Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-24
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Bogus silver dollara are 10 circulation at
Grass Valley.
The colored citizens CT Los Angeles
have organized a social club.
Senator John P. Jones will return to Ne.
yada about the lst of September.
The rumor that phylloxera was affecting
the vines about st. Helena is denied.
The Red Bluff Sentinel is issued from the
Office of the Chico Enterprise for the pres
emit.
The buildings now in course of erection
in Seattle, W. T., will cost nearly $780,.
600.
The we'll water used in Santa Fe, n. NJ,
is said to be unhealthy, and water. works
are TO be constructed.
The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad track
is completed to Pitmam valley, A. T., so
| miles from Prescott
The bond Indebtedness of the Sutro Tun.
mel Company is $1,000, 600, and there are
l,000, 900 shares out.
| The new $50, 600 Courthouse being built
by the people of Custer county, NJ. T., is
rapidly approaching completion.
1t is estimated that not less than slOO,.
| WV
Ahtanum valley, w. T., this season.
The apple crop in the vicinity of Grass
Valley will be much better this year than
last. The same may be said of the pear
crop.
Bonner Lake is lower at the present time
than it has been known for years. Not
particle of water now flows out at the
outlet.
| Truckee officers attached faro bank in
that town last week for a debt of SIS
The proprietor of the bank settled on the
spot.
Inc Western oaH Union Telegraph Company
wants 3, 900 telegraph poles for the extern
sion of the Oregon and California Railroad
Split cedar is the timber preferred.
Sunday morning. at Redwood City, the
six.year-old son OF MIR. Hughes fell from a
beam, distance Of thirteen feet, striking
on his head and receiving fatal injuries.
August Brain, sheep herder who dis.
appeared from ranch on Flat creek, Hum
bold county, Nevada, and, it was thought.
committed suicide, has been heard from on
his way to Oregon.
Truckee has lost sixteen fingers by buzz
saws alone this season, and the Grass Val.
ley Union says These with those lost by
the gay and festive toy-pistol make quite a
good showing for the county.
General Vallejo says the name "Yuba "
IS corruption of the Spanish word ''uva'
tEngIsh, grape, which is pronounced "uba'
by tho Spaniards. The river was SO called
on account of the immense quantity OF
grapes that grew on its shores.
Last week the Wallowa stage, driven by
Frank d. McCully, oae of the proprietors
of the line, slid off the grade in the Wal.
Iowa canyon, Oregon, and rolled down into
the river, about fifty feet below. -Four
passengers in the stage were nicely ducked
but otherwise escaped injury, save few
bruises. The wagon was wrecked.
peculiar wild beast has made its an
pearance at Yankee Blade, near Austin
New. miner named johnson tells the
ReUeitle that it turks about the cabins eno
dwelling places wherever there is a cat
and lays for that until it catches and de
YOURS it. This wicked beast has killed
and eaten dozen domestic cats, nearly al
there were in the settlement.
John ". Shelton, who was under arrest
at Baker City, Or, on charge of cattle
| S $500 eSh gSaio aSo, csCdpeu lTOfl
the custody of the jailer while pretending te
visit sick friend. He has since been il
Arizona, but returned some three month.
ago and settled in Heppner, Uma.ill;
county, and engaged in blacksmithing
where he was last week arrested by Sherif
Iravlllion, of Baker county, and agar
taken to Baker City and lodged in iail
where ne now lies awaiting trial.
|
of age, who is well connected in this city
says the Carson New appeal, was see,
staggering through Carson in a horribl,
state of intoxication. This is no common
occurrence with him, as he has been seer
In that condition several times within th,
past few months He is not only addicted
to the inordinate use of liquor, but it is sale
that he is also veteran opium-smoker. I
nothing is done for him he will fll-aa early
grave, or cell in an insane asylum OF
State Prisna.