Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-15
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Reno works its breakers on the high
ways.
! Fifteen telegraph poles were split BY
ID, !htning near Santa Barbara few days
ago.
A tEousand-pound grizzly was killed the
other day on Bridge creek, Lassen county
by George Long.
The coinage at the Carson Mint during
July was as follows: Double eagles, $40
, 600; dollars, 1900.
There is not minister Of the gospel in
! Elko county, Nevada, fact which the
Tmcs-Rerie,V man views with alarm.
Thomas Gallagher, ranch hand in the
employ of John Murphy, near Salida, was
drowned on Sunday while bathing i'll the
Stanislaus river.
The Santa Ana Herald says the honey
crop in that section will be immense this
year Within a radius of six miles of town
80 tons can be counted up.
During the month of July there was
shipped out over Humboldt bar by sailing
vessels, 5994 500 feet of lumber, 175, 800
shakes, and 1874, $50 shingles.
The hotel building at dollhouse Sta
| ton, north of Winnemucca, on the Idaho
road, was struck by lightning on Friday
ana the kitchen wrecked. A Chinese cook
was slightly injured.
Two hundred and forty acres of fine
grain, belonging to I. Bacigalupi, in Tu-
lare county, were burned over last week.
The loss will be between 81, 900 and 5000,
on which he had 81 800 insurance.
Horses in Tulare county are suffering
with CHAMBERS. Prompt measures were
taken. Some horses were killed, and Others
isolated, and il is thought the disease will
soon be driven from the county.
The California Powder Works, having
5000 kegs of powder on hand, partially
shut down some of their mills on Monday,
and will not resume running until the
shafts in the glaze mill are put in.
The total number of acres of land as
sessed III Tehama county is 96+,S3l. At
the present rate ofsettlement and purchase
of outlaying lands, the ownership of land
III that county within one year will exceed
one million acres.
Mrs Peter Luensen had an ear complete
ly severed from her head and was other
wise severely injured a few days ago, by
being thrown from Il buggy by runaway
horse in Hot Springs Valley, Lassen coun-
tv Her recovery is doubtful.
Neil Mcleod, well and favorably known
i'll Arizona, where he had many friends,
was assassinated i'll cold blood ut the new
mining camp, Nacosair Sonora, last week,
by half-brecd names James Powers, with
whom he had had some difficulty.
The Phoenix "a. t. Gazette says the
health of that place and vicinity has been
greatly improved since the growth of some
cottonwood trees that were set out some
years ago. Where there are no cotton
woods malarial fcvcrS are prevalent.
Hoodlmns al San Diego have been max
ing themselves particularly obnoxious of
late by entering School-roOm and destroy
ing everything of value and rendering use
less the fancy needle-wOrk of the children,
which had been placed in the lady teacher 5
desk
On Monday evening a stevedore named
Barry, employed at Hills Ferry landing,
while intoxicated. walked from town to a
barge that was tied to the bank Of the river,
and divesting himself of all his clothing,
deliberately jumped into the water. He
sank Immediately and never arose 10 the
surface
An interesting game of draw poker "
was played at Santa Cruz between two
sports and gentleman residing in that
city. The game commenced at OF clock III
the morning and continued all day. There
was s. 30 "ante," and the highest sum i'll
the pot 1T one time was $500. The hand
that won this was a king fun" The
other fellow held a six full The table
| looked like Il small bank.