Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-02-17
NEWS TAILINGs.

There are said to be 5000 Germans in
Leadville.
Coasting accidents are of daily occur
renee in Bodie.
Mumps are prevalent in many of oul
California towns.
The Vallejo public schools are attended
by 1000 children. - iaG
Rev. Mr.. Anderson, late of San Jose,
has been engaged as pastor of the Episco
pal church at Eugene, Oregon.
Father Veatch died at Cottage Grove,
Western Oregon, on the Sd inst. He was
SO years of age, had been married seven
times, and was the father of % children
The Truckee river is running full of saw.
dust. No wonder the fish do not come
up. And yet the Truckee people persist
there is no sawdust in the river Reno
Journal.
Mach building is in progress throughout
the Willamette valley, and almost all the
local sawmills are running on extra time.
Many old rail fences thrown down by the
storm will be rebuilt with lumber.
Some black sand, containing gold dust,
has been exhibited In Seattle, which is said
to have been obtained in the Black hills,
not over ten miles from Olympia. Some
parties propose investigating the matter.
The Indians all through the mountains
OF San Diego are very near starving. The
failure of the pin,on and acorn crops last
year left them without any winter supplies.
They have been killing cattle here and
there.
The mills are both idle at present, owing
to the high price of wheat, the farmers de-
handing 50 cents per bushel. 1t takes five
bushels of wheat to make barrel of flour,
making 81 rs; and four sacks at ct cents
to sack it, making So in all The market
is full of Walla Walla flour at So per bar
rel, hence it does not pay our miHers to
grind wheat just for the bran and mid
dlings. -[Dalles Inland Empire.
A business man of this city, who is
prominently connected with church and
has no faith in spiritual manifestations,
can produce rappings and tAble-tippings by
a simple laying on of hands, He resorts
to no trickery whatever, and for several
days after SO doing his whole system is
Frustrated from the effects. There is also
a minister here whose sister possesses the
same powers, and is similarly affected by
displaying them.-[Nevad Transcript.
Lucius Suckeforth, who recently re-
turned from trip to that section, says
that several days since some school chill
dren at Browns valley, Yuba county,
while playing, unearthed S65 in gold coin
at the foot of large tree. The Oldest
coin was dated 1858, and the newest 1855,
thus making it apparent that they were
buried there many years ago. The treasure
was but short distance below the surface.
The children have since "mined out the
ground for some distance around, but with
out making another strike. Il Nevada Tran
script.
Items from the Benicia Ne,c Era. The
railroad company have two new stations
on their route here-one at the p M. S.
S. Company's wharf, called Mail Dock,
and at Arsenal Point, called Army Point
The City Trustees issue an election
proclamation, which contains the PROPOSE
ton to borrow the sum of s., 900 for the
term of one year, at the rate of per cent.
per annum, pledging for payment thereof
the faith and credit of the city of Benicia.
The debt of $50, 654 81, which has been so
long standing, and for which bonds were
issued in 1870, has been paid off with
the exception of $4,000. This, the last
installment, becomes due this month, and
for the purpose of at once paying it and
destroying the old bonds issued for the first
debt has the election been proclaimed.
Last week Thursday six young ladies babe
farewell to the world and its vanities and
donned religious habiliments at St.
GATHERINGS Convent. Following are their
names: Sister Mary Gabriel Cole, of San
Francisco /; Sister Mary Antonio Walsh, of
San Francisco Sister Mary Margaret Nc
Namara, of Vallejo; Sister Mary Assist
O'Riordan, of Stockton; Sister Mary
Aquin Tierney, of Stockton.