Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-21
Items OF Interest.

A fatal disease has broken out among
the Texas cattle, which fails to yield to
treatment.
A large number Of indictments were
returned against lottery dealers In Chi
cago yesterday.
Two-thirds Of the coal miners Of the
Stale Of Pennsylvania are said to be out
of employment.
The Governor and Supreme Court
Judges at Victoria, b. c., attended the
Sullivan exhibition on Wednesday night.
The stock holders of the new hotel at
San Luis Obispo, which Is to cost S75..
600, are pushing the building with great
enterprise.
George McClellen, aged ll6 years, Of
Blythewood, 3. c., was married on Sun.
day to widow of 81 years, named Jen-
ME Wilson.
Santa Cruz Is expecting a brilliant
season this year, and many improve
ments are being made in hotels, bath
houses, etc.
The snow and cold weather are driv.
ing the eagles from the mountains down
into the Valleys where they are killed
in numbers.
The establishment of an increased
number Of hydrants at Portland has
caused the announcement of reduction
in insurance.
Wire laths are now being used instead
of wooden ones, and It is a very import.
ant step In the direction Of making build
ings really fircproof.
Experiment shows that Portland
cement expands. Three glass bottles
filled with it and sealed turst in two, In
eight and ten days respectively.
Charlie White, a fireman on the Den
yer and Rio Grande Road. was killed at
Pleasant Valley, Utah, yesterday, by
the engine running off the track.
Work was commenced Thursday 1t
Portland by Koshland Bros. on q wool
packing, grading and baling house, hav-
ing capacity Of 2,000, 600 pounds.
Boric acid should not be used in pre-.
serving food. II increases the secretion
Of bile and the amount of albuminous
matter thrown off from the system.
Amasa Allen, of Terre Haute, Is 81
years old, and has just celebrated his
77th wedding anniverssn He walks
erect and reads without q 0Dtacles.
At Truckee the weight of the snow
has crushed in several roofs, and num-
her of families have doomed it prudent
to temporarily abandon their homes.
A German expedition is about to be
sent to Africa to investigate the social
condition and languages of the people
about the Niger, Benne and Lake Tsad.
The Ventura Democrat mentions
among the casualties of the storm the
drowning of 1900 sheep, which had TAX
en- refuge on shelf Of land on the Santa
Clara river. The waters continued to
rise, and swept the whole flock into the
ocean.
A family of six people named Max
we'll, from Alpine county, were buried
in log cabin in Woodfords canon un-
der the snowslde three days without
food. They were rescued by o party
from Woodford's station. All were
alive and well.
The following are few of the names
of the localities in and about Hawthorn,
New: Cat Creek, Wild Cat Canyon,
Little Squaw Canyon, Horsehead Gulch,
Whisky Flat, Big Squaw Canyon, Stink
ing Wells, Dead Camel Mountain, Dead
Horse Wells and Rattlesnake Springs.
Gas engines from one.fourth horse
power to S0-horse power are now made.
Mediumsized gas engines, say l8-horse
power, will run on a consumption of fuel
equal to is pounds of coal per horse
power per hour, which is about one. half
the fuel required for the most economical
steam engine of the largest size.