Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-29
COAST AND STATE

The lone Coursing Club will give a
grand couraing match Saturday, April Isl.
The Eureka New Sentinel says the ice
king over there has at last turned up his
toes to the daisies.
A number OF gentlemen have interested
themselves in the important matter of in
ducing manufacturers to locate themselves
at Los Angeles.
The Board of Supervisors of San Luis
Obispo county bought ton of squirrel
poison and distributed it to the people free
for the benefit of the rodents
We hear good deal of inquiry for real
estate and farming lands Just now, with
several recent sales. There is considerable
capital in town seeking investment TSan
Diego Union.
A letter from Elko states that the warm
weather has had beneficial effect upon
the stock on the Humboldt, and that they
are fast recuperating from the effects of the
bitter cold spell. The loss ia not as great
as has been reported, and stock men are
feeling encouraged.
The Oroville Register says that two good
crop years in succession, with fair prices
IVA sAASAA PIOudSSoy SOuplCu WIFI low TdCES
of interest. has placed the farmers of Butte
IN easier circumstances and in better finan-
cial condition than they ever before en-.
ioyed. The present season thus far is az.
suring for large yield the coming year.
The citizens of Los Angeles propose to
give General Hancock an ovation, if he
will permit it, upon his arrival at that
place on his tour of inspection of the mill
tary posts on this coast. The General
was formerly stationed at Wilmington, and
is personally acquainted with many of the
people of Los Angeles and Southern Cali.
fornia.
The search for Lentini, the Gait muir.
derer, seems to have been given up. The
officers say that it is very difficult and
well-nigh impossible to apprehend an Ital.
countrymen, except those injured, gener-
ally aid him In his escape rather than assist
the officers in catching him. -TStockton
Herald.
The Sonoma Democrat says: We have
reliable assurances from parties who are in
position to fully understand the situa-
ton, that the arrangements for the COM
mencement of work on the Sonoma Central
Railroad, running from Santa Rosa to
Benicia, are progressing satisfactorily, and
in no manner has the enterprise been
abandoned.
Some very fine crops will be raised on
the bottoms along Poso creek, above the
canal, this year. 1t is a very large stream
at present, the water running far out into
the plain after large quantity having been
ia bon hx-4 ba Tallo..xy 1t
run full probably until very late in the
season, as there is an unusual quantity of
snow at Its sources. I Kern Californian.
1t may safely be predicted that more
work will be done il Bodie district proper
during the present season than during that
which has closed. The very promising
appearance of things at the south end GER
tainly insures continuance of operations
IN the mines which are now running, and
the probabilities are that in other claims
which have been shut down work will be
again resumed. Bodie Press.
The residents OF certain locality in
Hungry Hollow have for some time been
puzzled by the mysterious ringing of bell
In the fields bordering on bayou, whose
origin could never be ascertained, as when
any one approached the spot whence the
sound seemed to proceed it would rise in
the air ana recede in very ghostly man.
ner. Finally bold citizen discovered that
the wringing came from large buzzard,
around whose body a common cow-bell had
become fastened in some unknown way
Woodland Democrat.
The cultivation of broom. corn is being
tried with great success on many farms in
California, the crop being very productive
and commanding high market price, as
the following facts and figures show: An
acre of land will yield one-h half ton of corn
and ton of seed. The former commands
from $40 to Sl60 per ton, and the seed sells
at from SIS to S25 per ton. When har-
vested and ready for market the cost per
acre rarely exceeds SIS, and never goes
above $50. On low lands, near streams. q
crop is almost certainty. 4 Reno Gazette.