The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-04-16
COAST ITEMS.
Grief Notes From the Pacific and States
Territories.

Brief Notes From the Pacific and states
Territories.
The Petaluma Imprint has been en-
larged.
Jim Cropp killed a female coyote and
four pups one day last week near Colusa.
Several canoe-loads of sealskins have
been landed in Victoria by Indian hunters.
Sebastopol claims to ship more poultry
and eggs than any town of the size in the
State.
Frank Socks was fatally injured in the
Derbec gravel mine near Nevada City on
Saturday.
The match factory at National City, San
Diego County, was started up last Wednes-
day morning.
The Sonoma County Tribune will be
issued on Thursday instead OF Saturday
after next week
Owing to the immense number of sea-
lions in CarquineZ Straits the salmon have
stopped running.
The Directors of the Visalia Crea merry
have begun operations by levying an assess
ment of $40 share.
The Monterey Cypress notes that the
hardest thing to get ID that town is fish, yet
the bay is alive with them.
c. Z. White of Pomona took out $50
pounds of honey from bees nest under
the cornice OF his dwelling house on Thurs
day.
G. NJ. Cole is levelng off some of the hog
wallows west of town with a steam road
engine that operates four big scTapers at
once.
The first number of the Mayfield Palo
Alto was issued last Saturday by F. W.
Bacon. The paper will be independent In
politics.
A Vancouver (B. c. police magistrate has
sent saloon-keeper to Jail for three
months, besides intiicting fine of $500, for
selling liquor to Indians.
A lively specimen Of the rattlesnake fam
lily was found in front Of the bank at Win
tiers last Thursday morning. The porter
killed it and then tainted.
Eli Hockstadter. a pioneer merchant of
Marysyllle, died at Mentoue, Italy, on
April Sth. He was a single man, and his
estate, worth 100000, goes to relatives i'll
California.
The Phoenix Herald says Graham County
has $1,000 for the Territorial Treasurer, but
don't know how to get it here They can't
trust themselves or the Postoffice and
there's no express.
Every vineyard in Tulare and Fresno
counties that is not protected by wire fenc-
ing IS suffering from the ravages of rabbits.
They eat the tender shoots off the moment
they put in appearance.
The Calaveras Chronicle says three of the
dead miners in the Utica mine can be seen,
but 1t will take good deal of work before
their bodies can be recovered. There are
still thirteen bodies in the mine.
Last Thursday evening Mrs. Exeter of
Lodi drank from cup that had been used
by her husband to mix squirrel poison. A
physician was summoned, who had some
trouble in saving the womans life.
The Hueneme Herald says: A suspicious
looking schooner was in port last Friday
claiming to be bound from Mexico to San
Francisco. The skipper kept inQustive
visitors away by stating that he had lot of
dynamite aboard.
Mr.. Prebon was bossing some men at Au-
burn last Tuesday who were digging a cell
lar for new building. He saw something
glisten after sh0velful of dirt was thrown
on the bank and picked it up. 1t was anug-
get OF virgin gold worth SOL.
The Watsonville Pajaronian says: The
beet factory's lime and potash watts will be
cleaned out before the next seasons run be-
gins, and it is estimated that there will be
at least 700 tons of the lime fertilizer for
shipment to the Sandwich Islands. The
potash Will also go to the islands, There is
scarcity of lime on the islands, and this
fertilizer will sell there for good price.
A resident of Cloyoquet, on the west
coast of VAcOuver Island, b. c., reached
Victoria on Saturday with news that the
ago was the missing bark Nellie May. She
left Port Madison, WASH, for San Fran
cisco on January 23d, with cargo of lum-
Der. A boat, with the name of the vessel,
washed ashore, and the beach is strewn
with lumber for miles. No signs of the
crew have been found, and there is no
doubt that they were all lost
The following spicy local appeared in the
Salt Lake Tribune of last Saturday: Some
months ago the brethren were instructed
that Apostle Heber j. Grant was inspired
by the Lord to handle the financial affairs
of the Mormon people. And this is the way
he does it: When in a clearinghouse of
this city, Apostle Heber j. Grant said he
would use his Apostolic influence to smash
rival in business. An irreverent Gentle
spoke up. ''Hebe, l want some of that
Apostolic influence; what will you sell it
for" The proof of this is ready.