Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-16
COAST AID STAIR,
Bad roads in Mendocinc

Bad roads IN MendocIno.
At Reno 600 votes have been registered.
Injury to grape crops in Napa and So.
noma.
A mountain sheep weighing 200 pounds
was recently killed in Arizona.
A grape. grower in Orange took 5000 per
acre from four.year-old vineyard.
Senator Fair has donated $500 for the
benefit of the Nevada Orphan Asylum.
During recent thunder storm tree on
s. r. Fortna's ranch in Suffer county was
struck by lightning and set on fire.
leaning from Redding continues active,
but rather slow work just now owing to
heavy roads consequent on the storm.
The Odd Fellows of Fall River valley
have taken the preliminary steps toward
organizing Lodge, to meet at Fall River
mills.
William Tyler, cattle.herder, was lost
in snow storm upon the headwaters of
Silver creek, Ell Dorado county, last week,
and as he has not been heard from, it is
almost certain that he persisted.
A man named Charles Lockford was
gathering moss few days ago On Mount
famalpais, and going too near precipice,
he lost his footing and fell over, remaining
unconscious for about two hours.
The Los ANGELES Times asserts that with
in ak weeks that city will be lighted with
electricity. Seven lofty masts will be
erected in various portions Of the city, on
the tops of which the lights will be placed.
The Brush system viii be used.
The Grand Lodge, F. and A. NJ, will
lay the cornerstone of the new Hall of
Records at Colusa on Wednesday next, at
o'clock P. NJ. Thers will be procession
of the Grand Lodge in regalia, also of the
subordinate Lodges, Odd Fellows, Work
men, etc.
A. Osterman, who farms about 325 acres
on the Johnston ranch, San Mateo county,
had $50 acres in grain, and he finished
thrashing Tuesday morning. He received
5.403 sacks of grain, the sacks weighing
from ITO to l40 pounds each. 1t is the
largest turnout by 400 sacks known for
years for the land.
The Catholic clergymen of Grass Valley
diocese are now gathered In Marysville, in
observance of what is known in the Church
as retreat. The observance of a retreat
consists in the withdrawal from society for
a number OF days, usually week, the
time being spent in a religious house and
given up wholly to devotional exercises.
The Register says: The loss to the grape
crop in Napa valley will be very great
now, though it should clear up immediate.
ly; and if it should continue wet and cold
the remainder of the crop still in the vine-
yards will be almost total loss. In Yolo
county, where mach of the grape crop ia
made into raisins, the loss must be very
great.
Grass alley mining mates are to the,
effect that the shaft Of the Imperial mine
has been retimbered, large building is be-
ing put up for the works, part of the ma
chinery has gone out and the rest will fol.
low shortly. The mill will be in operation
in few weeks. At the Surprise mine
formerly the Harteryl, near Alison Ranch,
fifteen.inch ledge was struck about two
weeks ago, which is very promising. Ten
! or twelve men are at work developing it,
and crushing will be made in q few
weeks. There are hoisting and pumping
| engines on the property.
Judge Pressly, of Santa Rosa. TIA of
friend of his who shot q deer, the animal
instantly falling, as if dead, in its tracks.
The hunter ran up to cut its throat, and
while in the act of doing SO the deer
jumped up. and then tussle began, and it
was some time before he succeeded in kill.
ing it. Upon investigation to find here
the ball had struck. the place could not be-
found. and when about to q give it up" as
a mystery shot, he discovered that the ball
had hit the deer on the top end Of one of
the horns, the blow of which had stunned
and knocked it down.