Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-05-03
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.
'Longshoremen at Stockton are on a
strike.
The measles have become prevalent in
Truckee. Several cases are reported
Trout fishing in the several good streams
convenient to Healdsburg is now a popular
pastime.
| The leading business houses of Bodie
have concluded to close their business on
Sundays.
Since January l, 1850, sixty-four new
houses have been erected in Oakland, val
ued at Sl6l, 700.
The Census Bureau at Washington esti-
mates the population of Solano county at
1880, against Is, in 1870.
Noxious gases in well caused the death
of M. Comadanose in Elliott township,
San joaquin county, Thursday.
Last year there were driven into Nevada
from Eastern Oregon over 200, 600 head of
cattle. Over l40, 600 crossed in one place.
The attempted assassination of Mrs.
Paul at Mountain View, Santa Clara coun.
ty, still battles the skill of the detectives.
Maine Prairie is the Venice of Solano
| county. Horses are now living in the Sec
ond stories of buildings there, owing to the
flood.
About the 10th or 18th of Nav the
South Pacific Coast narrow gauge road will
issue its time table for through trips to
Santa Cruz.
Arrangements are being made for
grand reunion of the Missourians of Sar
Joaquin county and the people in general,
at Lodi on May 2lst.
Over forty persons have signed the roll
pledglng themselves to assist in the organ
ization of Good Templars' Lodge at
Suisun.
Owing to the warm, bright days, quite
number of people at Truckee have been
afflicted with snow blindness since the
weather cleared off
Carson people are complaining of the
great reduction of the population conse-
quent on the immigration of so many to
the southern part of Nevada.
A monster tarantula, jumping around in
glass jar, created sensation about the
Courthouse in Oakland Friday, when ex-
hlbited by gentleman, who caught it near
Niles.
Bodie is crowded with idle and destitute
men. The miners recently discharged from
the Comstock mines have many of them
gone to Bodie and Candelaria, where the
labor market was already overstocked.
The Carson Times says "This is by no
means the severest winter known in the
mountains. In 1867 the snow between
Cisco and Truckee was l50 feet deep, and
the telegraph poles were covered along the
route for miles.
There is funny report from Tiajuana to
the effect that the business of the re-estab-
lished Mexican Custom-house is being
carried on on the American side of the
line, owing to the lack of building facilities
on the Mexican side.
Arizona seems to be favorite field for
newspaper enterprises. For years there
were but three flor long time only two)
newspapers in the Territory. Now there
are twelve, several of them daily; and two
more are just being started.
The Grass Valley Union remarks that
nature is doing its best for California, and
if it fails in prosperity it will be through
the laches of the people themselves in
bringing about condition of things that
has driven much capital and business en-
| terprise from the State.
Within the past few weeks three of the
National Gold Banks of California have
surrendered their gold notes and adopted
currency notes. The capital of the banks
making the change is 100000. Instead
of $500, 900 In notes for circulation they
will hereafter have S763, 900.
The Coroner's jury that considered the
cause of the death of the boy Goodfellow,
who several days ago died at Oakland from
| injuries received while stealing ride on
the Central Pacific cars, last evening found
that it was the result of an accident, and
that no blame was attached to the Central
Pacific Railroad.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel is responsible
for the following 'tOne of the incidents
in connection with the high state of water
of the San Lorenzo during the storm was
that cotton-tail rabbit was seen to come
down the stream, quietly sitting on log
The report went from mouth to mouth, and
by night the report got around that two
| | horses and buggy had sailed out to sea,
whereas it was only rabbit" Y
On Wednesday, April 2Sth, the remains
of a man were found on the ranch of Ad-
dick Meentzen, Bald Mountain, near So
nora. From the clothing it was identified
as the body of Thomas Taylor, native of
England, aged about SO years. Under the
clothing the body was decomposed, and
where exposed nothing was left but the
bones The skull had rolled down the hill,
and the lower jaw was about two feet from
the head, probably removed by animals.