Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-22
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

fAolfiU OUASI lTEAS.
An Episennal Church is in process of
erection in Yreka.
San Antonio people, Monterey county,
VIII have barbecue on the Fourth
Senator j. G. zuck is to be the Orator
of the Day at Gilroy, ON the Fourth.
On Tuesday, the morning train ran over
and killed three cows near Santa Rosa
a rattlesnake with twenty rattles was
recently killed in Carmel Valley, Monterey.
The railroad company will erect largo
pavilion for church purposes at Monterey
immediately.
The inhabitants of Chico are hopeful Of
soon being connected with Colima by
narrow-gauge railroad.
The population of Heal9sbnrc will foot
up little over |, 100 To include those re-
siding in the immediate suburbs. the pop
ulation will probably amount to 1900
One OF the curiosities of the census in the
First Ward in Oakland is of lady whose
age Is 36, and whose eldest son is %.
Anyhow, that's the way the returns read
In Monterey county, last spring, the
young leaves of large number of peach
trees turned black and shrivelled up But
the fruit did not fall of, and new crop of
foliage appeared.
The Costa Rican man. of-war Yrazu will
most likely remain in San Francisco har-
Dor, as it has been estimated that $50. 900
will be required to tit her for sea, and for
that sum vessel can be built
The local census enumerator saws that
the population of the town of Watsonviiie
is barely 1000 persons, including all sexes
and colors. This only includes persons
living within the limits of the corporated
town.
Among the many curious and interesting
things to be seen at the Loan Exhibition.
in Santa Cruz is q case of articles dug
from the site of the cabins at Donner Lake,
where starvation overlook the Douner
party in lS467.
Mrs. P. Reardon of Vacavillc gave birth
on the 18th inst. to boy and two girls.
and at this date they are all alive and dong
well. The boy weighed 81 pounds and
the girls pounds each. Mrs. Reardon
has had twins twice before.
A female bear that was raised and net
ted by j. w. McAbee, at Bonneville,
Mendocino, escaped a few DAYS since. Ii
was discovered in a wheat tield and recap
tured, but as it succeeded in biting . son
of MIR. McAbee, it was killed.
Last Sunday morning, while the church
bell at Yountville was doing duty in call
ing Sabbath-school children together the
supports of the belfry suddenly gave way,
and the bell came crashing down and went
through the floor and sleepers to the
ground, breaking the castings badly.
On Friday man fell under a freight
train near West Oakland and fifteen cars
ran over him, and it was supposed that he
had been chopped into mincemeat, but
when physician arrived to dress his
wounds, the man was standing before bar
asking for drink, saying that he felt
rather dusty, and then walked away, re-
fusing to give his name.
Some years ago large band of sheen
was allowed to pasture in field near
Healdsburg, when several of them were
killed by dogs. Their earcasses were al.
lowed to decay where they had fallen. and
the next spring those spots were found
covered with mustard. No steps were
taken to eradicate it. and, as a result. the
fields in that rfeighborhood are almost
eaten up with it.
In speaking OF the recent disaster at
Gold Hill, New, the Nelrs of that place
says: When the falling bodles had reached
the sump of the Yellow Jacket yesterday
they had outrun even the noiee of the crash
above and their own whiz through the 2ir.
No warning of their approach was given.
They fell like thunderbolt and smote like
it. Every light in the sump was extir-
guished by the conclusion They fell 2. $50
feet perpendicularly.
A census enumerator at Dixon . few
days ago inquired of Chinaman his occu
patton, when one of the bystanders, e fell
low-Mongolian, said he was "a heap BIZ
Mason" The enumerator being himself :
Mason, tested the Chinaman as to his pro-
ficiency In the mystic rite and found him
perfect, ga man and brother" The Off
Ger then secured his assistance among his
countrymen, and it proved great benefit
in furthering the work of the census.
Last week, says the Walla Walla (W.
ID Union, train of sixty-fiye prairie
schooners passed Republican river, Ne
braska, en- route for Walla Walla valley.
1t is composed of a better class of people
than ordinarily emigrate, more intelligence
being shown and better care taken in the
equipment of the caravan. The company
numbers over three hundred. The colony
is well organized, and after locating in our
Territory, is designed to be self-supportng.
1t embraces farmers, mechanics and mer-
chants. The colony was organized in To
peka early in March.
The unexpected invariably happens in :
Colorado Court During the calling of ?
new panel of the petit jury recently, sev-
eral men asked to be excused from service.
Among them was Newton Adams gam
bier Why?" asked the Judge. SO / am
a gambler. "You are common gam
bier, are you ?" added the Judge. eyes,
sir" said Adams. "WeIl, yen are ey-
cused." Then, turning to the Sheriff
"Take this man in custody" The look Of
blank astonishment which settled on Ad-
ans face amused the Court loungers BE
went out with the Court officers and re-
turned in few hours with Alex. Lewis as
his bondsman. When the identity of the
bondsman was established, six writs for
indictments for gambling found by the
Grand Jury were Immediately served upon
him. Lewis was surprised in his turn.
Friday afternoon, at the Reunion picnic
grounds, near Grass Valley, Teddy Will
den, Nevada City rough, offered to bet
5000 on lifting match, and ON his ability
to put up that amount of money being
questioned, he became very abusive &ad
quarrelsome, and finally drew his pistol
and discharged its five chambers into the
crowd OF bystanders. One of the shots
struck James Eustice in the upper right
arm, the ball striking the bone and lodg-
ing in the muscle of the shoulder. An
other ball hit William Painter in the night
breast and passed nearly through his body.
The other three shots injured no one. Mr..
Painters wound will probably prove fatal.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to find
the ball in Justices arm. Whilden and
Holbrook, one of the men with whom he
had the alteration, were subsequently, ar
rested.
ARMY WoRms.-The following is from
the Reno (Nev.) Gazette of June 10Th:
A very distinctive army worm has ap.