Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-08-05
PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

arizona owes the sum Of 5000 900
A new wharf at san Diego is to cost S20,-
COO
Eastern Oregon harvesters receive s.
day and board.
\ movement is on foot to provide Chico
with line Of street cars.
The San joaquin river is lower than it
has been tor many years.
a grizzly bear was seen near Glenwood,
Santa Cruz county, Sunday.
There are twenty-three prisoners in the
San BernardinO County Jail.
The old wineries of Los Angeles are re-
ported to be offering but 50 ton for COM
mon varieties of grapes.
The experiment of importing coIoged la
borers to work IN the orchards ami vine
yards Of FacaviLe seems to-be working well.
In the fall Of 1875 the town of Ward, Ne
vada, cast vote Of sos The entire popu-
| lahon OF the tOWl to-day does not exceed
| fifty.
lot Of Chinese musicians in a theater
at Bakersfield have been arrested for dis
| turbing the peace with their ear-piercing
sounds.
The Odd Fellows of Lompoc, Santa Bar
bara county, are talking of erecting q s., 600
! building for hall, with rooms for stores in
the basement.
George Galloway, an actor, who has been
/ well-knoWn on this coast for several wears,
died suddenly on the 81 Of August in Oak
land, from heart disease.
In accordance with petition the Kern
/ County Board of Equalization have re-
scindcd an assessment of s. per acre levied
on crops Of growing alfalfa.
The craze in Santa Barbara nov is to
grow English walnuts. 1t is said that four
tiiths of the fruit trees will be dug up and
walnut trees planted in their stead
There are now thirteen ostrich chicks at
, the San Diego county ostrich farm, near
fallbroOk. The oldest of them are now
| about SIX weeks old, and all are doing well.
The Ukiah Democrat says that Merdo-
cinO EOp-grOweTS are still losing money.
Two lots Of Mendocino hops were recently
sold in the East for less than the freight
amounted TO.
We have in OroVille, says the Rs7ister.
q Mexican war veteran who has never ap-
piled for pension he is entitled to, be-
cause he is not willing to take the oath of
allegiance to the United States.
The Northern Pacific will commence at
once running q fast-freight line. making
the distance between st. Paul and Portland,
i'"A- 4LlAl9i III lbO lOtiIS. 1 MS Will be the
best freight time made in the country.
Efforts are being made TO secure white
heip entirely for picking the hop crop in
the nothcrn counties, So as TO prevent the
employment Of Chinese. From 81 so to
y 20 day can be made and the work is
light
The franchise granted to the California
steamship Company by the Board of Sl.-
peryisors Of Santa Barbara county. 10 InIiii
wharf near the Santa Ynez river, contains
the provision that il Shall be built within
two wears.
Mr.. Graves Of Los Angeles county has
ralsed a most remarkable crop of potatoes
tins season, says the Los Angeles Herald
The potat0e- will yield 300 sacks per acre
and are OF enormous size. The tubers are
OF the Early King variety
Seven OF the heaviest TAXPAYERS of Te-
hama county are J. S. Cone, who is as
sessed for S5l5 ,4G5; Leland Stanford 2t67-
5i9; Bank of Tehama county. SOB 7oI.
Herbert Kraft, $3.50, OF H. G. Wilson
Si43,55S; 5. 4. Gyle & Co, $50 Al: Sierra
Lumber Company, $129, ,2GO
A wealthy widower Of Green Valley So.
noma county, between 20 and so wears of
age, recently offered a neighbor $500 if he
would find him a wife The bargain was
concluded. a young lady was brought ont
from the East and was married to the ased
wldower, and all hands seem satisfied.