Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-08-24
COAST NEWS.

Stockton and Modesto both make the
announcement that smallpox has entirely
disappeared from their localities.
The employees on the Arizona division of
the Southern Pacific Railroad are prepared
to whip any man that says Arizona is a
dry country. They say it is a baldheaded
falsehood without any shoes on.
Last Monday an encounter took place in
Jenny Lind between Ed. Sullivan and Ed.
Foster. The latter was struck between
the eyes with rock which broke his nose.
Doubts are expressed as to his recovery.
The cause of the fracas was whisky.
Our depot is filed with wool, potatoes,
hops, mustard seed and miscellaneous arti-
ticles. a large quantity of mustard seed
has gone forward en- route to its destina-
ton, and a new lot has been hauled in.
About fifty bales of wool yet remain in
warehouse. Santa Ana Herald
Range for cattle and sheep is likely to be
rather scarce this fall, owing to the fact
the barley stubble, which formerly was
sold for sheep range, is no longer in the
market. Our farmers find that hogs are
the paying harvesters, and stubble fields of
barley are things of the past. -[Santa
Paula Courier.
There is no change to chronicle in the
smallpox situation at Jackson Gate. The
town IS no longer quarantined. The flags
and notices were removed from the road
side on Wednesday morning. No new
cases have developed during the week. At
the smallpo hospital two persons are
ouarsntined, who assisted in the burial of
Miss Eorrain last week
c. NJ. Meek, Postmaster at Jackson, has
obtained an order from the State Commits
sioners OF Fisheries for 3, coo catfish, with
which to stock the upper waters of the
Mokelumne river Tue fish will be re.
ceived and put in the stream at the proper
season. It is felt, however, that the dam
at Lancha Plane must either be removed
or supplied with ladders before much bene-
fit can be derived from the introduction of
fish above that point.
The sheep interest, that was on the de-
cline a few years ago, is now assuming
larger proportions than ever This is be-
cause it is being found very profitable to
raise them on small farms-on alfalfa. This
is being done hero toa considerable extent,
and is a method of utilizing the produce of
the soil that is growing in favor. The wool
is much superior and brings higher price
than that shorn from foeks on the outside
ranges.-[ Kern Californian.
The people of Lodi and vicinity are get
ting interested in the matter of boring
artesian wells to secure supply of water
for irrigation purposes. The Sentinel gives
minute particulars of subscription paper
that is being circulated to raise money to
pay for sinking well at Wardrobe's grove
to test the question, d. 3. Beckwith and
John Villinger holding themselves response
bic for the repayment to subscribers of 70
per cent. of the subscriptions, in case the
experiment proves successful.
A little boy about Ii years of age, named
Martin Fesser, who had been living with
his parents about two miles fl ON Camanche,
IN this county, committed suicide last
Monday. As reported to us, the boys
father had occasion to chastise him for dis
obedience, or some neglect of duty, whereat
the little fellow was greatly enraged and
threatened to kill himself He went to the
house and deliberately took large dose of
strychnine, from the effects of which he
died in a few hours. He.was buried in
Campo Seco on observation-disclosures Citi.
zen, Goth.
jose Juiterez, of Santa Barbara, in speak
ing of mustangs lately, said that his broth
er, twenty. eight years ago, rode from Santa
Barbara to Los Angeles-to see his sweet
heart-ll0 miles, in eleven hours and ahalf,
and that he, on similar mission, rode from
Los Alamos to Santa Barbara, over 90
leagues, or "a miles, in six hours. Casper
de la Guerra once rode from Santa Barbara
to Ventura, 80 miles, IN one hour and fifty
nine minutes. Pete johnson rode from
Walla Walla. Washington Territory, to
Lewiston and back, starting Friday after
noon at o'clock and returning Saturday
at 2. NJ. This is 1S4 miles in twenty
seven hours, and only using three horses
santa Barbara Press. :.