Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-12

ccidentaI -Chinaman Ruled.
COAST NEWS.

Sonoma county supports one daily and
ten weekly papers.
A bear track was discovered in the town
of Quincy last week.
It is understood that 800 Swiss will soon
locate near Litton Springs, Sonoma county.
Modoc county can boast of the largest
steer in the State. 1t is seven feet one
inch high, and weighs l,S0o pounds.
The Greenville Agricultural Fair, which
was to have been held on the 10th of DC.
tober, has been postponed to the oath.
During encampment week 1885 tickets
for special trains were sold at the Grass
Valley depot for encampment purposes.
The first installment of the Mcpherson
colony will start for Whatcom about the
LIST OF September to the place selected for
the colony.
Miller IS Lux are having over 10000
sheep SHARED on their ranch in MERGED
county. The wool will be graded and
baled there, and then shipped direct to
Boston.
Last week Mr. Pagan, of Gridley,
while hunting at Humbug valley, and
while firing at grouse, shot boy who
came within range. About thirty No. 4
shot went into the boys face and body.
A new town has been established above
Lovelock's, in Butte county. and is named
Junction. It is at the junction of the Orc.
vile and kimshew roads, and is repre-
sented as perfect paradise for campers
and hunters.
Riley Jacobs killed very large black
bear ON his place on the Cowlitz recently.
Old bruin had been terror in the neigh
borhood for long time, having killed no
less than % hogs, old and young, before
being caught.
D. C. Sheehan, Gold Hills policeman,
reports having discovered new comet, one
that tho scientific professors have not as
yet dreamt of. At 3:45 o'clock Monday
morning, while standing on the Divide, he
saw the comet which has been heralded so
long as soon to be visible in this section
to the naked eye directly overhead.
Turning his eye to the northeast he dis.
tinctly saw another comet in that direc-
ton, little northeast of the star called
Capella. To have witness to the fact, he
man at one of the Divide foundries, 70
DOtu COHuete, WDiCH WST6 u NC uISIlDClly
seen with the naked eye.
The Pisano family, small colony of
intelligent and industrious Italians, who
have followed agricultural pursuits for the
past ten years on the old Sheppard place
in Yolo county, are closing out all their
property and making active preparations
for permanent return to their dear and
native Italy. They say they have accu-
mulated enough money in this country to
make them comfortable the balance of
their days, and California has no further
charms for them, but that they long for
their old home in sunny Italy. The
family will start East, to take the steamer
at New York City, just as soon as they
settle up their worldly affairs in Yolo
county.
At Browns Hill, in Butte county, July
9th, Manuel Gemeis. a mining partner. of
Frank Wagner, fell down shaft and was
instantly killed. The deceased was work
ing at the bottom of a 96-foot shaft, and
called the man at the windlass to haul him
up. The windlassinan lowered the rope as
usual, and Gemeis, after tying loop in
the end, gave the word to hoist. He was
hauled up to within about fifteen feet of
the top. when he suddenly let go his hold
on the rope and fell to the bottom of the
shaft. Word was Immediately sent to
Mr.. Wagner, who ordered man to go
down the shaft. Gemeis was found lying
on the bottom with his skull crushed in
two or three places and n deep bruise in his
back.