The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-08-08
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


The distance from New York to
London is 1855 miles.
The Government pays a man $50
amonth TO wind The clocks In the In
terior Department building.
The Supreme Court OF To va recent
" decided that brandy Is intoxicat-
ing Stra ge.
The Government Is feeding, cloth.
inc aud edncating < 900 Sioux al the
Rosebud Agency.
Gen. Scott conquered Mexico with
$4,000 effective men. de fought six
battles and Wa victorious la all.
An Ohio company intends investing
$500 900 in the pork packin business
Al Phoenix. Arizona.
The Panama canal directors want the
French Government To sanction a
new issue OF 50O, 900 900 francs ia it
aid.
People who are compelled TO spend
night IN Sacramento say the iner-
curry sands al loo deg. ~ midnight.
The cattle ranch area embraces
365. 900 square miles. or nearly ~ per
cent. OF The total area OF the United
States.
Fifteen million horses are owned
in America, and more than a million
year must be bred to keep up the
supply.
Papa, there il something I want
To know" What l. II, my child7"
"Why Is the moon called >he?" "Be.
cause II Is changeable, my darling
Over 20 per cent. of the apricot crop
Of Ventura county tCal.) has been
lost for want of facilities To handle it.
One drier put up over 200 tons OF the
fruit.
Tho Carson Index says orders were
received at the Carson Mint restoring
ths wages of all employees to the same
standard as prior 10 the recent reduc.
ton.
There are now | 900 miles oi sub
marine cattle stretching under the
oceans, although IL Is only about 20
years since he first ocean cable was
successfully laid.
"Wherr does beauty lingsr?" asks
a love stricken swain. And the " lex.
cd city editor answers ..She gener.
any fingers In the parlor. while her
Ola mother washes the dishes aud
puts the kitchen in order"
An enumeration of the inhabitants
VI DsKola, now nearly completed,
WIN SHOW population in that Terri
lorE OF about 400. 900, or divided sec.
aiohslly, l5O,0OO in tho northern or
<oO'OoO IN the southern hair.
A Denver paper says that Texas
youhg cattle now being offered In taat
market are held at prices about AS
Ioiio"s: fearling- slB to SIS; two
yea year olds, s2i TO s22; three year -olds,
Az san Jose on the 23d, as Mrs. @.
-. mu'rson was cooking on a coal OIL
ssoVe u exploded, throw ing the burn
ing oil over her. Her son George,
" heroic efforts, succeeded in put
"ns out the flames, out not until his
1'v'ner was so Daily burned that IL
'eared that she will not recover.
ne also was severely hut not danger
ously burned.
me county Jail at Baker City, Ore
son' was burnei one night last week,
anu iour prisoners Miller, Cooley,
"'o"h ana Plamb-contined in the
Dunui'lg . Tor petty otienses, were
o"r"ed 20 death. Wn. KelnIan, who
was h-ld Tor murder, was rescued
from the burning building.
Ihe Silver City (Id,ho) Avalanche
reports hat the South Mountain mines
a.e once more attracting he attention
W miners and mining men. We un.
usrS'and 40 that solne gentlemen from
WOOL River have gone there to work
r prospect The led ges in that once
."ely district. They have examined
'ue ore aud tind il of good quality,
sod are we'll pleased with the country
aVrniation aud the lodges.