Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-15
COAST AND STATE.

The Jacksonville Transcript says that
Sl25 rs was Melted at the entertainment
for the benefit of the Veteran Home Fund
had there recently.
The price of land in the vicinity of
Yreka, Siskiyou county, is rapidly advanc-
ing, in view of prospects of railroad build
ing through the county.
According to the Bodie Press a" hard
times dance" is the latest novelty in
Truckee All who attend wear their old
clothes, and the ladies appear in calico
dresses.
The soldiers at Fort Douglas, U. T., after
the last pay day, went to Salt Lake to en-
Joy spree. They INDUCED in all sorts of
drunken pleasures. Many of them came
to their senses in jail.
A letter received from Bate, Montana,
says that the place has been overbuilt and
overdone in every way. There are already
too many people in the place-many more
than can find anything to do.
The Red Bluff Courthouse has been pro-
vided with bell, and the Supervisors have
ordered that it be rung at A. NJ, II NJ
P. NJ. and P. NJ. The people think this
rather too much of good thing.
On the Sth instant the steamer San
Leandro went up Redwood creek at high
tide, with barge in tow, to load cargo
of wheat. This ia the first instance of a
shipment from Redwood via the creek.
The present outlook in tie Paiaro valley
for bounteous yield is all that could be
desired. The cold spell has at last moder.
ated into the usual pleasant spring weather,
and crops and grass are progressing finely.
A journal on the Comstock rejoices over
to cover up the dead dogs and cats in Vir-
ginia, and enables people with sensitive
olfactories to get out of doors occasion
ally"
A genius in Santa Rosa, Cal, it is said,
has invented flying machine with which
he proposes to astonish the crowd the first
day of April by flying off the roof of the
Occidental Hotel. a good day for the
exploit.
G. A. higgins, ST. Helena druggist,
| had mixed some nitric acid and corrosive
sublimate in a vial for customer, when
the cork flew out and the liquid was dashed
into Mr.. higgins face, inhicting very severe
injuries.
I Inc ITSb WDale Oh Tue season WAS
by the Monterey Whaling Company on
Thursday last. 1t was quite large one,
and is of the California gray" species
They have sighted many lately, but were
unable to catch one before.
The Lakeport Bee publishes encouraging
reports of the public sentiment in favor OF
the Napa and Lake Railroad and notes
that Upper Lake is moving surely, but not
perhaps as rapidly as some other. places,
with their railroad subscriptions.
The Sonoma Inder states that the grad.
ing OF the S. and S. r. r. is being pushed
along rs fast as possible. About 100 men
are at work, and by Saturday night the
grading will be completed to the south line
Of the property OF Mr.. Watriss, and by
April 5th will be completed to Glen Allen.
The Herald says a gentleman in Los
Angeles has received letter from Ger
many stating that number of beet sugar
makers from Saxony propose to come to
Los Angeles county for the purpose of en-
gaging in that business there. The party
who intend to come have had large expe-
rience in sugar making and are possessed
of ample means.
Fragmentary fossil remains of some ex-
tinct mammal were recently found in the
Nevada Compapy's hydraulic claim at
New York Flat. a short piece of tusk
measured eight inches in diameter at its
larger end. The crown of molar tooth
measured five by three inches. Pieces of
gigantic bones were also found in the same
situation. In the same mine piece Of
tusk was formerly washed out which was
four feet in length.