Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-27
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Twelve cars of melons leave Lodi daily.
Gilroy has sent a carload of apples to
Australia.
vineyardists in Napa valley complain Of
the quail
Ladies will take part in the Republican
Convention at Olympia, w. 7.
The newspapers at Stockton are having
trouble with their compositors.
The red fish caught in the Sawtooth
Mountains, Idaho. are said to equal the
Columbia river salmon.
The Mojave branch of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad has been formally transferred
to the Atlantic and Pacific by Charles
Croker.
There has been much delay in getting
mails or passengers over the Northern Pa
citic Railroad, owing TO the washouts near
Glendive, Dakota.
There is strong feeling at Victoria, B.
c., against American tugs being allowed to
tow in British waters-a privilege which is
denied British tugs in American waters.
Four hundred pounds of honey was
taken from a swarm of bees found in a
rock of sOapstone formation, on Los
Muertos ranch. San Benito county, the
other day.
As an evidence of the extensive agricult-
ural interests of Colusa county, it is stated
by gentleman down from there yesterday
that ninety thrashing machines are at
work there, with fair prospect for several
weeks work.
4 natural cave has been discovered near
Bcckwith, says the Sierra Valley Leader,
about forty by sixty feet in dimensions.
The opening is quite large, and entrance is
easily effected. The whole interior surface
of the cavity is coated with deposit OF
saltpeter, of thickness of about six inches
\ few evenings since, while A. S. Arm
strong and Frank Stoutenberg. of Wood
| land, were out dove-hunting, the latter
gun fell from the wagon to the ground and
| was discharged. a portion Of the charge
entered his companions shoulder, but did
not inflict a serious injury, the force of the
shot being weakened by passing through
! Mr.. Armstrong; clothing.
In the densely wooded region of the
| Russian river, two weeks ago, an encounter
took place between Porter Ashe and Poison
| Oak. In the first few rounds, lasting fouI
| days, Oak had the best of the affair, and ii
| looked as if Ashc would be defeated, both
of his eyes being completely closed. Ashe,
| however. rallied, and at the end of seven
| DAYS sent Oak to the corner in gallant
style. Ashe is receiving the congratula-
| tons of his friends for his staying qualities
Under the head of Winters items the
Woodland Nail says: Mrs. Ramsey had
some trouble with some of her men Mon
| day morning, on account of wages, and
| discharged five Of them. She then came to
town and filled their places with girls, who
Il ~ ,,-prl- &c u-nll and bnttar 10
| the men. She gives them dollar a day
| for their work, which is not 50 hard upon
them as homework. We hope to see the
| time when all the orchard work that can
will be done by boys and girls
One day last week. says the San Luis
Obispo Mirror. a son of L. f. Caldwell, re-
siding on Lupus creek, in this county, aged
about II Years, was bitten on the ankle by
rat;lesnake. Some time elapsed before
the child informed his mother and the poi
son had begun to take effect Mrs. Cald-
well at once applied her mouth to the
wound and sucked it vigorously for several
minutes She then doSed the little fellow
with whisky until he became intoxicated.
The liquor counteracted the poison of the
snake, and the childs life was saved.
The first locomotive of the California and
Nevada Railroad was received Friday last,
and was unloaded at Emery station on the
Berkeley local line. Six new cars have
been turned out of the company's shops in
Oakland, and are now being painted. Work
ON passenger cars will be begun at once.
The grading of the road northward from
Berkeley is progressing at rapid rate. \
large force of men have been at work re-
Gently in q deep cut near San Pablo. This
work is now finished, and grading beyond
that point is now being done. The COM
pany now have seventeen miles of COM
pieted track.