Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-31
PACIFIC NEWS FLASHES.

new Chinese Sunday school has been
started in Stockton.
Engineers are in the field surveying the
Battle Mountain Railroad north.
The Ellis brass band is going out on
local concert tour. Tune up the trombone.
r. A. Habersham is engaged with a
party in making survey of the Columbia
river bar.
The Bodie papers say that town has the
dirtiest streets in America, and cry out
"clean up"
The census folks begin to take peoples
names and ages, whether they like it or
not, June lst.
John Lennon of Sierra valley, the we'll
known botanist, is about to start for Ari-
zona on plant, hunting expedition.
Philip Gosbie, residing at the Five-mile
House on the Monterey road leading out of
San Jose, disappeared on the Goth. Foul
play is suspected.
There is q movement on foot to introduce
the plug hat in Bodie. If the attempt is
made the Coroner may expect a genuine
boom in his line of business.
John Luttrell, Superintendent Of the
Holland mine in Arizona, has successfully
bored four artesian wells in the mine, from
which plenty of water is obtained
The City Trustees of Santa Rosa are
discussing the propricty of setting apart a
locality where farmers can come on certain
days and offer their produce for sale.
Ned Turk of Canyon City, Or, has re-
ceived letter from Joaquin Miller, in
which the poet says he has a little fortune
on hand, and that he still claims to be
resident of Canyon City.
B. F. Harris, of West Healdsburg, who
has been spending the winter at Hydes-
vile, Humboldt county, met with a sad
accident few days ago, while engaged in
the work of blasting. He had one eye
totally destroyed and his nose and cheek
badly crushed.
TIE bridge across the Santlam, Oregon,
at Blair's, is now completed. It is sub
stautial structure 6S2 feet long, including
aprons, and has one span of ll2 feet and
another of 90 feet. This connects Fox
valley with Marion county, and viii be
great convenience to the travelling public.
The Carson Times says: Now that war
has fairly begun we have secured fight
ing editor 1t is a measure OF self -protec-
tion (as one of our leading erocers re-
marked when fault was found because his
pints of whisky only contained twelve
ounces). His name is Angelo Cardela, the
Hercules OF Washoe.
The desirable change in the weather at
Sutter Greek is a cause of much rejoicing.
The farmers have been anxiously looking
tor rain, which was much needed, especially
in the valleys, where they had become
positively alarmed, and the price of grain
had advanced in anticipation OF dry
season. Amador Ledger.
An Arizona letter to the Territorial
Enterprise says: 'There are great
many Mormons in Arizona, and more are
coming in every year. They say they were
sent here by the President of the Church,
John Taylor, and have specific instructions.
They are getting possession of water and
springs, and seek to exclude all other set
tiers.
Petrifed wood, shell-fsh OF the sea,
walrus teeth, shark teeth, ETC., have been
found recently by w. P. Wilkes, in the
canyon used as trail to Long Tom, near
Mr.. Rases place. The shells are imbedded
in rock of different varieties. This sec
ton is some 100 miles inland, and LOCO
feet above the level of the sea.-[Kern
County Courier.
Writing of the North Fork District, the
Mammoth City Herald says: Several par
ties have been in from this district during
the past week, all of whom speak very en-
couragingly of the outlook on the western
side. They say that the mines are each
day looking more promising, and good
progress is being made in all the mines
that are being worked.
The fruit in this vicinity stood all the
cold weather remarkably well until the
morning of the 10th, when the thermome-
ter went down to 25', and this killed most
of the peaches, almonds and apricots that
were even budding out A. NJ Newiand,
who has some 1000 almond trees, says he
will not gather bu shell of almonds this
year. That frost injured him about 5000.
In some localities the damage was not so
great -[Colusa Sun.
The Chico Enterprise says; In last
weeks paper we copied an item con-
cerning the alleged brutal murder of
Young son of Charles Davis by his father,
while under the influence of liquor. By
the weekly Trinity Journal of the 2Oth we
see that the whole story was wrong, and
calculated to do this unfortunate man
great injury. He was arrested and brought
before Justice Thomas, of Weaverville,
and after an examination was discharged,
no proof whatever being produced tending
to support the charge. We are happy to
make this correction.
After long spelFof cold drying weather
which began to give to the grass upon up
lands rather a sickly hue, we have been
blessed with very refreshing rain. 1t
commenced Tuesday night and continued
showering during Wednesday and Thurs
day. While the total fall has not ex-
ceeded from half to three-quarters of an
inch, yet it is ample to give grain and grass
good send-off; more especially as it has
been followed by warmth of temperature
to which we have been strangers for
several months. Its effect is to mate
rally enhance our prospects of excellent
crops this year Petaluma Argus, March
26th.