the prospects could scarcely be i'm
proved upon.
There is Chinaman in San Jose who
speaks French and Spanish with the flu
ency of a native, and whose stock of
English is equal to that of the average
American.
White geese in vast numbers have
taken possession of 800 acres of land on
Grand Island, and arc feeding upon vol
unteer growth of barley. Thsy have
been shot in such numbers that nearly
all the housekeepers in the vicinity have
secured feather beds.
In the neighborhood OF Downey City.
Los Angeles county, there are several
thousand acres of rich land belonging to
Michael Reese, most OF which is unculti-
waited. Corn can bu raised without irri-
CATION throughout this vast track, and it
grows 80 high that men ride through the
fields and pull the ears from horse back.
The MeXicans who were exasperated at
the hanging of the robbers that raided
Caliente last week, and who have been
gathering in Bakersfield since that exer-
else of lynch law. have subsequently at
tempted to burn the town. The Mexi.
cans have sworn vengeance on the law
and order people of Bakersfield, and pro-
pose to make trouble. 1t is expected
that if the excitement continues the peo-
pie will have to take the trouble of driv.
ing the lawless element out, at the risk
Of their lives.
S. f. Stock Exchange: Mayor Bryant
is very courteous to all visitors, but there
are times when the endurance of the
strongest will give way. 1t is said now
that when His Honor is seated in his Of
tice engaged in his municipal labors, if
any mischiveous wag opens the door and
shouts, Here's Kearney," the Mayor
kicks out convulsively and tears his hair
and prays that the cup may pass away
from him, and that the irrepressibe
Dennis may find in the "gem of the sea"
the peace that he denies to the chief Of
ficer of the city.
s. F. Call: A stranger rushed up to
conductor Morton, of the Central Rail.
road, on Thursday, and told him that
the President of the road wanted to see
him forthwith. The car was then close
to the Office, and the conductor, in order
to save time, handed his bell punch and
about SIS worth Of tickets to the stranger,
and allowed the car to proceed. Mr..
Morton was not wanted at the Office
When he overlook the car, the man to
whom he handed over the company, 9
property was not to be found.
The United States Branch Mint re-
sumed operations yesterday under the
superintendency of Mr.. Dodge. Only a
snail number of changes have been made.
The heads of departments and most of
the men who serve under them are re-.
tained, and such dlsmissals as have
taken place are dictated by desire to
administer the institution economically y
and to keep within the appropriation Of
| Congress. The dismissals include 25
ladies and four men. The salaries OF the
ladies were little less than Sd per diem,
and OF the men not more than S.. The
books of the retiring Superintendent
have been examined and everything
found satisfactory. The amount of sill
yer received on deposit yesterday was
200 900 ounces, and of gold $1,000
ounces.-[S. F. Call. Sd.