Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-17

larger, SlIS uOWn W It's ulu-
ner. The pig is a fine, fat fellow.
The farmers between Reno and Steam.
boat, New, announce that the grasshop
pers are there in immense numbers and are
doing great damage. In places the fields
are literally black with them. The out
look is a very blue one for the ranchers
if the scourge is not checked in some way.
At Bodie the other day there was muss
in Chinese opium den. A man named
DOYLE was in there smoking, and not liking
to be caught there, he ran out. A neigh
boring Chinaman saw him running, and
took a shot at him. James Flannery heard
it. and ran out of a saloon and took shot
at the Chinaman. They exchanged shot
or two without further notice or under
standing, when both were arrested, but
subsequently discharged. Doyle is ia jail
for running.
On Saturday afternoon, at Nevada City,
boy named Fred. Eilerman, aged four
teen years, shot with a pistol Mary Rich
ards, aged twelve years, a daughter of
William Richards, proprietor of the New
York Hotel. 1t is stated that the girl was
sitting on the top of a fence, and was told
by the boy to get down, as she was liable
to fall She refused to do so, when he said
he would shoot her if she did not The
boy then presented the pistol and fired,
shooting her through the heshy part of the
left arm.
During an encounter which took place
at Boca, Nevada county, Sunday afternoon,
between a man by the name of John
Schafer, native of Germany, and man
by the name of Alexander Martin, native
of New Brunswick, in which both parties
were actuated m0re by the spirit of John
Barleycorn than that of malice or intent to
kill, Schafer struck Martin while on the
porch of the hotel, from which Martin
staggered to the ground, partially fell, re-
gained his feet, fell forward, stretched out,
gasped three times, and died.
Last fall, when the first snow-storm
came, says the Truckee Republican, two
small pigs had strayed off from their
mother, and in the midst of the gale took
shelter under the American Hotel, and
fact that the snow had covered up the
opening. Monday they saw daylight for
the first time in eight months, having
lived all that time on the sweepings of the
kitchen and dining-room. They will
weigh something over hundred pounds
each, and are in good condition. Their
backs are free from hair, caused by coming
in contact with the joist and flooring of the
building.
The woman who is footing it across the
continent passed here Saturday evening
says the Winnemucca New .Sicer State
She stopped at the water tank to make her
toilet, and then set out for the West, prob
ably unconscious of the fact that she would
have to travel twelve miles before she
could get water to cook her supper. I'm
like tramps of the male persuasion, she
asked no assistance of any one, and she
seemed to have money enough to purchase
what she eats. Some of the railroad boys
who have noticed her several times on the
road from Wells to this place think she is
demented.
One of the natural peculiarities of this
country is an alkai grass, which takes all
the hair off of an animal, says the Reno
New Gazette 1t is found in some places
on Steamboat creek. A horse or COW that
runs there month or so loses every bit of
its coat. An old horse that has been run
ming there has haunted the Virginia road
in the vicinity of Browns station week
VI So lie 10 HOO u Illc uei4AtC JCl, Dut SoOH
will be. A little hair sticks on the side of
his neck, a few stragglers around the root
of his tail, half dozen in one ear, and o.
few other spots remain. His stumpy tail
is as bare as a billiard ball, and looks like
the butt end of a leather whip. The name
is all gone, and the heavy skin stands up
corrugated ridge. The skin is brown, and
looks like that of an elephant. a hairless
horse is a funny-looking beast.
On Saturday last, says the Nevada
transcript of June 18th, Jacob Miller went
to the house of August Adnot, on Rush
creek, near Indian Flat, and fired at him
with shotgun. One shot entered Adnot's
lip, and the remainder missed him. Miller
is stated to have then reloaded and chased
his victim about the ranch for the purpose
of getting another opportunity to kill him,
but before he could accomplish the hellish
design some parties interfered and took
the weapon away. Miller was arrested,
brought to this city, and by Judge Robin
son bound over to appear next Saturday for
examination on charge of assault to muir
der. There are two reports as to the orr
gin of the fracas. One is that Adnot had
been in the habit of abusing Miller's chill
dren by stoning them, and the other that
the men are counter-claimants to piece of
mining ground.
A strange sight was witnessed in Stock
ton one day last week. A mad Mexican
escaped from the lunatic asylum and, jump
ing on horse, struck out for freedom.
The man was stark naked, and his appear
ance made great sensation. He galloped
away at breakneck speed and party of
citizens and officers of the asylum started
in pursuit. A school-marm who Jaw the
mailman in his flight tainted away, over
come either by his lunacy or his naked
ness. Some distance out of town the
lunatic dismounted and entered farm
house, soaring woman nearly out of her
senses. He picked up big knife and
chased her about the premises. His pur-
suers were now close behind, and remount-
ing his horse he started off again. a charge
of fine shot from gun at last brought him
into subsection, and he was bound and led
back into captivity. The chase was excit-
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