Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-28
NEWS PARAGRAPHS,

Davisville has been made postal money
order Office
The Inyo independent has reached its
five hundredth number, whereat it glori-
fieth.
A Colorado inventor has patented a new
method of saving float gold. 1t is reported
a success.
Prescott, Arizona Territory, wants the
Western Union Telegraph line extended to
that place.
The Daily arizona Democrat is the title
of new paper at Prescott 1t is newsy,
spirited and appears in good form.
The people of Umpqua are talking of
building a road from Hubbard's creek to
the navigable waters of Coos river.
A half-breed boy named Thomas Bragg,
aged IA, committed suicide by hanging at
Civil Bend, Douglas county, Or, on the
18th instant.
A dead Chinaman was recently found
near Battle Bar, Oregon. He was wrapped
up in his blankets, as if asleep, with pipe,
sonse bottles and satchel by his side.
For two miles between the Mountain
House and Downieville the road is full to
lilC tOp vi Vic Sup. Liz OlttSSU luudDIUdUL
never witnessed deeper or broader snow
drifts.
In San Luis Obispo last Saturday, at a
citizens meeting, resolutions were adopted
again urging Congress to make an appro-
priation for breakwater for San Luis
Obispo bay.
Every acre that has ever been in wheat
in the San Fernando valley has been sown
already. During the last sixteen days 100
six-gang plows have been busiIy at work
on new ground.
A Deputy United States Marshal has
recently been inquiring into the matter
of timber land depredations in the Bodie
section, and it is expected that q number
OF arrests will shortly be made.
The Yuba City Journal is a new weekly
Independent Democratic paper, published
by j. w. Remington at Yuba City, Suffer
county. Its first number appeared on the
22d instant. 1t presents a creditable APP
pearance.
Prescott, A. T., according to the United
States official survey, dated July Is, 1875,
is 5, 700 feet above sea level, in latitude 30
90" north, and longitude ll2' 307 west, and
its time is = hours % minutes slower than
Washington.
Tie Bodie Standard says: Another
man was garroted on Main street last
night. We have very handsome chrome
which will be given to the first garroter
who catches an officer on the street at
night and snafiles him.
G.. w. Forgey, of Kittitas valley. Or.
reports "My "a acres of wheat gave an
average of 46 bushels to the acre. One
acre OF potatoes yielded little over 400
bushels, and some of the potatoes weighed
8 and pounds apiece.
The past week has afforded farmers 4
splendid opportunity to plow their land and
put in grain, and it is safe to say that thew
have taken every possible advantage of the
occasion. A large amount of seeding is
being done by farmers who preferred
to wait until the cold, wet sea-
son was over, but If the present state of
weather continues another week most of
them Will have finished their winters
work and have it done in good shape. 1t
is thought that the moderation in the
weather came in time to save the earlv-
sown wheat, which it was thought would
suffer from the prolonged cold spell. Grain
tlab Has sProuteu 10 growing nneiy under
the influence OF genial sun, and moth.
ing except unpropitious spring weather.
which it is not likely will occur, can pre-.
vent beautiful crop. The season has
been quite severe on stock not provided
with shelter, more especially in the foothilI
ranges where sheep have been exposed to
the storms and cold. Early lambs have
suffered extremely, and in some cases we
have been told that out of bands Of several
thousand sheep not SINGLE lamb was
saved. But we can scarcely look for any
more severe weather this season, and unless
an adverse Providence intercedes, we NAV
confidently hope for one of the largest
crops ever produced in Yolo county, and a
season of business revival and prosperity to
foi low.-[ Willows Democrat.