Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-13
NEWS GLpANINGs.


Reno is about forming cemetery asso-
citation.
A band of twenty-seven road agents is
raiding the Black Hills.
Withrow, who shot Slade at Bodie, has
been released from custody.
The Lower Lake Bulletin an excellent
interior journal, has entered upon its fourth
volume. Success to it.
Many thousand grape vines are being set
out this season at San Pasqual for the pur-
pose of raisin culture. Arizona Demo-
crat
Evidently people are sensible about walk
ing matches. The woman's match in Grass
Valley has just failed for want of patron
age. Lightning struck.
A prisoner in the Grass Valley calaboose
set his bed on fire Saturday afternoon, but
the flames were extinguished before any
material harm had been DONE
Pyramid City is in convulsions over an,
indecent assault by a stage driver upon
lady. The husband has armed himself
and is waiting for the man to return.
The new opera house and hall in Napa
city has been successfully opened, and the
Register congratulates the people that first
class troupes can now be induced to visit
Napa.
A rumor is current in town that the
Reavis rancho, adjoining Chico, is about to
be purchased by Governor Leland Stan
ford, and made a stock farm. = Chico
Record
The Lake County Eieamiae1- is the title
of cI
issued at Lakeville, Lake county, Or, by a
lin is manager.
The last two spikes driven on the
Nevada Central Railway were made of
silver from the Manhattan mines, and were
finished up ready for use by j. A. Wright,
jeweler, of Austin.
Letters from Susanville confirm the
worst reports of the prevalence of the fatal
scourge (diphtherial in Honey Lake valley.
In Susanville it has been particularly Sc
we're, and it is not confined to children, but
adults have suffered with as great fatality.
The Stockton Daily EUening Nail is the
title OF new four-page, six-column paper
which has Just appeared at Stockton. Il
is published by company. 1t says it
enters the field to give Stockton what it
(the MaiD claims to be, the right kind of
paper.
Quartz mining in Placer county, in the
vicinity of Auburn, Ophir and Newcastle,
is becoming quite active. A number of
small properties have changed hands in the
last six months, some of them going into
the hands of Eastern men, who nave COM
menced active work of development.
Captain John A. Rapp and others are
using their utmost efforts, ,.says the Nevada
City Herald to bring about military en-
campment for the coming month of May,
comprising eight or nine different compa-
nies from the towns of Sacramento, Stock
ton, Camptonville and Placerville. The
only means of bringing this scheme to
successful issue, is for the citizens of Grass
Valley and this city to raise subscription
list to defray the expenses of bringing the
invited companies to both towns. Il Marys-
vile Appeal
The promise of a crop on the West Side
is hopeful one. Much land has been
sown, and so far the grain has prospered
fairly. Last night rain commenced to fall,
and the people on the other side of the
river are jubilant, feeling certain of an
abundant harvest with little more moist
ure on the ground. Sheep growers are en-
couraged by the advance in the price Of
sheep, and, taking all things into con-
the West Siders have a right to
be hopeful of a prosperous season. Il Stock
ton Independent.
The rainfall the other day was about the
same all over the State, according to the
reports, but was by no means as much as
desired. Parties from Capay and vicinity
tell us that ram is not needed In that sec
tion, and that grain will thrive for at least
a month without it. Grain is in excellent
about Woodland, but if it should
not rain for two or three weeks there will
be anxiety among the farmers. The early
sown is growing splendidly, but the late
grain will require an early rain to help it
along. Il Woodland Democrat.
The Park Mining Record is the title of a
new four-page weekly paper, of seven col
umns to the page, published by James r.
Schupback, at Park City, Summit county,
Utah. The editor says of it "The Park
Mining Record makes its appearance in full
fillment of want which has grown out of
the ascertained extent and richness of this
mineral district The discoveries made
during the past year show an inexhaustable
field of treasure, and the opening of spring
will witness an activity of enterprise nm
exampled in this Territory"
We are informed that the Spring Valley
Mining Company are busy cleaning up all
the bedrock now exposed in their claim.
to the transfer of their prop
erty to TIE new syndicate The amount of
bullion, when they get through with this
cleanup, will astonish everybody in its
mammoth proportions. 1t is thought that
it will take them until the end of the
month to finish. 1t is the intention of the
new company to create another outlet for
their tailiDgs, by boring tunnel through
the mountain and carrying their tailings TO
the west branch of the Feather river. fif-
teen miles above Oroville. This tunnel. it
is estimated, will take one hundred men
two years III its construction, but when
finished will give them much better facili-
ties, as well as a greater fall from the mine.
A new water ditch is also in contempla-
tion, which will add materially to the
working force to be employed. -[Chico
Record
This is the season when the rich man puts
on his double fiannels aEd clips his horses.